Damn I was going for Perth and changed it to Dundee because of Crocodile Dundee
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2019 3:04 pm
by pablito
I went with Dundee because my friend from Edinburgh used to be from Dundee, so those were the two I knew.
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2019 3:19 pm
by Kublai Khan
I was thinking of saying Newcastle-upon-Tyne, but then I remember Scots were lessers.
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2019 7:43 pm
by Not_Mafia
As luck would have it, guess who just called a general election? The Prime Minister of Australia
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2019 11:56 am
by Not_Mafia
Spoiler: Results
Contestant
Answer
Status
Kublai Khan
Tony Abbott
Correct
mutantdevle
Reagan Mills
Incorrect
mallowgeno
Smith
Incorrect
pablito
Trumbull
Incorrect
Pink Ball
Scott Morrison
Correct
Spoiler: Possible Answers
All Correct Answers
John Howard
Julia Gillard
Kevin Rudd
Tony Abbott
Malcolm Turnbull
Scott Morrison
Australians change Prime Ministers like they change clothes, other than putting shrimp on the barbie and adding an "o" to the first syllable of words, calling a spill is their favourite national pastime.
If you knew even one answer here you scored points. things are very close going into round 2.
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2019 12:09 pm
by Jingle
In post 129, Not_Mafia wrote:Australians change Prime Ministers like they change clothes
Australians only change clothes 6 times in 12 years or Australians routinely switch back and forth between the same 6 Prime Ministers on a daily basis? Either way, gross.
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 9:24 am
by Not_Mafia
Spoiler: Results
Contestant
Answer
Status
Kublai Khan
Noel Coward
Incorrect
mutantdevle
William Shakespeare
Correct
mallowgeno
William Shakespeare
Correct
pablito
William Shakespeare
Correct
Pink Ball
William Shakespeare
Correct
William Shakespeare's ever-changing signature led to much confusion over the spelling of his name, his name was not standardised as we know it until the early-mid 20th century.
Kublai Khan missteps at the start of round 2 and concedes 2 points to all of his opponents.
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 9:38 am
by Jingle
Scores are pretty even this time around. I dig it.
Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2019 4:51 am
by Not_Mafia
Spoiler: Results
Contestant
Answer
Status
Kublai Khan
The Office
Correct
mutantdevle
Friends
Incorrect
mallowgeno
The Office
Correct
pablito
The Office
Correct
Pink Ball
The Office
Correct
The Office is one of few shows to be successfully adapted for the U.S. from the U.K., with both versions remaining popular to this day
mutantdevle falls behind the pack, but it's still a tight race.
Posted: Thu May 02, 2019 5:18 pm
by Not_Mafia
Spoiler: Results
Contestant
Answer
Status
Kublai Khan
Scrabble
Correct
mutantdevle
Scrabble
Correct
mallowgeno
Scrabble
Correct
pablito
Scrabble
Correct
Pink Ball
Scrabble
Correct
Theoretically, the highest possible scoring word in Scrabble is Oxyphenbutazone, which can reach 1778 points.
Everyone gains a point. Sorry for the excessive lateness, I recently started a new job.
Posted: Sat May 11, 2019 10:59 am
by Not_Mafia
Spoiler: Results
Contestant
Answer
Status
Kublai Khan
Excalibur
Correct
mutantdevle
Excalibur
Correct
mallowgeno
Excalibur
Correct
pablito
Excalibur
Correct
Pink Ball
Excalibur
Correct
In legend, Excalibur was the sword of King Arthur, whose existence is a topic of debate amongst historians and due to the lack of historical records, whether he actually existed may never be known.
Everyone gains a point again.
Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 3:54 am
by Not_Mafia
Spoiler: Results
Contestant
Answer
Status
Kublai Khan
26
Correct
mutantdevle
All of them (26)
Correct
mallowgeno
26 letters
Correct
pablito
26 - All
Correct
Pink Ball
All of them (26)
Correct
"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" is the most famous example of a pangram sentence, perfect pangram sentences (which use each letter just once) are hard to make in English, an example of a 28 letter pangram is "Waltz, bad nymph, for quick jigs vex", which makes little sense.
