Quote: MartinBV - 2010.06.29. 17:16:52

Martin, you're getting bitchy again. There is nothing wrong with the question "Which food of these foods contains the highest source of carbohydrates?"

Would you have preferred "Which consumable object of the below consumable objects contains the highest source of carbohydrates?" And I have no idea why you're whining about the second half of the question.

Yet you're the same person who comes to the rescue of "A brick weighs 2kb and a half brick"... Just complaining to see yourself write, obviously.

As for your next post, you bring up good points on 1, 2 & 4... But on #3 (Cone Volcano), you say the answer is right, but you want to complain about it anyways - Why exactly?

Quote: Viridel - 2010.06.29. 20:57:41
Try reading it, it's bad English, making it possible to misunderstand the question, and the second half is plain nonsense. Besides I do clearly state what I would prefer, witch is not to exchange "food" for "consumable object", but remove "food"

Quote: Viridel - 2010.06.29. 20:57:41
Let's not get personal, I could say the same about you, (you do have quite a few more posts than I do), so let's keep to the questions. Besides I was right in defending that question, as it is a good question.

Quote: Viridel - 2010.06.29. 20:57:41
Try reading what I say and you'll discover that I'm saying it's not correct, as the answer marked as correct is not a perfect cone, merely the most perfect. At the very least Japan should be removed, as Mt. Fuji does qualify as a correct answer to the question.

Martin points:

1. Taipan has the strongest venom but almost no recorded kills. So good point

2. South of Iran lies the Persian Gulf. It does not need to be part of Iran to be correct. SInce the answers are all seas, what the author is looking for is obvious.

3. Perfect means THE best. Most perfect makes no sense. So the question obviously asks for the best of the volcanos, does not need to use the word most

4.Therefore the question should say.... longest national or longest point to point.... Please change it Admins

How many octaves are there on a normal paino?
6
7
8
9
What is PAINO?

Quote: stekkos - 2010.06.29. 22:20:52

2. the question is not "What lays South of Iran", but "in the South of Iran" witch requires it to be part of Iran

3. Perfect does not mean the best, it means without flaw. And as there is no such volcano in the world, Japan should not be among the possible answers.

Quote: stekkos - 2010.06.29. 22:20:52

Another fact:

The country with the largest number of annual snakebite deaths each year is Sri Lanka with the leading cause of death being a bite from a Russell’s viper.

So, if you think about this, wouldn't the Russell’s Viper be the most dangerous considering how many humans have been recorded to have been killed by them?

[code]Which is the right spelling?
accidentally
accidently
acidentally
acidently[/code]


According to Merriam Webster
http://mw4.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accidently
http://mw4.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accidentally

There are two right answers to this question.

So is the dictionary wrong?

What is Hercule Poirot's nationality?
swedish
german
belgian
french

a) Who?
b) After looking it up, it's an Agatha Christie character - shouldn't the question reflect this?

Am I missing something or should this have a reference, they are creatures of J. K. Rowling's fantasy after all, and not everyone has read the Harry Potter books. And yes I know they drain people of all happiness, and if they kiss you they suck out your soul.


This one needs a date, HMS Victoria might be taken out of commission.

[code]The various colors of firecrackers depend on what?[/code]

They used the wrong word.
A firecracker is basically a miniature stick of dynamite.

By definition: a small explosive device primarily designed to produce a large amount of noise.

Where as a firework may contain a firecracker, by definition it is:

A device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.

So, the question should be

[code]The various colors of fireworks depend on what?[/code]

What was John Wayne's real name?
Mitchell Morrison
Michael Morrison
Robert Morrison
Marion Morrison

WIKIPEDIA says:
Born Marion Robert Morrison
May 26, 1907(1907-05-26)
Winterset, Iowa, U.S.
Died June 11, 1979 (aged 72)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other name(s) Marion Michael Morrison; Duke; Duke Morrison

So?!?!

So I checked out your sources and the one http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso0106/ is an article from 2001. When if you do a simple google search for "age of the universe" you get the top 2 sources of wikipedia, and astro.ucla.edu and they both have data from the 2009 gamma-burst detect that gives a date of 13.7 billion years +/- 0.17 billion years. Thanks to more up to date info the question is fine as it is.

Which band has sold the most records through the year 2010?
Led Zepplin
The Beatles
AC/DC
U2

I'm a little unsure what is being asked here, is it who sold the most records in 2010 (as the question states) or in history until 2010 (as it's the only answer we can know yet)

Quote: Viridel - 2010.06.30. 18:09:23

If it was just a random character yes, but considering he is the most famous detective character, rivaling even sherlock holmes, dozens of movies and books made with him as the main character, its really not necesary.

What is the name of Kabir Bedi's character in the James Bond movie?
Gopal
Gobinda
Goswami
Govardhan

Isn't it too special knowledge?

Quote: Thetus - 2010.07.01. 23:14:10

A part of me agrees...

While another part feels that naming the movie itself might alleviate this, but then again...the name might be censored.

Who is the main character in " I am Legend " ?
George Clooney
Will Smith
Brad Pitt
Tom Cruise

Well, none of them. They're all real persons, not characters.
It would be better like this: "Who starred the main character in Francis Lawrence's "I Am Legend" (2007)?"

This simply means "Who was King Matthias?" his name was Matthias Corvinus (Hungarian: Hunyadi Mátyás or Corvin Mátyás) sometimes called Matthias the Just. Rex was not his name and one of the options (the one marked as correct) was "a Hungarian king" the other 3 options were not kings.


There are quite a few Rudy Martinez' and google found a few singers/actors among them, only one of the four groups did list a Rudy Martinez among the vocalists though, so guessing which Rudy Martinez was not so hard (it was ?).



Not very likely but this record might be broken, so an "as of 2010" might be in order.


This one could conceivably change in a few years time, so an "as of 2010" might be in order.

Quote: stekkos - 2010.07.01. 20:34:02

Thank you for calling me an idiot - but I still haven't heard of the guy. As for "popularity rivaling Sherlock Holmes" - please cite your source, as I don't believe it for a second.

Quote: Viridel - 2010.07.03. 00:52:38

I'm not sure such things have reliable sources one could cite, but http://www.topmystery.com/detectives lists Poirot ahead of Holmes. I would agree that if any fictional detective could rival Sherlock Holmes's popularity, Hercule Poirot would be the one. I've never heard of most of the hockey players you talk about, but that doesn't make me an idiot. Nor does it make me qualified to challenge your view of which hockey players are most well known.