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Post by Mishael on Jul 7, 2014 16:55:33 GMT -8
How about Stonehenge? Or the statues of Easter Island?
And could you specify which ones are correct and what category they fall under?
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Post by Cyphir on Jul 7, 2014 17:42:11 GMT -8
+1 Stonehenge.
I was purposefully leaving them vague so I could list them all at the end, but I suppose in hindsight that doesn't make _too_ much sense. So~o...
Ancient Wonders (2/7):
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Great Pyramid of Giza
Modern Wonders(3/7):
Great Wall of China
The Catacombs at Alexandria (was surprised you got this one)
Stonehenge
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Post by Mishael on Jul 7, 2014 17:46:45 GMT -8
Sweet. I'll let others guess for a while.
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Post by Iron Kaiser on Jul 7, 2014 18:56:27 GMT -8
Ah! Had to go to work, and Mish beat me to it! This is the list I'd come up with.
-The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
-The Colossus in Rhodes
-The Parthenon in Athens
-The Great Lighthouse in Alexandria
-The Statue of Zeus in Athens
-The Colosseum of Rome.
-The Eiffel Tower?
-Big Ben?
-Brandenburg Gate?
-City of Dubai?
-Petra?
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Post by Cyphir on Jul 7, 2014 19:51:01 GMT -8
Ooh, that's 4 points, Kaiser.
Ancient Wonders (5/7):
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Great Pyramid of Giza
The Colossus of Rhodes
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Pharos Lighthouse of Alexandria
Modern Wonders(4/7):
Great Wall of China
The Catacombs at Alexandria
Stonehenge
The Colosseum
Anyone else care to take a stab? As some hints:
The remains of one were dug up at Selçuk of the İzmir Province, Turkey, just northeast from a city the Apostle Paul sent a letter to.
You might not know that the final ancient wonder was created as the eternal resting place of a satrap of Persia and his wife. ...oh, wait, no, I mean his sister. ...oh, never mind, she was actually both. ...ew.
This modern wonder is renowned perhaps mostly for the unintended-yet-foundational genius of its builders. ...that, or their negligent stupidity.
While it saw four centuries of dynasties, this delicate modern wonder collapsed under the weight of a great civil rebellion.
Twice a house of prayer, this wonder currently stands as a museum.
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Post by Iron Kaiser on Jul 8, 2014 18:15:12 GMT -8
I'm guessing no one else is taking a stab. The second hint points to the Mausoleum of Halicarnasus, and the third is the Leaning Tower of Pisa. I think one of the hints also points to the Temple of Athena.
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Post by Cyphir on Jul 9, 2014 9:20:39 GMT -8
2 more points, then! =D
Ancient Wonders:
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Great Pyramid of Giza
The Colossus of Rhodes
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Pharos Lighthouse of Alexandria
Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus (I would give you the point for getting close with Athena, but we discussed this outside of the forums and I gave you extra hints, so I'll pass this time for fairness' sake)
Modern Wonders:
Great Wall of China
The Catacombs at Alexandria
Stonehenge
The Colosseum
Leaning Tower of Pisa
Porcelain Tower of Nanking (this was a Ming Dynasty [15th century] padoga made of porcelain bricks, and was one of the tallest buildings in China at the time it was built. During the Taiping Rebellion in the 19th century, it was destroyed by the rebels either for strategic means so that an opposing faction couldn't use it as a spy tower, or more superstitious means because of the tower's feng shui. Yup.)
Hagia Sophia (originally made as a Christian church before Sultan Mehmed II of the Ottoman Turks conquered Constantinople and ordered the church to be changed into a mosque. In 1935, it was altered to be a museum.)
Score Tally:
Mishael: 33
Kaiser: 17
Drahcir: 1
We're gonna take a break from the normal questions to play our first bluffing round! This is a chance for those on the lower end to accumulate some points. I'm going to give a word that is likely to be obscure and strange, along with three definitions. Two are bluffs, while one is the correct definition. 10 points to Drahcir if he can find the rose among thorns.
