SSJKarma-I have all your answers...lol. Ok..I would suggest you to use the Ikonboard forums. You can download the board at
www.ikonboard.com . It will setup a forum automatically but if you would like to add it to your site...example:
www.ssjkarma.com/forum . This board is great b/c it supports phpbb. This means you can change the looks of the board by applying a skin to it.
About the poll question thing-There are many different ones out there. I think
www.bravenet.com has a great poll. You can customize it to the way you want it.
If you ever have any questions about the forum or the poll plz pm me and ill help. Hope this solves your questions.
Oh and IKonboard is free