# 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:** 7
**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, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/121 "2007-10-26T04:47:54Z")
[QUOTE=cmyk] HA! Funny. 1. Jurassic Park, Lost World, Jurassic Park III. 2. Jeff Goldblum & Sam Neil. [/QUOTE] Yay! I am now at -4. Would have also accepted Laura Dern for question #2. > [@](#): > > 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!) It didn’t revolve around the extinction event, the Cretaceous period or the Mesozoic era ended with the event and the Cenozoic era began. The event was probably due to the impact of a comet or asteroid with the earth, multiple impacts or increased volcanic activity. There are several [impact craters](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicxulub_Crater) on earth the support the asteroids theory. Natural science is fun, read more. 😛 ---
**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, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/122 "2007-10-26T04:48:29Z")
[QUOTE=fachverwirrt] 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) [/QUOTE] 1. McGuire, Sosa, Cobb? (yeeeesh! :o ) 2. That’s the crap that spews out of a Black Hole, right? ---
**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, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/123 "2007-10-26T04:51:46Z")
[QUOTE=cmyk] 1. McGuire, Sosa, Cobb? (yeeeesh! :o ) 2. That’s the crap that spews out of a Black Hole, right? [/QUOTE] 1. Bonds, Aaron, Ruth. 2. Yep. Hey! Gained a point! -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 26, 2007, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/124 "2007-10-26T04:51:46Z")
[QUOTE=Wile E] Yay! I am now at -4. Would have also accepted Laura Dern for question #2. It didn’t revolve around the extinction event, the Cretaceous period or the Mesozoic era ended with the event and the Cenozoic era began. The event was probably due to the impact of a comet or asteroid with the earth, multiple impacts or increased volcanic activity. There are several [impact craters](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicxulub_Crater) on earth the support the asteroids theory. Natural science is fun, read more. 😛 [/QUOTE] Oh, don’t get me wrong, I love all the sciences. Chixulub (sp?) I believe is the impact crater they hypothesize was the dinosaur-killer, correct? (or at least one of the strong contenders?) ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/125 "2007-10-26T04:56:18Z")
Can I play, even though I entered late? (difficulty 0 points) Okay, here’s my questions. Who was the 2nd American President, after George Washington? (1 point) What Civil War Union general eventually became president? (1 point) How many miles per second does light travel? (round to the nearest 1,000 = 2 points, exact answer = 3 points) Name two types of marsupials. (2 points) What was the name of the wheezing cyborg defeated by Obi-wan Kenobi? (1 point) For what movie does Ben Affleck have an Oscar? (Movie = 1 point, movie + category = 2 points) ---
**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, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/126 "2007-10-26T04:59:25Z")
[QUOTE=cmyk] 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. [/QUOTE] Space had nothing o do with it… The floating green is in [Coeur d’Alene, Idaho](http://www.cdaresort.com/golf/) . Down to One. Lets try some chemistry? What are the atomic numbers of the following elements? Oxygen (1 point) Sodium (2 points) Iron (2 points) ---
**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, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/127 "2007-10-26T05:05:17Z")
[QUOTE=CoG888] Space had nothing o do with it… The floating green is in [Coeur d’Alene, Idaho](http://www.cdaresort.com/golf/) . Down to One. Lets try some chemistry? What are the atomic numbers of the following elements? Oxygen (1 point) Sodium (2 points) Iron (2 points) [/QUOTE] Idaho?! Well, I guess they gotta do something out there. Oxygen = 8 Sodium = 12(ish?!) Iron = 26 Weird what you remember. ---
**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, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/128 "2007-10-26T05:05:40Z")
[QUOTE=cmyk] Oh, don’t get me wrong, I love all the sciences. Chixulub (sp?) I believe is the impact crater they hypothesize was the dinosaur-killer, correct? (or at least one of the strong contenders?) [/QUOTE] Yeah, that’s the one in the link. Okay, I’m tired. One more question. 1 point, true or false, Polar Bears and Penguins live on the same continent. ---
**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, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/129 "2007-10-26T05:11:03Z")
[QUOTE=Mosier] Can I play, even though I entered late? (difficulty 0 points) Okay, here’s my questions. Who was the 2nd American President, after George Washington? (1 point) What Civil War Union general eventually became president? (1 point) How many miles per second does light travel? (round to the nearest 1,000 = 2 points, exact answer = 3 points) Name two types of marsupials. (2 points) What was the name of the wheezing cyborg defeated by Obi-wan Kenobi? (1 point) For what movie does Ben Affleck have an Oscar? (Movie = 1 point, movie + category = 2 points) [/QUOTE] Of course, all are welcome at any time. 1. Adams 2. Grant? 3. 180,240? 4. Kangaroo and Koala? 5. Grievous? 6. Good Will Hunting / Best Screenplay ---
**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, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/130 "2007-10-26T05:11:14Z")
[QUOTE=cmyk] Idaho?! Well, I guess they gotta do something out there. Oxygen = 8 Sodium = 12(ish?!) Iron = 26 Weird what you remember. [/QUOTE] Oxygen is correct. Iron is correct. Sodium is 11… I guess thats 12ish… I dunno, judges? ---
**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, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/131 "2007-10-26T05:12:06Z")
[QUOTE=Wile E] Yeah, that’s the one in the link. Okay, I’m tired. One more question. 1 point, true or false, Polar Bears and Penguins live on the same continent. [/QUOTE] Wheee! False! Bears = North 'Guins = South ---
**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, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/132 "2007-10-26T05:15:31Z")
[QUOTE=cmyk] Wheee! False! Bears = North 'Guins = South [/QUOTE] Yay! -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 26, 2007, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/133 "2007-10-26T05:23:00Z")
