NEW CONTEST ! Win a Stealth Hawk!

Jerry Busse · Feb 22, 2000

Hi. I'm Jerry's wife, Jennifer. This promises to be an incredibly tough contest. Jerry and I have a personal wager that no one will answer more than 5 questions correctly. I hope someone can prove him wrong.
Here's the contest... A 20 question trivia quiz. You may enter as many times as you like, however, not all in one post. No single post can contain more than one group of 20 answers with only one answer being allowed for each question in that series. Each 20 question group will be judged for the most correct answers. Again, you can post as many 20 answer groups as you like, as long as you only post one group per post. In the case of a tie... the first one to post with the highest number of correct answers wins. There will only be one winner. The prize will be a Stealth Hawk valued at $137.00. Contest deadline is 11:00 p.m., March 3, 2000. Personal friends and employees (current and former) are not eligible. Let the sleuthing or wild guessing begin.

Here are the questions:
1. What was the name of Jerrys knuckle knife as advertised in the 1980s?
2. Number of sharp knives I (wife) have in my kitchen?
3. Which of Jerrys hands was injured?
4. What was the subject of the shop talk article Jerry wrote for Blade magazine in the 1980s?
5. What magazine purchased the aforementioned article and ran it as a feature? (Clue: Not a knife publication)
6. What was the title of the article Jerry wrote for Combat Knives magazine in the 1980s?
7. The Stealth Hawk is made from what material?
8. Jerry did all of the national voice-over work for what product for 2 years?
9. What is the name of Jerrys favorite cigar?
10. What is the official beer of Busse Combat Knife Co.?
11. What type of vehicle do we currently drive?
12. Jerry made a folder in the early 1980s with a deer tine handle, hand-forged O-1 blade, and hand-forged accoutrements. It was sold extensively by the Acorn Shop in Gatlinburg, TN. What was the name of this folding knife?
13. The name Battle Mistress was gleaned from a poem. What is the name of this poem and who is the author?
14. Jerry has taught at how many different universities?
15. The name Steel Heart was gleaned from which of Shakespeares plays?
16. How many 1 pieces of rope did Jerry cut at the 1999 Blade show with a Basic #7?
17. Jerry and I appeared on which late night talk show?
18. Last year Jerry donated a Custom Battle Mistress to the Disabled American Veterans. What did the proceeds from this knife help them purchase?
19. Why are the letters in Busse Combat raised on the handle of the Basic series?
20. Give three of your favorite headlines from any of Busse Combats advertisements?

GOOD LUCK, GUYS!

Jennifer Busse

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Strabs · Feb 23, 2000

You've got to be kidding me, I was to young in the 80s to know those first questions!

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Llamedos · Feb 23, 2000

Just when I thought it was time to go to sleep, theres another cool comp to enter.

Thankyou (its 5.00am by the way)

JD

umpota · Feb 23, 2000

ok here goes
3. jerry's rght hand was injured
5. it was published in popular mechanics
7. MP45 (graphite composite)
14. jerry has taught at 3 diff. universities
19. the letters are raised for easy removal, making the knife "sterile"(but not impotent)
20. "nuclear tough", "the world leader in extreme performance knives", AND "best knives in the world"

umpota · Feb 23, 2000

oh yeah,
16. jerry made 2771 cuts with the basic 9

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umpota · Feb 23, 2000

OK now time for random guesses
1. jerry's knuckle knife was called the busse knuckle knife
2. you have one sharp knife, made by jerry of course
3. the left hand(just to make sure)
4. the subject was mettalurgy\
5. popular mechanics
6. how to cut 2771 pieces of hemp rope

7. MP45
8. jerry did the voice over for AAMCO transmissions
9. jerry's favorite cigar are fuentes
10. Rolling rock
11. Blazer
12. outdoor hunter\
13. the needle pen and sword by lydie sigourney
14. 3
15. the merchant of venice
16. 2771
17. late late night with tom snyder
18. a new facility
19. so that can be easily removed
20 "we kicked the crap out everyone else", "we rule" "our knives are good"

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Australian: That's not a knife, this is a knife
Bart: No, that's a spoon
Aussie: I see you've played knifey-spooney before

umpota · Feb 23, 2000

just in case there has to be 20 in all

1. jerry's knuckle knife was called the steel heart
2. you have 2 knifes, made by jerry of course
3. the right hand
4. the subject was mettalurgy\
5. popular mechanics
6. how to cut 2771 pieces of hemp rope
7. MP45
8. jerry did the voice over for ace hardware
9. jerry's favorite cigar are ashtons
10. bidweiser
11. suburban
12. outdoor hunter
13. the needle pen and sword by lydie sigourney
14. 3 universities
15. the merchant of venice
16. 2771
17. late late night with tom snyder
18. a new facility
19. so that can be easily removed
20 20. "nuclear tough", "the world leader in extreme performance knives", AND "best knives in the world"

Strabs · Feb 23, 2000

Man Jerry, you guys are too cool for doing these contests! Now I'm gonna get a Busse education

Jake Evans · Feb 23, 2000

This contest is geared towards those who have been familiar with Busse products for years. Those of us that aren't, needn't even enter. Maybe next time it will be for everyone.

