Quiz Olympiad II - Final round is over

[3iff]

Quiz Olympiad II. Current champion is Duke Gnome.

A quiz knockout game. Using the Honesty quiz rules...no research permitted, with players on their honour to abide by this rule. Answers are PM'ed to me. There must be no discussion of questions in the forum until the round is closed. Any queries, PM to me please.

Round 1 is Closed, and no-one else may join the game.

Players
1st Scurra - our new champion
2nd MNOWAX
3rd Dented Ford and referee
5th jesternl

Eliminated:
Round 1: Dethwing, Zag
Round 2: DMTsurel, Jesus_Saves
Round 3: Duke Gnome, lexprod
Round 4: Suspence, novice, Undercover Monk

The 10 questions of each round will be on different subjects (more or less). To eliminate problems with accuracy of player answers, all questions will be multiple choice with 3, 4 or 5 options. All a player needs to do is choose one answer option for each question. Answer options will be in a form of alphabetic order so it's possible to have all A's or even all E's for answers but don't expect an even spread of answers.

Players will NOT need to sign up in advance, just submit answers for round 1. The lowest scoring player(s) of each round will be eliminated. If only one player is eliminated by this, then the next lowest score might also be used to eliminate players...unfortunately this will have to be at my discretion.

I will aim for the game to go around 5-6 rounds so expect around 20% of the original number of contestants to be eliminated each round.

The deadline for a round will be approximately a week. I suspect the game will flow quicker than that. Current players failing to submit answers by the deadline will be eliminated but I will do what I can to avoid such an event. I shall PM a reminder to any players I'm waiting for.

Scores in previous rounds are irrelevant. You just need enough right answers in a round to get you into the next round. When we are down to 4 or 5 players then we will have a final round where high score wins the game.

I'm still acquiring questions so it'll be at least a week before this kicks off.

(The previous game is on the first page of visitor games, ended Sept 2011 if you want to see how it works.)

[jesternl]

sweet...

[Zag]

Yay! For you new guys, I want to endorse 3iff's quiz games heartily. He always hits a very nice balance of questions. The only real problem with them is that he lets Duke Gnome, Scurra, and the like compete, so we mortals don't stand a chance.

[MNOWAX]

ain't that the truth. I'll /in to give fodder for the quiz gods to feast upon.
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The Man The Myth The Legend
MNOWAX

[lexprod]

in in in in
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I'll have a P please...

[DMTsurel]

/in

[3iff]

Olympiad Round 1

Honesty quiz rules apply...no research permitted, with players on their honour to abide by this rule. Answers are PM'ed to me. There must be no discussion of questions in the forum until the round is closed. Any queries, PM to me please.

The 10 questions of each round will be on different subjects. To eliminate problems with accuracy of player answers, all questions will be multiple choice with 4 or 5 options. All a player needs to do is choose one answer option for each question. Answer options will generally be in alphabetical order so it's possible to have all A's or all D's for answers.
Options are normally ordered in alphabetic order but don't assume anything if I accidentally mis-order options...

Any questions deemed invalid due to confusing wording or incorrect answer options will be excluded from the round.

The lowest scorers of each round will be eliminated. I aim to eliminate about 20% of the starting player total in each round.

You just have to send me your answers for round 1 and you're in the game. This first round will remain open for about 2 weeks or until new entries dry up. Later rounds will be roughly 1 per week.

Note: You almost certainly won't know all the answers unless you're a genius but it's ALWAYS worth having a guess.

I shall PM any likely contestants if they don't submit an entry...as I know some players don't always look in here.


Questions are spoilered below. Good luck.


1. The giant red star Aldebaran is part of which constellation?
a. Gemini
b. Lyra
c. Orion
d. Taurus

2. My forum signature is "Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!...Cat?". Which film is this from?
a. Forrest Gump
b. Pleasantville
c. The Cider House Rules
d. There's something about Mary

3. Alberto Fuyimora was president of which country from 1990 to 2000?
a. Honduras
b. Japan
c. Peru
d. Taiwan

4. The Cayman Islands are situated in which body of water?
a. Caribbean
b. Mediterranean
c. Persian Gulf
d. Southern Pacific

5. The "Sims" computer game made its first appearance in which year?
a. 1998
b. 2000
c. 2002
d. 2004

6. Curtis James Jackson III is better known as?
a. 50 Cent
b. Jay Z
c. Nelly
d. Snoop Dogg

7. What is the currency of Morocco?
a. Dirham
b. Franc
c. Lilangeni
d. Riyal

8. Hugh Laurie plays Dr House in House M.D. What is Dr House's first name?
a. Christopher
b. Gregory
c. James
d. Robert

9. What is a QR code?
a. a Brevity Code for radio transmissions
b. an Encryption method
c. an Error-correcting code
d. a Matrix barcode

10. Mardy Fish is involved in which sport?
a. Golf
b. Motor Racing
c. Swimming
d. Tennis

[Zag]

Yowza! A tough one. There were only 3 I was sure of, and one of those was not quite 100%.

