# 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:** 5
**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, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400/81 "2007-10-29T18:28:40Z")
[QUOTE=OtakuLoki] 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. [/QUOTE] 5. Yes. 6. Yes. 7. Correct. 8. That would be James Madison, who was living in the White House during the war of 1812 when a fire was set to the White House. He was having dinner when he had to be evacuated to the chicken coop. That puts me at +7. ---
**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, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400/82 "2007-10-29T20:44:55Z")
[QUOTE=OtakuLoki] Richard Nixon - Resignation from office Indian Hater Jackson - The reckless and murderous relocation of peaceful innocent people Jimmy Carter - Stagflation (a combination of deep recession and runaway inflation) Franklin Roosevelt - Creation of a Nanny State based on Keynesian philosophy Lyndon Johnson - Protests, riots, conscription, and a War on Poverty [/QUOTE] Excellent! Now I’m **12**. I can see you need something tougher. ---
**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, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400/83 "2007-10-29T20:52:29Z")
Difficulty: 10 Match the state with its motto. In no particular order: Wyoming Hawaii Ohio New York New Hampshire Excelsior Live Free or Die Equal Rights Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono With God, all things are possible ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400/84 "2007-10-29T21:10:37Z")
Okay, I’m going to give you some names of (more or less) famous people. Briefly describe what each is most known for: Leon Czolgosz (2 points, based on your location) Sir Rowland Hill (6 points) Julius Nyerere (5 points) Philo Farnsworth (4 points) Alexander Winton (5 points) ---
**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, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400/85 "2007-10-29T23:09:18Z")
[QUOTE=OtakuLoki] 1. It was called Doomsday. If it had a name of its own, I’ve never heard about it. 2. Venti, Grande, and Longi? 3. Pacific Avenue, North Carolina Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue? 4. Family Spirit That Always Messes Everything Up? (As opposed to The Great Stone Dragon who was supposed to go with Mulan.) I’m already annoyed I can’t remember this. 😉 5. Football. (Electronic version mostly.) [/QUOTE] +3 for Doomsday +3 for Monopoly -2 for Starbucks. It’s Tall, Grande, Venti -3 for Mulan reference. His name is Mushu +2 for Football I had 14, and this gives me 3 more. I’m at 17! ---
**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 30, 2007, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400/86 "2007-10-30T00:13:35Z")
I’m posting this here because I don’t want to top the older thread. **cmyk** had invited me to start a “Stump the girl”\* thread because I was technically the loser but my final score wasn’t up when he ended the game. I considered it but I have a headache and don’t really want to do any thinking, also I just a got a new Discworld book from Amazon and I’d like to start reading it. 🙂 So it’s all OtakuLoki. \*[sub]btw, thanks for remembering the correct gender.[/sub] Oh, and so this won’t all be a hijack; 1. Diff: 1; Who is the author of the Discworld book series? (Anywhere else the difficulty would be higher but I expect a Doper to at least have a passing knowledge through osmosis) 2. Diff: 2; What is osmosis? 3. Diff: 1; Name the author who co-authored the novel _Good Omens_ with the author from question 1. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400/87 "2007-10-30T00:43:41Z")
[QUOTE=Liberal] Difficulty: 10 Match the state with its motto. In no particular order: Wyoming Hawaii Ohio New York New Hampshire Excelsior Live Free or Die Equal Rights Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono With God, all things are possible [/QUOTE] Well, I’m sure of three of them. I’ll give it a stab on the other two. Wyoming - Equal Rights Hawaii - Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono Ohio - With God, all things are possible New York - Excelsior New Hampshire - Live Free or Die ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400/88 "2007-10-30T00:56:23Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] Okay, I’m going to give you some names of (more or less) famous people. Briefly describe what each is most known for: Leon Czolgosz (2 points, based on your location) Sir Rowland Hill (6 