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| Original Message posted by Shepps 123 on 08/12/2006 at 10:19:37PM |
What General forum doesn't have a General Knowledge quiz, well, now this one does.
In this thread General Knowledge questions will be asked and you, the ppl, must give answers. After this first question, the winner will be stated here and then will have to give a question; and so on and so forth. Please don't use the internet, cause where's the fun in that.
The author of the question has to tell people who guess whetehr they are correct or wrong.
Rules
1)If no-one gets the answer within 24 hours of it being posted then the person who set it must ask a new one.
2)If no new question is set within 5 hours someone else will have to set a new question.
3)If you find out the answer on the internet(i.e.Google,Wikipedia) then you can't enter.
4)If you answer a question, you will get a point, providing that you also set a question.
5)No points will be added to the setter's total if no-one answers their question (Because than you could just set a really hard question that no-one would get)
Scoreboard
Machie = 2 Points
Kawada = 12 Points
Grandprix = 3 Points
tnc = 23 Points
schummi = 4 Points
Sunflower = 8 Points
Nin = 27 Points
Der Nazi = 10 Points
Smedlos = 4 Points
Very_Metal = 2 Points
Alfonse = 11 Points
Vampyr = 12 Points
Coo Coo = 3 Points
Chaos = 6 Points
Timmargh = 5 Points
Hedfix = 3 Points
gr13ve = 3 Points
Revolver Ocelot = 3 Points
Dragonlance = 18 Points
Garin = 3 Points
Dana Scully = 2 Points
Hippyman = 4 Points
pete_21 = 5 Points
Leader Board
#1 = Nin = 27 Points
#2 = tnc = 23 Points
#3 = Dragonlance = 18 Points
#4 = Kawada = 12 Points
#4 = Vampyr = 12 Points
#5 = Alfonse = 11 Points
#6 = Der Nazi = 10 Points
#7 = Sunflower = 8 Points
#8 = Chaos = 6 Points
#9 = Timmargh = 5 Points
#9 = pete_21 = 5 Points
#10 = Smedlos = 4 Points
#10 = Hippyman = 4 Points
#10 = schummi = 4 Points
please be patient as i will get round to updating the leauge table + the Leader board.
In order to get on the leader board, you must be on the Scorebord with more than 3 points
Also to note: Ridiculous/non general knowlegde questions will not be accepted as proper questions (e.g."do i have to set a question now" or "what is my favourite colour").
I Reserve the Right to award, take away points and to alter or add new rules. |
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Dragonlance
"I don't believe it"
on 02/10/2008 at 7:00:04PM
Total Posts: 849
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Dragonlance wrote:
> Grandprix wrote:
> Yeah, it was ET. 1983 I believe it was.
>
> Thanks Grandprix, sticking with 'old' games - what is the name
> of the marine you play in Quake II?
The answer that you have all been having sleepless nights about is Bitterman. Sort of fits, if you think of the scenario:)
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Dragonlance
"I don't believe it"
on 21/09/2008 at 8:45:26PM
Edited: 21/9/08 20:46
Total Posts: 849
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Has Shepps 123 deserted his 'post' and/or has he joined 'the university set'?
Must get a new keyboard, or new fingers
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El Viking
"Hellfire Stoker"
on 16/09/2008 at 10:28:27PM
Total Posts: 2124
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Grandprix wrote:
> Which game was rumoured to have been buried in a Mexican landfill
> due to it not selling well because it was rubbish?
And also a fair number of copies being faulty?
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Dragonlance
"I don't believe it"
on 16/09/2008 at 6:36:33PM
Total Posts: 849
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Grandprix wrote:
> Yeah, it was ET. 1983 I believe it was.
Thanks Grandprix, sticking with 'old' games - what is the name of the marine you play in Quake II?
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Grandprix
"Too Orangy For Crow"
on 15/09/2008 at 10:07:15PM
Total Posts: 2145
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Yeah, it was ET. 1983 I believe it was.
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Dragonlance
"I don't believe it"
on 15/09/2008 at 10:00:59PM
Total Posts: 849
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Grandprix wrote:
> Which game was rumoured to have been buried in a Mexican landfill
> due to it not selling well because it was rubbish?
That's an old one! The Atari game, ET - reportedly thousands of copies were buried.
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Grandprix
"Too Orangy For Crow"
on 15/09/2008 at 9:46:06PM
Total Posts: 2145
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Which game was rumoured to have been buried in a Mexican landfill due to it not selling well because it was rubbish?