Jake Evans

Jerry Busse · Feb 23, 2000

Hey, it's a free contest. It doesn't cost anything to play. It's suppose to be "fun" and educational. 99% of our customers don't even know that I made knives in the 80s. I doubt anybody knows the answers to most of these questions unless they're a personal friend of mine, in which case they're disqualified from playing. It's all in fun, no skill required, just a good sense of humor.

If I were playing I would post a boat load of wrong answers just to throw everyone else off of the trail. Who knows, three correct answers might take the whole enchilada.

Jerry Busse

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HJK · Feb 23, 2000

C'mon Jake, lighten up. Most of the questions are before my time too, so I'm not going to make silly guesses, although no harm done if I did. I'm gonna watch, laugh and get an education in matters Busse. I'm sure another contest will be along presently that the likes of you and I can ace.Maybe this contest will hold the clues to winning the next...

Andy Prisco · Feb 24, 2000

Just for fun, I did the quiz on the phone with Jerry today...he said I answered 11 questions before he read me the first 10...I told him he could pay for my toll free line for a month. I was told to go sniff some more micarta dust.

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Bob Irons · Feb 24, 2000

Thank you Jerry and Jennifer for an interesting contest.

These are tough questions for me, since I'm something of a Johnny-come-lately to the knife world. I love knife giveaways and contests, but this one would require too many (unavailable) hours of research for me to participate. Just wanted you to know I appreciate your having the contest.

Thanks to Andy for lightening things up with his post!

Gunner · Feb 24, 2000

Here goes nothing

1.
2. All of your knives are sharp
3. right
4. steels
5. Time magazine
6.
7. MP-45
8.
9.
10. Budwiser
11. Van
12.
13.
14. 3
15.
16. 2771 and it was a #9 Zero with a #7
17. The tonight show with jay Leno
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19.
20. extreme performance knives, nuclear tough, and the worlds leader in extreme performance knives.

Best of luck everyone. And Jen did you say we win a collectors grade Battle Mistress. Yeah thats what I thought. Thanks for the great contest. Geoff.

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DonL · Feb 24, 2000

Well, as Kramer said on the famous "Master of My Domain" episode, "I'm out!"

I wish I wasn't such a relative late-comer to Jerry and his stuff. All I'd be able to do at this point is copy others' answers.

Great info and trivia questions, though.

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Rome did not create a great empire by having meetings...they did it by killing all those who opposed them.

JDS · Feb 24, 2000

1) The Knuckle Head
2) 0 Jerry's too busy to sharpen his own knives.
3) (Coin toss.........heads) so I'll go with right
4) How to Avoid Cutting your Right Hand in the Shop.
5) TV Guide, The only magazine you need.
6) "Killing Cockroaches with Smurf Sized Knives"
7) Cardboard painted black
8) Procter and Gamble feminine hygene products
9) Cahones del Toro
10) Milwaukee's Best "The Beast"
11) El Camino
12) Jerry's Deer Tined O-1 Folding Cutting Thang
13) There was a young girl in distress,
After finding her man in a dress.
She said "Your a Queen?"
"You know what this means?"
It's time to do Battle, Mistress.

Authored by ME

14) Yeah, right, was it Knife U or Stab U
15) Henry XXVVIIXXVIILLIIIXX
16) 3.14 x 10 to the 45
17) Fernando's Hideaway
18) Any thing they wanted, they deserve it
19) Because Jerry couldn't figure out how the carve them into the handle.
20) "Bite This" "Knife Tameetcha (a repeat from the name contest)" "Back to the Old Grind"

All answers are correct and true as far as I know, but I graciously remove myself from the running

If someone can truly answer these questions, they deserve the knife.

Additional question suggestions:

21) How much wood could a Battle Mistress cut if a Battle Mistress could cut wood?
22) What is in our hall closet?
23) Name two people Jerry met in 1992.
24) I am thinking of a word, what is it?
25) How many beers can Jerry drink before he starts quoting Shakespeare and obscure poets?

GREENJACKET · Feb 25, 2000

Originally posted by Jerry Busse:
Being new to this I'll give it a go. The best survival knife is the one you have with you and I don't have a Busse Knife. Here are some clever dick answeres:
Q1: Knucle Rest-stops one's knuckles dragging on the ground- as advertised in Great Britain only.
Q3: The slow one.
Q8: Linguaphone-learn a new language in thirty days.
Q10: Ethanol.
Q13: Non, students sleep during lectures.
Q15: Non, the other bloke wrote the plays.
Q16: One, but lots of times.
Q18: Viagra, but only enough for one night- shame on you.
Q19: For printing the name on ones forehead-you can read it in the mirror!

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pyrguy · Mar 1, 2000

1.
2. 0
3. right
4. How to sharpen a knife
5. Outdoor Life
6.
7. A2
8.
9.
10. Bud
11.
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13.
14. 3
15.
16. 0 but he did cut 2771 with a basic 9
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18.
19. So they can be removed and leave no trace
20. nuclear tough, the world leader in extreme performance knives, best knives in the world

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It's a fine line between "a hobby" and "mental illness".

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Copis · Mar 2, 2000

Busse Knives! This is why we dont make Hairdryers

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Copis · Mar 2, 2000

Busse Knives! This is why we dont make Hairdryers

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It is all Greek to me