1 Vs. The Forum - The Game

[db1986]

This thread is continuing from 1 Vs. The Forum - Chat Thread (http://www.isketchforum.net/1-vs-forum-t2996.html)
One or two things before we start.

Each player will only receive 1 SKIP.
The number of players remaining will be located in the title of my posts and the beginning of each round e.g 1 Vs 5
I will not announce which players from the Forum Team have been eliminated, instead I will announce how many have been eliminated.
Please use this thread for game play only. For chat, queries and the rules of the game please use this thread (http://www.isketchforum.net/1-vs-forum-t2996.html), or send me a PM (http://www.isketchforum.net/private.php?do=newpm). Thank you.
Oh, and mods/admin, please ignore slight double posting, so I can be clear about things. Thank you :D

The order of play is as follows:

1. Alessadri
2. Capt_Sparrow
3. Fox
4. ILoveMaths07
5. jenni939706
6. Katie.Lemon
7. Medea.
8. Nyna
9. reecer6
10. Saffron
11. storm
12. TempusFugit
13. Vik

So, without further ado, let the games begin :D

[db1986]

Alessadri is the first single player. All other 10 players form the Forum Team. Alessadri, please choose a category.

1. Animals
2. Geography
3. Current Affairs

[Alessadri]

aah.. tough between 1 and 2...

I will choose :
2. Geography

[db1986]

Geography

Q: Which state in the US is the smallest by land area?

A. Maryland
B. Delaware
C. Rhode Island

Edit: Alessadri has posted his answer. The round will close at 3:20pm UK and Ireland time tomorrow.

[db1986]

The correct answer was C. Rhode Island

Alessadri has got the answer correct, and has eliminated 3 players.

Alessadri, please choose the next category.

1. History
2. iSketch
3. English

[Alessadri]

1. History

[db1986]

History

Q: Which of these historical events did not happen in 1585?

A. The Battle of Nagakute
B. The Signing of the Treaty of Nonsuch
C. The Eighth War of Religion

Edit: Alessadri has answered the question. This round finishes at 11:01pm on Sunday 24th January UK and Ireland time.

[db1986]

The correct answer was A. The Battle of Nagakute

Alessadri has got the answer correct, and has eliminated 3 players.

Alessadri, please choose the next category.

1. Art
2. iSketchForum
3. Science and Technology

[Alessadri]

I will choose

3. Science and Technology

[db1986]

Science and Technology

Q: In which year was the first transistor manufactured?

A. 1945
B. 1947
C. 1948

Edit: Alessadri has answered the question. This round will close at 5:49pm on Monday 26th January UK and Ireland time.

[db1986]

There was a little confusion about this answer so I will be accepting B. 1947 and C. 1948.

Alessadri has got the answer correct, but has not eliminated any players.

Alessadri, please choose the next category.

1. French
2. Music
3. Literature

[Alessadri]

No doubts this time.
3. Literature

[db1986]

Literature

Q: In literature, what is John le Carre's real name?

A. John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris
B. Jean-Baptiste Poquelin
C. David John Moore Cornwell

Edit: Alessadri has answered the question. This round will close at 1:48pm on Tuesday 27th January UK and Ireland time.

[db1986]

The correct answer was C. David John Moore Cornwell

Alessadri has got the answer correct, but has not eliminated any players.

Alessadri, please choose the next category.

1. Geography
2. iSketch
3. German

[Alessadri]

1. Geography

[db1986]

Geography

Q: How many letters in the alphabet do not appear as the initial letter of any countries in Africa?

A. 9
B. 10
C. 11

Edit: Alessadri has answered the question. This round closes at 2:27pm on Wednesday 28th January UK and Ireland time.

[db1986]

The correct answer was C. 11

Congratulations Alessadri! You have eliminated all the players on the Forum Team.

Capt_Sparrow is the next single player. All other 11 players form the Forum Team.

Capt_Sparrow, please choose the next category.

1. Spanish
2. Current Affairs
3. Mathematics

[Capt_Sparrow]

Congrats Alessadri!

2. Current Affairs por favor

[Saffron]

The correct answer was C. 11


Are you sure this is the correct answer?

[Capt_Sparrow]

Are you sure this is the correct answer?
The curious ambiguity of Western Sahara :s

[Saffron]

LOL, well it's an African country (got it's own flag and everything)......so I say the answer is 10. :P

[Capt_Sparrow]

Ahh now the definition of "country" comes into the equation, as Western Sahara doesn't govern itself.

[db1986]

Are you sure this is the correct answer?

Yes. The absent letters are F, H, I, J, O, P, Q, V, W, X and Y.
The only one which I can see might be the problem is the W.
The only W on this map (http://mongabay.org/images/african.gif) is Western Sahara. That is, however, not the official name for that country. The official name is Sahrawi Arab (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahrawi_Arab_Democratic_Republic), and so adds W to the list.

[Saffron]

Hmm ok.
The official name for Algeria is People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, so take P off
The official name for Angola is Republic of Angola, no more A's, so add A to the list
All the E countries have official names that don't actually start with E, add E to the list.
etc.
nvm

[db1986]

Aww, I feel bad now. That's what I get for trying to throw a partially non-googleable question into the mix :cry:

[Capt_Sparrow]

I think what db means is the name by which the country is officially recognised, e.g. by the UN, which says, for example, Cote d'Ivoire rather than Ivory Coast. Having said that, the UN doesn't recognise Western Sahara or Sahrawi Arab as a country :p I wish I had remembered to enter this question though :(

[db1986]

Current Affairs

Q: Last week, Barack Obama was inaugurated as the President of the United States, but which president is he officially?

A. 43rd
B. 44th
C. 45th

Edit: Capt_Sparrow has answered the question. This round closes at 1:11am on Friday 30th January UK and Ireland time.

[db1986]

The correct answer was B. 44th

Capt_Sparrow has got the answer correct, and has eliminated 3 players.

Capt_Sparrow, please choose the next category.

1. History
2. German
3. Science and Technology

[Capt_Sparrow]

1. History please

[db1986]

History

Q: In which century was the first English translation of the Bible completed?

A. 13th Century
B. 14th Century
C. 15th Century

Edit: Capt_Sparrow has answered the question. This round will close at 12:29am on Sunday 1st February UK and Ireland time.

[db1986]

The correct answer was B. 14th Century

Capt_Sparrow has got the answer correct, and has eliminated 3 players.

Capt_Sparrow, please choose the next category.

1. Mathematics
2. iSketch
3. Geography

[Capt_Sparrow]

3. Geography, s'il vous plait.

[db1986]

Geography

Q: To which country do the Aleutian Islands belong?

A. Russia
B. Canada
C. USA

Edit: Capt_Sparrow has answered the question. This round will close at 8:38pm on Monday 2nd February UK and Ireland time.

[db1986]

The correct answer was C. USA

Capt_Sparrow has got the answer correct, and has eliminated 1 player.

Capt_Sparrow, please choose the next category.

1. English
2. Art
3. Music

[Capt_Sparrow]

1. English, please

[db1986]

English

Q: How many commas does the following sentence need?
The company introduced a revolutionary healthcare plan on February 23 2006 at its headquarters in London England.

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3

This round closes at 2:56pm on Friday 6th February UK and Ireland time.

[db1986]

The correct answer was C. 3
The correctly punctuated sentence is: The company introduced a revolutionary healthcare plan on February 23, 2006, at its headquarters in London, England.

