As we conclude round 1, we see our first shared answer of El Salvador from skitter30 and Oso. Meanwhile, xtoxm hits the post with Mexico, whilst some geographers consider a portion of southern Mexico to be part of Central America, Mexico as a nation is not considered as part of Central America.
Only Kublai Khan manages to make it through round 1 unscathed, but his lead could quickly evaporate as lots more points are up for grabs in round 2, where unique knowledge can net you a lot of points.
All Correct Answers
Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Panama
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2019 8:40 pm
by pablito
/in
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2019 7:44 am
by Not_Mafia
Spoiler: Results
Contestant
Answer
Status
skitter30
Mickey Mouse
Correct
Allomancer
Mickey Mouse
Correct
xtoxm
Mickey Mouse
Correct
Kublai Khan
Mickey Mouse
Correct
Oso
Mickey Mouse
Correct
With an easy question to kick things off, all players answer correctly. Mickey Mouse is now 90 years old after his debut in 1928 and has gone on to become one of the most recognised characters in the world.
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2019 12:55 pm
by Not_Mafia
Spoiler: Results
Contestant
Answer
Status
skitter30
Pass
Incorrect
Allomancer
Pass
Incorrect
xtoxm
David Bowie
Incorrect
Kublai Khan
Lil' Stevie Wonder
Correct
Oso
Stevie Wonder
Correct
Just Kublai Khan and Oso manage to answer this question correctly and get 4 points each, taking Oso from joint last to 2nd and putting Kublai Khan 6 points clear of anyone else.
Born Stevland Hardaway-Judkins, Wonder was given the nickname Lil' Stevie Wonder by a Motown music producer at the age of 11, he has since gone on to be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, be named a United Nations Peace Envoy and was ranked sixth on Billboard's all-time top-100 artists.
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2019 2:19 pm
by Not_Mafia
Spoiler: Results
Contestant
Answer
Status
skitter30
37
Correct
Allomancer
37
Correct
xtoxm
24
Incorrect
Kublai Khan
37
Correct
Oso
37
Correct
Just Xtoxm misses the mark this go-around, giving all of his opponents 2 points, everything is still up for grabs though.
The American flag has 50 stars, representing the fifty states and 13 stripes, representing the 13 original colonies that broke away from Great Britain, including Virginia which contains the first permanent British settlement of Jamestown.
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2019 5:44 am
by Not_Mafia
Spoiler: Results
Contestant
Answer
Status
skitter30
Pass
Incorrect
Allomancer
Pass
Incorrect
xtoxm
Pass
Incorrect
Kublai Khan
The Sopranos
Correct
Oso
The Sopranos
Correct
Again Kublai Khan and Oso are the only contestants to answer correctly.
The Sopranos has been ranked as the best television programme of all time by the Writer's Guild of America, TV Guide and Rolling Stone and there is still debate about its infamous cut-to-black ending today.
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2019 10:03 am
by hearthstone1235
/out
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2019 10:12 am
by Not_Mafia
Spoiler: Results
Contestant
Answer
Status
skitter30
Henry VIII
Correct
Allomancer
Henry VIII
Correct
xtoxm
Henry VIII
Correct
Kublai Khan
Henry VIII
Correct
Oso
Henry VIII
Correct
A clean sweep for our players as everyone answers correctly.
Henry VIII infamously had 6 wives and declared himself Supreme Head of the Church of England after being excommunicated by Pope John III for his first divorce.
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2019 4:55 pm
by Not_Mafia
Spoiler: Results
Contestant
Answer
Status
skitter30
The Hurt Locker
Correct
Allomancer
Pass
Incorrect
xtoxm
Pass
Incorrect
Kublai Khan
The Hurt Locker
Correct
Oso
The Hurt Locker
Correct
skitter30 joins Oso and Kublai Khan this time in answering correctly and grabs 3 points.
