Thank you to everyone who entered last months quiz.
We can now reveal the two prize winners! :)
The overall winner was... Homokóra! Who wins the 'Quentin Tarantino' sign that was featured in the 'Spielberg vs Hitchcock' battle along with an autographed lyric sheet. Well done!!! You scored 17 outta 21 questions correct. A monster score.
Each month we are also gonna give away a special prize to the highest placed Director tier patron - so well done to... SwanSong! You will be receiving the Streamy Award after you scored 15 outta 21 correct. Hope we've found a nice home for it. :) Keep it safe!
Commiserations to everyone else who took part - and better luck next time! We are currently compiling the February quiz and will have more special prizes on offer - so keep your eyes open for that soon!
Here are the answers to all of last months questions:
1) Which famous person is the odd one out - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Lewis Carroll, Kaiser Wilhelm II or Sir Francis Drake? A: Sir Francis Drake [as he died on Jan 28th, whilst the other three were all born on Jan 27th]
2) Which of these events did NOT occur in January 1959 - Fidel Castro seized power in Cuba, Alaska was admitted as the 49th U.S. state, Emperor Hirohito of Japan died or Walt Disney released 'Sleeping Beauty'? A: Emperor Hirohito [he actually lived until he was 87 years old - he died of cancer in January 1989]
3) Who in January 1937 set a record by flying from Los Angeles to New York City in less than 7.5 hours? A: Howard Hughes [the American business magnate, investor, record-setting pilot, engineer, film director, and philanthropist]
4) What was the nickname of the US born Brit known for broadcasting Nazi propaganda to the UK; who was hung for treason in January 1946? A: Lord Haw-Haw [aka William Joyce who's broadcasts opened with "Germany calling, Germany calling", spoken in an affected upper-class English accent]
5) Who is photographed meeting Queen Elizabeth II in 1956? A: Marilyn Monroe
6) Who is photographed below with The Beatles? A: Muhammad Ali
7) Who is photographed meeting Shaquille O’Neal? A: Arnold Schwarzenegger
8) Who is partying with Michael Caine and Liam Neeson? A: Morgan Freeman
9) Who is the odd one out - Steve Jobs, Marilyn Monroe, Babe Ruth or Angelina Jolie? A: Angelina Jolie [as the other three were all adopted as a child but Jolie grew up with her biological parents Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand. In later life Jolie gave birth to three biological children and also adopted three children]
10) Who is the odd one out - Ernest Hemingway, Winston Churchill, Leo Tolstoy or Bob Dylan? A: Leo Tolstoy [as despite being nominated numerous times he never won a Nobel Prize for Literature, whilst the other three all did]
11) Who is the odd one out - Daenerys Targaryen, Cleopatra, Michael Corleone or Kelsey Grammer? A: Kelsey Grammer [the other three all participated or were complicit in the death of one of the their own siblings. In real life Kelsey has suffered great tragedy - in 1968, his father was murdered in a home invasion whilst in 1975, his sister was abducted and murdered]
12) Who is the odd one out - Abraham Lincoln, Kevin Costner, Walt Disney or Steve Carell? A: Kevin Costner [as the others all worked as mail delivery men in their early lives. Costner however produced, directed and starred in the post-apocalyptic adventure film 'The Postman']
13) There are three blank CD cases on a table. One of the cases contains an ERB cd and the other two cases contain Nickelback albums. On each case is scrawled a message. One message is true and the other two are complete lies. The 1st case says 'The ERB cd is not here'. The 2nd case says 'The ERB cd is not here'. The 3rd case says 'The ERB cd is in the 2nd case'. Which case actually contains the ERB cd? A: 1st case [as it is the only answer which can satisfy the rule that two messages are lies and one is telling the truth]
14) We gave Lloyd 20 seconds to choose an opponent to face Peter Pan in a future rap battle - who did he pick? A: Peter Parker
15) We asked Lloyd if he was one of Snow White's seven dwarfs - which one would he be? A: Grumpy
16) We asked Lloyd to name one of his main guilty pleasures in life - what did he say it was? A: Beer
17) We asked Lloyd to name a useless talent he possesses - what did he say it was? A: Fold tongue in half
18) We gave Peter 20 seconds to choose an opponent to face Oliver Cromwell in a future rap battle - who did he pick? A: Oliver Stone
19) We asked Peter if he was one of Snow White's seven dwarfs - which one would he be? A: Sleepy
20) We asked Peter to name one of his main guilty pleasures in life - what did he say it was? A: French Fries
21) We asked Peter to name a useless talent he possesses - what did he say it was? A: Yo-Yoing
Tiebreaker: What number between 1 and 1000 is written on the image below? A: 236

Thanks again to every one who took part. A new quiz will be released soon.
Justin Platt
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