Perfect Ten (CANCELED)

[Zag]

Wow. I've just used up all the dumb luck I'm likely to get this game.

[MatthewV]

oops

uh... Be sure to hit the PM button not the post a reply.

[Zag]

Are you referring to my comment? I meant to make that public. My point was that, although I did have 8 questions that I was pretty sure of, correctly guessing the other two in only 2 tries is just dumb luck.

[MatthewV]

No, I accidentally posted my submission (and then quickly edited the post). Not that it would have helped anyone!

[Zag]

lol. oh. Sorry for being paranoid.

[Undercover Monk]

waiting on Groza, Amb, and Jesternl

I would like to see these within 24 hours guys
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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]

Submission 3

We have our second Perfect 10 only seven spots and three free hints left. Well Done Scurra. The next submission will be due next Wednesday please remember your hints. (Zag and Lexprod do not need to send hints as their opponents have achieved a perfect 10.) a few of you missed the deadline, remember that you may turn in late submissions at any time but you will not recieve the hints that went with those submissions. Good Luck!!!

Zag: 10/10
Scurra: 10/10
Groza528: 8/10
Dethwing: 7/10,
Jesternl: 7/10
Amb: 6/10
MattV: 6/10
Lexprod: 5/10
Referee: 5/10
Jennifer: 4/10


Hints to go out soon
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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]

7 again? Man, not making any progress.

[Amb]

Sadly I dont think I have time to complete this game Im struggling to get into it.

[Undercover Monk]

thats makes me a sad panda

Even If Amb quits we will be having an elimination so keep those submissions coming I will be sending out prods today
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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]

Submission 4

For the first time in 2 updates we have no perfect 10's but several of you are very close. With 4 hints even some of you at the back of the pack can use logic to get that perfect 10. Also Amb has officially dropped out and if I don't hear from jesternl I will be DQing him as well. However we will still have an elimination so the pressure just got increased. Make sure you are not the last one in.

So on to the scores....

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

Hints going out soon. Next Submission due Monday.
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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]

UPDATE

I have heard from jesternl and he has also had to drop out. Also I am embarresed to say I messed up on lexprods scores so I have fixed that and have given him an extra hint to make up for that. (GEO so dethwing knows not to send that.) I will be double checking everyone's scores later today. to avoid this situation in the future please submit the answers to the questions not just the letter choices. Sorry again.
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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]

Wow, I really thought I had it. No idea now.

[Undercover Monk]

everyones score has been checked and we are good to go for sub 5 which if you missed it is due at the end of the day on Monday.
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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]

Entries due soon
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I'll have a P please...

[Undercover Monk]

Submission 5

Wow the scores explode Jennifer snags the third Perfect 10 and the Third free hint after spending most of the round in the back of the pack. And two of you were only one away. As we are nearing the end of round 1. I realize we are liable to have a tie either for the last 2 free hints or the elimination. In case I havent posted it elsewhere the official procedure for a tie breaker is the score for the previous submission. (This prevents someone who has struggled all game from beating someone by pure luck.) So If you want to stay in the game you need to go back over your answers and see if you can logically deduce the answer. I will send out hints late tonight I still need Ref's hint to MattV. Also MattV you no longer need to send in hints but please send in your answers and not just the letter it easier for me to grade. Anyway on to the scores....

Zag: 10/10
Scurra: 10/10
Jennifer: 10/10
Groza528: 9/10
Lexprod: 9/10
Dethwing: 7/10,
Referee: 6/10
MattV: 5/10


Next Submission Due Fri. Night. There are only 5 of you so I feel we can move at a quicker pace.
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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]

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

[Undercover Monk]

Submission 6

Groza528 and lexprod earn themselves a free hint with perfect 10s. with only two spots left its anyones game. remember in the case of a tie its the previous submission that counts will be sending out hints soon. next deadline is Thursday

Zag: 10/10
Scurra: 10/10
Jennifer: 10/10
Groza528: 10/10
Lexprod: 10/10
Dethwing: 9/10,
MattV: 8/10
Referee: 7/10
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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]

Submission 7

I have only recieved 2 submissions but due to tiebreakers we have our first eliminated player. Both dethwing and MatthewV have achieved a perfect 10. So we must bid a fond farewell to referee. Thanks for playing ref. I will be posting the answers to all 10 questions shortly. Look for round 2 to start later tonight, complete with 10 new questions and a new hint order. Stay Tuned.
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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

[referee]

Oh well. Good luck to the rest of players.
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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]

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

[MatthewV]

So out of idle curiosity, I tried to find some more information about these famous reindeer herders. I haven't found anything at all online yet...

