, it's 1-all. Whoever gives us the most obscure answer wins the point and the game.
Our final category is
History
, and we're looking for...
We're looking for any crowned King or Queen of Britain who ruled during the Tudor and Stuart dynasties between 1485-1714.
We will not accept Oliver Cromwell who was Lord Protector from 1653-1658, or his son Richard. Nor Lady Jane Grey who was never crowned.
We will also not accept any Stuart who was only a monarch of Scotland instead of holding the English and Scottish thrones simultaneously as King or Queen of Great Britain.
SORRY, IT WAS YOURS TOO ;~; I'm doing terrible today.
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 9:13 am
by xofelf
But okay... hmm.. I think I'm going to go with..
Queen Mary II
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 9:16 am
by Cybele
Fuck.
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 9:22 am
by Cybele
Harald Hardrada, who came back 400 years later to try again for the crown. Fuck, I know nothing about that era of british history.
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 9:26 am
by diginova
I don't want to ask, but is that your choice of answer?
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 9:30 am
by Cybele
Yeah. This is not a category I can do.
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 9:39 am
by diginova
Let's see if those answers are correct, and if so, which one is the most obscure.
Spoiler: xofelf
You said
Queen Mary II
.
Did she reign? Did anyone remember?
She reigned for just over five years, from 1689–1694.
Spoiler: Cybele
You said
Harald Hardrada
.
Did he come back from the grave to reign?
Spoiler: Results
xofelf, with a
1
point answer, you go through to the finals 2-1.
I'm sorry, Cybele, but there was nothing you could do... even if you had known that particular era of history, the human search engine known as xofelf gave the best answer on the board.
Let's see the highest and lowest scoring answers.
xofelf, you advance to the Pointless final and the semi-finals of Game Show Marathon 2015.
Cybele, I hope we'll see you again sometime soon on Pointless. (hint)
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 9:46 am
by xofelf
...I just read a lot and like trivia... >.<
But thanks for the fantastic game <3
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 10:02 am
by diginova
I didn't mean that in a negative way, xofelf
xofelf
, welcome to the Pointless final.
You've already won the important part, our coveted Pointless trophy.
That's the real reason everybody comes here, but I guess you could try winning our Jackpot as well.
Thanks to your two Pointless answers earlier, today you're playing for
£1,500
.
Choose one of the following two categories for the Final, then I'll reveal your three answer categories.
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 10:28 am
by xofelf
I didn't think you did <3
But I think I would like to go with...
James Bond in Film
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 10:30 am
by Cybele
(Good choice)
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 12:11 pm
by diginova
Let's see the three categories we are looking for today.
First is
Bond Theme Artists
.
We're looking for the name of any act or artist who has been credited as performing the theme tune that plays over the opening credits to an official film from the James Bond series.
Next we're looking for an actor that has played Bond, but we aren't only looking for his Bond roles:
Daniel Craig Films
.
We're looking for a cinema release for which Daniel Craig receives an acting credit, prior to the end of 2014.
Short films, TV films, documentaries, and films where he plays himself will not be accepted, but voice performances will. We will not accept 'Ten Minutes Older: The Cello' as this is a collection of short films. Nor will we accept 'Saint-Ex', as it is part drama, part documentary.
And finally, we're looking for
'Goldfinger' Actors
.
We're looking for any person with an acting credit in the 1964 film 'Goldfinger'. Only people who are listed in the ending credits of the film will be accepted.
Very best of luck.
You have (expired on 2015-02-28 19:11:28) to come up with three answers in any combination of categories you see fit.
And all you need to win the jackpot is just one of those answers to be Pointless.
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 12:36 pm
by xofelf
Alrighty, well, I'm really only confident in my chances with one category, so that's what I'm gonna do.
Daniel Craig Films:
Cowboys & Aliens
,
Elizabeth
, and
A Kid in King Arthur's Court
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 3:50 pm
by diginova
Let's see how you did.
Here are your responses:
Spoiler: Cowboys and Aliens
Was he in the 2011 film based on the graphic novel, or just on the poster?
Spoiler: Elizabeth
Cowboys and Aliens
brought us all the way to
13
, a good sign given that he was the main star.
Let's see if 1998's
Elizabeth
gets us any lower.
Spoiler: A Kid in King Arthur's Court
All the way down to
3
, but still not pointless.
Here's your last shot for the £1500... Was he in 1995's Disney remake of a Mark Twain novel?
Start the discs.
Spoiler: Results
Yes! You found a Pointless answer!
You go home with the trophy, £1500 in virtual currency, and your spot in the Semi-Finals of Game Show Marathon!
Full lists of Pointless answers later tonight.
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 3:53 pm
by xofelf
Yaaay!
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 10:02 pm
by diginova
For those of you playing at home, all of the Pointless answers:
Bond Theme Artists
Monty Norman and Orchestra created the 'James Bond Theme', first in the opening credits for Dr No and later in From Russia With Love.
Rita Coolidge wrote All Time High, used for Octopussy.
Daniel Craig Films
Love is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
The Mother
The Jacket
Renaissance
Obsession
Infamous
I Dreamed of Africa
Flashbacks of a Fool
Fateless
Enduring Love
A Kid in King Arthur's Court
'Goldfinger' Actors
Martin Benson
Cec Linder
Austin Willis
Lois Maxwell
Bill Nagy
Michael Mellinger
Peter Cranwell
Nadja Regin
Richard Vernon
Burt Kwouk
Mai Ling
Varley Thomas
Margaret Nolan
John McLaren
Robert MacLeod
Victor Brooks
Alf Joint
Gerry Duggan