Quiz Olympiad II - Final round is over

[3iff]

As promised, a display of the answers from each player. Hopefully it's readable. Remember Q7 is void so does not appear.

[3iff]

Olympiad Round 3

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.

You can only participate if you've qualified via round 2. 10 players remain.

I return to the forum next Wednesday so I will NOT be marking entries until then. There's a soft deadline of next Friday (8th June).

Questions are spoilered below. Good luck.

1. What is a humidor?
a. an Ancient Egyptian farm implement
b. a Cigar Box
c. an Electronic Component
d. a Portable Heater

2. The Danjon scale measures what?
a. Brightness of lunar eclipses
b. Pain
c. Physical exertion
d. Religious belief

3. Who is the lead singer of rock band AC/DC?
a. Brett Anderson
b. Brian Ferry
c. Brian Johnson
d. Jim Kerr

4. In an English scrabble set, how many different letters have just ONE tile.
a. 4
b. 5
c. 6
d. 7

5. Which is the largest island in the Mediterranean sea?
a. Corsica
b. Cyprus
c. Sardinia
d. Sicily

6. Which element is directly below Silver in the periodic table?
a. Gold
b. Iridium
c. Palladium
d. Platinum

7. Who is the father of actress Angelina Jolie?
a. Dustin Hoffman
b. Robert Redford
c. Roy Scheider
d. Jon Voight

8. The 'Lev' is the currency in which country?
a. Bulgaria
b. Hungary
c. Poland
d. Romania

9. How many people have walked on the moon?
a. 10
b. 12
c. 14
d. 16
e. 18

10. Which sport does the South African Oscar Pistorius participate in?
a. Athletics
b. Cricket
c. Rugby
d. Tennis

[Suspence]

Uh-oh...I was only sure on two, and took several wild guesses.
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I hate people who try to write interesting things in their signature.

[Jedo the Jedi]

Well, I had five correct on the last round (playing along by myself ), but I'm with Suspence here. This is a hard round.
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Paragon Tally: 19 mafia, 3 SKs (1 twice), 1 cultist, numerous chat scum...and counting.

[3iff]

Actually, I am marking this now...

It wasn't hard for someone...and Suspence is apparently good at guessing.
I don't deliberately make harder rounds...I have a large collection of questions and just select some at random, so any one round is going to be as difficult as any other round - on average.

[MNOWAX]

this isn't a hard round for me, i know for certain i got six.
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MNOWAX

[Jedo the Jedi]

[Duke Gnome]

I missed all my guesses, (and got one I was sure of wrong too.)

edit: actually make that 1 correct guess, 2 I was sure of that I got wrong.

[jesternl]

Only 4 I knew for sure, and one fairly sure..

[3iff]

Just waiting for Undercover Monk to submit an entry and we're done for round 3. By Friday if possible...

All answers in. I'll get around to publishing the details later today if I get time (it's going to be busy today)...and maybe get round 4 in place by Friday.

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Olympiad Round 3 - Answers

1. What is a humidor?
a. an Ancient Egyptian farm implement
b. a Cigar Box
c. an Electronic Component
d. a Portable Heater

Slightly confusing as it's better known as a humidity controlled room to store cigars but only one player failed to get this right.

2. The Danjon scale measures what?
a. Brightness of lunar eclipses
b. Pain
c. Physical exertion
d. Religious belief

Found this by accident and thought it could be interesting.

3. Who is the lead singer of rock band AC/DC?
a. Brett Anderson
b. Brian Ferry
c. Brian Johnson
d. Jim Kerr

4. In an English scrabble set, how many different letters have just ONE tile.
a. 4
b. 5
c. 6
d. 7

Letters J, K, Q, X, Z have just one tile each. Half the players probably missed the K.

5. Which is the largest island in the Mediterranean sea?
a. Corsica
b. Cyprus
c. Sardinia
d. Sicily

6. Which element is directly below Silver in the periodic table?
a. Gold
b. Iridium
c. Palladium
d. Platinum

One guess each at the wrong alternatives, yes, it's the obvious one.

