Weekend Quiz: Let’s Create Our Own News. No Skill Required.

By: Laurie | January 17th, 2009

I am bored with our standard quiz format, so we’re going to try something different this week.

Remember MadLibs? Those little booklets your mom gave you in the car to keep you from pummeling your sister on the way to grandma’s, where you come up with a noun, a verb, etc. and then you later get to see how they fit into the story? That’s what we’re doing.

It’s been such a wonderful week for fake news, we’re going to create our own. In a separate post, I’ve written up a football-related story that could, with the right words, have come from an actual news event. Or not.

Pick one word or phrase for each of the following. I’ll post the “news story” tomorrow, along with some of the more interesting responses.

(This could be hysterical, or it could go horribly, horribly wrong and be really dumb and boring. But blogging is all about experimentation, right? Nothing ventured, nothing gained?)


Use your imagination and pick one for each of the following. Leave you answers in the comments.

1. [city]
2. [player name]
3. [club name]
4. [large sum of money]
5. [manager of club in #3]
6. [a skill or talent]
7. [a positive personal quality]
8. [bar name]
9. [beverage]
10. [something that can hold liquid]
11. [song name]
12. [piece of furniture]
13. [another player name]
14. [third player name]
15. [vehicle]
16. [female celebrity]
17. [large object]
18. [living creature]
19. [inaminate object]
20. [a second club name]



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  • Brett |  January 17th, 2009 at 9:14 am

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    1. Moscow
    2. Eddie Johnson
    3. FC Barcelona
    4. 325m pounds
    5. Pep Guardiola
    6. Burping the alphabet
    7. Handsome
    8. Johnny’s
    9. Gin and juice
    10. Bathtub
    11. Since U Been Gone
    12. Dresser
    13. Ashley Cole
    14. Kaka
    15. VW Van
    16. Madonna
    17. Space shuttle
    18. Elephant
    19. Boulder
    20. Manchester City

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  • Shazback |  January 17th, 2009 at 10:25 am

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    1. Los Angeles
    2. Ryan Giggs
    3. S.S. Lazio
    4. 62M€
    5. Delio Rossi
    6. Heading
    7. Generous
    8. “The Gay Cock”
    9. Martini, shaked not stirred
    10. Glove
    11. Mrs Robinson
    12. Uplighter
    13. Adriano
    14. Mehmet Aurélio
    15. Electric wheelchair
    16. Angela Merkel
    17. Santiago Bernabeu
    18. Platypus
    19. Bed
    20. Gamba Osaka

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  • daryl |  January 17th, 2009 at 10:29 am

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    1. Cleveland, Ohio
    2. Leo Messi
    3. MK Dons
    4. $150 mil
    5. Roberto Di Matteo
    6. Jedi mind trick
    7. excellent personal hygiene
    8. Rose & Crown
    9. White Russian
    10. UEFA Champions League trophy
    11. “Remember the Name” by Fort Minor
    12. antique french armoire
    13. Gary Neville
    14. El Hadji Diouf
    15. Robin Reliant
    16. Lindsay Lohan
    17. fridge
    18. blue sperm whale
    19. Phillips-head screwdriver
    20. Accrington Stanley

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  • Mark |  January 17th, 2009 at 10:43 am

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    1. Bucharest
    2. Rory Delap
    3. East Stirlingshire F.C.
    4. $20,000,000
    5. Jim McInally
    6. Stepovers
    7. Humility
    8. Smokey Joe’s
    9. Orangina
    10. Barrel
    11. Sweet Caroline
    12. Desk chair
    13. Gareth Jellyman
    14. Darren Fletcher
    15. Trash can on wheels
    16. Angelina Jolie
    17. Apartment building
    18. Gila Monster
    19. Camera
    20. Mamelodi Sundowns

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  • jayslick |  January 17th, 2009 at 11:43 am

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    1. Manchester
    2. KaKa
    3. Manchester City
    4. 100,000,000 pounds
    5. Mark Hughs
    6. playmaker
    7. generous
    8. Tanstaafl
    9. Carling
    10. boot
    11. Apeman
    12. pew
    13. Craig Bellemy
    14. Nigel de Jong
    15. train
    16. posh spice
    17. pet rock
    18. water buffalo
    19. hat
    20. Inter

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  • Johnny |  January 17th, 2009 at 12:28 pm

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    Mad libs needs some randomness:

    1. San Diego, CA
    2. a young but mulletted (sp?) Eric Wynalda
    3. Bostock Stanley
    4. 5 quatloos
    5. Monty Montezuma
    6. tying a cherry stem knot by tongue
    7. the aforementioned tongue tying quality
    8. Anytime some one says “On the House!”
    9. White Russia- with Daryl – Agreed!
    10. paisley thermos
    11. My Uzi weighs a ton (not on i Tunes).
    12. couch – hide a bed not necessary.
    13. Nani
    14. Kewell
    15. Mah Jeep
    16. Jim Rome
    17. Sepp Blatter’s melon
    18. sea cucumber
    19. see answers 10 and 16
    20. NAMblA Fat Campers

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  • Fanatic-France-Freak |  January 17th, 2009 at 12:53 pm

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    1. Lyon
    2. Jeremy Toulalan
    3. Olympique Lyonnais
    4. $0.50
    5. Zinedine Zidane
    6. Stirring chickensoup
    7. Dorkiness
    8. The Cosy Corner
    9. Cow Juice
    10. Toilet
    11. Smack that
    12. Fur Couch
    13. Yoann Gourcuff
    14. Franck Ribery
    15. Space shuttle
    16. Wahiba Ribery
    17. Mum
    18. Cow
    19. Ball
    20. Bayern Munchen

