# DON'T Stump the Teenage Girl with Not-So-Average Knowledge **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 8, 2014, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-teenage-girl-with-not-so-average-knowledge/678233 "2014-01-08T02:59:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-teenage-girl-with-not-so-average-knowledge/678233/181 "2014-01-09T03:05:13Z")
> [@Purin](#): > > Ottawa…? Yes. Ottawa is the capital of Canada. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-teenage-girl-with-not-so-average-knowledge/678233/182 "2014-01-09T03:11:23Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > 1. How many cards in a standard deck of playing cards, excluding jokers? > > 2. I rolled a standard six-sided die and it came up a 2. What number (or technically what number of pips) is on the other side? > > 3. What number is at the very top of a standard dart board? > [@Purin](#): > > 1. 56? 52? …I think it’s 52 including jokers, but 50 without? > > 2. 4? > > 3. Aw, fuck, I used to know this, since I had like 2 dartboards. But, I can’t remember. 1. It’s 52 without the jokers. You have A-9 for 10 cards, and then jack, queen, king, for a total of 13 in each suit. 13 x 4 = 52 2. It’s 5. The face + the opposite side on a six sided die totals 7. Thus, your pairs are 1 and 6; 2 and 5; 3 and 4. 3. 20 ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-teenage-girl-with-not-so-average-knowledge/678233/183 "2014-01-09T03:14:10Z")
1. What is yaoi/shonen-ai? (if you want to plea the 5th on this one, I understand) 2. What does it mean to ship characters, and what’s your favorite shipping? 3. Define fanon. 4. If I told you I wanted to cosplay, what would I be wanting to do? 5. Who has spikey hair, wears a blue suit and shouts “Objection!”? ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-teenage-girl-with-not-so-average-knowledge/678233/184 "2014-01-09T03:27:40Z")
> [@bienville](#): > > Name the two scary eels who served Ursula in _The Little Mermaid_. > [@Purin](#): > > 1. Don’t know. I don’t think i’ve ever seen The Little Mermaid. (Not a Disney original movie watcher.) Flotsam and Jetsam, though if you’ve never watched the movies you wouldn’t really have any way of knowing. I asked because I know a 16 year old who can quote that entire movie, so I was trying to throw you a softball. [QUOTE=bienville] What is the title of the third book in the trilogy that starts with the books: _Where God Went Wrong_ _Some More of God’s Greatest Mistakes_ [/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Purin血] 2. I don’t think i’ve ever even heard of those books before. [/QUOTE] Oolon Colluphid’s controversial God Trilogy: [ol] [li]Where God Went Wrong[/li][li]Some More of God’s Greatest Mistakes[/li][li]Who is this God Person Anyway?[/li][/ol] These books are described in _The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy_. I was sure you’d get this one right? [QUOTE=bienville] Name two marsupials. [/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Purin血] 3. …What are marsupials again?? This is embarrassing. [/QUOTE] Some examples of marsupials: Kangaroo, Wallaby, Koala, Opossums, Wombats. [QUOTE=bienville] Name the two end points of a U.S. Interstate Highway that runs through the nearest city where you live. (clarification: If you live close to a city through which I-15 runs, where would you end up if you took I-15 all the way to one end, where would you end up if you took I-15 all the way to the other end?) [/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Purin血] 4. I’m bad at this. So bad at this. I’m going to learn this soon, but I haven’t yet! [/QUOTE] Did your dad say upthread that you’ve recently moved to Tennessee? Let’s assume that Interstate 40 runs through the city nearest to you (it runs east/west across the state, it goes through Knoxville, Nashville, and Memphis). Interstate 40 runs from Wilmington, NC to Barstow, CA. [QUOTE=bienville] What do the letters in the acronym AIDS stand for? BONUS: What does HIV stand for? [/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Purin血] 5. The ‘V’ in HIV stands for virus, right? …I don’t know anything else. [/QUOTE] You’re right about the “V”. HIV stands for “Human Immunodeficiency Virus”. I think that’s the harder one to remember, that’s why it was the bonus. AIDS stands for “Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome”. [QUOTE=bienville] Which South American country is farther north: Bolivia or Columbia? BONUS: Did I spell each of those country’s names correctly? [/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Purin血] 6. I think you spelled them both right…? And I think Columbia is farther north? I can’t remember. [/QUOTE] You’re right about which one is farther north! However, it is spelled Col **o** mbia. “O” in the second syllable, not “U” as in “Washington, District of Col **u** mbia” or “Col **u** mbia University”. Because of the common “U” spelling, people often misspell the name of the country of Colombia. [QUOTE=bienville] Who is NOT Canadian: Justin Bieber, Carly Rae Jepsen, Lorde [/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Purin血] 7. I think Carly Rae Jaspen, either her or Lorde. I know JB is canadian though. [/QUOTE] Carly Rae Jepsen rose to fame finishing in the top three finalists on _Canadian Idol_. You’re correct that Justin Bieber is Canadian as well. Lorde is from New Zealand. ---
