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I’m guessing very few can rattle off the names of Little Mac’s opponents, especially 20+ years after Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! was released. But I’ll throw this quiz out there, and let you guys suggest better uses of this technology. Already in the works are ‘Name the 10 Canadian Provinces and 3 Territories,’ ‘Name all the U.S. Presidents’ and ‘Name the last 15 Best Picture Winners.’ Also, this, which is one step below Beta and possibly not complete.
If we use your ‘Name x in y Minutes’ idea, you’ll earn a free mental_floss t-shirt, and of course we’ll give you credit in the quiz graphic. That’s the kind of thing that’ll really stand out on a resume.
Comments (51)
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How about “name all of the original Mega Man bosses”?
posted by Kate on 2-14-2008 at 4:09 pm
Name all the tv show parodies in “Family Guy” in 10 minutes.
posted by Shan on 2-14-2008 at 4:15 pm
Name all (or maybe just 8-10?) Simpsons characters Hank Azaria voices in one minute.
posted by Erin S. on 2-14-2008 at 4:44 pm
Name 8 Star Trek actors who have appeared on Boston Legal in 3 minutes.
posted by Witty Nickname on 2-14-2008 at 4:45 pm
Name all the characters from the board game “Clue”
posted by Kacie on 2-14-2008 at 4:59 pm
Winter/ summer olympic sports
ten commandments
fat albert and the cosby kids
elvis/beatles number one hits
john grisham novels
posted by Mike D on 2-14-2008 at 5:05 pm
1. Name the 7 Dwarfs (should be Dwarves, no?) in 2 minutes.
2. Name the 8 U.S. states that begin with the letter M in 2 minutes.
3. Name the 8 U.S. states that begin with the letter N in 2 minutes.
N4. ame the 12 signs of the Zodiac in 2 minutes.
(Feel free to change the minutes; it’s hard to estimate how long it will take someone since I already know the answers to these!)
posted by Karen on 2-14-2008 at 5:18 pm
Name all (or a select number of the) . . .
50 states
13 original colonies
37 plays by William Shakespeare
6 Brady (Bunch)/Partridge (Family) children
30 songs on Guitar Hero (or II, or III, or Rock the 80s)
6 American Idol winners
23 Daves in Dr Seuss’s “Too Many Daves” (a smaller number recommended)
posted by K on 2-14-2008 at 5:24 pm
My suggestions:
1) Name all Dr. Seuss books in 2-5 minutes.
2) Nale all Stephen King books in 2-5 minutes.
2) Name all Stanley Kubrick movies in 2 minutes.
3) Name all ‘We Are The World’ vocalists in 2-5 minutes.
posted by Derek on 2-14-2008 at 6:00 pm
Name as many characters as possible from the show “Lost” or “Heroes” in 3 minutes
posted by ash on 2-14-2008 at 6:02 pm
Name all the actors who have played Dr. Who in 2 minutes.
posted by benstucky on 2-14-2008 at 6:16 pm
Name all (or a select number of the) . . .
12 apostles
8 Ivy League schools
7-10 artists in the Group of Seven
8 Academy Award Best Pictures (most recent?)
7 Noble gases
8 countries that comprise the G8
49 (or fewer) countries in Europe
Fantastic Four (real/superhero identities)
People/places/events named in Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire”
6 actors who’ve been James Bond
7 Harry Potter titles (Harry Potter and the answer one, answer two, etc.)
Fairy tales referenced in the Shrek movies
posted by K on 2-14-2008 at 6:17 pm
1) Name all the fruit flavors found in fruit stripe gum in 1 min.
2) Name all the flavors in original LifeSavers roll in 1 min.
3)Name all of the flavers in a Necco wafer roll in 1 min.
4)Name the components of a big mac in 1 min. You know you want to sing it! (2 all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, on a semese seed bun)
posted by benstucky on 2-14-2008 at 6:23 pm
name all the animated disney movies in 5 minutes
posted by rookiemom on 2-14-2008 at 6:44 pm
Name all (or a select number of the) . . .