And your word is:
Kelk, which is either...
1) One of the smallest bells in a church belfry, having a characteristic metallic timbre. [noun]
2) A two-seat iceboat used to haul fish for salvage in Greenland. [noun]
3) To beat soundly, as in beating a drum or person. [verb]
Anyone is free to join in and share their opinions (IE why they think one is wrong or another is right), but it's up to Mr. Mithril Dragon to choose. Good luck!
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Post by mk on Jul 9, 2014 14:25:43 GMT -8
It's hilarious: I discover this thread only to find I knew the answers to the PREVIOUS two questions (with the exception of the Nanking Temple and the fact that the Taj Mahal isn't one of the Wonders). I guess I'll have to catch up.
My vote is #2, for the very logical reason that "kelk" sounds like "kelp", which is in the ocean, which Greenlandiers fish in. *nods sagely*
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Post by mk on Jul 9, 2014 14:38:44 GMT -8
Omigash! I have a star! What's a graduate? Did I do something right?
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Post by Cyphir on Jul 9, 2014 16:15:12 GMT -8
So I'm to understand you didn't even know about this thread? ...I need to invest in some ads. =P
As for stars, those are just awarded based on your post count, along with a title. IE you go from Graduate to Junior when your postcount hits 25.
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Post by Drahcir on Jul 9, 2014 16:49:43 GMT -8
I'm afraid I really have no clue. I defer my points to anyone else that wishes to try and guesses correctly.
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Post by Cyphir on Jul 9, 2014 16:57:10 GMT -8
Oh foo.
Really the point of all this trivia isn't necessarily that you know the answers, but that you like them. That's the fun of it.
I mean, if you really don't want to guess, that's fine, but there's no harm in guessing. Especially when these are ridiculous words. Seriously. One of them is "clyte." Clyte is the act of losing one's train of thought in the middle of an oration, and suddenly sitting down. ...WHO WOULD KNOW THAT?! Well, nobody, but you do now, and that's the fun of it. =D
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Post by Drahcir on Jul 9, 2014 17:33:11 GMT -8
Oh, that happens to me all the time! I'd be half way through a conversation and...
*trails off*
What was I saying?
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Post by Iron Kaiser on Jul 9, 2014 17:38:42 GMT -8
For some reason, I want to say I've heard "kelk" before in terms of a small bell. Maybe I'm wrong, but that's where I'm putting my proverbial money.
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Post by Cyphir on Jul 9, 2014 17:55:28 GMT -8
Well, you're all wrong. =P
To "kelk" is to beat something soundly. The more you know~
Next round, for everyone:
Elementary, My Dear: From the following puns, clues, and obscure references, please tell me which element from the periodic table I have in mind. For example: "Keep Drilling" would be "Bore On" or Boron. 3 points for each correct guess.
1) Disney dog. Fight dirty.
2) Cure Neeson
3) Plunder Knott's home
4) My sibling is nasty
5) Explosive martini
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Post by Mishael on Jul 9, 2014 18:17:02 GMT -8
Plutonium on the first one. Need to think more for the others.
Helium on the second.
Bromine for the fourth.
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Post by Cyphir on Jul 9, 2014 18:18:26 GMT -8
Bingo. That's one.
Pluto knee him - Plutonium
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Post by Mishael on Jul 9, 2014 18:22:24 GMT -8
Oh, I thought of one: put someone six feet under.
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Post by Mishael on Jul 9, 2014 18:32:54 GMT -8
So:
1) Plutonium
2) Helium
3) Cesium? I don't get the connection, though.
4) Bromine
5) ?
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Post by Cyphir on Jul 9, 2014 18:43:11 GMT -8
1) Yes.
2) Yep. "Heal Liam"
3) Nope.
4) Yup. "Bro Mean"
5) No. =P
"Oh, I thought of one: put someone six feet under."
Ooh, now I have a chance to get points. =P Err... dig a grave. Grave. Grav-something, something-grav... Have I ever told you that I didn't much care for Chemistry?
Krpyton? Crypt on?
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