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1701. hozzászólás - 2010.08.10. 19:28:58
Which branch of the U.S. Military only had fifty members at the outbreak of World War I? (I think that is the wording)

The correct answer is given as The U.S. Air Force

The USAF did not exist until 1947.
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1702. hozzászólás - 2010.08.10. 22:22:35
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1538. post - 2010.07.13. 05:21:06
What are the only two animals to have gills in the embrianic stage of life?
Frogs and Fish
Humans and Fish <- marked as correct
Fish & Snakes
Fish and Salamanders

1st its embryonic not embrianic.
2nd either human embryos do not have gills, or all mammals do. Actually the theory that postulates that human embryos have "gill like structures" postulates that bird and reptile embryos do as well. No biologist will claim that human embryos have gills.

So this question should never have been approved.

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Just answered this question and thankfully got it right because this post came up in the google search!
Human embryo's have gills? That's ridiculous... our DNA just does not produce gills...
However, there do seem to be some theories circulating (though I'm not sure how scientific it is and not just a little hyped up) such as the recapitulation theory. However, emphasis on the theory part- it isn't confirmed so I think it's ambiguous.

Not only that, there's a spelling mistake... Why hasn't someone corrected that at least if they deem the question to be good? It will put people off posting and trying to improve the quiz system in the game if they feel the questions aren't changed even if they do try and go out of their way.

It would be good to know if these questions are actually changed by an admin/evaluator or whatever who has access to the database and can delete these posts as the questions are corrected... That reduces the massive size of this topic and keeps us players happy. Alternatively, we could have a ticket system where a player can actually submit a question for either re-evaluation (requires 10 or more players to suggest re-evaluation) or suggest an alternative/alteration to the question. It sounds complicated, but if it was limited to something simple like:

Bad question:
Question...
Answer 1
Answer 2
Answer 3
Answer 4

100 character summary of why the question is wrong

Suggestion: OR request deletion []
Question
Answer 1
Answer 2
Answer 3
Answer 4

Please remind us that it's not a waste of time to post here!

Hewman100, aerial combat really took off in WW1 and although the small group may not have been given the title The US Air Force, it makes more sense then saying a bunch of merry men in aeroplanes...
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1703. hozzászólás - 2010.08.11. 17:10:06
What Is the highest grossing film of all time?
Avatar <- marked as correct
The Dark Knight
Titanic
Gone with the wind

At least until it is beaten, as happens once a year or so, so this question need a date, or better it should be reworded to "Which of the following films grossed the most." or something similar.

Which US state was once owned by SPAIN?
Florida <- marked as correct
Louisiana

According to the Wikipedia Louisiana was also once Spanish.
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1704. hozzászólás - 2010.08.11. 17:21:46
I got a question about the story-line of Doomlord, something about what the Diamond horde were the correct answer was assassins, but where do I find that information? I searched all the legend pages open to me 0-18, and the forum, but nowhere did I encounter the word assassin.

The rules page says "Diamond Horde is an assembly of elitist members. They developed the art of soul-energy stealing to perfection, but they often make the error of underestimating their opponents." but that doesn't say much about assassins.
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1705. hozzászólás - 2010.08.11. 18:12:02
Question: The original name of scrabble is?

The correct answer was: Criss-Cross-Words
However, while 'Criss-cross-words' is a previous name of scrabble, it is NOT the original name, the original name is 'Lexico'.
So the correct answer to this questions should be 'none of these three' which was also one of the options given.
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1706. hozzászólás - 2010.08.11. 18:49:24 (Válasz FriendlyCheese #1700 hozzászólására.)
Idézet: FriendlyCheese - 2010.08.10. 09:52:53
Well, fun as it has been, the hockey debate has run its course, surely?

For the record: Field Hockey has been around in various forms for centuries, unlike its icy counterpart which is a relatively recent creation. That alone is enough to suggest that the original sport is called 'hockey' while its new spin-off should need extra help to identify it, hence 'ice' hockey.

The Olympics have had Hockey since 1908. The Winter Olympics (see how the word 'Winter' is added to make the distinction?) has only had Ice Hockey since 1924. Indeed, look at the official Olympics website and they refer to the two sports as 'Hockey' and 'Ice Hockey'. No need for the word 'Field'.

(Just a slightly wicked thought: If names being added mean so much/so little can we ask that the USA formally renounces the US part or the A part? It is confusing to the rest of the world trying to find out who you are. Are you the USA, the US or America? Sort that out first before you start reorganising the hockey world!)

And finally, minority does not mean incorrect. That really is a basic American error! (cf. Galileo vs. The Church etc etc etc)


Good thing I'm Canadian, then... Eh?
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1707. hozzászólás - 2010.08.11. 19:47:52
who was/is the longest reigning monarch in UK?
King Henry VIII
Queen Victoria
King Richard I
Queen Elizabeth II
In five years this question might have the wrong answer.

