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Old 30-09-2015, 17:57
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Have a go at what, going back in time, and watching the Tipping Point episode to get the quote correct?
No, quoting a stupid answer to a question.
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Old 30-09-2015, 20:02
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Whether the question was about a 'chronograph' or 'chronometer' is pretty much irrelevant as it's the 'chrono' bit that tells you the answer is 'time'.
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Old 01-10-2015, 08:34
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Disagree.

Everyone knows that Aled Jones recorded a song about the Abominable Snowman but he never recorded one about Big Foot.
I'd better go stand in the corner, I've heard of Aled Jones, but unlike everyone, who (apparently), knows he recorded a song about the Abominable Snowman, I didn't know.
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Old 01-10-2015, 08:34
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Whether the question was about a 'chronograph' or 'chronometer' is pretty much irrelevant as it's the 'chrono' bit that tells you the answer is 'time'.
but thats the point isnt it? if you dont know chrono relates to time then earthquakes is an acceptable guess and therefore not the most stupid answer to a quiz question ever
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Old 01-10-2015, 08:59
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I'd better go stand in the corner, I've heard of Aled Jones, but unlike everyone, who (apparently), knows he recorded a song about the Abominable Snowman, I didn't know.
The song was about a friendly snowman, although the snowman isn't actually mentioned in the lyrics of "Walking in the Air".
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Old 01-10-2015, 11:09
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but thats the point isnt it? if you dont know chrono relates to time then earthquakes is an acceptable guess and therefore not the most stupid answer to a quiz question ever
Yeah, you're right. But I wasn't really commenting on whether it was the stupidest answer to a quiz question ever which it clearly isn't, although I did wrongly assume most people knew 'chrono' means time, I was responding to davads post as below.

See my post above. And - chronograph, chronometer...? At least one of these chortling posts hasn't even quoted the question accurately!
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Old 01-10-2015, 16:18
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but thats the point isnt it? if you dont know chrono relates to time then earthquakes is an acceptable guess and therefore not the most stupid answer to a quiz question ever
So I suppose it all comes down to how stupid you judge it to be that somebody has somehow managed to avoid learning that chrono-something might be to do with time, and that they then put themselves in a position where their general knowledge or lack of it could be exposed on national television.

Anyway, my own personal favourite is from Pointless. When asked to name teams in the County Cricket Championship the contestant answered "Twickenham".

No doubt somebody will be along soon to say that was a reasonable guess if she wasn't interested in cricket.
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Old 01-10-2015, 16:55
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So I suppose it all comes down to how stupid you judge it to be that somebody has somehow managed to avoid learning that chrono-something might be to do with time, and that they then put themselves in a position where their general knowledge or lack of it could be exposed on national television.

Anyway, my own personal favourite is from Pointless. When asked to name teams in the County Cricket Championship the contestant answered "Twickenham".

No doubt somebody will be along soon to say that was a reasonable guess if she wasn't interested in cricket.
No that is a stupid answer because Twickenham is not a county so in this context Rutland would be a reasonable guess even though its completely wrong and to most cricketers stupid.
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Old 01-10-2015, 17:01
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So I suppose it all comes down to how stupid you judge it to be that somebody has somehow managed to avoid learning that chrono-something might be to do with time, and that they then put themselves in a position where their general knowledge or lack of it could be exposed on national television.

Anyway, my own personal favourite is from Pointless. When asked to name teams in the County Cricket Championship the contestant answered "Twickenham".

No doubt somebody will be along soon to say that was a reasonable guess if she wasn't interested in cricket.
Yep, I'd say that!
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Old 01-10-2015, 20:30
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but thats the point isnt it? if you dont know chrono relates to time then earthquakes is an acceptable guess and therefore not the most stupid answer to a quiz question ever
Only if you'd never heard of a seismograph or a seismometer either.
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Old 02-10-2015, 08:52
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Only if you'd never heard of a seismograph or a seismometer either.
which given the fact that they hadnt heard of a chronometer is not an unreasonable assumption.
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Old 02-10-2015, 12:34
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Wikipedia seems to think that chronograph is a perfectly suitable alternative to chronometer. Though of course, the 'graph' bit really means recording on some medium, such as a paper chart, rather than just measuring.

Greek O level really does help in these instances.
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Old 12-10-2015, 17:04
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On 15 to 1 today:
Which of the three Scottish banks that are authorised to issue banknotes shares its name with a heavy breed of draught horse?

Answer: NatWest.
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Old 12-10-2015, 23:53
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NatWest is a rational guess under pressure.

The National Westminster Bank Plc is wholly owned by the Royal Bank of Scotland who do issue bank notes.

How many people know that Clydesdale refers to both bank and a breed of horse?

Which quiz program was this? Was it on Scotland TV?
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Old 13-10-2015, 00:03
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"Which European island country is known as the land of fire and ice?

I give up. What is the answer to the question as posed?
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Old 13-10-2015, 02:35
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On The Edge today.

"What is the name of earth's natural satellite... "

I really think the question could have stopped here but they ploughed on.

"... that is the brightest thing in the sky apart from the... "

The question was interrupted by the answer - "Venus"
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Old 13-10-2015, 11:19
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On 15 to 1 today:
Which of the three Scottish banks that are authorised to issue banknotes shares its name with a heavy breed of draught horse?

Answer: NatWest.
NatWest is a rational guess under pressure.

The National Westminster Bank Plc is wholly owned by the Royal Bank of Scotland who do issue bank notes.

How many people know that Clydesdale refers to both bank and a breed of horse?

Which quiz program was this? Was it on Scotland TV?
I think the clue is in the first line of my post. Yes, I am guessing it was on Scotland TV as well as the rest of the county.

And more people would know Clydesdale than think NatWest could possibly be a breed of horse!

This is a general knowledge quiz after all - not everyone is going to know everything.
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Old 13-10-2015, 11:20
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"Which European island country is known as the land of fire and ice?

I give up. What is the answer to the question as posed?
Iceland. Plenty of volcanos and lots of ice.
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Old 13-10-2015, 11:26
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"Which European island country is known as the land of fire and ice?

I give up. What is the answer to the question as posed?
Westeros
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Old 13-10-2015, 12:36
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[i][/IWhich quiz program was this? Was it on Scotland TV?]
Scotland TV.....wtf.....I mean, really....?

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Old 13-10-2015, 14:42
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Scotland TV.....wtf.....I mean, really....?

I refrained from commenting in my reply, but it's what you watch up there in Scottishland.
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Old 13-10-2015, 15:01
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Iceland. Plenty of volcanos and lots of ice.
Even if somebody wasn't aware of the volcanoes - somehow missed all the kerfuffle over Eyjafjallajökull and was too young to remember John Noakes scrambling over Sertsey all those years ago - surely the key words "European island country" should narrow the field down enough to have a decent guess.
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Old 13-10-2015, 15:29
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I refrained from commenting in my reply, but it's what you watch up there in Scottishland.
I guess if you are from Engerland you could get confused but we prefer to call it Scotchland up here.
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Old 13-10-2015, 22:48
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Q - A jar of air and a person has been sold on what well known auction site?
A - Google!
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Old 13-10-2015, 23:00
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Q - A jar of air and a person has been sold on what well known auction site?
A - Google!
She took a long time to get to that answer too...
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