Question Of the Day for
May 13, 2008
Question was submitted by:  Emperor Skanton the Great
Emperor Skanton the Great TOTAL Question Rating is : 2.4904 out of a 4.00
 In the old movie, "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea," what is fundamentally wrong with that title?
- No hypen between "twenty" and "thousand."
- It is impossible for an ocean on Earth to be that deep.
- It does not describe whether it's a baseball, football or rugby league.
- If it took place "under the sea," instead of submarines they would've had to use boring machines.
- The "the" is gramatically incorrect.
This question has a rating of: 2.58 | Total Responses | 245 | | Total Correct | 167 | | Correct | 68.16% |
People who correctly answered Masta T Well, actually it was a novel before it was a movie, and the novel was originally in french. Guess that explains the translation confusion. The 20,000 Leagues refers to the length of the journey. The distance is about 3 times around the earth. I have six dollars Todd R. Todd R. Correct about the confusion with regard to distance and depth. However there is an implication in that title, I guess, that the submarine and the journey, etc, was taking place "20,000 leagues under the sea," at the depth of 20,000 leagues. It used to mean a distance a person or horse could travel in an hour. ?? catskill_g coastalsc Fred the Shitass Farfnarf  Hands, "I wonder if they changed the furnace filters often," Blinker here in Frostbit Falls, MN. My guess is that Captain Nemo used his beard and stuff. LOL! ...er, brus -Canadian The sea and earth has been around the sun 54 times since I was born. booda  Hans "QOD Spelling Police Alert! Skanton has lost his boring hypen!" Brinker here in the Netherlands. Surprised that old Jules Verne would have made a movie with that mistake in its title. Critters But it's a catchier title than "20,000 Leagues Traveled Under the Sea" Mr K. I think they drove around for 20K Leagues trying to see what all was on the bottom gomarkt Casey Jones
That's the dance where Marty's parents kiss for the first time, right? bj2 Bennyboy A really deep question ken jennings mwood21 phylwitch jeffddude1959 jeffdude from Albuquerque NM SeaJay Jim R Feliciano Sproing ~! distance, not depth mlab olddog Log Sniffer CLUBBER Pickle Plants 
I thought you were right CJ, (funny!) so I went looking for a good quote and found this:
Lorraine Baines: Anyway, your Grandpa hit him with the car, and brought him into the house. He seemed so helpless, like a little lost puppy. And my heart just went out to him.
Linda McFly: Yeah, Mom, we know. You've told us this story a million times. You felt sorry for him, so you decided to go with him to the Fish Under the Sea dance.
Lorraine Baines: No, no, it was the Enchantment Under the Sea dance. WONGA TONGA NO HAVE SELF-CONTAINED UNDERWATER BREATHING APPARATUS. carpeng Earl   musicman52151 Twinkle Toes Now movies are nothing but crap. I'VE HAD IT!! northwestphreak I'm not sure why Skanton is laughing in the explanation, especially given that his answer is wrong (as has been pointed out by several people). Skanton The answer is not wrong, booba breath of the north. It is based on the popular premise of the movie/book title refering to "beneath" rather than length. Now, go back to your gummie bears, feces brain. Bugget Bugget very interesting.. I'll bet it was meant to describe great depth and that the writer did not know what a "league" was. -Canadian Happy birthday Stevie Wonder. (we share birthday) flan the man Nuggetino del Rumpolio
oy vey! darkstar Nyalpers  
I will give you your due. I am the Tallyman! Zaphod Beebelbrox Zaphod Beebelbrox Mmmm I've been around the Guinnessbrewery 54 times since I was born *hic* nodrog Bjorn Raks (most sense answer) Lox and Bagels QOD COP! Nothing to see here. Move along move along now, nothing to see here. jakec
Question Of the Day for
May 12, 2008
Question was submitted by: burus
burus TOTAL Question Rating is : 2.1461 out of a 4.00
Which "holy book" is the oldest known? - Christian New Testament
- Islamic Koran
- Hindu Veda
Explanation: The Veda is the oldest known religious writings.
http://www.cftech.com/BrainBank/OTHERREFERENCE/RELIGION/HolyBooks.html This question has a rating of: 2.28 | Total Responses | 222 | | Total Correct | 177 | | Correct | 79.73% | | Count | Percentage | Answer |
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| 12 | 5.41% | Christian New Testament | | 33 | 14.86% | Islamic Koran | | 177 | 79.73% | Hindu Veda |
People who correctly answered bj2 Interesting book Todd R. I miss that oy sigh gibnee guy. *sniff* oy sigh gibnee yay catskill_g brus had to be CLUBBER coastalsc Critters Pickle Plants *** src="http://www.wyckoffambulance.org/images/smallpickle.jpg">
Same age as the Old Testament gomarkt jeepzeke olddog Sproing ~! mwood21 booda *** src="http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/3263/0131313215932ay.jpg">Hans "so old it pre-dates literacy" Brinker here in the Netherlands. I own an ancient instruction manual for dyke-pluggers. It's in Braille. the snakedoctor .-. -Canadian Bonjour ! Casey Jones
Thanks Critters and PP. As far as family gatherings go (if you get my drift), we had a pretty nice day yesterday :-) SeaJay Jim R Feliciano Zaphod Beebelbrox mlab John northwestphreak Yay for simple questions on Monday!!!! phylwitch flan the man bunzer carpeng bj2 WONGA TONGA NO KNEEL. darkstar Fred the Shitass nodrog nodrog WOW 1,564 questions answered WOWMadisen's Mama surfdog jakec Bennyboy Good Reading!
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