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pete_21
"cant think of a tag"
on 15/09/2008 at 8:52:34PM
Total Posts: 580
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Dragonlance's answer made me laugh but Eldrick is indeed 'Tiger' Woods first name.
Your turn Grandprix.
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Grandprix
"Too Orangy For Crow"
on 15/09/2008 at 7:53:49PM
Total Posts: 2145
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I believe it's Eldrick.
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Dragonlance
"I don't believe it"
on 15/09/2008 at 7:36:44PM
Total Posts: 849
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pete_21 wrote:
> OK mate.Here's the next one.
>
> What is 'Tiger' Woods real name ?.
Benjamin Forrest? :D
Haven't a clue, don't do golf - but stick with the logic and I'll guess Anthony
- Tony is short for Anthony, Tony was the name of Kellogs Tiger, Kellogs is an American brand - hence 'Tiger' Woods:)
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pete_21
"cant think of a tag"
on 14/09/2008 at 9:17:19PM
Total Posts: 580
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OK mate.Here's the next one.
What is 'Tiger' Woods real name ?.
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Dragonlance
"I don't believe it"
on 14/09/2008 at 7:51:30PM
Edited: 14/9/08 19:52
Total Posts: 849
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pete_21 wrote:
> I believe that was one Mr.Harrison Ford.
With you Mr Pete:)...
PS: Anyone know where Mr Shepps 123 is?
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pete_21
"cant think of a tag"
on 14/09/2008 at 7:13:29PM
Total Posts: 580
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I believe that was one Mr.Harrison Ford.
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Dragonlance
"I don't believe it"
on 14/09/2008 at 7:11:09PM
Total Posts: 849
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Ok, my limbs are working...
South African, Oscar Pistorius is the ultimate 'Blade Runner'. In the film, 'Blade Runner', who played Rick Deckard?
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Dragonlance
"I don't believe it"
on 14/09/2008 at 6:25:08PM
Total Posts: 849
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pete_21 wrote:
> Well done Dragonlance,Correct answer.
Give me a few minutes and I'll post another to ponder...
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pete_21
"cant think of a tag"
on 14/09/2008 at 6:15:04PM
Total Posts: 580
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Well done Dragonlance,Correct answer.
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Dragonlance
"I don't believe it"
on 14/09/2008 at 6:02:52PM
Total Posts: 849
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pete_21 wrote:
> Forgot about this thread,haven't visited it in ages.anyway,here
> is the question:
>
> In which country is the longest man-made canal in the world ?
Very topical Pete. The longest man-made canal in the world is the Grand Canal Beijing-Hangzhou in China ha ha. Thank goodness for the Olympic Games:)
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pete_21
"cant think of a tag"
on 14/09/2008 at 4:40:18PM
Total Posts: 580
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Dragonlance wrote:
> pete_21 wrote:
> Pound coin 1983 I believe.
>
> Can't believe it, the forum is awake:) Well done Pete, it was
> indeed the £1 coin, introduced April 21, 1983. Over to
> you...
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>
> PS Like your new 'avatar'
Glad you like it sir !.
Forgot about this thread,haven't visited it in ages.anyway,here is the question:
In which country is the longest man-made canal in the world ?
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Dragonlance
"I don't believe it"
on 14/09/2008 at 4:06:02PM
Edited: 14/9/08 16:07
Total Posts: 849
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pete_21 wrote:
> Pound coin 1983 I believe.
Can't believe it, the forum is awake:) Well done Pete, it was indeed the £1 coin, introduced April 21, 1983. Over to you...
PS Like your new 'avatar'
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pete_21
"cant think of a tag"
on 14/09/2008 at 4:01:31PM
Total Posts: 580
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Pound coin 1983 I believe.
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El Viking
"Hellfire Stoker"
on 14/09/2008 at 3:55:18PM
Total Posts: 2124
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Modern 1p/2p coins? I know that the older ones are actually worth slightly more in terms of commodity prices, as their composition is rather different, and I think they were introduced in the early or mid-1990s?
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Dragonlance
"I don't believe it"
on 14/09/2008 at 3:49:22PM
Total Posts: 849
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Dragonlance wrote:
> Next question then - a little wriggler -
>
> What are you doing if you are sniggling?
Ok no takers, surprising as alot of you live in London - you would be fishing for eels:)
Next question to ponder:
It's 70% copper, 24.5% zinc and 5.5% nickel. What is it and when was it introduced?
