Hozzászólások - ChaoticGemini

What was the magnitude of the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011 according to the Japanese Government?
8.7
9.0 <--
8.9
9.2

From what I can read on the Japanese sites, it is reported as both 9.0 and 8.9. The cover of my newsweek that came today says 8.9. It would be best to treat this like dates and space the numbers apart a little more.

What is Curious George?

Marked as spelling, because you may not realize that the popularity of the children's book has led to other things being called Curious George, so you just need to add a little more to the question so it's clear which one you are asking about.

What is the deadliest parasite in the world?
Ring Worm
Malaria
Plasmodium
Common Cold

Only one choice is a parasite, but "deadliest" makes it a subjective question.

Which of the following is not a standard saxophone?
baritone
bass
soprano
tenor

They are all types of sax, to say which is not a standard is subjective to your musical exposure and special knowledge.

What year did Dr. Kevorkian face a 10 to 25 year jail term for assisting in the suicide of Thomas Youk?
2000
1999
1989
1990


Knowing the exact year with dates only one year apart is too specific.

Which of these organs cannot be transplanted?
Kidney
Heart
Brain
Lung

They actually are using partial brain transplants on mice. They believe it possible on humans with fetal brain slices. For adults, they believe we would have to overcome the ethical dilemmas of cloning to find a compatible donor organ.

I am not going to dig through everything to find the exact link that points out the odd one out guideline. It has always been there, many of us have just looked the other way for some questions. The rules we were given as evaluators says, "Odd one out questions - We do not want this kind of questions, no matter what is the phrasing. I use the „Badly shaped question” explanation for these."

Which of these was not a real, historical pirate?
Black Bart Roberts
Edward Teach
Calico Jack Rackam
Long John Silver


Odd one out questions are frowned upon. Rackam spelled wrong. Also, even Long John is a real historical literary pirate.

When was plywood invented?
200 AD
675 AD
1835 AD
3500 BC

I find multiple sites listing multiple different answers, but the only date that matches any of your choices is a simple wiki.answers page with no explanation or sources.

I just had a question about the king and queen of Vegas in the 50's with a jazz act. I spent so much time trying to verify the answer that I didn't get the exact wording of the question and still never found a source to verify the claim.

What is the name for the Wii like attachment for the Xbox 360 which is said to come out late 2010?
Project Movement
Project Natal
Project Xbox Sensor
Project Freehand


This should be simply "Kinect" or "Kinect for Xbox 360" Project Natal was it's development code name, but that is not what the question is asking.

When was the year that women were allowed to vote in national elections?
1917
1918
1818
1817

ambiguous question since the answer is different for every country.



What kind of acid is used in car batteries?
Lysergic
Battery
Hydrochloric
Sulfuric

It is chemically called sulfuric acid, but referred to in common speech as battery acid, so 2 correct answers.

What is the name of the institution, that people come to, to get their illness treated?
a hospital
an assylum

Both of these places fit your description.


Which material is softest?
Fluorite
Topaz
Feldspar
Quartz

This question requires a lot of rock knowledge or multiple searches to look up each item since none of them are at the extreme ends of the hardness scale.

hmm, that was not a spelling difference I noticed before. I learned something today.

I guess it was written by the same guy that wrote this one:

Red Colobus monkeys of Zanzibar regularly eat what unusual item?
Charcoal
Tyre Rubber
Aluminium
Plastic

What skill increases you chance to find burnt-out ancient stone?

Skills are not learned until level 4, so this is considered special knowledge.


When did rock'n'roll acquired its name?
1950s
1960s
1930s
1940s

As a musical style, it was the 1950's, but the term was first used in the 1940's

What comic manned spacecraft was the first to orbit the earth?
Voskhod 1
Gemini 3
Apollo 7
Soyuz 1

I have no idea what "comic manned" means. Also, Yuri Gagarin was the first man to orbit the earth in the Vostok 1. I'm not sure what you are trying to ask.

Who are two main actors in the movie "Dumb and Dumber"?
Chuck and Larry
Stu and Fred
Lloyd and Harry
Harry and Sally


Those are character names, not actors.

Who holds the world record in athletics on 400m?

400m in what and when?

how many balls are there in an over of cricket ?

I wasn't sure what to do with this one. I marked it as a misspelling. I don't know anything about this sport, but when I search for an answer, I find 4, 6 and 8 as answers. Perhaps someone can offer better clarity.


Edit: Wow, I really didn't get this question when I now see the writer claims the correct answer is 1.