Concurso/Contest today 31/08

by Paulo Coelho on August 31, 2009

One signed book in English: The winner stands alone
This Monday, 31/08 I will post here the questions at 10:00 PM (Paris time). At the end, I will edit this post with the correct answers.
The answer to the questions should be sent to twitter.livrocoelho@gmail.com. The first to send the correct answers I will send the book by registered mail.
Disclaimer: if you access this page, you know that this is not a contest in the classic sense, you have to trust me.
Um livro autografado em portugues: Ser como um rio que flui
Vou colocar as perguntas aqui nesta segunda-feira, 31/08 as 17 horas do Brasil. No final do concurso, vou editar este post com as respostas certas.
O primeiro a enviar as respostas certas para twitter.livrocoelho@gmail.com receberá o livro por correio registrado. .
Atenção: quem aceitar participar, sabe que isso nao é um concurso no sentido clássico.

WINNERS: RAFAEL PETERSON (ARIZONA) ANTONIO ALMEIDA (BRASILEIRO HOLANDA)


10:00 PM: ANSWERS

1] Beatle who sings “When I’m 64″ / Beatle que canta “When I’m 64″
PAUL MCCARTNEY

2] Place where Sonny Corleone is killed in “The Godfather”/ Lugar onde assassinam Sonny Corleone em “O Poderoso Chefão”
TOLL PLAZA/ ESTAÇAO DE PEDAGIO (Many made a confusion with Don Corleone; Sonny is his son, played by James Caan)

3] Name of the capitain obsessed by Moby Dick / Nome do capitão obcecado por Moby Dick
AHAB

4] Bridge in front of the Eiffel Tower/ Ponte na frente da Torre Eiffel
PONT D’IENA

5] Why Madonna was booed in Rumania/ Por que vaiaram Madonna na Rumania
SHE STOOD UP FOR ROMA (GYPSIES)/ DEFENDEU OS CIGANOS

6] Actor who illustrated the first PC commercial/ Ator que apareceu no primeiro comercial de PC
CHARLES CHAPLIN

http://www.ejumpcut.org/archive/onlinessays/JC35folder/IBMtramp.html

7] Score of the final game in World Cup 1958 / Placar da final da Copa do Mundo 1958
BRASIL 5 X SWEDEN 2

8] Classic Galician drink to distance the bad spirits/ Bebida galega classica para afastar maus espíritos
QUEIMADA

TRIVIA:

- OUT OF OVER 600 EMAILS IN 20 MINUTES (I AM NOT COUNTING EMAILS THAT ARRIVED AFTER I PUT THE ANSWERS HERE), ONLY 19 HAD ALL THE CORRECT ANSWERS (17 IN ENGLISH AND 2 IN PORTUGUESE)

- THE MOST WRONG ANSWERS: NUMBER 6 AND NUMBER 2. ONE PERSON MADE AN INTERESTING COMMENT: “THESE ARE QUESTIONS FOR MEN” (I DON’T AGREE, OF COURSE).

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Terry Kings September 17, 2011 at 8:58 pm

when it will be the next contest?
thanks n’ have a nice day
Terry

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mariana September 3, 2009 at 10:26 pm

felicitaciones a los ganadores !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yo kería un ibro :-(

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Cats September 1, 2009 at 12:05 pm

well.. i think i made the right decision not venturing out at 10pm in west africa after dark..
i would have got ZERO POINTS!!!

thanks for the contest…
im impressed by those who won!!

;o)

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Cats September 1, 2009 at 12:10 pm

ps. the internet cafes are way too slow to answer in JUST 20 mins here also LOL. ;o)) x

candieb September 1, 2009 at 10:25 am

“These are questions for men”
I don’t agree either!The Godfather is a classic!

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Don September 1, 2009 at 10:48 am

a true classic, I do agree.Marlon did such a good job of it…barely audible however the vibes still came through.

xara arrieta September 1, 2009 at 6:53 am

wish i couldve been part of the contest. but i barely know the answers.(smiles)

congratulations to the winners!

(im still saving up to buy “the winner stands alone”, i hope i could buy it by mid-september!)

namaste,
xara

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Alexandra September 1, 2009 at 6:48 am

Again I was too sleepy…God. I wake up early, and I could not stay, here was 11pm… But, I saw I would answer most part of questions easily, well, one or two not . The one with Godfather, and the one with score, I did nopt know…
Thank you anyways, I see that I had some chances, maybe…
You put the stuff with Madonna, and I talked about here in WOL…
Ok, hope the person who took the book will enjoy the reading.
Love
Alexandra

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Alexandra September 1, 2009 at 6:53 am

Oh, is Romania…not Rumania.ok
bye bye

Rachyd September 1, 2009 at 5:10 am

Don’t you think that it was a little bit difficult?

