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Matt Ottinger

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« Reply #645 on: December 27, 2005, 11:20:56 PM »
[quote name=\'bhall969992\' date=\'Dec 27 2005, 10:39 PM\']They could be IMDB'd but given the fact that it's only 30 sec. for PAF, it would be hard to IMDB them, because they span several movies.[/quote]
I'll agree with you that "which of these things is NOT like the other" tends to be Google proof (not to mention a neat little Sesame Street jingle).  Still, your question two has at least three pretty substantial errors that I can see, starting with the fact that you mean Star Trek, not Star Wars.
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« Reply #646 on: December 28, 2005, 12:01:54 PM »
I'd also quibble with your use of the word "starred."
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« Reply #647 on: December 28, 2005, 12:25:43 PM »
[quote name=\'Jay Temple\' date=\'Dec 28 2005, 09:01 AM\']I'd also quibble with your use of the word "starred."
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« Reply #648 on: January 01, 2006, 12:20:05 AM »
[quote name=\'Jay Temple\' date=\'Dec 28 2005, 01:01 PM\']I'd also quibble with your use of the word "starred."
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« Reply #649 on: January 06, 2006, 10:18:00 PM »
The "SOYUZ" has been a staple of Soviet/Russian space flight since 1967.  What does the word "Soyuz" mean in english?

a. FLAGSHIP
b. UNION
c. CRUCIBLE
d. TRIUMPH
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« Reply #650 on: January 09, 2006, 06:42:20 AM »
Okay, here's another one I submit for judgement:

Which of these European countries is largest in area?

A: Monaco        
B: San Marino
C: Lichtenstein  
D: Andorra

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« Reply #651 on: January 09, 2006, 06:55:46 AM »
I doubt most viewers could point out more than one of those on a map, and there's really nothing to reason out, so again you get the contestant stuck with a random guess while the audience gets gored.
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« Reply #652 on: January 09, 2006, 09:07:47 AM »
[quote name=\'HYHYBT\' date=\'Jan 9 2006, 03:55 AM\']I doubt most viewers could point out more than one of those on a map, and there's really nothing to reason out, so again you get the contestant stuck with a random guess while the audience gets gored.[/quote]<looks at keyboard, sees that "b" and "g" are next to each other> Oh, I get it, you meant to type "bored," didn't you? (Or are you thinking of Who Wants to be a Matador??) ((8=D))

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« Reply #653 on: January 09, 2006, 10:21:20 AM »
[quote name=\'HYHYBT\' date=\'Jan 9 2006, 07:55 AM\']I doubt most viewers could point out more than one of those on a map, and there's really nothing to reason out, so again you get the contestant stuck with a random guess while the audience gets gored.[/quote]
I disagree (especially about the "gored" thing).  I think this is a great one, because most everybody has heard of these countries in the context of them being among the world's smallest, so it's interesting to wonder which of them is bigger.

My instinct is to say Lichtenstein, because I think of it as being the smallest regular-sized country and I think of the others as being preposterously small postage-stamp countries.  If I'm right, then the question is probably too easy...
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« Reply #654 on: January 09, 2006, 02:38:57 PM »
[quote name=\'JRaygor\' date=\'Jan 9 2006, 06:42 AM\']Okay, here's another one I submit for judgement:

Which of these European countries is largest in area?

A: Monaco         
B: San Marino
C: Lichtenstein   
D: Andorra[/quote]
D.  IIRC, Andorra is the only one of those countries whose area is above 100 square miles.

This is a fair question for the $50,000 or $100,000 level.  Most people probably haven't heard of the last three countries.

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« Reply #655 on: January 09, 2006, 04:10:05 PM »
Here's another one from my brain:

After he was defeated for a second term as President, John Quincy Adams would finish his political career as what?

A. Governor of Massachusetts
B. Attorney General
C. Congressman
D. U.S. Senator
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« Reply #656 on: January 09, 2006, 05:47:50 PM »
[quote name=\'PYLdude\' date=\'Jan 9 2006, 04:10 PM\']Here's another one from my brain:
A. Governor of Massachusetts
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« Reply #657 on: January 09, 2006, 07:44:24 PM »
[quote name=\'PYLdude\' date=\'Jan 9 2006, 04:10 PM\']Here's another one from my brain:

After he was defeated for a second term as President, John Quincy Adams would finish his political career as what?
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d. Senator  Final answer.

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« Reply #658 on: January 09, 2006, 11:13:48 PM »
[quote name=\'musicman\' date=\'Jan 9 2006, 08:44 PM\'][quote name=\'PYLdude\' date=\'Jan 9 2006, 04:10 PM\']Here's another one from my brain:

After he was defeated for a second term as President, John Quincy Adams would finish his political career as what?
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d. Senator  Final answer.
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Can I get a REAL answer, please? ;)

(You are wrong, anyway...any other history buffs out there know the answer?)
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« Reply #659 on: January 09, 2006, 11:54:18 PM »
If it's not senator, I'd say Congressman. I know he died on the job at a big hearing.