**Author:** ![Macca26](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/13edae/32.png) [@Macca26](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Macca26)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-teenage-girl-with-not-so-average-knowledge/678233/185 "2014-01-09T03:42:21Z")
This is fun. It’s hard to think of things that I think you will also know, because it’s hard to remember what sort of things I had been taught or found out about by that age. I also don’t want to make them too easy either! Hmm. 1. What is the name for the Japanese version of the SNES/Super Nintendo? 2. Who is the archenemy of Luigi in the Mario series? 3. Which president has the same last name as a cartoon cat? (only last name required) 4. There are primary colors, secondary colors, and then \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ colors. Fill in the blank. Bonus points if you can give an example of a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ color. 5. Name three magical girl anime shows. 6. Feline, canine, equine, bovine, porcine. What animals are these describing? Bonus points if you can answer musteline as well. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-teenage-girl-with-not-so-average-knowledge/678233/186 "2014-01-09T03:44:52Z")
Are people keeping track of their negative scores or just patting themselves on the back for proving they know more about 1970s pop culture, history and politics than a 15-year-old? OK, a few questions. 1. Which anime follows Ichigo Kurosaki and what special powers does he have? 2. What is the name of anime which is really sick or portrays deviant sex? 3. This anime was originally produced 50 years ago, by Osamu Tezuka. ---
**Author:** ![Macca26](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/13edae/32.png) [@Macca26](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Macca26)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-teenage-girl-with-not-so-average-knowledge/678233/187 "2014-01-09T03:52:54Z")
> [@TokyoBayer](#): > > 1. What is the name of anime which is really sick or portrays deviant sex? I know what you’re talking about but I wouldn’t describe that subsection of anime as anything other than “pornography” because that’s all the majority of it is. Also I know I knew that at 15 myself but I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t want my dad knowing that I knew that at that age. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-teenage-girl-with-not-so-average-knowledge/678233/188 "2014-01-09T03:54:11Z")
> [@](#): > > True or False: > > 1. 100 pounds is less than 100 kilograms > 2. 100 yards is less than 100 meters > 3. A house mortgage with a 10% interest rate is better than a house mortgage with 5% interest rate. (all other factors being equal) - > [@](#): > > 1. False? > 2. True? > 3. True?? > Just guessing. #1 is True. 100 pounds is about 45 KG #2 is False. 100 yards is about 91.4 Meters #3 is False. You want a mortgage at a low interest rate. -1 point. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-teenage-girl-with-not-so-average-knowledge/678233/189 "2014-01-09T03:59:16Z")
> [@Purin](#): > > …I don’t know, but i’m going to guess, is it Martin Luther King Jr.? No, but they were contemporaries in the Civil Rights movement. The person is [Thurgood Marshall](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thurgood_Marshall). During the same time Martin Luther King Jr. was fighting for freedom with marches, essays, speeches and civil disobedience, Thurgood Marshall was fighting for freedom in courtrooms. ---
**Author:** ![Purin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Purin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purin)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-teenage-girl-with-not-so-average-knowledge/678233/190 "2014-01-09T03:59:57Z")
> [@Macca26](#): > > This is fun. It’s hard to think of things that I think you will also know, because it’s hard to remember what sort of things I had been taught or found out about by that age. I also don’t want to make them too easy either! Hmm. > > 1. What is the name for the Japanese version of the SNES/Super Nintendo? > 2. Who is the archenemy of Luigi in the Mario series? > 3. Which president has the same last name as a cartoon cat? (only last name required) > 4. There are primary colors, secondary colors, and then \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ colors. Fill in the blank. Bonus points if you can give an example of a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ color. > 5. Name three magical girl anime shows. > 6. Feline, canine, equine, bovine, porcine. What animals are these describing? Bonus points if you can answer musteline as well. 1. I think it’s the Famicom! 