# Trivial Feud Part II **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 23, 2007, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-ii/431051 "2007-12-23T21:17:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-ii/431051/21 "2007-12-24T00:02:12Z")
I want to thank our esteemed host for this game! It’s tons of fun, even if this one is hard. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![jasonh300](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/46a35a/32.png) [@jasonh300](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasonh300)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-ii/431051/22 "2007-12-24T00:10:45Z")
1. Cockney 2. Rodney King (L.A. early 90s?) 3. Southern Louisiana/Mississippi 4. Yugoslavia 5. Barbequeing 6. Amiga 7. Pass 8. Transformers 9. Mark Twain 10. Grand Theft Auto - San Andreas ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-ii/431051/23 "2007-12-24T00:11:37Z")
1. Name an English dialect spoken somewhere in the British Isles. Cockney 1. What was the most destructive riot in living memory? (ETA: Please include both location and general date–usually a decade is good enough.) Watts Riot 1. Which area is most prone to natural disasters? Coastal areas 1. Name a country occupied by Germany during World War II. Poland 1. What is the most popular pastime in Australia? Rugby 1. Name an operating system besides Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. MSDOS 1. Which 1970s song has been sampled the most in hip-hop music? Pass 1. What was the best movie of 2007? Pass 1. Name one of the top five most popular writers whose work is in the public domain. William Shakespeare 1. Which video game holds the record for most opening-day sales? Halo ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-ii/431051/24 "2007-12-24T00:20:40Z")
[QUOTE=Hostile Dialect] 1. Name an English dialect spoken somewhere in the British Isles. 2. What was the most destructive riot in living memory? (ETA: Please include both location and general date–usually a decade is good enough.) 3. Which area is most prone to natural disasters? 4. Name a country occupied by Germany during World War II. 5. What is the most popular pastime in Australia? 6. Name an operating system besides Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. 7. Which 1970s song has been sampled the most in hip-hop music? 8. What was the best movie of 2007? 9. Name one of the top five most popular writers whose work is in the public domain. 10. Which video game holds the record for most opening-day sales? [/QUOTE] 11. Yorkshire 12. Watts 1960s 13. Florida 14. Austria 15. rugby 16. DOS 17. Shaft 18. Juno 19. Shelley 20. Halo 3 ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-ii/431051/25 "2007-12-24T01:09:46Z")
[QUOTE=Hostile Dialect] 1. Name an English dialect spoken somewhere in the British Isles. 2. What was the most destructive riot in living memory? (ETA: Please include both location and general date–usually a decade is good enough.) 3. Which area is most prone to natural disasters? 4. Name a country occupied by Germany during World War II. 5. What is the most popular pastime in Australia? 6. Name an operating system besides Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. 7. Which 1970s song has been sampled the most in hip-hop music? 8. What was the best movie of 2007? 9. Name one of the top five most popular writers whose work is in the public domain. 10. Which video game holds the record for most opening-day sales? [/QUOTE] 1 Scottish 2 The Los Angeles riots in the mid 90’s 3 Florida 4 Poland 5 Revealing a knife larger than someone else’s knife 6 Firefox…that’s a thing right? 7 Just the Two of Us 8 300 9 Charles Dickens 10 Halo 3 ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-ii/431051/26 "2007-12-24T01:17:33Z")
I guess this is a lesson to always go with your first thought. I had Cockney for #1, then decided to change it to Scottish. Oh well. ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-ii/431051/27 "2007-12-24T01:31:35Z")
Ooh, I saw the last one way too late for my answers to count, so here goes (bearing in mind that I know nothing whatsoever about at least half of these topics, so some of my answers may be rather weird). 1. Scots. 2. Los Angeles, early 1990s. 3. Bangladesh. 4. Poland. 5. Surfing. 6. DOS. 7. “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” 8. _Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix_ 9. Arthur Conan Doyle. 10. Halo. ---
**Author:** ![Roland\_Orzabal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-ii/431051/28 "2007-12-24T01:33:19Z")
1. Cockney 2. L.A. riot, 1992 3. California 4. Poland 5. Beer 6. DOS 7. Jack and Diane, J.C. Mellencamp (80s song, but I think it will win) 8. Sweeney Todd 9. Shakespeare 10. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock ---
**Author:** ![coffinjumper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8baadc/32.png) [@coffinjumper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coffinjumper)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-ii/431051/29 "2007-12-24T07:46:13Z")
1. Cockney 2. LA, 90s 3. Southeast Asia 4. Poland 5. Knifey Spoony 6. DOS 7. Pass 8. Pass 9. Shakespeare 10. Halo 3 ---
**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-ii/431051/30 "2007-12-24T08:31:17Z")
1. Cockney 2. Brixton, 1950’s 3. Carribean 4. Poland 5. Cricket 6. DOS 7. Pass 8. Simpsons 9. Shakespear 10. Halo ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-ii/431051/31 "2007-12-24T12:02:43Z")
1. Cockney 2. Brixton 3. Pacific rim 4. Poland 5. Beer 6. DOS 7. (pass) 8. (pass) 9. Shakespeare 10. Halo 3? ---
