Quiz Olympiad - And the winner is...

[3iff]

Quiz Olympiad.

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.

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 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 need to sign up in advance and then will participate in rounds of 10 questions. The lowest scoring player of each round is eliminated as are any other players with the same score. If only one player is eliminated from this, then the next lowest score might also be used to eliminate players...unfortunately this will have to be at my discretion.

The Cut: Any player scoring 3 or less in a round is almost certain to be eliminated.

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. Players may request to extend the deadline in emergencies.

As the game progresses, expect more difficult questions. When we are down to 3 or 4 players then we have a final round where high score wins the game.

(Specialist subject option deleted and no longer applies.)

Each round will probably take a week to play (and give time for me to think of questions). I may also accept questions from non-participating players. (Anyone wanting to do this should provide the question and 5 options for answers, then PM the info to me. Make sure you double-check your question and answers. Remember also that contestants are generally evenly split between British and American with a sprinkling of Europeans and others. Don't make questions too specific regarding country/culture.)

Scores in previous rounds are irrelevant. You just need enough right answers in a round to get you into the next round.

Any modifications required to these rules?

Ok, anyone want to participate? You need to sign up, either here or via PM.

[3iff]

Reserved for list of current players.

MNOWAX
Sentran
jesus_saves
Scurra
Duke Gnome
referee

Kd
Carrier_of_the_arch
Chuck
Sablliminal
MatthewV
jesternl
Quailman
Zag
Milkshake
dethwing
Antrax
Lexprod
Suspence


Eliminated players
Round 1 - Kd, Carrier_of_the_arch, Chuck, Sablliminal
Round 2 - MatthewV
Round 3 - jesternl, Quailman, Zag
Round 4 - Milkshake, dethwing
Round 5 - Antrax, Lexprod, Suspence

[milkshake]

I don't see myself doing very well, but who knows! I'm in!

[3iff]

Don't forget your specialist subject...

[Antrax]

That sounds like a fun, maybe I can guess my way into round 2. I'm in, I'll PM you my subject.
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After years of disappointment with get rich quick schemes, I know I'm gonna get rich with this scheme. And quick!

[lexprod]

I'm in but I don't understand the specialist thing. It just seems a little messy, and create repetitive questions each round.
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I'll have a P please...

[milkshake]

Hm, specialist quiz topic eh? I nominate 20th century composers.

[3iff]

Specialist subject...someone might be good at/enjoy film related questions so would like one each round.

At least that gives me a focus on what questions to set. One player just suggested a fairly esoteric (for me) subject and I doubt I would know enough about that subject to set any meaningful questions. Fortunately, alternatives were offered.

However, players might not want to nominate a subject and that's ok.

[Zag]

I'm in. Subject: American Football. (New England Patriots, if I can be more specific.)

[MNOWAX]

I'm in. Subject would probably be professional wrestling.
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The Man The Myth The Legend
MNOWAX

[Kd]

I'll play, I *have* been meaning to attempt a GL comeback for a while, and whilst I was lurking in various threads I decided this'd be ideal

My subject of choice is Japanese kanji. If this isn't specific enough to make questions from (and I'm going to assume that's the case), then maybe the meaning/translation in English of just the JLPT level N4 kanji, there's only about 200 or so .
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Guess who's back, back again, Kd's back, tell a friend.

[3iff]

Kd

I think your specialist subject is going to be way outside the scope of this game. See earlier editions of the Honesty quiz for an idea of how I do the game.

MNOWAX

I'll have a go at the professional wrestling questions but they are also bordering on the edge of limitation. I'm tempted to include pantomime questions too...

This specialist subject idea is becoming nightmareish. lexprod, you were right.

[Kd]

So...any question on (what I'm assuming encompasses the entire history of) professional wrestling or American football might be ok, but asking people to match a symbol to a meaning isn't... ?
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Guess who's back, back again, Kd's back, tell a friend.

[3iff]

Not at all...

I think I will abandon the specialist subjects idea. They're becoming too specialised.