Congratulations Capt_Sparrow! You have eliminated all the players on the Forum Team.

Fox is the next single player. All other 11 players form the Forum Team.

Fox, please choose the next category.

1. iSketch
2. Chemistry
3. Movies

[Fox]

AND one week later, I will choose:
Chemistry, I think.

Appy polly loggies about the delay, debs.

[db1986]

That's OK, Fox.

Chemistry

Q: What is the molecular formula of isopropanol?

A: C3H7OH
B: CH3CH2CH2OH
C: C3H8

Edit: Fox has answered the question. This round closes at 5:52pm on Thursday 12th February UK and Ireland time.

[db1986]

The correct answer was A. C3H7OH

Fox has got the answer correct and has eliminated 8 players.

Fox, please choose the next category.

1. Science and Technology
2. English
3. Physics

[Fox]

Unfortunately Fox answered incorrectly and has been eliminatedUmm... did he? :S I guessed A.

[db1986]

Eep, I got muddled up with this and the Valentine's comp, sorry Foxy.
I will edit my post for you.

Edit: Done. Hmm. I don't usually get this confused :s

[Fox]

Hehe, ah-kay, no worry debs. :) I'll have English, if't wouldn't displease you too greatly. :)

[db1986]

English

Q: What type of word is the word "bittersweet"?

A: Acronym
B: Juxtaposition
C: Onomatopoeia

Edit: Fox has answered the question. This round will close at 10:11pm on Saturday 14th February UK and Ireland time.

[db1986]

The correct answer was B. Juxtaposition

Fox has got the answer correct and has eliminated 1 player.

Fox, please choose the next category.

1. History
2. Geography
3. iSketch

[Fox]

Ah, History please, good-lookin'.

[db1986]

History

Q: Which British monarch's reign was taken over by Richard III?

A: Edward IV
B: Henry VIII
C: Edward V

This round will close at 1:00am on Thursday 19th February UK and Ireland time.

[Saffron]

Oh poop.
I forgot about this
:/

[db1986]

The correct answer was C. Edward V

Fox has got the answer correct, but has not eliminated any players.

Fox, please choose the next category.

1. Television
2. Mathematics
3. Famous People

[Fox]

Eep, do Veletision please. :)

[db1986]

Television

Q: In the US TV series Friends, what is Phoebe's real name?

A: Courtney Cox Arquette
B: Jennifer Aniston
C: Lisa Kudrow

This round will close at 12:22am on Sunday 22nd February UK and Ireland time.

[db1986]

The correct answer is C. Lisa Kudrow

Fox has got the answer correct, but has not eliminated any players.

Fox, please choose the next category.

1. Art
2. Geography
3. English

[Fox]

This. Umm. I dunno... English.

[db1986]

English

The following text message has 149 characters including spaces.

Ive gt lts of hwk 2 do 2nite so Im goin str8 2 Kevs house aftr skl. wot do u wnt 4 t l8r? i thnk mums goin 2 ck smthg 4 u if ur in b4 5. ill c u l8r.

When converting into standard English, how many characters (including spaces and punctuation) will the message contain?

A. 205
B. 209
C. 211

This round will close at 1:06am on Friday 27th February UK and Ireland time.

[db1986]

The correct answer is C. 211

Fox didn't answer the question in time, so has used up his skip, and also eliminated 1 player.

Fox, please choose the next category.

1. Science and Technology
2. Celebrities
3. Sport

[Fox]

Oopsss. :S
Umm, Number One, Science and Technology, that is, please, sugar.

[db1986]

Science and Technology

In physics, which of these laws defines the negative sign in the equation:

http://www.pa.msu.edu/courses/2000spring/PHY232/lectures/induction/lenz.h1.gif

A: Lenz's Law
B: Faraday's Law
C: Moore's Law

This round will close at 9:28pm on Wednesday 4th March UK and Ireland time.

[db1986]

The correct answer is A. Lenz's Law.

Fox has got the answer correct, but has not eliminated any players.

Fox, please choose the next category.

1. Celebrities
2. History
3. Food and Drink

[Fox]

Do us History please debs. :)

I will try to do these things more promptly. If you're waiting for me or I'm holding stuff up, just give me a friendly nudge through the PM or whatever, db. :)

[db1986]

That's ok Fox, you can take it at your own pace :)

History

Sigmund Freud was born in 1856, but how many siblings did he have?

A: 5
B: 6
C: 7

This round will close on the 11th March at 1:05am UK and Ireland time.

[db1986]

The correct answer is C. 7

Fox has got the answer correct, but has not eliminated any players.

Fox, please choose the next category.

1. Mathematics
2. Geography
3. German

[Fox]

ich spekken nicht ein wurd of the ruddy language, but I'll have German nonetheless please... I like to live dangerously. :P hehe

[db1986]

German

In my German exam at GCSE, I had to say the following sentence:
Although I made lots of coffee, the boss was nice.
Which of these phrases is the correct grammatical translation?

A: Obwohl ich habe viel Kaffee gekocht, war die Chef nett.
B: Obwohl ich viel Kaffee gekocht habe, war die Chef nett.
C: Obwohl ich habe viel Kaffee gekocht, die Chef war nett.

Edit: Fox has answered the question. This round will close at 5:12pm on Wednesday 11th March UK and Ireland time.

[db1986]

Sorry for the delay on this.
The correct answer is B. Obwohl ich viel Kaffee gekocht habe, war die Chef nett.

In German, the verb is always the second word in the sentence, except if you start with word "obwohl" (although). In this case the verb comes at the end of that portion of the sentence. There are two verbs before the comma. The verb "haben" (to have) is the main verb so it appears directly before the comma. As for the second part of the sentence, the first part of the sentence is regarded as the first "element" in the sentence, and so the verb "war" (was) comes directly after the comma in second place.

Congratulations Fox! You have eliminated all members of the forum team.

ILoveMaths07 is the next single player. All other people playing form the forum team.

ILoveMaths07, please choose the next category.

1. Celebrities
2. Geography
3. Science and Technology

[Fox]

Umm... I answered B.

[db1986]

Yes Fox, so you did. Again I got confused :eek: And well done on winning :)

[Fox]

Yay, alles klar. :P hehe.

[ILoveMaths07]

3. sci/tech

[db1986]

Science and Technology

Which scientist won two nobel prizes, where both events are not separated by eight years?

A. Marie Curie
B. Linus Pauling
C. John Bardeen

This round will close on Saturday 4th April at 5:15pm UK and Ireland time.

[db1986]

The correct answer is C. John Bardeen

ILoveMaths07 has got the answer correct, and has eliminated 7 players.

ILoveMaths07, please choose the next category.

1. History
2. Geography
3. iSketch

[ILoveMaths07]

Hah I'm gonna win!!! :razz:

History

[db1986]

History

How many years occur between the independence of Paraguay and the independence of Rwanda?

A. 148
B. 149
C. 151

Edit: ILoveMaths07 has answered the question. This round will close at 11:09am on Wednesday 8th April UK and Ireland time.

[db1986]

The correct answer is C. 151

ILoveMaths07 has got the answer correct, and has eliminated 3 players.

ILoveMaths07, please choose the next category.

1. Chemistry
2. Spanish
3. Celebrities

[ILoveMaths07]

lol wth no one's playing! i'm gonna win, duh. this is so boring. :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

Chemistry, of course!

