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Re: TNPG Question Thread

#51 Post by KillerTomato » Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:23 pm

hbomb1947 wrote:
jarnon wrote:
Q5 Put these islands in order, starting in Japan and going east
1) Tahiti
2) Papua New Guinea
3) Fiji
4) Phillipines
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No idea; checking a map later, it's 4-2-3-1
That one is really hard! I would have been . . . at sea on it. :shock: And then I would have been sure to have an atlas by my side when I called Fred the following night . . .

Um.... Shouldn't it be
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2-3-1-4? New Guinea is almost due south of Japan, and the Philippines are west of them, but also west of Japan (and should be last).
It's a wicked question, either way, because of the placement of New Guinea.
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#52 Post by Im_Ace » Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:43 pm

First try.... not too bad:

1. Put these words in order to for a popular advertising slogan:

1. Finger
2. Good
3. It's
4. Licking

3,1,4,2

2. Put these NBA teams in geographical order starting in the East:

1. New Jersey Nets
2. Golden State Warriors
3. Indiana Pacers
4. Phoenix Suns

1,3,4,2

3. Put these Sandra Bullock movies in order, starting with the earliest:

1. Lake House
2. Speed
3. Miss Congeniality
4. Proposal

2,3,1,4

4. Put these rivers in order by length, starting with the longest:

1. Mekong
2. Amazon
3. Congo
4. Nile

4,2,3,1

Fuck, I didn't know :(
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#53 Post by AnnieCamaro » Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:43 pm

Here are some more questions that I heard about:

Q1 -- Official Title:

1. Chancellor
2. Exchequer
3. of
4. the
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Q2 -- Toys starting with the earliest

1. Playstation
2. Big Wheel
3. Barbie
4. Transformers
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Q3 -- Parts of a Dog, starting with head

1. Loin
2. Muzzle
3. Tail
4. Withers
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Q4 -- Mexican Cities, starting in the North

1. Juarez
2. Guadalajara
3. Acapulco
4. Mexico City
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1243
Q5 -- Nationality of Author, starting at the Atlantic Ocean and heading east

1. King
2. Dostoyevsky
3. Brecht
4. Burns
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#54 Post by SportsFan68 » Mon Jul 06, 2009 10:17 pm

Name the title of a 1972 book:

1 Joy
2 the
3 of
4 Sex
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2 1 3 4
Put these 20th Century events in order, starting with the earliest:

1 Unabomber arrested and jailed
2 King Tut's Tomb excavated
3 State of Israel founded
4 President Nixon resigns
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2 3 4 1
Put these National Parks in order starting in the North:

1 Everglades
2 Yellowstone
3 Glacier
4 Grand Canyon
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3 2 4 1
Put these Robert DeNiro movies in order starting with the earliest:

1 Meet the Fokkers 2004
2 Righteous Kill 2008
3 Analyze This 1999
4 Goodfellas 1990
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4 3 1 2
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#55 Post by hanzz » Mon Jul 06, 2009 11:12 pm

jurisdoctor07 wrote:
Q2 - Put these U.S. Colleges and Universities in order from North to South

1. Kansas State University
2. Florida State University
3. Tuskegee
4. Univ. of Wisconsin
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Ha! I totally remember this question from TOPG circa 2001. I was 11 and I didn't know where Tuskegee was, so I guessed since there was a large gap between Kansas and Florida.
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#56 Post by 7yrscollegedownthedrain » Mon Jul 06, 2009 11:13 pm

A: Name of 1969 Johnny Cash song

A
Boy
Named
Sue

B: Events in Ronal Regan's Life, starting with earliest

Made film debut
Married Jane Wyman
Elected governor of California
Elected President

C: Cities in geographic order from N - S, starting in the North

Edinburgh
Amsterdam
Munich
Barcelona

D: Authors who won Nobel Prize for Literature, starting with earliest

Rudyard Kipling
Ernest Hemingway
John Steinbeck
Toni Morrison

E: Place these traditional anniversary gifts in order, starting with earliest

Paper
Tin
Pearl
Emerald
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#57 Post by 7yrscollegedownthedrain » Mon Jul 06, 2009 11:29 pm

And my other half's attempt:

A: Title of a TV show from the 1990's

Dr.
Quinn
Medicine
Woman

B: Events in Alaskan history, starting with the earliest

Gold rush
Statehood achieved
Pipeline completed
Exxon Valdez oil spill

C: Put these countries in order of size, starting with the smallest

Kenya
Argentina
Australia
Russia

D: Put these Roman numerals in order, starting with the lowest

XIV
XL
LX
MM

Too slow on this one - Sad Fred cut her off
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#58 Post by peacock2121 » Tue Jul 07, 2009 4:19 am

Could not believe how nervous I was.

Proverb:

1. Alone
2. Leave
3. Enough
4. Well
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US Rivers starting east

1. Snake
2. Wabash
3. Hudson
4. Rio Grande
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Mel Gibson movies earliest

1. The Patriot
2. Mad Max
3. Braveheart
4. Leathal Weapon
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2431
I blew the Gibson movies, just couldn't place them in my head.