points) Julius Nyerere (5 points) Philo Farnsworth (4 points) Alexander Winton (5 points) [/QUOTE] **Sternvogel** , it is my sad duty to inform you that you’ve managed a clean sweep, here. I have no idea for any of these people. I think I’ve seen the name of Farnsworth before, and Czolgosz looks familiar, somehow, but the answers you’re going to see here are completely random. Leon Czolgosz - was he part of Baron von Steuppen’s entourage? Sir Rowland Hill - The recluse who owned the eponymic house from The Haunting of Hill House Julius Nyerere - A prominent jazz figure Philo Farnsworth - A famous bookseller Alexander Winton - One of the House of Winton, from the Honor Harrington books. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400/89 "2007-10-30T01:06:55Z")
[QUOTE=Wile E] I’m posting this here because I don’t want to top the older thread. **cmyk** had invited me to start a “Stump the girl”\* thread because I was technically the loser but my final score wasn’t up when he ended the game. I considered it but I have a headache and don’t really want to do any thinking, also I just a got a new Discworld book from Amazon and I’d like to start reading it. 🙂 So it’s all OtakuLoki. \*[sub]btw, thanks for remembering the correct gender.[/sub] Oh, and so this won’t all be a hijack; 1. Diff: 1; Who is the author of the Discworld book series? (Anywhere else the difficulty would be higher but I expect a Doper to at least have a passing knowledge through osmosis) 2. Diff: 2; What is osmosis? 3. Diff: 1; Name the author who co-authored the novel _Good Omens_ with the author from question 1. [/QUOTE] **Wile E** , I hope you’ll enjoy this thread. And that you feel better soon. 1. Terry Pratchett, aka Pterry 2. Osmosis is the process by which dissolved solids pass through a semi-permeable membrane. 3. Neil Gaiman ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400/90 "2007-10-30T03:57:37Z")
[QUOTE=OtakuLoki] Well, I’m sure of three of them. I’ll give it a stab on the other two. Wyoming - Equal Rights Hawaii - Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono Ohio - With God, all things are possible New York - Excelsior New Hampshire - Live Free or Die [/QUOTE] That makes me **22**. ---
**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 30, 2007, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400/91 "2007-10-30T05:16:43Z")
Hey, I meant to post these earlier but somehow my internet connection zonked out. So hear they are plus a few I’ve thought of since then. Sorry for the huge number of questions in one post. 1 point each Round your answers to the nearest half. [ul] [li]How many centimeters are in an inch?[/li][li]How many liters are in a gallon?[/li][li]How many fluid ounces are in a quart?[/li][li]How many kilometers are in a mile?[/li][li]How many pounds (of mass) are in a kilogram?[/li][li]How many feet are in a meter?[/ul][/li] 4 points What single letter completes the name of this anime series “Dragon Ball \_”? 1 point In Microsoft Internet Explorer, what does the command CTRL-D do? 1 point each For what does each of the following abbreviations usually stand when used on the internet? [ul] [li]YMMV[/li][li]LOL[/li][li]IANA followed by another letter, often L or D.[/li][li]BRB[/li][li]FWIW[/li][/ul] 3 points Match the three colored plugs of a standard composite video cable to the signals they carry. Yellow White Red Right Audio Video Left Audio 1 point In mythology, what was Achilles’ one weak point? 2 points What was the source of Achilles’ invulnerability? 1 points In order to transform into the superhero Captain Marvel, Billy Batson shouts what 6-letter word? 1 point each (6 total) Each letter in the previous word stands for the name a mythical benefactor from whom Captain Marvel draws power. Name each of these benefactors. Hint: In order, they provide Wisdom, Strength, Stamina, Power, Courage and Speed. Oh and if memory serves, I’m at 23. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400/92 "2007-10-30T05:41:16Z")
