Quirkie Meerkat Jeopardy

MAY 24, 2008 from Jtutton99 9:49 pm

for 100 - what country is to the north of the KRR (hint, some of our precious kats have gone this direction and cannot be monitored there)?

Botswana

for 200 - In the episode "Iron Lady" in S2, which pups are mentioned by name?

Mango

for 300 - Who are the last Whiskers to show up at the new burrow in "Iron Lady" season 2?

Daisy, Kinks, and Mozart

for 400 - TCB is s fellow of the _____ _____ and co-founder and vice president of the _____ _____ _____ which is (fill in the blanks and explain what part 2 is)?

Royal Society, Society of Tropical Biology, a federation of European universities and NGOs that run field courses in ecology and conservation biology for Africans, Europeans, and Asian students.

for 500 - since a lot has been studied about our scurries and altruism, which 18th century philosopher didn't think there was such a thing as a truly altruistic act?

Immanuel Kant

I got some of this from the revised AP MM website

Ratties - 1000 WINNER!!!! *************************************************************************

MAY 25, 2008 from Rattiesrules 11:09 pm

For 100, How long did Flower lead the Whiskers?

---- about 5 years (The Groups page on fkmp says she took over dominance in early 2002 and she sadly passed January 26, 2007)

For 200, How was Flower related to Axel?

---- Axel is Flowers' cousin (Axel's mom, Asterix is Holly's sister, making her Flower's aunt and Axel her cousin)

For 300, Which of Flower's children are suspected of being fathered by Yossarian instead of Zaphod and which one is still around?

--- Kinkaju, Rocket Dog, Raga Muffin, Super Furry Animal, Monkulus, Pozzo, Armanita Dithc, Lucky, and Zarathustra, and Monkulus is still around (This was discussed on multiple websites after the book was released including on AP)

For 400, Which of Flower's litters were the first born on MM?

--- Hawkeye, Logan, Mitch and Cruise

For 500, How many of Flower's children are known to have been dominant (including splinter groups)?

--- 14:
1- Baddiel- Whiskers Splinter, Season 1
2- Kinkaju- Starsky
3- Rocket Dog- Whiskers
4- Super Furry Animal- Whiskers Splinter, Season 1
5- Monkulus- Aztecs
6- Zarathustra- Commandos
7- Hawkeye- Baobabs
8- Machu Pichu- Whiskers
9- Ningaloo- Kung Fu
10- Flo- Van Helsing
11- Finn- Toyota
12- Miles- Commandos
13- Ella- Whiskers
14- Baker- Commandos

For a chocolate toad, Flower know as the Queen of the Kalahari when she was alive, now that she has passed and many of her children have become dominant what is a more appropriate nickname for her?

-- Queen Mother of the Kalahari? (Queen mother is a term for the mother of the queen or queens in this case)? This was mostly an opinion question anyways.

topkat: 800 -WINNER-

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MAY 26, 2008 from Tosca-Quirkie 9:38 pm

Happy Memorial Day. Sister Topkat has promised us some ribs and peach cobbler - woo hoo!

For 100, who is the parent company of Oxford Scientific Films?

--- Oxford Scientific Films is a division of Southern Star Entertainment UK plc. Southern Star is an integrated film and television production and distribution group. The Company is involved in film, television and video production; sales and distribution; and licensing and merchandising. Southern Star is a division of Southern Cross Broadcasting (Australia) Limited, a publicly listed company on the Australian Stock Exchange.

For 200, This big cat can only be found in the Kalahari desert?

--- the Kalahari desert lion?

For 300, how long was Flower when she was born?

-- an inch; Whoopi called her "a tiny inch of nature"

For 400, what happened to Bad Boy Bubby and Arrested Development, according to Pronker?

--- she has 2 posts: 1) The last mention of Big Will is that he dispersed with a coalition of Whiskers males on Jan. 23, 2006. With him went Tosca's brother Stato, Pookie, and two of Tosca's sons, Arrested Development and Bad Boy Bubby. They went off the reserve and could have joined up with some wild females. I hope he has a lovely new family somewhere out there... posted on MM forum, Spoiler board 10/25/07 2) Bad Boy Bubby and Arrested Development left home with a coalition of rovers in the care of Big Will and Tosca's brother, Stato. They were not seen again. posted on MM forum, Spoiler board - 11/12/07

For 500, who are the movie dominants posted on MM forum Spoiler - 11/12/07 of the Lazuli?

