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liljol · **Joined:** Sun Jan 10, 2010 8:41 pm **Posts:** 2497

Tolle wrote:

Has anyone flown in that 80 story tall plane Airbus has built? I was wearing the Chrysler Building as a hat and didn't really have to duck to get through the doorways.

Hells bells, give NTN Buzztime a break. :roll:

There's only a lil difference between 80 feet and 80 stories. :lol:

spotes · **Joined:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:27 pm **Posts:** 1558

There was a question on Saturday asking "Which of the following nations is not an island chain?"
Answer option #1 was "Java".
The first problem is that Java isn't the answer NTN was looking for.
The second problem is that Java is not a nation.
The third problem is that it is only one island and not a chain.
The fourth problem is that I hit it and went back to watching the Penn St/Temple football game without further investigation.
The fifth problem is figuring out how to get 1K points back.

TomD · **Joined:** Thu Jan 14, 2010 10:55 am **Posts:** 172

Tolle wrote:

Has anyone flown in that 80 story tall plane Airbus has built? I was wearing the Chrysler Building as a hat and didn't really have to duck to get through the doorways.

That should have been 8 stories, not 80.

TomD · **Joined:** Thu Jan 14, 2010 10:55 am **Posts:** 172

spotes wrote:

There was a question on Saturday asking "Which of the following nations is not an island chain?"
Answer option #1 was "Java".
The first problem is that Java isn't the answer NTN was looking for.
The second problem is that Java is not a nation.
The third problem is that it is only one island and not a chain.
The fourth problem is that I hit it and went back to watching the Penn St/Temple football game without further investigation.
The fifth problem is figuring out how to get 1K points back.

1 - What's the problem? It's not the answer.
2 - Since it's not a nation, it can't be the correct answer.
3 - See number 2.
4 - You should keep your guard up at all times.
5 - Send marketing an e-mail. They have a few million extra points lying around.

TomD · **Joined:** Thu Jan 14, 2010 10:55 am **Posts:** 172

spotes wrote:

There was a question on Saturday asking "Which of the following nations is not an island chain?"
Answer option #1 was "Java".
The first problem is that Java isn't the answer NTN was looking for.
The second problem is that Java is not a nation.
The third problem is that it is only one island and not a chain.
The fourth problem is that I hit it and went back to watching the Penn St/Temple football game without further investigation.
The fifth problem is figuring out how to get 1K points back.

Seriously, it's a very poorly worded question and I've fixed it.

FWIW, the person who last edited the question was the same one who did the Airbus question. That person no longer works here.

-BO- · **Joined:** Wed Mar 10, 2010 3:20 pm **Posts:** 2303

TomD wrote:

spotes wrote:

There was a question on Saturday asking "Which of the following nations is not an island chain?"
Answer option #1 was "Java".
The first problem is that Java isn't the answer NTN was looking for.
The second problem is that Java is not a nation.
The third problem is that it is only one island and not a chain.
The fourth problem is that I hit it and went back to watching the Penn St/Temple football game without further investigation.
The fifth problem is figuring out how to get 1K points back.

1 - What's the problem? It's not the answer.
2 - Since it's not a nation, it can't be the correct answer.
3 - See number 2.
4 - You should keep your guard up at all times.
5 - Send marketing an e-mail. They have a few million extra points lying around.

Heh heh. Excellent stuff. Don't take any guff from this Spotes guy, he's just a flash in the pan and he's pretty crusty as well.

TomD wrote:

FWIW, the person who last edited the question was the same one who did the Airbus question. That person no longer works here

Interesting and good to hear.

BO

QBB · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2010 1:22 am **Posts:** 68

Tonight's BT Trivia game 7:30 PM there was a question that asked which line was from a commercial jingle. The answer "here's to good friends" was correct, but the factoid said it from a Michelob commercial-it was actually from several Lowenbrau commercials.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oUBaCyX ... re=related

TomD · **Joined:** Thu Jan 14, 2010 10:55 am **Posts:** 172

QBB wrote:

Tonight's BT Trivia game 7:30 PM there was a question that asked which line was from a commercial jingle. The answer "here's to good friends" was correct, but the factoid said it from a Michelob commercial-it was actually from several Lowenbrau commercials.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oUBaCyX ... re=related

You're correct. Thanks for pointing this out.

QBB · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2010 1:22 am **Posts:** 68

In tonight's SIX game in the first round, there was a question that had "CARLBAD CAVERNS" as one of the wrong choices. Considering Buzztime's home base, it should be corrected to "CARLSBAD".

liljol · **Joined:** Sun Jan 10, 2010 8:41 pm **Posts:** 2497

Well, after taking a lil hiatus from this...

Q2, Countdown, 2:30 P.M. Pacific - Question was about "Great Balls Of Fire". The factoid started something like "QUAID DIED HIS HAIR BLOND..." :cry:

Believe that "DIED" should have been "DYED".

UCFHCY · **Joined:** Fri Jan 15, 2010 2:40 pm **Posts:** 340

Was it BLOND or BLONDE?

liljol wrote:

Well, after taking a lil hiatus from this...

Q2, Countdown, 2:30 P.M. Pacific - Question was about "Great Balls Of Fire". The factoid started something like "QUAID DIED HIS HAIR BLOND..." :cry:

Believe that "DIED" should have been "DYED".

