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Just posting to wish the previous post a happy 2 week anniversary of being ignored!

Glassblowing is a glass forming technique which was invented at approximately what year?
100 BC
50 BC
50 AD
100 AD

Given it is over 2000 years ago, surely there should be a greater gap between the BC years given. 100BC and 50BC are the same when 'approximately' comes into play!


What is Savate?
singer
food
sport
game

None of these. It is a Martial Art.

Which of the following are DoD information classifications?
Secret and Confidential
None of the above
Outspoken and Veridict
Open and Free

Spelling - Veridict? Should it be Verdict??

Apart from that, there is no correct answer here or a confusing set of answers. The answer "Secret and Confidential" is not correct unless it is altered to 'Secret' and 'Confidential'. As it stands it appears to be a specific classification.

http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/pdf/customer/STINFOdata/DoD5200_1ph.pdf

"There are three levels of classification, “TOP SECRET”, “SECRET” and
“CONFIDENTIAL.” Do not use other terms, such as “Official Use Only,” or
“Administratively Confidential,” to identify classified national security information."

What is the men to women ratio in Qatar (2009)?
1:1
3.5:1
1:2
2:1

Answer should be 3:1

http://data.un.org/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=QATAR

What was the full name of Alexandre Dumas (father)?
Alexandre Atoine Dumas
Alexandre Guillerme Dumas
Alexandre Francois Dumas
Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie

Correct answer should be "Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie"

What is the name of the herb that is used primarily as a flavoring and stability agent in beer?
Cannibas
Hopps
Seaweed
Grass

Cannabis
Hops

Which of these vegetables is about 90% water?
Cabbage
Lettuce<--- shown as correct
Carrot
Potato

http://www.ehow.com/list_7427642_fruits-vegetables-contain-water_.html

This shows iceberg lettuce at 96% and cabbage at 92%. Judging by this, cabbage is closer to the 90% asked for!

One dog year equals how many human years?
7
5
6
8

For crying out loud, why is this still here? It is 2011. If I was born in 2000 I would be 11 years old. If my dog was born in 2000 it would also be 11 years old. SHOW ME A CALENDAR MADE BY DOGS THAT SAYS DIFFERENT!!

eukar, the question does not say "do a sport"!! Also, wikipedia is not a suitable site for factual answers.

manukind, athletics does not include the other three sports mentioned.

But thanks both for your input.

The fact is that when they named the club it was decided it must be named after one of those who had played on the grounds previously when it had been a rugby field and who had died in the last weeks of WWI. Roland Garros was the choice. The stadium was named after him as he had been a rugby player, despite his later aviation success.

What sport did Roland Garros play, after whom the French Tennis Stadium is named?

Rugby
Soccer
Athletics
Hockey

The question is valued as "Bad, incorrect question"!
According to evaluators your question is ambiguous.

Please explain. What needs changing to make it not 'ambiguous'?

What sport did Roland Garros play, after whom the French Tennis Stadium is named?

Rugby
Soccer
Athletics
Hockey

The question is valued as "Bad, incorrect question"!
According to evaluators your question is ambiguous.

Please explain! What is ambiguous about the question? Pretty straightforward really. What needs changing?

Idézet: manunkind - 2011.09.06. 02:17:14

I didn't think it had 'none of the above' as an answer. personally, I like this gentle lateral thinking style of question!

There are 2 steps of a ladder underwater on a boat. If the water rises 1 step per 30 minutes, how many steps will be underwater after 1.5 hours?
4
2<----------marked as correct
6
5

This is annoying. Either there is not enough information in the question or the answer is wrong. The answer '2' would only be correct if the first sentence read "There are both steps..." which would indicate it was a 2 step ladder. As this is not the case the assumption must be that there are more steps than 2. The answer '2' is supposing that the boat rises along with the ater. However, the question states categorically that the water rises at 1 step per 30 minutes. This means that the boat must get lower in the water. If it said "at the rate of" then the boat would remain floating as normal. The grammar of the question is incorrect.

stekkos - I am Felnor on w2!

ty stekkos and CG. Keep up the excellent work!

ty stekkos, you are a star, despite your constant attacks on my character in-game! lol

What are the four oceans on this planet from largest to smallest?
Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Indian
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic
Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Indian
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic

There are five oceans. Missing the Southern Ocean.

One more thing. Is the question database really small? It seems I get the same questions over and over again and usually those that are quite new. It does speed up hunting but does not increase my knowledge!

Wow! I just discovered this thread and have read through from the beginning. It is nice that admins and mods have, at last, joined in but a shame that most of what they have to say is defensive. It would be better if they listened to and tried to act on what was said in the understanding that only those who really care about this game (and the quiz system with it) are posting. Some of the posts are heated as people are frustrated at what appears, at times, to be a wall of silence but that is not enough to ignore the points being made. (even now I can already see the quote of that last comment and defensive replies!). Please realise I am speaking generally, not specifically.

The recent, much appreciated, transparent wotk from stekkos (in particular) and CG has made the quiz errors thread a far less frustrated area. However, the fact that I and a few others are posting there on a daily basis with multiple quiz errors does show the system is far from perfect. I make as many mistakes as anyone but not as many as keep appearing in the questions. Myself, MartinBV, manukind and others are taking the trouble to point out these mistakes. Surely there can be room for people like us to help correct them before they appear on the database? I couldn't care less about rewards but do care about accuracy. That is the biggest issue. Not specialisation or USA or Hungary. As has been pointed out often, the internet will find the answer to pretty much any question in very little time. In fact, I quite enjoy the few questions where I have to go further tham wikipedia (the most untrustworthy site for facts there is!). [I do find it very dull when the first 3 'hits' on google show the question and answers all laid out because people are so lazy they copy and paste from quiz sites but hey!]

Please, admins and mods and devs (if there are any left), don't get upset and defensive about our comments. We want the game to remain and improve and are expressing our desire to help. If that is not possible, please do not be offended when we point out your inadequacies. It isn't an attack. It is showing you what you missed. Let's work together to keep the game fun, interesting and educational. There aren't many game left that can combine those three so let's make Doomlord the one we can enjoy.

What is Avogadro's Number?
The number of moles in a molecule
The number of sides on a icosahedron
The number of ordered chaos
The number of times the earth has experienced global warming

It is the number of molecules in a mole!!!

In what city did the first outbreak of 'Legionnaires Disease' take place?
New York
Houston
Philadelphia
Detroit

Using wiki is not always good! http://www.open-access-biology.com/legionella/edelstein.html
Austin, Minnesota predates Philidelphia by many years

Which is not a European nation?
Flemish
Breton
Catalan
Yoruba

This is a beauty!! NONE of the answers is a European Nation. All 4 are wrong! 3 are contained within Europe but none of them are nations.


About how large is the population of Earth?
7.8 billion
5.3 billion
4 billion
6.9 billion

When I looked on http://www.ibiblio.org/lunarbin/worldpop it was 7.1 billion.


What was the old name of the largest city in Turkey?
Calcutta
Constantinople
Istanbul
Troy

I know what they mean but it should say 'previous' rather than 'old' as "Byzantium" is the old name!


Who was the first explorer to reach the North Pole?
Richard Byrd
Floyd Bennett
William R. Anderson
Robert E. Perry

Controversial question but made more controversial by mis-spelling Robert E. Peary ! (cf. Cook or Hudson)




Regarding the British flag:

http://www.know-britain.com/general/union_jack.html Talks about the name at the end of the article.