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Answer a Question win a shirt (contest now over)
Answer a question and automatically be entered to win a shirt. Simple as that. Each day, we will ask a question - some easy, some more difficult. We will randomly select a person that has answered correctly and give away a shirt every day till Christmas (December 25th). Sound simple? Yeah, it should be
Fine print: You can only win once and you can only submit one answer per day. All t-shirts are size large. Contest only available for My Opera Community members.
http://my.opera.com/prizes/blog/
Fedora 18
Chrome and Opera
Chrome and Opera
today's one is easy. They'll get swamped... unless no-one knows about it. OH NO 
I TOLD EVERYONE! MY CHANCES OF WINNING ARE GREATLY DIMINISHED!
I TOLD EVERYONE! MY CHANCES OF WINNING ARE GREATLY DIMINISHED! Fedora 18
Chrome and Opera
Chrome and Opera
Originally posted by klingoncowboy4:
* points and laughs for the second time today *today's one is easy. They'll get swamped... unless no-one knows about it. OH NO
Nice One KC4:hat:
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Emperor of Antarctica
Visit our Ice Interpretive Center; Yes all this and more can be yours, Visit the mis-understood continent-Antarctica! Emperor of Antarctica Originally posted by akh:
Congrats KC4, you won the first T-shirt.
Originally posted by salmondine:
Nice One KC4:hat:
*takes a bow*
Well that means that I can let everyone else try to win then since I can't try again until next contest.
Oh and
and and :tea: for ALL! Fedora 18
Chrome and Opera
Chrome and Opera
day 1 - klingoncowboy4
day 2 - zombie
day 3 - Primos
Day 4 Question: What is Opera?
day 2 - zombie
day 3 - Primos
Here's an open-ended one. Let's see some creativity.
Day 4 Question: What is Opera?
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Emperor of Antarctica
Visit our Ice Interpretive Center; Yes all this and more can be yours, Visit the mis-understood continent-Antarctica! Emperor of Antarctica Quit posting. Less publicity = t-shirt for me.
"Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind." — Albert Einstein
*competitive bump*
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Emperor of Antarctica
Visit our Ice Interpretive Center; Yes all this and more can be yours, Visit the mis-understood continent-Antarctica! Emperor of Antarctica good idea:D
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Emperor of Antarctica
Visit our Ice Interpretive Center; Yes all this and more can be yours, Visit the mis-understood continent-Antarctica! Emperor of Antarctica 6. December 2005, 16:52:25 (edited)
day 1 - klingoncowboy4
day 2 - zombie
day 3 - Primos
day 4 - Akh, like she really needs another tee-shirt:irked: oh what the...
Todays question: The original name of Opera was Multi____ Opera?
unhappy losers can email: brianj[at]opera.com
day 2 - zombie
day 3 - Primos
day 4 - Akh, like she really needs another tee-shirt:irked: oh what the...
Todays question: The original name of Opera was Multi____ Opera?
unhappy losers can email: brianj[at]opera.com
Originally posted by brianj:
I work for Opera. I like talking with community members. Drop me a line.
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Emperor of Antarctica
Visit our Ice Interpretive Center; Yes all this and more can be yours, Visit the mis-understood continent-Antarctica! Emperor of Antarctica Answer: Multi-Pavaroti-at-la-Scala-Opera.
Great Quotes
Isn't "sensible government" an oxymoron? - Macallan
Remember that the fool in the eyes of the gods and the fool in the eyes of man are very different. - Oscar Wilde
To make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe. - Karl Sagan
My Blog!
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Isn't "sensible government" an oxymoron? - Macallan
Remember that the fool in the eyes of the gods and the fool in the eyes of man are very different. - Oscar Wilde
To make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe. - Karl Sagan
My Blog!
My Site: My World of Beauty
Note new URL for my Wonderful Site!
Originally posted by salmondine:
unhappy losers can email: brianj[at]opera.comOriginally posted by brianj:
I work for Opera. I like talking with community members. Drop me a line.
salmondine: Brian will be very unhappy if he gets spammed down because his address is left in plain view for spam bots.
OS: Manjaro Linux x86_64 (most of the time)
Didn't I win?
Great Quotes
Isn't "sensible government" an oxymoron? - Macallan
Remember that the fool in the eyes of the gods and the fool in the eyes of man are very different. - Oscar Wilde
To make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe. - Karl Sagan
My Blog!
My Site: My World of Beauty
Note new URL for my Wonderful Site!
Isn't "sensible government" an oxymoron? - Macallan
Remember that the fool in the eyes of the gods and the fool in the eyes of man are very different. - Oscar Wilde
To make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe. - Karl Sagan
My Blog!
My Site: My World of Beauty
Note new URL for my Wonderful Site!