7. Who is the father of actress Angelina Jolie?
a. Dustin Hoffman
b. Robert Redford
c. Roy Scheider
d. Jon Voight

Roy Scheider was the popular wrong answer.

8. The 'Lev' is the currency in which country?
a. Bulgaria
b. Hungary
c. Poland
d. Romania

9. How many people have walked on the moon?
a. 10
b. 12
c. 14
d. 16
e. 18

I should have put zero as an option...for the moonlanding hoax believers. Do we have any here?

10. Which sport does the South African Oscar Pistorius participate in?
a. Athletics
b. Cricket
c. Rugby
d. Tennis

Known as the "Blade Runner" as he has no lower legs. I thought he might be famous enough, but at least this question stopped Scurra scoring a perfect 10.


Scores
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9 Scurra
8 MNO
7 Suspence, jesternl, Dented Ford
6 referee
5 novice, Undercover Monk
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4 Duke Gnome
3 Lexprod

So we say goodbye to our previous champion, Duke Gnome and Lexprod.

Round 4 follows soon and I'll be looking to eliminate 3 players (scores depending) to leave 5 for the final.

[Scurra]

[3iff]

Olympiad Round 4

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.

You can only participate if you've qualified via round 3. 8 players remain.

Questions are spoilered below. Good luck.

1. The Hall-Heroult process is widely used to produce what?
a. Aluminium
b. Copper
c. Steel
d. Zinc

2. The musician Count Basie played which instrument?
a. Guitar
b. Piano
c. Saxophone
d. Trumpet

3. Eleanor Nancy Gow is better known as?
a. Claire Danes
b. Nicole Kidman
c. Elle MacPherson
d. Winona Ryder

4. "I love the smell of napalm in the morning" is a quote from which film?
a. Apocalypse Now
b. The Deer Hunter
c. Hamburber Hill
d. Platoon

5. In India, what is "Bhangra"?
a. An Alcoholic drink
b. Clothing
c. Music
d. A type of Transport

6. Tonometry measures what?
a. Accurate tuning of piano wires
b. Fluid pressure in the eye
c. Laser frequency
d. Touch sensitivity

7. Ohio has a shore on which one of the great lakes?
a. Erie
b. Huron
c. Michigan
d. Ontario
e. Superior

8. In braille, which letter is represented by the following code (where X is a raised dot)?

- X
X -
X -

a. F
b. K
c. S
d. T

9. What is a Baobab?
a. An item of clothing
b. An African Deer
c. A Tree
d. An underwater volcanic vent

10 In standard poker, how many possible combinations of 5 cards will result in a flush (flush + straight flush).
a. 3,744
b. 5,148
c. 7,286
d. 10,240

[novice]

Just made the cut for the third time...

[3iff]

You were lucky. You were set for the chop and UM popped in a 5 so I decided to reprieve you both...this was before I saw the result of GoT...

[Suspence]

If I did as poorly as I think I did, I'll definitely be gone this round.
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I hate people who try to write interesting things in their signature.

[Jedo the Jedi]

I totally bombed last round as I suspected. Again, this was an easier round for me.
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Paragon Tally: 19 mafia, 3 SKs (1 twice), 1 cultist, numerous chat scum...and counting.

[MNOWAX]

man, no one can catch scurra! I'm happy with my 8 though.

however I am shocked you didn't get blade runner, though.
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The Man The Myth The Legend
MNOWAX

[3iff]

Apparently he got the blade runner a few hours after submitting his answers!

I was surprised you didn't get the "men on the moon" question.

As for catching Scurra...is your "Scurra is champion" banner primed and ready? You know, the one you didn't need last time?

[MNOWAX]

[Suspence]

Good news: My score on this round would have been good enough to advance in every other round.

