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SoxTalk Useless Trivia Expires 23 June 2005 at 6:15PM PM THE ANSWER TO ME... DO NOT POST Question 18 Category: Toys and Games Point Value: 38 In the modern game of darts, what is the highest point total you can get in one turn (three throws)? Expires 23 June 2005 at 6:15PM 17 expires in 30 minutes.

QUOTE(chi-guy2 @ Jun 22, 2005 -> 05:55 PM) i like the layout of it, now if there was anyway you could change what place im in If you answer every question correctly, you'll move up

UPDATE The new leaderboard is up. Tell me what you think! It's in the first post.

Currently, the following judgment is passed. Up to 5 days in advance ARE allowed, but all questions have to be answered within a 2-hour deadline from the time specified for question PMing. They will not be qualified to be the winner for those questions. However, there is a slight problem: Since the winner gets to pick the next question, the next questions are not known. I need your thoughts on it... you've heard both sides. If it passes, that week's questions will be computer selected. Please post your responses.

QUOTE(TheBlackSox8 @ Jun 20, 2005 -> 11:44 AM) which decrypter do you have? and is your copy of Steam legal?

QUOTE(Credepopsup @ Jun 21, 2005 -> 07:08 PM) No way. No self-respecting geek goes on vacation, whilst a useless trivia quiz is going on. Vacation or Quiz? - The choice is yours. Geeks go on vacation, they just bring a laptop and wireless internet with them

I know there's a big difference, but it's just a prefix. And some carbon monoxide comes from burning fuel, but CO2 is mainly produced. Here's the chemistry: CxHx(l) + air(g) = CO2(g) + H2O(g) + N2(g) + O2(g) ONLY IF combustion is incomplete (I.E. at a temperature CxHx(l) + air(g) = CO2(g) + H2O(g) + N2(g) + O2(g) + CO(g)

SoxTalk Useless Trivia Expires 22 June 2005 at 6:45PM PM THE ANSWER TO ME... DO NOT POST Question 17 Category: Geography Point Value: 23+22, total 45 This is the largest state, area-wise, in the United States. This lake with an interesting name lies between Bolivia and Peru. Expires 22 June 2005 at 6:45PM Also, in this forum, there is also a poll relating to advance questions on vacation. Please vote if you can as soon as possible.

Q16 Results Kalapse puts it best: its the crap that comes out of his tailpipe. Carbon dioxide, or CO2. For missing just one atom, carbon MONoxide gets 16. CONTESTANT SCORE TOTAL 10QTN RECORD RANK gettysburg32 32 67 67 1- 2 14 Kalapse 32 592 443 12- 2 1 knightni 32 405 301 6- 4 3 ScottPodRulez22 32 338 338 6- 4 4 farmteam 16 78 78 1- 5 16 FlaSoxxJim 0 592 431 10- 3 2

I'll post my laptop desktop tomorrow... but it has approx. 150 icons and a folder called "stuff"... which contains all my old icons... plus a folder called "stuff"... etc... etc... I think its about 10 deep now. Only 5.5GB Sometimes, I put a movie on my desktop... I found out how to do it with Media Player. Yes... full screen... under the icons... I'm a geek

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jun 21, 2005 -> 01:00 PM) Now this is a Darwin Award. No Darwins for suicides.

This would be up to 7 questions in advance when they go on a vacation. Please post your replies. The actual questions are posted in the other thread on this board. THE POLL IS NOW CLOSED. PLEASE POST WITH YOUR RESPONSE.

QUOTE(farmteam @ Jun 21, 2005 -> 02:38 PM) Thanks. I'm not trying to cheat anyone or anything--I honestly (thought) I sent it in, and had both right. And I just PMed you, see if it worked. yep... i got it. I'll give the previous qtn to you anyway... unless other members think otherwise It's a democracy here. They can vote.

QUOTE(farmteam @ Jun 20, 2005 -> 10:31 PM) Doubleyouteeeff mate? I PMed ou last night, and I had both answers correct. What gives? Did you not get my pm? I never got it But I trust you. I'll give you the points. Did you PM me today's question? I didn't get that either.

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Jun 20, 2005 -> 10:43 PM) Once I saw "rocket science," that was my cue to officially retire.. The categories may have nothing to do with the question. This is "rocket science" because they are launched on rockets.

QUOTE(knightni @ Jun 20, 2005 -> 07:02 PM) I thought of Sputnik right after I emailed you. Don't I get partial credit for giving the first US communications satellite? I was thinking of it... but it was only worth 11 points. A couple more points and I would have given you partial. However, your answer was more complicated... sounds like me... I'd give you points but it wouldn't be fair to everyone else. Sorry.

