Quiz machine bugs

Hangmanfan · Post by **Hangmanfan** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 11:43 am

On the football game with "Pele's Top 100"

_ _ _ _ _ Y _ _

It was
D A S S A Y E V, a USSR goalkeeper.

Not entirely a bug, but I expected it to be Disayev, or Dasaev.
I deplore spelling variations with people's names.

Here's a link to Pele's top 100 (or 125), and yes, I've got it on paper ready to pull out for the next stinker!

http://www.rediff.com/sports/2004/mar/05fifa.htm

I just hope it's Dalglish and not Dalgleish when that one comes along. I really wouldn't be surprised :x

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 11:55 am

i agree with the alternative spellings thing.

the other day on hex it occured to me that the indian takeaway category could be an absolute pig if it wanted. as you know, no two restaurants spell papadam/poppudum/papad/puppadam the same way.

Ernest W. Quality · Post by **Ernest W. Quality** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 12:35 pm

My vote would be poppadum and Dasayev. Though the variations of the latter are only down to transliteration. In Russian Cyrillic the spelling is always the same.

Just read the list: Pelé is clearly a dildo.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Tue May 15, 2007 2:36 pm

according to PMP, one of london's attractions is WINDSOR CASTLE.
not that it really matters but if Her Majesty was playing in her local 'spoons she'd be coughing ice.

Matt Vinyl · Post by **Matt Vinyl** » Tue May 15, 2007 3:44 pm

if Her Majesty was playing in her local 'spoons she'd be coughing ice.

Chortle... !

ZAX · Post by **ZAX** » Thu May 17, 2007 1:07 pm

Hadnt had one for a bit but then.. NEW MILLI for 300 points..

Which of these comedians is known as a 'Brummie' comic

a. Frank Skinner b. Peter Kay c. Billy Connolly d. Jasper Carrott

Went Jasper Carrott on nothing more than the thought that hes a brummie, hes a comic, and he's a 'famous' Birmingham City fan.

Game Over.

ZAX · Post by **ZAX** » Sun May 20, 2007 3:37 pm

And more.. this time TETRIS QUIZ

Which of these is the odd one out?

a. Earring
b. Gold

The answer, for future ref was gold. But it could be earring of course...

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Sun May 20, 2007 3:55 pm

Effing DOND.

CANAL+ is a television station in which country?

Unless they've upped sticks and moved, they are most definitely French.

ROSSKEEN · Post by **ROSSKEEN** » Wed May 23, 2007 5:05 pm

Apologies if already posted......

Today I got the always classic:

Which of these is a fruit?

Orange
Tomato
A vegetable (cant remember what).

I picked orange because I had decided it was 110% a fruit (I know a tomato is too but orange is blatant) only to be given incorrect.

Do one Edmunds. You were crap in the 90's, you werent acceptable in the 80's and you're beginning to piss me off in the 2000's.

ROSSKEEN · Post by **ROSSKEEN** » Wed May 23, 2007 5:07 pm

Oh and it also asked me a question whereby the answer was that well known rapper

ENIMEM

SWP · Post by **SWP** » Wed May 23, 2007 6:31 pm

Today I got the always classic:

Which of these is a fruit?

Orange
Tomato
A vegetable (cant remember what).

I picked orange because I had decided it was 110% a fruit (I know a tomato is too but orange is blatant) only to be given incorrect.

Do one Edmunds. You were crap in the 90's, you werent acceptable in the 80's and you're beginning to piss me off in the 2000's.

Yes, but the beardy one was referring to orange the colour here not the fruit

So the answer was tomato unless the unspecified vegetable was also tomato in which case you have a 50/50 pop.

Good Luck

Northern Monkey · Post by **Northern Monkey** » Wed May 30, 2007 3:27 pm

Two dodgy questions today:-

Firstly:- Which of these is an English river? Having spent a large amount of time in Cumbria, I instictively went for the River Kent (a substantial waterway in Kendal) rather than the more obvious answer- Trent. Think that was DOND

Secondly:- In which film did Spielberg direct Richard Dreyfuss for the second time? Correct answer Close encounters of the 3rd time

grecian · Post by **grecian** » Wed May 30, 2007 3:37 pm

the hornby wrote: Firstly:- Which of these is an English river? Having spent a large amount of time in Cumbria, I instictively went for the River Kent (a substantial waterway in Kendal) rather than the more obvious answer- Trent. Think that was DOND

I've noted that one before as well - very rubbish of the question-setter.

ZAX · Post by **ZAX** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 12:15 am

Dunno if its just me but TETRIS quiz keeps on throwing up a few lately eg

Which of these cities is closest to Arthurs Seat?

A. Dundee b. Edinburgh c. Glasgow.

The answer it wanted was Dundee, which I can only presume means they are talking about a guy called Arthur, who lives near Dundee, and who has a seat, and not Arthurs Seat.

Soon after I got:-

Which of these artists was number 1 on June 16?

Bit unfair that, particularly with four choices to go at, but one mighty guess later (Black Legend) and on to the next cocked up Q

QuizMaster · Post by **QuizMaster** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 1:32 pm

More fuckwittedness from the DOND question writers:

Which of these countries has 52 states?
Russia
Georgia
USA

It wants USA of course. Maybe they count GB and Iraq as the other 2?