RSQ - A Ruud Awakening

[MintTrav]

Name a currency replaced by the Euro

Correct Answers:            
Austrian schilling,   Belgian franc, Cypriot pound, German mark, Estonian kroon, Spanish peseta, Finnish markka, French franc, Greek drachma, Irish pound, Italian lira, Luxembourgish franc, Monegasque franc, Maltese lira, Dutch guilder, Portuguese escudo, Slovenian tolar, Slovak koruna, Sammarinese lira, Vatican lira

I'd check that again if I was you. US$= Ace please

you'll have to help me out here

The US Dollar has been replaced by the Euro in several countries, most notably in North Korea, but there are others.

[Tal]

Oh you'll be telling me now that the fact it is due to be replaced isn't allowed...

Was due on 1 Jan 2012 but put back.

has not been replaced, so has to be a fail I'm afraid mate

This could well be my last RSQ you'll be pleased to hear.

The dummy is approaching the outermost parts of the lips.

Reaching TightEnd levels of annoyedness. Excellent

Though to be fair if it's yet to be replaced then I don't see how it's an acceptable answer? Enlighten me...

Nope. It's wrong. Let's move on.

[Laxie]

LMAOOOO!!!!  Tal goes into Tighty mode.  Brilliant!!!   

[kinboshi]

Fight fight fight fight

[Tal]

Oh you'll be telling me now that the fact it is due to be replaced isn't allowed...

Was due on 1 Jan 2012 but put back.

has not been replaced, so has to be a fail I'm afraid mate

This could well be my last RSQ you'll be pleased to hear.

The dummy is approaching the outermost parts of the lips.

It is unlikely Bulgaria will even have joined by 2015. How could I accept? Though I would hate you to quit RSQ. You are one of the most solid (and dare I say it knowledgeable) members

I think that bold bit might be an ace. No one else has said that

All fine. Let's move on. My bad. Possibly.

[ruud]

Name a currency replaced by the Euro

Correct Answers:            
Austrian schilling,   Belgian franc, Cypriot pound, German mark, Estonian kroon, Spanish peseta, Finnish markka, French franc, Greek drachma, Irish pound, Italian lira, Luxembourgish franc, Monegasque franc, Maltese lira, Dutch guilder, Portuguese escudo, Slovenian tolar, Slovak koruna, Sammarinese lira, Vatican lira

I'd check that again if I was you. US$= Ace please

you'll have to help me out here

The US Dollar has been replaced by the Euro in several countries, most notably in North Korea, but there are others.

The North Korean Won is the national currency. The two other most used are Japanese Yen and US Dollar. No mention of the euro on wiki.

another example? it fails as we stand

[TRIP5]

Sigh. Some good solid QMing failing England/Scotland but then caved under the pressure.

Any question asking for countries is implicitly using the UN definition imo. Does no-one else here watch pointless?

UK - Ace
Scotland/England - Fails

If the QM wants to use the UN definition of country the QM should state that in the question..

Flim-flammy questions cannot produce absolute answers

[MintTrav]

Wikipedia (where else):

In 1998, Cuba announced that it would replace the US$ with the euro as its official currency for the purposes of international trading. On 1 December 2002, North Korea did the same. (Its internal currency, the wŏn, is not convertible and thus cannot be used to purchase foreign goods. The euro also enjoys popularity domestically, especially among elites and resident foreigners.) Syria followed suit in 2006.
In 2000, President of Iraq Saddam Hussein began the sale of his country's oil denominated in euros rather than dollars since the majority of Iraqi oil trade was with the EU, India and China rather than the United States. Several other oil producing countries stated they would follow suit but when Iraq was invaded in 2003, the new US interim administration immediately switched all sales of oil back to the US dollar. Since then, Iran has maintained its policy of demanding euros from the sale of oil towards Europe and Asia, and plans to set up an oil exchange denominated in euro.

[Laxie]

Loads of countries have a national currency, but allow others to be used in hopes it keeps business flowing.  Doesn't make the others their currency.

[kinboshi]

USD is a quality answer.

[Laxie]

USD is a quality answer.

You're just being difficult now

[MintTrav]

Loads of countries have a national currency, but allow others to be used in hopes it keeps business flowing.  Doesn't make the others their currency.

I object to your objection to my objection.

Let me repeat the question for you:  Name a currency replaced by the Euro

[Cf]

Sigh. Some good solid QMing failing England/Scotland but then caved under the pressure.

Any question asking for countries is implicitly using the UN definition imo. Does no-one else here watch pointless?

UK - Ace
Scotland/England - Fails

If the QM wants to use the UN definition of country the QM should state that in the question..

Flim-flammy questions cannot produce absolute answers

Not just for this question but I think there has to be a certain amount of implicitness in general on some questions. I've a set of questions to be used next time I run one of these and my country question specifies english name and UN listed. I shouldn't really have to say that.

Finding clever answers is part of it but I sometimes think we take twisting the wording of the questions a bit too far.

[Cf]

Loads of countries have a national currency, but allow others to be used in hopes it keeps business flowing.  Doesn't make the others their currency.

I object to your objection to my objection.

Let me repeat the question for you:  Name a currency replaced by the Euro

By your logic you can say that the UK uses the Euro as plenty of places here accept it.

Read my last post.

[ruud]

Wikipedia (where else):

In 1998, Cuba announced that it would replace the US$ with the euro as its official currency for the purposes of international trading. On 1 December 2002, North Korea did the same. (Its internal currency, the wŏn, is not convertible and thus cannot be used to purchase foreign goods. The euro also enjoys popularity domestically, especially among elites and resident foreigners.) Syria followed suit in 2006.
In 2000, President of Iraq Saddam Hussein began the sale of his country's oil denominated in euros rather than dollars since the majority of Iraqi oil trade was with the EU, India and China rather than the United States. Several other oil producing countries stated they would follow suit but when Iraq was invaded in 2003, the new US interim administration immediately switched all sales of oil back to the US dollar. Since then, Iran has maintained its policy of demanding euros from the sale of oil towards Europe and Asia, and plans to set up an oil exchange denominated in euro.

Loads of countries have a national currency, but allow others to be used in hopes it keeps business flowing.  Doesn't make the others their currency.

Laxie's argument sums mine up in two sentences. On the other hand, it is a very solid argument. And the US $ has been 'replaced' by the euro.
Going with my gut though - FAIL