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General Ignorance Quiz
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| Crommy |
Posted on 20-10-2007 22:21
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Every week for a certain time of year, QI is hosted on British TVs. Its a show that challenges common held misconceptions, and I though I may as well as well bring you a weekly quiz to show just how big some lies become.
All answers by PM please, answers will be given after the deadline, in this thread
Current Quiz
Theme: Brain
Deadline: Thursday 8th November, 20:00 GMT
1. What has a 3 second memory?
2. How many senses does a human being have?
3. How much of our brain do we use?
4. What colour is your brain?
5. What effect does alcohol have on brain cells?
6. How many hours should you sleep per night?
7. What's at least as effective as drugs in curing depression?
8. What way are you shown in a mirror when standing in front of it?
Overall Scoreboard
kida 135
stuartmcstuart 60
rodda 55
Alejandro_Valverde 55
issoisso 50
zutcorp 30
Alex153 15
JustinWK 10
SportingNonsence 7
Dankan -5
Ruben -5
Thomas -5
Addy291 -10
jolly_antunes -18
Waghlon -23
LK -26
Zimao91 -30
SidGarcia -30
Balaverde -45
doddy -45
A_Schleck -60
CrueTrue -73
Previous Quizzes
Week 1
Theme: A gentle starter
Date: 20th October to 21st October
Golden Boy: stuartmcstuart 45
Stupid Dunce: SidGarcia, Balaverde, A_Schleck -40
Full Answers: Page 2 of this thread
1. What's the name of the tallest mountain in Europe?
Elbrus
2. What's the name of tallest mountain in the world?
Mauna Kea
3. Which animal is the second biggest killer of humans?
Marmot
4. How do lemmings die?
Not by suicide
5. What shape did Medieval people think the Earth was?
Definitely not flat
Week 2
Theme: Animals
Date: 22nd October to 24th October
Golden Boy: kida 70
Dunce: doddy -45
Full Answers: Page 4 of this thread
1. What animal buries its head in the sand?
None
2. Where do gorilla's sleep?
Nests
3. What's the best floor of a building to throw a cat from?
Above the 7th
4. What animal are the Canary Islands named after?
Dogs
5. Who first discovered the Earth was almost round?
Bees
6. What do camels store in their humps?
Fat
7. How many toes does a two-toed sloth have?
3 on each foot
8. What are guinea-pigs used for?
Food
9. What colour is a panther?
It doesn't exist
10. How do moths feel about flames?
Disorientated
Edited by Crommy on 09-11-2007 21:39
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| Crommy |
Posted on 20-10-2007 22:50
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2 quizzes already in - correct answers so far: 1 
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| Thomas |
Posted on 20-10-2007 22:53
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Whaat!! How can that be right? I'm looking forward to see your correct answers and evidence for the answers! 
Edited by Thomas on 20-10-2007 22:53
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 20-10-2007 23:01
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Just gave my answers, and I think I got one correct  |
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 20-10-2007 23:02
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I have a slight theory that i got none correct 
THE THOMAS VOECKLER PROPHET OF PCM DAILY
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| jolly_antunes |
Posted on 20-10-2007 23:03
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me too. Except maybe the tallest mountain in the world
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| Dankan |
Posted on 20-10-2007 23:07
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Just sent mines. Let's hope I got more than one of them correct. |
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| ruben |
Posted on 20-10-2007 23:09
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I sent mine, and I know 1 answer for sure, but I didn't know the name of 'the thing'. I did know what the wrong answer was  |
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| kida |
Posted on 20-10-2007 23:09
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sent B), man for question 1 it sure does pay in having watched this weeks showB) |
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| Crommy |
Posted on 21-10-2007 10:55
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Some nice answers - a couple have Q1 right, 1 person had number 2, nobody has number 3, some people will get some points for number 4, and noone at all has number 5.
Deadline for entries is at 14:00 GMT 
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| Crommy |
Posted on 21-10-2007 11:06
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Oh, and by the way, the quiz works a little different to normal ones:
You get max points for getting it right
You get some points for being interesting
You get no points for getting it wrong
You get negative points if you say an answer which is wrong and is a common misconception
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| Alejandro_Valverde |
Posted on 21-10-2007 11:16
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Sent it. I got confused over some stuff, I was sure about until now
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| rodda |
Posted on 21-10-2007 11:23
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crap i got two wrong but crommy wasnt exactly specific enough
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 21-10-2007 11:56
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Crommy wrote:
Oh, and by the way, the quiz works a little different to normal ones:
You get max points for getting it right
You get some points for being interesting
You get no points for getting it wrong
You get negative points if you say an answer which is wrong and is a common misconception
I'm going to get minus points then |
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| Setzel |
Posted on 21-10-2007 11:56
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hmm still thinking on q 3 because i know the rest
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| rodda |
Posted on 21-10-2007 11:57
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CrueTrue wrote:
Crommy wrote:
Oh, and by the way, the quiz works a little different to normal ones:
You get max points for getting it right
You get some points for being interesting
You get no points for getting it wrong
You get negative points if you say an answer which is wrong and is a common misconception
I'm going to get minus points then
mmm i definitely will
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| SidGarcia |
Posted on 21-10-2007 11:58
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Number 4: Totally wrong, I know it.
Probably number 3, too. |
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| Balaverde |
Posted on 21-10-2007 12:05
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I hate number 2 and 5. The kind of questions you laugh at and go "yeah I have that one" - and then it seems WAY too easy and you go "do I?" because it seems too tricky, and...
Never mind. Number 3 is the killer of the bunch, I think. |
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| Setzel |
Posted on 21-10-2007 12:08
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SidGarcia wrote:
Number 4: Totally wrong, I know it.
Probably number 3, too.
hehe nr 4 is easy if is the lemmings i know
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| Balaverde |
Posted on 21-10-2007 12:09
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Either it's easy or it's a story that crazy people invented to make a stupid mammal become some kind of a living legend of pure insanity. |
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