-- Regan (or Reagan) and Titus

Eruth 1300 (gave you half on 400) Congrats

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MAY 27, 2008 from Eruth66 9:30 pm

For 100: What creature in the Kalahari might be able to do arithmetic?

-- a Puff Adder

For 200: In season 3, episode, The Graduate, what Mob did the Whiskers find at their favorite watering hole?

-- the Commandoes

For 300: Which Meerkat did the researchers make the comment, "Party Dude" about?

-- Michaelangelo

For 400: Everyone must use these when walking with the Meerkats.

-- reassurance calls

For 500: According to a National Geographic article, "Meerkats make the ideal study subjects because__________________?
-- they are only active during the day (from the article, Meerkats Stand Tall)

Cordee - 1400 - Winner

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MAY 28, 2008 from Cordeekat 9:16 pm

For 100 In 2001 "Bettik", an Elveera female, and Mack, a Drie Doring male, combined to form this rapidly growing, extremely attractive group.

-- the Zappa

For 200 What was the name of the second Quirkie Jeopardy practice burrow?

-- Quirkie Town Tunnel

For 300 Who opened it and on what date?

-- Pronker on May 28, 2007

For 400 What is the call of an evicted female?

-- a forlorn beep

For 500 Which alarm call is a rolling Mu’ru’ru’ru’ru’ru’ru sound?

-- a terrestrial alarm call

Squirrelly 1500(Winner!!) loved your 500 answer, too! : For 500 What is a terrestrial alarm call ( as opposed to an extra terrestrail alarm call )

All the info on the Quirkie Town Tunnel opening is in the Holidaze Retreat burrow on AP. It was a previous Meerkat Jeopardy question there. *********************************************************************MAY 29, 2008 from Squirrelly 9:39 pm

Answer time! Sorry guys if these were too tough. Usually everyone gets 1500 when I do the quiz, so I thought I'd make it more challenging. Somewhere there's a happy medium.

For 100 How are Jogu and Stinker related? Stinker is Jogu's great,great uncle. Morgause is Stinker's mother and Flower's grandmother which means Stinker is Flower's uncle, Tosca's great uncle and Jogu's great,great uncle.

For 200 This meerkat is named for a demon in the employ of Satan whose job it is to ensure that monks made errors in holy manuscripts. Who is Titivillus Zappa

For 300 This meerkat is named for an elder in the Khomani clan of bushmen who initiated the fight to regain the clan's ancestral home in the Kalahari. Who is Regopstaan Moomins

For 400 This meerkat became a dominant male despite being born with a birth defect Who is Douglas the clawless Young Ones

For 500 There is currently one meerkat still in the KMP area that has a birth defect, who is it? Who is Beatrice Comandos, born with 7 nipples.

400 and 500 can be found on the FKMP under the Pup Frenzy Contest answers. Fluffernutter has left the reserve area so that answer isn't right.

Ratties 1000 Winner!*****************************************************************************************************************

MAY 30, 2008 from Rattiesrules1 9:43 pm

For 100, This meerkat shared Sean Astin's birth day?

-- Alexander Vivian-Young Ones? (February 25th)

For 200, In what other movie did Whoopi Goldberg voice in that had a famous meerkat in it?

-- the Lion King? (She was Shenzi the Hyena's voice)

For 300, This meerkat shared Whoopi Goldberg's birth day?

-- Shnoobkat Rascal? (November 13th)

For 400, These meerkat shared Stockard Channing's birth day?

-- Bronco, Toots, Trav, Kaz and Ms Jackie Vivian? (February 13th)

For 500, What is Stockard Channing's full name?

-- Susan Antonia Willaims Stockard Channing Schmidt?

For a slice of chocolate chip millipede cake with egg white frosting (I wanted to think of a new dish), Stockard Channing won a Tony for her performance in what?

-- The Death of Joe Egg in 1985?

Eruth: 1475

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MAY 31, 2008 from Eruth66 9:28 pm

For 100: What Meerkat couldn’t crack the turtle egg in season 2 episode Iron Lady?

-- Einstein

For 200: How does Tim Clutton-Brock describe Meerkat’s scent mark smell?

-- musty, but not offensive, not human, definitely not human

For 300: What Meerkat is also known as "Knob Head?"

-- Teabag

For 400: At what age is Meerkat pups�?gender established?

-- 1 �?2 months

For 500: In the season 3 episode, The Mission, what kind of birds thinks that Mitch is trying to steal their eggs?

-- Plouvers?

TopKat: 1500 - Winner!

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