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jezz

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Posted June 26, '09 8:21pm UTC

Yeeessss this is the right section.
I'm making a thread for when I get bored, when the Forums are quiet.
I can post questions in here and give points and whatnot.
I know this is a done thing. But don't you think its fun?
I'll have to give credit to BVoO and Pixie, as they have done threads like this before.

Points go as follows:
Trick questions - One point for the right answer. Two points for an answer I find extremely clever (If possible). Minus a point for a stupid answer. First person to post the right answer gets the point.
Trivia- One point for the right answer. One point for an answer I find extremely clever (If possible). Minus a point for a stupid answer. First person to post the right answer gets the point.

Rules;
1. You can only post one answer for each question, unless I tell you otherwise.
2. No flaming, trolling, spamming etc.
3. If you don't like the game or the thread, don't post!

Here is the trick question:
A man is walking outside in the rain. He does not have an umbrella even though it is pouring outside. Nothing is covering his head, yet his hair doesn't get wet. How is this possible?

Here is the trivia question:
What singer for a 70's British rock quartet changed his name from Frederick Bulsara?

I'm starting with easy questions.

Leaderboard:
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So. Care to answer?

Yeeessss this is the right section.\r\nI'm making a thread for when I get bored, when the Forums are quiet.\r\nI can post questions in here and give points and whatnot.\r\nI know this is a done thing. But don't you think its fun?\r\nI'll have to give credit to BVoO and Pixie, as they have done threads like this before.\r\n\r\nPoints go as follows:\r\n[i]Trick questions[/i] - [b]One point[/b] for the right answer. [b]Two points[/b] for an answer I find extremely clever (If possible). [b]Minus a point[/b] for a stupid answer.  First person to post the right answer gets the point.\r\nTrivia- [b]One point[/b] for the right answer. [b]One point[/b] for an answer I find extremely clever (If possible). [b]Minus a point [/b]for a stupid answer. First person to post the right answer gets the point.\r\n\r\nRules;\r\n1. You can only post one answer for each question, unless I tell you otherwise.\r\n2. No flaming, trolling, spamming etc.\r\n3. If you don't like the game or the thread, don't post!\r\n\r\nHere is the trick question:\r\nA man is walking outside in the rain. He does not have an umbrella even though it is pouring outside. Nothing is covering his head, yet his hair doesn't get wet. How is this possible?\r\n\r\nHere is the trivia question:\r\nWhat singer for a 70's British rock quartet changed his name from Frederick Bulsara?\r\n\r\nI'm starting with easy questions.\r\n\r\nLeaderboard:\r\n-\r\n\r\nSo. Care to answer?

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Burnt

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Posted July 1, '09 9:37am UTC

you at your dads yet ?

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Burnt

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Posted July 27, '09 9:52am UTC

Hey Jess this was a really cool game, think you can start it again ?
sr for the double post , notice that the time between the two posts is 3 weeks :P
if you need any help with the thread i would gladly help you out :P i know a lot of trick questions

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jezz

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Posted July 27, '09 6:19pm UTC

Oh yes!
I forgot to revive this after my week in Spain >.<
Thanks Burnt.

~Leaderboard~
7 - Pixie
4 - Nicho
3 - Alt
3 - Gregbyte
2 - zlith
2 - Maverick
2 - Burnt
1 - BVoV
1 - Pauler
1 - Manta
1 - Cenere
1 - KingRyan

Trick: There'll be no trick question.

Trivia:
In 1828 something odd happened. A young boy appeared on the streets of Nuremburg, Germany. He couldn't talk, save for a few choice phrases, and all he carried was a letter. The letter was written in scrawled hand-writing and it said something along the lines of,
"This boy is an orphan from the Bavarian border. I am just a maid, I have no money to look after him. Please could you take him in, I am sure he could be of some use to your army. If you do not want him could you stone or hang him."

The letter was addressed to the Captain of the 4th squadron of the 6th cavalry regiment.

The letter seemed fake, however, because tests were carried out and it showed the letter was 16 years old. The boy was also 16 years old. The Captain thought the boy must have written it. But why?

The Captain accepted the boy. The boy seemed odd. He didn't know what anything was. He called every animal a "horse" and called every person "junge" (German for boy), be they man or woman. He would not eat any other food than black bread and stale water.

After an age, the boy taught himself to read, talk and write. Once the Captain had seen the boy's handwriting, he had to assume the boy hadn't wrote the letter. The boy eventually told the Captain that he'd been locked in a single dark cell all his life. No one spoke to him and he never saw the light. He was never allowed out. Until one day he was led out into the light, walked through the streets, given a letter and sent on his way. He could not recall where he once lived.