**Author:** ![Interrobang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/interrobang/32/17463_2.png) [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-ii/431051/32 "2007-12-24T17:14:39Z")
1. British English 2. LA/Rodney King verdict 3. Pacific Rim 4. Poland 5. surfing 6. Unix 7. Superfreak 8. No Country for Old Men 9. Shakespeare 10. Halo III ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-ii/431051/33 "2007-12-24T17:28:33Z")
1. Name an English dialect spoken somewhere in the British Isles. - Cockney 2. What was the most destructive riot in living memory? (ETA: Please include both location and general date–usually a decade is good enough.) - Watts, 1968? 3. Which area is most prone to natural disasters? - South Asia 4. Name a country occupied by Germany during World War II. - France 5. What is the most popular pastime in Australia? - Rugby 6. Name an operating system besides Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. - OS/2 7. Which 1970s song has been sampled the most in hip-hop music? - I Will Survive 8. What was the best movie of 2007? - Ratatouille 9. Name one of the top five most popular writers whose work is in the public domain. - William Shakspeare 10. Which video game holds the record for most opening-day sales? - Halo 3 ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-ii/431051/34 "2007-12-24T17:55:54Z")
**1. Name an English dialect spoken somewhere in the British Isles.** Cockney **2. What was the most destructive riot in living memory? (ETA: Please include both location and general date–usually a decade is good enough.)** Watts riots, Los Angeles, 1965 **3. Which area is most prone to natural disasters?** Southeastern USA (Florida, et al.)? **4. Name a country occupied by Germany during World War II.** France (does it have to be total occupation?) **5. What is the most popular pastime in Australia?** Football (rugby) **6. Name an operating system besides Windows, Mac OS, and Linux.** OS/2 **7. Which 1970s song has been sampled the most in hip-hop music?** James Brown’s _Get Up Offa That Thing_? **8. What was the best movie of 2007?** The Simpsons Movie **9. Name one of the top five most popular writers whose work is in the public domain.** William Shakespeare **10. Which video game holds the record for most opening-day sales?** Halo 3 ---
**Author:** ![Purgatory\_Creek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/74df32/32.png) [@Purgatory\_Creek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purgatory_Creek)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-ii/431051/35 "2007-12-24T17:57:20Z")
1. Liverpudlian 2. Watts, 1960s 3. Southeast Asia 4. Poland 5. Surfing 6. Unix 7. War (What is it Good For?) Seriously, I have no clue. 8. Sweeney Todd 9. Wm Shakespeare 10. The Sims 2 ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-ii/431051/36 "2007-12-24T18:00:10Z")
> [@](#): > > 1. Name an English dialect spoken somewhere in the British Isles. > 2. What was the most destructive riot in living memory? (ETA: Please include both location and general date–usually a decade is good enough.) > 3. Which area is most prone to natural disasters? > 4. Name a country occupied by Germany during World War II. > 5. What is the most popular pastime in Australia? > 6. Name an operating system besides Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. > 7. Which 1970s song has been sampled the most in hip-hop music? > 8. What was the best movie of 2007? > 9. Name one of the top five most popular writers whose work is in the public domain. > 10. Which video game holds the record for most opening-day sales? 1. Cockney 2. Los Angeles Riots (Re: Rodney King, sometime in the 90s) 3. Southeast Asia 4. Poland 5. Drinking beer 6. DOS 7. YMCA 8. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 9. Shakespeare 10. Halo 3 ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-ii/431051/37 "2007-12-24T18:06:12Z")
Okay, I’ll give this a try… 1. Cockney 2. Watts (Los Angeles), 1960s 3. Japan 4. Poland 5. Cricket 6. CP/M-86 7. “Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker),” Parliament 8. _Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End_ 9. William Shakespeare 10. Halo 3 ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-ii/431051/38 "2007-12-24T19:41:10Z")
1. Name an English dialect spoken somewhere in the British Isles. Cockney 2. What was the most destructive riot in living memory? (ETA: Please include both location and general date–usually a decade is good enough.) Rodney King riots in LA. 3. Which area is most prone to natural disasters? Joke answer: trailer parks Real answer: Florida/gulf coast (ie, hurricane area) 4. Name a country occupied by Germany during World War II. France 5. What is the most popular pastime in Australia? Cricket 6. Name an operating system besides Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. DOS 7. Which 1970s song has been sampled the most in hip-hop music? Pass 8. What was the best movie of 2007? No Country for Old Men 9. Name one of the top five most popular writers whose work is in the public domain. Shakespeare 10. Which video game holds the record for most opening-day sales? Halo 3 ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-ii/431051/39 "2007-12-24T20:08:35Z")
1. Cockney 2. '60s LA race riots 3. Southern California? 4. Poland 5. Cricket 6. Unix 7. pass 8. Fantastic Four 2 9. Shakespeare 10. Halo 3 ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-ii/431051/40 "2007-12-24T20:11:25Z")
Spoons: > [@](#): > > 1. Japan I’m not sure Godzilla, Mothra, et al count as “natural disasters.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-ii/431051.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-feud-part-ii/431051.md?page=3)