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October 10, 2009

 * Quiz set by User:Rayboy8.


 * 2/7—I got Saturn and Obama. Den dodge  T\C 08:56, 10 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 5/7 The windspeed and the debt got me. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 11:59, 10 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Actually, the correct answer to the US debt is B ($1.4t), not D as was initially stated, so you would have received six points. Tempodivalse [talk]  13:14, 10 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Ah, but I thought it was $1.2t, so that doesn't help :p Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 14:13, 10 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 7/7 I wrote a lot of the articles that the questions were about. Tempodivalse [talk]  13:14, 10 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/7, needless to say the hurricane questions were the least difficult! – Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 14:20, 10 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 5/7 Didn't even try for the debt, since I'd accidentally glimpsed some of the discussion here. --Pi zero (talk) 15:29, 10 October 2009 (UTC)

October 4, 2009

 * Quiz set by User:Tempodivalse.


 * 3rd and fifth wrong 114.76.161.40 (talk) 07:13, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 surprised I wasn't cynical enough to realise poverty had tripled and not doubled. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 09:48, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 2/5 Got both places and missed the numbers and the personal name. Hm.  --Pi zero (talk) 13:14, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 1/10—the only one I got right was the homoeopathy one, and I wrote that article myself so I'm not sure it counts. Den dodge  T\C 08:50, 10 October 2009 (UTC)

September 26, 2009

 * Quiz set by User:Rayboy8.


 * 5/5Guesswork .absolutely.didnt have a clue about anything —Preceding unsigned comment added by Althaf1992 (talk • contribs) 14:54, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 - Guessed the wasps (incorrectly), but knew the rest (I honestly don't know how...) Den dodge  T\C (en.wp) 10:52, 26 September 2009 (UTC)
 * 5/5 Tempodivalse [talk]  13:47, 26 September 2009 (UTC)
 * 3/5 - bizarrely, one of the three I got was the Big Brother winner, and I ignore reality TV. --Pi zero (talk) 14:19, 26 September 2009 (UTC)
 * 3/5 MJ and the wasps formed a conspiracy to beat me Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 21:04, 26 September 2009 (UTC)
 * 2/5 last 2 wrong Deathslayer-97 (talk) 03:27, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

September 18, 2009

 * Quiz set by User:Rayboy8.


 * 2/5 I got the 2nd and 4th right.114.76.185.200 (talk) 09:43, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 Marathon days beat me Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 09:48, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
 * 2/5—I knew Patrick Swayze and the cliff, took educated guesses on the Grand Prix and Eddie Izzard (and got them both wrong), and had no idea about the python whatsoever so guessed it randomly. Den dodge T\C(en.wp) 11:10, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 forgot about Swayze's age. Tempodivalse [talk]  12:46, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
 * 2/5 only got Swayze and Izzard; really should have known the snake. --Pi zero (talk) 13:49, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 - I didn't guess the weight of the Python correctly. the wub "?!"  12:12, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

September 13, 2009

 * Quiz set by user:Tempodivalse.


 * 3/5 again.. – Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 00:50, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
 * 2/5 Question 5 was a trick question. They all happened last week (see Twitter more popular than MySpace in United Kingdom) --Rayboy8 (talk) 07:24, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
 * 5/5 Twitter was two weeks ago. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 11:00, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
 * 5/5 --Pi zero (talk) 12:18, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 Didn't know about the twitter one. Woman chasing ghosts sounded more fun. <font color="#307D7E" face="Script MT Bold">Samar (<font color="#0095B6" face="Script MT Bold">Talk  . <font color="#96DED1" face="Script MT Bold">Contributions ) 17:09, 17 September 2009 (UTC)

September 6, 2009

 * Quiz set by user:Tempodivalse.


 * 3/5 – Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 02:04, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
 * 2/5 --Pi zero (talk) 02:24, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
 * 2/5 embarrassed to say which 2 i got right. *sigh* DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 02:28, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
 * 3/5 Although two of the questions were to do with articles I wrote. --Rayboy8 (talk) 11:50, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
 * 3/5 got the shooting and the playwright wrong Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 12:03, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
 * 2/5—got Fiji and Brunswick, guessed flooding and playwright, and thought the gunman killed 7. <em style="color:blue">Den <em style="color:red">dodge T\C(en.wp) 22:10, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 - Didn't know about the trailer bodies part. <font color="#307D7E">Sa <font color="#0095B6">m <font color="#55CAFA">ar  | <font color="#96DED1">Talk 10:38, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

August 30, 2009

 * Quiz set by user:Tempodivalse.


 * 2/5, meh. – Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 02:25, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 Didn't remember seeing the last two stories, but only actually missed the Canadian city.  --Pi zero (talk) 02:28, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 3/5—guessed the US debt and Canadian city, and got them wrong. <em style="color:blue">Den <em style="color:red">dodge T\C(en.wp) 08:25, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 got last one wrong. --Brian McNeil / talk 10:16, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 Got the writer wrong Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 10:32, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 1/5 It was the Ted Kennedy one I got right (and even that I wasn't sure of). 94.172.77.126 (talk) 09:59, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
 * 2/5 Ouch. Not going to say which 3 I got wrong :-P DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 11:30, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

August 23, 2009

 * Quiz set by user:Tempodivalse.


 * 5/5 --Brian McNeil / talk 01:17, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 5/5 --Pi zero (talk) 02:25, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 3/5 First two wrong. Van der Hoorn (talk • contribs) 19:57, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 5/5 I guessed Greece - been away a few days - and knew the rest. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 21:08, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
 * i got 3 out of 5, i got the first 2 wrong. 114.76.164.130 (talk) 09:59, 25 August 2009
 * 4/5 I guessed United States, but knew the rest. Drew R. Smith (talk) 12:24, 26 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 Omega933 (talk) 17:14, 26 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 3/5 I guessed the first two, but definitely knew the other three. Rayboy8 (talk) 07:21, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

August 16, 2009

 * Quiz set by user:Tempodivalse.


 * 4/5 --Pi zero (talk) 12:23, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 got guitarist's age wrong, and wrote the answer to one I got right Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 12:25, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 5/5 nearly got Les Paul wrong, but rembered he's been around a long time. --Brian McNeil / talk 20:46, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
 * If you read Wikipedia regularly then these quizzes are a breeze 5/5Hughie (talk)
 * 4/5 Best way to waste time. <font face="Georgia">Zainichi Gaikokujin <font face="Georgia">[talk]  19:23, 18 August 2009 (UTC)
 * i got 3 out of 5. i got the first 2 wrong. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 114.76.164.130 (talk • contribs) 11:57, 21 August 2009
 * 5/5 Some were just intelligent guessing. Cargoking (talk) 15:41, 22 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 3/5 – Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 15:55, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

August 9, 2009

 * Quiz set by User:Bawolff


 * 3/5 I guessed on the Cartel story, and got it right. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 02:58, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 3/5... At least I can say I didn't get HIV... Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 09:20, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 --Brian McNeil / talk 11:23, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 3/5 --Pi zero (talk) 12:30, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I got 1 out of 5. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 114.76.185.223 (talk • contribs) 11:12, 12 August 2009 --Pennyears (talk) 22:54, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I did the quiz twice and got a perfect score the second time (first time only 2/5 22:54, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

August 2, 2009

 * Quiz set by Brian McNeil


 * 4/5 Missed the alleged terrorist. --Pi zero (talk) 21:51, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 3/5 Got last 3 right.
 * 3/5 forgot to post my score Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 08:25, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

July 26, 2009

 * Quiz set by Brian McNeil


 * 4/5 but wrote two of them - steelworkers defeated me Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 19:19, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 2/5 first 2 correct. Plus, how come, my user page and user talk don't exist???

July 24, 2009

 * 5/5 Easy, I knew I had them all right before I checked the answers. --Brian McNeil / talk 09:24, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 5/5 --Pi zero (talk) 10:35, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 5/5 Easy! <i style="position:absolute;z-index:-1;bottom:0;width:2.8em;height:8px;background:#eee;"> </i>  Tris   12:02, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 5/5 Though I have been very active recently Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 12:41, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

July 12, 2009
Realised nobody had done one so here goes-didn't have time for pictures, please feel free to add some. Quiz set by Tristan Thomas.


