7 Responses to “E-QUIZ 1: Rupert's Balls”

1. #1 by anon
   March 27th, 2006 at 11:42 am

   I should say that this has nothing to do with anatomy ( I think). MR runs a clean blog and I think we should respect his wishes.

   I have been thinking of an Educational Quiz for some time. My idea is to run periodic quizzes and award an unspecified number of points to correct answers. After an undetermined amount of time I will award an appropriate prize to the contestant with the most accumulated points. This all will be determined by contestant response, naturally.
2. #2 by Randalf the Grey
   March 27th, 2006 at 11:36 pm

   Rupert’s Balls are glass bubbles with a tail. If the tail is broken off, the bubble explodes. This toy
   originated in Holland and was first brought to England by Prince Rupert. In France, they’re called larme
   Batavique.
3. #3 by anon
   March 28th, 2006 at 2:13 pm

   No more calls, please. WE HAVE A WINNER! Randalf The Grey is awarded 10 points towards an unspecified prize. Way to go Randalf! Damn, I thought that would be a hard one. I’d be interested to know where you found the information. I’d also like to get my hands on a Rupert Ball. Would make a nice prize.

   Back to research for the next quiz.
4. #4 by anon
   March 28th, 2006 at 2:26 pm

   OK Randalf, I just Googled Rupert’s Balls and it came right up. Should have checked that first. Too, too easy. You will retain your 10 points but the next quiz is going to be hard. No more Mr. Nice Guy. From now on it’s Mr. Obscure.
5. #5 by MRambler
   March 28th, 2006 at 5:53 pm

   I thought they were the things that freeze on a Siberian Brass Monkey….. Oh, Well…..
6. #6 by Randalf the Grey
   March 29th, 2006 at 1:34 am

   anon, I’m glad I’m not the only one who’s googled Prince Rupert’s balls—I guess we’re both out of the closet now. Actually,
   I was rather surprised that no one else did it for more than 24 hours after you posted the question. I went to the lyrics for
   King Crimson’s “Prince Rupert Awakes” first—no clues there—then to the search engine. Good luck finding a question that
   can’t be googled. Maybe you should put everyone on their honor not to use a search engine or one of those old dusty sets of
   books with…..oh yeah, encyclopedias.
7. #7 by anon
   March 29th, 2006 at 12:02 pm

   No honor with this bunch me thinks.

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