Subject: 100 Nouns (1) - COMPLETE
Posted by: trident
Date: Mar 23 18
Hi all. Now that we have new badges for single questions, it is time for us to start a game for them to help inspire us here in the Lounge. Writing single questions is much faster than quiz writing, so we need lots of prompts...100 perhaps? This is how the game works. I will give two lists, each with 50 items. The first list will contain generic nouns that might be pretty easy to work into a question in many different ways. These would be words like clock, strawberry, or heart. The second list has much more specific words that are likely going to have to be directly about that topic (unless you can find an inventive way to make them about something else). This list would include things like Mount Kilimanjaro, Ulysses S. Grant, and barometric pressure. Some of the entries on this second list will be something you might need to research a little!
Authors must choose a word from each list, one generic and one specific, and write one question about each. Once you claim a word from a list, it is no longer available for other players to claim it. All nouns eventually have to be claimed before the series can end, so you better choose the one you want early! Once you have written your two questions and submitted them to the queue, you are free to choose two more. It might be good manners not to keep choosing too many in a row too quickly, allowing others a chance at the list. Submitting and claiming words will mostly be on the honor system. You must submit the two questions to the queue before claiming any more. I will occasionally be checking the queue to make sure authors are actually submitting questions with their chosen nouns. Happy single questioning!
Last note: After writing and submitting the questions to the queue, we would appreciate it if players could then post in the thread which category each of their questions went to. This is will allow us to verify submissions much quicker!
List A (generic nouns)
abacus
appendix
bayou
blunder
brain
candle
carpenter
casino
chandelier
clam
clerk
coffin
consonant
copper
dagger
encouragement
enemy
goblin
guitarist
hanger
honey
hunter
hypnotism
ice
jasmine
jester
juice
ladybug
monitor
needle
nitrogen
octopus
palette
parsnip
pew
rail
record
renovation
rent
river
rosary
rose
rubber
snowflake
soil
umbrella
vein
wallet
whisker
yarn
List B (specific nouns)
Aleutian Islands
anastrophe
anthracite
baba ghanoush
bid whist
Bootes void
catalytic converter
chiaroscuro
chicken biryani
"The Count of Monte Cristo"
Dave Brubeck
diacritical mark
diminishing returns
Dungeness crab
East India Company
Edvard Munch
"Eine Kleine Nachtmusik"
"Escape to Margaritaville"
French Third Republic
Gainsborough hat
Goliath birdeater
"Hagar the Horrible"
Himeji Castle
"His Girl Friday"
Huey Teocalli
"I Believe I Can Fly"
Isaac Asimov
Lagos, Nigeria
Lake Baikal
Lordagsgodis
Maracana Stadium
mass driver
Michel Foucault
Niels Bohr
pituitary gland
pyroclastic flow
"Quantum Leap"
"Ramayana"
Richard Dean Anderson
Ryan Coogler
Saint Anthony of Padua
"Smoke on the Water"
sodium hypochlorite
steganography
Suleiman the Magnificent
Times New Roman
triple Lutz
Venus Williams
West Lothian
Yi Sun-sin
Posted by: trident
Date: Mar 23 18
Hi all. Now that we have new badges for single questions, it is time for us to start a game for them to help inspire us here in the Lounge. Writing single questions is much faster than quiz writing, so we need lots of prompts...100 perhaps? This is how the game works. I will give two lists, each with 50 items. The first list will contain generic nouns that might be pretty easy to work into a question in many different ways. These would be words like clock, strawberry, or heart. The second list has much more specific words that are likely going to have to be directly about that topic (unless you can find an inventive way to make them about something else). This list would include things like Mount Kilimanjaro, Ulysses S. Grant, and barometric pressure. Some of the entries on this second list will be something you might need to research a little!