[Sentran]

WTH... [in]
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Sentran
"Speaking of double negatives, I haven't read greylab yet today." - Lifeinmomland

[dethwing]

I'll give it a roll.

[Suspence]

In.
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I hate people who try to write interesting things in their signature.

[jesternl]

Sure, /in for me

[MatthewV]

Sure, why not.

[carrier_of_the_arch]

What the heck, I'm in. Although I'm not expecting to get very far

[Chuck]

I will apply my decades of knowledge acquisition to the tests. I just wish I had been paying attention to my surroundings.

[lexprod]

[j_s*]

Sweet; sounds fun. I m in.

[j_s*]

[3iff]

Right, we have 14 signed up and newcomers can join provided they participate in the first round so I'll sort out some questions and get them published for Friday.

A round will last about a week and it's likely that 2-3 players will be eliminated each round. That should give about 6-7 rounds in all.

[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.

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

Round 1 offers questions with 4 options. Later rounds may offer 5 options (making things tougher). The lowest scorers of each round will be eliminated (2-3 players per round).

Even if you haven't signed up to play, you may still join in by sending me your answers for round 1.

DEADLINE is 12.00 midday Thursday September 1st, UK time. I shall close the round once I have all the answers in from signed-up players. If you need an extension of the deadline then please let me know.

Questions are spoilered below. Good luck.


1. The musical term CRESCENDO means.
a. Growing louder
b. Growing softer
c. Slow
d. Very loud

2. The Bridge of Sighs is in which city.
a. Amsterdam
b. Paris
c. Vienna
d. Venice

3. In a standard English set of 100 scrabble tiles, how many tiles are printed with the letter I.
a. 6
b. 8
c. 9
d. 10

4. Pleurisy is a disease that affects which part of the body.
a. Brain
b. Eyes
c. Lungs
d. Feet

5. The 1946 film "It's a Wonderful Life" was directed by.
a. Frank Capra
b. John Ford
c. Howard Hawks
d. John Huston

6. Argon constitutes what proportion (by volume) of the atmosphere.
a. 0.05%
b. 0.39%
c. 0.93%
d. 1.46%

7. Christopher Columbus died in which year.
a. 1499
b. 1506
c. 1513
d. 1521

8. In morse code '. - .' (dot dash dot) is the code for which letter.
a. G
b. K
c. L
d. R

9. Which symbol is featured on the flag of Ghana.
a. Crescent
b. Spear
c. Star
d. Sun

10. What is the chemical symbol for tin.
a. Hg
b. Sn
c. T
d. Tn

[Suspence]

Sent. I felt sure on only 5 questions...
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I hate people who try to write interesting things in their signature.

[Zag]

Really? I felt sure on only a single question; that I kinda, maybe, knew on 5 others; that I was only a little shy of a complete guess on 2 others; and that 2 of them were a completely blind shot.

[Kd]

Sent, had to do it as soon as I'd seen the questions or else spend days agonising over whether to change a few of my answers
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Guess who's back, back again, Kd's back, tell a friend.

[MatthewV]

Wow-- I got really really lucky on my complete guesses! If it wasn't multiple guess, I think I would have known three.

[Suspence]

[Antrax]

For me there were 2 I was somewhat sure of, 5 shots in the dark, and 3 guessed by varying degrees of elimination
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After years of disappointment with get rich quick schemes, I know I'm gonna get rich with this scheme. And quick!

[jesternl]

4 I was certain of, 1 nearly ,the rest is guesses

[referee]

Sent, will probably be a quick participation, hehe. Who knows.

aa, keedi-san, o genki desu ka.
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Be the Ultimate Ninja! Play Billy Vs. SNAKEMAN today!

[carrier_of_the_arch]

Answers sent. Most of my answers were guesses

[Kd]

ref: Genki desu!
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Guess who's back, back again, Kd's back, tell a friend.

[MNOWAX]

ref, kd,: Naze anata wa subete o hanasu nipponjindesu ka?
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The Man The Myth The Legend
MNOWAX

[3iff]

Back from the mini holiday with 8 messges to check.

