Wipe-out potpourri - And the winner is...

[Dragon Phoenix]

You know the drill. Without outside help, select as many correct answers as you can. Per question, the score is 1-3-6-10-15-21-28 for 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 correct answers. One wrong answer to a question and that question is a wipe-out for 0 points.

Do not post answers here, but send them to dragonphoenixrevived @ yahoo.com before 16 July.

1. Identify the seven lyrics taken from U2 songs:

And the violence caused such silence
Bodies strewn across the dead end street
If I could throw this lifeless lifeline to the wind
I have spoke with the tongue of angels
Leave the cobwebs in the closet
Over the counter with a shotgun
The traffic is stuck and you're not moving anywhere
To drag the past out into the light
Well my heart is where it's always been
Were you lying all the time, was it just a game to you?

2. Identify the seven curses by Hergé’s Captain Haddock:

Anthracite!
Boa constrictors!
Carpet-sellers!
Fornicating foxes!
Patagonians!
Pickled herrings!
Slubberdegullions!
Toffee-noses!
Visigoths!
Zombies!

3. Identify the seven African capitals:

Accra
Gaborone
Honiara
Libreville
Luanda
Malato
Manama
Moroni
Nouakchott
Port Vila

4. Identify the seven minerals:

Papagoite
Pantarite
Pectolite
Pentlandite
Pernillite
Perovskite
Phenkaite
Phillipsite
Phlogopite
Pikarite

5. Identify the seven Fawlty Towers episodes:

A touch of class
Basil the rat
Communication breakdown
Gourmet night
The anniversary
The birthday party
The builders
The German guests
The psychiatrist
Waldorf salad


6. Identify the seven Katherine Hepburn movies:

Adam’s rib
Dragon seed
Laughter in paradise
Love in the afternoon
Mary of Scotland
Spitfire
Suddenly last summer
Summertime
Undercurrent
War and peace

7. Identify the seven Parkinson patients:

Adolph Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Billy Graham
Francisco Franco
Harry Truman
Janet Reno
Josef Stalin
Mao Tse Tung
Pope John Paul II
Winston Churchill

Tiebreaker (wipe-out style as well):

Identify the seven bands who are not listed in my overview of classic pop/rock songs:

Eurythmics
Led Zeppelin
Metallica
Radiohead
Santana
Simple Minds
Smiths
Spandau Ballet
Stone Roses
UB40

[This message has been edited by Dragon Phoenix (edited 07-16-2003 11:09 AM).]

[mikeamok]

any bonus points if we can give the titles for all the U2 songs?

[Dragon Phoenix]

Nope.

[jesternl]

nice, haven't had one of these in a while.

[Dragon Phoenix]

Received: 6

Dethwing
Duphrates
Jesternl
Lepton
MikeAmok
Quailman

(to be updated)



[This message has been edited by Dragon Phoenix (edited 07-11-2003 02:19 PM).]

[Dragon Phoenix]

Bump....

[dethwing]

/sent.

[Quailman]

sent.

[Duphrates]

Go on then.....sent.....

BIG FAT ZERO for me.

[Dragon Phoenix]

Final chance....

[MatthewV]

I guess three choiced for each one. Diddn't recognize any of them...

[Hitchhiker]

Sent.

[CrystyB]

sending

[Dragon Phoenix]

No more entries. Results in about 12 hours from now. Preview: the tiebreaker went to Dethwing with 1 point. The rest scored 0.

