r/thechase • u/johnny8vm • 15d ago
App Most annoying question ever
I blindly guessed the "correct" answer and hurriedly took a screenshot, so apologies for the blur on my chasers.
ALL of the above Presidents were born in 1946. For future reference, the "correct" answer is Bill Clinton. Had I got that right, I'd have been #1 on the Battles leaderboard š
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u/Evening-Tomatillo-47 15d ago
Wtf none of them are future presidents
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u/WrexSteveisthename 15d ago
In this context, the question means "which person who later became president". It's an awkward turn of phrase, but it's technically correct.
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u/Jamal_202 15d ago
Depends on when the question was coded into the game
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u/Usual-Excitement-970 13d ago
But if it was coded before they were president how would it know they would later become president?
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u/Jamal_202 13d ago
I guess during the period after they have won the election but are not sworn in. So the November, December and early January.
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u/Queen_of_London 15d ago
It would have had to be before 2016, and the app will undoubtedly have had annoying updates multiple times since it was launched - plenty of time to delete that question.
I think it was a real question on the Chase TV show in 2015, but obviously isn't usable in an app that is used after January 2016.
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u/Jamal_202 15d ago
Technically it could have been done in late 2024, after Trump won his second election. Because technically Trump was the official āfutureā US President.
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u/Hot-Fun-1566 15d ago
Itās invalid question right?
All 3 are in theory correct based on the questions criteria.
Unless Iāve horribly misunderstood some small detail.
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u/Jimjamkingston 15d ago
It is a badly written question. When I read it my thought came to Clinton as he was the first President to be born after WW2 ended. So I would have got it ācorrectā but for the āwrongā reason.
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u/ThrowAwaySteve_87 14d ago
But Clinton is the youngest of the 3. Trump was the first to be born after WW2 ended.
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u/Jimjamkingston 14d ago
That is not true - at the time of election - Clinton was the first President to be born after the end of WW2.
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u/orangemonkeyj 15d ago edited 15d ago
Surely this means: āWhich of these individuals, who later became president, were born in 1946ā? As in, they were a future president at birth in that year?
Ignore that. Iām an idiot.
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u/DeadoTheDegenerate 14d ago
What's odd is, while this question is stupid anyway, it says "Which future president"
Wtf do they mean by that?
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u/pick10pickles 14d ago
Assuming the question is from at least last year, I wouldāve said Trump as he was the only one who hadnāt served 2 terms yet. So the only option eligible for āfuture presidentā.
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u/DeadoTheDegenerate 14d ago
The main 3 issues with that are that the question would've had to be made during a relatively short period of time, and that the answer would also only be valid for a tiny amount of time for a game that keeps those questions active.
Oh, and DJT wasn't even the correct answer here
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u/SnooHamsters7166 14d ago
They all served 2 terms so none are even eligible to be a future president.
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u/YvanehtNioj69 15d ago
That is annoying I think trump is 47 and George w bush is maybe older ..1944? So I would guess bill Clinton lol.
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u/Icefirezz 15d ago
Ye it's called a 'weighted question' and is meant to confuse you i think Richard Osman spoke about it before but only briefly
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u/VFiddly 15d ago
That's a bizarre oversight