function getquestion($a) { //numeric value is the red flag count // Dither it very slightly to preserve meanings if ($a == 1) { echo "
Which of the following is least sexy?
";
echo " Olive oil
";
echo " Motor oil
";
echo " Motels
";
echo " Hotels
";
echo " Holiday Inns
";
echo " Buttons (clothing)
";
echo " Buttons (keyboard)
";
echo " Lint
";
}
if ($a == 2)
{
echo "
In a sci-fi novel, a character is described as 'whipping out his borschalyzer'. What is 'borschalyzer' most likely a reference to?
";
echo " His penis
";
echo " A beet and cabbage soup
";
echo " A device for testing beet and cabbage soup
";
echo " A handheld energy weapon
";
echo " A spaceship capable of traveling faster than light
";
}
if ($a == 3)
{
echo "
Which of these would you prefer?
";
echo " Tiny board games
";
echo " Migraine headaches
";
echo " Homemade jams or preserves
";
echo " Little gizmos
";
echo " Mail-order fried food
";
echo " Being mistaken for Tommy Wiseau
";
}
if ($a == 4)
{
echo "
Which of the following statements is most likely to be sarcastic?
";
echo " Great.
";
echo " That is, in fact, what she said.
";
echo " Let us now proceed to Chapter Six.
";
echo " Shake it, shake it...shake it, shake it.
";
echo " He's a titan of industry.
";
echo " That stings a bit.
";
}
if ($a == 5)
{
echo "
Not counting days-of-the-week, can you name a cyclical pattern with seven items?
";
echo "
";
}
if ($a == 6)
{
echo "
Please rank the following concepts on the scales provided:
";
echo "Sushi
";
echo "Sweet Savory
";
echo "Marriage proposal videos
";
echo "Sweet Creepy
"; } if ($a == 7) { echo "
Which of the following terms or phrases is most likely to be considered offensive in spoken English by the year 2075?
";
echo " Arugla
";
echo " Cabbage
";
echo " Gamer
";
echo " Human being
";
echo " It is what it is
";
echo " Latinx
";
echo " Puce
";
echo " Robotic
";
echo " Mental illness
";
echo " Vegan
";
}
if ($a == 8)
{
echo "
Which of the following scenarios is least likely?
";
echo " A Buddhist nun with inbox zero
";
echo " A gamer refusing emergency medical treatment in order to complete a level
";
echo " A mermaid wearing Kanye shades
";
echo " President Trump retweeting Noam Chomsky
";
echo " A 500-page long random character sequence containing the phrase 'pi=3.13'
";
echo " Potato chips sold in shrink-wrap packaging
";
}
if ($a == 9)
{
echo "
How early is your first memory?
";
echo " Before birth
";
echo " Birth itself
";
echo " 0-2 years
";
echo " 2-4 years
";
echo " 4-6 years
";
echo " 6+ years
";
}
if ($a == 10)
{
echo "
Which most accurately reflects your view of the idea that different people see the same colors differently?
";
echo " Huh?
";
echo " I've never thought about that.
";
echo " I've thought about that.
";
echo " I think about that a lot / I have a strong opinion about it.
";
}
if ($a == 11)
{
echo "
Which of the following rhymes probably does not occur in a major hip-hop track?
";
echo " featherweight / levitate
";
echo " cipher / piper / diapers
";
echo " hegemony / garbage money
";
echo " repent / judgment / serpent
";
echo " Metallica / Battlestar Galactica
";
echo " null and void / Pretty Boy Floyd
";
echo " Englebert Humperdinck / stop to think
";
echo " orangoutangs / stop a train
";
}
if ($a == 12)
{
echo "
Which statement is most likely to get the response 'that's what she said'?
";
echo " There's a storm warning in the western half of the listening region.
";
echo " Truth isn't truth.
";
echo " Racism is not a known side effect of any Sanofi medication.
";
echo " A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.
";
echo " We know there are a lot of leaks everywhere. There's nothing we can do about that, except not leak ourselves.
";
echo " Goooal! Goooal! I want to cry, oh holy God, long live football! What a goal! Diegoal! Maradona! It is to cry for, excuse me! Maradona, in a memorable run, in the best play of all times! Little cosmic kite, which planet did you come from, to leave so many Englishmen behind, so that the country becomes a clenched fist crying for Argentina?
";
echo " Geometry does not teach us to draw these lines, but requires them to be drawn.
";
echo " Remember, you are alone in the kitchen and nobody can see you.
";
}
if ($a == 13)
{
echo "
Please rank your education as an adolescent (secondary school in the US) on the following scales:
";
echo "Quality of resources / instruction
";
echo "Very Low Very High
";
echo "Freedom to pursue your own interests
";
echo "Very Low Very High
";
echo "Sense of safety (physical and emotional) in your learning environment
";
echo "Very Low Very High
";
echo "Overall satisfaction with this experience
";
echo "Very Low Very High
"; } if ($a == 14) { echo "
Name a country, state, or political administrative unit that would also be a good name for a grumpy cat.
";
echo "
";
}
if ($a == 15)
{
echo "
Which pizza topping is most appetizing?