[MNOWAX]

[Suspence]

Sent....I was only sure on 4...
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I hate people who try to write interesting things in their signature.

[jesternl]

Sent..
mostly sure on 5

[Scurra]

[3iff]

10 entries so far. There could well be a shock elimination in round 1...no, not Scurra.

[Zag]

[Suspence]

Zag, just create some new usernames and send terrible answers...
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I hate people who try to write interesting things in their signature.

[3iff]

He's already done that once...

[Suspence]

I see what you did there...
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I hate people who try to write interesting things in their signature.

[MNOWAX]

A lot of guessing, i only knew three.
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The Man The Myth The Legend
MNOWAX

[lexprod]

/sent
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I'll have a P please...

[3iff]

I've had 14 entries with quite a spread of scores. I'm guessing that round 2 will appear either Wednesday or Thursday.

If you haven't sent in an entry and want to...get it done today.

[3iff]

Final call for entries. I should be able to wrap up round 1 early this afternoon, that's about 6 hours from this post, and begin round 2.

[Jedo the Jedi]

Let's just pretend I sent in and you can eliminate me.
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Paragon Tally: 19 mafia, 3 SKs (1 twice), 1 cultist, numerous chat scum...and counting.

[3iff]

Errors and complaints to me please. With luck there should be none.

Olympiad Round 1 Answers:

1. The giant red star Aldebaran is part of which constellation?
a. Gemini
b. Lyra
c. Orion
d. Taurus

2. My forum signature is "Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!...Cat?". Which film is this from?
a. Forrest Gump
b. Pleasantville
c. The Cider House Rules
d. There's something about Mary

3. Alberto Fuyimora was president of which country from 1990 to 2000?
a. Honduras
b. Japan
c. Peru
d. Taiwan

4. The Cayman Islands are situated in which body of water?
a. Caribbean
b. Mediterranean
c. Persian Gulf
d. Southern Pacific

Only 2 players missed on this one.

5. The "Sims" computer game made its first appearance in which year?
a. 1998
b. 2000
c. 2002
d. 2004

Only 3 players got this one. Most picked 1998.

6. Curtis James Jackson III is better known as?
a. 50 Cent
b. Jay Z
c. Nelly
d. Snoop Dogg

7. What is the currency of Morocco?
a. Dirham
b. Franc
c. Lilangeni
d. Riyal

8. Hugh Laurie plays Dr House in House M.D. What is Dr House's first name?
a. Christopher
b. Gregory
c. James
d. Robert

100% success here.

9. What is a QR code?
a. a Brevity Code for radio transmissions
b. an Encryption method
c. an Error-correcting code
d. a Matrix barcode

Just 3 wrong answers. Hopefully, no-one was confused by the terminology.

10. Mardy Fish is involved in which sport?
a. Golf
b. Motor Racing
c. Swimming
d. Tennis

[3iff]

Olympiad Round 2

Honesty quiz rules apply...no research permitted, with players on their honour to abide by this rule. Answers are PM'ed to me. There must be no discussion of questions in the forum until the round is closed. Any queries, PM to me please.

If you didn't make it through round one then you can't join in the game, but you can make an entry for the fun of it...(that's you, Zag)

Deadline is about one week. In practice, entries flood in much quicker.

Questions are spoilered below. Good luck.

1. Who created the fictional creature the Bandersnatch?
a. Lewis Carroll
b. Rudyard Kipling
c. Edward Lear
d. Edgar Allen Poe

2. Les Paul played which instrument?
a. Drums
b. Guitar
c. Piano
d. Violin

3. Where would you find a patella?
a. Ear
b. Knee
c. Neck
d. Wrist

4. During WW2, the "SdKfz 124 Wespe" was what sort of unit?
a. Armoured Car
b. Fighter Plane
c. Self Propelled Artillery
d. Tank

5. According to 2010 estimates, what is the population of Greenland?
a. 13,000
b. 57,000
c. 81,000
d. 100,000

6. The "Tony" awards recognise achievements in which medium?
a. Film
b. Music
c. Television
d. Theatre

7. What colour is Copper Sulphate (or sulfate), CuSO4?
a. Clear
b. Blue
c. Green
d. White
e. Yellow

8. Earnie Shavers was involved in which sport?
a. Athletics
b. American Football
c. Boxing
d. Golf

9. The alcoholic component in a Daiquiri is...?
a. Gin
b. Rum
c. Tequila
d. Vodka

10. In which year was Ronald Reagan born?
a. 1907
b. 1911
c. 1915
d. 1921

[Suspence]

Sent. I was certain of a few more this round than last, but I'm less confident in the ones I had to guess at.
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I hate people who try to write interesting things in their signature.

