# 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:** 6
**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, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/101 "2007-10-26T03:30:00Z")
[QUOTE=Great Dave] What four capitals start with the same letter as their states? (2) [/QUOTE] Honolulu, Indianapolis, Oklahoma City; DOH! So close (i think). This one bums me out! I’ve been scouring my brain for that elusive forth, but alas, It seems I’ve only retained about 70% of the state capitols. ---
**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, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/102 "2007-10-26T03:33:15Z")
[QUOTE=SSG Schwartz] Well, that puts me at 5 points.. I will stay with the win streak. Movies: According to a hotel caretaker in film, “All work and no…” finish the quote. (One point) What was the name of the hotel in this film? (Two points) SSG Schwartz [/QUOTE] “… play makes Jack a dull boy.” From The Shining. Damn, I just can’t remember the name of the Hotel. And I just re-watched the film about 3 months ago! ---
**Author:** ![Amblydoper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@Amblydoper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amblydoper)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/103 "2007-10-26T03:38:09Z")
[QUOTE=cmyk] Whew! I almost didn’t get this. For some reason Butch Cassidy kept coming to mind, but i KNEW that wasn’t right… so I let it stew, then Cool Hand Luke finally popped out. [/QUOTE] Correct. Four points for me. Name seven varieties (or cultivars) of apples. Two points for all seven, One point for six, -2 for five or less. (sounds fair?) ---
**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, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/104 "2007-10-26T03:38:44Z")
[QUOTE=SSG Schwartz] Well, that puts me at 5 points.. I will stay with the win streak. Movies: According to a hotel caretaker in film, “All work and no…” finish the quote. (One point) What was the name of the hotel in this film? (Two points) SSG Schwartz [/QUOTE] Wait, are you sure you’re tallying that right? It seems you asked 3 questions… what are the names of the 2 moves and what did the license plate read. If I was right about one of the movies, that counts, but I couldn’t guess the other movie (unless it was simply Part II), nor the plate. So that subtracts. ---
**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, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/105 "2007-10-26T03:42:35Z")
[QUOTE=CoG888] Correct. Four points for me. Name seven varieties (or cultivars) of apples. Two points for all seven, One point for six, -2 for five or less. (sounds fair?) [/QUOTE] Dang, ok… Grannysmith Golden Delicious Macintosh Crab, Caramel, and iMac 😃 Damn, I need to eat more fruit. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/106 "2007-10-26T03:50:43Z")
Let’s try some Natural Science Diff:3 - What is species of marine mammal that recently was declared functionally extinct? Diff:2 - What is the largest land-based carnivore in the world? Diff:1 - What is the current geological era called? Diff:1 - When (as in millions of years ago) did this geological era start? ---
**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/107 "2007-10-26T03:54:25Z")
[QUOTE=cmyk] Wait, are you sure you’re tallying that right? It seems you asked 3 questions… what are the names of the 2 moves and what did the license plate read. If I was right about one of the movies, that counts, but I couldn’t guess the other movie (unless it was simply Part II), nor the plate. So that subtracts. [/QUOTE] The judges have ruled, the score has been adjusted, SSG Schwartz has 1 point. I will therefore change topics: American TV series: What radio station employed Dr Johnny Fever? (one point) What did the M stand for in M_A_S\*H? (one point) What was the name of the title character who came from outer space to live in Boulder Colorado? (one point) SSG Schwartz ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/108 "2007-10-26T03:58:04Z")
[QUOTE=cmyk] Honolulu, Indianapolis, Oklahoma City; DOH! So close (i think). This one bums me out! I’ve been scouring my brain for that elusive forth, but alas, It seems I’ve only retained about 70% of the state capitols. [/QUOTE] Dover (Delaware). Took me a while. ---
**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, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/109 "2007-10-26T04:01:13Z")
[QUOTE=Wile E] Let’s try some Natural Science Diff:3 - What is species of marine mammal that recently was declared functionally extinct? Diff:2 - What is the largest land-based carnivore in the world? Diff:1 - What is the current geological era called? Diff:1 - When (as in millions of years ago) did this geological era start? [/QUOTE] 1. wow. I hope it wasn’t one of the big ones, but either way it sucks. I’ll guess the Humpback Whale. 2. lion? 3. oof! Something that starts with a C? I tried to memorize this a while ago, but it completly escapes me. Yeh, it’s gone fer good. 4. 1.5? (WAG) ---
**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, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/110 "2007-10-26T04:06:10Z")
[QUOTE=SSG Schwartz] The judges have ruled, the score has been adjusted, SSG Schwartz has 1 point. I will therefore change topics: American TV series: What radio station employed Dr Johnny Fever? (one point) What did the M stand for in M_A_S\*H? (one point) What was the name of the title character who came from outer space to live in Boulder Colorado? (one point) SSG Schwartz [/QUOTE] Hmmm… looks like you’re going television… maybe _slightly_ before my time 😉 1. WKRP? 2. It could be Military or Medical (or neither for all I know). But I’ll go with Medical? 3. Alf? ---