2. Waluigi? 3. I was going to say Thomas… But that’s not a last name of a president, right? Only a first name… I’m not sure! 4. Complimentary? 5. Sailor Moon, Puella Magi Madoka Magica (Which I HIGHLY reccomend!) and… That’s all I can think of! 6. Feline is a cat, canine is a dog, equine is a horse, bovine is a cow, and porcine… I’m actually not sure! Neither I do musteline. > [@TokyoBayer](#): > > Are people keeping track of their negative scores or just patting themselves on the back for proving they know more about 1970s pop culture, history and politics than a 15-year-old? > > OK, a few questions. > > 1. Which anime follows Ichigo Kurosaki and what special powers does he have? > > 2. What is the name of anime which is really sick or portrays deviant sex? > > 3. This anime was originally produced 50 years ago, by Osamu Tezuka. 1. Bleach! I only know one anime character with the first name Ichigo. Haha! As for powers, I haven’t watched the anime, so I don’t know. 2. Boku no Pico! :rolleyes: 3. Oh gosh, I have no idea! ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-teenage-girl-with-not-so-average-knowledge/678233/191 "2014-01-09T04:01:28Z")
> [@TokyoBayer](#): > > Are people keeping track of their negative scores or just patting themselves on the back for proving they know more about 1970s pop culture, history and politics than a 15-year-old? Ha! I’m at -6. She got one of my 7 questions right. I did put some real thought into it, though. I wanted questions that were challenging but that I really thought she could very well know. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-teenage-girl-with-not-so-average-knowledge/678233/192 "2014-01-09T04:13:50Z")
1. Name five constellations or asterisms (“unofficial” constellations people recognize) in the night sky. If you can, name more, as many as you can. 2. Name the 8 planets of the solar system, in order if you can, but if not just by name. 3. Which is bigger, Earth’s moon or Mars? Not in appearance, actually bigger. 4. Name any moon of any planet in the solar system other than Earth. If you can, name more, as many as you can. 5. Give the name of any star other than the Sun. If you can, name more, as many as you can. ---
**Author:** ![Macca26](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/13edae/32.png) [@Macca26](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Macca26)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-teenage-girl-with-not-so-average-knowledge/678233/193 "2014-01-09T04:16:17Z")
> [@Purin](#): > > 1. I think it’s the Famicom! > > 2. Waluigi? > > 3. I was going to say Thomas… But that’s not a last name of a president, right? Only a first name… I’m not sure! > > 4. Complimentary? > > 5. Sailor Moon, Puella Magi Madoka Magica (Which I HIGHLY reccomend!) and… That’s all I can think of! > > 6. Feline is a cat, canine is a dog, equine is a horse, bovine is a cow, and porcine… I’m actually not sure! Neither I do musteline. YESS I feel like I did well there. 1. It’s actually the SUPER Famicom. The Famicom was equivalent to the NES. 2. Correct! 3. It’s James A. Garfield, shares the name with Garfield the Cat. The only reason I ever paid attention to that president, to be honest. He’s rather boring otherwise. 4. Tertiary was what I was going for. Complementary IS a type of color though! Tertiary colors are ones like red-orange and blue-violet. 5. You got the first two I would’ve blurted out, my third would have been Card Captor Sakura. And that’s just the surface of the genre…also yes, Madoka is great. 6. You did great there! Porcine hides its meaning in its pronunciation - porc - pork - pigs! Mustelines are animals such as weasels and badgers. “Muste” = “Musty” like their strong scents is how I remember it. ---
**Author:** ![Purin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Purin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purin)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-teenage-girl-with-not-so-average-knowledge/678233/194 "2014-01-09T04:24:56Z")
> [@pravnik](#): > > 1. Name five constellations or asterisms (“unofficial” constellations people recognize) in the night sky. If you can, name more, as many as you can. > 2. Name the 8 planets of the solar system, in order if you can, but if not just by name. > 3. Which is bigger, Earth’s moon or Mars? Not in appearance, actually bigger. > 4. Name any moon of any planet in the solar system other than Earth. If you can, name more, as many as you can. > 5. Give the name of any star other than the Sun. If you can, name more, as many as you can. 1. Big Dipper, Little Dipper… (whatever their names are, isn’t it Ursa Major and Ursa Minor?) Scorpius, Aquarius, Aries … all the zodiac ones. Ha! 2. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune… (and Pluto which I still consider a planet, god flapjacks dammit) 3. Mars, I think! 4. Io? 5. Umm… I can’t think of anything besides the sun. I don’t know much about stars. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Purin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Purin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purin)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-teenage-girl-with-not-so-average-knowledge/678233/195 "2014-01-09T04:26:04Z")
