But then it would be incorrect. It is a proper name after all. And Neptune is the Roman name. That would be like saying the greatest Chicago Bulls player was Miguel Jordan.
When I read the pizza question I guessed every city in Italy. Then it finally dawned on me it is probably another American question. I guessed Chicago immediately!
It helps to know a few words of latin. I didnt know somnambulist, but I figured it out :) First thought of dream, then sleep, but had no idea about the ending (thought what word is there that involves sleep and a induvidual, maybe some kind of sleep therapist.. :P) then I saw ambulare and thought ow yea walking.
I didnt get sherpa though :( first typed sjepra then sheirpa then both in plural..
the question about the Quran should be worded as "not more than four", rather than "as many as four", since what the Quran did was restrict polygamy, rather than authorize it. it was broadly practised at the time, and the Qur'an limited the conditions under which it was allowed.
I thought the fill in the blank was a short poem so I spent a few minutes typing every word I could recall that rhymes with eye. Then I spent another minute trying to spell the name of the candy that melts in your mouth but not in your hand before remembering ET's peanut butter addiction.
It is possible that 7% have purposely missed the 1812 question in order to spark a lively debate about how stupid people can be. It is a honey pot question.
Maybe we should add a couple of acceptable answers for somnambulist. For example, "walks while sleeping" or "sleeps and walks". I am not a native English speaker and I didn't know the answer given here is an actual word.
I'm not sure that I understand the idea of a month "happening." I entered January anyway because it seemed obvious, but the question does not seem to make real sense worded that way.
I thought Hammourabi was the one who said “an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind” then I realised he was the one who made the law “an eye for an eye”. oops
I didnt get sherpa though :( first typed sjepra then sheirpa then both in plural..