I got that one just by guessing a three-syllable rhyme ending on '-ace' that I have kind of heard before. Felt like shooting in the dark and hitting bullseye.
You know Supernatural has taken over your life when your first thoughts upon seeing the one about Tuesday were 1) Heat of the Moment/Rise and shine Sammy and 2) Pig in a Poke.
Your advil clue doesn't translate well. Might I suggest that it is very "US-centric"? And before you say it, yes I know that this trade name is used in a dozen or so other countries as well as the US but that hardly makes it universal, does it? In my opinion, best to keep trade names out of jetpunk quizzes altogether lest one is accused of advertising.
Even without worrying about the trade names of Tylenol and Advil (in my country Australia we have Panadol and Nurofen instead of these), the chemical name acetaminophen is only used in the US and Japan, while Europe and Australia use paracetamol. Ibuprofen however is more universal.
The clue would be improved by switching it around and making acetaminophen/paracetamol the desired answer instead of ibuprofen. That way, type-ins could allow either to be acceptable.
By requiring knowledge of the US-centric term acetaminophen to understand the analogy, the clue is indeed US-centric.
That is a pretty local rhyme. Not known in non english speaking countries. Same for the christmas song, I know of it, but that is it (because it comes around in quizzes here quite reguarly :/) but you are mistaken if you think it is internationally known. Unlike several other christmas songs. (Jingle bells, rudolph the rednosed raindeer, dreaming of a white christmas and several others).
I don't think the rhymes of 1 specific country has a place in an international quiz. No way of knowing for the rest of the world. (Maybe you were under the impression they wére globally known? Because i haven't for instance seen you post Polish rhymes)
I can understand people complaining of a US bias on ocassion, but even though it's a bit archaic now, I've come across that particular rhyme in every english-speaking country in the world, and since this is an english-language quiz, it seems strange to complain of a bias in this case.
When I take a spanish-language quiz, I expect to encounter some things that are specific to Spanish or Latin American culture. Likewise, when I take a german-language quiz, I expect to encounter questions relating to the culture and cultural history of german-speaking countries.
I'm sorry i know this is really old but it's so funny to me that I just saw a comment you made on a different quiz about wednesday addams namesake like 9 days before this comment and this is literally the poem it came from
could you allow "Elphaba"? Annie could be the name of the character that sings the song, as well as the name of the show it's taken from; at least that was my first thought
Those questions seem almost impossible for a non-native speaker.
I guess I can say that I learned something new today. Thanks ;)
The clue would be improved by switching it around and making acetaminophen/paracetamol the desired answer instead of ibuprofen. That way, type-ins could allow either to be acceptable.
By requiring knowledge of the US-centric term acetaminophen to understand the analogy, the clue is indeed US-centric.
I don't think the rhymes of 1 specific country has a place in an international quiz. No way of knowing for the rest of the world. (Maybe you were under the impression they wére globally known? Because i haven't for instance seen you post Polish rhymes)
When I take a spanish-language quiz, I expect to encounter some things that are specific to Spanish or Latin American culture. Likewise, when I take a german-language quiz, I expect to encounter questions relating to the culture and cultural history of german-speaking countries.