DON'T Stump the Guy with Average Knowledge, Part II

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Ok. I’ve been surfing the SDMB all day, and I’m getting bored. It’s time to reawaken my self-embarrising game of… Don’t Stump the Guy with Average (or below average) knowledge.

Here’s Game One.

The rules are simple:

  1. I hereby swear not to get any outside information from google, the internet in general, any book, or any help from anyone other than myself. No catch… I’ll play honest.

  2. Ask me whatever question you think I should be able to answer easily. And rate them on a scale of difficulty of 1 - 3 (be honest). I’m a 34 year old, white, american male.

  3. Ask me harder questions as you start to get the feel of my knowledge. The harder the question, and if I get it right, your score goes up by the difficulty rating.

  4. The trick here is to NOT stump me. So, if I don’t know the answer, It confirms my ignorance, and you’ve lost… subtract the difficulty rating from your score.

  5. After I’ve answered your question(s), tally them up and color your score in GREEN for positive values, and RED for negative values.

  6. Winner gets bragging rights, and is awarded the prestigious ‘SDMB Slapping Trout of Awesomeness.™’

Last time, it was a blast, and we found that questions of the printing industry are to be limited to one per batch of questions, and that I am woefully unprepared for all things politics and sports… so tread there at your own risk.

and… GO!

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I didn’t read the whole thread, so there’s a possibility that someone already asked this:

What are the three primary colors? (level 2 difficulty)

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In the additive it’s Red, Green, and Blue.

In the subtractive it’s Cyan, Yellow, and Magenta.

(I know what some of you might be thinking, “The three primary colors are Red, Yellow and Blue!” FOOLS! Your first grade teacher lied to you.)

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[GAME NOTE]

I’ll let you know if a question has been asked before, or if I feel you’re taking advantage of the point structure or what you might know about me and leveraging that against your opponents.

Otherwise, carry on! I’ve cracked open a New Castle, and am in my cozy couch. :cool:

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From an article on the homework of sixth graders in the Wall Street Journal today:

Which is a better deal, an 8 inch square pizza or a 9 inch round pizza if they’re each priced at $9.00?

difficulty 1

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Can you name the first three emperors of Rome?

Difficulty 2.

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All else being the same (flavor, texture, toppings) I’d go with the 8x8 pizza, offering an area of 64 square inches.

A 9" circular pizza, (if i remember the math right: Pi times the radius squared) would be and area of ~28 inches. I think?! God, that seems woefully short.

If that’s right, I’d go with the 8x8 Pizza.

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Huey, Duey and Curly?

Nope.

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How much does it cost to mail a letter?

Standard US stamp.

(level 1)

(Full disclosure: I had no idea until 2 days ago)

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Isn’t it up to 49¢ now?

Damn, who uses the US mail anymore? Love ya, online banking!

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Easy question for somebody named cmyk…

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41¢

41¢ !

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Ooof! I knew it was in the 40s. Sorry!

Remember folks to tally your score at the bottom of your posts.

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I agree, let’s make that a difficulty level of 1.

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Name four cities that have hosted the modern Olympic games, and the years they hosted them.

2 points.

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I’ll play, though I only barely grasp the scoring concept.

Who is it that said, ‘‘What does not kill me only makes me stronger’’?
Difficulty - 2

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on rereading that should have been a 9 inch diameter round pizza.

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Oh god, you’re playing with Olympic fire. Here goes.

96, Atlanta?

06, Greece?

84, NY? (man, this I am really not sure about)

2012, London :wink:

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In Texas Hold 'em poker, what is another name for the “Turn” card?

2 pts

SSG Schwartz

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This was fun last time. I was thinking of doing one of my own. Guess I’ll have to wait.

Alright, here we go…

Name the World Series winners since 2000 (1 point each).
Name 5 Supreme Court Justices (2 points each).
Name a Wagner Opera (3 points).