blonde's Greatest Mind 2 - The Ultimate Quiz (again)

[TightEnd]

13. Said to be a dying art, what would a Stenographer do?

TightEnd - X
Woodsey - X
Claw75 - X
Tractor - X


scotty is a stenographer not someone who records the spoken word, for example in a court?

if so, why is my answer wrong? just curious

[tikay]

13. Said to be a dying art, what would a Stenographer do?

TightEnd - X
Woodsey - X
Claw75 - X
Tractor - X


scotty is a stenographer not someone who records the spoken word, for example in a court?

if so, why is my answer wrong? just curious

Same here, am not objecting, but my reply was judged to be incorrect whereas Norfolk Boy was outrageously given as correct, was...


"RECORDING THE SPOKEN WORD ON A STENO MACHINE"

[Longines]

13. Said to be a dying art, what would a Stenographer do?

TightEnd - X
Woodsey - X
Claw75 - X
Tractor - X


scotty is a stenographer not someone who records the spoken word, for example in a court?

if so, why is my answer wrong? just curious

Me three.

Fairly sure JC served fish sandwiches at the big picnic too but apparently not.

[scotty2hatty]

13. Said to be a dying art, what would a Stenographer do?

TightEnd - X
Woodsey - X
Claw75 - X
Tractor - X


scotty is a stenographer not someone who records the spoken word, for example in a court?

if so, why is my answer wrong? just curious

Was looking for the term "shorthand" somewhere in the answer Tighty.

[tikay]

13. Said to be a dying art, what would a Stenographer do?

TightEnd - X
Woodsey - X
Claw75 - X
Tractor - X


scotty is a stenographer not someone who records the spoken word, for example in a court?

if so, why is my answer wrong? just curious

Me three.

Fairly sure JC served fish sandwiches at the big picnic too but apparently not.

Ha, same here, I pot loaves & fish. Bet Norfolk Boy, aka Teacher's Pet got it marked as correct though. 

[scotty2hatty]

13. Said to be a dying art, what would a Stenographer do?

TightEnd - X
Woodsey - X
Claw75 - X
Tractor - X


scotty is a stenographer not someone who records the spoken word, for example in a court?

if so, why is my answer wrong? just curious

Me three.

Fairly sure JC served fish sandwiches at the big picnic too but apparently not.

Sorry mate, needed the specific quantities.

[Graham C]

Didn't say how much of each item, it just said what

[scotty2hatty]

Didn't say how much of each item, it just said what

If the question was the other way round you wouldn't answer people, you would answer 5000 people surely?

Not great that example but you get my point.

[TightEnd]

13. Said to be a dying art, what would a Stenographer do?

TightEnd - X
Woodsey - X
Claw75 - X
Tractor - X


scotty is a stenographer not someone who records the spoken word, for example in a court?

if so, why is my answer wrong? just curious

Was looking for the term "shorthand" somewhere in the answer Tighty.

ok

pedant :-)

good questions though. nicely judged standard

[tikay]

13. Said to be a dying art, what would a Stenographer do?

TightEnd - X
Woodsey - X
Claw75 - X
Tractor - X


scotty is a stenographer not someone who records the spoken word, for example in a court?

if so, why is my answer wrong? just curious

Was looking for the term "shorthand" somewhere in the answer Tighty.

ok

pedant :-)

good questions though. nicely judged standard

Especially if you are Norfolk Boy.

[Graham C]

Didn't say how much of each item, it just said what

If the question was the other way round you wouldn't answer people, you would answer 5000 people surely?

Not great that example but you get my point.

When I order my full English, I don't say 2 eggs, 2 sausages, 1 bacon, 426 baked beans, I just say Full English

I don't think it works the other way around but I could have got it mixed up with the last supper and said disciples?  It's obviously people, but he could have fed any of hundreds of food stuffs available.