";
echo " Beets and cabbage
";
echo " Vegan cheese
";
echo " Basil and garlic
";
echo " Offal and pineapple
";
echo " Mushrooms and anchovies
";
}
if ($a == 16)
{
echo "
How many fingers am I holding up?
";
echo "
"; } if ($a == 17) { echo "
What do you think happened here?
";
echo "
"; } if ($a == 18) { echo "
Which of the following best approximates the intention behind the question 'Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?'?
";
echo " Has anyone been this even-tempered in regard to how things look?
";
echo " Do you ever get the feeling that there's something going on that we don't know about?
";
echo " You know how to whistle, don't you Steve?
";
echo " Has anyone chosen to go to such lengths to appear [in this manner]?
";
echo " What is the air speed velocity of an unladen [European] swallow?
";
echo " Do people want to decide the things they observe, or do the observations create the desires and thus decisions?
";
echo " Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?
";
}
if ($a == 19)
{
$x = rand(0,1);
if ($x == 0)
{
echo "
Which of the following items, if airdropped into a war zone / humanitarian disaster area, would be most likely to exacerbate problems rather than help?
";
echo "";
echo " Feminine hygiene products.
";
echo " Condoms.
";
echo " 3D printers.
";
echo " Legos.
";
echo " Large amounts of cash.
";
echo " Hardware store (full inventory).
";
echo " Farm and garden store (full inventory).
";
echo " Walmart (full inventory).
";
}
else
{
echo "
Which of the following items, if airdropped into a war zone / humanitarian disaster area, would be most likely to help people without exacerbating conflict?
";
echo "";
echo " Feminine hygiene products.
";
echo " Condoms.
";
echo " 3D printers.
";
echo " Legos.
";
echo " Large amounts of cash.
";
echo " Hardware store (full inventory).
";
echo " Farm and garden store (full inventory).
";
echo " Walmart (full inventory).
";
}
}
if ($a == 20)
{
echo "
Which of the following reviews of Jaws: The Revenge (1987) is most negative?
";
echo " Synthetic pulp.
";
echo " Boring and unnecessary.
";
echo " Dumb beyond belief, hollow, bloody, and nonsensical.
";
echo " You want the shark to eat her.
";
echo " Laughably inept.
";
echo " They were really in a hurry to finish this movie.
";
}
if ($a == 21)
{
echo "
Which of the these homophone / opposite pairs of pairs is most confusing?
";
echo " right / left - - - - - - right / wrong
";
echo " right / left - - - - - - [has] left / [is] left
";
echo " uh-huh / nuh-uh - - - - - - nyah-huh / uh-uh
";
echo " poison / poisson [French] - - - - - - gift / gift [German]
";
echo " on / by - - - - - - own / buy
";
}
if ($a == 22)
{
echo "
How do you know Ethan Mitchell?
";
echo " Who the hell is Ethan Mitchell?
";
echo " NBTSC
";
echo " Walden
";
echo " co-defendant
";
echo " Habitat for Humanity
";
echo " ACLU
";
echo " generalized Vermont/Quaker social networks
";
echo " Zapatistas
";
echo " owes me money
";
echo " jilted ex
";
echo " other
";
}
if ($a == 23)
{
echo "
What gender, if any, do you assign to the following numbers?
";
echo "
0 ";
echo " < None ";
echo " < Female ";
echo " < Male ";
echo " < Both ";
echo " < Other ";
echo "
1 ";
echo " < None ";
echo " < Female ";
echo " < Male ";
echo " < Both ";
echo " < Other ";
echo "
2 ";
echo " < None ";
echo " < Female ";
echo " < Male ";
echo " < Both ";
echo " < Other ";
echo "
3 ";
echo " < None ";
echo " < Female ";
echo " < Male ";
echo " < Both ";
echo " < Other ";
echo "
4 ";
echo " < None ";
echo " < Female ";
echo " < Male ";
echo " < Both ";
echo " < Other ";
echo "
5 ";
echo " < None ";
echo " < Female ";
echo " < Male ";
echo " < Both ";
echo " < Other ";
echo "
6 ";
echo " < None ";
echo " < Female ";
echo " < Male ";
echo " < Both ";
echo " < Other ";
echo "
7 ";
echo " < None ";
echo " < Female ";
echo " < Male ";
echo " < Both ";
echo " < Other ";
echo "
8 ";
echo " < None ";
echo " < Female ";
echo " < Male ";
echo " < Both ";
echo " < Other ";
echo "
9 ";
echo " < None ";
echo " < Female ";
echo " < Male ";
echo " < Both ";
echo " < Other ";
echo "
10 ";
echo " < None ";
echo " < Female ";
echo " < Male ";
echo " < Both ";
echo " < Other ";
}
if ($a == 24)
{
echo "
How would you describe the other questions on this test?
";
echo " Tedious.
";
echo " Typical.
";
echo " Unlikely to filter out [uncool] bots.
";
echo " Light blue.
";
echo " Magenta.
";
echo " Puce.
";
echo " Savory.
";
echo " Sweet and sour.
";
echo " Other.
";
}
if ($a == 25)
{
echo "Please pose a question for the next person whose answer is an integer between one and twenty.";
}
}
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"; echo "
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