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hows yours? do you think it matters how much general knowledge someone has? Someone i know was called stupid for not knowing a capital city that most people probably would have known..... but its not like it makes a person more intelligent, its just randomly storing facts.
Im one of those who cant remember a thing but i surprise myself watching silly tv quiz shows sometimes and loads of times when i dont know then they give the answer im like...'ah yeah'
Im one of those who cant remember a thing but i surprise myself watching silly tv quiz shows sometimes and loads of times when i dont know then they give the answer im like...'ah yeah'
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Not so much that Duncer, he seemed to break contact with me after I dared to appear friendly to one of his attempted (and failed) female 'conquests' here.
There were similarities in our interests in grammar and language, we clashed on this a few times but the difference (IMO) is that I was able to laugh at it and he wasn't, so he reacted by: 1) posting a couple of videos of me that revealed personal details then 2) sent me to Coventry.
There were similarities in our interests in grammar and language, we clashed on this a few times but the difference (IMO) is that I was able to laugh at it and he wasn't, so he reacted by: 1) posting a couple of videos of me that revealed personal details then 2) sent me to Coventry.
Goodness, Mark! When my pub team in Manningtree won the local league, we were very upset to lose one round to a team who were completely sober. They didn't touch a drink all night. We on the other hand, were sufficiently well fuelled that we couldn't, or woudn't (I forget which), say which country was named after Venice.
That's proper quizzing.Three pints in before starting; it's the only true and traditional way.
That's proper quizzing.Three pints in before starting; it's the only true and traditional way.
Who wants to be a millionaire returns to the TV next week and there's an interactive element. Should be interesting.
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Some general knowledge is surely useful.
When I was a lad we used British measurements (called Imperial) for everything, but we still had some idea of metric measurements because that came under the banner of 'general knowledge'.
In contrast, the other day the lady (in her early twenties) behind the counter in a local pharmacy had no idea what I meant when I asked for 1-inch micropore tape. "We didn't do inches at school", she said. I changed my order to 25mm tape and got it, somehow refraining from asking her why a familiarity with units that many people still use wasn't part of her 'general knowledge'.
I sincerely hope she knows about miles and yards because they are the only units allowed by law to show road distances in this country.
When I was a lad we used British measurements (called Imperial) for everything, but we still had some idea of metric measurements because that came under the banner of 'general knowledge'.
In contrast, the other day the lady (in her early twenties) behind the counter in a local pharmacy had no idea what I meant when I asked for 1-inch micropore tape. "We didn't do inches at school", she said. I changed my order to 25mm tape and got it, somehow refraining from asking her why a familiarity with units that many people still use wasn't part of her 'general knowledge'.
I sincerely hope she knows about miles and yards because they are the only units allowed by law to show road distances in this country.
Intelligence is pattern recognition.
It is basically the ability to come up with new information by linking existing information.
That's why IQ tests typically show a pattern of numbers, shapes or words and ask you to come up with the next in the sequence or identify the odd one out - it's testing your ability to recognise patterns
Now knowing a lot of information won't necessarilly help you in that process but the more information you know the more likely you are to be able to link new information with something you already know to come up with something novel.
The trick is in identifying and learning information that is likely to be useful.
That's why I have little time for people who think kids should memorise poems or historical dates.
Yes that probably exercises the mind but you're unlikely to retain very much useful from the process.
I think this Government's educational leanings in that direction are therefore not about education at all but rather in trying to give kids a common culture - specificially their particular common culture - one that doesn't move on but stays stuck in a time warp forever reciting Wordsworth and 1415 the battle of Agincourt
It is basically the ability to come up with new information by linking existing information.
That's why IQ tests typically show a pattern of numbers, shapes or words and ask you to come up with the next in the sequence or identify the odd one out - it's testing your ability to recognise patterns
Now knowing a lot of information won't necessarilly help you in that process but the more information you know the more likely you are to be able to link new information with something you already know to come up with something novel.
The trick is in identifying and learning information that is likely to be useful.
That's why I have little time for people who think kids should memorise poems or historical dates.
Yes that probably exercises the mind but you're unlikely to retain very much useful from the process.
I think this Government's educational leanings in that direction are therefore not about education at all but rather in trying to give kids a common culture - specificially their particular common culture - one that doesn't move on but stays stuck in a time warp forever reciting Wordsworth and 1415 the battle of Agincourt
I have a reasonable level of GK because I've had a broad education and have a wide range of interests. I know many highly intelligent people who have a limited GK because their focus as been largely on their subject of expertise and a narrow range of outside interests.
When it comes to quizzes etc, my view is always that a question is easy when you know the answer. Someone might know the capital of Belgium but they might be able to wow you with their knowledge of the periodic table.
p.s. I'm surprised that this thread started to go down an unpleasant route!
When it comes to quizzes etc, my view is always that a question is easy when you know the answer. Someone might know the capital of Belgium but they might be able to wow you with their knowledge of the periodic table.
p.s. I'm surprised that this thread started to go down an unpleasant route!
Yeah, but competitive quizzing is really no different from any other type of competitive activity. If you want to get better, you have to train / practice.
So, if you're a competitive quizzer, you would surely know that certain questions come up over and over again - we call them "chestnuts" - so you then have a choice: learn them and you'll become a "better" quizzer, or don't and you won't.
E.g. all quizzers know the US state capitals. Over the course of any given year, we have no need whatever to retain these facts, other than to answer correctly next time we're asked a question about them in a quiz, so we've all taken a short time and learnt them. Without getting into an argument about Puerto Rico, there are presently only fifty of them, so how hard could it realistically be?
So, if you're a competitive quizzer, you would surely know that certain questions come up over and over again - we call them "chestnuts" - so you then have a choice: learn them and you'll become a "better" quizzer, or don't and you won't.
E.g. all quizzers know the US state capitals. Over the course of any given year, we have no need whatever to retain these facts, other than to answer correctly next time we're asked a question about them in a quiz, so we've all taken a short time and learnt them. Without getting into an argument about Puerto Rico, there are presently only fifty of them, so how hard could it realistically be?
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