[QUOTE=CoG888] Oxygen is correct. Iron is correct. Sodium is 11… I guess thats 12ish… I dunno, judges? [/QUOTE] Damn. Wish I could give it to us… I remembered is was down the line with those highly reactive/corrosive metals, I just couldn’t quite put my finger on that one. ---
**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, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/134 "2007-10-26T05:46:19Z")
Ok… checking out for the night (on EST). I’ll be back in the AM… Feel free to post some questions in the mean time. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/135 "2007-10-26T13:17:27Z")
[QUOTE=cmyk] Steady State = Cosmology Human Praxis = Economics 440 Hz = Music Theory Solid State = Electronics Shrinkage Stope =Industrial Mining [/QUOTE] That makes **5** for me. I’m beginning to think you may be sandbagging here. :dubious: 😃 (This is a great thread idea!) Okay, definitely a level 3 (for calibration purposes). Match the quote with the source. In no particular order: “At any street corner the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face.” “I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.” “Love, and do what you like.” “Preach the gospel at all times; when necessary, use words.” “Time makes more converts than reason.” Francis of Assissi Thomas Paine Ralph Waldo Emerson Saint Augustine Albert Camus ---
**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, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/136 "2007-10-26T13:22:49Z")
[QUOTE=Liberal] That makes **5** for me. I’m beginning to think you may be sandbagging here. :dubious: 😃 (This is a great thread idea!) Okay, definitely a level 3 (for calibration purposes). Match the quote with the source. In no particular order: “At any street corner the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face.” “I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.” “Love, and do what you like.” “Preach the gospel at all times; when necessary, use words.” “Time makes more converts than reason.” Francis of Assissi Thomas Paine Ralph Waldo Emerson Saint Augustine Albert Camus [/QUOTE] “At any street corner the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face.” = Ralph Waldo Emerson “I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.” = Thomas Paine “Love, and do what you like.” = Francis of Assissi “Preach the gospel at all times; when necessary, use words.” = Saint Augustine “Time makes more converts than reason.” = Albert Camus I’m sure I screwed that up royally! What did you say about sandbagging? 😉 ---
**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, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/137 "2007-10-26T13:34:39Z")
Good morning. This is a fun thread. 😃 Picking up my 2 points from last night I’m going to try to get some more: I’ve got a couple of questions for you about the Cotton Gin. First, who invented it? (One point) Second, what did it do, generally? (Two points) Finally, according to some historians, it is credited with ringing the death-knell for an American Institution. What institution was it? (Two points) ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/138 "2007-10-26T13:41:45Z")
[QUOTE=cmyk] “At any street corner the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face.” = Ralph Waldo Emerson “I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.” = Thomas Paine “Love, and do what you like.” = Francis of Assissi “Preach the gospel at all times; when necessary, use words.” = Saint Augustine “Time makes more converts than reason.” = Albert Camus I’m sure I screwed that up royally! What did you say about sandbagging? 😉 [/QUOTE] Damn. Back down to **2** for me. ☹ FYI: “At any street corner the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face.” = Albert Camus “I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.” = Ralph Waldo Emerson “Love, and do what you like.” = Saint Augustine “Preach the gospel at all times; when necessary, use words.” = Francis of Assissi “Time makes more converts than reason.” = Thomas Paine ---
**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, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/139 "2007-10-26T13:52:28Z")
[QUOTE=OtakuLoki] Good morning. This is a fun thread. 😃 Picking up my 2 points from last night I’m going to try to get some more: I’ve got a couple of questions for you about the Cotton Gin. First, who invented it? (One point) Second, what did it do, generally? (Two points) Finally, according to some historians, it is credited with ringing the death-knell for an American Institution. What institution was it? (Two points) [/QUOTE] 1. Cotton Gin Inventor = Eli Wittney 2. It spun cotton from the raw crop? 3. I really have no idea, but I can’t separate picking cotton from slavery… so I’ll go with slavery? :eek: (oh, and… good morning! :D) ---
**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, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041/140 "2007-10-26T14:11:03Z")
[QUOTE=cmyk] 1. Cotton Gin Inventor = Eli Wittney 2. It spun cotton from the raw crop? 3. I really have no idea, but I can’t separate picking cotton from slavery… so I’ll go with slavery? :eek: [/QUOTE] 4. Yes. 5. No, it didn’t do the spinning, but it did process the raw crop. The most labor intensive portion of producing cotton for sale was removing the seeds from the fibers. Prior to Whitney’s cotton gin, this had to be done by hand. 6. Yes. Because there was now a mechanical way to remove the seed from the flax, slavery was the more expensive way to process the raw crop. The gin and a small crew could duplicate the work of many more slaves. Even if the workers on the gin were paid employees they, and the capital costs of the gin itself, were cheaper than housing, feeding and acquiring the slaves required to duplicate their work. ETA, here: This is the basics of the arguement as I understand it - I’m ignoring a lot of real world details that made things less cut-and-dried for the sake of simplicity. So, it looks like, over all, I got another point from that. 3 points here. Continuing with nineteenth century inventors: What did Samuel Morse invent? (one point) Joseph F. Glidden recieved a patent in 1874 for an invention that some people credit for making the idea of large scale cattle operations (cattle barons) truly economically feasable. What was that invention? (four points) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-guy-with-average-knowledge-part-ii/424041.md?page=8)