**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, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/111 "2007-10-26T04:07:22Z")
[QUOTE=fachverwirrt] Dover (Delaware). Took me a while. [/QUOTE] GAH! See, I couldn’t remember Deleware’s. (Sorry, Delewarians!) ---
**Author:** ![Amblydoper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@Amblydoper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amblydoper)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/112 "2007-10-26T04:09:55Z")
[QUOTE=cmyk] Dang, ok… Grannysmith Golden Delicious Macintosh Crab, Caramel, and iMac 😃 Damn, I need to eat more fruit. [/QUOTE] Well, you got 3. Some others are: [ul] [li]Red Delicious[/li][li]Fuji[/li][li]Cameo[/li][li]Gala[/li][li]Honeycrisp[/li][li]Cortland[/li][li][and many others](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_apple_cultivars) [/li][/ul] So that puts me at Two Name the two moons of Mars. Two points ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/113 "2007-10-26T04:11:06Z")
[QUOTE=cmyk] 1. wow. I hope it wasn’t one of the big ones, but either way it sucks. I’ll guess the Humpback Whale. 2. lion? 3. oof! Something that starts with a C? I tried to memorize this a while ago, but it completly escapes me. Yeh, it’s gone fer good. 4. 1.5? (WAG) [/QUOTE] Aww, geez, I thought the last 3 would be fairly easy. I’m going nowhere fast. 1. The Baiji or Yangtze River Dolphin, it was in all the news and spurred several threads here since December when it was first announced. 2. Polar or Kodiak Bear 3. Cenozoic. I don’t suppose I could get a 0.05 points for you knowing it started with a “C”? 4. about 65 million years ago, about when the dinosaurs died because of that big extinction level event that occurred. So I’m at -7, well, I think I am the worst so far and in one post, too. Yay me! ---
**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, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/114 "2007-10-26T04:12:08Z")
[QUOTE=CoG888] Well, you got 3. Some others are: [ul] [li]Red Delicious[/li][li]Fuji[/li][li]Cameo[/li][li]Gala[/li][li]Honeycrisp[/li][li]Cortland[/li][li][and many others](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_apple_cultivars) [/li][/ul] So that puts me at Two Name the two moons of Mars. Two points [/QUOTE] Ahh, Phobos & Deimos. ---
**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, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/115 "2007-10-26T04:15:21Z")
[QUOTE=Wile E] Aww, geez, I thought the last 3 would be fairly easy. I’m going nowhere fast. 1. The Baiji or Yangtze River Dolphin, it was in all the news and spurred several threads here since December when it was first announced. 2. Polar or Kodiak Bear 3. Cenozoic. I don’t suppose I could get a 0.05 points for you knowing it started with a “C”? 4. about 65 million years ago, about when the dinosaurs died because of that big extinction level event that occurred. So I’m at -7, well, I think I am the worst so far and in one post, too. Yay me! [/QUOTE] Damn!! I just couldn’t get my mind off the big cats. And, I didn’t realize that an era revolved around a major extinction event… or is there more to it than that? If I’d known that, I could’ve made a better guess (and probably got it, too!) Keep going, you can come back! ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/116 "2007-10-26T04:20:58Z")
Okay, how about we combine the Natural Science with Movies? Diff: 1 - Name the trilogy of movies named after a period of the Mesozoic era. Diff: 2 - Name two actors that appeared in at least two of those movies. ---
**Author:** ![Amblydoper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@Amblydoper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amblydoper)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/117 "2007-10-26T04:24:27Z")
[QUOTE=cmyk] Ahh, Phobos & Deimos. [/QUOTE] Four! This brings up a golf question… 3 points, since you say you are not knowledgable with sports. What US state is home to the famous Floating Green? ---
**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, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/118 "2007-10-26T04:26:14Z")
[QUOTE=Wile E] Okay, how about we combine the Natural Science with Movies? Diff: 1 - Name the trilogy of movies named after a period of the Mesozoic era. Diff: 2 - Name two actors that appeared in at least two of those movies. [/QUOTE] HA! Funny. 1. Jurassic Park, Lost World, Jurassic Park III. 2. Jeff Goldblum & Sam Neil. ---
**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, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/119 "2007-10-26T04:28:39Z")
[QUOTE=CoG888] Four! This brings up a golf question… 3 points, since you say you are not knowledgable with sports. What US state is home to the famous Floating Green? [/QUOTE] Lightly, I said… tread LIGHTLY! 😃 Umm… does this bring up golf because your last answer had to do with space, or because you just shouted “Four!”? Cape Canaveral is in Florida, so I’ll go with FL. ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/120 "2007-10-26T04:44:04Z")
I know I already struck out (heh) on baseball, but I’ll give it another shot: Which three players (in order from 1 to 3) own the three highest career home run totals? (2) And, not baseball: What is Hawking radiation? (3) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041.md?page=7)