[db1986]

Chemistry

Which of the following is an alkali earth metal?

A. Magnesium
B. Sodium
C. Antimony

This round will close at 2:03am on Friday 17th April UK and Ireland time.

[db1986]

The correct answer is A. Magnesium

ILoveMaths07 has got the answer correct, but has not eliminated any players.

ILoveMaths07, please choose the next category.

1. French
2. Current Affairs
3. Art

[ILoveMaths07]

uh oh... umm... Current Affairs?!??

[db1986]

Current Affairs

From which country did UN nuclear inspectors leave today (16 April 2009), after this country's recent rocket launch?

A. Iraq
B. North Korea
C. Afghanistan

This round will close at 12:37pm on Sunday 19th April UK and Ireland time.

[db1986]

The correct answer is B. North Korea

ILoveMaths07 has got the answer correct, but has not eliminated any players.

ILoveMaths07, please choose the next category.

1. Geography
2. History
3. Music

[ILoveMaths07]

2. Historyyyyyyyyy

[db1986]

History

Which of these historical events did not occur in 1487?

A. The birth of Pope Julius III
B. The marriage of Henry VII to Elizabeth of York
C. The death of the philosopher John Argyropoulos

This round will close at 8:20pm on Tuesday 21st April UK and Ireland time.

[db1986]

The correct answer is B. The marriage of Henry VII to Elizabeth of York

ILoveMaths07 has got the answer correct, but has not eliminated any players.

ILoveMaths07, please choose the next category.

1. Music
2. Mathematics
3. Movies

[ILoveMaths07]

DUH LOL... Bring it on! :biggrin:

[db1986]

Mathematics

Which one of these three Fibonacci numbers can be created by multiplying two prime numbers together?

A. 89
B. 233
C. 377

This round will close at 3:15am on Thursday 20th July UK and Ireland time.

[db1986]

The correct answer is C. 377 (13 x 29 = 377)

ILoveMaths07 has got the answer correct, but has not eliminated any players.

ILoveMaths07, please choose the next category.

1. History
2. Geography
3. Spanish

[ILoveMaths07]

1. History.

[db1986]

History

Which nationality were the first European explorers to have contact with Western Australia?

A. Spanish
B. Dutch
C. Portuguese

This round will close at 9:10pm on Monday 24th August UK and Irelandtime.

[db1986]

The correct answer is B. Dutch

ILoveMaths07 did not answer the question in time, has automatically used his SKIP, but has not eliminated any players.

ILoveMaths07, please choose the next category.

1. Spanish
2. Current Affairs
3. Art

[ILoveMaths07]

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr couldn't you waitttttttttttttttttttt?

2. Current Affairs.

[db1986]

Current Affairs

It was reported in the news today (26th August 2009) that a British car breaks the existing land speed record for steam-powered cars. In mph, what was the previous record?

A. 126 mph
B. 127 mph
C. 128 mph

This round will close at 2:34pm on Saturday 29th August UK and Ireland time.

[db1986]

The correct answer is B. 127 mph

ILoveMaths07 has got the question correct, but has not eliminated any players.

ILoveMaths07, please choose the next category.

1. Geography
2. iSketch
3. Science and Technology

[ILoveMaths07]

3. Sci/Tech

[db1986]

Science and Technology

Which of these metals is the best conductor of electricity?

A. Silver
B. Copper
C. Gold

This round will close at 10:00pm on Friday 4th September UK and Ireland time.

[db1986]

The correct answer is A. Silver

ILoveMaths07 has got the question correct, but has not eliminated any players.

ILoveMaths07, please choose the next category.

1. German
2. Art
3. Movies

[ILoveMaths07]

2. Arttttttt

[db1986]

Art

Which of these famous artists painted the Lily Pond?

A. Henri Matisse
B. Pierre-Auguste Renoir
C. Claude Monet

This round will close at 9:50pm on Saturday 5th September UK and Ireland time.

[db1986]

The correct answer is C. Claude Monet

ILoveMaths07 has got the question correct, but has not eliminated any players.

ILoveMaths07, please choose the next category.

1. French
2. iSketch
3. Spanish

[ILoveMaths07]

3. Spanish

[db1986]

Spanish

Which of the following three sentences below is the best translation of the Spanish phrase "El hijo de la gato, ratones mata"?

A. Like father, like son
B. Once bitten, twice shy
C. You can't judge a book by its cover

This round will close at 11:55pm on Monday 7th September UK and Ireland time.

[db1986]

The correct answer is A. Like father, like son

ILoveMaths07 has got the question correct, but has not eliminated any players.

ILoveMaths07, please choose the next category.

1. History
2. Geography
3. Science and Technology

[ILoveMaths07]

3. Sci/Tech

[db1986]

Science and Technology

Using MS Excel, which of these three formulas could display the first four numbers of a numerical string if a cell value is 1, find the fourth character in the same string if the same cell value is 2, finds the remainder of the string divided by a second cell value multiplied by a third cell value if the first cell value is 3, finds the sum of the first, second, third, fifth and eighth numbers if the cell value is 4, and adds the first number of the string, three times the first cell value, two times the third cell value, and three the second cell value if the first cell value is any other value? (Ignore the spaces in the formulas, the forum limits the number of characters per word to 50)

A. =IF(A2=1,MID(A1,4,1),IF(A2=2,MID(A1,1,4),IF(A2=3,M OD(A1,(A2/A3)),IF(A2=4,SUM(MID(A1,3,1),MID(A1,1,5),MID(A1,1, 8)),SUM(MID(A1,1,1),A2*3,A4*2,A3*3)))))
B. =IF(A2=1,MID(A1,1),IF(A2=2,MID(A1,4),IF(A2=3,MOD(A 1,(A3/A2)),IF(A2=4,SUM(MID(A1,1),MID(A1,5),MID(A1,8)),SU M(MID(A1,1),A2*3,A3*2,A4*3)))))
C. =IF(A1=1,MID(A2,1,4),IF(A1=2,MID(A2,4,1),IF(A1=3,M OD(A2,(A1/A3)),IF(A1=4,SUM(MID(A2,1,3),MID(A2,5,1),MID(A2,8, 1)),SUM(MID(A2,1,1),A2*3,A4*2,A3*3)))))

This round will close at 6:55pm on Saturday 12th September UK and Ireland time.

[ILoveMaths07]

What THE...??!?!!?!!??

[Saffron]

HAHA!!! Excel <3

[Casta_Diva]

Whoaaaaa good luck with that one, Maths!!! :eek:

[ILoveMaths07]

I bet it's a conspiracy to make me lose.

[db1986]

Lol nope, you two have been playing against each other for quite a while now so I'm hoping this will perhaps separate the two of you.
It is possible to work out, honest ;)

[ILoveMaths07]

There better not be a single error in that question, or I'm going to sue you!

[db1986]

There better not be a single error in that question, or I'm going to sue you!

Lol, I assure you there is no error in that question, one answer is definitely correct.

[ILoveMaths07]

Ugh. This is scary. I thought he posted the answer. I can't wait for the results. It's time up already, isn't it? Why don't you skip the other guy if he's too late? :biggrin::twisted:

[db1986]

The correct answer is C.
=IF(A1=1,MID(A2,1,4),IF(A1=2,MID(A2,4,1),IF(A1=3,M OD(A2,(A1/A3)),IF(A1=4,SUM(MID(A2,1,3),MID(A2,5,1),MID(A2,8, 1)),SUM(MID(A2,1,1),A2*3,A4*2,A3*3)))))

The MID function requires 3 variables, the string location, the first character in the string to display, the number of characters to display.