[dethwing]

lol

[Dragon Phoenix]

1. Identify the seven lyrics taken from U2 songs:
And the violence caused such silence DET DUP QUA
Bodies strewn across the dead end street HIT JES
If I could throw this lifeless lifeline to the wind DUP HIT LEP MAT MIK
I have spoke with the tongue of angels DUP JES LEP MIK
Leave the cobwebs in the closet DUP QUA
Over the counter with a shotgun CRY LEP MIK QUA
The traffic is stuck and you're not moving anywhere DUP LEP MAT MIK
To drag the past out into the light DUP HIT JES MIK QUA
Well my heart is where it's always been DUP MAT MIK
Were you lying all the time, was it just a game to you? QUA
The three decoys are all by the Cranberries (well done Quail...)
Score:
CrystyB 1
Dethwing 0
Duphrates 0
Hitchhiker 6
Jesternl 6
Lepton 10
MatthewV 6
Mikeamok 28!
Quailman 0

2. Identify the seven curses by Hergé’s Captain Haddock:
Anthracite! DUP QUA
Boa constrictors! CRY DUP
Carpet-sellers! JES QUA
Fornicating foxes! CRY DUP MIK
Patagonians! CRY DUP HIT JES LEP QUA
Pickled herrings! CRY DUP HIT JES MAT QUA
Slubberdegullions! CRY DUP HIT MAT MIK QUA
Toffee-noses! JES QUA
Visigoths! DET DUP HIT JES LEP MAT MIK
Zombies!
The three decoys are all mine
Score:
CrystyB 0
Dethwing 1
Duphrates 0
Hitchhiker 10
Jesternl 15
Lepton 3
MatthewV 6
Mikeamok 0
Quailman 21

3. Identify the seven African capitals:
Accra CRY DUP HIT JES LEP MIK QUA
Gaborone DUP LEP MAT QUA
Honiara JES
Libreville CRY DUP LEP MIK QUA
Luanda DUP QUA
Malato DUP MAT
Manama MAT QUA
Moroni DUP HIT QUA
Nouakchott CRY
Port Vila DET DUP LEP MIK QUA
The three decoys are capitals, but not in Africa - The popular Port Vila is in Vanuatu (Pacific), Manama is the capital of Bahrain, and Honiara is in the Solomon Islands.
Score:
CrystyB 6
Dethwing 0
Duphrates 0
Hitchhiker 3
Jesternl 1
Lepton 0
MatthewV 0
Mikeamok 0
Quailman 0

4. Identify the seven minerals:
Papagoite DET MIK QUA
Pantarite DUP HIT
Pectolite DUP LEP
Pentlandite DUP
Pernillite DUP HIT QUA
Perovskite CRY MAT MIK QUA
Phenkaite DUP HIT LEP MAT
Phillipsite QUA
Phlogopite DUP MIK
Pikarite DUP
The three decoys are all mine
Score:
CrystyB 1
Dethwing 1
Duphrates 0
Hitchhiker 0
Jesternl 0
Lepton 3
MatthewV 3
Mikeamok 6
Quailman 0

5. Identify the seven Fawlty Towers episodes:
A touch of class HIT JES LEP
Basil the rat DUP HIT JES MAT MIK
Communication breakdown MAT
Gourmet night DUP HIT JES MIK
The anniversary DUP JES QUA
The birthday party CRY LEP QUA
The builders DUP HIT JES QUA
The German guests DET DUP QUA
The psychiatrist DUP HIT JES
Waldorf salad DUP HIT JES MAT MIK QUA
The three decoys are variations on existing titles (Communication problems, the wedding party, the Germans)
Score:
CrystyB 0
Dethwing 0
Duphrates 0
Hitchhiker 21
Jesternl 28!
Lepton 0
MatthewV 0
Mikeamok 6
Quailman 0

6. Identify the seven Katherine Hepburn movies:
Adam’s rib CRY DET DUP HIT QUA
Dragon seed DUP HIT MAT
Laughter in paradise DUP MAT QUA
Love in the afternoon MIK QUA
Mary of Scotland CRY DUP HIT LEP
Spitfire DUP MIK
Suddenly last summer QUA
Summertime MAT MIK
Undercurrent DUP LEP
War and peace DUP QUA
The three decoys star Audrey Hepburn (well done Quailman )
Score:
CrystyB 3
Dethwing 1
Duphrates 0
Hitchhiker 6
Jesternl 0
Lepton 3
MatthewV 0
Mikeamok 0
Quailman 0