Here are the results for #15. For part A, credepopsup puts it best: Rockets were invented by the country which still make the best fireworks on the planet - China. For part B, the USSR launched Sputnik I in 1957. CONTESTANT #1 #2 TOTAL SCORE 10QTN RECORD RANK Credepopsup 31 11 42 328 273 7- 1 4 FlaSoxxJim 31 11 42 510 461 10- 2 2 Heads22 31 11 42 194 179 4- 3 7 Kalapse 31 11 42 560 441 11- 2 1 ScottPodRulez22 31 11 42 306 306 5- 4 5 knightni 31 0 31 373 269 5- 4 3 credepopsup gets the next guestion.

SoxTalk Useless Trivia Expires 21 June 2005 at 6:45PM PM THE ANSWER TO ME... DO NOT POST Question 16 Category: Red Planet Point Value: 32 95 percent of the Martian atmosphere is composed of what colorless gas? Expires 21 June 2005 at 6:45PM

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Jun 20, 2005 -> 11:22 AM) Okay, I just posted this article, but I just posted an image of the table because I have no clue how you guys use the coding. http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/3695480 How do I make a table like that or certain stats look like Jabroni did in this post from a month ago? http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?sh...ndpost&p=682401 I can't be the only one that doesn't know how to do this. you either use a code box (by using the code tag or clicking the button), and then you enter your text in. I find it easier to write the table in Notepad, and then copy-paste everything in. However, in order to do it, you MUST NOT use the tab key... a M$ tab and a board tag are different. The other way to do it is to make an HTML table using your local web page editor (ie Dreamweaver) and then select "HTML On - Raw Linebreak Mode" in the Post Options box. Hope that cleans up confusion.

SoxTalk Useless Trivia Expires 20 June 2005 at 6:15PM PM THE ANSWER TO ME... DO NOT POST Question 15 Category: Rocket Science Point Value: 31+11, total 42 Which country is recorded in the history books as the first to invent rockets? What was the name of the first man-made satellite to be put into orbit? Expires 20 June 2005 at 6:15PM

It was from the classic The Music Man... the song was We Got Trouble ... oh we got trouble... right here in River City... with a capital T and that rhymes with P and that stands for pool... Here are the stats. The new category, 10QTN, shows the record over the last 10 questions given. There have also been some slight accounting glitches... these are cleared up with the new leaderboard. CONTESTANT SCORE TOTAL 10QTN RECORD RANK Credepopsup 54 286 231 6- 1 4 FlaSoxxJim 54 468 468 9- 2 2 Heads22* 54 137 137 3- 3 9 Kalapse 54 518 448 10- 2 1 knightni 54 342 287 5- 3 3 ScottPodRulez22 54 264 264 4- 4 5 Heads22 was the first to answer and thus can choose the next quesiton.

QUOTE(knightni @ Jun 18, 2005 -> 09:15 PM) I picked the Beatles then changed it to the Stones. I thought it was a trick question. there are no trick questions, only people that overthink

SoxTalk Useless Trivia Expires 19 June 2005 at 6:15PM PM THE ANSWER TO ME... DO NOT POST Question 13 Category: Which Movie? Point Value: 54 In which movie was the following quote spoken by Robert Preston? Expires 19 June 2005 at 6:15PM

And the answer is The Beatles. The Stones are just behind by 3, so they get 26 points. FlaSoxx, deserting your favorite band doesn't help CONTESTANT SCORE TOTAL RECORD RANK TIME Credepopsup 42 202 3- 1 4 14:23 Kalapse* 42 376 7- 2 1 6:04 FlaSoxxJim 26 326 6- 1 2 14:58 knightni 26 308 4- 3 3 13:43 ScottPodRulez22 26 170 3- 4 6 1:33

Here are the Q11 results. CONTESTANT A B SCORE TOTAL RECORD RANK TIME FlaSoxxJim 28 18 46 300 6- 0 2 :22 Kalapse 28 18 46 334 6- 2 1 2:20 knightni* 28 18 46 282 4- 2 3 :03 SoxFan1 28 18 46 196 4- 1 4 4:50 TheDybber (New) 28 18 46 46 1- 0 17 18:08 Credepopsup 28 0 28 160 3- 1 7 :54 Heads22 0 18 18 86 1- 3 11 :07 ScottPodRulez22 0 18 18 144 3- 3 8 :08 farmteam 0 0 0 20 0- 4 20 2:56 The correct answers: anthropophobia: Fear of People roots: anthro: people / phobia: fear triskadekaphobia: Fear of the number 13 roots: tri: 3 / deka: 10 / phobia: fear As ScottPod puts it, it's what the cubs will have after they face the Yankees. FlaSoxxJim remains UNDEFEATED. Welcome to TheDybber NEW: Scale Scores Introduced because of the disparity in number of questions answered, the scale score gives a view of who has the highest average score of the ones they answered. The current scale-score running order: 1 FlaSoxxJim / 2 knightni / 3 Kalapse For up-to-the-minute scale scores, check post #1 in this thread. Post what you think of the new scale score system here. knightni gets the next question.