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Post by Cyphir on Jun 25, 2014 12:13:19 GMT -8
Grab a pen and paper, folks, because I've got trivia aplenty to both baffle and enlighten you!
From science to history to words, I'll be putting forward questions from an assortment of topics. Everyone is free to try and answer the question. 10 points will be awarded to whomever got it right (Or whatever fraction deemed appropriate, if the answer was only partly correct). I'll post the answer when either someone gets it right-on-the-dot/everyone has posted/a suitable amount of time has passed (see: a day or two). After twenty-five questions, I'll tally up the points and see who our victor is, whereupon they will be bequeathed with the wonderful reward of... uh, nothing! C'mon, cut me some slack, this is just for fun. =P
Confused? Shame on you. I don't think I can make myself any clearer! Fear not, brave, intrepid mind. Let's take a look at an example. Let's say I put forward the question:
"In comic-terminology, what are 'squeans?'"
The answer being that squeans in comics are bubbles and open asterisks (popped bubbles) that appear over a drunk or sick character’s head. If someone was able to tell me that it involves bubbles/star-bursts to show intoxication, then I'd give out 10 points. If the best answer was "they're bubbles over someone's head" then I'd probably drop that down to 6 or so. If both were guessed (and let's assume everyone else simply got it wrong), then I'd only award the points to the person who got it most right (in this case, 10 points). If both guessed the same thing, I'd only award it to whoever was first (so it's always good to guess a different answer, instead of everyone guessing the same one, unless you know the other person left out a detail and you swoop in and steal the victory!).
Sometimes we'll also go into more game-y sort of questions (along with occasional bonus rounds for those who might be far behind in points), but we'll play those by ear when they come up.
And this probably goes without saying, but: don't look up the answers. That totally ruins all the fun. In all honesty, you're probably not going to know a lot of answers to these, and that's the point. This is just a fun exercise with a side of learning served with it. =)
So, let's begin!
First Question: What do you have to do to win a Nobel Peace Prize?
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Post by Drahcir on Jun 25, 2014 20:27:31 GMT -8
You have to be Noble and Peaceful.
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Post by Iron Kaiser on Jun 25, 2014 21:12:04 GMT -8
Ah... I can't remember this one. At the least, you have to do something that fosters peace between at least two countries, or else promotes the general welfare and peacefulness of the world. Do you have to be nominated by Nobel committee member or head of state, and then win a certain number of votes against other potential candidates?
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Post by Mishael on Jun 25, 2014 23:10:40 GMT -8
Apparently nothing since Ob----
*front door gets knocked in and Mishael is dragged away by the NSA*
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Post by Iron Kaiser on Jun 26, 2014 5:12:49 GMT -8
I wondered how long that one would take...
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Post by Mishael on Jun 26, 2014 7:44:40 GMT -8
I'm afraid I didn't have much to offer at midnight.
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Post by Cyphir on Jun 26, 2014 8:02:31 GMT -8
oh you lot =PYou have to be Noble and Peaceful. Do you want to add to that a little bit? How, specifically?
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Post by Drahcir on Jun 27, 2014 19:23:14 GMT -8
Well, if your first name is John and your second name is Noble, then you've pretty much got the first half in the bag. Your name doesn't have to be John of course, but Noble as a surname is a real advantage. Noble could be a first name I suppose, but it's really the sort of thing you'd name a dog. Still, it could happen.
Failing that, you could just change your name. *shrugs* Or... well, -being- Noble is more or less the aim, so that could work in a pinch. But who wants to maintain that for long enough to get all those votes?
Next! Peacefulness. This one is tricky, since you can't do anything violent at all. Slapping your friend because he neglected to buy you a chocolate bar from the store even though you didn't ask him to? Disqualified. Kicked a dog because you were creating a new genre of music made up of animal yelps? Disqualified. Punched some old lady on a bus so you could sit down because you've already been standing long enough waiting for the bus in the first place? Disqualified... and probably arrested.
So. No violence. Be the peace. Gain oneness with the peace. Make the peace your pet and train it to be non-violent on command. Own that peace!
But again, that takes energy. So, get yourself something fragile that will fragment and break it. Preferably into multiple pieces. Now you have lots of pieces, or many piece. Like sheep instead of sheeps. Lots of piece? Piece full. Peaceful. Done.
And then that cash prize is yours!
Edit:
Seriously though, I have no clue. Though I seem to recall someone named Nobel was involved somehow. Though my memory for such things is pitiful at best.I could very well have imagined it.