Originally posted by akh:
I edited it, zombie.
Originally posted by zombie:
Originally posted by salmondine:
unhappy losers can email: brianj[at]opera.comOriginally posted by brianj:
I work for Opera. I like talking with community members. Drop me a line.
salmondine: Brian will be very unhappy if he gets spammed down because his address is left in plain view for spam bots.
Whats a spam bot?
thanks akh, I was:zzz: should have captured the @
:whistle:BTW it was a good answer:D
@euricomotos
Originally posted by euricomatos:
Who are you calling a loser?
well me....looks down at the ground...but I will share:p
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Emperor of Antarctica
Visit our Ice Interpretive Center; Yes all this and more can be yours, Visit the mis-understood continent-Antarctica! Emperor of Antarctica A spam bot is a robot that searches for email addresses and sends them to the spaming site.
There! I've won and get a shirt!
There! I've won and get a shirt!
Great Quotes
Isn't "sensible government" an oxymoron? - Macallan
Remember that the fool in the eyes of the gods and the fool in the eyes of man are very different. - Oscar Wilde
To make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe. - Karl Sagan
My Blog!
My Site: My World of Beauty
Note new URL for my Wonderful Site!
Isn't "sensible government" an oxymoron? - Macallan
Remember that the fool in the eyes of the gods and the fool in the eyes of man are very different. - Oscar Wilde
To make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe. - Karl Sagan
My Blog!
My Site: My World of Beauty
Note new URL for my Wonderful Site!
Dang! I thought it said Skirt, not Shirt
I thought it said Skirt, not Shirt Opera 12.02 Build 1578 | 3.00 GHz Pentium 4 | 2 GB DDR | WinXP Pro sp3 | 10 GB access | 22" Widescreen LCD, Synaptics Touchpad & $5 Keyboard
Holy Toledo! SM is a perv!
But not to worry, SM, even when one does answer a question correctly, as have I many times, they still don't sent you a Skirt ... ummm ... Shirt.
But not to worry, SM, even when one does answer a question correctly, as have I many times, they still don't sent you a Skirt ... ummm ... Shirt.
Great Quotes
Isn't "sensible government" an oxymoron? - Macallan
Remember that the fool in the eyes of the gods and the fool in the eyes of man are very different. - Oscar Wilde
To make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe. - Karl Sagan
My Blog!
My Site: My World of Beauty
Note new URL for my Wonderful Site!
Isn't "sensible government" an oxymoron? - Macallan
Remember that the fool in the eyes of the gods and the fool in the eyes of man are very different. - Oscar Wilde
To make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe. - Karl Sagan
My Blog!
My Site: My World of Beauty
Note new URL for my Wonderful Site!
Answer a Question, Win a Shirt - Day 5
By brianj. Tuesday, 6. December 2005, 13:19:36
competitions, Opera, prizes, t-shirt ...
Here's another bit of Opera trivia. Do you know the answer?
Q: The original name of Opera was Multi____ Opera
Today's winner is blimmer with his answer of: The original name of Opera was MultiTorg Opera. Cheers Mightytorg Opera
Nobody expects the spanish inquisition!
So what's the next question?
(The above is not the next question!)
(The above is not the next question!)
Great Quotes
Isn't "sensible government" an oxymoron? - Macallan
Remember that the fool in the eyes of the gods and the fool in the eyes of man are very different. - Oscar Wilde
To make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe. - Karl Sagan
My Blog!
My Site: My World of Beauty
Note new URL for my Wonderful Site!
Isn't "sensible government" an oxymoron? - Macallan
Remember that the fool in the eyes of the gods and the fool in the eyes of man are very different. - Oscar Wilde
To make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe. - Karl Sagan
My Blog!
My Site: My World of Beauty
Note new URL for my Wonderful Site!
At least I had the correct answer this time, but they only have large tee-shirts.
Too small for me.
the next question is:
Q: Which 2003 blockbuster movie showed a main character using the Opera browser?
, but they only have large tee-shirts.Too small for me.
the next question is:
Q: Which 2003 blockbuster movie showed a main character using the Opera browser?
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Emperor of Antarctica
Visit our Ice Interpretive Center; Yes all this and more can be yours, Visit the mis-understood continent-Antarctica! Emperor of Antarctica My screen's screwed up, so I though it said "Answer a Question win a sh*t" :O
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OSes: Windows 7 Ultimate RC1, Windows XP Home SP3 | Solaris 9 9/05 HW | Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional (CE 5.2.21054)
Systems: Lenovo ThinkPad T60p, Acer Aspire One D250 | Sun Ultra 1 200E Creator3D | HTC Touch Pro (Sprint)
Q: Which 2003 blockbuster movie showed a main character using the Opera browser?
