Trivia Format
The basic format is quite simple. Someone asks a question, someone else can then try to answer that question correctly. It is not necessary to wait until the previous question has been answered correctly before asking another question. The person who asked a question will be responsible for recognising who successfully answered it correctly, and for responding to incorrect guesses.
To keep things easy to follow, make sure you include a 'Q' to indicate a question, and a 'A' if you are answering a question. It is also helpful if you quote the question you are answering. When informing of a correct or incorrect answer to a question you've asked, it's also helpful to quote the answer and indicate who it is that's answered in your post.
Example
Here's an example of the possible flow of the thread :
Person 1
Q. What's the capital of England ?
Person 2
Q. Who is the president of the United States ?
Person 3
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Q. What's the capital of England ? |
A. London
Person 1
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A. London |
Correct - Person3 got the answer
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Q. Who is the president of the United States ? |
A. George Bush
Person 3
| QUOTE |
A. George Bush |
Yup Person1 is right, thats the answer.
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To stop things getting out of hand, only ask 1 question per post, or answer 1 question per post. You can however ask a question and answer someone else's question in the same post.
You don't have to stick to rigidly to the above example, as long as you follow the general format. You are also welcome to post comments etc. alongside your questions and answers.
and finally, good luck and have fun.
Here's a starter question to get things rolling :
Q. Which American president created the F.B.I. ?
Q. Which American president created the F.B.I. ?
Q. Name at least one Golden Girl.
| QUOTE (snuffypuffer @ Aug 17 2003, 07:14 PM) |
| Q. Name at least one Golden Girl. |
A. Dorothy, Rose, Blanche and Sophia.
| QUOTE (SaRuMaN @ Aug 17 2003, 06:13 PM) |
| Here's a starter question to get things rolling : Q. Which American president created the F.B.I. ? |
Herbert Hoover? Or am I confusing J. Edgar Hoover?
| QUOTE (snuffypuffer @ Aug 17 2003, 07:31 PM) | ||
Herbert Hoover? Or am I confusing J. Edgar Hoover? |
J.Edgar Hoover is correct, your one point up already.
Remember to include a 'A' to indicate your answering a question.
ah, groovy okay, Q. who brewed the first beer?
| QUOTE (dAz @ Aug 17 2003, 06:26 PM) | ||
A. Dorothy, Rose, Blanche and Sophia. |
you are right, daz
| QUOTE |
| Q. who brewed the first beer? |
The Egyptians?
Q. The word 'Poltergeist' is German for what ?
| QUOTE |
| Q. The word 'Poltergeist' is German for what ? |
A. Playful Ghost?
| QUOTE |
A. Playful Ghost? |
Not quite, you got it half right.
| QUOTE (Aslan @ Aug 17 2003, 06:46 PM) | ||
The Egyptians? |
yep
| QUOTE |
| The word 'Poltergeist' is German for what ? |
Child-like ghost?
(Am I allowed a second guess?)
| QUOTE |
Child-like ghost? (Am I allowed a second guess?) |
Ghost is right, but it's not child-like.
and yes you are allowed as many guesses as you like.
| QUOTE |
| Q. The word 'Poltergeist' is German for what ? |
Noisy ghost!
| QUOTE (SaRuMaN @ Aug 17 2003, 06:49 PM) |
| Q. The word 'Poltergeist' is German for what ? |
a. Prankster ghost?
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Noisy ghost! |
That's the one, well done Aslan
Q. What killed Harry Houdini?
| QUOTE |
| Q. What killed Harry Houdini? |
A. A blow to the stomach.
| QUOTE (Aslan @ Aug 17 2003, 07:02 PM) | ||
A. A blow to the stomach. |
I think you're right, he wasn't prepared for it or something like that.
Q. What is 'phasmophobia' an irrational fear of ?
| QUOTE (SaRuMaN @ Aug 17 2003, 07:12 PM) |
| Q. What is 'phasmophobia' an irrational fear of ? |
a. ghosts
| QUOTE |
a. ghosts |
Yup that's it.
Keep those questions coming.
Q. What was Jack Nicholson's first movie?
| QUOTE |
| Q. What was Jack Nicholson's first movie? |
A. Chinatown? Wrong, wrong, I know it is.
OK. Here's my question.
Which was the last pitched battle between opposing armies on English soil?
Which was the last pitched battle between opposing armies on English soil?
| QUOTE (Aslan @ Aug 17 2003, 07:52 PM) |
| OK. Here's my question. Which was the last pitched battle between opposing armies on English soil? |
Battle of Britain? Or does that count as it was an air battle?
Good guess, but no. It wasn't actually a pitched battle. Way before.
| QUOTE (Aslan @ Aug 17 2003, 07:50 PM) | ||
A. Chinatown? Wrong, wrong, I know it is. |
nope
| QUOTE (Aslan @ Aug 17 2003, 07:52 PM) |
| OK. Here's my question. Which was the last pitched battle between opposing armies on English soil? |
I want to say Hastings, but I know that's not it.
It's not no. But another good guess. Way later than that.
Hmm, could you give me a hint, like what century it happened in?
Ok. Sixteen hundreds. Late sixteen hundreds.
So we're talking Wars of the Roses, right?
We are not, sadly. We're about a century later. It was a rebellion. James II against the Duke of Monmouth.
Okay, I give.
English civil war charles the second verus william cromwell, roundheads versus cavaliers.
Good guess but no. That was all over by 1649. This is later still. It was one battle.
A. Battle of the Boyne if I'm not mistaken
| QUOTE |
| Q. Which was the last pitched battle between opposing armies on English soil? |
A. The Battle of Portsmouth?
Q. What is the name of the cat in the Smurfs?
| QUOTE (Allie @ Aug 18 2003, 07:26 AM) |
| Q. What is the name of the cat in the Smurfs? |
A. Azriel? I think?
| QUOTE |
| Q. What is the name of the cat in the Smurfs? |
A: Gargomell phonetic spelling
| QUOTE |
| Q. Which was the last pitched battle between opposing armies on English soil? |
The last pitched battle ever to take place on English soil was on Sedgemoor in Somerset on the 6th of July 1685. Monmouth tried to beat the King and his government, but was defeated. Don't know the name of the battle but found this little bit on the net
Q. What's the capital of New Zealand ?
| QUOTE (Kismit @ Aug 17 2003, 09:46 PM) |
| Q. What's the capital of New Zealand ? |
A. Wellington
| QUOTE (neen @ Aug 17 2003, 09:45 PM) | ||
A. Azriel? I think? |
A. Azriel
Your correct Neen.
Well done Homer ...... 
Q: How does one "prove" any given answer is correct - OR-
incorrect?
incorrect?
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Q: How does one "prove" any given answer is correct - OR- incorrect? |
A. If you wanted to prove an answer is correct, you could include a link to a web site showing that particular piece of information.
It's not necesary to do that, however if anyone disagrees with an answer, they could query it and either look it up or ask the person who asked it to make sure that they are correct.
| QUOTE |
| The last pitched battle ever to take place on English soil was on Sedgemoor in Somerset on the 6th of July 1685. Monmouth tried to beat the King and his government, but was defeated. Don't know the name of the battle but found this little bit on the net |
Hardly needs my confirmation but well looked-up, Kismit. The battle of Sedgemoor.
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