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In the cinema version of The Lord of the Rings, what form did the firework lit by Merry and Pippin take?

isn't that question pretty much the definition of specialized knowledge? the question is not about the plot or main characters. it's about the specific visuals of a particular movie scene.

which animal is not a rodent? bat is marked as correct, but rabbit is also a correct answer (lagomorph).

"The first humans created by God were named..." this question could be fixed by specifying the source tradition.

"How many major tectonic plates are there on the surface of the Earth?"
define "major."
wikipedia says:
"These seven plates comprise the bulk of the seven continent's and the Pacific Ocean."
so does http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_major_tectonic_plates:
"The main 7 tectonic plates around the world are: the Eurasian plate; African plate; Indo-Australian plate; Pacific plate; North American plate; South American plate; and the Antarctic plate."
but http://www.platetectonics.com/book/page_2.asp says:
"There are nine large plates and a number of smaller plates."
and http://www.blatantworld.com/feature/the_world/tectonic_plates.html:
"There are 15 major tectonic plates which cover the majority of planet Earth's landmass, and oceanic surface."
more important, none of these is listed as a possible answer.
ambiguous? i think so.

"Which is the tenth planet in the Sol solar system?" what is "the Sol solar system?" why have both sol and solar in there? confusing.

"How many Beatles were there?" correct answer is marked as 4, which is the number of beatles who hit it big, but there was also Stuart Sutcliffe (bass) and Pete Best (drums) when the band was initially formed. 6, a possible answer, however, is marked as incorrect. additionally, there could potentially be confusion with beatles, the insects.

who won the original series of Britain's Got Talent? not living in Britain, i didn't see it, but according to wikipedia, the correct answer is Paul Potts. the correct answer is marked as George Sampson, but he won in season two.

it exists in humans just like in other species.

there's a reason the american football team is called the san fransisco 49ers.

i don't care about capitalizing the first letter of the first word in the question (obviously ), but it's disrespectful to not capitalize proper nouns.

which current african nation was once called the gold coast?

senegal
south africa
nigeria
ghana

Except for diseases, what is the most common reason of human deaths?

traffic accidents is listed as correct. time and geographic limits would be helpful as it hasn't always been true, it won't always be true, and it isn't true everywhere. further, wikipedia lists unintentional injuries generally as more common than traffic accidents specifically. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ List_of_causes_of_death_by_rate#Causes_ranked_by_frequency>

who fought in the "Thriller in Manilla"

should be "Thrilla in Manila"

In which century lived Jonathan Wild, one of the most famous criminals of London?

1683 – 1725 crosses two centuries, both of which are offered as possible answers to this question. if the intent of the question is to ask about his criminal activity, then it should say so.

the word "all" should probably be removed from the elephant tusk question's answers, but ''In Asian elephants, only males have tusks, but both males and females of African elephants have tusks and are usually less hairy than their Asian cousins."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant#Taxonomy_and_evolution

"When you start a game, you...?"

um, any game in particular?

where did australian rules footbal originate? Victoria is marked as correct, but wikipedia says Melbourne <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Australian_rules_football>. both are in Southern Australia which is marked as incorrect. ambiguous: South Australia could mean the state or a general location.

what is the northernmost point in europe? Norway is marked as correct, but wikipedia says Cape Fligely, Rudolf Island, Franz Josef Land, Russia which is not offered as an answer <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_points_of_Europe>.

Stekkos, here's a good post on the largest bird of prey ambiguity: http://www.naturalvisionsphoto.com/weblog2/2009/01/no-easy-answer.html.

what is the largest bird of prey?

ambiguous question. define "largest." length? wingspan? weight? answer varies depending.

then we'll go with your answer.

which english county doesn't exist? east yorkshire is marked as correct, but The East Riding of Yorkshire is often referred to as simply East Yorkshire.