Bad news: I don't think that will matter much in this round.

But hey, at least I knew Oscar Pistorius
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I hate people who try to write interesting things in their signature.

[Undercover Monk]

It might unless I guessed right on two then I will have got a wopping 2 points on this round and here I was thinking I did well.
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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]

I should be getting the Regularity Award.
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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!

[jesternl]

4 I know, 1 (Bhangra) I think I just read about, and the rest is educated guesses

[3iff]

All entries in. Results to follow and the Final will be in action soon (probably Tuesday)

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Olympiad Round 4 - Answers

1. The Hall-Heroult process is widely used to produce what?
a. Aluminium
b. Copper
c. Steel
d. Zinc

Early last week some of us were having a discussion about aluminium/aluminum. I spotted this question that I had written weeks ago and decided to include it. Steel was the popular answer. Just 2 correct answers.

2. The musician Count Basie played which instrument?
a. Guitar
b. Piano
c. Saxophone
d. Trumpet

Quite a few thought he played the trumpet. That was Louis Armstrong I suspect.

3. Eleanor Nancy Gow is better known as?
a. Claire Danes
b. Nicole Kidman
c. Elle MacPherson
d. Winona Ryder

Elle/Eleanor was a bit of a giveaway.

4. "I love the smell of napalm in the morning" is a quote from which film?
a. Apocalypse Now
b. The Deer Hunter
c. Hamburber Hill
d. Platoon

I would be shocked if anyone had got this one wrong.

5. In India, what is "Bhangra"?
a. An Alcoholic drink
b. Clothing
c. Music
d. A type of Transport


6. Tonometry measures what?
a. Accurate tuning of piano wires
b. Fluid pressure in the eye
c. Laser frequency
d. Touch sensitivity

It's always a delight when someone picks an option I've made up...(a)

7. Ohio has a shore on which one of the great lakes?
a. Erie
b. Huron
c. Michigan
d. Ontario
e. Superior

8. In braille, which letter is represented by the following code (where X is a raised dot)?

- X
X -
X -

a. F
b. K
c. S
d. T

A tricky one that players might guess but few will know.

9. What is a Baobab?
a. An item of clothing
b. An African Deer
c. A Tree
d. An underwater volcanic vent


10 In standard poker, how many possible combinations of 5 cards will result in a flush (flush + straight flush).
a. 3,744
b. 5,148
c. 7,286
d. 10,240

For those that chose (d), don't play poker.

Scores
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8 Scurra, MNOWAX, Dented Ford, jesternl
6 referee
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5 Suspence
4 novice
3 Undercover Monk (made a bit of a mess of his answer list, hence the low score)

We say goodbye to Suspence, novice and Undercover Monk.
With 4 players scoring equal top, we could be in for a very interesting final.

[novice]

Nice quiz 3iff. I claim the "best Norwegian" spot.

[MNOWAX]

Scurra and I should be shot for missing the aluminum question, we both were talking about how Brits say that word wrong.
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The Man The Myth The Legend
MNOWAX

[MNOWAX]

damn! i was also going to say I'm the last US player standing, but I'm not even the last NY'er standing...... booo!
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The Man The Myth The Legend
MNOWAX

[3iff]

Olympiad Round 5 - The Final

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.

You can only participate if you've qualified via round 4. 5 players remain.

As this is the final, high score counts. If there's a tie for first place then there will be a tiebreaker round.

Questions are spoilered below. Good luck.