However, after medical analysis, his story was found rather impossible. The boy was perfectly healthy, and tests show that the boy would be extremely unfit, had he been kept in a small cell for his whole life. Also he must have had a healthy diet to stay so healthy.
Many investigations were carried out but no one had heard of the boy. No one knew of a secret cell.

The boy's whole life was a mystery. And so was his death.

My questions are...
What was the boy's name? (find out)
How did he die? (find out how and who killed him (initials))
and
Where do YOU think he could have came from? (think about it)

Note: I think I give you too many trivia questions that you can easily look up. So now I'm going to make it harder >:3
Note: I missed out alot of parts to the story. If there are some parts you don't understand, ask me. Sorry.
Note: I think this story is actually really interesting!

Oh yes!\r\nI forgot to revive this after my week in Spain >.<\r\nThanks Burnt.\r\n\r\n[b]~Leaderboard~[/b]\r\n7 - Pixie\r\n4 - Nicho\r\n3 - Alt\r\n3 - Gregbyte\r\n2 - zlith\r\n2 - Maverick\r\n2 - Burnt\r\n1 - BVoV\r\n1 - Pauler\r\n1 - Manta\r\n1 - Cenere\r\n1 - KingRyan\r\n\r\nTrick: There'll be no trick question.\r\n\r\n[b]Trivia[/b]:\r\nIn 1828 something odd happened. A young boy appeared on the streets of Nuremburg, Germany. He couldn't talk, save for a few choice phrases, and all he carried was a letter. The letter was written in scrawled hand-writing and it said something along the lines of, \r\n"This boy is an orphan from the Bavarian border. I am just a maid, I have no money to look after him. Please could you take him in, I am sure he could be of some use to your army. If you do not want him could you stone or hang him."\r\n\r\nThe letter was addressed to the Captain of the 4th squadron of the 6th cavalry regiment. \r\n\r\nThe letter seemed fake, however, because tests were carried out and it showed the letter was 16 years old. The boy was also 16 years old. The Captain thought the boy must have written it. But why?\r\n\r\nThe Captain accepted the boy. The boy seemed odd. He didn't know what anything was. He called every animal a "horse" and called every person "junge" (German for boy), be they man or woman. He would not eat any other food than black bread and stale water. \r\n\r\nAfter an age, the boy taught himself to read, talk and write. Once the Captain had seen the boy's handwriting, he had to assume the boy hadn't wrote the letter. The boy eventually told the Captain that he'd been locked in a single dark cell all his life. No one spoke to him and he never saw the light. He was never allowed out. Until one day he was led out into the light, walked through the streets, given a letter and sent on his way. He could not recall where he once lived.\r\n\r\nHowever, after medical analysis, his story was found rather impossible. The boy was perfectly healthy, and tests show that the boy would be extremely unfit, had he been kept in a small cell for his whole life. Also he must have had a healthy diet to stay so healthy.\r\nMany investigations were carried out but no one had heard of the boy. No one knew of a secret cell. \r\n\r\nThe boy's whole life was a mystery. And so was his death.\r\n\r\nMy questions are...\r\nWhat was the boy's name? (find out)\r\nHow did he die? (find out how and who killed him (initials))\r\nand\r\nWhere do YOU think he could have came from? (think about it)\r\n\r\n\r\n[i]Note: I think I give you too many trivia questions that you can easily look up. So now I'm going to make it harder >:3[/i]\r\n[i]Note: I missed out alot of parts to the story. If there are some parts you don't understand, ask me. Sorry.[/i]\r\n[i]Note: I think this story is actually really interesting![/i]

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the_manta

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Posted July 27, '09 7:35pm UTC

>:3

I have the answers, my dearest Jess.

In their respective order, the boy's name was Kaspar Hauser. in late 1833 he was killed by an unidentified attacker, known only as MLO. And Lord Stanhope was aNobleman who had taken an interest in Kaspar, but found out that he was of Hungarian blood, obviously meaning he came from Hungary.

MWAHAHAHA!!!

AmIrite?

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jezz

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Posted July 27, '09 7:40pm UTC

~Leaderboard~
7 - Pixie
4 - Nicho
3 - Alt
3 - Gregbyte
3 - Manta
2 - zlith
2 - Maverick
2 - Burnt
1 - BVoV
1 - Pauler
1 - Cenere
1 - KingRyan

Ooer Spence. Nice detective work :P

One point for Kaspar Hauser
One point for MLO

I'll leave the last question until more people answer...
Its a point for the best answer after all, I need more than one to go on :P

Another question:
How was Kaspar's murderer's letter written?
What did it say?

