# DON'T Stump the Guy with Average Knowledge, Part II **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 25, 2007, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041 "2007-10-25T22:20:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/41 "2007-10-25T23:49:07Z")
[QUOTE=OtakuLoki] Spirit and Opportunity, when capitalized and treated as a collective group refers to what? (I’m going to call this a three pointer) [/QUOTE] Mars Rovers. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![DJ\_Motorbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90ced4/32.png) [@DJ\_Motorbike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DJ_Motorbike)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/42 "2007-10-25T23:52:10Z")
[QUOTE=cmyk] Teddy? [/QUOTE] Nope [Taft](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Taft-Root.jpg) Edit: He was TR’s successor, though. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/43 "2007-10-25T23:53:03Z")
[QUOTE=Liberal] (Difficulty 2) Match the philosopher with the philosophy. In no particular order: Descartes Kant Nietzsche Existence is not a predicate God is dead I think; therefore, I am [/QUOTE] Descartes = I think; therefore, I am Kant = Existence is not a predicate Nietzsche = God is dead At first I thought tis was gonna be easy, but now I’m not sure about Kant vs Nietzsche. Hmmf. ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/44 "2007-10-25T23:53:04Z")
Pick any three days of the week(Monday, Tuesday, etc) and tell me who or what they’re named after. (3) Many people know that septem, octo, novem and decem mean seven, eight, nine and ten in Latin. So why are September, October, November and December the ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth months of the year, respectively? (3) What’s the rule for determining whether a year is a leap year? (3) ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/45 "2007-10-25T23:54:18Z")
‘‘What does not kill me only makes me stronger’’ was said by Friedrich Nietzsche, not Napoleon, so I guess that’s a strike against me. Hmm… What U.S. City is known as the ‘‘Motor City Capital’’? Difficulty 1 score -2 ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/46 "2007-10-25T23:55:33Z")
[QUOTE=DJ Motorbike] Nope [Taft](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Taft-Root.jpg) Edit: He was TR’s successor, though. [/QUOTE] Damn, Taft _was_ huge! TR, wasn’t exactly svelte though! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/47 "2007-10-25T23:57:01Z")
[QUOTE=olivesmarch4th] ‘‘What does not kill me only makes me stronger’’ was said by Friedrich Nietzsche, not Napoleon, so I guess that’s a strike against me. Hmm… What U.S. City is known as the ‘‘Motor City Capital’’? Difficulty 1 score -2 [/QUOTE] OMG. You’re not going to believe this, but I was going to guess Nietz. Honestly. Detroit, baby! ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/48 "2007-10-26T00:00:46Z")
[QUOTE=cmyk] Mars Rovers. 🆒 [/QUOTE] Woohoo! 3 points for me! A sailor starts talking about a boomer. Do you know what he’d be talking about? (I’m putting this at 1 point) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/49 "2007-10-26T00:01:35Z")
Match the psycho killer with the movie: 1. Michael Myers 2. Freddy Krueger 3. Leatherface 4. Captain Spaulding 5. Jason Voorhees 6. Buffalo Bill 7. The Tall Man 8. Pinhead a. Silence of the Lambs b. Friday the 13th c. Phantasm d. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre e. Halloween f. Hellraiser g. Nightmare on Elm Street h. The Devil’s Rejects Difficulty: 2 (I know it’s multiple choice, just forget the partial credit.) My score: 0 (two right and two wrong on the first one) ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/50 "2007-10-26T00:02:19Z")
[QUOTE=Rysto] Many people know that septem, octo, novem and decem mean seven, eight, nine and ten in Latin. So why are September, October, November and December the ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth months of the year, respectively? (3) [/QUOTE] Are we playing extra minus points for giving the wrong, urban legend, answer? (I told a kid last week that their history teacher was wrong, and that they should tell them so 😃 ) ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/51 "2007-10-26T00:02:37Z")
[QUOTE=Rysto] Pick any three days of the week(Monday, Tuesday, etc) and tell me who or what they’re named after. (3) Many people know that septem, octo, novem and decem mean seven, eight, nine and ten in Latin. So why are September, October, November and December the ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth months of the year, respectively? (3) What’s the rule for determining whether a year is a leap year? (3) [/QUOTE] 1. Monday = Moon Sunday = Sun Saturday = Saturn 2. Doesn’t this have something to do with having to add a couple new months to the calendar back in the day? Perhaps June and July named after the caesar and his wife perhaps? Yikes. 3. Every 4 years (to make up for the 365.25 day year) we add a day. The year determined I believe has to be divisible by 4? ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/52 "2007-10-26T00:06:23Z")