FINAL CALL for entries. If you haven't yet sent in answers, then do so today. Round 2 will commence very soon.

[3iff]

All the signed up entrants have submitted answers, as well as some late-comers. Anyway, round 1 is now closed.

Olympiad Round 1

1. The musical term CRESCENDO means.
a. Growing louder
b. Growing softer
c. Slow
d. Very loud

Just one wrong answer here.

2. The Bridge of Sighs is in which city.
a. Amsterdam
b. Paris
c. Vienna
d. Venice

I managed to confuse Vienna and Venice a couple of times. Thanks to those who pointed out my error.

3. In a standard English set of 100 scrabble tiles, how many tiles are printed with the letter I.
a. 6
b. 8
c. 9
d. 10

A tricky question that only 5 players got right.

4. Pleurisy is a disease that affects which part of the body.
a. Brain
b. Eyes
c. Lungs
d. Feet

5. The 1946 film "It's a Wonderful Life" was directed by.
a. Frank Capra
b. John Ford
c. Howard Hawks
d. John Huston

6. Argon constitutes what proportion (by volume) of the atmosphere.
a. 0.05%
b. 0.39%
c. 0.93%
d. 1.46%

Almost a perfect failure but referee and Antrax got this one right.

7. Christopher Columbus died in which year.
a. 1499
b. 1506
c. 1513
d. 1521

8. In morse code '. - .' (dot dash dot) is the code for which letter.
a. G
b. K
c. L
d. R

9. Which symbol is featured on the flag of Ghana.
a. Crescent
b. Spear
c. Star
d. Sun

10. What is the chemical symbol for tin.
a. Hg
b. Sn
c. T
d. Tn

Three wrong answers. Tin is Sn, from the latin Stannum.

Scores

9 MatthewV
8 Suspence, Scurra, Duke Gnome
7 referee
6 Zag, MNOWAX, Milkshake, jesternl
5 Quailman, Antrax, Lexprod, Sentran, dethwing, j_s*
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4 Kd, Chuck, Carrier_of_the_arch
3 sAbLLimINal

Therefore, the players eliminated are Kd, Chuck, Carrier_of_the_arch and sAbLLimINal. I'm aiming to eliminate the lowest 3 players per round which sometimes might be more if players share a score, as in this case.

Remember that what is important is your score relative to other players. You do not need to get the top score...but it helps.

Round 2 is imminent.

[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 haven't qualified from round 1 then you cannot participate in the game.

DEADLINE is 12.00 midday Wednesday 7th September, UK time. I shall close the round once I have all the answers in. If you need an extension of the deadline then please let me know.

Questions are spoilered below. Good luck.


1. How many stars are on the flag of Australia.
a. none
b. 2
c. 4
d. 6

2. The 1974 album "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" was by.
a. Cream
b. Emerson, Lake and Palmer
c. Genesis
d. Pink Floyd

3. Which is the largest (by surface area) of the US great lakes.
a. Erie
b. Huron
c. Michigan
d. Ontario
e. Superior

4. Porcine applies to which type of animal.
a. Chicken
b. Parrot
c. Pig
d. Worm

5. The Ishihara test is used to diagnose what.
a. Arthritis
b. Brittle bones
c. Colour blindness
d. Diabetes

6. What is the name of Bruce Wayne's butler
a. Alfred
b. Arthur
c. Edgar
d. Henry

7. When was the last major eruption of Mt Vesuvius (it's in Italy).
a. 1865
b. 1928
c. 1944
d. 1964

8. The US Masters golf tournament is always held where.
a. Augusta, Georgia
b. Bethesda, Maryland
c. Farmingdale, New York
d. Pebble Beach, California

9. Which of the following stars is MORE than 10 light years away from the sun.
a. Barnard's star
b. Fomalhaut
c. Ross 154
d. Sirius

10. Who wrote "Little Women"
a. Louisa May Alcott
b. Jane Austen
c. Emily Bronte
d. George Eliot