Hozzászólások - ChaoticGemini

All look fixed now. Thanks for taking the time to post. It makes things better for everyone.

The crows is a classical lateral thinking question. The problem is the context it come up with in the quiz. For over a year there have been reported problems with it, but the decision was made that (currently) 77.61% get it correct, so it must be okay.

Idézet: Wtfakkeltje - 2011.10.19. 10:24:12
Older computers had green or amber terminals. I'm sure someone is still using them, but in the interest of accuracy, I changed the question to "What color cursor do most computers start out with?"

Since it's discovery in 1846, how many orbits of the sun has Uranus made?


I marked it as a spelling error, but I am guessing the writer was looking at old news. As of July 12 of this year, it was in the same spot it was first observed. Thus, one orbit.

Sorry if I added to this confusion. I now have both the orb and the locket on both worlds I play. I can't go back far enough in the battle reports to see which one is new. I just know I got an extra battle without penalty in this event.

It says the quiz olypics are not currently running. It is an ongoing bug experienced by some players. All I can recommend is to make sure you have your flash plug-in active and keep trying back for the quiz.

Who was the pope who reigned the longest ?

Marked as spelling error, but question wrong as written. The answer is only correct for the roman catholic pope, not popes in general.

Idézet: Phaedrus - 2011.09.18. 19:08:38

You're correct, it's Spanish. In English, the answer is correct.

I came by: Who wrote the opera called 'The Sleeping Beauty'?

I changed opera to ballet, so the question now reads: Who wrote the ballet called 'The Sleeping Beauty'?

I found the orb of duel in this event. In fact, I found it before I even got the new relic.

Why not set pets with dress choices. If they are available when you change dress, they are equipped.

fixed all three

Thanks

I can get to the Union Jack question, but I don't get what is wrong with it. From everything I read to confirm an answer, it seems both Union Flag and Union Jack are acceptable.

The steps of the ladder question, I found just as annoying. It is already close to max characters, so any idea how to re-write it?

Kermit the frog: changed the disney choice to something else.

In 2000, the average life expectancy for an American Male was approximately 75. What was it in 1900?
48
57
30
65

I have had trouble verifying this one. Different sites give widely different answers.

I know it hasn't been a high priority, but grammar and spelling errors should be down too since I have been fixing them as I encounter them.

I have also thinned out some of the duplicate questions. (i.e. The sky is? What color is the sky? What colour is the sky?) When removing I have pulled those with the fewest correct answers. In the event that they were about the same, I deleted the newest submission. There may be similar type questions still in, but I figured they were okay. Anyway, this may help with the repeats, but not solve the computers love to pick certain questions repeatedly.

Idézet: FriendlyCheese - 2011.07.28. 10:46:14

This is almost right with Canada, but it actually needs to b a tad further south.

Fastest reference: Wikipedia page on Pole of inaccessibility. "In North America, the continental pole of inaccessibility is in southwest South Dakota between Kyle and Allen, located 1650 km (1024 mi) from the nearest coastline at 43.36°N 101.97°W." They cite their source as an article of extreme places of the earth from the Scottish Geographical Journal.

It's more than just stats. Don't forget equipment, clan bonuses, and skills. I used to beat up players with stats much higher than mine because of my skills.

Same error here on w1 and w2.


Update: It seems to be working for me now.

Idézet: manunkind - 2011.07.12. 14:36:49

I had that one on the quiz olympics and had the same dilemmas trying to pick an answer.


Added later:
I just had this one...
Where can you find the largest diamond in the world?
In the treasures found in the pyramid of Giza
On the scepter of the former emperor of China
In the collection of the British crown jewels <--
Nobody knows, somebody stole it!

Cullinan diamond - largest rough gem-quality diamond ever found (3,106.75 carats) Although, I recall a wire story a couple of years ago out of Johannesburg that said something about miners unearthing one that was believed to be 2x as large.

Golden Jubilee is currently the largest faceted diamond (545.67 carats)

Anyway, this should probably say "largest faceted diamond" since rumors abound about a mysterious "second half" of the Cullinan diamond, but no one knows where it is, so it could make the last answer true.

The musical artist, Lil' Wayne, is the son of which musician?
Bird Man
Mike D
Lil' Jon
Jay Z

Birdman appears to be one word not two. The only thing I can find about his father is that he goes by Wayne, because as his birth name, Dwayne, he's a junior. There are many interviews that say his father abandoned him when he was a toddler. He got a step father, Reginald "Rabbit" Carter, that died when he was 12. Now, it appears that Birdman has become a father-figure to him and they rap together, but the question does not ask that.