TNPG Question Thread

[jayhawker536]

I guess I should look on the good side of all this foolishness, don't know that I have the time to make a trip to NYC anyway and if I did get there, well it would take a miracle to beat the young whippersnappers at the fast finger. It is fun to play this phone game again tho.

Q #1 - Place historical events in order they happened starting with the earliest

1. Formation of Jamestown
2. South Carolina acquired
3. Paul Revere's ride
4. FBI founded

1,3, 2, 4

Q #2

Lakes in geographical order starting in the east

1. Great Salt Lake
2. Tahoe
3. Okeechobee
4. Pontchartrain


3, 4, 1, 2

Authors in order of birth

1. Patricia Cromwell
2. Brent Easton Ellis
3. Homer
4. Laura Ingalls Wilder

3, 4, 1, 2

Tropical regions in order of rainfall, starting with the driest

1. Savannah
2. Desert
3. Rain Forest
4. Steppe

I said 2, 1, 4, 3 and got sad Fred, have not researched the correct order yet. Just did my research and I guess I switched savannah and steppe, so it should be 2, 4, 1, 3

[Bob78164]

Q #1 - Place historical events in order they happened starting with the earliest

1. Formation of Jamestown
2. South Carolina acquired
3. Paul Revere's ride
4. FBI founded

1,3, 2, 4

Are you certain of this? I'm not sure what they meant by South Carolina "acquired" but I'm having difficulty thinking of any meaning that has it occurring after Paul Revere's ride. --Bob

[jayhawker536]

Q #1 - Place historical events in order they happened starting with the earliest

1. Formation of Jamestown
2. South Carolina acquired
3. Paul Revere's ride
4. FBI founded

1,3, 2, 4

Are you certain of this? I'm not sure what they meant by South Carolina "acquired" but I'm having difficulty thinking of any meaning that has it occurring after Paul Revere's ride. --Bob

Trust me, I blinked twice when they said it, thought what in the world do you mean by that? They might have said formed instead of acquired, but I don't think I would have had that "huh" moment with the word formed. Although it might have been some other word, it was a strange one to use in this context, I do remember that at the end I determined it would have to fit in the third spot.

[Bob78164]

Q #1 - Place historical events in order they happened starting with the earliest

1. Formation of Jamestown
2. South Carolina acquired
3. Paul Revere's ride
4. FBI founded

1,3, 2, 4

Are you certain of this? I'm not sure what they meant by South Carolina "acquired" but I'm having difficulty thinking of any meaning that has it occurring after Paul Revere's ride. --Bob

Trust me, I blinked twice when they said it, thought what in the world do you mean by that? They might have said formed instead of acquired, but I don't think I would have had that "huh" moment with the word formed. Although it might have been some other word, it was a strange one to use in this context, I do remember that at the end I determined it would have to fit in the third spot.

Maybe they were referring to the date when South Carolina ratified the Constitution? --Bob

[starfish1113]

Q1. Put these words in order to form the name of a holiday event
1. Parade
2. Macy's
3. Thanksgiving
4. Day

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Q2. Put these animal researchers in order of birth, from the most recent
1. Jane Goodall
2. Charles Darwin
3. Jeff Corwin
4. Jacques Cousteau

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3142

Q3. Put these movies in order, starting with the most recent
1. He's Just Not That Into You
2. The Holiday
3. Four Weddings and A Funeral
4. Bridget Jones' Diary

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Never heard of The Holiday, but put it in the right place. 1243

Q4!. Put these Japanese social classes in order, starting with the highest
1. Farmer
2. Merchant
3. Samurai
4. Artisan

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Two problems here. First, I ended up going what I thought was lowest to highest. Second, I had no clue. I said 1243. That was wrong. According to Wikipedia, Farmer is higher than either Merchant or Aritsan, so I would have had it wrong anyway. I assume Samurai is the highest.

So that is what a Q4 looks like! Maybe tomorrow I can see a Q5!

