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mrkelley23
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by mrkelley23 » Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:01 pm
Just to clarify, I'm not hosting a live game here or anything. I'm posting some questions, JFF, and anyone who wants to can play. It may take some time to get them all posted, but I'll keep plugging away. I'll check in again later with answers.
FF: Put these terms in geographic order by where they occur most frequently on the globe, from North to South:
1: The Doldrums
2: Horse Latitudes, northern hemisphere
3: Magnetic south pole of the Earth
4. Geographic south pole of the Earth
For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled. -- Richard Feynman
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by gsabc » Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:07 pm
I just ordered chicken and an egg from Amazon. I'll let you know.
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by ne1410s » Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:09 pm
"When you argue with a fool, there are two fools in the argument."
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by mrkelley23 » Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:16 pm
$100 What did Jack and Jill go up the hill to fetch?
A. Four and Twenty Blackbirds
B. A Pail of Water
C. A Basket of Goodies
D. A Llama of a Different Color
For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled. -- Richard Feynman
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by ne1410s » Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:18 pm
"When you argue with a fool, there are two fools in the argument."
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by MarleysGh0st » Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:21 pm
mrkelley23 wrote:$100 What did Jack and Jill go up the hill to fetch?
A. Four and Twenty Blackbirds
B. A Pail of Water
C. A Basket of Goodies
D. A Llama of a Different Color
Well, the classic answer is B, but, really now, is the top of a hill any logical place to sink a well? Everyone knows that it'd be easier to find the water table at the
bottom of a hill!
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by mrkelley23 » Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:21 pm
Which of these was NOT one of the main six characters on the hit TV comedy Friends?
A. Monica
B. Jennifer
C. Phoebe
D. Rachel
For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled. -- Richard Feynman
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by mrkelley23 » Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:23 pm
$300 Who was the first host of the prime time version of the game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire? in the United States version?
A. Meredith Vieira
B. Ron Ely
C. Regis Philbin
D. Drew Carey
For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled. -- Richard Feynman
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by mrkelley23 » Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:27 pm
$500 What is the name of the fifth book in the Harry Potter series, the movie of which was the most recent to come out in theatres?
A. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
B. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
C. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
D. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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by MarleysGh0st » Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:28 pm
mrkelley23 wrote:Which of these was NOT one of the main six characters on the hit TV comedy Friends?
A. Monica
B. Jennifer
C. Phoebe
D. Rachel
Ack!
B. Jennifer, final answer and hoping I'm not llamaing.
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by MarleysGh0st » Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:29 pm
Why are you putting the questions in spoilers?
mrkelley23 wrote:$500 What is the name of the fifth book in the Harry Potter series, the movie of which was the most recent to come out in theatres?
A. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
B. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
C. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
D. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
A. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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by MarleysGh0st » Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:31 pm
mrkelley23 wrote:$300 Who was the first host of the prime time version of the game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire? in the United States version?
A. Meredith Vieira
B. Ron Ely
C. Regis Philbin
D. Drew Carey
Dang! Now I'm answering them out of order. But really now...
C. Regis Philbin
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by mrkelley23 » Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:32 pm
$1000
According to rumor, pop singer Britney Spears may suffer from this psychological condition, which may be contrinuting to her increasingly bizarre behavior:
A. Anorexia Nervosa
B. Narcolepsy
C. Dysthymic Disorder
D. Bipolar Disorder
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by mrkelley23 » Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:36 pm
If a "blog" is internet shorthand for a web log, what is a "glog?"
A. Gym Log (record of exercise)
B. Girl Log (Blog hosted by an adolescent female, intended for same)
C. Ground Log (Logbook filled out by pilots after landing and before takeoff)
D. Game Log (commentary on sporting event in progress)
For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled. -- Richard Feynman
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by mrkelley23 » Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:39 pm
$4000
What is the twelfth letter of the Greek alphabet?
A. Mu
B. Nu
C. Rho
D. Zeta
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by MarleysGh0st » Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:41 pm
mrkelley23 wrote:$1000
According to rumor, pop singer Britney Spears may suffer from this psychological condition, which may be contrinuting to her increasingly bizarre behavior:
A. Anorexia Nervosa
B. Narcolepsy
C. Dysthymic Disorder
D. Bipolar Disorder
D. Bipolar Disorder
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by MarleysGh0st » Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:42 pm
What is this-pop culture week?
mrkelley23 wrote:If a "blog" is internet shorthand for a web log, what is a "glog?"
A. Gym Log (record of exercise)
B. Girl Log (Blog hosted by an adolescent female, intended for same)
C. Ground Log (Logbook filled out by pilots after landing and before takeoff)
D. Game Log (commentary on sporting event in progress)
B. Girl Log sounds more internet-likely. Final answer.
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by MarleysGh0st » Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:43 pm
mrkelley23 wrote:$4000
What is the twelfth letter of the Greek alphabet?
A. Mu
B. Nu
C. Rho
D. Zeta
Ummm, I'll Phone A Friend.
Or take my $2000 and go home.
And then where would you gratuitous postings be?
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by mrkelley23 » Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:49 pm
$8000
What is the name of the relatively new publishing house whose gimmick is that they only publish one book a month?
A. Wonnamunth
B. Quotidian
C. Twelve
D. Select
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by mrkelley23 » Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:54 pm
Okay, I can see that this is going to get way too messy in one thread, if many people respond. So with the $32K question, I"m going to move each question to its own thread.
for $16000:
Which of these has never appeared on the front side (the obverse) of a United States 1 cent coin?
A. Abraham Lincoln
B. a flying eagle
C. an Indian head
D. The Lincoln Memorial
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by MarleysGh0st » Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:57 pm
mrkelley23 wrote:Okay, I can see that this is going to get way too messy in one thread, if many people respond.
That doesn't seem to be a problem!
And I've already walked away, so I can't answer any more.
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by mrkelley23 » Tue Feb 05, 2008 2:01 pm
mrkelley23 wrote:Just to clarify, I'm not hosting a live game here or anything. I'm posting some questions, JFF, and anyone who wants to can play. It may take some time to get them all posted, but I'll keep plugging away. I'll check in again later with answers.
FF: Put these terms in geographic order by where they occur most frequently on the globe, from North to South:
1: The Doldrums
2: Horse Latitudes, northern hemisphere
3: Magnetic south pole of the Earth
4. Geographic south pole of the Earth
3214. Kinda overly tricky, since very few folks know that the south pole of the earth's magnet is near the North geographic pole, and vice versa. Oh, well. I could always have you put teen pop stars in birth order, I guess.
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by mrkelley23 » Tue Feb 05, 2008 2:02 pm
mrkelley23 wrote:$100 What did Jack and Jill go up the hill to fetch?
A. Four and Twenty Blackbirds
B. A Pail of Water
C. A Basket of Goodies
D. A Llama of a Different Color
B. A pail of water
For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled. -- Richard Feynman
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by mrkelley23 » Tue Feb 05, 2008 2:04 pm
mrkelley23 wrote:Which of these was NOT one of the main six characters on the hit TV comedy Friends?
A. Monica
B. Jennifer
C. Phoebe
D. Rachel
Forgot to spoilerize that one earlier. Again, oh well. As Marley pointed out, there was really no reason to do so.
B. Jennifer, which, of course, is the real first name of the actress who played Rachel.
For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled. -- Richard Feynman
