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Here it is! The First Mobuta Challenge! It will run all month long, so take your time! Please send your answers to the following questions to hoshi@mobuta.com with 'Mobuta Quiz' in the subject line! The person who answers the most correctly will win the following great prizes: -A brand new copy of the first Juushin Enbu tankouban (text in Japanese, of course) -A phone charm of Hello Kitty disguised as Edward Elric, sold only in Japan! -Winner's choice of any ONE currently available volume of Fullmetal Alchemist published by VIZ -Fullmetal Alchemist OST -A Hughes figure The person who submits the entry with the most correct answers will be the winner! In the event of a tie there will be a tie breaker question between the finalists until there is one winner. Anyone can enter, but you can enter only once! Make sure your answers are the ones you want as you will not be allowed to change them once you have sent in your entry. Send your final answers to hoshi@mobuta.com and don't forget to put 'Mobuta Quiz' in the subject line! A winner will be announced January 1, 2008! Good luck! Congratulations to Alice Waldrop for correctly answering the tie-breaking question and winning the 2007 Mobuta Challenge! 1. Is Edward Elric ambidextrous? A: No, he writes with his leftt hand because of his automail. A definition of ambidextrous is neither right nor left handed. 2. How many works has Arakawa had published in GanGan magazine titles? A: 6; Fullmetal Alchemist (Monthly Shounen GanGan), Totsugeki Tonari no Enikksu (Monthly Shounen GanGan), Stray Dog (Monthly Shounen GanGan), Shanghai Youma Kikai (Monthly Shounen GanGan AND GanGan Wing), Juushin Enbu (GanGan Powered), Souten no Koumori (GanGan Custom) 3. What is Amestris's favorite brand of beer? A: Stray Dog 4. In the Juushin Enbu anime, what speech quirk does Taitou have when he gets angry that Laila is constantly telling him to stop doing? A: He says things twice/repeats himself 5. Which anime/manga icon did Arakawa recently provide her own interpretation of along with 34 other artists? A: Urusei Yatsura's Lum 6. According to Edward, what are the elements that make up a human body? A: Water (35 Liters), Carbon (20 Kilograms), Ammonia (4 Liters), Lime (1.5 Kilograms), Phosphorous (800 Grams), Salt (250 Grams), Saltpeter (or Niter) (100 Grams), Sulfur (80 Grams), Fluorine (7.5 Grams), Iron (5 Grams), Silicon (3 Grams), and 15 other elements 7. In Souten no Koumori, what is the girl's name? A: Henpukumaru 8. Which character from Conqueror of Shamballa is a real person? (Not Adolf Hitler) A: Fritz Lang OR Hermann Oberth OR Erik Jan Hanussen OR Karl Haushofer 9. What are the opening and ending theme songs for Juushin Enbu, and who performs them? A: 'Winterlong' by Beat Crusaders and 'Kakegae no Nai Hito he' by Mai Hoshimura 10. Where in Japan is Hiromu Arakawa from? A: Hokkaido 11. Where does Psiren live? A: Aquroya 12. What do Havoc from Fullmetal Alchemist and Jack from Shanghai Youmakikai have in common besides an uncanny resemblance to one another? A: Matsumoto Yasunori provided both their voices. Havoc's in the Fullmetal Alchemist anime, and Jack's on the Shanghai Youmakikai drama cds. 13. What magazine publication did Arakawa first draw for? A: Gamest Magazine 14. Which GanGan magazine titles has Arakawa had work (not necessarily a whole series) published in? A: Monthly Shounen GanGan (FMA, Totsugeki, Stray Dog, Shanghai), GanGan Powered(Juushin Enbu), GanGan Custom(Souten no Koumori), GanGan Wing (Shanghai), Fresh GanGan (FMA Omake) 15. As of December 1st, what performer of Fullmetal Alchemist theme songs has the most recently released album? A: L'arc en Ciel - KISS (Released November 21, 2007) 16. What is the title of this song? A: UNDO Identify the following characters: 
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