# DON'T STUMP the OTHER guy with average knowledge **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 29, 2007, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400 "2007-10-29T02:33:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400/41 "2007-10-29T05:26:32Z")
[QUOTE=Lord Il Palazzo] All correct. However, you didn’t answer the second question, so I’ll repeat it: 4 points: What school of art is typically associated with Pablo Picasso? 16 points (pending answer to the above. [/QUOTE] I beg your pardon. Picasso is associated with Cubism. ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400/42 "2007-10-29T05:29:55Z")
[QUOTE=OtakuLoki] 1. I know Henry Morgan sacked Panama, but he didn’t kill all the inhabitants. (A large number, yes - but not all. Of course the fire did for many of the fatalities, and that was started by the governor.) I know there were other sacks, but this is the only one I can think of. ETA: Making it clear I’m naming Henry Morgan as my answer here. 2. er… The only name I know with respect to American Idol is Simon. And I don’t think he won anything. 3. No clue again. P. Diddy? 4. Goethe. [/QUOTE] Morgan was the right answer. I learned that he killed everyone in Panama, but I apologize if that’s not true. He was arrested and then knighted, though. +3 You forgot to answer the baseball question. I’ll skip it. -3 for American Idol, it was Kelly Clarkson -3 for parachute pants, it was MC Hammer +5 for Goethe Looks like I’m in the positive! +2 pending an answer to the baseball question, “How many innings does a Major League Baseball game typically last?” ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400/43 "2007-10-29T05:30:47Z")
[QUOTE=OtakuLoki] I beg your pardon. Picasso is associated with Cubism. [/QUOTE] Also correct. Maybe I overestimated my difficulty numbers. 20 ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400/44 "2007-10-29T05:36:41Z")
OK, I’m gonna veer off into another topic entirely. Between 1600 and 1900 there were three major musical periods in western music. What were the names of these movements? (4 points) Impressionism is a well-known painting style. It also describes a musical style. Which composer was most closely associated with musical impressionism? (6 points) ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400/45 "2007-10-29T05:38:15Z")
[QUOTE=Mosier] Morgan was the right answer. I learned that he killed everyone in Panama, but I apologize if that’s not true. He was arrested and then knighted, though. +3 [/QUOTE] If you’re at all interested in Henry Morgan, and that portion of the buccaneer history of the Caribbean, I recommend Peter Earle’s [The Sack of Panama](http://www.amazon.com/Sack-Panama-Captain-Morgan-Caribbean/dp/0312361424/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-5139531-3867664?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1193635828&sr=8-1) highly. Sorry I skipped the baseball question. I’ll have to find a better system to avoid skipping questions. > [@Mosier](#): > > 1 point, How many innings does a typical Major League Baseball game last? Nine innings. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400/46 "2007-10-29T05:42:40Z")
[QUOTE=fachverwirrt] OK, I’m gonna veer off into another topic entirely. Between 1600 and 1900 there were three major musical periods in western music. What were the names of these movements? (4 points) Impressionism is a well-known painting style. It also describes a musical style. Which composer was most closely associated with musical impressionism? (6 points) [/QUOTE] Hoooo boy. 1. Baroque, Classicism, and Romanticism? (IOW, I’m waaay out to sea here.) 2. Gershwin? (Again, no clue, sorry) ---
**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 29, 2007, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400/47 "2007-10-29T05:45:05Z")
[QUOTE=Lord Il Palazzo] Also correct. Maybe I overestimated my difficulty numbers. 20 [/QUOTE] I’d say they were about right. Okay, my last session for the night: 1. (3pts) Who is the author of _Watership Down_? 2. (1pt) What’s the name of stuffing that’s comprised of feathers? 3. (4pts) Who was the first astronomer to resolve Jupiter’s four major moons? 4. (1pt) What’s the active ingredient in Tylenol? ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400/48 "2007-10-29T05:45:05Z")
[QUOTE=OtakuLoki] Hoooo boy. 1. Baroque, Classicism, and Romanticism? (IOW, I’m waaay out to sea here.) 2. Gershwin? (Again, no clue, sorry) [/QUOTE] 1. Correct! 2. Debussy. (Ok, now I know. +4, -6. Leaves me at 0.) ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400/49 "2007-10-29T05:49:28Z")
[QUOTE=cmyk] I’d say they were about right. Okay, my last session for the night: 1. (3pts) Who is the author of _Watership Down_? 2. (1pt) What’s the name of stuffing that’s comprised of feathers? 3. (4pts) Who was the first astronomer to resolve Jupiter’s four major moons? 4. (2pts) What’s the active ingredient in Tylenol? [/QUOTE] 1. Richard Adams 2. Batting, I think. 3. Gallileo 4. Acetomenophine. I agree with you, **cmyk** - I think that **Lord Il Palazzo** ’s difficulty points are about right, he just happened to hit deeper pockets of knowledge than some of you have. ---
