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[Hadel]

You have your sights set on 12k?!?! Geez.WINNERS=========penguinman - IErachima - IPostmaxanator - - MCMXIFINAL STANDINGS (Round II) -Quickest round for any quiz I can remember here... less than 24 hours!====================1. Erachima - 402. penguinman - 173. mushroomaster - 1All non-participants/non-scorers - 0X. Postmaxanator - -2100Round III=========No odds this time. It might just be chalkboard material for a new rising star. bizarre:exotic::A. wild:tameB. lively:lividC. stage:dancerD. commonplace:routineE. ordinary:exceptional Please choose an answer but also make sure to explain why you chose it. If you do not explain, you will not be awarded points. After two wrong attempts, the question will be changed.Whether someone answers it in 5 seconds or 5 hours, I'm done with this thread tonight. Erachima set records tonight. I'm done; I might post in other threads here and there before sleeping... but I'm DONE with this one!

Edited by Dragon Blue, 11 January 2007 - 12:02 PM.

[Hadel]

Uh... why would you want to catch Ody?!?WINNERS (and LOSER)===============penguinman - IErachima - IPostmaxanator - - MCMXISTANDINGS========1. Erachima - 1lullaby:barcarole::A. birth:marriageB. night:morningC. cradle:gondolaD. song:poemE. carol:sonneteer Please choose an answer but also make sure to explain why you chose it. If you do not explain, you will not be awarded points. After two wrong attempts, the question will be changed.

[pengu]

C. cradle gondola. lullabys to cradles, barcaroles to gondolas. cos odys the highest. but by the time erachima gets to 12k, ody will probs have 20k.

[Hadel]

I dunno... I haven't seen Ody going at a crazy pace with closing topics lately...WINNERS (and LOSER)===============penguinman - IErachima - IPostmaxanator - - MCMXISTANDINGS========1. Erachima - 11. penguinman - 1muffle:sound::A. conceal:secretB. assuage:griefC. maul:objectD. extract:flavorE. endure:agony Please choose an answer but also make sure to explain why you chose it. If you do not explain, you will not be awarded points. After two wrong attempts, the question will be changed.Maybe the winner of this round should take over the quiz for me. =\

[Hadel]

That's a pretty good guess, but there is one that is better. The act of concealing a secret is much different than that of muffling a sound. Think a little more about the other options left on the table. One more guess left.EDIT: with muffling, the sound still exists and can actually be heard, correct? When concealing a secret, it exists but can't be identified by anyone who doesn't already know.

Edited by Dragon Blue, 12 January 2007 - 12:05 AM.

[Hadel]

Ok, to muffle a sound is to lessen the sound. To assuage grief is to lessen grief. It was as simple as that. Sorry.EDIT: also, to endure agony is not to lessen it, but rather to go through the full pain of it.WINNERS (and LOSER)===============penguinman - IErachima - IPostmaxanator - - MCMXISTANDINGS========1. Erachima - 11. penguinman - 1tango:dance::A. stanza:lineB. tonality:instrumentationC. arabesque:themeD. rhyme:patternE. elegy:poem Please choose an answer but also make sure to explain why you chose it. If you do not explain, you will not be awarded points. After two wrong attempts, the question will be changed.

Edited by Dragon Blue, 12 January 2007 - 12:28 AM.

[Hadel]

Correct.WINNERS (and LOSER)===============penguinman - IErachima - IPostmaxanator - - MCMXISTANDINGS========1. Erachima - 11. penguinman - 11. Seashairo - 1dory:van::A. dairy:cowB. fish:vehicleC. freighter:caissonD. runners:wheelsE. Danish:DutchPlease choose an answer but also make sure to explain why you chose it. If you do not explain, you will not be awarded points. After two wrong attempts, the question will be changed.

[Hadel]

LOLOk, sorry.You see, I'm not asking aboutdory:runner::van:______I'm asking about the relationship between dory and van! One more guess! :)EDIT: ok, it wasn't that funny, I can see where you're coming from, but it's just not about that kind of relationship between the words. That doesn't quite work here.

Edited by Dragon Blue, 12 January 2007 - 12:48 AM.

[Hadel]

Ok, you did the same thing again. It's wrong. When you look at dory:van::fish:vehicle... it just doesn't make sense like that... dory is to a van as a fish is to a vehicle? The only ones that truly correlate are the vehicles. The correct answer is C. Again, sorry.WINNERS (and LOSER)===============penguinman - IErachima - IPostmaxanator - - MCMXISTANDINGS========1. Erachima - 11. penguinman - 11. Seashairo - 1saw:carpenter::A. scissor:tailorB. wagon:farmerC. brush:painterD. typewriter:authorE. trowel:bricklayer Please choose an answer but also make sure to explain why you chose it. If you do not explain, you will not be awarded points. After two wrong attempts, the question will be changed.

[pengu]

without thinking about it too much, a.saw is used by a carpenter to cut, scissors by a tailor to cut. merh. could be wrong.

[Hadel]

At least you didn't have to think too much.WINNERS (and LOSER)===============penguinman - IErachima - IPostmaxanator - - MCMXISTANDINGS========1. penguinman - 22. Erachima - 12. Seashairo - 1necromancy:ghosts::A. magic:legerdemainB. alchemy:goldC. sorcery:spiritsD. fortune telling:gypsiesE. romance:storiesPlease choose an answer but also make sure to explain why you chose it. If you do not explain, you will not be awarded points. After two wrong attempts, the question will be changed.

[pengu]

hm. b.necromancy is about raising the spirits of the dead, from a different form. to communicate with themalchemy is about "raising gold" from a different form . transmutation.

[Hadel]

hm. b.necromancy is about raising the spirits of the dead, from a different form. to communicate with themalchemy is about "raising gold" from a different form . transmutation.

Ok, you're close on this, but remember that a different word that would work is "conjure" instead of "raise"... conjure really works better in this situation. One more guess.

[pengu]

c. sorcery, to conjure spirits. merh. im lazy.

[pengu]

well. in that case i will change my logic, but keep my answer. sorcery is defined as "the use of power gained from evil spirits" or, "the art, practices, or spells of a person who is supposed to exercise supernatural powers through the aid of evil spirits; black magic; witchery."necromancy is defined as "a method of divination through alleged communication with the dead; black art." or "magic in general, esp. that practiced by a witch or sorcerer; sorcery; witchcraft; conjuration"so heres the loopy logic. ghosts/the dead are used in necromancy, and spirits are used in sorcery. comprende senor?yeah, and also, its a necromancy is to ghosts as X is to Y relationship, not a necromancy is to X as ghosts is to Y relation.

[Hadel]

Well, sorry for any confusion I made with the "conjure" thing, but yea, pengy got the right answer.WINNERS (and LOSER)===============penguinman - IErachima - IPostmaxanator - - MCMXISTANDINGS========1. penguinman - 32. Erachima - 12. Seashairo - 1parquet:wood::A. color:paintingB. mosaic:glassC. potpourri:medleyD. collage:tapestryE. linoleum:marblePlease choose an answer but also make sure to explain why you chose it. If you do not explain, you will not be awarded points. After two wrong attempts, the question will be changed.