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the shizzle => chuffing => Topic started by: SA Chris on October 27, 2015, 04:05:35 pm

Title: rock type quiz
Post by: SA Chris on October 27, 2015, 04:05:35 pm: http://www.climbing.com/news/quiz-how-well-do-you-know-climbing-geology/

I scored a lowly 6 :(
Title: Re: rock type quiz
Post by: fried on October 27, 2015, 04:12:42 pm: 2 for me, I should get out more. Reminds me of a multiple choice physics exam I did, where I'd've been better off marking 'A' for everything and going home.
Title: Re: rock type quiz
Post by: AndyR on October 27, 2015, 04:43:13 pm: 8
Failed on some obscure formation names...
Title: Re: rock type quiz
Post by: Drew on October 27, 2015, 04:45:01 pm: Quote from: fried on October 27, 2015, 04:12:42 pm
2 for me, I should get out more. Reminds me of a multiple choice physics exam I did, where I'd've been better off marking 'A' for everything and going home.

Same. Although the final one was wrong, as in the UK most climbing holds are PE, but I figured from the previous 11 questions that it was US based. For some reason the US prefers the sweatier, faster-polishing PU.
Title: Re: rock type quiz
Post by: tomtom on October 27, 2015, 04:57:40 pm: Pah! Some of those questions were stupidly hard... Like looking at a red car and saying is the colour sunset red, blush or flaming rose.
Title: Re: rock type quiz
Post by: Fiend on October 27, 2015, 05:50:38 pm: What? It's all US shit. Whatever. Next.
Title: Re: rock type quiz
Post by: SA Chris on October 27, 2015, 07:48:17 pm: Quote from: AndyR on October 27, 2015, 04:43:13 pm
8
Failed on some obscure formation names...

Likewise
Title: Re: rock type quiz
Post by: jwi on October 28, 2015, 09:47:30 am: 9/12 but I had more than one guess that went the right way
Title: Re: rock type quiz
Post by: dave on October 28, 2015, 10:10:56 am: Quote from: Fiend on October 27, 2015, 05:50:38 pm
What? It's all US shit. Whatever. Next.

This.

I haven't heard of most of those crags.
Title: Re: rock type quiz
Post by: SA Chris on October 28, 2015, 10:32:13 am: And that's a failing of you or the quiz?
Title: Re: rock type quiz
Post by: andy_e on October 28, 2015, 10:57:18 am: Quite difficult identifying rocks when they're not in your hand/in front of your face.
Title: Re: rock type quiz
Post by: Fiend on October 28, 2015, 11:04:55 am: It's a failing of the person who posted a US-centric quiz on a UK bouldering forum, whoever that was.
Title: Re: rock type quiz
Post by: SA Chris on October 28, 2015, 11:21:16 am: It's from climbing.com FFS, what did you expect? Them to ask you to identify different rocks from the Culm coast?
Title: Re: rock type quiz
Post by: Fiend on October 28, 2015, 11:49:16 am: I was hoping for "Identify Rock Types Of The Lleyn Peninsula By Analysing How Many Holds You Pull Off (With Bonus Points For Highlighting How Many Rock Names In North Wales Rock Are Completely Made Up"....
Title: Re: rock type quiz
Post by: SA Chris on October 28, 2015, 11:51:36 am: You mean weetabixolite isn't a real name?
Title: Re: rock type quiz
Post by: AndyR on October 28, 2015, 05:38:09 pm: Quote from: SA Chris on October 28, 2015, 11:51:36 am
You mean weetabixolite isn't a real name?
Fubarite is the accepted name...
Title: Re: rock type quiz
Post by: andy_e on October 29, 2015, 09:21:27 am: I thought the Lleyn was welshite?