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#59 Post by earendel » Tue Jul 07, 2009 5:09 am

elwing attempted the phone game and I served as her recorder. Her questions were:

Q1. Put these words in order to form the name of a well-known children's book:
1 - Green
2 - Ham
3 - Eggs
4 - And
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Q2. Put these devices in order by the date of their introduction, starting with the earliest:
1 - Sega Genesis
2 - Sony Walkman
3 - Brownie camera
4 - iPod
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3214
Unfortunately elwing, not being of the technological bent, only knew which was first and which was last. She got the middle two backward and heard Sad Fred. But she'll be trying again tomorrow night.
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#60 Post by Rev. Dodd » Tue Jul 07, 2009 5:16 am

Well ... since nobody got my questions (including me!)

Morngin folks...hope all is well.

1. Place these television cities in order, beginning in the east.

1. Dallas
2. Boston Legal
3. Miami Vice
4. Vegas

(took a split second before remembering that Boston is way east of Miami, so 2-3-1-4)

2. Place the day these celebrations take place, starting with Saturday.

1. Labor Day
2. Shrove Thursday
3. Something that happens on Tuesday
4. Easter

(4-1-3-2)

3. Place these presidents in the order they served starting with the earliest

1. Lincoln
2. Washington
3. George HW Bush
4. Jackson

(2-4-1-3, dang getting excited...)

THEN, I re-learned a painful lesson from the last millennium...keep the #@$@#$@ cat out of the room when playing the game!

4. Place these invention in the order they were invented, starting with the earliest:

1. cash register
2. electron microscope
3. correction fluid
4. windshield wiper (at least that's what I think. At this point, the cat jumped up on the desk, knocking everything sideways...I rushed in a 1-4-3-2 which got me bounced.

Tonight, the cat will be outside and I will be in game mode. Dang, after all those years, you'd think I wouldn't be so nervous!

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#61 Post by earendel » Tue Jul 07, 2009 5:46 am

Rev. Dodd wrote:Well ... since nobody got my questions (including me!)

Morngin folks...hope all is well.
Welcome back, Rev!
Rev. Dodd wrote:2. Place the day these celebrations take place, starting with Saturday.

1. Labor Day
2. Shrove Thursday
3. Something that happens on Tuesday
4. Easter

(4-1-3-2)
It's Shrove Tuesday, which is the same as Mardi Gras (the day before Ash Wednesday, so unless #3 was something that happens on Thursday (Maundy Thursday, perhaps?) this would be an impossible question.
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#62 Post by honaljee » Tue Jul 07, 2009 5:51 am

Speedy Fred timed me out on Q3 last night. Paraphrasing:

Q1: Put these time segments in order from longest to shortest:
1) Hour
2) Week
3) Second
4) Month

Thanks for the softball, Fred. 4213

Q2: Put these products in order as they are used on the body, going from head to foot:
1) Hall's
2) Dr. Scholl's
3) Alka Seltzer
4) Head and Shoulders

Keep 'em coming. I like these. 4132

Q3: Put these novels in order by date of publication, beginning with the earliest:
1) Brave New World
2) Soul on Ice
3) The Poisonwood Bible
4) Something I don't recall and can't decipher in my scribbles

Willed my creaky fingers to move faster, but hesitated too long and timed out.

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#63 Post by earendel » Tue Jul 07, 2009 5:59 am

honaljee wrote:Speedy Fred timed me out on Q3 last night. Paraphrasing:

Q1: Put these time segments in order from longest to shortest:
1) Hour
2) Week
3) Second
4) Month

Thanks for the softball, Fred. 4213

Q2: Put these products in order as they are used on the body, going from head to foot:
1) Hall's
2) Dr. Scholl's
3) Alka Seltzer
4) Head and Shoulders

Keep 'em coming. I like these. 4132

Q3: Put these novels in order by date of publication, beginning with the earliest:
1) Brave New World
2) Soul on Ice
3) The Poisonwood Bible
4) Something I don't recall and can't decipher in my scribbles

Willed my creaky fingers to move faster, but hesitated too long and timed out.
I'd guess it was something old, so the answer would be 4123 (they seem to avoid 1234 answers).
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#64 Post by gsabc » Tue Jul 07, 2009 6:30 am

elwoodblues wrote:Q1: Put these seasons in order, starting with the coldest:
1) Summer
2) Spring
3) Winter
4) Autumn
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Huh? Coldest to warmest, and summer is third?

Adding my Q1: Arrange these words to form the name of a western United States city.
1. City
2. Utah
3. Salt
4. Lake

Tried the Feinberg method, but forgot to write down the numbers. Proceeded to screw up which word was #1 and which was #2. Back to writing them down as they're given.
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#65 Post by MarleysGh0st » Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:05 am

gsabc wrote:
elwoodblues wrote:Q1: Put these seasons in order, starting with the coldest:
1) Summer
2) Spring
3) Winter
4) Autumn
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3214
Huh? Coldest to warmest, and summer is third?
I think he meant in chronological order, starting with the coldest.

