Personally I am OK with the question, it is the long incorrect answer I find out of place.

Agreed BxB - just a little too "risque" for my liking - and I am most certainly categorically NOT a prude - but I AM the parent of a 13 year old CHILD.

In an effort to see if it's me being an over-protective mum, I just asked my 14 year old daughter the question, she says, "Oh I heard that on Top Gear". I asked her if she had a problem with it being a quiz question and she said she thought it was acceptable, as it wasn't "expressed in a smutty manner", but was a "fact from a literary work". That told me! Hands slapped mummy lol

Re the above, I didn't give my daughter the 4 'answer' options, just asked her the question....the last option is somewhat risque...

I don't have a hang-up or fear of the word orgasm, but it would appear I am just being an over-protective mum.

That's one of the things I've been wondering for a long time, does it being a "fact from a literary work" make any difference? Should it? For instance, if it came up as a question in music as a rap song, what would we think/feel? Or as a quote from a movie? Personally I think it shouldn't matter at all, if something's okay it's okay, if it's not it's not, no matter what the source or the quiz category it is in.

Chicky you obviously have the kind of relationship with your daughter whereby you can discuss such things comfortably (and she sounds like a pretty clued-up kid!) but I imagine there are many parents who aren't so fortunate.

I must stress that it is not the word 'orgasm' that concerned me about the question in the first place. It was the 'overly long answer' as pointed out by Bx and Del, and the fact that it was a QQ, ie in the most likely place to be seen by youngsters. I'm constantly finding myself surprised and saddened at what people will 'still' be offended by, but that doesn't mean I can ignore the fact that they are. In other contexts I mean, obviously I feel this particular case to be different.

I don't have children myself, but I do know people who would have a problem with their children seeing this question (as evidenced by other responses). Again, it's not a matter of prudery, or of trying to hide anything from children, it's a matter of having some sort of input into what they find out and how they find out about it. And surely there are other ways of asking that question without the 'overly long answer' - 'climax' for example - if you have to ask it at all.

Obviously "inappropriateness" is subjective, which is why I wanted to see other peoples' opinions on this. As it is such a difficult area, any discussion can only help us all I reckon!

Given the right circumstances, and under PARENTAL (not teacher) guidance, the question and ALL it's answers could be adequately explained to a 13 year old.

Education about the 'ways of the world' is crucial to a child's CORRECT development - over exposure to smuttyness in ALL it's sinister guises, is damaging.

Just this FATHER OF FIVE's OPINION

I'm frankly surprised that one can take objection to that particular question.
In my opinion, that was an elegantly phrased question about one of the most famous novels of world literature, no matter how shocking it may have been at the time of its publication.
Perhaps the options could have been chosen more carefully (well, the long one was a little risqué but funny), but I didn't see anything there that could shock or corrupt the morals of the younger players.
I appreciate the fact that vulgarity, rudeness, and gratuitous sexual innuendoes are banned from this site - they are not only disturbing to children, but annoying to adults too! - but should we really avoid mentioning in quizzes all somewhat scandalous novels, movies or songs, or all those controversial works of art that were banned somewhere and in a certain historical context?
Didn't we read recently in the New Question Game that Mickey Mouse was prohibited for some years in Germany, Italy and Russia?
In my eyes, it makes a big difference if words like "orgasm" (which, by the way, it is such a scientific and common word nowadays that it's hard to believe that 13-year-old children haven't ever heard of it) are mentioned in connection with a work of art or with a cheap porno magazine or movie.

And how can a question about a famous novel possibly be offensive for other cultures? This is on a par with forbidding quizzes on religions, because they might offend followers of other faiths.

Mirella

There seem to be several threads of late in this 'genre' - as to what is and isn't appropriate.

A little while back we had the series of posts about a certain word of a 'sexual nature' that appeared in Word Wizard.

More recently we have discussed as to whether or not humour can be used in any and all quizzes - several examples of topic were cited as not being suitable.

The question of what is right, and what is wrong, is one that is highly subjective. It is therefore very difficult for the authors, and indeed the editors to 'keep a level head', and avoid any possible prejudices they may have, one way or the other.

As I said earlier in this thread, there are 3 subjects that are guaranteed to cause heated debate, sex, politics, and religion. I must say though, that it is refreshing to have all three of these potentially explosive subjects discussed in a rational and subjective manner - very uncommon on the internet!

"There are 3 topics guaranteed to evoke strong opinion, and potentially lead to at the very least, heated debate.
Namely, sex, politics, and religion"

Sorry, delboy, I must disagree here. There are 3 things I have learned *never* to talk about in pubs - politics, religion and the correct way to pronounce 'scone'. Only one of these has in my experience led to actual blows...

It's the scone one right!? haha. I had that discussion with my friends the other day...again!

Are we still friends? Hmmm

Please tell me you say [ss-gone] Quiz_Beagle My dad says [sc-own] and it used to drive me up the wall.

I have hilarious visions in my head now of QB starting a 'bun fight' in the local WI hehehehehehe

The scone is gone!

This made for a lively discussion on my team board recently.

Are you sure that those three topics are the most controversial in Britain? The most heated debate I have ever seen was at a party in London. At some point, ALL men (about 10-12) started discussing cricket rules, went on for hours, and none of them agreed with each other!
Needless to say that I, as an Italian, didn't understand a single word, and after that salad of opinions I knew about cricket even less than before.

You should try sitting in a Pub in South Wales discussing who is/was the best ever Welsh Rugby Union player!

For me it was Gareth Edwards, with Mervyn Davis a close second - Jonno is going to come in now and throw a pint of Brains SA over my head hehehehehe

It's deffo scone....that rhymes with bone and lone...otherwise it would be 'The Lon Ranger', and 'I have broken bon in my leg', gosh that sounds Inspector Clouseau lol

I don't think I like your ton there chicky hehehehe

Erm, I Don't quite weigh a ton, but might be a ston overweight lol

Oh you mean 'tone' that rhymes with scone ...ha ha

Hehe Del, I would probably agree with Gareth Edwards, with Neil Jenkins a close second.

Oh no demurechicky Scone rhymes with bone is dreadful :P

Same letter arrangements don't mean they have to sound the same - cough, dough. Anyone for tea and a scone rhymes with gone?

It's not often I agree with a Welshman but it's definitely scone gone and it's also definitely Gareth Edwards

That might make you a S'NOW' man then...ha ha

I do agree with Gareth Edwards though...

Wow - Jonno, did you see that butty boy - two English peeps who actually KNOW enough about Rugby, to know who the best player of all time is! hehehehe

*Runs away to hide behind Offa's Dyke, nonchalantly munching on a leek*

It's only because he's the only one I've ever heard of, oh apart from Barry John and Jonathon Wotsit who swapped to Rugby League....smiles sweetly...

I had the Lady Chatterley's Lover question in QQ as well. While I (like some of you) thought that the "molten joy" answer was absolutely hilarious, I also (like some of you) was a little bit surprised to find a question like that on FunTrivia.

Not sure what else to say on the issue, except that I trust the editors on here to exercise good judgement when it comes to what to allow and disallow as questions. While I might personally disagree with a decision (that means you, Nightmare ... my football poem was da bomb!) I think the editors have a good grasp on what Terry, the Admins, and FunTrivia's audience want from the site. It just goes to show how you can't please all of the people all of the time.

P.S. ... still just joking, Nightmare, if you read this post.