ILoveMaths07 has got the answer correct, but has not eliminated any players.

ILoveMaths07, please choose the next category.

1. Geography
2. Current Affairs
3. Art

[ILoveMaths07]

I want you to tell us what the whole question means, and how that formula works it all out. I want a detailed explanation, please. Tell us what the string of numbers is, and what the other results are. You've troubled us a lot, and I never understood what the question meant because of the way it was poorly worded. I figured out the thing about the MID function - that's how I worked it out. But I'd like to see you work it all out. Only then shall I choose my next category. I'm sure I deserve a right to know what that formula really does, along with the input and output.

Thanking you,
ILoveMaths07.

[Fox]

Ugh. What on earth is wrong with you?

[ILoveMaths07]

Nothing. I deserve to know why C. is the right answer. I'm sure tortoise brother won't mind.

[Fox]

I'm sure that he'd mind doing it a lot less if you used some manners when asking him...

[ILoveMaths07]

What manners? I did ask him politely. Don't you see a 'please' and a 'thanking you' in there? Have I used a foul word?

[db1986]

OK, here is an explanation of the correct formula.

As I have already mentioned, the MID function takes 3 parameters. The location of a string
The first character in the string on which to start copying
The number of characters in which to display
The IF command also takes 3 parameters. A condition
An action if the condition is true
An action if the condition is false
Using Excel, it is possible to have up to 7 nested IF statements so that one can select between multiple options. The format of that would be... A condition
An action if the condition is true
A second condition
An action if the second condition is true
An action if the second condition is false
The position of the second condition means that if the first condition is returned as false, then and only then will the second condition be tested.
For example:
Is A1 larger than 5?
"Cell A1 is larger than 5"
Is A1 smaller than 1?
"Cell A1 is smaller than 1"
"Cell A1 is somewhere between 1 and 5"
Now if you combine these together you can create an conditionally true statement dependant on several parameters. The IF statements select the correct case, and the MID functions select the correct format for displaying parts of the string.

Answer A is not correct because its MID function parameters are not in the correct order.
Answer B is not correct because its MID functions do not contain enough arguments (parameters).
This leaves answer C remaining which is correct.

You could find this out quite easily by typing each of the formulas in turn into Excel and by creating nominal values for the cell values and for the string.

I hope this explains it :)

Edit: The reason for the (slight :razz:) rise in difficulty is that I cannot seem to separate you two players, so I will have to think of more difficult questions.

[clueyee]

I can see what Foxy means maths. Not trying to start a fight or anything but THERE is a difference between BLUNTNESS and having SOME sort of TACT when dealing with others too. (Not just referring to this post here. Several several several.) I know not all people are 'people persons' and some are candid and so on...all of our characteristics and personalities differ BUT try to look at it in the eyes of others too. When you think of it like that, being blunt and throwing in some tact goes a long way with people. You dont need to kiss butt at all..I am not saying DO that...just use something that SEEMS less harsh. For instance "You've troubled us a lot" could have been said more like "the question you posed as made us work very hard ..." and "I deserve a right to know what that formula really does" probably would come across better as "I think I (we all) would like to know how this formula really does work..since we all worked very hard at it..we've (I've) earned it (explanation)..'

See the difference? Its just in wording. Things on 'the net' can come across as RUDE becuase we actually cannot see facial features, hear tone in voice, ect. It's just in how you word it that can make all the difference sometimes.....it may not SEEM rude to you..how you have worded it TO YOU but a pause to think how others will see it may be all that is needed. Yes to an extent, who cares what others's think but at the same time we want this board to run smoothly too..different personalities in this large dysfunctional family happen and like any family, we must work to get along as well ....keeping it (the board)running smoothly and fun for all is our common goal...it should be least wise anyways.....

Maybe it is said the LONGER way around MATHS.. I know it is something you've harped on me before (long posts and all) BUT sometimes those FEW extra words can make all difference.. it really can.

(end threadjack. back to my regularly scheduled net surfing and annoying of you all.) (if something else needs to be mentioned to me. please. feel free to post on my wall or PM me) ILU ALL

[Casta_Diva]

Maths, if the question was so much of a trouble, why did you bother other than to prove your mathematical superiority?

I agree though with clueyee, that there are so many ways you could have said what you did, without it coming across as so exasperating. You are lucky that it is db who is running this thread, because most people would not have responded to your request (demand?) as amiably as he. Especially the bit about the question being so poorly worded.

/me ends her threadjack and ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuns

[db1986]

To be perfectly honest, I do not feel offended by your post Mathsy and I didn't mind explaining the answer because I thought other people may want to find out more details.
I would also like to thank people for their replies, I for one feel grateful that this question has caused interest.

The wording of the question was supposed to be confusing. As it happens, you two both chose the correct answer so I will have to try to make the questions a bit more taxing.

I think the best thing to do from here, is to continue with the game where we left off, because this is a game after all, nothing serious, just a game.

ILoveMaths07, please choose the next category.

1. Geography
2. Current Affairs
3. Art

[ILoveMaths07]

Hmm... lol tortoise brother, I'm thinking of the most diabolical question you can ask... I think Geography is best.

[db1986]

Geography

If you were to start in a place in Australia with the postcode 6000 and travel for about 250 miles, you would approach a town with the same name as a US town. Now if you were to find this US town and travel WNW for a few miles you will find a town which has the same name as a European capital city as spelt in English. If you were then to go to this European capital city you would find two lakes near to it. Adding together the number of letters in each of the 2 cities, 3 towns and the 2 lakes you have visited on this journey, how many letters would there be in total? (Include the towns and cities in all countries)

A. 44
B. 45
C. 46

This round will close at 11:48pm on Wednesday 16th September UK and Ireland time.

[ILoveMaths07]

Okay... Looks easier than the Excel one... or maybe not...

[ILoveMaths07]

Three towns? What three towns? Is the one with postal code 6000 a town, too?

[db1986]

The correct answer is A. 44

If you were to start in a place in Australia with the postcode 6000 (Perth) and travel for about 250 miles, you would approach a town with the same name as a US town (Albany). Now if you were to find this US town (Albany) and travel WNW for a few miles you will find a town which has the same name as a European capital city as spelt in English (Roma/Rome). If you were then to go to this European capital city (Rome) you would find two lakes near to it (Bracciano and Martignano). Adding together the number of letters in each of the 2 cities, 3 towns and the 2 lakes you have visited on this journey, how many letters would there be in total? (Include the towns and cities in all countries)

Perth Albany Albany Roma Rome Bracciano Martignano = 44 letters

ILoveMaths07 did not answer the question and the forum team player answered incorrectly. Play continues.

ILoveMaths07, please choose the next category.

1. English
2. Celebrities
3. iSketch

[ILoveMaths07]

1. English, please. And it better be ENGLISH.

[db1986]

English

Using the 80 words listed below, calculate the number of nouns - number of verbs + number of prepositions + number of conjunctions - number of pronouns - number of adjectives + number of adverbs.