[Bob78164]

Q4!. Put these Japanese social classes in order, starting with the highest
1. Farmer
2. Merchant
3. Samurai
4. Artisan

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Two problems here. First, I ended up going what I thought was lowest to highest. Second, I had no clue. I said 1243. That was wrong. According to Wikipedia, Farmer is higher than either Merchant or Aritsan, so I would have had it wrong anyway. I assume Samurai is the highest.

So that is what a Q4 looks like! Maybe tomorrow I can see a Q5!

Based on Wikipedia, it appears that the correct order was

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. --Bob

[Bob78164]

Q3. Put these movies in order, starting with the most recent
1. He's Just Not That Into You
2. The Holiday
3. Four Weddings and A Funeral
4. Bridget Jones' Diary

Spoiler

Never heard of The Holiday, but put it in the right place. 1432

Are you certain of this? The Holiday is pretty recent. According to IMDB, the correct order should have been

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1243

. --Bob

[starfish1113]

Q3. Put these movies in order, starting with the most recent
1. He's Just Not That Into You
2. The Holiday
3. Four Weddings and A Funeral
4. Bridget Jones' Diary

Spoiler

Never heard of The Holiday, but put it in the right place. 1432

Are you certain of this? The Holiday is pretty recent. According to IMDB, the correct order should have been

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1243

. --Bob

You are correct. I obviously got it right but put the wrong answer in this thread. I'll go back and correct.

[Kazoo65]

Well, here goes another exercise in futility with Fred.

1. Put these words in order to make the title of a famous jazz composition-when I heard this I thought, "what?" Then he said 1. train 2. A 3. the 4. Take. It turned out to be 4321. EZ.

Question 2 was a history question-something I'm supposed to be good at. I had to put these historical figures in order by birth, starting with the EARLIEST. 1. Shakespeare, 2. Columbus 3. Einstein 4. Aristotle. I wrote 4213 but I think I reversed Columbus and Shakespeare and punched 4123 instead.

[gsn309]

same song, different verse.
Missed a Q2 I shoulda known:

Order units of measurement by smallest

Quart/Pint/Bushel/Peck

did not really know what a peck was --- even though after the fact I should have figured it out....

Spoiler

correct answer must be 2/1/4/3 -- I reversed bushel and peck

Oh, Q1 was ordering states East to West starting in NY (huh?)
Alabama/Alaska/Arizona/Arkansas

At this point, I've pretty much resigned myself to the fact it's not going to happen for me this go around.

[jarnon]

Q #1 - Place historical events in order they happened starting with the earliest

1. Formation of Jamestown
2. South Carolina acquired
3. Paul Revere's ride
4. FBI founded

1,3, 2, 4

Are you certain of this? I'm not sure what they meant by South Carolina "acquired" but I'm having difficulty thinking of any meaning that has it occurring after Paul Revere's ride. --Bob

Maybe it was "South Carolina seceded."

[Bob78164]

same song, different verse.
Missed a Q2 I shoulda known:

Order units of measurement by smallest

Quart/Pint/Bushel/Peck

did not really know what a peck was --- even though after the fact I should have figured it out....

Spoiler

correct answer must be 2/1/4/3 -- I reversed bushel and peck

Oh, Q1 was ordering states East to West starting in NY (huh?)
Alabama/Alaska/Arizona/Arkansas

At this point, I've pretty much resigned myself to the fact it's not going to happen for me this go around.

I would have been misled by the saying "a bushel and a peck." I've always assumed that it was phrased that way because the bushel is the most significant digit. I've learned something. Thanks. --Bob

[gsn309]

same song, different verse.
Missed a Q2 I shoulda known:

Order units of measurement by smallest

Quart/Pint/Bushel/Peck

did not really know what a peck was --- even though after the fact I should have figured it out....

Spoiler

correct answer must be 2/1/4/3 -- I reversed bushel and peck

Oh, Q1 was ordering states East to West starting in NY (huh?)
Alabama/Alaska/Arizona/Arkansas

At this point, I've pretty much resigned myself to the fact it's not going to happen for me this go around.

I would have been misled by the saying "a bushel and a peck." I've always assumed that it was phrased that way because the bushel is the most significant digit. I've learned something. Thanks. --Bob

Bushel is the biggest. When I first typed it in I even typed it in wrong! Had to go back and edit it but it was just a minute or two tops. Sorry if I misled. You're thought is right.

