Perfect Ten (CANCELED)

[Undercover Monk]

with Goodwill's Super Saturday coming up I decided to check out one of the new games I got last time I went Goodwilling. Perfect 10 is a pretty good mix of Trivial Pursuit and Mastermind and I thought it would work well in forum form.

The rules:

1. each player will be given a random question set. Each set is composed of 10 multiple choice questions in the categories of Geography, Sports, Science, History, Quotes, Music, Literature, Nature, Art, and Movies.

2. Players will then pm me all ten answers with the goal being to get all ten right. I will check their answers and give them back how many they got right but not which specific categories were correct.

3. Players will then re-send their answers until they have achieved a perfect 10. The last player to do this will be eliminated and we will start a new round and continue until we have a winner.

4. HINTS: besides submitting your answers every round you must also pick a hint to give to an opponet. You will pick one category and that player will be told before the start of the next round the answer on that category.

5. It is to your advantage to finish quickly as those who finish in the top 50% will be given a bonus hint in a random category for the next round.


I would obviously like to have 10 (get it) but will start with 5 or more.

1. dethwing
2. lexprod
3. Zag
4. Scurra
5. Amb
6. jesternl
7. groza528
8. referee
9. MatthewV
10. Jennifer
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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

[dethwing]

/in

[lexprod]

/in, is speed based on time or amount of sends?
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I'll have a P please...

[Zag]

I'm in.

[Scurra]

How could I not be /in on a general knowledge quiz?
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New definitions: COFFEE - someone who is coughed upon}

[Amb*]

/in

[jesternl]

/In on trivia

[groza528]

/in

[referee]

Let's try this. Hope it doesn't get to US-centric.
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[grz*]

Quick clarification... When you say "last to finish" "first 50% to finish" etc. are you referring to time, or number of submissions?

[MatthewV]

I'll play

We may find that getting a perfect ten is a little too hard.

[Undercover Monk]

[Jennifer]

I would like to play.

[MatthewV]

Note: Jennifer is a different person than myself.

[referee]

If she plays, I'm asking for a re-numbering of participants.
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Jan 21st, 2008: The pillaging continues.
Mar 4th, 2008: Rest in Peace, Gary Gygax. May your dice always roll a natural 20 wherever you are.

Be the Ultimate Ninja! Play Billy Vs. SNAKEMAN today!

[dethwing]

I agree. A randomization seems to be in order regardless.

[Zag]

I don't really see that it makes that much of a difference, but randomization can't hurt. Possibly even after every set of questions, so that you are getting hints from different players through the course of the game.

One question about the process: Will we all be getting the same set of questions? Or will we see each other's questions? Since a big part of the strategy will be to try to give hints for the categories that your opponent probably already has correct, then we would need to know which of his questions were easy ones.

I assume this was too obvious to state, but just to make sure it has been stated: No research allowed, right?

[Undercover Monk]

At least for the first round we will be using the same set. If it becomes a problem I can give each player different questions but I thought the fairest way was to use one set. As to the hints easy is relative. A diehard sports fan will obviously get most sport questions right away but have difficulty with art. It depends on the individual.

I like the idea of randomizing after every round but for the first round I will use the sign-up order as that is fairly random itself. Is there some history with Jennifer I am unaware of.

And yes as always NO OUTSIDE RESEARCH!!!

I will post the first set of questions late tonight. please send me your answers and the category you want to use as your hint to your opponent by Friday.
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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

[MatthewV]

Well, the point of randomizing is to make it so I am not giving hints to Jennifer (who lives with me...)
Both of us will playing from work and we won't give each other answers.

[lexprod]

So we dont get the hint until after we see the questions? or should we send the hint now?
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I'll have a P please...

[Undercover Monk]

You wont get the first hint until submission 2 but you need to send it with the 1st submissions. For submission 1 you will be flying blind and I am willing to abide by MattVs word as I have to trust all of you to not do research anyway.


