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1. “Anthony’s Bathroom” is:
A. A euphemism for Florida
B. A toilet at the Egyptian Exploration Society
C. The ruins of a Roman bath in Scotland
D. A place which demonstrates Pi is “anywhere you want it to be”
2. “At another place” is a euphemism at Maat for
A. Alabama
B. Tell el Armarna
C. GHMB
D. Area 51
3. Who of the following
first became known at Maat for saying, “Read what I wrote.” ?
A. Joanne
B. John Wall
C. John DM
D. Sophie
4. Sophie now posts occasionally as:
A. Jane
B. John
C. Meryl
D. Sophie’s Choice
5. Mercury Rapids is the user name of:
A. One of the screenwriters of the movie, “Sophie’s Choice”
B. A person who lives in the town of Mercury Rapids, USA
C. The author of the novel, “Steven Johnson"
D. The author of the novel, “Mercury Rapids”
6. Jason Colavito:
A. Recently published a review of “Civilization One” in Skeptic magazine
B. Recently published a brilliant and scathing critique of CSICOP
C. Recently published a paper on the excavations at Anthony’s Bathroom, Scotland
D. Recently published the results of his dives off the coast of India, which refute the claims of Graham Hancock’s, “Underworld”
7. There is a Mason among us who dived with Hancock off the coast of India. His user name is:
A. Premalatha Balan
B. Mike S.
C. Mason
D. Morph
8. Who is the poster here amongst us chocalateers who knows the most about the chemical effects and the history of chocolate?
A. Cyn
B. Bernard
C. Laura
D. Cicely
9. Damian Walter is best known and loved for his:
A. Short epigraphic observations
B. Posts on astronomy
C. Long detailed and referenced posts concerning his everyday life
D. None of the above
10. Frank D. is best known and loved (by many) for his:
A. Condescension to those who know very little about Egyptology
B. Condescension to those who know a moderate amount about Egyptology
C. Condescension to those who know a lot about Egyptology
D. All of the above
11. A good example of a moderate diffusionist at Maat is:
A. Donald Raab
B. Duncan Craig
C. Allan (AWSX)
D. Doug Weller
E. or, teacup (psssst… choose number 5. It’s a trick question).
12. If Riva is a lion, and if the lion faces East at dawn from Europe each morning nowadays, then the question is who is it who lives in Houston in the Central Time Zone:
A. Gerd
B. Tommi
C. Pete
D. Sue
(Don’t worry. It’s a fake syllogism, silly. Just answer the question).
13. Who of the following consistently provides (no kidding) the best arguments for a stellar alignment at Giza:
A. Robert Bauvall
B. Chris Tedder
C. Martin Stower
D. Barbara
14. Who of the following consistently provides (no kidding again) the worst arguments for a stellar alignment at Giza:
A. Robert Bauvall
B. Chris Tedder
C. Martin Stower
D. Barbara
15. In the face of continual personal assaults, who at Maat best maintains his temper and his good nature in the debates here:
A. DaveL
B. See option Number 1
16. Eyore is the nickname of which poster here::
A. Robert La France
B. Simon
C. Archae
D. Warwick
17. Which regular poster walks with a limp and works with steel:
A. Voltaire
B. Lee
C. Kennuchelover
D. Hephaestus
18. What do the user names, Roxanna and Hermione have in common:
A. Nothing
B. Something to do with Alexander ?
C. Maybe something to do with the pyramids ?
D. teacup has no idea but is insisting upon forcing an invalid connection between the two names
19. Who is Mr. Angry:
A. Darkuser
B. Stephen Tonkin
C. C Wayne Taylor
D. Stephanie
I’m sure I‘ve left off at least fifty people that I should have included in this satiric questionnaire. Please don’t be offended if you are not included.
Or, if you insist, I’ll be happy to satirize you individually.
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ANSWERS
1. D
2. C
3. B
4. A
5. D
6. A
7. B
8. B
9. D
10. D
11. E
12. D
13. B
14. A
15. A
16. D
17. A
18. D
19. B
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