SNL characters/skits;
6 “Friends”;
7 Star Trek television series;
Mr Monk’s phobias (top 10, if you’re really Monkish);
7 Wonders of the World (ancient/modern/natural);
10 Plagues of Egypt;
5 Nobel Prize categories;
6 wives of Henry VIII;
39 Broadway theatres (smaller number recommended);
9(?) planets;
3 who refused their Oscars;
10 amendments in the Bill of Rights;
5 members of the Breakfast Club;
Colours of the rainbow.
posted by K on 2-14-2008 at 6:48 pm
Name all (or a select number of the) . . .
42 Presidents of the United States;
4 assassinated Presidents;
9 members of the Fellowship of the Ring;
7 themed lands in the Magic Kingdom.
posted by K on 2-14-2008 at 7:11 pm
Have you ever tried to name all 50 states in 10 minutes? It’s pretty hard (I guess unless you are a geography buff). There are always at least 1 or 2 that you miss.
Since I am in Chemistry, I suggest naming the noble gases in a minute or less (there are only 6 of them)
or
Name the alkaline earth metals in 2 minutes.
or
Name the Halogens in 1 minute or less.
posted by Aimee on 2-14-2008 at 8:13 pm
Name all (or a select number of the) . . .
Gifts for each of the 12 Days of Christmas;
5 branches of the U. S. military;
5 Spice Girls (stage names);
8 characters who die in “Hamlet”;
12 Monopoly playing pieces;
6 types of chess pieces;
Steps in the Noble Eightfold Path;
9 muses.
posted by K on 2-14-2008 at 8:15 pm
Ive done the presidents one and the shakespearean plays one before (and fail quite miserably on both)
how about Name all: the gatorade flavors
NFL teams
NBA teams
any pro sports league teams actually
12 tribes of Israel!
10 plagues
all the laws in leviticus? (kidding!)
all the laws of thermodynamics (again, kidding)
Founding Fathers/signers of the declaration of independance
Greek Gods (residing on olympus?)
Roman Gods (counterparts ^)
Egyptian Gods
CSI/Law and Order Spin-offs
wow, that was fun
posted by Maxiebob on 2-14-2008 at 8:47 pm
Lanthanides and actinides
Major League Perfect game pitchers
Current NL or AL managers
James Bond movies
Garfield books
posted by Ed on 2-14-2008 at 9:17 pm
Name ALL of the ways that each LOST character is connected to the others in 8 minutes 15 secs
posted by Amy on 2-14-2008 at 9:36 pm
And by OTHERS, I don’t mean just Ben’s original group… but *everyone else on the show*, in ‘present’, ‘flasback’, and ‘flashforward’ mode!
posted by Amy on 2-14-2008 at 9:38 pm
Name all members of the Original and re-formed ‘Order of the Phoenix and “Dumblemore’s Army” in 7 minutes.
Bonus points for correctly listing fates of each member.
posted by Amy on 2-14-2008 at 9:43 pm
Name the designated birthstones for Januiary through December in 12 minutes
posted by Amy on 2-14-2008 at 9:46 pm
all of Henry VIII’s wives in thirty seconds
countries of the world in three four minutes
items on the McDonalds dollar menu
i second the gods/goddesses of olympus
breeds of AKC recognized dogs or APA recognized chickens… to be really out there
planets
first ladies
major battles of the civil war
tracks on the first brittney spear’s cd
social reformers of the second great awakening
simpson show guest stars… that one could go on for a while
6 kevin bacon movies… in thirty-six seconds… so you have time to work in the degrees of separation
10 beatles songs that didnt reach number one
5 tom hanks movies that he wasnt oscar nominated for
and all the movies Martin Scorsese was nominated for but never won with
posted by k on 2-14-2008 at 9:48 pm
Name the top 10 most famous movie quotes in 10 minutes
posted by Amy on 2-14-2008 at 9:49 pm
Name 15 words in NADSAT in 3-5 minutes
posted by Amy on 2-14-2008 at 9:51 pm
my apologies to the first k… i had no idea i was taking your name… my laziness stopped me from finishing typing
posted by Katie on 2-14-2008 at 9:53 pm
9 reindeer
posted by ken on 2-14-2008 at 10:19 pm
Name the 11 teams of the Big Ten, the 12 Teams of the ACC, the 12 teams of the Big 12…etc.
