DON'T Stump the Guy with Average Knowledge...

[cmyk]

@Kat

Difficulty level 1:
According to legend, where did Robin Hood live?

Difficulty level 3:
What state is Boise the capital of?

1. Sherwood Forest.

2. Idaho.

Woot!

[cmyk]

@Happy Lendervedder

Rating 3:

• Peter Krause played Det. Joe Miller in what Sci Fi Channel series?

Rating 1:

• Name two of the five Great Lakes.

Currently at 2 pts.

1. I wanna say The Lost Room… but that was more of a mini series. a GREAT mini series.

2. Huron, Erie, Michigan, Ontario, Superior.

p.s. What does the M in M.A.S.H. stand for again?

[Happy_Lendervedder]

@cmyk

1. I wanna say The Lost Room… but that was more of a mini series. a GREAT mini series.

2. Huron, Erie, Michigan, Ontario, Superior.

p.s. What does the M in M.A.S.H. stand for again?

Correct and correct! I’m now up to 6 pts!
Oops, the M stands for Mobile. (the rest stands for Army Surgical Hospital)

[panamajack]

Your ‘obvious’ water question reminded me of two ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire?’ questions that the contestant, a ‘science teacher’, struggled with.

Is the melting point of ice higher, lower, or the same as the freezing point of water (2)?

One of the main ingredients in pencil lead, graphite, is a form of what element (3)?
(of course on the show the question was multiple choice).

Some more questions:

Name 6 countries located on the continent of Africa (if it’s acceptable, one point for each two countries, otherwise 3 points)

Ebeneezer Scrooge is a character from what book (1)?

Who composed the music for “Ode to Joy” (1)?

What is the actual title of the work it appears in (the music, not the poem) (2)?

[cmyk]

@panamajack

Your ‘obvious’ water question reminded me of two ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire?’ questions that the contestant, a ‘science teacher’, struggled with.

Is the melting point of ice higher, lower, or the same as the freezing point of water (2)?

One of the main ingredients in pencil lead, graphite, is a form of what element (3)?
(of course on the show the question was multiple choice).

Some more questions:

Name 6 countries located on the continent of Africa (if it’s acceptable, one point for each two countries, otherwise 3 points)

Ebeneezer Scrooge is a character from what book (1)?

Who composed the music for “Ode to Joy” (1)?

What is the actual title of the work it appears in (the music, not the poem) (2)?

1. I want to say the same as freezing.

2. Carbon.

3. Egypt, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Nigeria?

4. A Christmas Carol

5. Beethoven

6. Beethoven’s 9th Symphony?

[Little_Nemo]

Cheney, Moe & Curly. Yes, an apolitical guy hangs out here. But hey… It’s Bush’s cabinet, it must be close.

Condoleezza Rice? Alberto Gonzalez?

[cmyk]

@Little Nemo

Condoleezza Rice? Alberto Gonzalez?

I am pathetic. Hence the game!

edit: but if you’re asking if I know the names… yes.

[Happy_Lendervedder]

Rating 2:

Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto are the names of four moons of what planet?

[cmyk]

@Happy Lendervedder

Rating 2:

Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto are the names of four moons of what planet?

Easy. Jupiter. NEXT!

[Malacandra]

[ol]Flint is commonly found as hard nodules in a much softer mineral. Which mineral? (3)
[li]For what purpose is sodium hypochlorite commonly used in the home? (2)[/li][li]What is the first step to take in treating a victim of electrocution? (1)[/li][li]What element cannot be solidified by cooling alone (at atmospheric pressure)? (2)[/li][li]Star Trek’s Mr Spock was half human. What was his other half and which parent was this? (1)[/li][li]If you add up the angles inside a triangle, how many degrees do you get? (1)[/li][li]Matchplay, strokeplay and Stableford are all different forms of scoring in what sport? (2)[/li][li]What is the most obvious difference between an Arabian camel and a Bactrian camel? (2)[/li]What nationality was William Tell? (1)[/ol]

[matt_mcl]

Difficulty level 2: What is the capital of Canada?
Difficulty level 1: Name any three other Canadian cities.
Difficulty level 4: Who was King of the United Kingdom (and Canada, for that matter) before Elizabeth II?

[essell]

Name the aircraft refered to above which the Wright brother flew on their famous flight. (2)
Name the aircraft which dropped the first atomic bomb on Japan(3)
Name the two men other than Armstrong who went on the Apollo 11 Mission (1)
What brand of beer does Homer Simpson favor? (1)
Name the three varieties of this beer (2)

[cmyk]

I’m still around to make awful guesses… off to work, will catch up soon!

Please stand by.