[QUOTE=Lord Il Palazzo] Hey, I meant to post these earlier but somehow my internet connection zonked out. So hear they are plus a few I’ve thought of since then. Sorry for the huge number of questions in one post. 1 point each Round your answers to the nearest half. [ul] [li]How many centimeters are in an inch?[/li][li]How many liters are in a gallon?[/li][li]How many fluid ounces are in a quart?[/li][li]How many kilometers are in a mile?[/li][li]How many pounds (of mass) are in a kilogram?[/li][li]How many feet are in a meter?[/ul][/li] 4 points What single letter completes the name of this anime series “Dragon Ball \_”? 1 point In Microsoft Internet Explorer, what does the command CTRL-D do? 1 point each For what does each of the following abbreviations usually stand when used on the internet? [ul] [li]YMMV[/li][li]LOL[/li][li]IANA followed by another letter, often L or D.[/li][li]BRB[/li][li]FWIW[/li][/ul] 3 points Match the three colored plugs of a standard composite video cable to the signals they carry. Yellow White Red Right Audio Video Left Audio 1 point In mythology, what was Achilles’ one weak point? 2 points What was the source of Achilles’ invulnerability? 1 points In order to transform into the superhero Captain Marvel, Billy Batson shouts what 6-letter word? 1 point each (6 total) Each letter in the previous word stands for the name a mythical benefactor from whom Captain Marvel draws power. Name each of these benefactors. Hint: In order, they provide Wisdom, Strength, Stamina, Power, Courage and Speed. Oh and if memory serves, I’m at 23. [/QUOTE] Wow, long post. I’ll try not to drop any questions - if I do, please don’t hesitate to call me on them. 1. Unit conversions: How many centimeters are in an inch? There are 2.5 cm/in How many liters are in a gallon? There are 4 l/gal How many fluid ounces are in a quart? There are 32 oz/qt How many kilometers are in a mile? There are 1.5 km/mi How many pounds (of mass) are in a kilogram? There are 2 lbm/kg How many feet are in a meter? There are 3 ft/m Note, per your instructions, the answers have been rounded to the nearest half unit. 1. What single letter completes the name of this anime series “Dragon Ball \_”? Z, giving us Dragon Ball Z. (I think, given that my name here on the board includes the word Otaku, meaning a fan of anime in general, you may have over-rated the point value of this question, for me. After all, I know you’ve taken your SN from a bishonen revolutionary hotelier. 😉 ) 1. In Microsoft Internet Explorer, what does the command CTRL-D do? I’m not sure. I think it bookmarks the current web page, but I won’t swear to it. 1. Internet Abbreviations: YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary LOL - Laughing Out Loud IANA followed by another letter, often L or D. - I Am Not A Lawyer, or Doctor, or any other specialized profession that may be appropriate to the discussion at hand. BRB - (I’ll) Be Right Back FWIW - For What It’s Worth 2. Match the three colored plugs of a standard composite video cable to the signals they carry. Yellow - Video White - left audio signal Red -right audio signal What, you mean they don’t just mean the yellow plug goes into the yellow hole? 1. In mythology, what was Achilles’ one weak point? His heel, or tendon at his heel. 1. What was the source of Achilles’ invulnerability? His mother dipped him into the river Styx. It was because she held onto him by his heel that his one weak point was there. 1. In order to transform into the superhero Captain Marvel, Billy Batson shouts what 6-letter word? Shazam! 1. Each letter in the previous word stands for the name a mythical benefactor from whom Captain Marvel draws power. Name each of these benefactors. Hint: In order, they provide Wisdom, Strength, Stamina, Power, Courage and Speed. This one is pure guesswork. I think you’re going to be losing some points on this, sorry. S - Solomon H - Hercules A - Ares Z - Zeus A - Athena M - Mercury I think that got all the questions. ---
**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 30, 2007, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400/93 "2007-10-30T06:19:06Z")
[QUOTE=OtakuLoki] The answers to that giant string of questions I threw out. [/QUOTE] Well played. You are correct on all counts except the two A’s in Shazam. They represent the Stamina of **A** tlas and the Courage of the aforementioned **A** chilles. As for the Dragon Ball question, I figured difficulty based on the titular “guy with average knowledge” with nary a thought to your personal qualifications. I will claim no points from that one as 4 is definitely too much to score on that question when pitched to a self-proclaimed otaku. In the future, I shall try to bear such things in mind (oh and write shorter posts.) Thus, as I calculate (hopefully correctly) this adds 21 points, for a total of 44. ---
