Subject: 100 Nouns (20) - COMPLETE
Posted by: trident
Date: Nov 18 21
We've hit a spectacular 20 rounds of 100 Nouns. That means that once we finish this most current list, our wonderful game will have created 2,000 high quality trivia questions! For the big 2-0, I have assembled 100 things that often come in twos or in pairs. I'm looking forward to seeing what we are able to do with these topics!
A reminder of how the rules work:
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):
antennae
antlers
binoculars
bolt cutters
buns
castanets
chopsticks
contact lenses
crutches
cuff links
cymbals
dentures
dice
drumsticks
earrings
forceps
gloves
goggles
handcuffs
headlights
headphones
high heels
jeans
kidneys
knee pads
knitting needles
lips
lungs
maracas
nail clippers
nostrils
nunchucks
ovaries
pliers
pincers
potholders
sais (weapon)
scissors
skis
shin guards
speakers
socks
sunglasses
suspenders
tonsils
tweezers
twins
waders
windshield wipers
wings
List B (specific nouns):
Abbott and Costello
Adam and Eve
Antigua and Barbuda
Antony and Cleopatra
bangers and mash
Bert and Ernie
Betty and Veronica
Bonnie and Clyde
Bosnia and Herzegovina
bubble and squeak
Calvin and Hobbes
Castor and Pollux
Cheech and Chong
cloak and dagger
cut and paste
death and taxes
divide and conquer
flotsam and jetsam
Funk and Wagnalls
gin and tonic
“Green Eggs and Ham”
Hansel and Gretel
Jay and Silent Bob
Johnson and Johnson
"Lady and the Tramp"
Leda and the Swan
Lewis and Clark
Lucy and Desi
"Mork and Mindy"
nuts and bolts
Pinky and the Brain
Procter and Gamble
Rocky and Bullwinkle
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Romulus and Remus
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Siegfried and Roy
Siskel and Ebert
skull and bones
Smith and Wesson
Sonny and Cher
Starsky and Hutch
Sturm und Drang
Thelma and Louise
Tom and Jerry
Trinidad and Tobago
Wallace and Gromit
“War and Peace”
Woodward and Bernstein
yin and yang
Good luck!
Posted by: trident
Date: Nov 18 21
We've hit a spectacular 20 rounds of 100 Nouns. That means that once we finish this most current list, our wonderful game will have created 2,000 high quality trivia questions! For the big 2-0, I have assembled 100 things that often come in twos or in pairs. I'm looking forward to seeing what we are able to do with these topics!
A reminder of how the rules work:
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):
Good luck!
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FatherSteve 
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This is a brilliant list! Thank you, trident. For my first pair, I have uploaded lungs to Hobbies and Cheech and Chong to Entertainment. Reply #1. Nov 18 21, 3:00 AM |
LadyNym
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Yay! Awesome list! I'll take antlers and Romulus & Remus, please. Reply #2. Nov 18 21, 4:52 AM |
gme24
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Dice and Castor and Pollux Reply #3. Nov 19 21, 2:54 AM |
| gme24
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Unsurprisingly dice when to Hobbies and Castor and Pollux in Humanities. Reply #4. Nov 19 21, 3:26 AM |
tiye
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Super! My first pair will be wings and Woodward and Bernstein. Reply #5. Nov 19 21, 3:46 AM |
gracious1
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For my first pair, I'll take cymbals and Abbot & Costello. Reply #6. Nov 23 21, 11:07 PM |
| FatherSteve
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For my second pair, I have uploaded maracas to World and skull and bones to World, as well. Reply #7. Nov 24 21, 1:12 AM |
ramonesrule
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Great list! I'll take Bangers and Mash and Socks for my first pair Reply #8. Nov 25 21, 9:05 AM |
| gracious1
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Abbott & Costello went to Movies, while cymbals went to Music. I'm going to wait a bit to select my next pair. Reply #9. Nov 25 21, 4:09 PM |
| ramonesrule
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Bangers and Mash went to Music and Socks went to Hobbies. Reply #10. Nov 26 21, 6:24 PM |
| FatherSteve
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For my third pair, I have uploaded suspenders to Humanities and gin and tonic to Hobbies. Reply #11. Nov 26 21, 8:39 PM |
| LadyNym
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Antlers went to Animals, and Romulus and Remus to Humanities. For my second pair, I'll take "gloves" and "Sturm und Drang". Reply #12. Nov 28 21, 6:27 PM |
| LadyNym
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Gloves went to History, and Sturm und Drang to Literature. For my third pair of pairs, I'll take "high heels" and "Leda and the Swan". Reply #13. Nov 29 21, 2:43 PM |
| tiye
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Wings went to Movies and Woodward and Bernstein to World. Second pair is sunglasses and Antigua and Barbuda. Reply #14. Dec 08 21, 5:03 AM |
| tiye
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Sunglasses went to General (but will it stay there?) and Antigua and Barbuda went to World. A tiny break and will be back for the third pair of pairs. Reply #15. Dec 09 21, 2:16 AM |
| FatherSteve
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For my fourth pair, may I please have kidneys and Adam and Eve? Reply #16. Dec 10 21, 2:28 PM |
| FatherSteve
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Kidneys were posted to Hobbies and Adam and Eve were posted to Humanities. I will now adopt radio silence until the limit of four pairs is lifted by Supreme Interrogatory Headquarters. Reply #17. Dec 10 21, 3:21 PM |
| gracious1
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I'll take twins and Lewis and Clark Reply #18. Dec 13 21, 2:34 PM |
| FatherSteve
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There having been no movement in this thread since 13 December, it seems that trident will be open to contributions from those who have already submitted four pairs. Hoping that to be correct, I have uploaded "handcuffs" to Television and "Smith & Wesson" to World. If I have erred, forgive me, as a first act of clemency in the New Year. Reply #19. Jan 01 22, 12:37 AM |
Southendboy
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You know, I'm gobsmacked with admiration for the people in this group - I can hardly understand the instructions, let alone devise anything! You're way out of my league! Happy New Year to everybody anyway. Malcolm Reply #20. Jan 01 22, 5:54 AM |
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