Re: The Official TPH Education Thread (POTENTIAL GAME DAY SPOILERS)
Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2019 1:57 am
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Mary Baker Eddy was the founder of the Christian Science movement, and that's the main conceit of that belief - that sickness is an illusion that can be corrected through prayer.I could have taken 400 guesses on Thinkers for $400 and never gotten to "illness". What even was the TOM there? Even more, I got the next three with ease.
No guess on FJ! Didn't realize NZ had anything to do with Britain. Doesn't help that no matter how many times I beat "Wellington" into my brain, I still think that Auckland is the capital of NZ. It just sounds like it should be a capital, dammit!
Considering how often the Mary Baker Eddy = Christian Science Pavlov goes over the contestants' heads, I think that expecting knowledge of Christian Science's beliefs is a bit much for the top box.
This assumes that I've seen NZ's flag before. Even if I had gotten to NZ, I wouldn't have gotten to Wellington because again, no matter how many times I pound it into my head, I STILL think that Auckland is the capital of NZ.
Have you seen Australia's flag before? If yes, then you've seen the flag of NZ.TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Wed Oct 30, 2019 8:35 pm This assumes that I've seen NZ's flag before. Even if I had gotten to NZ, I wouldn't have gotten to Wellington because again, no matter how many times I pound it into my head, I STILL think that Auckland is the capital of NZ.
okay...let's take the flag out of play...i am sure you were aware that english is widely spoken in new zealand...so as the poster mentioned, it is obvious that it had a connection to the britishTenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Wed Oct 30, 2019 8:35 pmConsidering how often the Mary Baker Eddy = Christian Science Pavlov goes over the contestants' heads, I think that expecting knowledge of Christian Science's beliefs is a bit much for the top box.
Only reason I know Eddy = Christian Science is because I have a Christian Scientist hymnal that has her name all over it.
This assumes that I've seen NZ's flag before. Even if I had gotten to NZ, I wouldn't have gotten to Wellington because again, no matter how many times I pound it into my head, I STILL think that Auckland is the capital of NZ.
What does English have to do with the British? NHO British.
okay...let's take the flag out of play...i am sure you were aware that english is widely spoken in new zealand...so as the poster mentioned, it is obvious that it had a connection to the british
No, it wasn't. This is exactly the same as saying Indianapolis is negbait for the city where Notre Dame is located.TenPoundHammer wrote:College Towns for $600 was MASSIVE HONKING NEGBAIT for Salt Lake City.
Which is why one contestant whiffed with Salt Lake City and the other two clammed, right?This Is Kirk! wrote: ↑Thu Oct 31, 2019 11:01 amNo, it wasn't. This is exactly the same as saying Indianapolis is negbait for the city where Notre Dame is located.TenPoundHammer wrote:College Towns for $600 was MASSIVE HONKING NEGBAIT for Salt Lake City.
perhaps they are just not versed in college towns...it wasn't like they were asking ogden or logan (weber state, utah state)....provo is pretty well known even if you don't follow ncaa sportsTenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Thu Oct 31, 2019 7:05 pmWhich is why one contestant whiffed with Salt Lake City and the other two clammed, right?This Is Kirk! wrote: ↑Thu Oct 31, 2019 11:01 amNo, it wasn't. This is exactly the same as saying Indianapolis is negbait for the city where Notre Dame is located.TenPoundHammer wrote:College Towns for $600 was MASSIVE HONKING NEGBAIT for Salt Lake City.
so did you go with byu for a clue in today's game? was byu negbait?TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Thu Oct 31, 2019 7:05 pmWhich is why one contestant whiffed with Salt Lake City and the other two clammed, right?This Is Kirk! wrote: ↑Thu Oct 31, 2019 11:01 amNo, it wasn't. This is exactly the same as saying Indianapolis is negbait for the city where Notre Dame is located.TenPoundHammer wrote:College Towns for $600 was MASSIVE HONKING NEGBAIT for Salt Lake City.