[Scurra]

I queried that one as well - I thought they were called Sami not Lapp(a)s.
(Indeed, on doing some searching, this site: http://boreale.konto.itv.se/samieng.htm says that "Lapp" is considered to be a derogatory term. I think this is one of those things like Inuit/Eskimo/whatever that may depend upon where and when your reference is from.)
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_{still Quiz Olympiad champion. Must get a life.
New definitions: COFFEE - someone who is coughed upon}

[Undercover Monk]

I apparently misspelled the answer on the question post. The answer is indeed Lapps (no 2nd a). Another mistake in round filled with mod errors to which I apologize. I have a new checking system that should eliminate these mistakes. Please remember to submit the actual answers this round as it will assist me in getting these done faster. Anyway according to the wikipedia article on the Sami people they are indeed refered to as Lapps. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sami_people

Also someone pointed out that in golf there are sand saves and saves for par. For this round I have hand chosen the questions from several sets and am checking their accuracy as I type so the next post should be the next set of questions.
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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]

Round 2

HINT order:
1. Groza528
2. Scurra
3. lexprod
4. Jennifer
5. dethwing
6. Zag
7. Matthew V

sorry lied questions to come later
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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]

Round 2 Questions

1. What sea lies between England and Norway?
A.) Red Sea
B.) North Sea
C.) South Sea
D.) Black Sea

2. In baseball, which pitch is commonly "The Heat"?
A.) Slider
B.) Curve ball
C.) Fast ball
D.) Knuckle ball

3. How many bones are in a normal human's skeleton?
A.) 206
B.) 510
C.) 1299
D.) 747

4. In 1769, the Spanish established their first mission on the Pacific coast. What city did this mission become?
A.) San Diego
B.) San Francisco
C.) Seattle
D.) Carmel

5. "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."
A.) Robert Oppenheimer
B.) Albert Einstein
C.) Carl Sagan
D.) Groucho Marx

6. Name the Red Hot Chili Pepper album title that hints of their west coast roots.
A.) So-so-cal-killas
B.) Frisco Fright
C.) Californication
D.) Tahoe Ho's

7. Besides Lonesome Dove, what other famous Texas novel did Larry McMurty write?
A.) Alamo's Last Stand
B.) Pecos Tumbleweed
C.) Bush County Almanac
D.) The Last Picture Show

8. What snake has the deadliest venom, drop for drop?
A.) Coastal Taipan
B.) Saw-Scaled Viper
C.) King Cobra
D.) Death Adder

9. What post-impressionist French painter is called the father of modern art?
A.) Claude Monet
B.) Paul Cezanne
C.) Salvador Dali
D.) George Seurat

10. In Mel Brooks' 1987 Star Wars spoof, what planet do Lone Star and Barf set out to save?
A.) Planet Vespa
B.) Planet Druidia
C.) Planet Valium
D.) Planet Zircom
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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]

/extension if the due date is soon, moving this weekend.
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I'll have a P please...

[Undercover Monk]

no problem I have a busy weekend as well due date is Tues
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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]

ssssssssssssssssssent
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I'll have a P please...

[Zag]

Sent. Definitely not going to do as well as last time. (Was I supposed to get a free hint or six?)

[Undercover Monk]

I meant to send out the free hints before submission 1 however the last two weeks have been very busy for me so by the time I got around to doing it I already had several submissions. So those of you who have free hints coming will be pmed those with your sub1 hints. I used a random number generator to determine which category you guys would receive and this round it will be...ART. Next round I intend to send out the free hints before I put the questions up. I am getting ready to grade your submissions so results and hints will go out soon.
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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]

Round 2 Submission 1

At first I thought this round the questions were too easy but looking at the spread it was really as fair as I could hope for. Still I expect a quicker round this time. Hints to be sent out.

Groza528: 9/10
Scurra: 8/10
Dethwing: 7/10
Zag: 6/ 10
Lexprod: 5/10
Jennifer: 4/10
MattV: 3/10
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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]

oof, I thought I would be over 50% right. Ah well, try numbah 2 sent
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I'll have a P please...

[Undercover Monk]

Submission 2

And we have our first round 2 Perfect 10. A place in the next round and an extra hint goes to......Scurra. Congratulations! I will still need hints from you but Groza need no longer submit hints. Only 5 spots and 2 extra hints left. Get cracking! Next deadline is Friday Night at midnight.

Scurra: 10/10
Groza528: 8/10
Dethwing: 8/10
Lexprod: 8/10
Jennifer: 7/10
Zag: 6/ 10
MattV: 4/10
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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

[Scurra]

Woah! I hit lucky on the one question I really had no idea about, and it turned out that my coin-toss guesses were more right than wrong.
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_{still Quiz Olympiad champion. Must get a life.
New definitions: COFFEE - someone who is coughed upon}

[Zag]

Oh crap. I almost certainly changed some from right to wrong, and an equal number from wrong to right. I would have been happier if I had gotten a 4 this round.

[lexprod]

So we should be waiting for a hint before submitting this round right?
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I'll have a P please...

[Undercover Monk]

Hints are now out. send in those submissions.
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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 think of this as a logic game. Getting a zero is excellent because it eliminates a large number of answers.

[Zag]

dethy! You rock, man! That was one of the questions for which I had absolutely no clue.