100th Post – Therefore, a Contest!!!
By Sarah | July 23, 2007
Debbie Bliss Pompon Beret (sans pompon) - Fini!
Wow – It’s my 100th post already. Sounds like a great occasion to have a contest and give away some goodies.
You may or may not know this about me, but I LOVE trivia. Love it. If the information is useless and random… all the better. So, I am going to ask you a few questions and you answer them, ok?
The contest will be open until Midnight, Thursday evening. I will take all the correct entries and enter them into the “random number generator” and pull a winner.
What will you win? A skein of Plucky Knitter yarn dyed in either your blogs colors or a colorway of your choice along with some other yummy (emphasis on yum) goodies – and, the treats will all have a Michigan theme – cause, well, that’s where I’m from.
Quiz Time:
- Comet Swift-Tuttle is associated with what annual meteor shower? (This question is not so useless, but timely).
- Why are residents of the Lower-Penninsula of Michigan called “Trolls“?
- What iconic character said “Personally, I think it’d be tacky to wear diamonds before I’m 40“?
- Who was the oldest winner of an acting Oscar? Extra credit if you can name the movie.
Little something else I’ve been working on. The HQ of The Plucky Knitter. Not quite done yet (still wanting a fun cork/bulletin board and some shelves and a different lamp…. all in due time). At some point I will post a “truth in advertising” photo of the mess that is my dyeing area.
P.S. Just posted a few more random skeins – and don’t forget there is a sale on all BFL/Alpaca blends – a closeout!
P.P.S – ****Edited to add***** Keep the comments coming – I will post them all after the midnight Thursday close of the contest. If I posted them now…. well, you could read them!
23 Comments
Wannabe on July 23, 2007 at 7:23 pm.
Why am I not surprised that I have that exact same Tournee du Chat Noir in my living room in a black frame…same size. I LOVE your little office!
Okay:
1. Comet Swift-Tuttle is associated with what annual meteor shower? (This question is not so useless, but timely).
~Perseid
2. Why are residents of the Lower-Penninsula of Michigan called “Trolls“?
~Because they live below the “bridge”
3. What iconic character said “Personally, I think it’d be tacky to wear diamonds before I’m 40“?
~Um, our favorite of course, Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. —Cross my heart and kiss my elbows!!!
4. Who was the oldest winner of an acting Oscar? Extra credit if you can name the movie.
~Jessica Tandy, Driving Miss Daisy
Wannabe on July 23, 2007 at 7:24 pm.
I freaking LOVE that hat.
Shannon on July 23, 2007 at 8:31 pm.
Ohh, trivia I want to play too. #1 Perseids
#2 I won’t answer, as I don’t want to give the answer away, fun to see what people will say. #3 The lovely Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany’s #4 Either George Burns, age 80 for Sunshine Boys or Jessica Tandy age 80 Driving Miss Daisy. Your blog is so fun!
Heather on July 23, 2007 at 8:39 pm.
The hat is gorgeous — and you have to post the revealing truth — I did! As for the q’s I have two guesses — the Leonid meteor showers and the old lady from Titanic. And I’m too lazy to look up the rest, or check my answers! lol
Toni on July 23, 2007 at 8:45 pm.
1. Perseid
2. because they live “below the bridge”
3. Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”.
4. Jessica Tandy (80) for “Driving Miss Daisy.”
yarnsnob on July 23, 2007 at 9:10 pm.
being as dumb as I am..I ain’t got the foggiest lol…but cute cute hat, wonder if it fits me??
xx
Amanda on July 23, 2007 at 9:59 pm.
Perseid meteor shower on July 25th.
People living in the Lower Peninsula are commonly called “trolls” by Upper Peninsula residents (they’re above the bridge), as they live “Under the Bridge”…
Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
Jessica Tandy in Driving Miss Daisy.
Phara Thomas on July 23, 2007 at 10:01 pm.
1. Perseids Meteor shower
2. because they live under the Mackinac Bridge
3. Audrey Hepburn – Breakfast at Tiffany’s
4. Jessica Tandy – Driving Miss Daisy
Naomi on July 23, 2007 at 10:09 pm.
How fun! I sent you email on the answers. Was I supposed to leave them here??
The hat is so darn cute!
I don’t read your blog for 2 days(while I was in class) and look at all the posting you did! Love the socks!
kathryn on July 24, 2007 at 1:38 am.
