The Teensies' General Knowledge Quiz – Season 13 – Reese Riverson

[DaveRattlehead]

Milkis

Thanks Instagram

[Reese Riverson]

That is correct! Dave gets it! - I guess that one ended up being way easier than I thought! Let's try something a bit more technical with programming languages!

Season 13

Question 15
What was the original abbreviation for PHP?

Bonus:
viewtopic.php?p=1552553#p1552553


Leaderboard

PluMGMK - 3 points
DaveRattlehead - 2 point
Rsandee - 2 points
Giant Chicken - 2 points
dr_st - 1 point
Reese Riverson - 1 point
Hunchman801 - 1 point

Code: Select all

Season 13: History of questions

Q1: What site am I talking about?
-It is one of the oldest ecosystems on the planet.
-This ecosystem has one of the largest land animal migrations in the world.
-The most common animals in this ecosystem are wildebeests, gazelles, zebras, and buffalo, although there is also a high presence of big cats.
-This area is home to one of the most important paleontological reserves in the world. 
A1: The Serengeti (Rsandee) 

Q2: Which disease is colloquially known as "the kissing disease"?
A2: Mononucleosis (dr_st)

Q3: When was the last time the U.S. men's basketball team didn't win the gold medal at the Olympics?
A3: 2004 (Rsandee)

Q4: When did the Mexican Revolution begin?
A4: 1910 (Reese Riverson)

Q5: In which real painter is this Rayman 2 artwork based on? (https://raymanpc.com/forum/download/file.php?id=13926)
A5: Picasso (Ithasmore)

Q6: What is caprolactam mainly used for?
A6: Synthesis of Nylon 6 (withdrawn: no answers)

Q7: Which modern-day countries were part of Yugoslavia before its breakup in the early 1990s?
A7: Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia (PluMGMK)

Q8: Name the song and the artist.
A8: Ken Laszlo - Tonight (withdrawn: no answers)

Q9: How many French teams have won the UEFA Champions League?
A9: Two (Hunchman801)

Q10: In what year did Hugo Chávez win the elections for the first time?
A10: 1998 (PluMGMK)

Q11: The 1970s were an interesting time, specifically when it came to audio equipment. During this decade was a time known as the "Watt Wars" / "Receiver Wars" for home audio stereo receivers where companies begun producing stereo receivers with the most power, trying to outclass their competition.

The days of only having sub-100 watt per channel receivers choices were gone thanks to these big players in the industry.

Name at least three of these companies (brands) that participated in the Receiver Wars.
A: Sansui, Pioneer and Marantz (DaveRattlehead)

Q12: Name the city and state that the widest and most powerful tornado was ever historically recorded within the United States.
A: El Reno, Oklahoma (Giant Chicken)

Q13: What is the mascot of Drake's Cakes? Please name it and say what it is.
A: Webster the Duck! (PluMGMK)

Q14: Name the drink that's "Korea's No. 1 Cream Soda!"
A: Milkis (DaveRattlehead)

[Hunchman801]

I only know the weird pseudo-acronym PHP Hypertext Processor...

[PluMGMK]

Personal Home Page

The insight this gives into its origin goes a long way towards explaining its reputation as a duct-taped-together arbitrary collection of stuff (though I haven't worked enough with it to know how justified that really is!)