Table And Swiftly Bicycle Walking Windmill Pretty Decoration I Therefore Empty While Smoothly We Until After Arrow Carry Cart Slowly Mouse Stapler Me Raid Gyrate John Beside Shop Racing Ask Hot Fan Find But It Dancing Fresh Crazy Either Hard Hop Tent You Answering Quickly Bridge Imitate Although They Cold Locate Knight For When Boring Yesterday Climbing Climber Happy Nor Them She Armchair Stone Piano Tree Run Taking Lamb Spirit Along Under Desk Jacket Goose Often During Prawn Pencil Himself

A. 12
B. 13
C. 14

This round will close at 3:14am on Monday 21st September UK and Ireland time.

OK, there are way too many words that can be categorised differently so I'm going to choose another question.

New Question: In total, how many spelling and grammatical mistakes are there in the following few sentences?

Sarah and Mark Smith are siblings who lives with there parents in florida. Each morning Sarah has a bowl of serial for breakfast and Mark usually have a couple of pieces of toast. Every weekday morning, them both go to school on the school bus that arrives at quarter too eight. Neither Sarah or Mark like going to school and they are frequent late. Meanwhile, Sarah and Mark's parents, Wendy and Peter, travel in car to they're respective workplaces. Peter works for microsoft and Wendy work as a social worker. After school, Sarah walk home from school. When he gets home, Sarah makes herself some food. On some ocassions she will cook italian food and her favourite desert, which is a sponge cake topped with dessicated coconut. None of the other Smith family members like her selection of pudding because of the coconut. During the evening, the hole family will take part in a variety of activities including go for walks, swiming, watching television and playing there favourite game, iSketch.

A. 24
B. 26
C. 27

This round will now close at 10:33pm on Monday 21st September UK and Ireland time.

[ILoveMaths07]

What if a word is a noun and a verb and something else? Do we count it twice or thrice or more, then?

[db1986]

Good question. Please associate each word to only one category. I have read the list again and I can see a few words that could belong to several categories. I will change these words to other unambiguous words.

[ILoveMaths07]

Does punctuation count? What about tautology?

[db1986]

Nope, don't count punctuation, and as for tautology, *googles*, erm.. ignore it too :)

[db1986]

The correct answer is C. 27

Sarah and Mark Smith are siblings who lives with there parents in florida. Each morning Sarah has a bowl of serial for breakfast and Mark usually have a couple of pieces of toast. Every weekday morning, them both go to school on the school bus that arrives at quarter too eight. Neither Sarah or Mark like going to school and they are frequent late. Meanwhile, Sarah and Mark's parents, Wendy and Peter, travel in car to they're respective workplaces. Peter works for microsoft and Wendy work as a social worker. After school, Sarah walk home from school. When he gets home, Sarah makes herself some food. On some ocassions she will cook italian food and her favourite desert, which is a sponge cake topped with dessicated coconut. None of the other Smith family members like her selection of pudding because of the coconut. During the evening, the hole family will take part in a variety of activities including go for walks, swiming, watching television and playing there favourite game, iSketch.

Red Words = Spelling errors
Green Words = Grammatical errors
Purple Words = Capitalisation errors
Blue Words = Tense errors

Sarah and Mark Smith are siblings who live with their parents in Florida. Each morning Sarah has a bowl of cereal for breakfast and Mark usually has a couple of pieces of toast. Every weekday morning, they both go to school on the school bus that arrives at quarter to eight. Neither Sarah nor Mark likes going to school and they are frequently late. Meanwhile, Sarah and Mark's parents, Wendy and Peter, travel by car to their respective workplaces. Peter works for Microsoft and Wendy works as a social worker. After school, Sarah walks home from school. When she gets home, Sarah makes herself some food. On some occasions she cooks Italian food and her favourite dessert, which is a sponge cake topped with desiccated coconut. None of the other Smith family members likes her selection of pudding because of the coconut. During the evening, the whole family takes part in a variety of activities including going for walks, swimming, watching television and playing their favourite game, iSketch.

ILoveMaths07 has got the answer correct, but has not eliminated any players.

ILoveMaths07, please choose the next category.

1. History
2. Mathematics
3. Movies

[ILoveMaths07]

MUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAAAHAHAHAAHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA A, BRING IT ON, TORTOISE BROTHERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! :twisted::twisted::biggrin::razz:

[ILoveMaths07]

:eek:http://motivatedgrammar.wordpress.com/2009/01/08/none-is-none-are-grammar-according-to-clarkson/:eek:

" "none is" vs "none are"
by Mark Israel


[This is a fast-access FAQ excerpt.]

With mass nouns, you have to use the singular. ("None of the
wheat is...") With count nouns, you can use either the singular or
the plural. ("None of the books is..." or "None of the books
are...") Usually, the plural sounds more natural, unless you're
trying to emphasize the idea of "not one", or if the words that
follow work better in the singular.

The fullest (prescriptive) treatment is in Eric Partridge's book
Usage and Abusage (Penguin, 1970, 0-14-051024-9). In the original
edition Partridge had prescribed the singular in certain cases, but
a rather long-winded letter from a correspondent persuaded him to
retract. "

:eek: http://alt-usage-english.org/excerpts/fxnoneis.html :eek:

So that means there were only 26 errors... AAAHHH!

[db1986]

Mathematics

Every Friday, Rob works for 2½ hours, earning himself €1.71 per 15 minutes.
After work on the Friday, Rob walks to the bank to change his money, where the exchange rate board shows that 210 Rupees = 5 Aus Dollars, 2 UK Pounds = 3 US Dollars, 1 AUS Dollar = 80 Yen, 1 Euro = 70 Rupees and 150 Yen = 1 UK Pound.
Once he has his money changed, he then drives to his local market to purchase some fruit before travelling home.
At this market, 1 Apricot costs 21 US¢, 9 Limes = 6 Oranges, 4 Apples = 3 Bananas, 16 Lemons = 7 Mangoes, 7 Bananas = 5 Peaches, 12 Raspberries = 9 Strawberries, 45 Grapes = 6 Plums, 3 Peaches = 6 Lemons, 21 Strawberries = 3 Watermelons, 6 Mangoes = 2 Pineapples, 8 Plums = 10 Limes, 2 Watermelons = 8 Apricots, 5 Oranges = 10 Raspberries and 1 Pineapple = 48 Grapes.

If Rob purchases 1 Pineapple, 2 Plums, 3 Mangoes, 4 Watermelons, 5 Oranges, 6 Apples, 7 Bananas, 8 Limes, 9 Strawberries, 10 Raspberries and 200 Grapes, how much change in US$ would he get from his total Friday earnings?

A. $7.05
B. $7.08
C. $7.12

This round will close at 1:40am on Thursday 1st October UK and Ireland time.

[Sorsie]

Db, you're seriously going crazy with these questions. xD
My brain has gone to mush just reading over that. :P Not that that's a bad thing, but yeah. :P

[ILoveMaths07]

Sorsie, I could smell mush ages ago.

[db1986]

Well I need to find one question that will hopefully separate these two :P

[ILoveMaths07]

LOL - I hope this one does. :biggrin: :twisted: :razz:

[db1986]

/slap my adding up skills, the question has been slightly amended.

Please view the change shown in bold on the original question.

You may have 2 extra days.

[ILoveMaths07]

1 + 1 =/ 3 :eek::eek::eek: *falls down* :eek:

Thank goodness I hadn't started working on that question yet! :razz: Two extra days = YAY! Just what I needed!

