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Geek Pop pop quiz!
Want to win one of these?

And a quintessential Geek Pop pin badge?
PLUS! A geek chic t-shirt from our shop (your choice of colour and design).
Yeah, we thought you would.
So, all you have to do is identify the two science rock stars cunningly disguised in the images below. The first three senders of the correct answers will each win a digital download of the Geek Like Me mini-album and a Geek Pop pin badge. BUT, make sure you answer the essay question below to stand a chance of winning the top prize - one of these lucky winners will also get a limited edition physical copy of the mini-album sent to them in the post, as well as that geek t-shirt. Nerderiffic!
ESSAY QUESTION: Who's better? (Argue in 140 characters or less)
Send your answers to crew@geekpop.co.uk
Geek Pop pop quiz - round five
It's the last round! You'll have to be a super-geek to get these...
1. If you start with amoeba, the natural end point is what?
2. What song did Let's Tea Party play at last year's Geek Pop festival?
3. What colour were Jim's wellies?
4. How many geeks does it take to change a light bulb?
5. What would you rather be: a wave, or a particle?
HINT: No hints today - this is the super-geek round!
Answers on a virtual postcard via Twitter (direct message us) or email (crew@geekpop.co.uk). At the end of the week, one lucky winner for each day's quiz will be sent a Let's Tea Party pin badge. And we'll send an Amateur Transplants album to the geek with the highest score after all five rounds. Questions 4 and 5 today are tiebreakers - go wild.
Geek Pop pop quiz - round four
We're starting to weed out the geeks from the chaff now. Get your brain cells round this lot...
1. What on earth is the song "11 Dimensions" actually about?
2. What's you favourite Geek Pop ‘09 stage and why?
3. What does Dr. Stu reckon neutron stars are heavier than?
4. Which member of the Geek Pop crew is in charge of biscuits?
5. Which Chemical Brother reacts most vigorously with water?
HINT: Even if you can't find the answer to number 4 on the site, you've got a 1 in 3 chance of getting it right. Statistics.
Answers on a virtual postcard via Twitter (direct message us) or email (crew@geekpop.co.uk). At the end of the week, one lucky winner for each day's quiz will be sent a Let's Tea Party pin badge. And we'll send an Amateur Transplants album to the geek with the highest score after all five rounds. For questions 2 and 5 today, get creative.
Geek Pop pop quiz - round three
You'll need to pay a visit to the Green Room for a few of these. Off you trot then...
1. Does alatinpunkcircle think that nanobots are nasty or nice?
2. What phrase is "Eben" a shortened version of?
3. Where was Thor Heyerdahl going?
4. What type of waves do On Rails make music from?
5. Name something that one of the bands has liked about our lovely Green Room.
HINT: You could say Thor Heyerdahl was out to "Prove a Point"...
Answers on a virtual postcard via Twitter (direct message us) or email (crew@geekpop.co.uk). At the end of the week, one lucky winner for each day's quiz will be sent a Let's Tea Party pin badge. And we'll send an Amateur Transplants album to the geek with the highest score after all five rounds.
Geek Pop pop quiz - round two
They're a bit harder today, but you will find all the answers on the site (except for question 5).
1. What is the name of Amateur Transplants' new album?
2. What is Dr. Stu's day job?
3. According to Professor Science, what's better, sandstone or obsidian?
4. Who has "slender legs like Red Rum" and could be described as a "wazzock" or a "wallybasher"?
5. Scientifically speaking, which is the worst band in the world?
HINT: For the answer to question 4, try reading Steve's diary post...
Answers on a virtual postcard via Twitter (direct message us) or email (crew@geekpop.co.uk). At the end of the week, one lucky winner for each day's quiz will be sent a Let's Tea Party pin badge. And we'll send an Amateur Transplants album to the geek with the highest score after all five rounds. Question 5 today is a tiebreaker.
Geek Pop pop quiz - round one
And so the search for the biggest geek - the geek to rule them all - begins. We'll start you off with some easy ones, but they'll get harder...
1. Is the name of this year's festival: a) Geek Pop ‘09 b) Greek Pop ‘09 c) Chic Pop ‘09?
2. Name a drug from The Drugs Song.
3. What has "eight wobbly arms"?
4. Which was Hayley's favourite band of the festival?
5. Name an album with "science" in the title.
HINT: You'll get all the answers (except 5) from the Geek Pop '09 Festival Highlights podcast.
Answers on a virtual postcard via Twitter (direct message us) or email (crew@geekpop.co.uk). At the end of the week, one lucky winner for each day's quiz will be sent a Let's Tea Party pin badge. And we'll send an Amateur Transplants album to the geek with the highest score after all five rounds.



