Where unsuspecting taxi passengers test their knowledge in a game of trivia..
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Where unsuspecting taxi passengers test their knowledge in a game of trivia..
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You can form teams before you join, or choose your team from whoever's in the queue. Red, since you were first, would you like to invite STD and/or Jelly to your team?
Here's your choice of destinations:
New York Public Library, for some light reading
South Street Seaport, for the 6th annual Taste of the Seaport food festival
Bouley, the Michelin-star French restaurant
Gershwin Theater, to see Wicked
Gagopa, for a karaoke party
Remember, one of these choices will give you a Double Ride game, in which all values are doubled!Last edited by lilith2013 on Fri Oct 16, 2015 8:51 pm, edited 1 time in total.-
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STD & Jelly, you can join Red’s team and this game right away, otherwise just sit tight in the queue there.
Yay for karaoke! Unfortunately you didn’t choose the Double Ride destination, which was South Street Seaport. No harm done though!
Our starting point was theBowery Electric, a neat little bar with live rock shows and highly overpriced drinks. They do have open bars sometimes so that kind of but not really makes up for it. Anyway, that means you have 39 blocks to rack up as much money as you can.
Spoiler: Look it's a map!
Let's get started!
Here’s your first question, for $50:
What chemical element takes its name from a Roman god?
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I thought it was probably unrealistic to include street shout-outs logistically. I'd have to hope people who aren't playing would read the game and answer the question--and I'm new enough that I don't know what to expect in that regard--or ask site chat and wait around for an answer (and I'm usually not on a computer, so being able to get on site chat in the first place is rare for me).-
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32 blocks to go and we're at a red light, so that means..
Red Light Challenge!!
Here's your question, worth $250:
Mandarin Chinese is the most commonly spoken language in the world. Name five of the top ten most commonly spoken languages other than Chinese.
You can give a total of 10 guesses over the course of the next 48 hours. I'll try to let you know as soon as possible whether each guess is correct. Guess away!
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French isn't up there, but your other five guesses are correct! We add $250 to your score, which gives a total of$700! Still only one strike, still 32 blocks to go. Your last $100 question:
Founded in Pennsylvania in 1894, what chocolate company famous for its chocolate bars also runs an amusement park and a visitor's center called Chocolate World?
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Yes! That brings you up to$800, 31 blocks to go. (I may need to change how I calculate time v. distance because this is going suuuuuper slowly. Right now I'm using 2 blocks/minute but I think 3/minute or even 4/minute is probably better. At this rate you guys will go through 40+ questions before we get there..)
Anyway, we're up to the $200 questions now! Here's your first one:
The Washington Square Arch in Manhattan was built in celebration of George Washington's inauguration as President. What famous monument, in turn modeled after the Arch of Titus, is this arch modeled after?
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And that brings you up to$1650! 10 blocks to go. Here's your next question:
Pandanus candelabrum, a species of screw palm native to tropical Africa, is a plant that only grows on outcroppings of kimberlite. What mineral does the presence of P. candelabrum potentially indicate?
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I do enjoy stumping you guys.
are these questions too hard? I'm trying to strike a balance between too easy and too difficult, especially because you got all the earlier questions pretty easily. also I accidentally rounded up too much when I was calculating blocks from my phone, so...
7 blocks left.
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The answer was diamond; since diamonds are made of carbon, I think I have to give that to you. (I mean, if the plant indicates the presence of diamond then it certainly indicates the presence of carbon.)
With 3 blocks to go, you're at$1850. Here's your last question:
What affluent California zip code is featured in an American television franchise that includes the series Melrose Place and Models Inc., as well as two shows with the zip code in their titles?
If you get this right, you can walk away with $2050!
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And here's your question, for either $4100 or nothing:
Completed in September 2015, this skyscraper is currently the tallest structure in China and the second tallest building in the world. It was the last of a group of three supertall skyscrapers to be built in the Financial District of Shanghai, the others being the Jin Mao Tower and the Shanghai World Financial Center. What is the name of this skyscraper?
You don't actually need the video to answer this question so I didn't give you guys the 24 hours to view the video before taking it down, as there's no need to take it down.
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It was theShanghai Tower. You guys did a great job! Unfortunately, you're going to be leaving the Cash Cab with no money.
Come back and play again~
It is now StrangerCoug's turn! SC, there's nobody else in the queue right now but if any of these three join the queue, even after we've started the game, you can still invite them onto your team.
Here's your list of possible destinations:
Pio Pio, for some Peruvian rotisserie chicken
Museum of Modern Art, to look at really strange art
Hunter College, to observe a philosophy class
Becco, an Italian restaurant in the Theater District
PACHA, for a rave-
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No Double Ride here, but our starting point was theHighline Ballroom, giving you 36 blocks to rack up as much money as you can. I hear it's one of the up and coming clubs for the young crowd, if you're willing to wait in the ridiculously long lines for a chance to get in.
You have no strikes and two shout-outs, and here's your first question!
Originally titledInsomnia Café, what American sitcom saw its characters spend much of their time in the coffeehouse Central Perk?
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Sorry, the answer wasperegrine falcon.That's your first strike, still at $150, 29 blocks remaining. Your first $100 question:
Members of the genus Helianthus, what large metal-extracting flowers were used to purify the radioactive water near Chernobyl?
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Sorry, the answer wasBurberry! That's strikeonetwo! You still have $250, and 25 blocks to go.
Coming up to an intersection..
Original Roll String: 1d2(STATIC) 1 2-Sided Dice: (2) = 2
Edit: I forgot you already had a strike.. This was strike two.Last edited by lilith2013 on Fri Nov 13, 2015 7:57 am, edited 1 time in total.-
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Marth wasn't in the original eight but Samus was. The other seven are all correct, so you are now at$500! 24 blocks to go, with only one strike left. Here's your next $100 question:
A classic Southern cocktail, what mixed drink is traditionally made with mint, bourbon, sugar, and water?
You have (expired on 2015-11-15 12:56:50) to answer.
Edit: again, I forgot you had another strike before. You have two strikes, not one.Last edited by lilith2013 on Fri Nov 13, 2015 7:59 am, edited 1 time in total.-
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Solar flare is correct! You're now at$700, one strike left, both shout-outs intact. With 20 blocks to go, here's your first $200 question:
The first artificial Earth satellite, what satellite launched in 1957 triggered the Space Race between the US and Russia?
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