**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 29, 2007, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400/50 "2007-10-29T05:55:43Z")
[QUOTE=OtakuLoki] 1. Richard Adams 2. Batting, I think. 3. Gallileo 4. Acetomenophine. [/QUOTE] 1. yup! 2. No, it’s… Down. 😉 3. yup, again! Good, I’m still not quite sure where you register on things astronomical… might need to do some deeper probing there… 4. nice. that’s a total of 7 for me on this, bringing me up to: **cmyk = +13** I’m gonna play some hardball tomorrow me thinks… G’night! ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400/51 "2007-10-29T06:21:24Z")
Back to politics (and law): There are four fundamental rights guaranteed by the first amendment of the US constitution. What are they? (5 points) How many amendments are there? (4 points) What topic does the most recent amendment cover? (7 points) ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400/52 "2007-10-29T06:27:32Z")
Difficulty 2: By what name is Edward Teach better known? Difficulty 2: Ray Kroc is considdered the founder of what US based business? Difficulty 1: What is the title of Aldous Huxley’s novel of a dystopian future? Difficulty 2: Huxley takes this title from a line in a Shakespeare play. Name the play. Difficulty 4: Name the character who delivered the line in the play. Oh, and I’m at 20. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400/53 "2007-10-29T06:41:18Z")
[QUOTE=fachverwirrt] Back to politics (and law): There are four fundamental rights guaranteed by the first amendment of the US constitution. What are they? (5 points) How many amendments are there? (4 points) What topic does the most recent amendment cover? (7 points) [/QUOTE] 1. Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Religion, Right of Assembly, and, I think the Right to Petition. 2. I think there’s 29. But my confidence on that is so low I expect this to be wrong. 3. Term limits for the President? ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400/54 "2007-10-29T06:44:24Z")
[QUOTE=Lord Il Palazzo] Difficulty 2: By what name is Edward Teach better known? Difficulty 2: Ray Kroc is considdered the founder of what US based business? Difficulty 1: What is the title of Aldous Huxley’s novel of a dystopian future? Difficulty 2: Huxley takes this title from a line in a Shakespeare play. Name the play. Difficulty 4: Name the character who delivered the line in the play. Oh, and I’m at 20. [/QUOTE] 1. Blackbeard! 2. McDonald’s resturants 3. Brave New World 4. The Tempest 5. Bianca, I think. And with this I’m taking a break for some sleep. I’ll be back later. Thanks to everyone for participating! ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400/55 "2007-10-29T06:48:06Z")
[QUOTE=OtakuLoki] 1. Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Religion, Right of Assembly, and, I think the Right to Petition. 2. I think there’s 29. But my confidence on that is so low I expect this to be wrong. 3. Term limits for the President? [/QUOTE] 1. Right of assembly and right to petition are more or less the same thing. Specifically, it’s the right to assemble and petition th government for a redress of grievances. Freedom of press is the fourth. 2. 1. 3. “No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened.” Ouch. Current score -16. ---
**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400/56 "2007-10-29T07:03:00Z")
3pts. Who was the first member of the Republican party to be elected president? 4pts. Who was the first member of the Democratic party to be elected president? 5pts. Who was the first president to die in office? 5pts. What president had to spend a night in a chicken coop because of a fire set on his residence?\* \*I don’t know if this is entirely true, but I did hear this from an American History professor. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400/57 "2007-10-29T09:50:43Z")
Difficulty: 3 Match the Chief with the tribe. In no particular order: Quana John Ross Geronimo Sitting Bull Hiawatha Mohawk Apache Comanche Dakota Sioux Cherokee ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400/58 "2007-10-29T09:52:04Z")
[QUOTE=Lakai] 3pts. Who was the first member of the Republican party to be elected president? 4pts. Who was the first member of the Democratic party to be elected president? 5pts. Who was the first president to die in office? 5pts. What president had to spend a night in a chicken coop because of a fire set on his residence?\* \*I don’t know if this is entirely true, but I did hear this from an American History professor. [/QUOTE] I thought 3 points was tops. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400/59 "2007-10-29T12:50:21Z")
[QUOTE=Liberal] I thought 3 points was tops. [/QUOTE] I’m running things slightly differently - I’m allowing up to ten points for difficulty. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400/60 "2007-10-29T12:54:04Z")
[QUOTE=Lakai] 3pts. Who was the first member of the Republican party to be elected president? 4pts. Who was the first member of the Democratic party to be elected president? 5pts. Who was the first president to die in office? 5pts. What president had to spend a night in a chicken coop because of a fire set on his residence?\* \*I don’t know if this is entirely true, but I did hear this from an American History professor. [/QUOTE] 1. The first Presidential election that the current Republican party won, I think, was Lincoln’s election in 1860. 2. I think that’s Jackson. 3. I think this is William Henry Harrison. 4. I’ve never heard of this. I’m going to guess it was Lincoln, just because he certainly seems to have made political capital out of telling such stories on himself. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400.md?page=4)