In 27 BC, who became the first emperor of Rome, at which time the Senate gave him a new name meaning "consecrated"?
Augustus
Nero
Tarquin Superbus
Julius Caesar

His name was "Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus" he was borne "Gaius Octavius Thurinus" but adopted by Gaius Julius Caesar.
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1708. hozzászólás - 2010.08.11. 20:15:55
Who achieved first crossing from West to East of the African continent?
David Livingstone *
Alexander von Humbolt
Walter Raleigh
Henry Stanley

Spelling mistake: Alexander von Humboldt (there should be a d between l and t)
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1709. hozzászólás - 2010.08.12. 01:59:21
What is the largest bird of prey?
Andean Condor <-- correct
Bald Eagle
American something
Something else

Largest? Ambiguous?
Largest can be heaviest, biggest wingspan, tallest anything...
Bird of prey can mean anything too... are vultures a bird of prey when they scavenge??
This site sums it all up neatly: http://www.naturalvisionsphoto.com/weblog2/2009/01/no-easy-answer.html

There was also a question on the Delta series written by Emily Rodda (though that's not the actual name of the author, it is still the name she used to publish the series) but my computer crashed when it was typing out the post and I forgot the question.
There was a spelling mistake though, Emily Rodda was spelled Emily Rhoda so if you can, please find and fix.
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1710. hozzászólás - 2010.08.12. 06:44:25
what song was wrote by KISS, you have the answer down as beth. that song was writing befor the band got togother,
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1711. hozzászólás - 2010.08.12. 06:49:42
i have found alot of mistake on here about music, i thank yall need to look in some on these thing befor posting them.
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1712. hozzászólás - 2010.08.12. 09:09:43
The longest poem in the world has how many verses?
810,920
901,920 (marked correct)
1,110,920
701,520

The longest poem I could find (www.longestpoemintheworld.com) was 1,266,636 verses long at the moment of posting this and probably keeps growing.
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1713. hozzászólás - 2010.08.12. 14:20:07
What illegal drug was once part of the Coca Cola formula?
marijuana
heroine
meth
cocaine *marked correct*

the question and answer is a lie. urban legend and not true.
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1714. hozzászólás - 2010.08.12. 23:40:41
Which figure on national flag is the most widespread symbol?
crown
lion
star
leaf

My question is which national flag are they referring to... what nation??
I got the questionj wrong, not that I am really worried about it, just think the question could have been more specific. If it refers to all national flags it should be reworded to specify that. If it is a specific flag, it should say that. European flags, Communist flags, American flags, etc...
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1715. hozzászólás - 2010.08.12. 23:47:26
Witch country is not a neighboor of Serbia?

WHICH country is not a NEIGHBOUR / NEIGHBOR (American spelling) of Serbia?


- I'm sure this has been reported before
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1716. hozzászólás - 2010.08.13. 06:16:00
Which Scottish club shares their anthem with Liverpool?
Rangers
Dundee United
Falkirk
Celtic *

Out of fairness to non Europeans, or people with no interest in football (or soccer for you Americans), the question should mention that it's about football clubs.


Who has not written a Warcraft novel?
Jeff Grubb
Christie Golden
Richard A. Knaak
Gabriel Mesta *

How is this not specialist knowledge? Besides Gabriel Mesta writes Starcraft novels, which are often listed alongside Warcraft novels.

Who had the first man made satellite in space first?
U.S.A
China
Russia
England

Just one for the funny grammar collection, there is one first to many It wasn't relaunched by anyone as it burned up on re-entry.
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1717. hozzászólás - 2010.08.13. 19:08:07
A stop sign has how many sides?
6
4
8
9

this is a bad question as it does have 8 in the USA, but in the UK they are round.
So it's specificly a USA answer
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1718. hozzászólás - 2010.08.13. 19:39:37
Continue the row: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8,...?
13, 21, 34,...
18, 34, 65,...
11, 14, 17,...
48, 384, 16704,...

There are several versions of this one in the database.

Which famous entertainer was presented an Electronic Frontier Foundation award for invention of frequency hopping?
the word "award" is not in the question, and without it, the question is wrong.
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1719. hozzászólás - 2010.08.14. 11:36:17
Just got a question that asked what was the only gold plated nintendo game. The correct answer they gave was the legend of Zelda. While this was the first gold plated it was not the only one. The sequel to this game Zelda II: The Adventure of Link was also sold as a gold plated game. Here is a link to copy for sale on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/NES-Game-Zelda-II-Adventure-Link-/230508927993? pt=Video_Games_Games

There was also some rare copies of some games given out at nintendo world championships that were gold plated as well, since these might not count since not widely available I can understand, but there definately was more than one gold plated game mass produced. Please change the text of the question.
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1720. hozzászólás - 2010.08.15. 02:51:02 (Válasz Bonsai Cactus #1713 hozzászólására.)
Idézet: Bonsai Cactus - 2010.08.12. 14:20:07
What illegal drug was once part of the Coca Cola formula?
marijuana
heroine
meth
cocaine *marked correct*

the question and answer is a lie. urban legend and not true.


It's not entirely untrue. The oil from the plant used to flavour Coca Cola is the same plant that cocaine is refined from. So while cocaine itself was never in Coke, the oil was/is(?). It's like something that has hemp oil contains marijuana. Obviously not correct, but not completely out-to-lunch either.
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