Watched the movie (~1975), watched the movie (~2008), or read the book in school or in leisure time, or seen any of the dozen+ spoofs on tv, and not have access to Google (or any search engine)... Basically not have lived in a cave. for the last 1/2 century.
You have no argument (read below). Insulting is unnecessary.
Here is a first draft of what will be, finally, the guidelines for evaluators when looking at questions. Also these will help anyone starting the game decide what type of questions to post.
5. Movies/Comics/Video games: Not accepted - Dates of sequels release, specifics about the story or content (much like literature), anything a person HAS to watch/read/play the title to know what you are referring to.
Accepted - Original release date, main characters, famous tag lines, etc.
2010: Brussels is the capital of?
Brussels is the capital of Belgium and Flanders. Both these are correct. Europe does not have a capital city as it is made up of many countries. To call Brussels the capital is an affectation and not a fact!
Who are the main predators of the meerkat?
it should be snakes, birds of prey, and jackals.
Who Commanded the British 8th Army at the First Battle of El Alamein?
0 good and 2 bad answers have arrived for this question.
What is the English word for the Italian 'Ciao'?
The word 'Ciao' means both Hello and goodbye...!
In Track & Field, what is thrown in the Modern (Olympic) Hammer Throw?
Metal Ball & Chain with a Handle?????
I got the answer wrong by clicking 'Metal Ball on a metal pole' which was more feasible than the above.
The hammer throw has long moved on from medieval chains and uses a WIRE...!
You're missing the point. Based on your reasoning, I can't ask about Willy Wonka, since he's not a title character in "Charlie & the Chocolate Factory", or Wolverine in the "X-Men" franchise... Etc. Oompa Loompa's are fundamental characters in the plot, and their use has been repeated in many other areas. Ultimately, of all the questions to complain about, this was a lousy choice - given that they are NOT obscure by any stretch, and the answer can be easily discovered with even a minor effort.
Looking at Google Images, there are samples of it still being a chain, but yes, the answer should be changes to Metal Ball on a Wire.
However, for the record, saying a wire (flexible) is more similar to a pole (not flexible) than a chain (also flexible) is a bit of a stretch.
You're missing the point. Based on your reasoning, I can't ask about Willy Wonka, since he's not a title character in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", or Wolverine in the "X-Men" franchise... Etc. Oompa Loompa's are fundamental characters in the plot, and their use has been repeated in many other areas. Ultimately, of all the questions to complain about, this was a lousy choice - given that they are NOT obscure by any stretch, and the answer can be easily discovered with even a minor effort.
It's not my reasoning, or my point - I read the guidelines (as you must have as well) and create quiz questions that do not contradict them. And it's by these very guidelines that I complain about quiz questions. You should not stretch them to accommodate favorite subjects.
And I say the Oompa Loompa's are the 3rd most important character(s), behind Charlie & Wonka. Therefore, by your own definition of the rules, as a main character, the question is allowed.
Which of the following is a move in chess?
A "Fork" is not a move, it is an advantageous position in which a single piece threatens two (usually powerful) opposition pieces and cannot be blocked, ensuring that the player will lose one of those pieces on the next move. The question is a smart one in concept, it's just phrased incorrectly.
I am yellow and i am a fruit that likes hot places and i am oval shaped and i am about 10-15 inches,i like hot places like the philippines what am i?
Banana's are "oval shaped"? Also bananas come in green and brown varieties, not just yellow. Lastly, in production rates, the Phillippines (note the capitalization too) rates around 5th in global exports. This is just an atrocious question for a 'bunch' of reasons.
What bodily fluid, according to the Four Temperaments Theory, do Melancholic personalities have an abundance of?
Yes, psychology is one of the most important knowledge, which is needed for a browser fantasy RPG. The question is: how the hell should this known by anyone, who never learned that stuff? The question is too special, please delete it.
In golf who was known as the Golden Bear?
Also special, the golf is the sport of a not-so-large-community around the world.
What breed of dog is APBT asssociated with?
Which News Broadcasting Company is not Affiliated to any Government Entity?
Well, this is a joke, right? Why should anyone know this? And mainly: who cares? What is the point in this information?
Id, ego, and super-ego are the three parts of the psychic apparatus defined in whose structural model of the psyche?
When you make a move to get your piece in the fork position, thats a fork move.
1. It is a theory of psycology. It is as valid a question as relativity theory. Ofcourse is less common but that is not the factor that dictates which questions are ok. If it was going deper in the theory it would be rejected. But he just asked the main idea of it.
2. Golf might or might not be popular, i do not debate that since it is not an issue here. Golf is an established WORLDWIDE sport and has the right to be treated the same way as football, basketball, water polo, etc.
4.I do not find it very usefull either but that does not mean the information is useless. Personally i found it interesting to know.
Another example of a user assuming that because they don't know something, hardly anyone else does either. This one is well on the common side of that line.