Deseret sounds like desert = Arizona. Or New Mexico? Or California? There are deserts lots of places. Those tricky writers are at it again.CasketRomance wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2019 8:58 pmso did you go with byu for a clue in today's game? was byu negbait?TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Thu Oct 31, 2019 7:05 pmWhich is why one contestant whiffed with Salt Lake City and the other two clammed, right?This Is Kirk! wrote: ↑Thu Oct 31, 2019 11:01 amNo, it wasn't. This is exactly the same as saying Indianapolis is negbait for the city where Notre Dame is located.TenPoundHammer wrote:College Towns for $600 was MASSIVE HONKING NEGBAIT for Salt Lake City.
utah vs nevada on tonight on day 1 of the ncaab season...check it outTenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2019 9:08 pm I wasn't sure if it'd be University of Utah, Utah State, Brigham Young, or hell, in the $2,000 box, maybe something I'd never heard of since I don't follow colleges all that close.
I did! Deseret = Mormonism and that screams BYU to me.CasketRomance wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2019 8:58 pmso did you go with byu for a clue in today's game? was byu negbait?TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Thu Oct 31, 2019 7:05 pmWhich is why one contestant whiffed with Salt Lake City and the other two clammed, right?This Is Kirk! wrote: ↑Thu Oct 31, 2019 11:01 amNo, it wasn't. This is exactly the same as saying Indianapolis is negbait for the city where Notre Dame is located.TenPoundHammer wrote:College Towns for $600 was MASSIVE HONKING NEGBAIT for Salt Lake City.
I know this is going to include two things you hate, but 1) Narita does sound Japanese (it’s the name of a town), and 2) Sometimes you just have to know things. Narita is a very busy airport and handles something like half of all of Japan’s international air traffic.TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Tue Nov 12, 2019 8:31 pm What was the TOM for "Toyko" on the top box? "Narita" sounds like it could be from literally anywhere.
The hell it does. It sounds more African to me because it reminds me of Nairobi, but that was already used as a clue.
I know how the exact tuning of a mandolin, the location of the first Little Caesars, the exact date of the first-ever Anthrocon, the first store to open at the largest mall in Indiana, all three lead singers of my favorite Southern rock band, the host and announcer of the game show All-Star Blitz (hobba hum hobba heeba humba), which MAD artists have done the most cover art, and the nickname for the protagonist of the anime My Hero Academia. But I doubt that those will ever come up in a clue, especially not a $200 one.
It very well could be Beijing. "Sounds Chinese" and "Sounds Japanese" aren't miles apart. Or it could be in another big country such as Brazil. "Narita" sounds totally plausible as Portuguese to me. Or maybe they're just going to throw a red herring in the top box because THEY'VE DONE IT BEFORE.Bigdogstalfos wrote: ↑Tue Nov 12, 2019 8:38 pm On a more logic- and not knowledge-based level, top box will likely be a very well-known world capital, so you only have a few options. And it’s sure not London, Washington, Paris, or Beijing.
Actually, they kind of are.TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Tue Nov 12, 2019 9:00 pm It very well could be Beijing. "Sounds Chinese" and "Sounds Japanese" aren't miles apart.
Again, sometimes you just have to know things. Brasilia, a capital founded in 1960, is relatively small compared to other Brazilian cities like Rio and Sao Paulo, and almost no one flies long-haul into its 1-terminal airport (which, by the way, is Brasília–Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport).Or it could be in another big country such as Brazil. "Narita" sounds totally plausible as Portuguese to me.
Still, "sounds like X" is inherently subjective. "Narita" sounds like it could be Japanese, Chinese, any of several African languages, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, or hell, even English to my ears.hbomb1947 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 12, 2019 9:17 pmActually, they kind of are.TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Tue Nov 12, 2019 9:00 pm It very well could be Beijing. "Sounds Chinese" and "Sounds Japanese" aren't miles apart.
And this is like the 10,000,000th time that I've forgotten that Brasilia, not São Paulo, is the capital of Brazil. It should be obvious, but São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro are so disproportiontely well-known that I keep forgetting that Brasilia even exists. Nobody remembers third-placers.hbomb1947 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 12, 2019 9:17 pmBrasilia, a capital founded in 1960, is relatively small compared to other Brazilian cities like Rio and Sao Paulo, and almost no one flies long-haul into its 1-terminal airport (which, by the way, is Brasília–Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport).