"exQUIZZme...Madnezz is Thinking"... x_x

Boredom strikes again and so does the power of motivation leaving me behind. I'm really not in mood to do something more meaningful than just to explore various cool, fun and interesting websites that could somehow drown the boredom that's almost eating me up. I know there are lots of things that I can do to make my life more meaningful...hahaaha...but I just cant force myself to do so unless badly needed...hehe... :D

While browsing through different websites including blogs and the like, I thought of finding some fun trivia or quizzes that could somehow leave me wondering and even challenge myself to think for the answers. Now that's a more meaningful thing to do which is alo enjoybale and fun in nature. ;)

I came across this blog quiz that offers a lot of interesting questions for its readers to answer. Now here are the questions (which made me say: "Oh, Now I know..." and triggered me to do some further research) with their corresponding answers which really had awaken my senses. Hope you'll learn something too. ;)


1. What is that building with the name being shared by Rome and Paris?

>>> Pantheon (Pantheon,Rome -- Panthéon, Paris)

2. Name this unusual building, its architect and the company for which it was designed.

>>> The Robot Building, Bangkok, Thailand. Designed for the Bank of Asia by Sumet Jumsai.


3. Except the fact they were famous musicians, what else B. Jones, J. Hendrix, J. Joplin, J. Morrison i C. Cobain had in common ?

>>> They all died at the age of 27.


4. What's the name of a syndrom causing psychical disorders as a consequence of intensive art experience ?

>>> Stendhal Syndrome
(It is a psychosomatic illness that causes rapid heartbeat, dizziness, confusion and even hallucinations when an individual is exposed to art, usually when the art is particularly ‘beautiful’ or a large amount of art is in a single place.)


5. In expensive car commercials, the registration plate of the car usually contains letters W, M, T, A, O, I, H and the numbers 1, 0 and 8. Why ?

>>> These letters/numbers have the same mirror image. So the companies can use the same commercial for left-hand drive/right hand drive models of the cars just by mirroring the video.


6. Morse Code consists of combinations of dots and dashes representing the letters of the alphabet and numerals. Which code consists only of dots ?

>>> Braille (a method that is widely used by blind people to read and write. Braille was devised in 1821 by Louis Braille.)


7. What is this kind of depression called or the place to where this depression can be found?

>>> The Racetrack Playa of Death Valley located in the northern part of the Panamint Mountains in Death Valley National Park, California, U.S.A.It is famous for 'sailing stones', rocks that mysteriously move across its surface. (The rocks are moving to form a track but nobody could actually tell how but a video appeared to show how they are formed.


8. What was unusual about the shoes before the 19th century ?

>>> There was no difference between the left shoe and the right shoe


9. The Colosseum received its name not for its size, but for a colossal statue of who that stood close by?

>>> Nero


10. Which part of human body inspired Gustave Eiffel to build his famous tower ?

>>> The femur


11. This building, in an ancient city, is nearly one century old. It stays looking new because it gets a new surface every year. Name the building, the city, and the rather odd ornaments that top each of the three spires.

>>> The building is the Great Mosque in Djenne, Mali. Each spire is topped with an ostrich egg to symbolize fertility and purity. Each spring, the local people replaster the outside so it stays looking new.


12. Which fictional character in book and films was named after a real-life US Ornithologist?

>>> James Bond


13. What does Steven Spielberg try to include in every film he makes, claiming it is for luck?

>>> The scene with a shooting star.


14. What is the only country in the world where the private telephones and cars are forbidden ?

>>> North Korea


15. What do Colombia, Bolivia, Saudi Arabia, Philippines and China have in common ?

>>> They are all named after someone (Colombia - Christopher Columbus, Bolivia - Simón Bolívar, S. Arabia - house of Saud, Philippines - Prince Philip II of Spain, China - Jin (Chin) dynasty.


These and so many more! Whew! I just had a wonderful time going over these questions and other details in relation to them. It feels so great to have known such amazing information. Learning new things can truly awaken your senses and lift up your spirit to make some more research. I just wish I may be able to find out some more interesting facts and the like. I just love sharing them to you. See you then! :D