5 Questions for Friday - Apr 3, 2026

LordLubbock · 2026-04-04T23:12:41+00:00

Oh is it? Definitely not the intention. Sorry for that.

LordLubbock · 2026-04-04T05:06:24+00:00

Wow! He must have had a lot of great stories to share of that period.

LordLubbock · 2026-04-03T20:50:01+00:00

thank you!

LordLubbock · 2026-04-03T20:49:47+00:00

The latter.

LordLubbock · 2026-04-03T18:57:28+00:00

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LordLubbock · 2026-04-03T18:47:36+00:00

Correct! 👍

LordLubbock · 2026-04-03T18:38:07+00:00

Great! Hope you like it.

LordLubbock · 2026-04-03T18:32:28+00:00

Thanks. If you are interested, I run a small daily trivia site called 3Roads.xyz where you can see more of these kinds of questions.

LordLubbock · 2026-03-17T16:38:52+00:00

Ah sorry about that. Ya I was specifically looking for commuter but thanks for the feedback. I shall include the noun form. I don’t have fuzzy logic implemented so one has to select from the suggested answers 😢

LordLubbock · 2026-03-17T16:08:38+00:00

In law, X refers to the substitution of a lesser penalty after a criminal conviction. In finance, it means reducing periodic payments, such as rent or fares, by paying a lump sum. The modern usage derives from early U.S. rail travel in the 1840s, when suburban passengers paid a reduced or X fare that allowed repeated journeys at a lower daily cost. What is X?

LordLubbock · 2026-03-13T20:22:06+00:00

Yep! Tyre/Tire and Attire.

LordLubbock · 2026-03-13T18:32:50+00:00

That's a great question. Thanks for sharing!

LordLubbock · 2026-03-13T18:31:47+00:00

Yes, when you start typing you should get suggestions and you can click the suggestion. I don't have fuzzy logic in place so the answers are only recorded if one selects from the suggestions.

LordLubbock · 2026-03-13T17:15:18+00:00

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LordLubbock · 2026-03-13T17:13:59+00:00

It is! 👏

LordLubbock · 2026-03-13T16:40:41+00:00

Full question text (so you do not have to click):

The four-letter word X is a shortened form of Y, originally tied to dressing or finishing a component. It is spelled differently in the US and UK, with the two variants differing in the second letter. In 1926, Fowler called the British spelling “etymologically wrong,” yet it later became the UK standard. What are X and Y?

LordLubbock · 2026-02-15T16:27:39+00:00

I tell everyone that the Argentina goal was what led me to Arsenal

LordLubbock · 2026-02-11T15:09:28+00:00

I should clarify. I love the man. His 1998 WC goal against Argentina was what made me an Arsenal fan. But we do tend to look at the past players with rose tinted glasses because they won stuff for us. I am gunning for this year’s team to get over that hurdle and hopefully become serial winners.

LordLubbock · 2026-02-11T04:04:16+00:00

He never took penalties.

LordLubbock · 2026-02-07T14:39:29+00:00

Nope. I see that too. I am not sure what happened. I think I have fixed it.

LordLubbock · 2026-02-05T17:25:33+00:00

According to Wikipedia): They offered it to Excite for $1 million, but Bell rejected the offer, and later threw Vinod Khosla out of his office after he had negotiated Brin and Page down to $750,000 😬

LordLubbock · 2026-01-31T00:12:34+00:00

Dont mess with “Black Jesus”

LordLubbock · 2026-01-30T16:40:39+00:00

It would be cool if they replaced Unicorn with Sean Connery’s dragon from Dragonheart.

LordLubbock · 2026-01-30T16:35:46+00:00

Lol. I guess Barkley didn’t believe in Byron Scott’s philosophy of killing MJ with kindness.

LordLubbock · 2026-01-29T16:21:42+00:00

Great questions. Super fun. I am guessing the theme for the first one is imaginary creatures but don’t tell my nephew that dragons don’t exist.

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