Subject: 100 Nouns (8) - COMPLETE
Posted by: trident
Date: Jan 18 19
Welcome to 100 Nouns 8! We have some more random nouns for everyone to peruse (being a contronym, that means you can read either closely or leisurely depending on your mood). Here's a reminder of how it 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. 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.
After some discussion with my fellow editors, we have established some more thorough rules to make the game run smoother. Please read them below:
1. Players may not have any remaining word pairs outstanding from the previous round if they want to claim any words this round. Word pairs from the previous round should be submitted to the queue before claiming any here.
2. In order to give everyone a fair shake at the word pairs, we are only allowing individual players to claim four word pairs per round. If many words have been sitting around unclaimed for a while (think 3-4 weeks), then we will open the round back up to everyone.
3. There will be no switching of words or word pairs of any kind. If you have decided to claim a word pair, please stick with it and submit it to the queue. If you absolutely cannot complete your word pair, it will be put back onto the word list and you may not complete any more word pairs for that round.
Happy single questioning!
List A (generic nouns)
almanac
asparagus
barley
battery
beard
blowhole
boxer
bungalow
carapace
carpet
castanets
coach
cork
dinosaur
duty
faith
giant
gumshoe
halibut
jute
kiln
lark
lentil
lumberjack
monsoon
oatmeal
orchid
poem
portfolio
pupa
refectory
retina
saloon
salt
scarecrow
scissors
shrine
stable
tambourine
tincture
titanium
totem
tremor
turban
urn
village
wallaby
whirlpool
zither
zoo
List B (specific nouns)
alluvial fan
Atropa belladonna
“Baby Shark”
blood of St. Januarius
Centers for Disease Control
demerara sugar
Dionne Warwick
dust devil
Edmonton, Alberta
Erasmus of Rotterdam
Green Arrow
Hamburg Sea Devils
Helgi Hundingsbane
HMS Resolution
Immanuel Kant
I. M. Pei
“Incense and Peppermints”
infinity cove
International Women’s Day
Johannes Brahms
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Kona coffee
Kristi Yamaguchi
Linear B
Lotus Position
“Madama Butterfly”
medulla oblongata
Nicolas Maduro
Orinoco River
Paris Commune
Piophila casei
Pope Benedict IX
quantum mechanics
Queen Maud Land
raindrop cake
Raoul Wallenberg
Republic of Zaire
Ryukyu Islands
“Saturn Devouring His Son”
Scottie Pippen
Sumatran rhinoceros
Sutter’s Mill
Teutonic Order
“The Bride of Frankenstein”
“The Good Place”
Thomas Pynchon
Tierra del Fuego
triple-double
Typhoid Mary
Upper Paleolithic
Posted by: trident
Date: Jan 18 19
Welcome to 100 Nouns 8! We have some more random nouns for everyone to peruse (being a contronym, that means you can read either closely or leisurely depending on your mood). Here's a reminder of how it 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. 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.
After some discussion with my fellow editors, we have established some more thorough rules to make the game run smoother. Please read them below:
1. Players may not have any remaining word pairs outstanding from the previous round if they want to claim any words this round. Word pairs from the previous round should be submitted to the queue before claiming any here.
2. In order to give everyone a fair shake at the word pairs, we are only allowing individual players to claim four word pairs per round. If many words have been sitting around unclaimed for a while (think 3-4 weeks), then we will open the round back up to everyone.
3. There will be no switching of words or word pairs of any kind. If you have decided to claim a word pair, please stick with it and submit it to the queue. If you absolutely cannot complete your word pair, it will be put back onto the word list and you may not complete any more word pairs for that round.
Happy single questioning!
