If you got a good score, was it due to drug or tolkien knowledge? Or evenly both?
Tolkien, in my case. In fact, I was a bit bummed out that I got 23/24.
Antidepressants or Tolkien
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#52For anyone who is looking for information on the different kinds of antidepressants mentioned in this game (which I failed most completely despite being broadly familiar), here is a great article from Dr. Scott Siskind (aka Scott Alexander of SlateStarCodex/AstralCodexTen): https://lorienpsych.com/2021/06/05/depression/
I am not a huge fan of Siskind on all things but he has a great ability to explain complex topics simply when he is an expert, and he is on this.
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#53Two of my favorites of this genre are "Ikea Furniture or Metal Band" and "Drug or Pokemon". I did terribly at the first one since I don't know enough metal I guess, but I aced the latter, despite realizing that "Remoraid" actually does sound more like some sort of join pain cream or something than a pokemon.
You might enjoy my Planet From Dr Who or Hair Care Product game[0].
[0] https://sheep.horse/2019/5/quiz_-_planet_from_doctor_who_or_...
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#5421/24
That was fun, also surprised by the difficulty.
Kept slipping up on the less known Gondorian kings.
Also if your a filthy casual like me and cba to re-read the Silmarilion, Nerd of the Rings is a, solid YT channel.
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#55Re: Antidepressants or Tolkien
#56If you’ve read The Silmarillion it’s not too difficult, as Elvish names have common construction patterns and sounds.
20/24 - some of the choices near the end were tricky. Have read Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, History of Middle Earth 1-3
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#57Wtf I got sildenafil which isn’t an antidepressant or tolkien
Funny you got flagged by what I assume is a viagra spam bot check.
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#58Another classic of this genre, brought to you by McSweeney's: https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/armed-band-of-thugs-or-m...
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#59I'm really surprised at what a challenge that turned out to be. I was certain I was gonna have no problems distinguishing drugs from Tolkien characters, but I only got 15/24 in the end. Recognized a few obvious brand names and characters, but half the time I had to resort to straight-up guessing. Some of those drug names totally sound like Tolkien characters.
None of the drug names sounded like Tolkien characters to me. I guess native English speakers are at a disadvantage, because they are more likely to consider the names as they would be pronounced in English. The intended pronunciation is usually close to Classical Latin, which means that pronouncing the names in any other European language is likely closer to the truth. And when you pronounce the names in that langua…
So you were 100% correct on the test?
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#60I'm really surprised at what a challenge that turned out to be. I was certain I was gonna have no problems distinguishing drugs from Tolkien characters, but I only got 15/24 in the end. Recognized a few obvious brand names and characters, but half the time I had to resort to straight-up guessing. Some of those drug names totally sound like Tolkien characters.
None of the drug names sounded like Tolkien characters to me. I guess native English speakers are at a disadvantage, because they are more likely to consider the names as they would be pronounced in English. The intended pronunciation is usually close to Classical Latin, which means that pronouncing the names in any other European language is likely closer to the truth. And when you pronounce the names in that langua…
I'm European and I studied Latin for 6 years in high school and yet I found the test very challenging.