[db1986]

The correct answer is B. $7.08

Mathematics

Every Friday, Rob works for 2½ hours, earning himself €1.71 per 15 minutes.
After work on the Friday, Rob walks to the bank to change his money, where the exchange rate board shows that 210 Rupees = 5 Aus Dollars, 2 UK Pounds = 3 US Dollars, 1 AUS Dollar = 80 Yen, 1 Euro = 70 Rupees and 150 Yen = 1 UK Pound.
Once he has his money changed, he then drives to his local market to purchase some fruit before travelling home.
At this market, 1 Apricot costs 21 US¢, 9 Limes = 6 Oranges, 4 Apples = 3 Bananas, 16 Lemons = 7 Mangoes, 7 Bananas = 5 Peaches, 12 Raspberries = 9 Strawberries, 45 Grapes = 6 Plums, 3 Peaches = 6 Lemons, 21 Strawberries = 3 Watermelons, 6 Mangoes = 2 Pineapples, 8 Plums = 10 Limes, 2 Watermelons = 8 Apricots, 5 Oranges = 10 Raspberries and 1 Pineapple = 48 Grapes.

If Rob purchases 1 Pineapple, 2 Plums, 3 Mangoes, 4 Watermelons, 5 Oranges, 6 Apples, 7 Bananas, 8 Limes, 9 Strawberries, 10 Raspberries and 200 Grapes, how much change in US$ would he get from his total Friday earnings?

A. $7.05
B. $7.08
C. $7.12

Explanation: If Rob earns €1.71 every 15 minutes, he earns €17.10 for 2½ hours work.
Converting his money, €17.10 = 1197 Rupees = Aus$28.50 = ¥2280 = £15.20 = US$22.80

Using the conversions, the fruits are sold at the market for these prices:
1 Apricot = 21¢
1 Watermelon = 84¢
1 Strawberry = 12¢
1 Raspberry = 9¢
1 Orange = 18¢
1 Lime = 12¢
1 Plum = 15¢
1 Grape = 2¢
1 Pineapple = 96¢
1 Mango = 32¢
1 Lemon = 14¢
1 Peach = 28¢
1 Banana = 20¢
1 Apple = 15¢

Adding Rob's desired items together:
$0.96
$0.30
$0.96
$3.36
$0.90
$0.90
$1.40
$0.96
$1.08
$0.90
$4.00 +
$15.72

$22.80 - $15.72 = $7.08

Unfortunately ILoveMaths07 has been eliminated by the one remaining forum team member, jenni939706.

jenni939706 is the next single player. All other competing forumites form the forum team.

jenni939706, please choose the next category.

1. Music
2. Celebrities
3. History

[jenni939706]

/me is officially exhausted
-_- and i still say my answer for the geography one was right :P
mr.a few=100miles. XD

and i wanna go around and wake up the sleeping 1 v 100 people first plz :)

[Sorsie]

Rofl AHAHA now maths knows who his competitor was. Aahahaha this should be interesting. xD P.s. You played amazingly you two.

[Saffron]

Oh dear.
ILM07 being eliminated on a *maths* question.
That's ..... amusing.

Well done to both of you though, has been interesting to watch.

[db1986]

Yes, they both did ever so well, it was close and they made me think of some devilishly hard questions :P Well done to you both :)

[Jmac]

Congrats Jenn###'s. I look forward to playing in this next game :D

[db1986]

Everyone has been PMed about the next game starting soon, just in case they don't see the new posts, my signature or the RH post of mine :)

[Capt_Sparrow]

Wow what a game... went on for ages but was interesting to follow and well done to both of you and especially to Jennnnn! :)

Yup, looking forward to the next one :p

[ILoveMaths07]

WHAT THE... I thought the closing time was Thursday night...! SO UNFAIR... YOU DIDN'T EVEN WAIT FOR ME...! :mad::mad: You could've PMed me or something. I completely forgot about this. So bloody unfair! You wanted jenni to win, didn't you?

[Sorsie]

Um maths, the rules were clear. You should have like read them. It's not dbs fault if you forgot because he can't just pick and choose to wait on people as he feels.

Anyways, you're just pissed off because a. You lost on a maths question and b. You were beaten by Jen. So don't take this out on db. -_-

[ILoveMaths07]

I didn't even answer the question, so you cannot say that I lost on a Maths question. And I bet he would've warned jen if she had forgotten. He wanted her to win, so he grabbed this opportunity. So, if you really want to taunt me, say that I lost because I didn't answer on time. Don't say that Jen beat me or that I lost on a Maths question.

[Sorsie]

Maths seriously get over yourself. The rules are CLEAR. If you don't send your answer in on time then you use one of your things, lives whatever. I bet he wouldn't have warned jen actually as db is a very fair person and is clear on these things. Please don't become an ass over this, you're a bad loser with these kinds of things and you know it. So please calm down, you've finished your go, I wasn't taunting you I was just saying. You did well, you played a good game, and you lost due to not answering for whatever reasons but like I said before, db can't just go, oh maths hasn't sent me an answer so I've got to stop and wait till you answer because he did that before, and then the game just died.

[Fox]

Just shut up, Maths. The rules are the same for everyone, and there is no conspiracy against you. He didn't "grab an opportunity"... it's just the way that it works.

Nonetheless, well played up until the point that you turned all petulant and stupid and that at the end there. And well done jen. :)

[jenni939706]

/me huggles all :) thanksssssss <3

mathsiessss, db was fair. i promise. i tried answering all the questions as soon as they were given, so i didnt forget bout them... for the last one, i got my answer in like..i dunno 20minutes before the thing was done, and db wasnt around for me to talk to anyway :( sadtimes.

i still say my answer for the geography question was right... but blah.

and btw :P if you really are upset bout the whole thing ;) then try to beat me in this round :)

i thought it was a good game tbh <3

for the lovely db :) <3
:Music :) i guess XD (blahhh. i hope i dont forget....)

lol, just watch me fail the first question....hehe <3
and i really dont feel like playing 1 on 1 again XD so pleaseeeee answer? :D ^_^_^

[db1986]

Maths I tried to be fair to everyone. I have screwed up a couple of times (apologies again to Fox for messing him around on his go), but I would never be unfair in the way of adjusting the rules or somehow making the game easier for any one player in particular at any time.

The time limit is there for a reason and you knew that you had an extra couple of days due to me explicitly saying, "You have 2 extra days," and clearly changing the due date for the question on the original post. You even posted to acknowledge that you saw the time extension (due to my poor addition skills :biggrin:).

Having said that, you have played an excellent game. Both of you lasting that long is admirable. You are most welcome to join the next game, I have already PMed all current players with the details of the next game. Please remember that as soon as the Single Player answers, all remaining players will have 1 complete day to send in their answers via PM. The next question is displayed below.

Music

Which of these musical terms means to play music quickly?

A. Allegro
B. Forte
C. Legato

Edit: jenni939706 has answered the question. This round will now close at 1:09am on Saturday 3rd October UK and Ireland time.

[ILoveMaths07]

No fun now. I might win with the rest of the forum. :mad: And I seriously thought it was Thursday night because of the 1:40 am time. I'm just frustrated because I wanted to win this competition very badly. And I believe that time deciding a winner is unfair. I didn't even get a chance to answer. He even got rid of one of my lives that way.

[Casta_Diva]

Maths, I think that the best way to debate this, if you feel the need to further address the issue with db, would be to do it in a PM. Speaking for myself, I've seen far enough of you being a sore loser. So you missed the deadline...it's entirely understandable!