> [@Macca26](#): > > YESS I feel like I did well there. > > 1. It’s actually the SUPER Famicom. The Famicom was equivalent to the NES. > 2. Correct! > 3. It’s James A. Garfield, shares the name with Garfield the Cat. The only reason I ever paid attention to that president, to be honest. He’s rather boring otherwise. > 4. Tertiary was what I was going for. Complementary IS a type of color though! Tertiary colors are ones like red-orange and blue-violet. > 5. You got the first two I would’ve blurted out, my third would have been Card Captor Sakura. And that’s just the surface of the genre…also yes, Madoka is great. > 6. You did great there! Porcine hides its meaning in its pronunciation - porc - pork - pigs! Mustelines are animals such as weasels and badgers. “Muste” = “Musty” like their strong scents is how I remember it. Garfield, duh!! :smack: And ohhh, Pigs! Duh again! ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-teenage-girl-with-not-so-average-knowledge/678233/196 "2014-01-09T04:31:19Z")
How about some basic cooking questions? how many ounces in a cup? How many teaspoons in a tablespoon? How many cups in a quart? How many quarts in a gallon? multiple choice 1 tablespoon = 1/2 ounce or 1 ounce? ---
**Author:** ![Purin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Purin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purin)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-teenage-girl-with-not-so-average-knowledge/678233/197 "2014-01-09T04:34:24Z")
> [@Macca26](#): > > YESS I feel like I did well there. > > 1. It’s actually the SUPER Famicom. The Famicom was equivalent to the NES. > 2. Correct! > 3. It’s James A. Garfield, shares the name with Garfield the Cat. The only reason I ever paid attention to that president, to be honest. He’s rather boring otherwise. > 4. Tertiary was what I was going for. Complementary IS a type of color though! Tertiary colors are ones like red-orange and blue-violet. > 5. You got the first two I would’ve blurted out, my third would have been Card Captor Sakura. And that’s just the surface of the genre…also yes, Madoka is great. > 6. You did great there! Porcine hides its meaning in its pronunciation - porc - pork - pigs! Mustelines are animals such as weasels and badgers. “Muste” = “Musty” like their strong scents is how I remember it. Garfield, duh!! :smack: And ohhh, Pigs! Duh again! ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-teenage-girl-with-not-so-average-knowledge/678233/198 "2014-01-09T04:35:29Z")
> [@Macca26](#): > > 1. A naruto is a type of fishcake with a spiral pattern. Naruto the guy has a spiral on his stomach and that’s why the author named him that. I was under the impression that the character was named after the other use of “Naruto” 鳴戸 meaning “whirlpool/vortex” (which are in turn named after the city of Naruto). This is backed up by Uzumaki also meaning whirlpool/vortex. While Naruto[maki] 鳴門[巻き] are a ramen topping with a spiral pattern\* (and probably the more common use of Naruto in Japan in everday speech), I figured that was just a convenient pun they used for the character’s love of ramen. Are you sure that he was named specifically after the fish spiral? (Of course, it could easily be a little of column A a little of column B). I haven’t watched too horribly much of the show, but with the Rasengan move in particular, it feels like the “whirlpool” naming was rather deliberate. (I also hear his mom was from some whirlpool-based village or whatever but I have no idea if that was true) - Narutomaki are, incidentally, named after the whirlpools due to their spiral pattern. ---
**Author:** ![Purin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Purin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purin)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-teenage-girl-with-not-so-average-knowledge/678233/199 "2014-01-09T04:35:53Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > How about some basic cooking questions? > > how many ounces in a cup? How many teaspoons in a tablespoon? > > How many cups in a quart? How many quarts in a gallon? > > multiple choice 1 tablespoon = 1/2 ounce or 1 ounce? I’m one of those people that haven’t learned to cook. Hopefully that’ll change soon. So… I actually don’t know any of these!!! I’m ashamed…! :smack: ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-teenage-girl-with-not-so-average-knowledge/678233/200 "2014-01-09T04:38:48Z")
liquid measurements are based on eights. 8 ounces to a cup. 16 ounces to a pint, 32 ounces to a quart , 4 quarts to a gallon a tablespoon is a 1/2 ounce. Or you can say two tablespoons are in a ounce. 3 teaspoons are in a tablespoon. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-teenage-girl-with-not-so-average-knowledge/678233.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-stump-the-teenage-girl-with-not-so-average-knowledge/678233.md?page=11)