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xMinato

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Posted July 28, '09 5:47pm UTC

it was written with any writing utencil and it said it was going to kill him :P (joke)

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Maverick4

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Posted July 28, '09 6:44pm UTC

I have a book on this :P. Unfare advantage... Sue me

The murder note was found in a purse, and it said that Kaspar would not be able to tell people who his attacker was. He was stabbed in the chest, and died three days later in 1833.

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Posted July 28, '09 6:46pm UTC

And Lord Stanhope was aNobleman who had taken an interest in Kaspar, but found out that he was of Hungarian blood, obviously meaning he came from Hungary.

People also suspected that Kaspar was from the House of Baden, and that Lord Stanhope was also related to the House of Baden, which is why he (Lord Stanhope) took an interst in Kaspar.

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Posted July 28, '09 7:56pm UTC

10x for reviving this awesome thread, Jess
BUT WHY NO TRICK QUESTION ??? If nothing else trick questions are more fun and are harder to look up ...anyway... i guess ill just w8 4 the next question...

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jezz

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Posted July 28, '09 8:25pm UTC

Nice necroing....

dudeguy, you seem to enjoy irritating me.
No spamming in my thread please.

I have a book on this :P. Unfare advantage... Sue me

Ahh but Manta got there first :P
I took have a book on this. Well, Its a book about parallel worlds...

The murder note was found in a purse, and it said that Kaspar would not be able to tell people who his attacker was.

Actually Mav, MLO stated in his note that Kasper could tell people exactly who he was and where he came from.

Mav gets a point for giving extra information, but not the two points for these questions:

How was Kaspar's murderer's letter written?
What did it say?

The letter was written in mirror-writing, and it said,

"Hauser will be able to tell you how I look, whence I came from and to who I am. To spare him that task, I will tell you myself. I am from - On the Bavarian border - On the river - My name is M.L.O"

~Leaderboard~
7 - Pixie
4 - Nicho
3 - Alt
3 - Gregbyte
3 - Manta
3 - Maverick
2 - zlith
2 - Burnt
1 - BVoV
1 - Pauler
1 - Cenere
1 - KingRyan

Trick:
Finish this 4-line rhyme:

I had a little bird,
It's name was Enza,
I opened up the window,

Trivia:
There is a myth that one fisherman witnessed an unusual event. He caught a net of fish and laid them out on herbs on the shore. But a few minutes later, every fish got up and swam through the air as if it were water. They swam down the shore and plunged back into the ocean.

The fisherman was amazed, he wondered what God had done this, what had the fish taken?

So he tasted the herbs and immediately felt the urge to swim. He too, plunged into the water and the sea-Gods accepted him as their own. His hair became sea green and his legs and hips were replaced with a huge fishy tail.
He became a God of the oceans.

One day he saw a beautiful maiden on the shore, dipping her limbs in the water and enjoying the sea air. He called to her and told her not to be afraid, he is one of the sea-Gods. She got frightened and ran off.
He desperately wanted to talk to her and give her the same herbs he took, so he went the the other sea-Gods for advise. He spoke to a Godess, one who rather liked him, and she grew jealous of the maiden. When she realised the once fisherman had falled in love with the maiden, she sought to punish the girl.

She swam to the shore, where the maiden would often reside, and cooked up many evil herbs and spices, mixing them with terrible spells and potions. She tipped the now-poison into the shore.

When the maiden stepped into the water she was cursed. 6 horrible animals grew from her body and she ran from the water screaming. These monsters could not be stopped and they tore every passer-by to pieces.

The fisherman/God forgot about the maiden for she never went near the shore again.

Phew.
My questions are,
What was the names of the maiden and the fisherman?
And What did the six monsters look like?