Don't matter, just gutted to be out  

[scotty2hatty]

bGM2 - 2nd Round - Group D

maccol
HutchGF
Redsgirl
buzzharvey22


1. Kleptomania is when a person has the inability to refrain from doing what?

maccol - O
HutchGF - O
Redsgirl - O
buzzharvey22 - O


2. Who was burned at the stake in 1431?

maccol - O
HutchGF - O
Redsgirl - O
buzzharvey22 - X


3. The tie-break in round one asked for the population of Brazil, the most populated country in South America, but which country has the second largest population in the continent?

maccol - X
HutchGF - O
Redsgirl - X
buzzharvey22 - O


4. What is the name of Rocky's main opponent in the film Rocky 3?

maccol - X
HutchGF - X
Redsgirl - X
buzzharvey22 - O


5. What part of the body is affected by the disease Emphysema?

maccol - O
HutchGF - O
Redsgirl - O
buzzharvey22 - O

Scores after Q5:

HutchGF - 4
buzzharvey22 - 4
-----------------------
maccol - 3
Redsgirl - 3


6. What nationality is the top 20 ranked male tennis player Milos Raonic?

maccol - X
HutchGF - X
Redsgirl - X
buzzharvey22 - O


7. What would someone speaking in Cockney rhyming slang be referring to by his "sausage"?

maccol - O
HutchGF - X
Redsgirl - O
buzzharvey22 - X


8. 'Tipping Point' is a game show which is aired on ITV, who presents the show?

maccol - O
HutchGF - O
Redsgirl - O
buzzharvey22 - O


9. In the miracle "The Feeding of 5000", what did Jesus use to feed the 5000?

maccol - X
HutchGF - X
Redsgirl - X
buzzharvey22 - X


10. What language can be described as South African Dutch?

maccol - O
HutchGF - O
Redsgirl - O
buzzharvey22 - X

Scores after Q10:

maccol - 6
HutchGF - 6
-----------------
Redsgirl - 6
buzzharvey22 - 6


11. In ten-pin bowling, what is the name for 3 consecutive strikes?

maccol - X
HutchGF - O
Redsgirl - X
buzzharvey22 - O


12. What is written on the side of the van used by Scooby Doo's gang?

maccol - O
HutchGF - O
Redsgirl - O
buzzharvey22 - X


13. Said to be a dying art, what would a Stenographer do?

maccol - X
HutchGF - X
Redsgirl - X
buzzharvey22 - O


14. The Siamese breed of cat originated in which country?

maccol - X
HutchGF - O
Redsgirl - O
buzzharvey22 - X


15. Olly Murs is the current host of the X Factor having finished 2nd when he competed on the talent show, who did he finish runner-up to?

maccol - O
HutchGF - O
Redsgirl - O
buzzharvey22 - O

Scores after Q15:

HutchGF - 10
Redsgirl - 9
------------------
buzzharvey22 - 9
maccol - 8


16. Which country is the closest in distance to Australia?

maccol - X
HutchGF - O
Redsgirl - X
buzzharvey22 - X


17. In what century was the gunpowder plot?

maccol - O
HutchGF - O
Redsgirl - O
buzzharvey22 - X


18. Which band achieved great success with their second studio album, The Man Who, which was released in 1999?

maccol - O
HutchGF - O
Redsgirl - X
buzzharvey22 - O


19. Englishman Nick Matthew is currently the number 2 ranked player in the world in a sport where half the top 10 are Egyptian, name that sport?

maccol - O
HutchGF - O
Redsgirl - X
buzzharvey22 - O


20. Bermuda, Bent Buffalo and Carpet are all types of what?

maccol - O
HutchGF - O
Redsgirl - X
buzzharvey22 - O


Final Scores:

HutchGF - 15
maccol - 12 (2nd via tie-break)
------------------------
buzzharvey22 - 12
Redsgirl - 10

[scotty2hatty]

Didn't say how much of each item, it just said what

If the question was the other way round you wouldn't answer people, you would answer 5000 people surely?

Not great that example but you get my point.

When I order my full English, I don't say 2 eggs, 2 sausages, 1 bacon, 426 baked beans, I just say Full English

I don't think it works the other way around but I could have got it mixed up with the last supper and said disciples?  It's obviously people, but he could have fed any of hundreds of food stuffs available.

Don't matter, just gutted to be out  

Haha, I don't think the Full English example quite works either.

Your group was ridiculously close, losing in a 3 way tie-break to go out sucks.