1. When sodium metal is burnt in air, what colour does it produce?
a. Green
b. Red
c. White
d. Yellow

2. Thom Yorke is famous in which field?
a. Acting
b. Choreography
c. Musician
d. Novellist

3. The America's Cup is a competition involving which sport?
a. Baseball
b. Golf
c. Tennis
d. Yachting

4. How many strings on a cello?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6

5. Operation Barbarossa (The WW2 German attack on Russia) began when?
a. 17 May 1940
b. 22 June 1941
c. 1 June 1942
d. 3 July 1943

6. "Do or do not. There is no try" is a quote from which film?
a. Starwars. A New Hope
b. Starwars. The Empire Strikes Back
c. Starwars. Return of the Jedi

7. Venera 16 was a Russian spacecraft sent where in 1983?
a. Mars
b. Mercury
c. Moon
d. Venus

8. In the 1983 film "Trading Places", which commodity item is featured in the closing stages of the film?
a. Oil
b. Orange Juice
c. Pork Bellies
d. Wheat

9. The Indian ocean earthquake (~9.2 magnitude) off the coast of Sumatra on the 26th of December, which killed over 230,00 people, occurred in which year?

a. 2002
b. 2003
c. 2004
d. 2005

10. According to a 2010 census, what is the approximate population of Mexico?
a. 81m
b. 96m
c. 112m
d. 123m

[Undercover Monk]

good thing Im gone I dont know any of these...except the reallllly easy one.
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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

[Zag]

[jesternl]

[Suspence]

I only knew #2 and #3 for sure, so I don't mind missing out on this round and posting an embarrassing score.

Thanks to 3iff for running. Well done, as always.
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I hate people who try to write interesting things in their signature.

[MNOWAX]

i only got four for sure. the other six are guesses.
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The Man The Myth The Legend
MNOWAX

[3iff]

Just waiting on referee and jesternl.

[jesternl]

Not a good round for me I think...

[3iff]

All results are in. Just need to write things up which will take an hour or so. We do have a winner.

[3iff]

Olympiad Round 5 - The Final

1. When sodium metal is burnt in air, what colour does it produce?
a. Green
b. Red
c. White
d. Yellow

Many street lights have sodium lamps and that's the reason they look yellow.

2. Thom Yorke is famous in which field?
a. Acting
b. Choreography
c. Musician
d. Novellist

He's the vocalist with Radiohead

3. The America's Cup is a competition involving which sport?
a. Baseball
b. Golf
c. Tennis
d. Yachting

Our only 100% correct question.

4. How many strings on a cello?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6

5. Operation Barbarossa (The WW2 German attack on Russia) began when?
a. 17 May 1940
b. 22 June 1941
c. 1 June 1942
d. 3 July 1943

Most players wrongly guessed at 1942.

6. "Do or do not. There is no try" is a quote from which film?
a. Starwars. A New Hope
b. Starwars. The Empire Strikes Back
c. Starwars. Return of the Jedi

7. Venera 16 was a Russian spacecraft sent where in 1983?
a. Mars
b. Mercury
c. Moon
d. Venus

Venera/Venus...was it obvious or a trap? (it was the obvious).

8. In the 1983 film "Trading Places", which commodity item is featured in the closing stages of the film?
a. Oil
b. Orange Juice
c. Pork Bellies
d. Wheat

MNO surprisingly got this wrong. This could have taken the game to a playoff.

9. The Indian ocean earthquake (~9.2 magnitude) off the coast of Sumatra on the 26th of December, which killed over 230,00 people, occurred in which year?

a. 2002
b. 2003
c. 2004
d. 2005

This one is so recent that it's difficult to remember. I wrote the question a few weeks back and yet I couldn't remember the answer.

10. According to a 2010 census, what is the approximate population of Mexico?
a. 81m
b. 96m
c. 112m
d. 123m

Each of the 4 answers were chosen, so obviously a tricky question.

Scores
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9 Scurra - The new champion

8 MNO
7 Dented Ford and referee
2 jesternl

Congratulations to Scurra for winning the second Quiz Olympiad. MNO finished just 1 point behind and says "second is a victory to me when Scurra is here". Dented Ford and referee share 3rd place.
Unfortunately, jesternl had a nightmare last round but finished 5th overall.

[Duke Gnome]

Congratulations Scurra, and thanks to 3iff.

Enjoy the trophy, I'll get it back next time