Hozzászólások - Viridel

According to the book, The Hobbit, what is the answer to the riddle Gollum is unable to guess? What is in Bilbo's pocket?

Wow... And this isn't specialized knowledge?

Idézet: Valkyrie - 2010.07.27. 08:15:39

If you are familiar with North American marketing, the answer is easy - John Deere (mostly mowers, but also farm and other heavy equipment).

It's not a really good question, but in concept it's not THAT bad. The phrasing needs work though. If it read:

"According to their marketing 'Nothing runs like a deer', which company is this?"

That would make a lot more sense, and the answer would be obvious.

Idézet: D00ml0rd - 2010.07.27. 02:09:42

Well, you're right about the other questions... But I still stand by my complaint. The question didn't ask who the first female PM of NZ was - it asked who the head of some UN department was. Completely pointless. Can I ask who the Governor General of Canada is? Or the Health Minister of Britain? I guess can ask, but I sure wouldn't care about the answer.

As for finding it, I copied & pasted the question exactly as it was written, and the answer was buried in a paragraph on the 6th or 7th listing.

Idézet: ImLittleJon - 2010.07.20. 18:16:58

I think the very fact that there have been 116 of these in the last decade or so (they are probably up to #118 by the time you read this) means that the information is outdated SO quickly, and nobody in their right mind could even name the last 10 champions, let alone in the right order (and beyond that, remembering which was the winner of which numbered event)... It's like asking who won WWF SummerSlam back in 1988 - you might care for a week or so, but then another event comes up, and then it's just completely pointless trivia.

Maybe ask who the first champion was, or the first 5-time champion (I'm guessing these are both Royce Gracie?) - something that actually carries some historical weight behind it.

Idézet: Arconvict - 2010.07.27. 05:08:17

Not quite... The system asks 1 question, but counts the result as two. So you are asked questions on odd numbered hunts (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, etc), that result will be remembered on even hunts (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, etc). Therefore, if you hunt 7 times, you will be asked 4 questions, but for the 8th hunt - even if that 8th hunt is done hours or days later - the result from that 4th question will still stand. You can also hunt 7 times and only be asked 3 questions if the hunts are numbered 2 thru 8, as there would only be 3 odd-numbers in there.

NOTE: Question #1 is the FIRST question you get after you purchase the acceleration option - but the odd/even pattern continues into the hundreds, thousands and beyond.

What famous New Zealander is now the head of the United Nations Development Programme?


Oh, come on. Lexical, uninteresting, no date, difficult to research, and generally a lousy question.

Idézet: FLO2 - 2010.07.19. 03:28:41

Either that, or you drink too much beer. That's a horrible question!

You know what would be awesome? To have a button to "End War in a Draw". Sometimes diplomacy actually works - but it's a pain in the ass to implement (basically wait three weeks for time to expire)... It would be great if both sides could simply choose to end the war by mutual agreement.

What power do the dementors have over people?
They cause them to harm one another
They can make them do their bidding
They make them go crazy
They drain them of all happiness


Dementors in reference to... What?

Which of these is not a spanish wine appellation of origin (D.O.)?
Rioja
Ribera del Duero
Don Simon
Cigales

Huh? I don't even know HOW to look this up.


Beer is made out of yeast, malted grains, hops and clear crystal ___?
Water
Goat
Clouds
Moss

And this crosses the line the other way...

Idézet: D00ml0rd - 2010.07.16. 01:12:34

I was one of those that bought into the "Green" myth too - until I researched it... So I'm verifying.

Idézet: Skapunkno1 - 2010.07.15. 19:36:03

Oh, duh, MAJOR problem... There is a US (Imperial) Gallon and a Metric Gallon. Similar in amount, but the US Gallon is about 20% larger than the Metric. Actually, that will be a good question.

Idézet: MsPiggy - 2010.07.15. 07:27:15


Or the five hundred and seventeen questions I answered yesterday about Phobias.

Ok, it's clear the Admins and programmers don't give enough of a crap to take suggestions seriously... But can someone explain WHY sending Clan-Wide messages in one message cannot be implemented?

Idézet: stekkos - 2010.07.15. 18:05:52

Liters (or Litres, depending where you live) never has two T's

Idézet: D00ml0rd - 2010.07.15. 01:00:45


http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/green.asp

Where is the grave of Friedrich Engels?
Barmen
London
Unknown
Manchester


a) Completely uninteresting & lexical
b) "Unknown" is just another version of "none of the above"
c) Q. How was Friedrich Engels buried?
A. Following his instructions, his body was cremated and his ashes strewn over the ocean at Eastbourne, his favorite holiday resort.

Therefore, he wasn't even buried, making the whole question wrong/ambiguous

Idézet: MsPiggy - 2010.07.13. 20:10:12

The Admins were supposed to add "Badminton" to the safe list too... That was about 4 months ago... Don't hold your breath.

Idézet: stekkos - 2010.07.12. 15:13:57

I mean this in all sincerity, and not to diminish the impact it would have had... But:

Considering all the parents and spouses who lost people in a war that was started as a lie, and considering the economic shambles that the Bush presidency left behind (not to mention the complete fraud that was his 2nd term election) - how was he never assassinated? There's lots of crazy out there, I just honestly don't get how Bush survived his time in office.

How many cm is a basketball hoop from the floor?
290 cm
295 cm
310 cm
305 cm


This would have been MUCH better as a dual measurement question (as in 10 feet / 305cm), especially given that the game was invented in the US, using Imperial measurements.