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Dragonlance
"I don't believe it"
on 06/09/2008 at 8:08:38AM
Total Posts: 849
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Next question then - a little wriggler -
What are you doing if you are sniggling?
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El Viking
"Hellfire Stoker"
on 06/09/2008 at 7:49:25AM
Total Posts: 2124
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Not the sort of thing I tend to read, but it is a brilliant quote. The man who pronounced God as dead, and many years later faced the prospect of his grave being destroyed by coal mining...
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Grix Thraves
on 06/09/2008 at 1:01:53AM
Total Posts: 962
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Hahha good ol' Nietzsche, I think he wasn't entirely well. The poor sod seemed so close then that horse came along
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Dragonlance
"I don't believe it"
on 05/09/2008 at 9:00:46PM
Total Posts: 849
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El Viking wrote:
> I guess it's time for my question, then.
>
> "Women, they make the highs higher, and the lows more
> frequent."
>
> Whose words?
How true, words by Friedrich Nietzsche Scholar, Philosopher and Critic of culture ...and frequent mimic of Tommy Cooper, just like that ha ha :)
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El Viking
"Hellfire Stoker"
on 05/09/2008 at 7:43:50PM
Total Posts: 2124
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I guess it's time for my question, then.
"Women, they make the highs higher, and the lows more frequent."
Whose words?
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Dragonlance
"I don't believe it"
on 05/09/2008 at 7:37:39PM
Edited: 5/9/08 19:38
Total Posts: 849
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El Viking wrote:
> France. Just because.
>
> (And if I'm right, christ, that's before the revolution...)
>
> Could have been the Romans... as in people from Rome, but isn't
> Rome part of Lazio, one of what were then the Papal States?
What is it with Rome? Thought Lazio played football with Paul Gasgoine? You're right, he was probably French:)
Alez la France - just like that - CORRECT El Viking - France introduced the first state controlled brothels:)
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El Viking
"Hellfire Stoker"
on 05/09/2008 at 7:03:47PM
Edited: 5/9/08 19:04
Total Posts: 2124
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France. Just because.
(And if I'm right, christ, that's before the revolution...)
Could have been the Romans... as in people from Rome, but isn't Rome part of Lazio, one of what were then the Papal States?
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Grandprix
"Too Orangy For Crow"
on 05/09/2008 at 6:53:56PM
Total Posts: 2145
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I kind of guessed Romans was wrong when you said it wasn't correct and I put the Roman prominence around the turn of BC to AD. :)
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Dragonlance
"I don't believe it"
on 05/09/2008 at 6:50:49PM
Total Posts: 849
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Grandprix wrote:
> To be honest, I haven't read the question. I saw Romans and a
> clue of 1778. :D
OK but surely the Romans are pre-1778, like BC really:)
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Grandprix
"Too Orangy For Crow"
on 05/09/2008 at 6:41:48PM
Total Posts: 2145
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To be honest, I haven't read the question. I saw Romans and a clue of 1778. :D
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Dragonlance
"I don't believe it"
on 05/09/2008 at 6:40:07PM
Edited: 5/9/08 18:40
Total Posts: 849
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Grandprix wrote:
> I seem to be associating 1778 to America. Probably wrong.
You've been listening to Pet Shop Boys:D Too far west, go east again young man:)
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Grandprix
"Too Orangy For Crow"
on 05/09/2008 at 6:33:48PM
Total Posts: 2145
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I seem to be associating 1778 to America. Probably wrong.
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Dragonlance
"I don't believe it"
on 05/09/2008 at 6:31:55PM
Total Posts: 849
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Nin wrote:
> I'll go with my other choice then and say the Romans.
Nope, not them either. Wasn't the clue helpful?
"Introduced in 1778 - in other words, not recent"
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Nin
"Karma Drama"
on 03/09/2008 at 10:26:15PM
Total Posts: 6121
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I'll go with my other choice then and say the Romans.
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Dragonlance
"I don't believe it"
on 03/09/2008 at 9:53:22PM
Total Posts: 849
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Nin wrote:
> I still maintain the ancient Greeks are the answer to this.
Ancient or modern, it wasn't the Greeks:)
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Nin
"Karma Drama"
on 03/09/2008 at 6:40:29PM
Total Posts: 6121
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Dragonlance wrote:
> YH wrote:
> Your comment about Japan I agree with, but I think that the
> 'geisha' system was not originally as we perceive it today.
It sort of was. While the geisha were entertainers/waitresses etc, they were also sold off to the highest bidder for sex, only once though.
I still maintain the ancient Greeks are the answer to this.
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