The fact that you got through those questions alone should be a pretty good accomplishment in your mind. Jenni worked every bit as hard as you did, and you both did very well. Now we're onto the next round...that's the beauty of GAMES. People lose, people win, and everyone has fun along the way. Right?

[ILoveMaths07]

Gah, that's it Casta. That's what I want people to realise. I don't want them to taunt me, and say that Jenni kicked my butt. :mad: I didn't even get a chance to answer, so you can't really compare both of us. -.-

[jenni939706]

ahhh. no offense, but um..can we move on :)

maths :P just try to beat me in this round :) you can still be the last one standing like i was :D so dont stress bout ur turn as the 1 <3 really? im sorry :( but i dont think theres much u can do bout it cept try to beat me this game :) <3

plus, i think its better that there are time limits.. that way if someone disappears for a longlong time, the rest don't have to wait for the 1 to come back and answer.. plus, it helps the one (it helped u too,maths) people were eliminated from the 100 because they missed the deadline , it does go both ways <3

mathsssssssssssssssss <3 dont get upset XD i didnt kick ur butt :P ignore anyone that says that :) <3 it doesnt matter so much anyway :) tis a game<3

othersssssss, thanks :) buttttttttttttt its oki :)

umm..and if u REALLY cant stop talking bout all this...can we move this to the 1 v 100 chat thread instead? imma end up not being able to find my questions otherwise :P

*twirls*

/me bites db

[db1986]

Not meaning to sound rude or anything but it is possible that we move this "discussion" to the Chat thread (http://www.isketchforum.net/1-vs-forum-t2996.html)? Otherwise this thread will clog up full of replies, other players may not see the questions directly and the chat thread will become redundant.

Thanks guys and girls :)

[db1986]

The correct answer is A. Allegro

jenni939706 has answered correctly and has eliminated 6 players.

jenni939706, please choose the next category.

1. French
2. Celebrities
3. iSketch

[jenni939706]

uh.......how about...isketch (ihateurcategories...ihaventbeenon isk inforever)

:) *hugs*

[db1986]

iSketch

Which of these three iSketch commands will allow you to send a cyber-hug to another player?

A. /hp username
B. /kram username
C. /puss username

Edit: jenni939706 has answered the question. This round will now close at 11:07pm on Monday 5th October UK and Ireland time.

[db1986]

The correct answer is B. /kram username

Kram is the Swedish word for hug.

jenni939706 has answered correctly, but has not eliminated any players.

jenni939706, please choose the next category.

1. Art
2. Geography
3. English

[jenni939706]

oh lol, when i saw u posted :P i thought that i had gotten it wrong XD ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

i'll take.............art :) (ihategeo.especially after that last one. -_-)

[db1986]

Art

Which artist painted this picture (http://www.metmuseum.org/Imageshare/ep/regular/DT1892.jpg)?

A. Claude Monet
B. Pablo Picasso
C. Leonardo de Vinci

This round will close at 4:45pm on Friday 9th October UK and Ireland time.

[db1986]

The correct answer is A. Claude Monet

The picture shown is Monet's famous "The Bouquet of Sunflowers" painting.

jenni939706 has answered correctly, but has not eliminated any players.

jenni939706, please choose the next category.

1. Mathematics
2. Science and Technology
3. Music

[jenni939706]

applesbananascanteloupedurian.......

fruits :D

and ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... i like all the categories. except. ur math one from last time hurt my brain.

soooooooooooo....hm....science and technology

[db1986]

Science and Technology

Which of these names of bones can be found in both the hand and the foot?

A. Phalanx
B. Metacarpal
C. Talus

Edit: jenni939706 has answered the question. This round will now close at 8:40pm on Thursday 8th October UK and Ireland time.

[db1986]

The correct answer is A. Phalanx

jenni939706 has answered the question correctly and has eliminated 3 players.

jenni939706, please choose the next category.

1. Movies
2. Celebrities
3. iSketchForum

[jenni939706]

isketchforumplz

[db1986]

iSketchForum

In the original Bottles of Beer thread started in July 2008, which forumite posted the most number of replies?

A. db1986
B. Deadlock
C. jenni939706

Edit: jenni939706 has answered the question. This round will now close at 6:00pm on Monday 12th October UK and Ireland time.

[db1986]

The correct answer is C. jenni939706

jenni939706 has answered the question correctly, but has not eliminated any players.

jenni939706, please choose the next category.

1. German
2. Movies
3. History

[jenni939706]

sorryyy XD ummmmmm. i'll take history ...

[db1986]

History

In history, for what was the Boston Tea Party held?

A. Protection from local area segregation
B. Petitioning about settlers
C. Protestation against taxes

Edit: jenni939706 has answered the question. This round will now close at 2:23am on Saturday 17th October UK and Ireland time.

[db1986]

The correct answer is C. Protestation against taxes

jenni939706 has answered the question, but has not eliminated any players.

jenni939706, please choose the next category.

1. Celebrities
2. iSketch
3. Geography

[jenni939706]

celebritiesss <3

[db1986]

Celebrities

Which of the following celebrities is shown here (http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo177/db1986/1VsForumPic.jpg)?

A. Lindsay Lohan
B. Hilary Duff
C. Drew Barrymore

Edit: jenni939706 has answered the question. This round now will close at 2:12am on Tuesday 20th October UK and Ireland time.

[db1986]

Sorry for the delay.

The correct answer is C. Drew Barrymore

jenni939706 has answered the question correctly and has eliminated 1 player.

jenni939706, please choose the next category.

1. Music
2. English
3. Books

[jenni939706]

books por favor :)

[db1986]

Books

A famous book, written by E. Blair, has a summary of a boar that has a dream in which all animals live together without human control.
In which year was this famous book first published?

A. 1945
B. 1946
C. 1947

Edit: jenni939706 has answered the question. This round will now close at 1:40am on Saturday 24th October UK and Ireland time.

[db1986]

The correct answer is A. 1945

The summary is referring to the 1945 publication of Animal Farm, written by Eric Blair aka George Orwell.

jenni939706 has answered correctly but has not eliminated any players.

jenni939706, please choose the next category.

1. iSketch
2. Science and Technology
3. Spanish

[jenni939706]

Spanish:d

[db1986]

Spanish

Read the paragraph and series of statements below.

Hoy es el cumpleaños de Paco. Paco vive por encima de una tienda. Cada mañana se va a la tienda para ver a su padre. Después de hablar con su padre, que durante cinco minutos, Paco deja por su escuela. Hoy en día su primera clase es la matemática, su próxima clase es la historia y la tercera clase es la música. Aunque Paco le gusta la música, él no puede tocar la flauta. Que no le gusta la geografía, sino que no tiene esa clase de hoy. Él tiene la clase de Inglés después de la música. Después de la escuela, llega a casa y se va a comer con su familia. Paco tiene dos hermanos y una hermana que se llaman Raúl, Juan y Lorena. Paco es el mayorisimo de todos sus hermanos. Juan tiene 17 años y Lorena es de 15 años de edad. Raúl es más joven que Juan y mayores de Lorena. La familia van a su restaurante favorito que se llama "La Marina", antes de ir a la bolera.

