Comments on: Lunchtime Quiz: The Name Game

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:09:58 +0000

Wow you are in a ranting mood today. I’m quite sure you succeeded in proving my lone point that you were off base in deeming this quiz American biased. Shoe-horning in obscure September 11 and calculus references isn’t going to change anybody’s mind. Perhaps you’d like to comment over on the running thread of US Presidents and complain about how the political figures of Ghana haven’t been given their equal due.

By: Pol x

Pol x — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:17:14 +0000

Sandy

“I’m not certain why one would align with a neutral party”

I think it’s called and non aggression pact.

Both parties alliance hinges on not getting into any fights with each other.

Ben

Renault –

Is a FRENCH car company.

But that is neither here nor there, as the point was the actual car the renault alliance, which was only EVER sold in the USA.

Rolls Royce –

Yes an English company, but it is a BRand known the world over.

For 102 years.

Is a century enough?

Achille Lauro –

So world events don’t count now?
Oh right, they only count if they happen to Americans.

And recently.

No Entebe? Munich 1972?

So basically anything that wasn’t September the 11th doesn’t count.

Geiger Counter – Invented by a German

Good god, so was the airship the diesel engine the internal combustion engine, the car, sod it CALCULUS was invented by a german (ok Newton too).

But you couldn’t be expected to know about these things could you?

I mean

furriners did em.

Blimey

only teasing.

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:10:23 +0000

Ahh, thanks Nick. I blew it on Renault, and didn’t know about the Rolls being a BMW now. 2/5 aint bad!

By: Nick T

Nick T — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:31:01 +0000

Corrections for Ben

Renault is a French car company

Rolls Royce is now a German car company (owned by BMW)

And Leon Klinghoffer – the unfortunate wheelchair bound man murdered on the Achille Lauro – was American.

By: Johnny Cat

Johnny Cat — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:21:50 +0000

LOL @ Ben, I was thinking the same thing.

By: Ira

Ira — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:53:52 +0000

I think the issue is that there aren’t many two-word phrases that can anagram well, and the ones that can happen to feature consonant-vowel justaposition in ways that aren’t common to the English language and specifically to American words.

By: Mel

Mel — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:13:42 +0000

80%. Only missed 7 and 9, neither of which I recognized at all. Turns out I was more concerned with Sesame Street & Mr. Rogers when Renault Alliance and Achille Lauro were in the news.

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:53:38 +0000

wow i can’t believe how biased this quiz is to america…

Renault – English car company
Rolls Royce – English car company
Achille Lauro – Palestinian terrorists attacked this Italian cruse ship
Geiger Counter – Invented by a German
Lear Jet – Manufactured in Canada

By: Sandy

Sandy — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:59:03 +0000

Okay, okay, I’ve made “neutral alliance” count.

I’m not certain why one would align with a neutral party, but that’s neither here nor there.

By: KJ

KJ — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:54:48 +0000

Another vote for 90% and missing the renault question.