Just an aside: how many nights is this now that I've gotten a question not seen here before? I guess too few people are playing now for us to assume we've seen everything, but hadn't seen that one or the guitar question for the night before, and no one else reported getting the two Q5's I missed.

[themanintheseersuckersuit]

I have only myself to blame

Question 3

Put these groups in order of the release of their debut album

1. Boston
2. Miami Sound Machine
3. Dixie Chicks
4. Daughtry

Spoiler

1,2,3, 4 I couldn't pull the trigger on 1234 so I put 2134 and heard Sad Fred

[Bob78164]

I have only myself to blame

Question 3

Put these groups in order of the release of their debut album

1. Boston
2. Miami Sound Machine
3. Dixie Chicks
4. Daughtry

Spoiler

1,2,3, 4 I couldn't pull the trigger on 1234 so I put 2134 and heard Sad Fred

According to Wikipedia, the debut albums of Boston and Miami Sound Machine are only a year apart. --Bob

[gsn309]

I have only myself to blame

Question 3

Put these groups in order of the release of their debut album

1. Boston
2. Miami Sound Machine
3. Dixie Chicks
4. Daughtry

Spoiler

1,2,3, 4 I couldn't pull the trigger on 1234 so I put 2134 and heard Sad Fred

According to Wikipedia, the debut albums of Boston and Miami Sound Machine are only a year apart. --Bob

Still, that's the first time we've seen 1/2/3/4 as a correct answer.
I seem to remember 1 or 2 occasions in the very old phone game where it was (or was claimed to be). But wow, that sux.

[mrkelley23]

I'm starting to enter the sixth phase of grief: acceptance. I keep guessing questions right that I really don't know, only to miss the next question which should be in my wheelhouse.

1. Put these words of a nursery rhyme in the correct order:

1. Rain rain
2. go away
3 some other day
4. Come again

Spoiler

1243

2. Put these historical figures in order of their birth, starting with the earliest:

1. Jesse Jackson
2. George Washington
3. Sojourner Truth
4. Eva Peron

Spoiler

2341

3. Put these foods in order by their introduction, starting with the earliest:

1. Ritz Crackers
2. Swanson TV Dinners
3. Kool Whip
4. Graham Crackers

Spoiler

4123

4. Put these French words for days of the week in order, beginning with Sunday:

1. Lundi
2. Jeudi
3. Vendredi
4. Mardi

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I'd like to blame it on the absolutely horrible pronunciation, but considering jai (or someone else) had this exact question earlier and posted it in this thread, I have no excuse. In any case, the correct order should be 1423

[baseballnut25]

must have fat fingered it cuz I did put them in correct order:

Q3 colleges in order starting in the north
1) Morehouse (Atlanta)
2) University of New Haven
3) University of New Orleans
4) Carnegie Mellon (Pittsburgh)

I thought I keyed 2-4-1-3

[Snaxx]

Q #1 - Place historical events in order they happened starting with the earliest

1. Formation of Jamestown
2. South Carolina acquired
3. Paul Revere's ride
4. FBI founded

1,3, 2, 4

Are you certain of this? I'm not sure what they meant by South Carolina "acquired" but I'm having difficulty thinking of any meaning that has it occurring after Paul Revere's ride. --Bob

Maybe it was "South Carolina seceded."

I sorta remembered one possibly controversial question from the old prime-time dats with South Carolina seceded being an answer. I found it was a question that I got and must have fat-fingered or something:

Civil war events earliest first:
1. Battle of Gettysburg
2. Lincoln's first inauguration
3. Gettysburg Address
4. South Carolina Secedes

Spoiler

1. Battle of Gettysburg (7/1-3 1863)
2. Lincoln's first inauguration (March 1861)
3. Gettysburg Address (Nov 19 1863)
4. South Carolina Secedes (12/20/1860)
My notes said I punched in 4213 and got zapped by Fred. Was sure it was not recent first. Must have fatfingered it. (September 2000)

[hbomb1947]

I have only myself to blame

Question 3

Put these groups in order of the release of their debut album

1. Boston
2. Miami Sound Machine
3. Dixie Chicks
4. Daughtry

Spoiler

1,2,3, 4 I couldn't pull the trigger on 1234 so I put 2134 and heard Sad Fred

Wow, that is nearly identical to my infamous "O-Town" question from a R2 all the way back in 2001, but with Daughtry substituted for the now-defunct O-Town.

