Posted May 30, 2012
high rated
With the last thread being totally unfair, I though it would be a good idea to post a slightly less unfair one.
The rules this time will be a tad bit more strict, only one entry per person, and all the answers must be sent in the same PM (to prevent PM overflow). Also, please format your answers in a logical way. Don't discuss the answers to the questions in the thread, even if you joke around. The use of google, wikipedia, encyclopedias or whatever other source you might have handy is totally ok (I have no way of checking anyway). The games on offer are:
Greed: Black Border (steam)
Sol Survivor (steam)
Really Big Sky (Steam)
The Void (Steam)
Nikopol: Secret of the Immortals (Steam)
Defense Grid+Map Pack 1-4 (Steam)
Making History: The Calm & The Storm (Steam)
Beat Hazard (Steam)
Timothy (Gamer's Gate)
UFO: Afterlight (Gamer's Gate)
UFO: Aftershock (Gamer's Gate)
Fantasy Wars (Gamer's Gate)
Elven Legacy (Gamer's Gate)
Cities in Motion (Mac) (Gamer's Gate)
Adrenaline (Gamer's Gate)
There will be two winners, with the person with the most correct answers getting to pick game first, followed by the person who had the second most correct answers (in case of ties, random.org will be the deciding factor)
And here are the questions:
1: We all know that Vikings used to have horns on their helmets. But when was this actually the case?
A: Early Viking age B: Late Viking age C: Through the entire Viking age D: Never
2: Hydrogen peroxide sounds like a dangerous chemical, but what is the actual chemical formula for it?
A: H2 O B: H2O2 C: HO2 D: Does not exist
3: In the attached image you see an item that was commonly used during the bronze & iron age in northern Europe (and also other parts of the world). But what was it actually used for? (The larger one, close to the camera)
A: Sports. You swing it over your head, let go of it when it has got a high enough speed. The goal is to see who can throw it the furthest (like sledge throwing, but lighter)
B: You swing it around to make noise C: As a weight for a life-line, making it easier to throw D: We don’t really know
4: What was the first “graphical” video game?
A: Pong B: Tennis for Two C: OXO D: Spacewar!
5: C (and C++) is still one of the most widely used programming languages. But where does the name come from?
A: C stands for Computer B: The first letter of the creator’s name began with C C: C comes after B D: We don’t know
6: Erwin Schrödinger was a very famous man, but what did he actually do?
A: Physics B: Sports C: Literature D: Inventor of the Cat Piano
7: Navigare necesse est, vivere non est necesse! Roughly translates to “to sail is necessary; to live is not necessary!”. But in what context was this classic quite actually uttered?
A: A sailor proclaiming his love to the sea B: A commander ordering food transports over a rough sea C: A general good luck wish to people who are about to embark on long journeys D: We don’t really know
8: Goliath (from the bible) was:
A: A giant B: The offspring of a human & an angel C: A robot with machine guns & missiles D: We don’t know
9: Tabletop wargames were a common way of testing military theories before we got high speed computers (and it is still used to some extent to this day). During the cold war the US army ran several different wargames on different levels, and some were also getting commercial releases. But what realistic element did many of the military versions not feature (but which was present in many commercial releases)?:
A: US troops actually fleeing (moral rules for US troops) B: Soviet weapons having stats that properly represented their real world counterparts C: Soviet high technology D: None of these
10: A medieval 1handed sword would usually weigh between:
A: 1-1½kg (2-3.2lb) B: 1½-2kg (3.2-4.4lb) C: 2-2½kg (4.4-5.5lb) D: 2½-3kg (5.5-6.6lb)
(Note: Bastard swords were a bit heavier than average, don’t count those, but those were not pure 1handed swords in the first place)
11: During the 15th & 16th century malaria was a serious issue. But how far to the north did it actually spread (according to contemporary medical records)?
A: Northern Spain B: Central France C: Central England D: Malaria was not present in Europe.
12: We all know that Honey Badger don’t care. But what is a Honey Badger (what family does it belong to)?
A: A Badger B: A Weasel C: A Mongoose D: None of these
13: Fluoride (F-) is often used in toothpaste, and some people think that that fluoride is synthetically made and bad for you, while natural fluoride is better for you. That is flat out incorrect (ask any chemist), we don’t create synthetic fluoride, and you need a pretty large intake of fluoride before it starts to get bad for you. The most common source of fluoride is CaF2, but how common is fluoride actually in the earth’s crust?
A: 9th most common element B: 11th most common element C: 13th most common element D: Fluoride is very uncommon in the earth’s crust.