TomD · **Joined:** Thu Jan 14, 2010 10:55 am **Posts:** 172

QBB wrote:

In tonight's SIX game in the first round, there was a question that had "CARLBAD CAVERNS" as one of the wrong choices. Considering Buzztime's home base, it should be corrected to "CARLSBAD".

It has been fixed. Thanks for pointing it out.

TomD · **Joined:** Thu Jan 14, 2010 10:55 am **Posts:** 172

liljol wrote:

Well, after taking a lil hiatus from this...

Q2, Countdown, 2:30 P.M. Pacific - Question was about "Great Balls Of Fire". The factoid started something like "QUAID DIED HIS HAIR BLOND..." :cry:

Believe that "DIED" should have been "DYED".

You are right as usual. It has been fixed.

TomD · **Joined:** Thu Jan 14, 2010 10:55 am **Posts:** 172

UCFHCY wrote:

Was it BLOND or BLONDE?

liljol wrote:

Well, after taking a lil hiatus from this...

Q2, Countdown, 2:30 P.M. Pacific - Question was about "Great Balls Of Fire". The factoid started something like "QUAID DIED HIS HAIR BLOND..." :cry:

Believe that "DIED" should have been "DYED".

Blond!

ANON · **Joined:** Sun Jan 10, 2010 8:59 pm **Posts:** 2291

Showdown, Tuesday night. A question asked which sports journalist influenced Ernest Hemingway. I'm pretty sure the correct answer given was "Ring Lardner Jr.," but I believe the answer ought to be "Ring Lardner" or "Ring Lardner, Sr."

TomD · **Joined:** Thu Jan 14, 2010 10:55 am **Posts:** 172

ANON wrote:

Showdown, Tuesday night. A question asked which sports journalist influenced Ernest Hemingway. I'm pretty sure the correct answer given was "Ring Lardner Jr.," but I believe the answer ought to be "Ring Lardner" or "Ring Lardner, Sr."

You read it correctly. Should not have been Jr.

QBB · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2010 1:22 am **Posts:** 68

In yesterday's Sci-Files game, there were at least two questions that did not show the clues.
Instead, we got "XXX" three times.

TomD · **Joined:** Thu Jan 14, 2010 10:55 am **Posts:** 172

QBB wrote:

In yesterday's Sci-Files game, there were at least two questions that did not show the clues.
Instead, we got "XXX" three times.

I will inform the powers that be.

ANON · **Joined:** Sun Jan 10, 2010 8:59 pm **Posts:** 2291

Showdown, last Tuesday. The question asked something like "The dish loco moto is from ________" Our resident foodie was quite insistent that the dish is actually called "loco moco" (or "loco moko").

-BO- · **Joined:** Wed Mar 10, 2010 3:20 pm **Posts:** 2303

ANON wrote:

Showdown, last Tuesday. The question asked something like "The dish loco moto is from ________" Our resident foodie was quite insistent that the dish is actually called "loco moco" (or "loco moko").

That's why I didn't consider Hawaiian, no T in their alphabet. No C either which kind of makes me wonder if it's not actually loko moko.

BO

Dante · **Posted:** Thu Oct 06, 2011 5:01 pm

TomD wrote:

QBB wrote:

In yesterday's Sci-Files game, there were at least two questions that did not show the clues.
Instead, we got "XXX" three times.

I will inform the powers that be.

That seems to be a recurrent theme in Sci-Files, TomD. It's happened on at least two other occasions that I can remember.

liljol · **Joined:** Sun Jan 10, 2010 8:41 pm **Posts:** 2497

Dante wrote:

TomD wrote:

QBB wrote:

In yesterday's Sci-Files game, there were at least two questions that did not show the clues.
Instead, we got "XXX" three times.

I will inform the powers that be.

That seems to be a recurrent theme in Sci-Files, TomD. It's happened on at least two other occasions that I can remember.

FWIW, and IIRC, Q1 & Q11. :roll:

TomD · **Joined:** Thu Jan 14, 2010 10:55 am **Posts:** 172

ANON wrote:

Showdown, last Tuesday. The question asked something like "The dish loco moto is from ________" Our resident foodie was quite insistent that the dish is actually called "loco moco" (or "loco moko").

You're right. I've changed it to Loco Moco. There's one restaurant that serves a version called Loco Moto, hence the mistake. That's not an excuse, just an explanation.

ANON · **Joined:** Sun Jan 10, 2010 8:59 pm **Posts:** 2291

TomD wrote:

ANON wrote:

Showdown, last Tuesday. The question asked something like "The dish loco moto is from ________" Our resident foodie was quite insistent that the dish is actually called "loco moco" (or "loco moko").

You're right. I've changed it to Loco Moco. There's one restaurant that serves a version called Loco Moto, hence the mistake. That's not an excuse, just an explanation.

As always, thanks Tom!

tiefly · **Joined:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:54 am **Posts:** 1665

A question on Sunday afternoon asked which cartoon character has a pony tail. The answer given was Jane Jetson & the factoid stated that the teenager something something...

Jane happens to be George's wife. I think the correct answer is Judy Jetson.

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