RSQ - Let's have some fun...

[MintTrav]

Objection. The question said "Name a country that uses the dollar". "The" implies that it is referring to the principal item, not just any item. The US Dollar is the recognised prime Dollar for the world. The only correct answers are those where US Dollars are used, not Australian Dollars, etc. If the question had been "Name a country that uses dollars", any old dollar would have been correct, but it didn't.

[Cf]

Hmm. Or had he? Must be close...

[KarmaDope]

Objection to Laudrup. At the time of setting the questions he had not been sacked.

Yes he was. It was his sacking that gave me the idea for the question!

[dwh103]

The aim's to get the most points, yes?

[Cf]

Objection to Laudrup. At the time of setting the questions he had not been sacked.

Yes he was. It was his sacking that gave me the idea for the question!

Same day! As you were...

[millidonk]

God help the quiz takers of blonde should I bink this!

[KarmaDope]

Objection. The question said "Name a country that uses the dollar". "The" implies that it is referring to the principal item, not just any item. The US Dollar is the recognised prime Dollar for the world. The only correct answers are those where US Dollars are used, not Australian Dollars, etc. If the question had been "Name a country that uses dollars", any old dollar would have been correct, but it didn't.

You're overthinking it, John. The Australian's use the dollar. The Canadians use the dollar. They just don't use the US dollar. If I wanted countries that use the US dollar, I'd have specified US dollar.

[KarmaDope]

The aim's to get the most points, yes?

Least points

[KarmaDope]

Q4: Name a city in the United States of America that British Airways fly direct to.

Incorrect - Cincinnati - 8
dwh103

Houston - 3
TightEnd
Ant040689
millidonk

Boston - 2
jbworldwide
Redsgirl

Chicago - 2
Tal
swinebag22

Miami - 2
Cf
HutchGF

ACE - Denver - 1
david3103

ACE - Los Angeles - 1
stribling

ACE - New York - 1
MintTrav

ACE - Seattle - 1
Longines



Pass - 0
George2Loose
Kinboshi

[MintTrav]

Objection. The question said "Name a country that uses the dollar". "The" implies that it is referring to the principal item, not just any item. The US Dollar is the recognised prime Dollar for the world. The only correct answers are those where US Dollars are used, not Australian Dollars, etc. If the question had been "Name a country that uses dollars", any old dollar would have been correct, but it didn't.

You're overthinking it, John. The Australian's use the dollar. The Canadians use the dollar. They just don't use the US dollar. If I wanted countries that use the US dollar, I'd have specified US dollar.

They use a dollar, not the dollar. It's about what you said, not what you wanted to say.

[david3103]

Objection. The question said "Name a country that uses the dollar". "The" implies that it is referring to the principal item, not just any item. The US Dollar is the recognised prime Dollar for the world. The only correct answers are those where US Dollars are used, not Australian Dollars, etc. If the question had been "Name a country that uses dollars", any old dollar would have been correct, but it didn't.

You're overthinking it, John. The Australian's use the dollar. The Canadians use the dollar. They just don't use the US dollar. If I wanted countries that use the US dollar, I'd have specified US dollar.

They use a dollar, not the dollar. It's about what you said, not what you wanted to say.

Name a country that uses the US dollar would be a pretty poor RSQ question though..

[KarmaDope]

Objection. The question said "Name a country that uses the dollar". "The" implies that it is referring to the principal item, not just any item. The US Dollar is the recognised prime Dollar for the world. The only correct answers are those where US Dollars are used, not Australian Dollars, etc. If the question had been "Name a country that uses dollars", any old dollar would have been correct, but it didn't.

You're overthinking it, John. The Australian's use the dollar. The Canadians use the dollar. They just don't use the US dollar. If I wanted countries that use the US dollar, I'd have specified US dollar.

They use a dollar, not the dollar. It's about what you said, not what you wanted to say.

If you ask an Australian what currency they use - the answer will be "the dollar, mate".

Same question/answer for the Canadian.

I understand your argument, but for the quiz it has to be any item, as I didnt specify in which country my question would be asked. If I was in Canada, the principal item would be the Canadian Dollar. In the UK, if I were to ask our friend Craig about dollars, as a Canadian national he would more than likely think I am referring to the Canadian Dollar.

Objection denied, sadly.

[Cf]

I enjoy being pedantic but I think a certain amount of "common sense" is needed for questions as otherwise they'd all be a paragraph!

[KarmaDope]

Scores on the doors after Q4:

dwh103   17
Redsgirl   13
jbworldwide   11
Ant040689   9
swinebag22   9
TightEnd   8
Tal   8
stribling   7
Cf   6
Kinboshi   6
Longines   5
George2Loose   5
HutchGF   5
david3103   5
millidonk   5
MintTrav   2

Currently the Damon Hill lookalike has swept into the lead a third of the way through but he has already used his two free passes, can anyone overtake him?

[KarmaDope]

Q5: Name one of the political parties in the UK that have a current, sitting MP.

Incorrect - UKIP - 8
millidonk

Labour - 3
Redsgirl
George2Loose
swinebag22

ACE - Alliance - 1
MintTrav

ACE - DUP - 1
dwh103

ACE - Green Party - 1
Ant040689

ACE - Lib Dems - 1
stribling

ACE - Respect - 1
Tal

ACE - Sinn Fein - 1
Longines

ACE - Social Democratic & Labour Party - 1
TightEnd


Pass - 0
jbworldwide
Cf
HutchGF
david3103
Kinboshi