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And since Daughtry released their first album in 2006, that indeed was a very rare 1234 question.

[Sir_Galahad]

Fred continues to taunt me with lit questions. This was do-able but I still messed up.

Q1: Arrange these words to form a financial phrase
1. Adjusted
2. Cost
3. Living
4. Of

Q2: Arrange these parts of a peach starting with the innermost
1. Stone
2. Skin
3. Seed
4. Flesh

Q3: Arrange these Oscar-winning songs starting with the earliest
1. Lose Yourself
2. The Way We Were
3. Under The Sea
4. My Heart Will Go On

Q4: Arrange these literary characters according to when they first appeared starting with the earliest
1. Heathcliff
2. Atticus Finch
3. Macbeth
4. Peter Pan

I think I reversed Peter Pan and Heathcliff as I entered 3 1 4 2.

[Snaxx]

must have fat fingered it cuz I did put them in correct order:

Q3 colleges in order starting in the north
1) Morehouse (Atlanta)
2) University of New Haven
3) University of New Orleans
4) Carnegie Mellon (Pittsburgh)

I thought I keyed 2-4-1-3

I was going through questions I got when I played the old prime-time game and I got this correct:
Q2 out of 3 (which I would think is similar to the third of five):
1. Morehouse College
2. University of New Haven
3. University of New Orleans
4. University of Richmond

So they substituted Pitt for Richmond. I think it is a lot harder to figure out that Pittsburgh is south of New Haven than know New Haven-Richmond-Atlanta-New Orleans. Same thing for West to East: Annapolis vs West Point. I think they did north to south before.

[hbomb1947]

Fred continues to taunt me with lit questions. This was do-able but I still messed up.

Q1: Arrange these words to form a financial phrase
1. Adjusted
2. Cost
3. Living
4. Of

Q2: Arrange these parts of a peach starting with the innermost
1. Stone
2. Skin
3. Seed
4. Flesh

Q3: Arrange these Oscar-winning songs starting with the earliest
1. Lose Yourself
2. The Way We Were
3. Under The Sea
4. My Heart Will Go On

Q4: Arrange these literary characters according to when they first appeared starting with the earliest
1. Heathcliff
2. Atticus Finch
3. Macbeth
4. Peter Pan

I think I reversed Peter Pan and Heathcliff as I entered 3 1 4 2.

3 1 4 2 should be correct. Heathcliff is in Wuthering Heights (1847) (I'm sure Fred wasn't asking about Jim Davis's animated feline) : D. Peter Pan didn't come out until 1911. Maybe you fat-fingered?

[Bob78164]

Fred continues to taunt me with lit questions. This was do-able but I still messed up.

Q1: Arrange these words to form a financial phrase
1. Adjusted
2. Cost
3. Living
4. Of

Q2: Arrange these parts of a peach starting with the innermost
1. Stone
2. Skin
3. Seed
4. Flesh

Q3: Arrange these Oscar-winning songs starting with the earliest
1. Lose Yourself
2. The Way We Were
3. Under The Sea
4. My Heart Will Go On

Q4: Arrange these literary characters according to when they first appeared starting with the earliest
1. Heathcliff
2. Atticus Finch
3. Macbeth
4. Peter Pan

I think I reversed Peter Pan and Heathcliff as I entered 3 1 4 2.

That appears to be the correct answer. What were the answers to your other questions? --Bob

[Jeemie]

Completely froze on a Q1- only two more chances left

Name of a US Natural Attraction

1) Reef
2) National
3) Capitol
4) Park

The word "Reef" just completely froze me- I was simply not expecting the word "Reef" to be associated with a US Natural Attraction.

In retrospect, it was easy- but I mistyped in a panic.

Damn- that was an easy one!!! I hate that!!

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