Maybe I didn’t know it at time but now I have a question… did you do another contest in spanish before?

Although I didn’t know the answers, I was wondering, if this kind of contest are just in english or portuguese, or maybe there is other link to read your blog in spanish (that don’t be by google translator) I mean, could there be a contest to people who speak spanish?

Thanks and still writing so well!!
Kind regards

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leveller September 1, 2009 at 10:51 am

yes I noted a few teams are not participating? ..just curiious

Karen September 1, 2009 at 2:11 am

Dear Paulo,

Thanks for this wonderful contest.!!! I love you Paulo. Today I was able to find your new book I AM REALLY HAPPPY :-) You are sooooo wonderful to your readers. I feel you are really close to me.

Bye Bye and God bless you.

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Petra Jonsson September 1, 2009 at 1:41 am

Dear Paulo!

Congratulations to the successful contest! It was fun to be part of it even though I didn’t get many answers right.

I really admire your courage and how you keep your word.

If I remember correctly, your website was brought down by a hacker attack a while back, so I assume that the security measure that made the contest at your blog on Sunday impossible was there for a reason.

I do not know many people who would be willing to expose their vulnerability in order to keep their word.Now I understand even better why you are such an inspiration to so many people, including myself. It is not only because of your beautiful words but also because of your actions.

With deepest respect,
Petra

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Janete Carvalho September 1, 2009 at 1:33 am

Peninha que não pude participar hoje, pois estava no trabalho. Mas pelas perguntas vi que estava mais difícil que ontem.

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Lola September 1, 2009 at 12:48 am

snif snif… WHY????? I only took a couple of days offline and I miss this great opportunity? Geez! Anyway, congratulations to the winners.

love,

Lolleira

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Aneliz September 1, 2009 at 12:05 am

Too bad I didn’t know on time, I knew all the answers… (just kidding, I didn’t). I like this kind of contests. Congratulations to both organizer and winners.

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Liina.L August 31, 2009 at 11:10 pm

I didn’t find the answer to the 6th either.

Congratulations to the winners!

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JUDITH August 31, 2009 at 11:06 pm

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS!!!!

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Erin A. Thomas August 31, 2009 at 10:58 pm

Wildly random. :)

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Beba August 31, 2009 at 10:54 pm

Q lastima no me entere a tiempo!
igual, éxito x la iniciativa, y que se repita!
gracias x hacer ayudarme, con lo que escribes..

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Franciely August 31, 2009 at 10:53 pm

Olá…. achei sua ideia sensacional…. Eu amo livros e essa paixão começou a alguns anos quando li pela primeia vez “MARKTUB” indicado por um professor para insentivar a leitura e comigo deu muito certo, porque me apaixonei por livros e hoje eles são meus passa tempo…. seus livros todos que leio me surpriendo mas ainda….
porque eles tocam na alma da pessoa e hoje sou sua seguidora…
sempre que vou na livraria e tem seus livros… sempre levo um..
e esta sendo assim desde então….
pedi, e receberás.
Procure e encontrarás.
Bate, e a porta se abrirá Porque quem pede, recebe
e quem procura, acha, quem bate, a porta se abre… bjooooo
Fica cm Deus

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Magdalena August 31, 2009 at 10:51 pm

Well done guys :)
Congratulations!

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Margarita Domínguez August 31, 2009 at 10:48 pm

1º Paul McCartney

2º En un paso de peaje

3º Ahab

4º Pont d´léna

5º por defender a los gitanos

6º Charles Chaplin

7º Brazil 3 United States 2

8º La la Queimada

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Paulo Coelho August 31, 2009 at 11:10 pm

ERA EN EL POST. DE TODAS MANERAS, LA 7 NO ESTA CIERTA. PERO TODAS LAS OTRAS ESTAN, INCLUSO LA 6 E LA 2, QUE QUASI TODOS SE EQUIVOCARAN!

Erik Mabe August 31, 2009 at 10:44 pm

1: Paul McCartney
2: Tollbooth on the way to Hells Kitchen
3: Captain Ahab
4: Pont d’léna (The Lena Bridge)
5: Madonna was protesting against racism against romani (gypsies), a growing problem in Europe (especially in the former Eastern block)
6: Unknown actor portraying Charlie Chaplin (1889 – 1977) in the IBM (1986) but AT&T had their first computer commercial in the year 1985 (and Apple 1984).
7: 5-2 Brazil vs. Sweden (and we took the Brazilian team to our hearts)
8: Orujo de Galicia
- Congratulations to the winner and to all of you fellow readers – and the Author who has all us devoted fans

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Maria Cristina August 31, 2009 at 10:43 pm

Paulo Coelho,
eu sempre chego por último.
Mesmo assim, tá tudo muito divertido.
Abraços

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Ana August 31, 2009 at 10:41 pm

Congratz to the winners!