posted by Cassandra on 2-14-2008 at 10:42 pm
Name 10 superheroes and their secret identities in 2 minutes… or name 7 presidents and their vice-presidents in the same time.
posted by Brian on 2-14-2008 at 10:43 pm
Name in order the connected comic strips created by Berke Breathed in 1 minute
posted by Amy on 2-14-2008 at 11:59 pm
Using A-Z for the first word, name 26 Broadway musicals in 5 minutes
posted by Amy on 2-15-2008 at 12:06 am
Name 5 Actors/Actresses who possess advanced degrees in areas other than their chosen profession
posted by Amy on 2-15-2008 at 12:10 am
Name all members of the European Union in three minutes.
posted by bo on 2-15-2008 at 1:14 am
It’s the first K again. Name all (or a select number of the) . . .
Rat Pack;
Castaways on Gilligan’s Island.
posted by K (again) on 2-15-2008 at 7:29 am
34. Amy
My dad had classes with Holly Hunter at Carnegie Mellon.
How about all of the charachters in Clue! AND the actors that played them in the movie!
Along the same lines, all of the weapons and rooms in the game.
posted by Jessica on 2-15-2008 at 8:18 am
Getting LOST once again:
Name as many of Sawyer’s nicknames as you can in 2-3 minutes
posted by A,my on 2-15-2008 at 9:42 am
The states in alphabetical order
All the state capitols
10 State parks in 1 minute
posted by Tricia on 2-15-2008 at 9:54 am
Name as many of the SOPRANOS characters as you can in 5 minutes
posted by Amy on 2-15-2008 at 10:03 am
Name as many tv catch phrases as you can in 2 minutes
posted by Amy on 2-15-2008 at 10:04 am
In relation to #13’s 4th…
Name as many late 1970s- early 80s Burger King giveaways as you can (for those of us *old* enough to remember!;)) in 3 minutes
posted by Amy on 2-15-2008 at 10:09 am
In tribute to the ‘Short Book’:
List as many famous ’short’ (self-defined as 5 ft 6 and under MALES as you can in 66 seconds
posted by Amy on 2-15-2008 at 10:13 am
Name all the mental_floss t-shirt slogans in 1 minute or less.
posted by beth on 2-15-2008 at 1:19 pm
How about name all the unseen tv characters:
Wilson from Home Improvement
Vera from Cheers
etc…
posted by Darren on 2-15-2008 at 1:43 pm
Or…
All the Big Mac ingredients from the old advertisement:
all beef patties
special sauce
lettuce
cheese
pickles
onions
sesame seed bun
posted by Darren on 2-15-2008 at 1:45 pm
Name all the standard Crayola crayons in a 24 crayon box in 2.4 minutes
posted by Kevin A on 2-16-2008 at 1:33 am
every World Series champion, in order.
every yankees manager hired and fired by George Steinbrenner (including all 47 times Billy Martin managed.)
number of episodes of Star Trek where Scotty made emergency miracle repairs on the Enterprise to save the ship and its crew from certain doom. (answer: all of them)
posted by eroe777 on 2-16-2008 at 9:21 pm
It took me about 20 seconds to get all but 1 and then 1 minute plus to remember it was Mr. (with the period) Sandman.
I wish I didn’t know this..
posted by Ryan on 2-19-2008 at 1:32 pm
name all the pokemon attacks in 15 minutes. oh man this will be good, counting that there are over 500 of them…XD
posted by kai on 3-22-2008 at 6:11 am
Here’s an oldie but a goodie, whose answers you can find with a quick search:
Name all 11 body parts whose common names are spelled with only three letters in 2 minutes! (No slang allowed)
posted by gmsc on 4-6-2008 at 7:41 pm