The Teensies' General Knowledge Quiz – Season 13 – Reese Riverson

[The Jonster]

The Scoville Heat Scale right, I think it was named after Melvin Scoville?

[SilentSanctuary]

Scoville indeed!

(Although it was named after Wilbur Scoville, not Melvin, but it doesn't really matter since that wasn't part of the question )

Pirez – 1 point
The Jonster – 1 point

Question #3: Which famous philosopher is known for the phrase "I think, therefore I am"?

[Pirez]

René Descartes.

[SilentSanctuary]

Exactly.

Pirez – 2 points
The Jonster – 1 point


Question #4: If you have a standardly tuned classical guitar and you play the 4th string at the third fret, which tone do you get?

[LoveMetal]

A#?

[SilentSanctuary]

That's unfortunately not what I'm looking for. By 4th string, I mean the fourth one counting from the high-pitched E string (i.e. the third lowest string by pitch).

[LoveMetal]

In what kind of under-developped country do we count the strings starting from the highest one?

[SilentSanctuary]

In what kind of under-developped country do we count the strings starting from the highest one?

In... most of them, I think? At least I suppose that's the standard (in any case, sorry for not specifying the order the strings should be counted in)

EDIT: I'll just repost the question, since there's been some messages in between:
Question #4: If you have a standardly tuned classical guitar and you play the 4th string at the third fret, which tone do you get? (The strings are counted from the high E string down.)

[Pirez]

I'm no guitar expert, but from my calculations you'd get an F#, which is the same grade I'll be getting if this isn't the correct answer.

[SilentSanctuary]

That's really close, but still no...

[Aaron]

Normal F?

[SilentSanctuary]

That's it.

Pirez – 2 points
The Jonster – 1 point
Aaron – 1 point

Question #5: Which one of these is not a song by The Beatles?
a) I Want to Hold Your Hand
b) Imagine
c) Blackbird
d) Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds

[Pirez]

Blackbird.

[SilentSanctuary]

Ow, unfortunately not Blackbird is definitely by the Beatles...

[The Jonster]

Imagine - John Lennon (I’m gonna be mad if I got his name wrong)

[SilentSanctuary]

Right you are, and right you got the name.

Pirez – 2 points
The Jonster – 2 points
Aaron – 1 point

Question #6: The term "laser" originated as an acronym. What does this acronym stand for?

[Pirez]

Oh goodie, one of the things I studied in engineering school. It's "Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation"

[SilentSanctuary]

That's right.

Pirez – 3 points
The Jonster – 2 points
Aaron – 1 point

Question #7: What is the name of the famous female pilot and aviation pioneer who disappeared during an attempt to fly around the world in the late 1930s?

[The Jonster]

Is it Amelia Earhart?

[SilentSanctuary]

It is.

Pirez – 3 points
The Jonster – 3 points
Aaron – 1 point

Question #8: What is the most populated country in Africa?