 * 4/5 - really expected to get only two... --Pi zero (talk) 12:02, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 The reactor cost tripped me up. --Brian McNeil / talk 12:21, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 2/5 --Deathslayer-97. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 211.30.157.150 (talk) 12:37, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 3/5 I correctly guessed 1, 3 & 4 but I've been away and can't pretend I knew any of the answers. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 20:55, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

July 5, 2009
Quiz set by Brian McNeil.
 * wot?wot happened to the last 3 questions???[User:Deathslayer-97]5th July —Preceding unsigned comment added by Deathslayer-97 (talk • contribs) 06:19, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
 * You caught an incomplete quiz. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:49, 5 July 2009 (UTC)


 * 2/5-Oh dear! <i style="position:absolute;z-index:-1;bottom:0;width:2.8em;height:8px;background:#eee;"> </i>  Tris   21:55, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 3/5 Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 21:58, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 2/5... Fail :( Julián (reply) 21:58, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 2/5 :/ – Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 23:47, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 1/5 Bawolff ☺☻ 20:48, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 3/5 - At least it's over 50%! Yotcmdr (talk) 09:16, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
 * My score is 5/5 ! Whoo! -RandomKid42

June 28, 2009
Quiz set by Dottydotdot. My first one so hopefully not too easy, sorry if it is!
 * 4/5 (and all but one complete guesses!) Bawolff ☺☻ 02:31, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 4 out of 5. i guessed most of them.got the last one wrong(didn't read the article) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Deathslayer-97 (talk • contribs) 09:39, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 --Brian McNeil / talk 10:54, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 --Omega933 (talk) 11:47, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 3/5 -- got the number of dead and Basketball player wrong - was guessing all but the MP though, so shouldn't complain :) . Sean Heron (talk) 23:48, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 5/5 -- I guess working on tidying every article pays off through osmosis. --SVTCobra 23:51, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 3/5 Same as Sean, but I knew the other three ;) Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 21:58, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

June 21, 2009
Quiz set by Tempodivalse. I'm probably not going to be able to do the quiz next week, so i'd appreciate it if someone else could take over.
 * 5/5 Moscow one was a lucky guess. --Brian McNeil / talk 17:31, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 Failed on question 3, I only got the other 4 because I do audio wikinews (plug) --James Pain (talk) 17:38, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 The Algerian deaths got me for my first attempt at the quiz. I'm happy to give it a go next week if Tempdivalse isn't here. I'll do it this week. <font style="font-family:Monotype Corsiva;">Dotty•• |<font style="font-family:Script;">&#9742; 10:43, 22 June 2009 (UT*C)
 * 3/5 got the airbus wotever 1 n the moscow rong :(
 * 3/5 not good, but Internet problems have kept me away lately. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 21:45, 24 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 1/5 Umm - guess I've not been here much the past week. Sean Heron (talk) 19:54, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

June 14, 2009
Quiz set by Tempodivalse.


 * 5/5 Not my first quiz, just my second interesting score in a row (my first was 2/5, last week). --Pi zero (talk) 03:58, 14 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 Beat by the Holocaust gunman. --Brian McNeil / talk 08:03, 14 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 5/5 Yipee! Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 17:03, 14 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 5/5 --SVTCobra 23:42, 15 June 2009 (UTC)

June 7, 2009
Quiz set by Tempodivalse.
 * 3/5 - DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 01:18, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 3/5 Dreadful, just dreadful. --Brian McNeil / talk 06:14, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 I always get the Pacific and the Atlantic mixed up. I'm an idiot! --128.243.253.111 (talk) 01:06, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 3/5 guessed 2 and 5, both wrongly Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 09:08, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 2/5 --Omega933 (talk) 10:08, 12 June 2009 (UTC)

May 31, 2009
Quiz set by Tempodivalse.


 * 5/5 Top 'o the world to ya! --Brian McNeil / talk 07:16, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
 * 5/5 Not so fast! Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 11:36, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
 * 5/5 Bam 200.88.116.75 (talk) 15:17, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

May 24, 2009
Quiz set by Tempodivalse.


