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Scrawl of Fame

Congratulations are in order for the following people who have been the first ones to correctly answer a question from the Pop Quiz. If you're wondering how some of these people managed to accomplish that feat, you may be asking "How'd They Do That?" On the other hand, if you're wondering where I got the questions, you may want to take a glance at the credits.

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Tim
Inducted August 22, 1998
for answering Pop Quiz Question #1

Credits for Question #1
How'd They Do That? for Question #1

[Q.] [123] The mass of a certain male basketball player averages 45 kilograms for every meter of height. He and his coach collectively are 62 years old. The coach now is twice as old as the player was when the coach was half as old as the player will be when the coach is 80. The coach's age now is two-fifths of the player's mass. How tall is the basketball player?

[A.] The basketball player is 2.1111..., or 2 1/9, meters tall. If you want to find out how to get this answer, read How'd They Do That?

David Vanderheiden
Inducted August 25, 1998
for answering Pop Quiz Question #2

[Mail] f_l_a_m_e_h_e_a_d@yahoo.com
[Home] http://surf.to/jamn

Credits for Question #2

[Q.] [?!] By what name is Hadassah more commonly known?

[A.]The woman named Hadassah is more commonly known as Esther. The name Esther is found throughout the whole Book of Esther in the Holy Bible, while the name Hadassah is found only once—in Esther 2:7. For the full text of this verse, please take a look at the credits for this question.

John Elliott
Inducted August 24, 1998
for giving an alternate answer to Pop Quiz Question #2

Credits for Question #2

[Q.] [?!] By what name is Hadassah more commonly known?

[A.] John pointed out to me that HADASSAH is the name of the Women's Zionist Organization of America. This completely threw me off, since I was expecting a different answer, but sure enough, he was right. So I gave him a place on the Scrawl of Fame. Take a look at the HADASSAH Homepage.

Chase Beyer
Inducted September 1, 1998
for answering Pop Quiz Question #3

[Mail] jenius_1@hotmail.com
[Home] http://welcome.to/jenius

Credits for Question #3
Further Information for Question #3

[Q.] [3=...] 42 = the A. to the Q. of L., the U., and E.

[A.]According to Douglas Adams, in his book The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, 42 is the Answer to the Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything. To read the passage in which this is stated, please take a look at the further information for this question. You can also read the credits.

Harry Rogers
Inducted September 7, 1998
for answering Pop Quiz Question #4

Credits for Question #4
Further Information for Question #4
How'd They Do That? for Question #4

[Q.] [H2O] What is the name that has been given to an unproven planet in our solar system, supposedly seen by hundreds of people over a span of many years, which orbits even closer to the sun than the planet Mercury?

[A.]The name that has been given to this planet is also the name of a Roman deity, like all the other planets: Vulcan, the god of fire (an appropriate name, given it would orbit only 13 million miles from the sun). To read more about Vulcan, please read the further information or the credits for this question. You can also read the section in How'd They Do That? for Pop Quiz Question #4.

Matt Haden
Inducted September 12, 1998
for answering Pop Quiz Question #5

[Mail] littlehaden@yahoo.com

Further Information for Question #5

[Q.] [3=...] 60 = D. in each A. of an E.T.

[A.]As one learns in geometry class, there are 60 degrees in each angle of an equilateral triangle. If equilateral triangles fascinate you, please take a look at the further information for this question.

John Elliott
Inducted October 6, 1998
for answering Pop Quiz Question #6

[Q.] [ABC] In what everyday English word is la the middle, and the end, and is the beginning?

[A.]The word is ISLAND—la the middle, and the end, and is the beginning.

David Vanderheiden
Inducted April 5, 1999
for answering Pop Quiz Question #7

[Mail] f_l_a_m_e_h_e_a_d@yahoo.com
[Home] http://surf.to/jamn

[Q.] [ABC] What is the longest palindrome in the English language?

[A.]The longest one-word palindrome in the Oxford English Dictionary is "tattarrattat," with twelve letters. I was looking for the longest one-word palindrome, but I didn't explain that very well. That was my fault. I got quite a few answers with pages upon pages of random words which, when put all together, were apparently palindromes. For example, "A man, a plan, a canal, Panama," probably one of the most famous palindromes, was sent to me in various forms about twenty times. Sorry for the confusion this question caused; I'll try to eliminate this sort of ambiguity in the future.

Do you want to be listed here? All you have to do is be the first one to answer correctly the Pop Quiz question. Go ahead. Strain the brain. Be inducted. Bask in the glory of being immortalized by this page. Then you can brag to all your friends about how you received the prestigious honor of entering into the Scrawl of Fame.

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