Kathryn Bigelow, who was formerly married to fellow film director James Cameron, was also the first woman to win the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing, the BAFTA Award for Best Direction, the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Director and the Sci-Fi based Saturn Award for Best Director.
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2019 6:36 pm
by Pink Ball
/in
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2019 5:57 am
by Not_Mafia
Spoiler: Results
Contestant
Answer
Status
skitter30
Flush
Correct
Allomancer
Flush
Correct
xtoxm
Flush
Correct
Kublai Khan
Flush
Correct
Oso
Flush
Correct
Everyone gains a point in another clean sweep.
The chances of getting a flush or higher in 7-card poker is a mere 5.82%, which still dwarves the 0.0032% chance to get a royal flush, the best possible hand.
Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2019 3:16 am
by Not_Mafia
Spoiler: Results
Contestant
Answer
Status
skitter30
Pass
Incorrect
Allomancer
Pass
Incorrect
xtoxm
Pass
Incorrect
Kublai Khan
Mr. Chatterley
Incorrect
Oso
Pass
Incorrect
Our first universal stumper sees no change in the scores.
"Lady Chatterley's Lover" refers to her gamekeeper; Oliver Mellors, with whom she has an affair after her husband is injured during the war. Lady Chatterley's Lover was the subject of a landmark obscenity trial in the U.K., the trial's not guilty verdict paved the way for much more freedom in UK publishing and other media.
Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2019 9:32 am
by Randomnamechange
/in queue
Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2019 9:34 am
by Adorabebs
/in
Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2019 11:16 am
by Vijarada
/queue i guess
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2019 9:35 am
by Not_Mafia
Spoiler: Results
Contestant
Answer
Status
skitter30
Tchaikovsky
Incorrect
Allomancer
Tchaikovsky
Incorrect
xtoxm
Tchaikovsky
Incorrect
Kublai Khan
Tchaikovsky
Incorrect
Oso
Prokofiev
Correct
We have our first solo correct answer, which see Oso pick up 5 points and puts him just one point behind Kublai Khan going into the last question of round 2.
Prokofiev is one of the 20th centuries most influential composers, his ballets and operas remain popular around the world and his compositions have been used in shows such as The Apprentice UK, which uses Dance of the Knights as its theme.
Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2019 3:04 pm
by Not_Mafia
Spoiler: Results
Contestant
Answer
Status
skitter30
Person
Incorrect
Allomancer
Man
Incorrect
xtoxm
Man
Incorrect
Kublai Khan
Thing
Incorrect
Oso
Day
Incorrect
No one managed to pick up points on this tricky final question. Everyone did however manage to submit answers from the top seven, man was 7th, thing was 6th, day was 5th and person was 2nd but no one said "time" which was number 1.
Kublai leads by just one point going into the final round, only Oso is hot on his tail but anyone can win in round 3.
Kublai Khan, please make your choice for the final round, everyone else should start thinking about their bets.
Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2019 3:55 pm
by Not_Mafia
Kublai Khan has chosen
Question C:
Which celestial body, officially named a dwarf planet in 2006...
Place your bets!
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 4:41 am
by Not_Mafia
Get your answers in!
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 5:29 am
by Not_Mafia
Contestant
Points
Answer
Wager
Status
Final Total
skitter30
20
Ceres
20
Correct
40
Allomancer
14
Ceres
14
Correct
28
xtoxm
15
-
0
N/A
15
Kublai Khan
31
Ceres
30
Correct
61
Oso
30
Ceres
30
Correct
60
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 5:31 am
by Not_Mafia
That makes Kublai Khan our champion, make sure to congratulate him.
Will send out PMs to KK and the next 4 players in the queue making sure they still want to play, the others players in this game can let me know if they want to be added back to the end of the queue. Let me know if you enjoyed the game and how you think it could be improved
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 5:39 am
by Xtoxm
i did enjoy it but my general knowledge is clearly too trash to get anywhere