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  • Rob |  January 17th, 2009 at 2:52 pm

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    1. Manchester
    2. Frank lampard
    3. Bristol Rovers
    4. £76m
    5. paul trollope
    6. Making really good Chilli
    7. Commitment
    8. The Blue Monkey
    9. Rum and Coke
    10. Sunny D bottle
    11. Guilt (The Long Blondes)
    12. Office chair
    13. Ibrahimovic
    14. Maldini
    15. Alpha Romeo Spider
    16. Audrey Tautou
    17. HD TV
    18. Turtle
    19. A Vintage Fender Telecaster
    20. Blackburn Rovers

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  • Johonna |  January 17th, 2009 at 2:55 pm

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    1. Singapore
    2. Drogba
    3. Arsenal
    4. $400
    5. Wenger
    6. Tap dancing
    7. Generosity
    8. The Pelt Room
    9. Ensure
    10. The Stanley Cup
    11. Eye of the Tiger
    12. Ottoman
    13. Mexes
    14. Pato
    15. Golf Cart
    16. Hilary Clinton
    17. Wrench (or spanner if you will)
    18. Dachshund
    19. Flashlight
    20. River Plate

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  • Mustafa Salih |  January 17th, 2009 at 3:20 pm

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    1. Phoenix, AZ
    2. Fernando Torres
    3. Plymouth Argyle
    4. 152,543,682,542,649 Zimbabwe Dollars
    5. Paul Sturrock
    6. Finishing
    7. Noble
    8. Lounge Inn, Southport
    9. Moet Champagne
    10. Pimp Cup
    11. ‘Heartless’ by Kanye West
    12. La-Z-Boy Chair
    13. Michael Essien
    14. Titus Bramble
    15. That 3-wheeled car from the Mr. Bean show
    16. Ann Coulter
    17. Grand Piano
    18. Sergio Ramos
    19. Graphing Calculator
    20. Nagoya Grampus

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  • Sam |  January 17th, 2009 at 4:19 pm

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    1. Bloomington, Indiana
    2. Steve Sidwell
    3. Aris Thessaloniki
    4. Fifty million euros and a bag of coupons
    5. Enrique Hernandez
    6. Defensive throw-ins
    7. Good cook
    8. Devaney’s Irish Pub
    9. Grape soda
    10. Empty half of a coconut
    11. “Frost” by Yacopsae
    12. Bedside table made of titanium
    13. Steve Mandanda
    14. Luis Figo
    15. Rickshaw
    16. Miley Cyrus
    17. Christmas tree
    18. Snapping turtle
    19. Sharpie
    20. Victoria SC (my former club :D )

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  • eric |  January 17th, 2009 at 6:25 pm

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    1. St-Louis-du-haha, Québec
    2. Daniel Cousin
    3. Toronto FC
    4. 20 billion rubles
    5. John Carver
    6. dog training
    7. politeness
    8. Honest Mur’s
    9. green apple jones soda
    10. vat
    11. Rogue Nation by Warsawpack
    12. bed-side table
    13. Kaka
    14. Victor Montano(with a gn symbol on the n)
    15. 1986 Nissan Sentra
    16. Margaret Thatcher
    17. garbage truck
    18. ladybug
    19. ladle
    20. Deportivo La Coruna(again with the gn)

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  • Abby |  January 17th, 2009 at 7:13 pm

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    1. Baku, Azerbaijan
    2. Jens Lehmann
    3. Seattle Sounders FC
    4. £37 million
    5. Sigi Schmid
    6. Excellent comic timing
    7. Good hygiene
    8. The Buck
    9. hot toddy
    10. A bathtub
    11. Knowing Me, Knowing You
    12. A Barcelona chair
    13. Fabian Lustenberger
    14. Carles Puyol
    15. Fixed-gear bicycle
    16. Rachel Maddow
    17. Ikea bookshelf
    18. Tamarin monkey
    19. Box of rocks
    20. Arminia Bielefeld

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  • wob |  January 18th, 2009 at 6:33 am

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    Cape Town
    Sotiris Ninis
    De Graafschap
    $ 100
    Henk van Stee
    Making money
    Power
    Bar Club 100
    Bionade
    bottle
    can You Hear me (enrique iglesias)
    sofa
    Jozy Altidore
    Giovinco
    Car
    Paris Hilton
    House
    Fc Barcelona

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  • wob |  January 18th, 2009 at 6:37 am

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    srry forgot something

    Cape Town
    Sotiris Ninis
    De Graafschap
    $ 100
    Henk van Stee
    Making money
    Power
    Bar Club 100
    Bionade
    bottle
    can You Hear me (enrique iglesias)
    sofa
    Jozy Altidore
    Giovinco
    Car
    Paris Hilton
    House
    Dog
    Glove
    Fc Barcelona

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  • Marc |  January 18th, 2009 at 8:46 pm

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    1. Montréal
    2. Alessandro Diamanti
    3. Livorno
    4. 32 Million Euros
    5. Leonardo Acori
    6. Puppetry of the penis
    7. altruistic
    8. Jimmy 2 times
    9. Brio, Rhum and Lime
    10. Piss Pot
    11. Pearl Necklace, ZZ Top
    12. Hamac
    13. Mario Jardel
    14. Tiberio Guarente
    15. Lada 4×4
    16. B Arthur
    17. Snow Plow
    18. Platypus
    19. Trotsky T-Shirt
    20. Montreal Impact

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