[quote]Nice necroing....[/quote]\r\ndudeguy, you seem to enjoy irritating me.\r\nNo spamming in my thread please.\r\n\r\n[quote]I have a book on this :P. Unfare advantage... Sue me[/quote]\r\nAhh but Manta got there first :P\r\nI took have a book on this. Well, Its a book about parallel worlds...\r\n\r\n[quote]The murder note was found in a purse, and it said that Kaspar would not be able to tell people who his attacker was.[/quote]\r\nActually Mav, MLO stated in his note that Kasper could tell people [b]exactly[/b] who he was and where he came from.\r\n\r\nMav gets a point for giving extra information, but not the two points for these questions:\r\n\r\n[quote]How was Kaspar's murderer's letter written?\r\nWhat did it say?[/quote]\r\n\r\nThe letter was written in mirror-writing, and it said,\r\n\r\n[i]"Hauser will be able to tell you how I look, whence I came from and to who I am. To spare him that task, I will tell you myself. I am from - On the Bavarian border - On the river - My name is M.L.O"[/i]\r\n\r\n[b]~Leaderboard~[/b]\r\n7 - Pixie\r\n4 - Nicho\r\n3 - Alt\r\n3 - Gregbyte\r\n3 - Manta\r\n3 - Maverick\r\n2 - zlith\r\n2 - Burnt\r\n1 - BVoV\r\n1 - Pauler\r\n1 - Cenere\r\n1 - KingRyan\r\n\r\n[b]Trick[/b]: \r\nFinish this 4-line rhyme:\r\n\r\n[i]I had a little bird,\r\nIt's name was Enza,\r\nI opened up the window,[/i]\r\n\r\n\r\nTrivia:\r\nThere is a myth that one fisherman witnessed an unusual event. He caught a net of fish and laid them out on herbs on the shore. But a few minutes later, every fish got up and swam through the air as if it were water. They swam down the shore and plunged back into the ocean.\r\n\r\nThe fisherman was amazed, he wondered what God had done this, what had the fish taken?\r\n\r\nSo he tasted the herbs and immediately felt the urge to swim. He too, plunged into the water and the sea-Gods accepted him as their own. His hair became sea green and his legs and hips were replaced with a huge fishy tail.\r\nHe became a God of the oceans.\r\n\r\nOne day he saw a beautiful maiden on the shore, dipping her limbs in the water and enjoying the sea air. He called to her and told her not to be afraid, he is one of the sea-Gods. She got frightened and ran off.\r\nHe desperately wanted to talk to her and give her the same herbs he took, so he went the the other sea-Gods for advise. He spoke to a Godess, one who rather liked him, and she grew jealous of the maiden. When she realised the once fisherman had falled in love with the maiden, she sought to punish the girl.\r\n\r\nShe swam to the shore, where the maiden would often reside, and cooked up many evil herbs and spices, mixing them with terrible spells and potions. She tipped the now-poison into the shore. \r\n\r\nWhen the maiden stepped into the water she was cursed. 6 horrible animals grew from her body and she ran from the water screaming. These monsters could not be stopped and they tore every passer-by to pieces. \r\n\r\nThe fisherman/God forgot about the maiden for she never went near the shore again.\r\n\r\nPhew.\r\nMy questions are,\r\nWhat was the names of the maiden and the fisherman?\r\nAnd What did the six monsters look like?

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Posted July 28, '09 9:25pm UTC

Trick Q: You merely asked to finish it. You made no request for me to finish it correctly. For all I know, I could make Je suis defenza and still get it correct.

Smarta$$y-ness will get me nothing, right? Because in that case, I got nuthin'. =/

For the trivia... I vaguely remember this legend... the fisherman's name is Glaucus, and the maiden's name is Scylla, daughter of the river Crataeis. I don't remember anything about the monsters, though. V_V Unless one of them is a 3-headed hydra who lives in a cave by the sea and another one is an evil demon who creates a terrible whirlpool right by the dwelling of the hydra. If I'm right, the whirlpool demon is a disembodied face, though I may be hallucinating.

'Tis all.

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dudeguy45

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Posted July 28, '09 10:03pm UTC

Sorry, but its not spamming, casue it's a no AP thread.

Seeing I should take part in the festivities....

Poseidon and Hydra?

Bear, snake, hawk, lion, shark and crab?

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Pixie214

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Posted July 28, '09 10:39pm UTC

I had a little bird,
It's name was Enza,
I opened up the window,

I jsut had Oasis in my head when I read that.... "I know a girl called Elsa; She's into Alka Seltzer "

anyway... my guess is "and then it died."

Trivia:

I don't know the answers but I sure want to try some of those "herbs". So guesses will be Trotsky is the Maiden and the Fisherman is Lenin. (thinking metaphorically) the monsters looked kinda eel-like withe several head and they spat venom

Your twice as likely to be killed by an asteroid than a bolt of lightning >.>

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Posted July 30, '09 8:53pm UTC

I had a little bird,
It's name was Enza,
I opened up the window,

And in flew Enza (Influenza, more commonly known as the "flu", broke out during WWI, and that was the little rhyme thing)

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jezz

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Posted October 3, '09 6:58pm UTC

~Leaderboard~
8 - Pixie
4 - Nicho
3 - Alt
3 - Gregbyte
3 - Manta
3 - Maverick
2 - zlith
2 - Burnt
2 - Pauler
1 - BVoV
1 - Cenere
1 - KingRyan

So theres the leaderboard as it stands. Moat gave me the idea to revive this, which is excellent, I used to love this!

So...

Trivia:
Name a famous God (both his/her Greek and Roman name) mentioned in one of W.H.Auden's more well known poems. It has to be the names I'm thinking of.

Trick:
A man walks into a bar and asks the bartender for a glass of water. The bartender reaches under the bar and brings out a gun and aims it at the man. The man says thank you and leaves. What happened?

I've given easy ones to start off

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