[QUOTE=OtakuLoki] Woohoo! 3 points for me! A sailor starts talking about a boomer. Do you know what he’d be talking about? (I’m putting this at 1 point) [/QUOTE] Good lord, to me, it could be anything. I’m guessing part of the ship. We talking a navy sailor, or something like a schooner? I’ll just say the Mast. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/53 "2007-10-26T00:09:48Z")
[QUOTE=Pochacco] Match the psycho killer with the movie: Difficulty: 2 (I know it’s multiple choice, just forget the partial credit.) My score: 0 (two right and two wrong on the first one) [/QUOTE] 1. Michael Myers = Halloween 2. Freddy Krueger = Nightmare on Elm Street 3. Leatherface = The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 4. Captain Spaulding = The Devil’s Rejects 5. Jason Voorhees = Friday the 13th 6. Buffalo Bill = Silence of the Lambs 7. The Tall Man = Phantasm 8. Pinhead = Hellraiser ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/54 "2007-10-26T00:14:02Z")
[QUOTE=cmyk] 1. Monday = Moon Sunday = Sun Saturday = Saturn [/QUOTE] Ok, that was too easy to be a 3-point question. I’ll take one point for this and another two if you can name the origin of a fourth. As you got 2 and 3 wrong, this puts me at -5. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/55 "2007-10-26T00:16:28Z")
[QUOTE=Rysto] Ok, that was too easy to be a 3-point question. I’ll take one point for this and another two if you can name the origin of a fourth. As you got 2 and 3 wrong, this puts me at -5. [/QUOTE] Fri = Venus? Out of curiosity, what’s the answers to the other two? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/56 "2007-10-26T00:22:51Z")
[QUOTE=cmyk] 1. Michael Myers = Halloween 2. Freddy Krueger = Nightmare on Elm Street 3. Leatherface = The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 4. Captain Spaulding = The Devil’s Rejects 5. Jason Voorhees = Friday the 13th 6. Buffalo Bill = Silence of the Lambs 7. The Tall Man = Phantasm 8. Pinhead = Hellraiser [/QUOTE] Well done. 2 points for me! ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/57 "2007-10-26T00:23:59Z")
[QUOTE=cmyk] Good lord, to me, it could be anything. I’m guessing part of the ship. We talking a navy sailor, or something like a schooner? I’ll just say the Mast. :smack: [/QUOTE] Rats. Nope. A boomer is a strategic missile submarine, one of the subs that carries ICBMs. Down to 2 points. What was changed in Washington Quarters between 1964 and 1965? (2 points) ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/58 "2007-10-26T00:25:02Z")
Nope. Wrong culture entirely. The rest of the week is named after Norse gods. Tuesday = Tyr’s Day Wednesday = Woden(Odin)'s Day Thursday = Thor’s Day Friday = Frey(a)'s Day The answer to 2 is that the start of the Roman calendar was marked by the new consuls taking power. A rebellion forced the new consuls to take power 2 months early in 153 BC, which caused a realignment of the calendar. That question was way too hard; I had the answer wrong myself before a looked it up. Leap years are all years divisible by 400, or any year divisible by 4 but not 100. So 2000, 1996 and 1988 were all leap years while 1900 was not. Edit: This drops me to -7. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/59 "2007-10-26T00:30:11Z")
[QUOTE=OtakuLoki] Rats. Nope. A boomer is a strategic missile submarine, one of the subs that carries ICBMs. Down to 2 points. What was changed in Washington Quarters between 1964 and 1965? (2 points) [/QUOTE] I’m guessing the metal involved. Weren’t they changed to _something_-plated copper? ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/60 "2007-10-26T00:32:07Z")
[QUOTE=Rysto] Nope. Wrong culture entirely. The rest of the week is named after Norse gods. Tuesday = Tyr’s Day Wednesday = Woden(Odin)'s Day Thursday = Thor’s Day Friday = Frey(a)'s Day The answer to 2 is that the start of the Roman calendar was marked by the new consuls taking power. A rebellion forced the new consuls to take power 2 months early in 153 BC, which caused a realignment of the calendar. That question was way too hard; I had the answer wrong myself before a looked it up. Leap years are all years divisible by 400, or any year divisible by 4 but not 100. So 2000, 1996 and 1988 were all leap years while 1900 was not. Edit: This drops me to -7. [/QUOTE] OOF! I had assumed the days where named after the roman gods. ☹ Yeh, that 2nd one was way over my head. 400! I knew it was to be a divisible… damn. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041.md?page=4)