[novice]

I missed on all my guesses.

[Elethiomel]

Glad I didn't sign up for this quiz. I can only take so much embarrassment.

[MNOWAX]

Sucurra, only 9/10? you're slipping....maybe you are human after all...
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The Man The Myth The Legend
MNOWAX

[Undercover Monk]

awesome did better than last time. I really need to stop second-guessing myself if I had gone with my first instinct on 3 of them I would have done very well. good mix of questions 3iff.

BTW could you post which questions everyone got or missed Im interested to see if any of the ones I thought easy or hard were actually that.
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The Classic Blunders:
1. never get involved in a land war in Asia
2.Never go in against a Sicilian when DEATH is on the line
3. Never release Peyton Manning

[3iff]

[Suspence]

Does it include a way of knowing what each person selected for each question?

That would certainly keep it interesting, and potentially embarrassing! We could have a Surge Protector moment.
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I hate people who try to write interesting things in their signature.

[3iff]

I can reveal individual answers should you wish.

Also, apologies to novice and Undercover Monk for initially underscoring their entries. I have sent the correct scores.

[DMTsurel]

I also missed all of my guesses.

[lexprod]

/sent...and about as confident (aka not confident) as I was last round
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I'll have a P please...

[Dented Ford]

Questions 4,5,8 & 10 were complete guesses for me. The rest I was reasonably happy with at least, if not actually confident.

[3iff]

I've now perfected my answer spreadsheet and should be able to publish the answers from everyone...any objections, speak up.

At least now I should be able to calculate correct scores...it's embarrassing when I can't match a few common symbols and count then correctly

Just waiting for jesternl, j_s and referee. There's no rush.

[3iff]

Prods sent to the two remaining contestants...jesternl and jesus_saves.

I'll wait until Friday.

[jesternl]

Sent mine...All of my guesses were wrong too

Although for 7 one could argue it depends on the form...

[3iff]

Still waiting for Jesus_saves...if anyone can contact her direct...
Deadline will be Friday about 2pm...about 27 hours from now.

[3iff]

Olympiad Round 2 - Answers

1. Who created the fictional creature the Bandersnatch?
a. Lewis Carroll
b. Rudyard Kipling
c. Edward Lear
d. Edgar Allen Poe

2. Les Paul played which instrument?
a. Drums
b. Guitar
c. Piano
d. Violin

He was the inventor of the solid-body electric guitar.

3. Where would you find a patella?
a. Ear
b. Knee
c. Neck
d. Wrist

It's the kneecap.

4. During WW2, the "SdKfz 124 Wespe" was what sort of unit?
a. Armoured Car
b. Fighter Plane
c. Self Propelled Artillery
d. Tank

Wespe means Wasp but it was artillery mounted on an early tank chassis.

5. According to 2010 estimates, what is the population of Greenland?
a. 13,000
b. 57,000
c. 81,000
d. 100,000

6. The "Tony" awards recognise achievements in which medium?
a. Film
b. Music
c. Television
d. Theatre

It's The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre.

7. What colour is Copper Sulphate (or sulfate), CuSO4?
a. Clear
b. Blue was the intended answer
c. Green
d. White
e. Yellow

A problem with this question so I will declare it VOID.
Common copper sulphate (the pentahydrate) is blue. The anhydrous form is a pale green or grey-white powder.
Fortunately, this does not impact on the overall result.

8. Earnie Shavers was involved in which sport?
a. Athletics
b. American Football
c. Boxing
d. Golf

A famous boxer who nearly beat Muhammad Ali in 1977.

9. The alcoholic component in a Daiquiri is...?
a. Gin
b. Rum
c. Tequila
d. Vodka

A daiquiri is mainly lime juice, sugar and rum.

10. In which year was Ronald Reagan born?
a. 1907
b. 1911
c. 1915
d. 1921


scores (from 9 questions)
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7 Scurra, Dented Ford
6 Duke Gnome, Undercover Monk, Suspence
5 novice, MNOWAX, lexprod, referee, jesternl
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4 DMTsurel
0 Jesus_saves (no entry)

Average score of 5.54 from 9 questions, that's a 61% success rate.

We say goodbye to DMTsurel and Jesus_saves. With 5 players on 5 points, they all survive to round 3.