I know! "Gone with the Wind!"
Please send my shirt to:
radostsguy, Prime Minister,
10 Downing St,
Liverpool, Ireland.
Thanks.
I know! "Gone with the Wind!"
Please send my shirt to:
radostsguy, Prime Minister,
10 Downing St,
Liverpool, Ireland.
Thanks.
Great Quotes
Isn't "sensible government" an oxymoron? - Macallan
Remember that the fool in the eyes of the gods and the fool in the eyes of man are very different. - Oscar Wilde
To make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe. - Karl Sagan
My Blog!
My Site: My World of Beauty
Note new URL for my Wonderful Site!
Isn't "sensible government" an oxymoron? - Macallan
Remember that the fool in the eyes of the gods and the fool in the eyes of man are very different. - Oscar Wilde
To make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe. - Karl Sagan
My Blog!
My Site: My World of Beauty
Note new URL for my Wonderful Site!
They need your phone number, not your address. I hear they are going to fax the shirts to the winners
Opera 12.02 Build 1578 | 3.00 GHz Pentium 4 | 2 GB DDR | WinXP Pro sp3 | 10 GB access | 22" Widescreen LCD, Synaptics Touchpad & $5 Keyboard
Great Quotes
Isn't "sensible government" an oxymoron? - Macallan
Remember that the fool in the eyes of the gods and the fool in the eyes of man are very different. - Oscar Wilde
To make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe. - Karl Sagan
My Blog!
My Site: My World of Beauty
Note new URL for my Wonderful Site!
Isn't "sensible government" an oxymoron? - Macallan
Remember that the fool in the eyes of the gods and the fool in the eyes of man are very different. - Oscar Wilde
To make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe. - Karl Sagan
My Blog!
My Site: My World of Beauty
Note new URL for my Wonderful Site!
Be ready, check your ink cartridge:up:
The Antarctican Board of Tourism invites you to explore our bounty; Search for new fossils; Experience World Class Ice Fishing!; Scuba dive in pristine unexplored waters; Revel in the solitude of wide open spaces; See the Southern lights!; Scrutinize creepy international scientists!; Sit on the Anti-Santa’s knee; Try our world famous Hot cocoa! Visit our Ice Interpretive Center; Yes all this and more can be yours, Visit the mis-understood continent-Antarctica!
Emperor of Antarctica
Visit our Ice Interpretive Center; Yes all this and more can be yours, Visit the mis-understood continent-Antarctica! Emperor of Antarctica Why? Has someone been messing with my printer?
I checked for a fax, but so far they haven't faxed me my shirt!
I checked for a fax, but so far they haven't faxed me my shirt!
Great Quotes
Isn't "sensible government" an oxymoron? - Macallan
Remember that the fool in the eyes of the gods and the fool in the eyes of man are very different. - Oscar Wilde
To make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe. - Karl Sagan
My Blog!
My Site: My World of Beauty
Note new URL for my Wonderful Site!
Isn't "sensible government" an oxymoron? - Macallan
Remember that the fool in the eyes of the gods and the fool in the eyes of man are very different. - Oscar Wilde
To make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe. - Karl Sagan
My Blog!
My Site: My World of Beauty
Note new URL for my Wonderful Site!
9. December 2005, 22:57:44 (edited)
Answer a Question, Win a Shirt
So Far....
Todays Answer a Question, Win a Shirt - Day 7 Question:
Q: What is SPARQL? (No, we're not expecting an in-depth, super-detailed answer.)
So Far....
- Day 1 Q: What is the color of the Opera logo?
Today's winner is klingoncowboy4 with his answer of:
The Opera Logo is a Red O with a dark shaded blackish grey shadow behind it. - Day 2 Q: What Opera version introduced an integrated RSS reader and IRC client?
Today's winner is zombie with his answer of:
RSS and IRC first appaered in Opera 7.5 beta 1. - Day 3 Q: What unique piece of furniture does Håkon Wium Lie have in his office?
We had some great answers. This one could have been found on this page. Today's winner is Primos with his answer of:
HÃ¥kon has a bean bag in his office. - Day 4 Q: What is Opera?
Wow, some pretty wild answers. I think akh might have been trying to sway the judges. Today's winner is akh with her answer of:
Opera is the greatest thing the world has seen since the wheel was invented. Well, when i think of it, it's even better than the wheel, anyone could've come up with that idea. Opera has everything you'll ever need for your browsing, yes, it even makes your personal life richer and more meaningful. - Day 5 Q: The original name of Opera was Multi____ Opera
Today's winner is blimmer with his answer of:
The original name of Opera was MultiTorg Opera. Cheers Mightytorg Opera - Day 6 Q: Which 2003 blockbuster movie showed a main character using the Opera browser?
