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The Trivia Game

Discussion in 'Fun and Games' started by Doctor Faustus, Dec 4, 2011.

  1. Doctor Faustus

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    So this kind of works like all the other games, except the chains are of posts of trivia questions and answers. The first person to reply (correctly!) to the trivia question I set below gets to invent a new question for the succeeding poster to answer, and so on. This way, we'll get a bank of incredibly useless factoids that we can quote to look like boffins! xD

    A word about difficulty. Posts shouldn't be too easy or too hard. Bear in mind there are people from different countries on this site so make questions accessible to them. Use your discretion. :slight_smile:

    Okay, first question! (One of my favourite pieces of trivia)

    What is Elton John's middle name?
     
  2. Messed Up

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    OOH OOH OOH I KNOW I KNOW (I think). Okay, his real name is Reginald, I know that but I think his fake stage “middle” name is “Hercules”!!!!

    Who is the best selling female artist (music) of all time?
     
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    Well idk if Messed Up's answer is correct so I'm just gonna move on and take a guess at his question.

    Madonna? Like I said, just a guess.

    What was the first novel published by Stephen King?
     
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    "Carrie", 1974.

    How many US billions are in a British billion?
     
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    Ten Thousand! After some research..xD But then again, I'm horrid with numbers so...I can still be wrong...

    Here's one for non-Canadians xD:

    What's the closest equivalent of president in the Canadian government? And who is that person right now?
     
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    Prime Minister, but I don't know who currently holds that position.

    Is research allowed? I'm just guessing. I think that's cheating =(

    Who was the creator of both Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda? A specific name of one person. Not the company it was produced by.
     
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    I think research is allowed. If anything, it helps you learn new stuff :slight_smile:

    The answer is: Shigeru Miyamoto!

    What is the meaning of "Faustus" from the original Latin?
     
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    It means "Auspicious" or "Lucky".

    What is the function of the left side of the brain?
     
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    Speech.

    What is it called when an organism can create it's own light?
     
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    LOL I thought for a second that read 'orgasms'... :icon_eek:. But the answer is bioluminescence.

    What does an arctophile collect?
     
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    Teddy bears.

    If you have athazagoraphobia, what would you be afraid of?
     
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    To fear being forgotten or alone.

    What is the name of ths disorder if you fear the color yellow?
     
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    Xanthophobia.

    The Greek philosopher Socrates was forced to commit suicide by drinking which poison?
     
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    Umm.. Poison hemlock.

    What bone in the human body does not directly articulate with any other bone?