7. Identify the seven Parkinson patients:
Adolph Hitler QUA
Benito Mussolini DUP HIT LEP MAT
Billy Graham DET DUP JES MIK QUA
Francisco Franco DUP
Harry Truman DUP JES QUA
Janet Reno CRY MIK
Josef Stalin DUP
Mao Tse Tung DUP HIT
Pope John Paul II LEP HIT JES MAT MIK QUA
Winston Churchill DUP HIT MAT QUA
I made up the three decoys
Score:
CrystyB 1
Dethwing 1
Duphrates 0
Hitchhiker 0
Jesternl 6
Lepton 0
MatthewV 0
Mikeamok 6
Quailman 0

Tiebreaker (wipe-out style as well):
Identify the seven bands who are not listed in my overview of classic pop/rock songs:
Eurythmics MAT QUA
Led Zeppelin DUP JES LEP MIK QUA
Metallica DET DUP MIK
Radiohead CRY HIT JES LEP
Santana DUP LEP QUA Link
Simple Minds CRY HIT MAT JES Link
Smiths CRY DUP MAT MIK QUA
Spandau Ballet CRY DUP MAT MIK QUA Link
Stone Roses CRY DUP HIT MAT
UB40 DUP JES MAT QUA
Score:
CrystyB 0
Dethwing 1
Duphrates 0
Hitchhiker 0
Jesternl 0
Lepton 0
MatthewV 0
Mikeamok 0
Quailman 0

code:

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Q     Deth  Duph  Hitc  Jest  Lept  MatV  MiAm  Quai Crys


1       0     0     6     6    10     6    28     0    1


2       1     0    10    15     3     6     0    21    0


3       0     0     3     1     0     0     0     0    6 


4       1     0     0     0     3     3     6     0    1


5       0     0    21    28     0     0     6     0    0


6       1     0     6     0     3     0     0     0    3


7       1     0     0     6     0     0     6     0    1


Sum     4     0    46    56    19    15    46    21   12


TB      1     0     0     0     0     0     0     0    0





1. Jesternl     56


2. Hitchhiker   46


   Mikeamok     46


4. Quailman     21


5. Lepton       19


6. MatthewV     15


7. CrystyB       7


8. Dethwing      4


9. Duphrates     0

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Congratulations Richard!

[This message has been edited by Dragon Phoenix (edited 07-16-2003 11:19 AM).]

[Quailman]

Whoa! Six big fat zeros and I still came in fourth!

Thanks for doing this, DP.

[Duphrates]

Oooh so close on a couple for full marks. I don't suppose that's the point though

[jesternl]

W00t.. that's better then I expected... Though I had a good one with the Fawlty Towers one..

[Hitchhiker]

That was a fun one - thanks DP!

[Lepton]

Mucho gracias, monsieur. ~seethes at missing the single geography question~

[jesternl]

And slightly off-topic, but "The Germans" is the best Fawlty Towers episode, period
Whatever you do, don't mention the war

[CrystyB]

thanks for confirming my idea: when you have no idea whatsoever what the question is about, choose one random item. Chances are 70%, and they drop to 53% if a second item is added. My ones come from just doing that, and they represent an estimated probability of 75%!!

[mith]

7/10 * 1 point = .7
7/10 * 6/9 * 3 points = 1.4
7/10 * 6/9 * 5/8 * 6 points = 1.75
7/10 * 6/9 * 5/8 * 4/7 * 10 points = 1.66...

You should guess 3.

[MatthewV]

I did guess three! (except on one, why did I do that??)

[CrystyB]

mith, i don't want to go for the expected values, but for the highest chance of being correct. Plus i only have one fav. number between 1 and 10!

MV, be glad you did! You might've gotten only 12 points otherwise, losing half a rank. Ow and btw, your tiebreaker answer also had more than three...

[This message has been edited by CrystyB (edited 07-16-2003 08:13 PM).]