Today's winner is Lawmune with his answer of: The Recruit
We also got answers that included "Bruce Almighty", "Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life" and "Terminator 3: The Rise of the Machines". Can anyone confirm these with a screen capture of the scenes? If so, the users that answered these will also get a free shirt.
Use the forum to leave your comments.
Todays Answer a Question, Win a Shirt - Day 7 Question:
Q: What is SPARQL? (No, we're not expecting an in-depth, super-detailed answer.)
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Emperor of Antarctica
Visit our Ice Interpretive Center; Yes all this and more can be yours, Visit the mis-understood continent-Antarctica! Emperor of Antarctica Damn! I still haven't won! Have to try harder, I guess.
Great Quotes
Isn't "sensible government" an oxymoron? - Macallan
Remember that the fool in the eyes of the gods and the fool in the eyes of man are very different. - Oscar Wilde
To make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe. - Karl Sagan
My Blog!
My Site: My World of Beauty
Note new URL for my Wonderful Site!
Isn't "sensible government" an oxymoron? - Macallan
Remember that the fool in the eyes of the gods and the fool in the eyes of man are very different. - Oscar Wilde
To make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe. - Karl Sagan
My Blog!
My Site: My World of Beauty
Note new URL for my Wonderful Site!
9. December 2005, 22:56:31 (edited)
Q: What is SPARQL? (No, we're not expecting an in-depth, super-detailed answer.)
Day 7 winner is Despero with his answer of:
SPARQL is a query programming language.
Todays question:
Q: What is Opera backwards?
Day 7 winner is Despero with his answer of:
SPARQL is a query programming language.
Todays question:
Q: What is Opera backwards?
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Emperor of Antarctica
Visit our Ice Interpretive Center; Yes all this and more can be yours, Visit the mis-understood continent-Antarctica! Emperor of Antarctica Originally posted by salmondine:
Todays question:
Q: What is Opera backwards?
I don't want to know!!!
"Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind." — Albert Einstein
Q: You and two other people leave from the Opera offices at exactly the same time. Jon travels North at an average speed of 50kph. Rolf travels East at a speed of 45kph. You travel North-East at a speed of 30mph. After a period of 35 minutes, what is your distance from Jon?
This problem was fun!!!!
"Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind." — Albert Einstein
yea convert the kph to mph and find the location of the Oslo police department, classic:yikes:
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Emperor of Antarctica
Visit our Ice Interpretive Center; Yes all this and more can be yours, Visit the mis-understood continent-Antarctica! Emperor of Antarctica Oooooo!!!! I thought I had that last question. Euricomatos must face my wrath!!!
I thought I had that last question. Euricomatos must face my wrath!!! "Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind." — Albert Einstein
Originally posted by salmondine:
yea convert the kph to mph and find the location of the Oslo police department, classic:yikes:
Huh? How so?
A little vector math, using c**2=a**2+b**2-2ab*cosC, if I remember correctly. It's been a while.
Great Quotes
Isn't "sensible government" an oxymoron? - Macallan
Remember that the fool in the eyes of the gods and the fool in the eyes of man are very different. - Oscar Wilde
To make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe. - Karl Sagan
My Blog!
My Site: My World of Beauty
Note new URL for my Wonderful Site!
Isn't "sensible government" an oxymoron? - Macallan
Remember that the fool in the eyes of the gods and the fool in the eyes of man are very different. - Oscar Wilde
To make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe. - Karl Sagan
My Blog!
My Site: My World of Beauty
Note new URL for my Wonderful Site!
Originally posted by rmccabe916:
Euricomatos must face my wrath!!!
I loogh et yuoor seelly threets. I shell destruy yuoo veet nu mercy...Bork Bork Bork!
Originally posted by radostsguy:
Yep, but I almost forgot the conversion partA little vector math, using c**2=a**2+b**2-2ab*cosC, if I remember correctly. It's been a while.
Originally posted by euricomatos:
Yep, but I almost forgot the conversion part
I wish you did.
"Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind." — Albert Einstein
I don't see an answer yet!
Great Quotes
Isn't "sensible government" an oxymoron? - Macallan
Remember that the fool in the eyes of the gods and the fool in the eyes of man are very different. - Oscar Wilde
To make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe. - Karl Sagan
My Blog!
My Site: My World of Beauty
Note new URL for my Wonderful Site!
Isn't "sensible government" an oxymoron? - Macallan
Remember that the fool in the eyes of the gods and the fool in the eyes of man are very different. - Oscar Wilde
To make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe. - Karl Sagan
My Blog!
My Site: My World of Beauty
Note new URL for my Wonderful Site!
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