[scotty2hatty]

bGM2 - 2nd Round - Group E

Supernova
POWWWWWWWW
taximan007
Newportlad


1. Kleptomania is when a person has the inability to refrain from doing what?

Supernova - O
POWWWWWWWW - O
taximan007 - O
Newportlad - O


2. Who was burned at the stake in 1431?

Supernova - O
POWWWWWWWW - O
taximan007 - O
Newportlad - O


3. The tie-break in round one asked for the population of Brazil, the most populated country in South America, but which country has the second largest population in the continent?

Supernova - O
POWWWWWWWW - O
taximan007 - X
Newportlad - O


4. What is the name of Rocky's main opponent in the film Rocky 3?

Supernova - X
POWWWWWWWW - O
taximan007 - X
Newportlad - O


5. What part of the body is affected by the disease Emphysema?

Supernova - O
POWWWWWWWW - O
taximan007 - O
Newportlad - O

Scores after Q5:

POWWWWWWWW - 5
Newportlad - 5
-------------------
Supernova - 4
taximan007 - 3


6. What nationality is the top 20 ranked male tennis player Milos Raonic?

Supernova - O
POWWWWWWWW - X
taximan007 - X
Newportlad - X


7. What would someone speaking in Cockney rhyming slang be referring to by his "sausage"?

Supernova - O
POWWWWWWWW - O
taximan007 - O
Newportlad - X


8. 'Tipping Point' is a game show which is aired on ITV, who presents the show?

Supernova - X
POWWWWWWWW - O
taximan007 - O
Newportlad - X


9. In the miracle "The Feeding of 5000", what did Jesus use to feed the 5000?

Supernova - O
POWWWWWWWW - X
taximan007 - X
Newportlad - X


10. What language can be described as South African Dutch?

Supernova - O
POWWWWWWWW - X
taximan007 - O
Newportlad - X

Scores after Q10:

Supernova - 8
POWWWWWWWW - 7
------------------------------
taximan007 - 6
Newportlad - 5


11. In ten-pin bowling, what is the name for 3 consecutive strikes?

Supernova - O
POWWWWWWWW - O
taximan007 - X
Newportlad - O


12. What is written on the side of the van used by Scooby Doo's gang?

Supernova - O
POWWWWWWWW - O
taximan007 - O
Newportlad - O


13. Said to be a dying art, what would a Stenographer do?

Supernova - X
POWWWWWWWW - X
taximan007 - O
Newportlad - X


14. The Siamese breed of cat originated in which country?

Supernova - O
POWWWWWWWW - O
taximan007 - O
Newportlad - X


15. Olly Murs is the current host of the X Factor having finished 2nd when he competed on the talent show, who did he finish runner-up to?

Supernova - O
POWWWWWWWW - O
taximan007 - X
Newportlad - X

Scores after Q15:

Supernova - 12
POWWWWWWWW - 11
-----------------------
taximan007 - 9
Newportlad - 7


16. Which country is the closest in distance to Australia?

Supernova - X
POWWWWWWWW - O
taximan007 - X
Newportlad - O


17. In what century was the gunpowder plot?

Supernova - O
POWWWWWWWW - O
taximan007 - X
Newportlad - O


18. Which band achieved great success with their second studio album, The Man Who, which was released in 1999?

Supernova - O
POWWWWWWWW - O
taximan007 - X
Newportlad - O


19. Englishman Nick Matthew is currently the number 2 ranked player in the world in a sport where half the top 10 are Egyptian, name that sport?

Supernova - X
POWWWWWWWW - O
taximan007 - O
Newportlad - X


20. Bermuda, Bent Buffalo and Carpet are all types of what?

Supernova - O
POWWWWWWWW - X
taximan007 - O
Newportlad - O


Final Scores:

POWWWWWWWW - 15 (1st via tie-break)
Supernova - 15
--------------------
taximan007 - 11 (3rd via tie-break)
Newportlad - 11

[Redsgirl]

13. Said to be a dying art, what would a Stenographer do?

TightEnd - X
Woodsey - X
Claw75 - X
Tractor - X


scotty is a stenographer not someone who records the spoken word, for example in a court?

if so, why is my answer wrong? just curious

Me three.

Fairly sure JC served fish sandwiches at the big picnic too but apparently not.

Sorry mate, needed the specific quantities.

For the record,  I am also miffed about being marked wrong for these questions.
Mostly because I wasn't wrong.