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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angikar 
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Just one pair left. Who will claim this one? Reply #161. Mar 29 18, 11:13 AM |
LadyNym
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Suleiman the Magnificent has just been submitted - better late than never! Reply #162. Mar 29 18, 12:29 PM |
| LadyNym
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Sorry, I forgot: it was submitted in People. Reply #163. Mar 29 18, 12:29 PM |
| angikar
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OK, I do have ideas for the last two questions..But I shan't claim them now...If they remain untaken tomorrow..I shall claim them. Reply #164. Mar 29 18, 1:38 PM |
spanishliz
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I'll take rent and diminishing returns, spurred on by having the "add a question" daily challenge today :) Sorry, angikar. Reply #165. Mar 29 18, 3:19 PM |
| LadyNym
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I also bought an "add a question" challenge today, when my Suleiman question was still unwritten. Perfect timing :D! Reply #166. Mar 29 18, 3:24 PM |
| angikar
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Spanishliz, I am happy that you wrote those questions. Another challenge in the Lounge over! "Knock knock, trident! Where are you? We need 100 more words!" Reply #167. Mar 29 18, 3:31 PM |
trident
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Thanks to all who participated! Congrats on a first round well-finished! We will be waiting a few days to post the next challenge to let players catch their breath. Reply #168. Mar 29 18, 3:34 PM |
| spanishliz
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Rent has been submitted to Movies. Still have the last one to write, and will post when I know where it is going. Reply #169. Mar 29 18, 3:48 PM |
| spanishliz
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Just to cap it off, diminishing returns has been submitted to People. Reply #170. Mar 29 18, 9:10 PM |
zorba_scank
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I have submitted 'soil' to History and 'Himeji Castle' to World. Reply #171. Mar 30 18, 3:18 AM |
darksplash
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And I have submitted coffin and Times New Roman, both to General. Reply #172. Mar 30 18, 7:22 AM |
| angikar
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I hope there are no words remaining which have been claimed but not written yet...else it is complete Reply #173. Mar 30 18, 8:51 AM |
| trident
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There are likely still words out there that haven't been submitted to the queue yet. The task is complete when all words have been claimed. Players may take their time completing the words they have claimed, and I would rather not rush authors into writing questions when they are not ready. Once the next round starts, authors will need to have submitted their previous questions to the queue before claiming new nouns. Reply #174. Mar 30 18, 9:12 AM |
LoveAnimals555
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My last pair, 'Ryan Coogler' submitted in movies and 'candle' in world. Reply #175. Mar 30 18, 11:23 AM |
Joepetz
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I submitted enemy to Literature and Hagar the Horrible to Entertainment. Reply #176. Mar 30 18, 11:32 AM |
| LoveAnimals555
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Resubmitted my question on octopus in literature and record in sports, that were rejected! Reply #177. Mar 30 18, 1:35 PM |
| LoveAnimals555
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Is there any place where we can see how many of our question qualifies for Question Quest Challenge? Reply #178. Mar 30 18, 1:59 PM |
tiye
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Quantum Leap submitted to TV. Thank you. Reply #179. Mar 30 18, 2:16 PM |
AcrylicInk
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I'm planning to write my questions this weekend. Reply #180. Mar 30 18, 3:15 PM |
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