List A (generic nouns)
List B (specific nouns)
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FatherSteve 
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I have submitted "refectory" to Humanities and "the blood of Saint Januarius" to Religion. These being my fourth set from this list, I am mute. Reply #61. Jan 25 19, 10:57 AM |
Nealzineatser
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" Brahms" and "whirlpool" both accepted for review. I have just submitted another pair- "Centers for Disease Control" and "saloon" Reply #62. Jan 25 19, 11:19 AM |
kyleisalive
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'Village' is in Movies and 'Tierra del Fuego' is in Geography. Reply #63. Jan 25 19, 2:28 PM |
| kyleisalive
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I'll take scissors and Kristi Yamaguchi as well. Reply #64. Jan 25 19, 2:31 PM |
| kyleisalive
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And they went to Humanities and Celebrities, respectively. That's my set this time. Reply #65. Jan 25 19, 2:57 PM |
celvet
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I posted "halibut" to hobbies and "Upper Paleolithic" to history. I tried to make "Upper Paleolithic" as easy as possible, but I do have to ask: Many of these terms (while enchanting and wonderful to work with for us authors) are almost impossible to make into simple questions. While that is (doubtless) a part of the charm of this game, it still is difficult to fit the term "Upper Paleolithic" into an easy question for quizees. I sort of cringed when I saw the instructions this time. What are other people's thoughts about this. I know that many of you are editors. What do you think? Reply #66. Jan 26 19, 11:55 AM |
| celvet
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For my sins, I will do "totem" and "dust devil". . . Reply #67. Jan 26 19, 11:57 AM |
| FatherSteve
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celvet, for your contrition and penance, you will be forgiven. Father Steve Reply #68. Jan 26 19, 12:20 PM |
| FatherSteve
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When writing a question about the Stone Age, why not ask something about the Neanderthals and Michael Crichton's "Eaters of the Dead"? You have now changed an obscure history question into an only-slightly-less obscure literature question. Reply #69. Jan 26 19, 12:24 PM |
trident
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Hi celvet, I had a look at the question, and as a former archaeology student, I found it quite interesting! But I understand that not everyone is going to be able to answer that type of question. A lot of these topics are intentionally more obscure so as to get those creative juices flowing and perhaps teach the players a new tidbit of information. (For my own single questions, I have found that topics that are a bit tired get low marks and topics which include an interesting new tidbit get rated highly.) I'm not sure what was cringe-worthy about the instructions this time around as they are identical to the last several rounds. I'll just say that when writing a question using one of these nouns, it can be related in a somewhat roundabout way. FatherSteve gives a good example of this. As long as you include the noun in either the question or as the answer itself, and it is somehow related, I won't too picky about how you go about writing your question. Reply #70. Jan 26 19, 6:19 PM |
| celvet
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Hello Trident: You misunderstood. Your instructions were (for the game) were not "cringeworthy". Rather, while inputting the question, I got to the page wherein (in big letters) we are told to write easy questions. Yes, I see that every time, but this time I felt that the question that I was putting in was a bit more difficult than normal. That is what I was writing about. I was just wondering whether others felt that way as well, not trying to critique this game which I genuinely love. Reply #71. Jan 26 19, 9:14 PM |
| celvet
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Father Steve: Thank you very much. With regard to the lit question, I am rather ignorant when it comes to that particular one of MC's books -- but also, it had to be the Upper Paleolithic. Would that piece of literature address that term? Reply #72. Jan 26 19, 9:16 PM |
| trident
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Right, we do try to steer authors towards questions that are more approachable and those in which players will have a reasonable chance of at least guessing correctly. It can be a tough balance to figure out, even for editors, and there have been questions I have written that I thought would get somewhere around 60% correct and turned out 25%. As long as you aren't writing questions based on extreme minutia, the editors will likely accept it. We also need difficult questions in the question pool! Reply #73. Jan 26 19, 9:51 PM |
angikar
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I claim 'faith' and 'lotus position'. Reply #74. Jan 27 19, 4:10 AM |
| FatherSteve
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Angikar got a new avatar! Its name is Leo and it just retired from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer! Well done, good sir. Reply #75. Jan 27 19, 12:56 PM |
| angikar
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Just mentioning, when you are free Kyle, please update 100 Nouns 8 in the Current Challenges thread. And do put a star beside Disney Long Haul and Book Club. Reply #76. Jan 28 19, 4:22 AM |
LadyNym
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"Shrine" was just submitted in World. I need to find another idea for "Republic of Zaire", as the question I had in mind already exists (though not in identical form). Reply #77. Jan 28 19, 3:00 PM |
| kyleisalive
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Re: "Just mentioning, when you are free Kyle, please update 100 Nouns 8 in the Current Challenges thread. And do put a star beside Disney Long Haul and Book Club." No thank you. I don't put stars next to challenges which are either expected to run for indefinite periods of time or challenges with as many titles as the Disney Long-Haul. At the speed 100 Nouns has been going, I almost wonder if it would be worth it to add to the 'looking for authors' post since it seems to be clearing faster than anything else as is. Reply #78. Jan 28 19, 4:30 PM |
| trident
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Whatever you think works best is okay in my book. I think the pace has a lot to do with the quick nature of writing single questions. Reply #79. Jan 28 19, 5:35 PM |
MiraJane
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Wandering into the fray .... I would like bungalow and "Incense and Peppermints" to double my submitted questions count. Reply #80. Jan 28 19, 8:45 PM |
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