Opera Competitions

It's December 1st and in many countries it's tradition to have a calendar to celebrate the days of Advent in anticipation of Christmas. We are having an advent contest this year where you can win a really cool Moods of Norway & Opera t-shirt and some sweet Norwegian candy — read more about the contest.

Let's get on with the contest and the first question, which should be an easy one.

Question of the day:

How tall is Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner?

Submit answer Correct answer: 195 cm!.

We're kicking off our Quantum Of Solace celebration in style: by testing your knowledge of James Bond trivia. Answer these questions correctly and fill in this form. You can receive one of 30 Opera gift packs that we give away at random. We're giving away Opera packs all week as we look forward to the new movie.

Quantum Of Solace starts exactly from where Casino Royale finished. Let's see how well you remember that movie:

In "Casino Royale"...

...when Agent Carter surveils bomb-builder Mollaka, what is the crowd watching?

1. A Parkour, or free running, exhibition
2. A cobra/mongoose fight
3. An anti-American muckraking speech

...what is the name of Le Chiffre's shaven-head body guard?

1. Obanno
2. Kratt
3. Mr. White

...on which eye does Le Chiffre have a scar?

1. Right eye
2. Connecting both
3. Left Eye

...what special piece of jewelry does Vesper Lynd wear?

1. A French “promise” ring
2. An Algerian love-knot necklace
3. A Ugandan allegiance pin

...what did Fisher do to deserve his death?

1. Sold MI6 secrets
2. Worked as a double-agent
3. Killed an English agent

Good luck! We're just getting started with the Quantum Of Solace fun and there will be plenty of opportunities to get your Opera gift pack, so stay tuned.

And remember to see Quantum Of Solace in a theater near you.

Here are the winners of our "Summer Stories" contest! A particular thanks to everyone who helped determine best stories told.

1. zetorres (32% of all votes)
2. eztigma and G-off (17% of all votes)
3. ellinidata (16% of all votes)

The winners will be contacted by private message so we can send them our "back to school" kit!

Congratulations, everyone!

Opera Mini is now in its 4th version, and to celebrate an upcoming release, we want to create a collage featuring people using Opera Mini from around the world.

Therefore, we're reaching out to you. We would like to tribute you on our product pages (among other places) with a picture (head shot) and a testimonial (1-2 sentences) about why you love Opera Mini.

It's recommended that you submit a picture of yourself which is in good quality (high resolution and minimal amount of noise). Feel free to snap a picture of yourself doing something fun while surfing the Web on your phone, or something similar. All you need is a camera and a good chunk of imagination. Just be sure to have your face fairly prominent in the picture.

The reward for those who're used in the collage will receive an Opera goodie-bag and instant Internet fame by being recognized with our smallest (but most powerful) browser .

Good luck everyone, and we can't wait to see those testimonials!

Rules

• Deadline is on Monday, May 12th.
• Images are limited to .jpg, .gif, .png and .pdf. If you would like to use a different format, please send an inquiry first.
• Email attachments are limited to 1 MB. Please send an inquiry if your submission is greater than 1 MB size, or if you have a location to host your file (such as your My Opera Community account), simply send the link.
• It is prohibited to send content which is defamatory, offensive or abusive or of an obscene or menacing nature.
• Send your entry as an attachment or upload it to your My Opera Community page, and email the link.
• By sending us your submission, you accept that Opera Software ASA may re-use your submission for marketing purposes.

The talented developers who'll receive goodie-bags are:

It's great to see new developers and users on My Opera take initiative, but also to win prizes! It also goes to show that anyone can win!

A very good Widget we want to spotlight for week #4 is Project Velt 2.2 by gyrobo.

We would also like to add a small thank you note about the worthy cause of raising awareness about homeless issues, with this widget: Homeless not hopeless.

calsbert is a new user, but he hasn't held back. As soon as he joined, he translated the Artist's Sketchbook for Grafio. Albert sure seems like a great guy!

December is just around the corner, along with a bigger competition with an even bigger prize. We won't say what it is just yet, but it's coming. All widgets uploaded now are eligible for the grand prize.

We'll fill you in on more details in a while... but for now, all you need to do is — make a great widget!