-cmyk

[cmyk]

[QUOTE=Malacandra]
[ol]Flint is commonly found as hard nodules in a much softer mineral. Which mineral? (3)
[li]For what purpose is sodium hypochlorite commonly used in the home? (2)[/li][li]What is the first step to take in treating a victim of electrocution? (1)[/li][li]What element cannot be solidified by cooling alone (at atmospheric pressure)? (2)[/li][li]Star Trek’s Mr Spock was half human. What was his other half and which parent was this? (1)[/li][li]If you add up the angles inside a triangle, how many degrees do you get? (1)[/li][li]Matchplay, strokeplay and Stableford are all different forms of scoring in what sport? (2)[/li][li]What is the most obvious difference between an Arabian camel and a Bactrian camel? (2)[/li][li]What nationality was William Tell? (1)[/ol][/li][/QUOTE]

1. Lead?

2. Hmm… Check for pulse/breathing?

3. WAG: Mercury (but it’s probably a noble gas like Argon or something. Damn by inferior intellect!)

4. Vulcan. Father.

5. 180º

6. Polo?

7. The number of Humps?

8. British

[Least_Original_User_Name_Ever]

How many is a baker’s dozen? (1)
Who played Lt. Frank Drebin in the Naked Gun movies? (1)
Name 5 of the 12 apostles in the Catholic faith. (2)
Which American patriot said “Give me liberty or give me death”? (2)
What Russian country also shares its name with an American state? (3)
Name 3 countries in Central America. (3)

[descamisado]

Correct me if I’m wrong, but are the rules saying that if you get it wrong, I lose the point(s)? And is the opposite true? If so, for your correct Madonna answer, I should have +2.5 points.

Carrying on:

@5-4-Fighting

Off the top of your head, name the fictional town and county in many of William Faulkner’s major works and correctly spell the county. 3 points.

Name the actual town and county he based them on. 2 points.

@cmyk

I got nuthin.

1. Jefferson is the town and it’s Yoknapatawpha County. 2) Oxford, MS and Lafayette County (my hometown).

@5-4-Fighting

What is fashion designer Ralph Lauren’s real name and where is he originally from? 2 points.

@cmyk

Chester Twinklepants, Lansing MI?

Close, but it’s actually Ralph Lifshitz (Bronx, New York).

Again, if I now understand the point system, I’ve lost 9 points.

My total: -6.5.

[Malacandra]

@cmyk

1. Lead?

2. Hmm… Check for pulse/breathing?

3. WAG: Mercury (but it’s probably a noble gas like Argon or something. Damn by inferior intellect!)

4. Vulcan. Father.

5. 180º

6. Polo?

7. The number of Humps?

8. British

You missed out number 2 entirely, so I’ll repeat your answers below with the correct numbers and your marks.

1. Lead? – Chalk!

2. (unanswered) --It’s the active ingredient in a typical bleach.

3. Hmm… Check for pulse/breathing? – Turn off the current or, if you can’t, remove the victim from it using something insulating - a dry wooden broom handle at worst. Your humane answer potentially got you zapped.

4. WAG: Mercury (but it’s probably a noble gas like Argon or something. Damn by inferior intellect!) – It is a noble gas, and the lightest: helium.

5. Vulcan. Father. – Absolutely right.

6. 180º – Of course.

7. Polo? – Golf. *

8. The number of Humps? – Yes, the Arabian (sometimes called “dromedary”) has only one.

9. British – Swiss - probably the most famous Swiss national hero.

Hmm, seems I suck at this game.

• Matchplay treats each hole like a “game” in tennis, and whoever wins the most holes wins the round. Strokeplay just adds the strokes from all the holes together, whoever gets round in fewest wins the round. Stableford is similar but you can’t do worse than two over par on each hole.

[Least_Original_User_Name_Ever]

Who was the last person to hit .400 in a season?
Who ended his career with 715 home runs?
Who ended his career with 755 home runs?
Who holds the record for hits in MLB history?

All one point.

[No_Me_Ayudes_Compadre]

1. Mesopotamia was bound by what two rivers? (1 point)

2. What country was the Statue of Liberty created in? (1 point)

3. Curaçao is a protectorate of what nation? (2 points)

4. Who was the original planner of Washington, D.C.? (2 points)

5. One of the following was born in Austria: Helmut Jahn, Wolfgang Puck, Gerhard Schröder. Which? (3 points)

6. What business is Adnan Khashoggi in? (3 points)

[Puzzler]

1 pointers

1.1 How many movies were filmed by Monty Pythons?
1.2 Name the solar system’s planets
1.3 What is more common on the surface of Earth: water or land?

2 pointers

2.1 Name the TV show by one of the Monty Pythons’ members featuring a character named Manual.
2.2 Define Astronomical Unit (AU)
2.3 Name the lowest and highest land points on Earth

3 pointers

3.1 How many episodes in Monty Pythons’ TV show?
3.2 What are the recently defined characteristics required in order to define a celestial body as planet?
3.3 What is the distance between a degree of latitude?