**Author:** ![Paladud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Paladud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paladud)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400/94 "2007-10-30T06:45:50Z")
2 points: What were the factions in the War of the Roses? 4 points: In what year did Napoleon gain political power? 6 points: What computer game sold the most copies before 2000? Please keep in mind that it may have been surpassed by other pre-2000 games since. ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400/95 "2007-10-30T07:31:47Z")
[QUOTE=Liberal] Excellent! Now I’m **12**. I can see you need something tougher. [/QUOTE] I move to strike a point for embedding a clue to the answer in “Indian Hater Jackson”. Here are my questions: 1 point: Who did the music for Cowboy Bebop? 2 points: What organization did Spike used to work for? 2 points: What about Jet? 2 points each: Name Spike’s and Faye’s ships. 3 points: What kind of dog is Ein? 5 points: What is Ed’s full name? Must be spelled correctly. 5 points: How old is Faye, really? ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400/96 "2007-10-30T11:31:54Z")
[QUOTE=Paladud] 2 points: What were the factions in the War of the Roses? 4 points: In what year did Napoleon gain political power? 6 points: What computer game sold the most copies before 2000? Please keep in mind that it may have been surpassed by other pre-2000 games since. [/QUOTE] 1. Lancasters and… umm… those other Brits. 2. Wasn’t that 1802? 3. I really don’t have much of a clue here, but I’m going to guess Civilization. ---
**Author:** ![Paladud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Paladud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paladud)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400/97 "2007-10-30T11:48:33Z")
[QUOTE=OtakuLoki] 1. Lancasters and… umm… those other Brits. 2. Wasn’t that 1802? 3. I really don’t have much of a clue here, but I’m going to guess Civilization. [/QUOTE] 4. and Yorks 5. 1799 6. Myst -12 ☹ ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400/98 "2007-10-30T11:51:59Z")
[QUOTE=sturmhauke] I move to strike a point for embedding a clue to the answer in “Indian Hater Jackson”. Here are my questions: 1 point: Who did the music for Cowboy Bebop? 2 points: What organization did Spike used to work for? 2 points: What about Jet? 2 points each: Name Spike’s and Faye’s ships. 3 points: What kind of dog is Ein? 5 points: What is Ed’s full name? Must be spelled correctly. 5 points: How old is Faye, really? [/QUOTE] Good grief! I mention I’m an Otaku, and now you’re really coming after that. 😉 I hate to admit this, but it wasn’t until this summer that I finally saw Cowboy Bebop. 1. Yohko Kano 2. A Chinese-style crime family. And for the life of me I can’t recall the name of it. 3. USSP - the fuzz, in other words. 4. Spike flies The Swordfish. I can’t recall what Faye flies, I suspect it’s something suitably piratical. I’m going to go with The Merry Widow, but that’s just an attempt to use my magic asshole. 5. Ein is an enhanced Corgi. 6. Roberta something or other, sorry, but I can’t recall, at all, what it was her father called her. 7. Something like 80, but I can’t recall the exact age. Sorry. ---
**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 30, 2007, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400/99 "2007-10-30T13:10:12Z")
[QUOTE=OtakuLoki] **Wile E** , I hope you’ll enjoy this thread. And that you feel better soon. 1. Terry Pratchett, aka Pterry 2. Osmosis is the process by which dissolved solids pass through a semi-permeable membrane. 3. Neil Gaiman [/QUOTE] Yay! I get to be green! I have 4. Osmosis should probably include something about going from a high concentration to lower concentration to maintain equilibrium but I think that’s close enough. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400/100 "2007-10-30T13:37:58Z")
[QUOTE=Wile E] Yay! I get to be green! I have 4. Osmosis should probably include something about going from a high concentration to lower concentration to maintain equilibrium but I think that’s close enough. [/QUOTE] [del]I did say it was grossly simplified.[/del] I should have said it was grossly oversimplified. 😉 Remember you can get osmotic crossings between equal concentrations across the membrane. Forex, if you take a solution of Sodium Chloride on one side of the membrane, and put some Potassium Chloride on the other, at the same osmotic concentration, you will get K[sup]+[/sup] on the Sodium side, and Na[sup]+[/sup] on the Potassium side even though both sides of the membrane were in osmotic equilibrium. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-other-guy-with-average-knowledge/424400.md?page=6)