Your question is:
What is Matamata ?
Mexican alcoholic drink made from fermented maize.
Ancient Inca ceremony.
A turtle.
Mexican soup.


and the answer is A turtle. But Matamata is "Matamata is a rural Waikato town in New Zealand with a total population of around 12,000 (6,000 in rural areas, 6,000 in the township). It is located near the base of the Kaimai Ranges, and is a thriving farming area known for Thoroughbred horse breeding and training pursuits. ..."
while the turle is "The mata mata (binomial name Chelus fimbriatus) is a freshwater turtle found in South America, primarily in the Amazon and Orinoco basins. ...
"

How did Carlos Gardel died?
Snake bite
AIDS
was killed in a robbery
Airplane crush

How did C.G die

(He) Was

Weight for weight, what is the strongest material: concrete, steel or human bones?

plastic
concrete
human bones
steal

- Where does is say "PLASTIC" in the question? also "STEAL" is not the same as "STEEL"!

- btw plastic & steel are both wrong answers

again who passes these questions???

0.5, 2, 4.5, 8, 12.5 What is the next number in the sequence?
16.5
19.5
18
17

I believe it has been stated explicitly that questions of the form "What is the next number in the sequence" are disallowed.

How many types of dog breeds are recognized by the AKC?

135
157 <-- marked correct
50
25

It's special knowledge in my opinion and it's wrong too. American Kennel Club lists 163 recognized breeds. Additionaly there are 12 Miscellaneous Class Breeds which likely will be recognized it the future, so no point really in fixing this question - answer will change.

The Aura around a person is?

Made up
Their personality
Colors that have no effect on us
Energy surrounding the body <-- marked correct

Horrible, horrible question. Unless someone can cite valid scientific observation of auras, correct answer is "Made up". Either delete this question or use phrases like "in parapsychology", "is alleged to be" etc.

Which of the below vegetables is NOT related to the 'deadly nightshade' family?

Potato
Tomato
Aubergine
Carrot <--- Marked correct

A tomato is not a vegetable, it's a fruit.

Quote: Krahn - 2010.05.28. 19:00:30

A tomato is both a vegetable and a fruit. In fact, it is used as an example right in the definition of vegetable.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/vegetable



Now, aubergine, on the other hand, is an extremely obscure term for eggplant, at least in the US.

What superhero gained his powers after being exposed to the Orb of Ra?
Answer: Metamorpho (Who???)


This is the first I've seen this question, which means it was likely approved very recently. However:

5. Movies/Comics/Video games: Not accepted - Dates of sequels release, specifics about the story or content (much like literature), anything a person HAS to watch/read/play the title to know what you are referring to.
Accepted - Original release date, main characters, famous tag lines, etc.


So what, two days in, and already the standards are blown?

That said - I didn't have an issue with looking this up. The answer is easy to find. I while don't care about the answer (or topic in general), but was properly written and the answer was readily available - therefore, is certainly valid in my mind.

However, if you are going by the letter of your own laws, then it has to be kicked as Metamorpho is not a commonly known character.

Who is the current captain of the West Indies cricket team?


Ok, I take back what I said, there ARE sports questions that there is no way in hell should pass.

How does it happen that I can't ask questions about Sidney Crosby, (debatably) the most talented hockey player of this generation - yet this passes?

Which is not an animal related sport?
Hunting
Rodeo
Fishing
Diving


Hunting isn't a "Sport". Neither is Fishing.


And the impossible has been found - According to Google:
No results found for "It's very difficult to rule a country, where there are more types of whiskey, than days in a year".

So how can this be an approved question?

Quote: Viridel - 2010.05.29. 01:15:05

I posted the hunting question almost 10 months ago, you are the first to bring up this point. I was always under the impression they were considered sports, at least thats how they are presented by fishing or hunting gear shops and sites.

How many skeletal muscles are there in a human body?
Over 470
Over 580
Over 960
Over 630

Since the body has around 639 skeletal muscles three of the answers are correct. 639 is over 470, 580, and 630


In Transformers who played Mikaela Banes?
Shania Twain
Megan Fox
Courtney Cox
Jessica Alba

The question is to vague, it should state whether it's a game, a book, or a movie, and more importantly the release year, to make it explicit what's is being asked for.



The colors the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles wear are...
blue, black, red, orange
blue, purple, red, orange
blue, black, red, brown
blue, purple, red, brown

The answers are a bit to close to be anything other than expert knowledge.

If you don't know, just search for "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles pictures" on the net.

Just did again, and guess what I found: two different answers to the question, one image has orange, blue, purple, and yellow, the other has orange, blue, purple, and red.

My complaint is not that it's to difficult to google the answer (btw. since when was the quiz a google test) but that the answers are to close, the options lists 6 colours, and you have to remember them all to get it right, without google, as 2 of the wrong answers list 3 correct colours. It's the same as with time-spans like: 1991-1994, 1992-1995, 1993-1996, 1994-1997.

He is right, the answers are too close. As for the sceletal muscles, there is no problem since the answers are widely spaced to be able to answer. The over next to the number could have been average but is not making the question bad

Another set:

How many legs have 2 dogs 1 cat and 3 ducks ?
14
16
18
20

Non, legs have neither dogs, cats, nor ducks, on the other hand dogs, cats and ducks have legs. It's plain bad English, the question should be "How many legs does 2 dogs, 1 cat, and 3 ducks have?"


The 3 pyramids resemble the position of 3 stars in ...
Andromeda
Gemini
Triangulum
Orion

Ok from the possible answers I was able to deduce that it must be the Giza pyramids, but there are other pyramids in the world, Chich'en Itza, also has 3 pyramids, these are stepped pyramids though.


How many "o" do you hear when you pronunce "Doomlord" ?
3
2
00
1 < marked as correct

The issue with this question is the definition of the sound "o"
It can be argued that both 1, 2, and 3 "o" are correct. In English "oo" is for the most part pronounced distinctively different from a single "o" but is this still an o sound?

Quote: MartinBV - 2010.05.29. 13:41:20

Not really, since only one of those actresses has been in any of the Transformers movies at all. The question isn't phrased completely, but there is only one possible answer (it's not asking about 4 different actors from the same movie).

TMNT were a generational international phenomenon. It's a long way from "special knowledge" as anyone in their mid-20's-to-mid-30's grew up with the Turtles.

But yeah, that "o" question is pretty bad.

What city is known as "Sin City"?
Reno
Los Angeles
Las Vegas <- marked as correct
Atlantic City

Both Las Vegas and Los Angeles are know known as "sin City" but with Las Vegas being the most famous of the two in that regard I think Los Angeles should be replaced by some other city, this could be Miami.


What Olympic-class passenger liner owned by British shipping company White Star Line that sink?
Black Pearl
Voyager
Oceanic
Titanic

Only problem is that the question is plain bad English.


In Africa, where is the sahel in the direction of the equator?
West
East
South
North

Could someone please translate this into English? I simply had to guess what it meant. The Sahel is a region South of the Sahara and North of the Equator. So from the Sahara the Sahel is in the direction of the Equator. But the same can be said for the part of Africa south of the Equator.

Which of the following cars does not exist?
Mazda RX-7
1967 Shelby Mustang gt500
1999 Lotus Elise
Porsche 535 Turbo


How is someone supposed to know this?