1. Paco habla con su padre por cinco minutos.
2. Paco habla con su padre antes de ir a la escuela.
3. Esta día, Paco tiene tres clases.
4. Paco se gusta la clase de música.
5. Paco puede tocar la flauta.
6. En total, Paco tiene tres hermanos.
7. Lorena es el más joven de los hermanos de Paco.
8. La familia de Paco van a la bolera antes de comer.

How many of the above statements are true?

A. 3
B. 5
C. 6

Edit: jenni939706 has answered the question. This round will now close at 7:44pm on Sunday 25th October UK and Ireland time.

[db1986]

The correct answer is B. 5

Translation: Today is Paco's birthday. Paco lives above a shop. Every morning he goes to the shop to see his father. After talking with his father for five minutes, Paco leaves for school. Today his first class is maths, his next class is history and the third class is music. Although Paco likes music, he cannot play the flute. He does not like geography, but he does not have that class today. He has English class after music. After school, he comes home and goes to dinner with his family. Paco has two brothers and a sister called Raúl, Juan and Lorena. Paco is the oldest of all his siblings. Juan is 17 and Lorena is 15 years old. Raúl is younger than Juan and older than Lorena. The family go to their favourite restaurant, called "La Marina", before going bowling.

1. Paco talks to his father for five minutes. True
2. Paco speaks to his father before going to school. True
3. Paco has three classes today. False
4. Paco likes his music classes. True
5. Paco can play the flute. False
6. In total, Paco has three siblings. True
7. Lorena is the youngest of Paco's siblings. True
8. Paco's family go bowling before eating. False

(Edit: Umm, right. Another mistake by me, maybe I wasn't awake or something.

4. Paco se gusta la clase de música.

The above sentence does not actually make sense; there is a slight grammatical error. It should read, "4. Paco le gusta la clase de música."
Thank You to Jen for pointing this out to me.)

Unfortunately, jenni939706 has been eliminated by 1 of the 2 Forum Team members, ILoveMaths07.

Jmac is the next Single Player. All the remaining players form the Forum Team. All players will be PM'ed to signify the new game.

Jmac, please choose the next category.

1. French
2. Geography
3. Movies

[Jmac]

"4. Paco le gusta la clase de música."

Actually, it should read "A Paco le gusta la clase de musica." but lets not get technical :twisted:

Jmac is the next Single Player. :eek:

yikes! lets see how this goes...


oh man, i am terrible at all three, but lets go with French.

[db1986]

French

For the following French sentence, fill in the correct word from the 3 suggestions below.

Michel aime _____ iSketch.

A. joué
B. jouer
C. joue

Edit: Jmac has answered the question. This round will now close at 9:29pm on Wednesday 28th October UK and Ireland time.

[db1986]

The correct answer is B. jouer

Jmac has answered correctly and has eliminated 4 players.

Jmac, please choose the next category.

1. Current Affairs
2. History
3. Books

[Jmac]

i was debating between 1 and 2...

but lets go with 2. History.

[db1986]

History

In which of the following wars did Lord Cardigan and Lord Raglan feature?

A. Crimean War
B. Hundred Years War
C. Vietnam War

Edit: Jmac has answered the question. This round will now close at 6:35am on Saturday 31st October UK and Ireland time.

[db1986]

The correct answer is A. Crimean War

Jmac has answered correctly and has eliminated 2 players.

Jmac, please choose the next category.

1. Art
2. Science and Technology
3. iSketch

[Jmac]

2. Science and Technology please.

[Casta_Diva]

Blech! :smile:

[db1986]

Science and Technology

If you were to leave the fridge door open for a few minutes in a closed kitchen, how would the temperature in the kitchen behave?

A. Rise
B. Remain the same
C. Fall

Edit: Jmac has answered the question. This round will now close at 2:12am on Wednesday 4th November UK and Ireland time.

[db1986]

The correct answer is A. Rise

The kitchen temperature would rise due to the fridge's motor having to work harder to keep the fridge cool. The fridge temperature itself would cool the outside temperature slightly, but it wouldn't be as much as the motor heat.

Jmac has answered correctly and has eliminated 2 players.

Jmac, please choose the next category.

1. iSketchForum
2. Music
3. German

[Jmac]

3. German

and good questions so far by the way...

[db1986]

German

Which of these three sentences is the correct translation of the sentence, I live near the forest.?

A. Ich wohne in der Nähe die Waldes.
B. Ich wohne in der Nähe der Waldes.
C. Ich wohne in der Nähe des Waldes.

Edit: Jmac has answered the question. This round will now close at 4:53pm on Wednesday 11th November UK and Ireland time.

[db1986]

The correct answer is C. Ich wohne in der Nähe des Waldes.

In the German language, the word Nähe is a genitive preposition meaning in the region of in English as well as near. In this case, the phrase der Wald would change to des Waldes. (more info. here (http://german.about.com/library/blcase_gen2.htm))

Jmac has answered correctly and has eliminated 1 player.

Jmac, please choose the next category.

1. Science and Technology
2. Music
3. Books

[Jmac]

well ive already done science and technology, so lets go with 3. Books

[db1986]

Books

Which of these three books features a Count that plays a card game that shares its name with a European sea port?

A. War and Peace
B. A Tale of Two Cities
C. On the Road

Edit: Jmac has answered the question. This round will now close at 10:12pm on Thursday 19th November UK and Ireland time.

[db1986]

The correct answer is A. War and Peace

Count Rostov plays the card game Faro, which also shares its name with Faro, Portugal.

Jmac has answered correctly and has eliminated 1 player.

Jmac, please choose the next category.

1. History
2. Geography
3. Music

[Jmac]

Lets go with 1. History

[db1986]

History

Where was the Titanic ship built?

A. Belfast
B. Portsmouth
C. Liverpool

This round will close at 6:00pm on Tuesday 24th November UK and Ireland time.

[db1986]

The correct answer is A. Belfast

Jmac has answered correctly, but has not eliminated any players.

Jmac, please choose the next category.

1. iSketch
2. Science and Technology
3. Books

[Jmac]

well, seeing as we are on isketch forum, lets go with 1. isketch.

[db1986]

iSketch

When you are playing in a normal Easy iSketch room with 6 players, what is the maximum possible score you can get?
Assume that:

You draw twice
No-one skips their turn during the game
No player goes on away during the game
No player leaves or enters the room during the game


A. 106
B. 108
C. 109

This round will close at 4:55am on Thursday 26th November UK and Ireland time.

[db1986]

The correct answer is B. 108

If there are 6 players, you can receive a maximum of 14 points from the other 5 players (10 points for player 1's guess, plus 4 points from all other players). This will give you 28 points for your two draws. You can then receive a maximum of 80 points from the other 8 rounds, totalling 108 points.

Jmac has answered the question correctly, but has not eliminated any players.

Jmac, please choose the next category.

1. Science and Technology
2. Current Affairs
3. Art

[Jmac]

How about 2. Current Affairs.

[db1986]

Current Affairs

Which of these tennis players has very recently been published to have crashed out of the World Tour Finals?

A. Rafael Nadal
B. Novak Djokovic
C. Andy Murray

This round will close at 12:20am on Sunday 29th November UK and Ireland time.

[db1986]

The correct answer is A. Rafael Nadal

Nadal was eliminated from the Finals on 25 November after he was beaten by Nikolay Davydenko.

Unfortunately, Jmac has been eliminated by the 1 remaining Forum Team member, Bellicimo.

Saffron is the next Single Player.

Saffron, please choose the next category.

1. Music
2. English
3. Books

[StoolaKal]

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