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Post by Juri » Wed Feb 17, 2021 3:35 pm

Doug wrote: Tue Feb 16, 2021 6:17 pmI think most Americans would know this, but if you're from outside the United States, it might be harder. Only one U.S. president was a five-star flag officer
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Eisenhower. Grant probably would have been, if five-star ranks had existed back then
this feels like too non-rigorous an answer. it might be worth rephrasing the question
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Post by Juri » Wed Feb 17, 2021 3:37 pm

but maybe i just dont know enough about the united states military to say
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Post by Khaos » Wed Feb 17, 2021 5:06 pm

things i know about the us military: it's big

a five-star flag officer makes me think there is some kind of yelp review system

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Post by Jeb Bush 2012 » Wed Feb 17, 2021 5:09 pm

five stars means he's a really good officer, but the flag means he might actually be a pacifist impersonating the real officer on yelp

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Post by Doug » Wed Feb 17, 2021 6:18 pm

Juri wrote: Wed Feb 17, 2021 3:35 pm
Doug wrote: Tue Feb 16, 2021 6:17 pmI think most Americans would know this, but if you're from outside the United States, it might be harder. Only one U.S. president was a five-star flag officer
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Eisenhower. Grant probably would have been, if five-star ranks had existed back then
this feels like too non-rigorous an answer. it might be worth rephrasing the question
The answer, I think
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Post by pterrus » Wed Feb 17, 2021 7:57 pm

Jeb Bush 2012 wrote: Wed Feb 17, 2021 5:09 pm five stars means he's a really good officer, but the flag means he might actually be a pacifist impersonating the real officer on yelp
Or maybe he's an officer pretending to be a pacifist impersonating an officer. This is known as a false flag.

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Post by Doug » Thu Apr 22, 2021 8:58 pm

Let me know if you think this one is good enough for the list



What country has the highest number of persons who can speak English?
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The United States, with more than 280 million. India is a distant second with only 125 million despite the perception that English is widely spoken there.
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Post by Jeb Bush 2012 » Thu Apr 22, 2021 9:25 pm

Doug wrote: Thu Apr 22, 2021 8:58 pm Let me know if you think this one is good enough for the list



What country has the highest number of persons who can speak English?
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The United States, with more than 280 million. India is a distant second with only 125 million despite the perception that English is widely spoken there.
I think questions that trick people who are looking for trick questions is a good category. in that vein:

which US state has the longest official name?
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"commonwealth of massachusetts". because rhode island dropped the "and providence plantations" bit from its name last year

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Post by Skeletor » Fri Apr 23, 2021 12:11 am

Doug wrote: Thu Apr 22, 2021 8:58 pm Let me know if you think this one is good enough for the list



What country has the highest number of persons who can speak English?
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The United States, with more than 280 million. India is a distant second with only 125 million despite the perception that English is widely spoken there.
lol I was all
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The US, but this is the fiendish trick trivia thread, so ummm, India
wow, [you]. that all sounds terrible. i hope it gets better for you

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Post by Doug » Tue Apr 27, 2021 6:50 pm

What is the emergency number for fire and police in Japan and South Korea?
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119. They copied our system, but in those countries, they read from right to left.
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Post by Shiny Days » Tue Apr 27, 2021 7:46 pm

oh, that's neat

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Post by Doug » Tue Apr 27, 2021 7:52 pm

Yeah I love it
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Post by Rylinks » Tue Apr 27, 2021 8:05 pm

it’s not entirely accurate to say japanese reads rtl

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Post by Doug » Tue Apr 27, 2021 8:07 pm

Rylinks wrote: Tue Apr 27, 2021 8:05 pm it’s not entirely accurate to say japanese reads rtl
Well it's an oversimplification yeah

It's rtl when written vertically
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Post by Rylinks » Tue Apr 27, 2021 8:07 pm

like if you wrote that number in japanese it would be either 119 or

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Post by Rylinks » Tue Apr 27, 2021 8:08 pm

Doug wrote: Tue Apr 27, 2021 8:07 pm
Rylinks wrote: Tue Apr 27, 2021 8:05 pm it’s not entirely accurate to say japanese reads rtl
Well it's an oversimplification yeah

It's rtl when written vertically
yeah but you’re never going to write 911 in a way that reverses it i don’t think, because the number would all be on one line

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Post by pterrus » Fri Apr 30, 2021 12:34 pm

Seen today on LearnedLeague: There are 10 United Nations member states whose common English names, when written in UPPER CASE letters, do not contain any curves. Which of these nations has the longest name?
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TANZANIA

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Post by the_zoomies » Fri Apr 30, 2021 11:14 pm

Rylinks wrote: Tue Apr 27, 2021 8:05 pm it’s not entirely accurate to say japanese reads rtl
Is there any way to make trivia about how Japan does street numbers?

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Post by the_zoomies » Fri Apr 30, 2021 11:15 pm

Rylinks wrote: Tue Apr 27, 2021 8:05 pm it’s not entirely accurate to say japanese reads rtl
Is there any way to make trivia about how Japan does street numbers?

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Post by Doug » Sun Jun 27, 2021 12:44 am

Which writer has the most film credits?
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William Shakespeare, with 410. Charles Dickens is second, with 340
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Post by Blissful » Tue Jun 29, 2021 9:52 am

Doug wrote: Sun Jun 27, 2021 12:44 am Which writer has the most film credits?
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William Shakespeare, with 410. Charles Dickens is second, with 340
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Post by Doug » Tue Jun 29, 2021 12:31 pm

Blissful wrote: Tue Jun 29, 2021 9:52 am
Doug wrote: Sun Jun 27, 2021 12:44 am Which writer has the most film credits?
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William Shakespeare, with 410. Charles Dickens is second, with 340
lol nice

Don't look at the below unless you know/learned the answer to the above

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Not a trick question, but which living writer has the most film credits?
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Stephen King
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Post by Doug » Tue Jun 29, 2021 7:55 pm

What do the following words have in common? Multimeter; luminology; biphobic
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They are all mashups of Greek and Latin
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Post by Ashenai » Tue Jun 29, 2021 7:57 pm

Hah! I got that one! I think it may have been the first of these I've gotten :supo:

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Post by Jeb Bush 2012 » Tue Jun 29, 2021 8:13 pm

me too! probably the most famous example is
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Post by Doug » Fri Jul 02, 2021 6:08 pm

What date was the Declaration of Independence signed?
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August 2, 1776. The more famous date of July 4 is when the Declaration was approved by Congress.
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Post by Ashenai » Fri Jul 02, 2021 6:12 pm

fiendish! :clopsrage:

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Post by Doug » Fri Jul 02, 2021 6:13 pm

What does the D in D-Day stand for?
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Nothing -- it's merely designed to be alliterative with the word "day." The military parlance "D-Day" and "H-Hour" have long been used to represent significant upcoming operations. The Normandy invasion was so pivotal that the term "D-Day" has since become associated with that particular operation, but this is a retcon.
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Post by Doug » Fri Jul 02, 2021 6:36 pm

What country initially banned circulation of the Declaration of Independence?
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Spain. Conversely, in Britain the declaration was published in newspapers.
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Post by Shiny Days » Sat Jul 03, 2021 1:50 am

Doug wrote:Which writer has the most film credits?
i snap guessed king

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