Quizzes are 1000 cranes - a flight of fancy's way of rewarding loyalty
and having a little fun, along the way.
Each quiz will have its own prize. The submission with the best score
will win the prize.
To play, simply select one of the quizzes, below, and submit the results.
Good luck!
Inaugural Cranes: the First 100
This quiz will test your knowledge of the First One Hundred Cranes. After almost 2½ years,
the details of some of the cranes are hazy, even to me. If you need help, simply click the help button.
Best Score: 32 by tubafore
One crane features a QRC Card planted in a vase. At what restaurant was that card planted?
Outback Steakhouse
Jim 'n Nicks Bar-b-que
Chick-fil-a
Frankie's
In one crane, Connor appears to have rushed to a holiday dinner table without having bothered to brush his hair. What food item is in the burgandy-colored bowl?
Mashed potatoes
Salad
Corn on the cob
Green bean casserole
A River Runs Through It is one of my favorite motion pictures. In our home, we have an item with a feature that bears the same name. What is it?
Our kitchen island
The swampy area of the back yard
Our very large bathtub
Sean's diapers
One very early cranes sits atop a book of origami paper. What is the title of the top-most book in the stack of books behind the crane
Whilte Oleander
The Lord of the Rings
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Nova
A couple of cranes were photographed at my work desk. In one, there is a can of Unicorn Meat. What sits atop the Unicorn Meah?
A LEGO® mini-fig
A tin of Earl Grey tea
Casino dice
A buckeye
Once, our minivan broke down just as we were making our way out of town. We took the car to a repair shop. How many people are in the photo with the crane?
1
2
3
4
One crane was taken while my wife was being prepped for surgery. The name of a crane is a play on words. What is the name of the theatrical group upon which the pun is based?
The Bolshoi Ballet
The Metropolitan Opera
Cirque du Soleil
The Kennedy Center
Marijuana is legal in many states. A different rose by another name may be just as sweet. It's legal in Alabama, too, but not the kind now on your mind. Name the 3rd ingredient in a related recipe.
carrots
flour
onions
pepper
On the day the crane picture was taken, our burger meals had their own number. When the waiter found it, he might have been, like, Cowabunga, dudes! Eat up! Connor was clearly happy to be there. What was the number of our meal?
51
37
41
73
The Spirit of Madonna was in the room, one day, when Sean was showing off. What color is the pattern on that crane.
Green
Red
Blue
Navy
Test Quiz
After testing quizzes, for a while, it became clear that I was going to have to shorten the testing cycle.
Hence, comes the Test Quiz. It's not good for anything other than being easy to complete.
Best Score: 1 by ruben.vuittonet
This question has been asked so many times with so many differing answers that it no longer occurs to people to ask why we ask it. Who am I to buck that tradition. Why did the Chicken cross the road?
To get to the other side
He thouht he saw a Snickers bar
He wanted to be a Jay
He was voted off of his side
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What? You forgot?
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the Filter can be accessed by clicking the crane in the top-left corner and
selecting Filter from the menu.
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The Name of the Quiz Might Be Useful
The name of the first quiz, for example, is Inaugural Cranes: the First 100.
Perhaps a quick review of those cranes would make that quiz easier. It's not cheating.
I mean, I would know, wouldn't I?