*edit* Forgot to put in an end date. This will end on Saturday, once I've recovered from Friday's party (which probably will be around 4-6pm CET)
The rules this time will be a tad bit more strict, only one entry per person, and all the answers must be sent in the same PM (to prevent PM overflow). Also, please format your answers in a logical way. Don't discuss the answers to the questions in the thread, even if you joke around. The use of google, wikipedia, encyclopedias or whatever other source you might have handy is totally ok (I have no way of checking anyway). The games on offer are:
Greed: Black Border (steam)
Sol Survivor (steam)
Really Big Sky (Steam)
The Void (Steam)
Nikopol: Secret of the Immortals (Steam)
Defense Grid+Map Pack 1-4 (Steam)
Making History: The Calm & The Storm (Steam)
Beat Hazard (Steam)
Timothy (Gamer's Gate)
UFO: Afterlight (Gamer's Gate)
UFO: Aftershock (Gamer's Gate)
Fantasy Wars (Gamer's Gate)
Elven Legacy (Gamer's Gate)
Cities in Motion (Mac) (Gamer's Gate)
Adrenaline (Gamer's Gate)
There will be two winners, with the person with the most correct answers getting to pick game first, followed by the person who had the second most correct answers (in case of ties, random.org will be the deciding factor)
And here are the questions:
1: We all know that Vikings used to have horns on their helmets. But when was this actually the case?
A: Early Viking age B: Late Viking age C: Through the entire Viking age D: Never
2: Hydrogen peroxide sounds like a dangerous chemical, but what is the actual chemical formula for it?
A: H2 O B: H2O2 C: HO2 D: Does not exist
3: In the attached image you see an item that was commonly used during the bronze & iron age in northern Europe (and also other parts of the world). But what was it actually used for? (The larger one, close to the camera)
A: Sports. You swing it over your head, let go of it when it has got a high enough speed. The goal is to see who can throw it the furthest (like sledge throwing, but lighter)
B: You swing it around to make noise C: As a weight for a life-line, making it easier to throw D: We don’t really know
4: What was the first “graphical” video game?
A: Pong B: Tennis for Two C: OXO D: Spacewar!
5: C (and C++) is still one of the most widely used programming languages. But where does the name come from?
A: C stands for Computer B: The first letter of the creator’s name began with C C: C comes after B D: We don’t know
6: Erwin Schrödinger was a very famous man, but what did he actually do?
A: Physics B: Sports C: Literature D: Inventor of the Cat Piano
7: Navigare necesse est, vivere non est necesse! Roughly translates to “to sail is necessary; to live is not necessary!”. But in what context was this classic quite actually uttered?
A: A sailor proclaiming his love to the sea B: A commander ordering food transports over a rough sea C: A general good luck wish to people who are about to embark on long journeys D: We don’t really know
8: Goliath (from the bible) was:
A: A giant B: The offspring of a human & an angel C: A robot with machine guns & missiles D: We don’t know
9: Tabletop wargames were a common way of testing military theories before we got high speed computers (and it is still used to some extent to this day). During the cold war the US army ran several different wargames on different levels, and some were also getting commercial releases. But what realistic element did many of the military versions not feature (but which was present in many commercial releases)?:
A: US troops actually fleeing (moral rules for US troops) B: Soviet weapons having stats that properly represented their real world counterparts C: Soviet high technology D: None of these
10: A medieval 1handed sword would usually weigh between:
A: 1-1½kg (2-3.2lb) B: 1½-2kg (3.2-4.4lb) C: 2-2½kg (4.4-5.5lb) D: 2½-3kg (5.5-6.6lb)
(Note: Bastard swords were a bit heavier than average, don’t count those, but those were not pure 1handed swords in the first place)
11: During the 15th & 16th century malaria was a serious issue. But how far to the north did it actually spread (according to contemporary medical records)?
A: Northern Spain B: Central France C: Central England D: Malaria was not present in Europe.
12: We all know that Honey Badger don’t care. But what is a Honey Badger (what family does it belong to)?
A: A Badger B: A Weasel C: A Mongoose D: None of these
13: Fluoride (F-) is often used in toothpaste, and some people think that that fluoride is synthetically made and bad for you, while natural fluoride is better for you. That is flat out incorrect (ask any chemist), we don’t create synthetic fluoride, and you need a pretty large intake of fluoride before it starts to get bad for you. The most common source of fluoride is CaF2, but how common is fluoride actually in the earth’s crust?
A: 9th most common element B: 11th most common element C: 13th most common element D: Fluoride is very uncommon in the earth’s crust.
*edit* Forgot to put in an end date. This will end on Saturday, once I've recovered from Friday's party (which probably will be around 4-6pm CET)
Post edited May 30, 2012 by AFnord