Authors must choose a word from each list, one generic and one specific, and write one question about each. Once you claim a word from a list, it is no longer available for other players to claim it. All nouns eventually have to be claimed before the series can end, so you better choose the one you want early! Once you have written your two questions and submitted them to the queue, you are free to choose two more. It might be good manners not to keep choosing too many in a row too quickly, allowing others a chance at the list. Submitting and claiming words will mostly be on the honor system. You must submit the two questions to the queue before claiming any more. I will occasionally be checking the queue to make sure authors are actually submitting questions with their chosen nouns. Happy single questioning!
Last note: After writing and submitting the questions to the queue, we would appreciate it if players could then post in the thread which category each of their questions went to. This is will allow us to verify submissions much quicker!
List A (generic nouns)
List B (specific nouns)
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LoveAnimals555 
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I choose 'BRAIN' and 'VENUS WILLIAMS'! Reply #1. Mar 23 18, 8:23 AM |
| LoveAnimals555
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Submitted the questions! Reply #2. Mar 23 18, 8:54 AM |
| LoveAnimals555
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May I claim 'octopus' and 'ramayana' for now. Most probably these be my last one for this All nouns (1), I guess! Thanks Reply #3. Mar 23 18, 8:56 AM |
trident
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I think that's okay, Elai, just make sure that you post on this thread which categories you sent "brain" and "Venus Williams" to before claiming your next nouns. Reply #4. Mar 23 18, 9:01 AM |
| LoveAnimals555
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Brain in Sci-Tech and Venus Williams in sports! Reply #5. Mar 23 18, 9:06 AM |
| LoveAnimals555
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Now I will take octopus in animals and ramayana in religion! Reply #6. Mar 23 18, 9:07 AM |
| trident
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Thanks, I can see the first two in the queue. I think there is really no need to state which categories your questions are going to until after you have written the questions and submitted them. After all, you might end up changing your mind! Reply #7. Mar 23 18, 9:10 AM |
spanishliz
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Trident, are you going to cross out or otherwise note which words have been claimed? I thought I'd wait and see for a little while, but would need to see which words are still available. Reply #8. Mar 23 18, 9:12 AM |
LadyNym
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This is a wonderful idea! Thank you for doing this. I really needed to kickstart my single-question writing. For the first round, I'd like to claim "chiaroscuro" and "St Anthony of Padua" (who was my late mom's favourite saint). Reply #9. Mar 23 18, 9:13 AM |
| trident
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I actually just talked to Kyle about this. He will be doing it as we go along. Reply #10. Mar 23 18, 9:13 AM |
| trident
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Lady Nym, make sure you choose one from each list! Right now, both of those are from List B. And thanks for the kind words! Reply #11. Mar 23 18, 9:15 AM |
Joepetz
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I'll take dagger and chicken biryani Reply #12. Mar 23 18, 10:32 AM |
tiye
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I will take chandelier and pyroclastic flow, thank you! Reply #13. Mar 23 18, 10:52 AM |
| LadyNym
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Oops. My bad! I'll take "river" from the first list then. Reply #14. Mar 23 18, 11:29 AM |
1nn1
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Guitarist and Lagos, Nigeria for me please Reply #15. Mar 23 18, 12:11 PM |
Fifiona81
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I'd like rose and Edvard Munch please. Reply #16. Mar 23 18, 12:44 PM |
angikar
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Hmm..I am thinking what words to take...By the way what are the new badges introduced? Reply #17. Mar 23 18, 1:14 PM |
| LoveAnimals555
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Question Architect: For writing 300 questions with good or better rating. A golden question: to write a question that have excellent rating of about .490 and above. There are two awards that had been added I think! Reply #18. Mar 23 18, 1:18 PM |
| angikar
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I would like to take vein, and pituitary gland. Will write the questions soon, under Sci/Tech. Reply #19. Mar 23 18, 1:46 PM |
| 1nn1
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Posted: Guitarist - Music Lagos, Nigeria - General Reply #20. Mar 23 18, 2:00 PM |
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