 * 4/5 screwed the Danone guy's age of death. --Brian McNeil / talk 08:55, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
 * 2/5. Ouch. Calebrw (talk) 07:06, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 Had a blonde moment and put Mogadishu (not that I knew the answer, but I knew it wasn't Mogadishu). Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 17:47, 25 May 2009 (UTC)

May 17, 2009
Quiz set by Tempodivalse.


 * 4/5 --Brian McNeil / talk 10:20, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 --Mayank Mall / talk 10:44, 23 May 2009 (IST)
 * 5/5 --Jaipurite / talk 01:45, 24 May 2009 (IST)

May 10, 2009
Quiz set by Tempodivalse.
 * 5/5 woot :). Was guessing on the Carmaker though. Nice questions! Sean Heron (talk) 11:56, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 didn't know the number of evacuees --Brian McNeil / talk 12:16, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

May 2, 2009
Quiz set by Tempodivalse.
 * 4/5--Brian McNeil / talk 16:48, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 - The best score I have had in recent times :-P DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 17:57, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

Oh yeah! 5/5!

April 25, 2009
Quiz set by Tempodivalse.
 * 5/5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 * 5/5
 * 4/5 Arrr! The pirates be haven caught me out thar! --Brian McNeil / talk 07:40, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 Arrrr those scurvey rats got me too. Computerjoe (talk) 14:17, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 I switched Portugal and Spain - wonder how troubled people there are if you get that wrong :P ? Nice questions by the way! Sean Heron (talk) 12:52, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

April 19, 2009
Quiz set by Tempodivalse.
 * 5/5--Brian McNeil / talk 08:00, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
 * 5/5 -
 * 4/5 -- pretty much guessed on the number of deaths, and got the "elected" canditate wrong (but how's that world news anyway :P). Sean Heron (talk) 18:04, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
 * 3/5 -- Comment: There is a mistake with the question of the number of dead people in Peru. The title says "Nine dead and more than 70 injured after bridge collapses in Peru" --Angela H. (talk) 18:17, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Oops. Can't believe I made such a mistake. It's been corrected now. <font color="darkred" face="Georgia">tempo <font color="darkblue" face="Georgia">divalse  18:21, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
 * No problem, I would have made a wrong guess anyway. --Angela H. (talk) 18:41, 21 April 2009 (UTC)


 * 3/5 - DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 18:38, 21 April 2009 (UTC)

April 12, 2009
Quiz set by Tempodivalse. Watch your step, there are some tricky ones this week.


 * 4/5 --Brian McNeil / talk 10:15, 12 April 2009 (UTC)
 * 2/5 Ouch! DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 00:19, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 Algerian elections was a (wrong) guess. Van der Hoorn (talk) 00:26, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

April 5, 2009
Quiz set by Tempodivalse. I'm on time for once!
 * 3/5 - some tricky ones in there. --Brian McNeil / talk 13:52, 5 April 2009 (UTC)
 * 5/5 - lucky guess at the earthquake magnitude. Van der Hoorn (talk) 12:04, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
 * 3/5 - Agree with brianmc. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 00:50, 9 April 2009 (UTC)

March 30, 3009
Quiz created by Tempo di Valse. Sorry for being late a day again.


 * 3/5 - not good this week. --Brian McNeil / talk 09:43, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 - I fail at kangaroos Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 10:58, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * 3/5 --SVTCobra 01:31, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 - Yep, the kangaroos got me too. — Huntster (t • @ • c) 22:21, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 - Kangaroos got me too. :S Van der Hoorn (talk) 22:33, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

Mar 24, 2009
Quiz set by user:Tempodivalse (sorry for being a day late, thought that someone else was going to do it).
 * 5/5 - :-D DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 16:25, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 --Brian McNeil / talk 21:31, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
 * 5/5 --SVTCobra 22:00, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 <font face="Times New Roman" size="2.0" color="Red">red  - <font face="Times New Roman" size="2.1" color="black">thunder  .  00:08, 30 March 2009 (UTC)
 * 3/5 --85.14.96.5 18:04, 30 March 2009 (UTC)
 * 5/5 Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 10:58, 31 March 2009 (UTC)