Great Qs, Paulo! Am so disappointed I didn’t get the answers right, or on time! :))

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Ismael August 31, 2009 at 10:40 pm

Excelente!…en verdad la preguntas estaban dificiles…Felicitaciones a los ganadores! :D

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Monetex August 31, 2009 at 10:40 pm

Parabens aos ganhadores!
Acertei 5 respostas!
Espero me sair melhor em uma próxima oportunidade!
Valeu grande Paulo Coelho!

bjus Si

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Ian van der Colf August 31, 2009 at 10:38 pm

aaaawy, I got all the answers right, but didn’t send the mail in time :(

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joamar faria pinto August 31, 2009 at 10:37 pm

estou aguardando as perguntas, excelente esta sua idea.abração!

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Ronaldo August 31, 2009 at 10:36 pm

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Não consegui!

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Liina.L August 31, 2009 at 10:34 pm

The stumble for me was the 6th one… couldn’t find it anywhere on the net. Lol

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Gabriel August 31, 2009 at 10:32 pm

CONCURSO:

Gostei do Concurso.
Penso que é algo interessante para por todos em sintonia.
Estava aqui cansado do trabalho e participando passei um momento super agradável.
Abraços!

Me gustó el Concurso.
Pienso que es algo interesante para poner a todos en sintonia.
Estaba aquí cansado del trabajo y participando pasé un buen rato.
Abrazos!

Gabriel
Madrid – España

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Mark Allan August 31, 2009 at 10:31 pm

I only got one wrong, ah ahahahah h

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Dayane August 31, 2009 at 10:29 pm

Achei sacanagem a pergunta do Poderoso Chefao! =/

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Olta Ana August 31, 2009 at 10:27 pm

No way I canfind out all of them. Wish I could remember the last one. At least now I belive I know Why the number 8 appeared so much to me…signs..

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Edouard S. Mutabazi August 31, 2009 at 10:27 pm

Congrats to the winners…I was late in submitting, can’t wait for the next one.

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Iris August 31, 2009 at 10:25 pm

This was totally wonderfull!!!….. not only for the prize offered, but for the interesting questions!…

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Beronike Molano August 31, 2009 at 10:24 pm

Paulo, did I win?!?
I tried so hard!! It was fun.
=)

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Junde August 31, 2009 at 10:22 pm

Is everyone busy on the quiz? I’m done!
Good Luck everyone!

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Fiona August 31, 2009 at 10:21 pm

Interesting questions – not very easy to google ;-) guess that may have been intetional! Good luck everyone xx

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Ivo August 31, 2009 at 10:14 pm

nice questions, nice game :)
btw, I’ve read all your books, they are nice to read on the beach under the shadow of a straw umbrella. Read the last one 2 months ago. Interesting point of view. You’ve been philosophical regarding meaning of life, destiny, etc, but completely ignorant about actual life, and this is what happens in nature in reality in my opinion. Very often we take many things for granted and forget that we’re visitors and our lives were given by the big boss upstairs :)
all the best :)

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Tony Scostt August 31, 2009 at 10:13 pm

Qualquer ajuda qu eprecise, estou á disposição para ajudar de alguma forma.

Optchá.

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Mayana Carvalho August 31, 2009 at 9:45 pm

Nossa, só de ler seu blog fico toda arrepiada. você é uma das minhas principais inspirações!

Aguardando as perguntas!

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Leandro August 31, 2009 at 9:35 pm

I’m anxious! o.O

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Carlos Vinicius August 31, 2009 at 9:24 pm

Adorei essa ideia…
Essas Perguntas vão ser Sobre o q

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Balanza August 31, 2009 at 6:55 pm

Hi, there, nice to meet all of you! Hello Paulo! Balanza xxx

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MARGARITA August 31, 2009 at 6:12 pm

ΠΕΡΙΜΑΝΩ ΠΩΣ Κ ΠΩΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΡΩΤΗΣΕΙΣ!!

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Albali August 31, 2009 at 4:50 pm

Dónde están las preguntas para participar en el concurso?
Paulo eres el mejor!
Love you

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Fabrício August 31, 2009 at 4:36 pm

Estou ansiso..
Abraços grandes!

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Alexandra August 31, 2009 at 8:02 am

I was on facebook and I did not see questions…???
I loved your photo with Christina Oiticica.
Wish you a nice time.
Alexandra
with
Love

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vedran August 30, 2009 at 11:50 pm

where are those questions?

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