This or That - Round 38

[Buzz]

Yes


Is the first Dare stone authentic?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dare_Stones

YES
or
NO

 

[Maofan7]

No (probably forgeries)

Is Bob Dole right about Ted Cruz and Donald Trump - Yes or No?

 

[Buzz]

No


Pride and Prejudice
OR
Sense and Sensibility

 

[Maofan7]

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen or George Eliot?

 

[Buzz]

Jane Austin


Isabel II of Spain
Elizabeth I
Queen Victoria
Catherine the Great
Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem

 

[Maofan7]

Elizabeth I

Who wrote the works attributed to Shakespeare?

William Shakespeare
Sir Francis Bacon
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
Christopher Marlowe
William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby
A mixture of the above
Other(s)

 

[falling_dance]

William Shakespeare, who might have set other writers' words to verse on occasion (as with Holinshed) but who probably authored 95% or more of what was published himself. I base that on no expertise whatsoever.

Shakespeare's sonnets or the following three plays: Romeo and Juliet, Much Ado about Nothing, and All's Well That Ends Well?

 

[Maofan7]

Shakespeare's sonnets

Who deserves the most credit for the discovery of Neptune: John Couch Adams or Urbain Le Verrier or Johann Gottfried Galle?

 

[falling_dance]

Galle, IMO. What say you?

Joni Mitchell or Leonard Cohen?

 

[Buzz]

Leonard Cohen


Indira Gandhi
OR
Margaret Thatcher

 

[Maofan7]

1. Joni Mitchell
2. Margaret Thatcher (definitely not Gandhi due to this)

Best version of Big Yellow Taxi?

Joni Mitchell
The Neighbourhood
Moya (Maire) Brennan
Amy Grant
Counting Crows ft Vanessa Carlton
Bob Dylan
Other

 

[falling_dance]

Joni Mitchell

hot cocoa, cider, coffee, or tea?

 

[Maofan7]

Hot Cocoa

Open-Casket Funerals - Yay or Nay?

 

[Buzz]

NAY!!!

Raquel Welch
Sofia Loren
Sophie Marceau
Audrey Hepburn

 

[Maofan7]

Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday or Breakfast at Tiffany's?

 

[Buzz]

Roman Holiday


Have the mystery of what happened to Rudyard Kipling's son John been solved?
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35321716

YES
or
NO

 

[Maofan7]

Yes

Will Sanders overtake Clinton to win the 2016 Democratic nomination for President - Yes or No?

 

[Buzz]

NO


The famed crystal skulls of Mesoamerica:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_skull

Modern forgeries
OR
Genuine artifacts

 

[Maofan7]

Modern forgeries

Will the world end before 2021 - Yes or No?

 

[Buzz]

Nope


Beowulf
Epic of Gilgamesh
Aeneid
Ramayana
Iliad

P.S.
And even if it is true, then I hope they at least finish the newest Star Wars trilogy before the end.

 

[Maofan7]

Iliad

Which of the following film awards produces the most credible results?

The Oscars
The Golden Globes
The BAFTA's

 

[Buzz]

Golden Globes


Space tourism?

YAY
or
NAY

 

[Maofan7]

Yay

Charlotte Rampling's statement on the Oscar nominations - Agree or Disagree?

 

[Buzz]

DISAGREE!!!


Portobello Mushroom burgers
OR
Veggie burger

 

[Maofan7]

Portobello Mushroom burgers

Best of the following films about the transition from silent films to talkies?

The Artist (2011 Film)
Singin' in the Rain (1952 Film)

 

[Buzz]

Singin' in the Rain


The planned Avatar trilogy?
http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/14/5...cks-up-lead-actors-for-his-new-avatar-trilogy

YES
or
NO

 

[Maofan7]

Yes

Would Lyndon Johnson have won the 1968 Presidential election had he run - Yes or No?

Note: Had Johnson been re-elected for a second full term, he would have only survived it by 2 days, as he died on the 22nd January 1973 - 2 days after the inauguration (20th January 1973)

 

[Buzz]

Yes


Is Hyperloop the future of high speed travel?
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-35361093

YES
or
NO

 

[Maofan7]

No

Will Russia be permitted to compete in Athletics at the 2016 Olympics - Yes or No?

 

[Buzz]

No


Sarah Malinda Bladock
Albert Cashier
Frances Clalin
Harriet Tubman