Round 1 Questions

GEOGRAPHY
What famous reindeer herders live in northern Scandanavia?
a.) Lappas
b.) Bohemians
c.) Albanians
d.) Finns

SPORTS
Which sport does NOT feature "saves"?
a.) Hockey
b.) Baseball
c.) Soccer
d.) Golf

SCIENCE
In general, which force is the weakest?
a.) Nuclear
b.) Electromagnetic
c.) Gravitational
d.) Molecular

HISTORY
In which state did both the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention meet?
a.) Pennsylvania
b.) Virginia
c.) Colorado
d.) New York

QUOTES
"Joy is not in things. It is in us."
a.) Pope John Paul
b.) Martin Luther King Jr.
c.) Richard Wagner
d.) Martha Stewart

MUSIC
In what city did the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame open in 1995?
a.) Cleveland, OH
b.) Detroit, MI
c.) New Orleans, LA
d.) San Francisco, CA

LITERATURE
Who wrote The Martian Chronicles?
a.) Ray Bradbury
b.) H. G. Wells
c.) Gene Roddenberry
d.) C. S. Lewis

NATURE
What bird has the best hearing?
a.) Sparrow
b.) Eagle
c.) Owl
d.) Blue Jay

ART
What Russian-born Impressionist painter's most important work was titled "I and The Village"?
a.) Claude Monet
b.) George Seurat
c.) Vincent Van Gogh
d.) Marc Chagall

MOVIES
Originally written for John Candy, who plays the role of Louis Tully in the 1984 blockbuster Ghostbusters
a.) Rick Moranis
b.) Bill Murry
c.) Dan Ackroyd
d.) Harold Ramis
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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

[Undercover Monk]

great response guys. I like it when games move fast. I am only waiting on jesternl and Jennifer. Also a few of you still need to send me your hint categories.
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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

[Undercover Monk]

OK thanks for the quick responses I will be sending you all pms with your individual hints. One of you tried something I hadnt counted on and didnt answer one question. In the future all questions must have a valid answer.

Scurra: 8/10
Zag: 8/10
Dethwing: 7/10
Jesternl: 7/10
Amb: 6/10
Groza528: 6/10
Lexprod: 6/10
Jennifer: 5/10
MattV: 5/10
Referee: 5/10

Round 1 2nd submissions complete with a new hint are due Tuesday
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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

[MatthewV]

Yea! I tie at sucking at trivia!

[referee]

Yeah, that's what happens with US-Centric questions.
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Jan 21st, 2008: The pillaging continues.
Mar 4th, 2008: Rest in Peace, Gary Gygax. May your dice always roll a natural 20 wherever you are.

Be the Ultimate Ninja! Play Billy Vs. SNAKEMAN today!

[Undercover Monk]

well these are pre-set questions from a U.S. board game. But to be fair at least half are not U.S. questions and only 2 require a great deal of U.S knowledge.
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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

[MatthewV]

I would say history, music. literature, and movies are all US-ish.

[Amb]

[MatthewV]

You got 6/10 correct.It was posted for everyone.

[Undercover Monk]

yes exactly I will be posting everyones scores in the thread only hints will remain secret
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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

[Amb]

Oh crap, I didnt realise. I had been waiting for the PM...

[Undercover Monk]

still waiting on submissions from Amb and jesternl. And I need hints from Scurra and Zag.
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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

[Amb]

Will send in about 7 hours - if thats okay.

[jesternl]

will have to post later today as well.. didn't see it was due today

[Amb]

Sent

[Undercover Monk]

still need sub from jesternl. final warning before I go ahead and announce the next round tomorow.
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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

[MatthewV]

jesternl is somewhat active-- he has been submitting things in the Decathon.

[Undercover Monk]

yeah and he posted here that he would submit by WED so I feel if that I have been more than fair. I will post everyones scores and send out hints late tonight.
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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

[lexprod]

He may have been distracted.
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I'll have a P please...

[Undercover Monk]

And after only 2 rounds we have our first Perfect 10! Congratulations........ Zag! You are free from the burden of submitting answers and have earned yourself a free hint next round (only 4 of those left). However I will still need you to send in hints for Scurra. You can choose to try and help him or hinder him its your choice. Other than that there wasn't a lot of movement.

NOTE Groza's hint this round was chosen by me at random as I did not get a submission from jesternl. He may still submit for both round 2 and round 3 but he will not recieve the next hint until I get the 2nd submission.

SCORES

Zag: 10/10 (qualified with hint)
Scurra: 8/10
Dethwing: 7/10,
Jesternl: 7/10
Groza528: 7/10
Lexprod: 7/10
Amb: 6/10
Jennifer: 6/10
MattV: 5/10
Referee: 4/10

Hints will be going out soon. Submissions are due next Tues. I will be out of town until then so I will be unavailable to answer questions. If you can not meet the deadline simply request an extension, Goodluck!
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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