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What type of soldier was used in Persia before anyone else?
Archer Cavalry
War Elephant <--- marked as correct
Chariots
Phalanx

Can anyone give me a link to the evidence for this please?

According to the U.S. census the most common town name is ?
Madison
Franklin
Washington
Jackson

Surely specific? Regardless, it should say the most common town name in USA.

What was the name of the main character in the Arnold Schwarzenegger movie "Total Recall"?
James T. Kirk
Dougles Quaid
Leroy Jenkins
Alan Preficious

Spelling: Douglas (with an 'a', not an 'e').

Apart from that, Quaid is really called Hauser!

What's the worlds most popular Non Alcoholic Drink?
Lemonade
Hot Chocolate
Coffee
Tea

Fail! There are a number of possibles here but the favourite would appear to be water. Of course, it depends on your definition of 'popular'. Does it mean 'most widely' or 'favourite'? Please clean up this question!

OMG! Having googled it and written the above, I used the answer I found from those available and it was 'Tea'. Imagine my delight when the "correct" answer given is 'coffee'!

Idézet: MartinBV - 2011.03.11. 17:05:55

I feel, for some of us, that this has become our motto!

Such a shame we have not been invited to help keep the questions accurate and apt!

What country star got his nickname Bocephus from a puppet in a Rod Brasfield routine?
Kinky Friedman
Kelly Willis
Mark Chesnutt
Hank Williams Jr.

Yay for specialism! Never heard of any of them, the nickname or Rod and his routine! Country music is one of many genres of music and pretty US oriented tbh. I have nothing against the USA except the endless stream of USA-centred questions appearing here!

Sporting upset, dubbed by Sports Illustrated as the greatest sporting moment of the 20th century?
Miracle on Ice (Ice Hockey)
Super Bowl III (NFL)
George St. Pierre defeats Josh Koscheck (UFC)
Buster Douglas KO of Mike Tyson (Boxing)


Another USA specialism question that should not be here. The opinion of one of a single nation's sports publications is far from a global piece of knowledge.

Having guessed the answer correctly it simply reinforces the point. Anyone thinking the greatest sporting moment of the 20th century could be anything to do with Ice Hockey needs their head examined! That incident in a minor sport hardly beats things like the breaking of the 4 minute mile, Brazil winning the World Cup 3, then 4 then 5 times, Usain Bolts stunning speed, Many other amazing Olympic feats, etc etc

Which 60s rock group recorded "Lighter Shade of Pale"?
Rolling Stones
Free
Cream
Procul Harem

Aaaaaargh!!!!!!!!!!! NONE OF THEM DID!!

Procul Harem did record "Whiter Shade of Pale". Please change the question to reflect the truth!

Yet another case of 'why do we bother with this forum?'

How many Books are there in the Protestant Bible?
66
75
39
27

Anyone care to send me this mythical, invented 'Protestant' Bible?

The same bible is used by Protestants and Roman Catholics. Some of these Bibles include the books of the Apocrypha and others do not. There is no such thing as a 'Protestant Bible'. PLEASE remove this question.

Which of these were not in the theme song to the tv sitcom Gilligan's Island?
The Movie Star
The Millionaire
The Priest
The Professor

Far too specific. This show has never been aired on UK TV and I doubt in many other countries either.

Not to mention hugely specific in a specialist area!

Ha! Use an American publication to laugh at English spelling? That would be like the USA asking Japan to tell them how to play Baseball!

The English language developed in England and the poor souls who landed at Plymouth Rock took their version with them which was gradually changed over the years. I love how Americans glory in their spelling mistakes! ;p

Tyre should be spelled with a 'y'

Tire should be spelled with an 'i'

I tire of people who do not know how to spell tyre.

Totally agree with the language incorrectness you have pinted out.

As for the maths:

Your answer, 7, can not be correct. If it were then 5 years ago you would have been 2 years old which is not half your current age plus 2 (9).

With the correct answer, 12, 5 years ago you would have been 7 which is half your current age plus 2 (14).

Looks like you were nearly there!

Mind you, what do I know? I teach neither Latin nor Maths!

Um, forgive my slowness/stupidity but the answer you want to see is there in third place. How is that wrong? I can't see anything wrong with this question or the answer!

Where did Puff the Magic Dragon live?
San Francisco
Cala Luna
Oakura
Hanalei <<<given as correct

A great day for spelling!

Honahlee or Honah Lee please

"A rose by any other name would......" How does this phrase end?

fall apart and that's lame.
kick like a mule.
be a cheap gift without the other 11.
still smell the same. <<< given as correct.

The destruction of language is one thing but to completely misquote a known line is another.
The answer IS "smell as sweet". This is from 'Romeo and Juliet'.
Giving an answer that approximates the truth is not good enough. Another shot in the foot from the adjudicators.


What was Hydras (the mythological monster) special ability?
Very fast regeneration
Immunity to all weapons
Grew 2 new heads for every one cut off
Could become invisible

Spelling error. The monster is called a Hydra (without the 's' unless there is more than one which the question does not suggest)

Who was the First Prime Minister of Great Britain?
Tony Blair
Sir Winston Churchill
Sir Robert Wagpole
Baroness Margaret Thatcher

No doubt Nappleon was a friend of this Wagpole character that history has forgotten (apart from the useless question adjudicators, of course)

Sir Robert Walpole has a claim to the title but it was not used generally until the 20th cantury!

Which is the highest military rating?
Staff Sergeant
Sergeant
Sergeant First Class
Private

FFS!!! At least have the decency to accept that there are non-Americans playing this game (other than Hungarians, of course).

Change or remove this question. As someone who understands the British order of ranks (which existed long before the US did), I know there is no such thing as a "Sergeant First Class" so the answer must be Staff Sergeant. Change it please!

Who headed the American team that won the 1908 New York to Paris automobile race. (The Germans having been given a 30 day time penalty)?
Hans Koeppen
Harold Shipman
Alfred D Hunter III
George Schuster

The realms of specialism have sunk even further.