Everyone gains a point again.
Posted: Thu May 30, 2019 10:12 am
by Not_Mafia
Spoiler: Results
Contestant
Answer
Status
Kublai Khan
Heel Bone
Incorrect
mutantdevle
Bone
Incorrect
mallowgeno
Bone
Incorrect
pablito
Keratin
Incorrect
Pink Ball
Enamel
Correct
Tooth enamel is made up of 96% minerals and can never be restored, brush your teeth kids.
The streak of universal correct answers comes crashing down as Pink Ball picks up 5 points.
Posted: Thu May 30, 2019 11:19 am
by Pink Ball
One of my teeth "died" because of a headbutt while playing football, 11 years ago I think. This is the first time that moment I get something good out of that moment
Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2019 6:13 am
by Jingle
The correct answer was obviously diamonds.
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2019 3:38 am
by Not_Mafia
Spoiler: Results
Contestant
Answer
Status
Kublai Khan
Eagle
Incorrect
mutantdevle
Eagle
Incorrect
mallowgeno
Albatross
Incorrect
pablito
Condor
Correct
Pink Ball
Condor
Correct
Only 4 recorded condors have ever been achieved, all being hole-in-ones on par 5s.
Pink Ball continues to build his lead as we enter the homestretch.
Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2019 12:21 pm
by Not_Mafia
Spoiler: Results
Contestant
Answer
Status
Kublai Khan
Alan Smithee
Correct
mutantdevle
Lucas
Incorrect
mallowgeno
Blackball
Incorrect
pablito
John Doe
Incorrect
Pink Ball
Pass
Incorrect
Works attributed to Alan Smithee include episodes of The Twilight Zone and MacGyver and the music video to I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston.
Pink Ball's streak comes to an end as our reigning champ picks up 5 points
Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2019 10:10 am
by Not_Mafia
Spoiler: Results
Contestant
Answer
Status
Kublai Khan
Mongolia
Incorrect
mutantdevle
Lucas
Incorrect
mallowgeno
Chad
Incorrect
pablito
Mongolia
Incorrect
Pink Ball
Kazajistán
Correct
The name of Kazakstan's capital was changed in March from Astana to Nur-Sultan, after their former President.
With answers including Mongolia, which is the 2nd largest landlocked country, Chad which is 3rd and Lucas, the largest country on Mars. Pink Ball is the only player to answer correctly (in Portuguese) and builds a healthy lead going in to question 10.
Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2019 1:05 pm
by Pink Ball
It's spanish too, but sure!
Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2019 3:38 pm
by McMenno
he knows his potassium
Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2019 9:50 pm
by Formerfish
/in next?
Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2019 10:42 pm
by Not_Mafia
Spoiler: Results
Contestant
Answer
Status
Kublai Khan
Jerry Seinfeld
Incorrect
mutantdevle
David Schwimmer
Incorrect
mallowgeno
Lucielle Ball
Incorrect
pablito
Ryan Seacrest
Incorrect
Pink Ball
Sarah Jessica Parker
Incorrect
Ray Romano was paid $1.7m per episode for Everybody Loves Raymond, approximately $2.2m in today's money. Of the answers submitted, Kublai Khan was closest with Jerry Seinfeld who is 5th. Sarah Jessica Parker is 8th and David Schwimmer joint 9th.
A universal stumper sees no change in the scores, giving Pink Ball the right to choose our final question.
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2019 5:20 am
by Not_Mafia
Pink Ball has chosen Question C, place your bets
Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2019 6:11 am
by Not_Mafia
Born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, in modern day Skopje... Mother Teresa was named the Patron Saint of which city in 2017, for her work with its poorest residents?