Nothing like trying to decipher half a dozen instructions while Fred is speed reading the question, eh? :shock:

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#66 Post by Im_Ace » Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:25 am

Here's some other questions I got last night:

Put these military times in order starting at midnight:

1. 1300
2. 0200
3. 0400
4. 1600

2,3,1,4

Put these authors in order by age, starting with the oldest:

1. Danielle Steele
2. Agatha Christie
3. Bronte
4. JK Rowling

(I don't know the answer)

Put these words together to make the name of a ..... song?:

1. Is
2. The
3. Jumping
4. Joint

2,4,1,3

Put these words together that make up the acronym, BIOS:

1. something "O"
2. System
3. Basic
4. Input

3,4,1,2

(I swear that's what was put in, but Sad Fred came a talking)

Put these words together to form a phrase:

1. Nail
2. Tooth
3. Fight
4. And

3,2,4,1

Put these politician in order by age, starting with the oldest:

1. John Edwards
2. Bill Clinton
3. John McCain
4. Bob Dole

4,3,2,1

Put these medical improvements in order by when they were first introduced:

1. Oral contraceptives
2. General Anesthetic
3. Blood Bank
4. Local anesthetic

2,3,4,1

I had to check these dates. I was shocked..... utterly shocked when I found out that 2 and 3 were separated by only 4 years. What a tricky fucking question.
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#67 Post by hbomb1947 » Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:29 am

Im_Ace wrote:Here's some other questions I got last night:.
How did you get more than six questions in one night?

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#68 Post by Bob Juch » Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:32 am

hbomb1947 wrote:
Im_Ace wrote:Here's some other questions I got last night:.
How did you get more than six questions in one night?
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#69 Post by Rafferbee » Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:35 am

hbomb1947 wrote:
Im_Ace wrote:Here's some other questions I got last night:.
How did you get more than six questions in one night?
Maybe he was playing for his wife, cousins, siblings, and aunts.

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#70 Post by peacock2121 » Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:39 am

Rafferty Barnes wrote:
hbomb1947 wrote:
Im_Ace wrote:Here's some other questions I got last night:.
How did you get more than six questions in one night?
Maybe he was playing for his wife, cousins, siblings, and aunts.
And some of you were upset about the on-line test not being fair.

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#71 Post by Sir_Galahad » Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:42 am

Q1. Put these words in order to form the title of a prestigious (he said it not me) government title
1. Speaker
2. House
3. The
4. Of

Q2. Arrange these Big 10 teams from North to South
1. Indiana
2. Iowa
3. Minnesota
4. Wisconsin

Q3. Arrange these Animals by their weight as full grown
1. Porkupine
2. Polar Bear
3. Pigeon
4. Puma

Q4. Arrange these sugar processes from earliest to latest (or something to that effect)
1. Confectioners
2. Granulated
3. Cane
4. Raw

I just muffed this one (I put 4321)
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#72 Post by hbomb1947 » Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:46 am

Rafferty Barnes wrote:
hbomb1947 wrote:
Im_Ace wrote:Here's some other questions I got last night:.
How did you get more than six questions in one night?
Maybe he was playing for his wife, cousins, siblings, and aunts.
I sincerely hope not . . .

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#73 Post by gsabc » Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:48 am

MarleysGh0st wrote:
gsabc wrote:
elwoodblues wrote:Q1: Put these seasons in order, starting with the coldest:
1) Summer
2) Spring
3) Winter
4) Autumn
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3214
Huh? Coldest to warmest, and summer is third?
I think he meant in chronological order, starting with the coldest.

Nothing like trying to decipher half a dozen instructions while Fred is speed reading the question, eh? :shock:
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#74 Post by christie1111 » Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:51 am

hbomb1947 wrote:
Rafferty Barnes wrote:
hbomb1947 wrote:
How did you get more than six questions in one night?
Maybe he was playing for his wife, cousins, siblings, and aunts.
I sincerely hope not . . .
If you are just playing for fun or practice, I think it is one thing. To play for someone else, get the 5 right and then enter the pool while using someone elses identifying info is just wrong.
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#75 Post by themanwho » Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:53 am

Units of time in order starting with the longest:

1. Day
2. Month
3. Year
4. Decade

Countries in order by area, starting with the largest:

1. Nicaragua
2. Malta
3. Sudan
4. China

Fictional detectives in order of first appearance, starting with the earliest:

1. Sam Spade
2. Kinsey Millhone
3. Sherlock Holmes
4. Inspector Javert

(Good thing I didn't overthink this one, or I've have been out on 3)

Reality shows by debut, starting with the earliest:

[uh oh, Chongo.]

1. America's Next Top Model
2. Celebrity Fit Club
3. Top Chef
4. The Biggest Loser

Y'all might call him "Sad Fred", but that buzzard was snickering, I'm sure of it.

And we'll see you tomorrow night.

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