1. Perseids
2. Trolls because they live below the Mackinac bridge
3. Holly Golightly played by Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s
4. Jessica Tandy in Driving Miss Daisy
Karen on July 24, 2007 at 7:18 am.
Okay, I’ll give it a try. Here are my answers.
1) Perseid
2) They live “under da bridge”
3) Holly GoLightly
4) Jessica Tandy – Driving Miss Daisy
That was a fun contest – thanks!!
Macoco on July 24, 2007 at 8:17 am.
Yay I love trivia too!
1: Perseid Meteor Shower
2: Because they live below the Mackina Bridge
3: Holly Golightly
4: Jessica Tandy in Driving Miss Daisy.
That hat is just the cutest!
Paula on July 24, 2007 at 9:01 am.
OMG I love that hat! Great job! How many more now?
Paula on July 24, 2007 at 9:04 am.
Okay–here goes my attempt:
1. The annual meteor shower that causes the aurora borealis.
2. ‘Cause they live under the bridge!
3. Elizabeth Taylor.
The only one I’m positive on is the second, so don’t laugh too hard if the others are completely whack!
tinker on July 24, 2007 at 9:38 am.
1: Bob’s Meteor Shower, the lesser known shower named after a wheat farmer from Oklahoma
2: because they all have big fat hairy moles on their chins.
3: clark gable
4: Flipper the dolphin, he was 93 in human years. the movie was Dolphins Gone Wild. Huge in the Germany. bigger than david hasselhoff.
Nicole on July 24, 2007 at 9:54 am.
Ooh, I love trivia too! Here we go:
1. The Perseid shower. I’m especially fond of this comet.
2. People who live in the LP are trolls because they live under the bridge.
3. Audrey Hepburn playing Holly Golightly. Love that movie.
4. Jessica Tandy for Driving Miss Daisy. Though I loved her best in Fried Green Tomatoes.
Congrats on your 100th post!
Annie on July 24, 2007 at 10:14 am.
Ok, I only know the answer to one question. Lower Michigan residents are called Trolls because they live below the Mackinac Bridge. Now, why are the upper residents called Yoopers?
Rachel on July 24, 2007 at 11:33 am.
Yay, a contest! Congrats on 100 posts!
Here are my answers:
1) Perseid meteor shower
2)Because they live below the mackinac bridge! ha ha.
3) Holly Golightly!
4) Jessica Tandy for driving miss daisy
JaynaZan on July 24, 2007 at 1:46 pm.
Love the hat! Then again, I could knit baby hats all day long if I didn’t have to work for a living.
1. Comet Swift-Tuttle is associated with what annual meteor shower? (This question is not so useless, but timely). Perseid meteor shower
2. Why are residents of the Lower-Penninsula of Michigan called “Trolls“? Obviously, because they live under the bridge. I had never heard of this until I went to school at MTU.
3. What iconic character said “Personally, I think it’d be tacky to wear diamonds before I’m 40“? Holly Golightly played by Audrey Hepburn (I LOVE HER) in Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
4. Who was the oldest winner of an acting Oscar? Extra credit if you can name the movie. I THINK Jessica Tandy for Driving Miss Daisy.
Kitman on July 24, 2007 at 6:02 pm.
Congratulations on ur 100th post! I have fun find out the answers and I hope they are correct.
1. Perseid meteor shower
2. because they lived under the bridge.
3. Holly Golightly, Audrey Hepburn
4. George Burns 80, The sunshine boys.
Marianne on July 25, 2007 at 1:34 am.
What a nice contest, I had so much fun searching the answers !
Here they are:
# Perseid Meteor shower each August.
# Because they live “below the bridge”
# Audrey Hepburn said this in Breakfast at Tiffany’s
# Jessica Tandy, age 80 for Driving Miss Daisy.
Love the beret BTW !
Souying on July 25, 2007 at 1:00 pm.
Answers:
1) the perseid meteor shower.
2) They are called trolls because they live below the Mackinac Bridge.
3) Ms. Golightly from Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
4) George Burns, age 80, for The Sunshine boys.
BTW, you gotta love the internet.
Christine on July 26, 2007 at 7:18 pm.
1. Perseid Meteor Shower
2. Because they live “below the bridge” bridge being the Mackinac Straits Bridge
3. Audrey Hepburn
4. Jessica Tandy in Driving Miss Daisy
Fun contest!