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We don’t seem to be able to maintain our schedule of posting one quiz a week. We promise to get things back on track soon. For now enjoy our latest quiz on web celebs.
Ten questions as usual. Will be open till we post the next quiz. So get cracking..
We’ve tried as much as possible to not make it a youtube celebs quiz.
Answers to Achaiah’s Eleven have been put up. Find them here.
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1. She’s known as the person who pretty much invented reality t.v apart from being the pioneer of the voyeurism genre of you know what. At the height of her popularity her website was supposed to have had 3 to 4 million hits per day. And at the very peak of her fame she appeared on a talk show where a minor blunder brought about her downfall and paved the way for her namesake’s rise to fame. Who’s she, what was the blunder?
Answer: Jennifer Ringley of Jennicam fame.
On the David Letterman Show Dave advertised her site as jennicam.net while the correct address: jennicam.org and jennicam.com.
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2. What is this photograph doing here in this quiz?

Answer: The famous “I Kiss You” guy, Mahir Cagri claims to be the inspiration behind Borat. Though Sacha Baron Cohen’s character came out much before Mahir Cagri’s website did, he nonetheless acknowledged the similarity by using Çağrı’s “You can stay my home” catchphrase and posing during a game of ping-pong in revealing red shorts in the movie Borat.
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3. Which minor internet celebrity did this music video feature on it? Sorry guys, could’ve made it more interesting and less easy had my tools not conspired with Murphy against me.

Answer: Goddess Bunny – The video being Marilyn Manson’s Dopeshow
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4. ID A. Use B as a clue
A

B

Answer: Amit Varma of IndiaUncut and My Friend Sancho fame
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5. The 21 minutes ordeal that this guy went through to take care of something that he didn’t use, didn’t want and didn’t need made him an instant celebrity. Who he? And who’s the other party involved in the ordeal.

Answer: Vincent Ferrari who tried to cancel his AOL account was persuaded by a Customer service representative for 21 mins to not do so. Vincent prevailed in the end and the representative lost his job.
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6. Perhaps the easiest of the quiz
Who is this Upendra lookalike.

Answer: Maddox who runs what he calls – The Best Page in the Universe
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7. Which internet celebrity has her to thank for his popularity?

Answer: The Dancing Baby
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8. What according to him would’ve solved all of the world’s problems?

It was suggested that his death be observed with a _______ of silence. What?
Both diferent “Whats”
Answer: Alexander Abian, the Usenet celebrity who used to constantly come up with the most ridiculous theories about everything. According to him blowing up the moon would’ve solved all the earth’s problems. He also theorized that mass and time are equal. So it was suggested that his death be observed with a gram of silence.
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9. Makers of what movie were the first ones to use the Internet for “A”ing, where A is
A

Answer: Astroturfing, Blair Witch Project
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10. His journey so far has brought him to this farmhouse here. What did he start with? Judging by his trend, he’s certainly not gonna be here for too long either.

Answer: One red Paper Clip guy. Read his story. It’s amazing
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Bonus question.
11. He is a computer programmer and system administrator by day. What is he by night? Clue: Inspired by a sci-fi movie.

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Answer: Jay Maynard – Tron Guy
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