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Post by Cyphir on Jun 28, 2014 14:28:34 GMT -8
Surprisingly enough, Drahcir, despite that colorfully colluded comeback... no. That's incorrect. You earn no points, though you did get a laugh from me, so that's something. =P
To earn a Nobel Peace Prize, you must 'contribute more to mankind than anyone else in the previous year.' Which is wonderfully vague, of course. In order to even get to that stage, though, you must either be nominated by 1) a previous award winner, 2) an international state, or 3) a jurist/academic. Then you have to survive the scrutiny of a 5-man Norwegian selection panel. So good luck with that.
So I'll give Kaiser the ten points for getting both the "promoting general welfare of humanity" and "being nominated by a state."
Question Two: We're going to try a spin at a round of Odd Man Out. I'm going to give you a list of four things. Three are related to each other through some means, while one is not. Five points for singling out which one, and five more if you tell me why.
Which is the odd one out, and why:
Leopard
Mountain Lion
Bear
Tiger
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Post by Mishael on Jun 28, 2014 19:53:36 GMT -8
My answer would be bear, as it is not a wild cat.
But that seems too obvious.
Regardless, it is true.
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Post by Iron Kaiser on Jun 28, 2014 20:22:15 GMT -8
Wooo! Ten points! I'm in the lead!
Ah... I seem to vaguely remember this from somewhere. I think it's the Tiger, because it's the only one of the four not found in Africa. Something like that.
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Post by Cyphir on Jun 28, 2014 22:16:17 GMT -8
My answer would be bear, as it is not a wild cat. But that seems too obvious. Regardless, it is true. Five points for bear, but that's not quite the reasoning I have. Five points up for whoever can tell me why. |
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Post by Drahcir on Jun 29, 2014 0:09:33 GMT -8
I was going to say Mountain Lion. As it's the only one of the four that doesn't contain the letter 'e'.
But on a more serious note, there are any number of reasons. For instance, if you took those four animals and pitted them against each other in some sort of battle league, the bear would win every time. Their ability to stand and fight on their hind legs gives them a huge advantage over the big cats.
Bears also hibernate, and to the best of my knowledge, big cats do not. Or at least, those three don't. Again, I'm trusting my memory for this bit of information which is a foolish thing to do.
There are some other slightly subjective reasons that would have to do with the species of bear, which has not been stated... actually that might be it. The cats are all specific types where as bear is a more general name for a family of animals.
And so on. I would go on, but I fear I already feel my natural tendency to lean towards the Monty Python-ish. Old habits from the old days on NR.org.
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Post by Mishael on Jun 29, 2014 6:41:17 GMT -8
I would have said that last one, that "bear" is general and the names of the cats are specific. Also, did the rules state that our reasoning has to match your reasoning? What I said was true, even if more simplistic than what you were looking for, and I think I should get points for it.  |
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Post by Cyphir on Jun 29, 2014 9:39:07 GMT -8
I would have said that last one, that "bear" is general and the names of the cats are specific. Also, did the rules state that our reasoning has to match your reasoning? What I said was true, even if more simplistic than what you were looking for, and I think I should get points for it. ...oooohhh fine you get the 5 points. But I'm still giving 5 more if someone can tell me the other reason. As a hint, it has nothing to do with nature, nor even the animals themselves (biologically or otherwise). |
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Post by Mishael on Jun 29, 2014 10:45:14 GMT -8
Does it have to do with symbolism?
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Post by Drahcir on Jun 29, 2014 11:10:19 GMT -8
Hey, then I should get points for all my reasoning too! *whines with the highest of pitch and the most grating of volume*
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Post by Cyphir on Jun 29, 2014 13:07:17 GMT -8
Does it have to do with symbolism? Somewhat. It has to do with technology (dropping the point bonus to 3 for the hint). ...I'll give you a +1 modifier for the hibernation bit. *makes a note to choose 4 better choices next time* |
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Post by Mishael on Jun 29, 2014 13:50:15 GMT -8
The big cats all have something to do with Mac OS updates?
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Post by Cyphir on Jun 29, 2014 14:04:00 GMT -8
Close enough, I'll give it to you. Mountain Lion, Tiger, and Leopard are all Mac operating systems, but there is no "Bear."
Score Tally:
Kaiser: 10
Mishael: 13
Drahcir: 1
Rules and Etiquette: for our next question, we'll be taking a look at some old principles and guidelines, many of which have been forgotten in modern times. The question here is:
When should you not tip a waiter or waitress?
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