Monthly Trivia Night (Casino Cash Prizes)

[PenguinHunter]

I'm attempting to introduce a monthly trivia competition to INTPCentral. The format will be similar to the scavenger hunt thread (http://forums.intpcentral.com/showthread.php?t=30902)s I created before but this time I've been promised Casino sponsorship by MacGuffin. There will be at least $10,000 available on the opening night. The rules are the same: just post your answers and the first post with the correct answer wins the money.

There will be 9 categories of 5 questions and a final easy 10 question speed round. Each question will be worth $200 (except in the last round which will be $100) and you get to keep all the money you make, IF you finish in the top 10 in the standings.

I'll post the questions for this month on October 15th between 5 and 6am GMT or 12-1am Eastern Time. They will appear at the end of this post.

I know the times suck but I live in the UAE so a nice 7pm start would be 3am for me. This gives the South-East Asians and Australians a bit of an advantage but not much I can do about that. We'll do the next one at a different time.


Questions (Money Available):

Round 1) History of Phrases

1) "I'm jonesing for a cigarette." Who was Jones?

2) "I got caught jaywalking." Who were the jays?

3) Why would you wish someone a broken leg if you want them to do well?

4) "Don't let the cat out of the bag." Who first put the cat in the bag?

5) "Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle." What sort of people first made this remark?



Round 2) Strange Psychology

6) I take 10 hostages. After about a week locked up in my fortified apartment I feel so sorry for my captives that I begin to release the hostages without demanding anything.

What condition have I developed over the past week?

7) Over the past few days I have begun to believe that a single devious person is disguising themselves as many different members of my friends and family. To what end I don't know but it's beginning to cause distress!

What condition have I developed?

8) I sincerely believe that I'm a zombie. I am dead and decaying but also miraculously still able to wander about.

What condition have I developed?

9) I'm reading my Economist magazine with my back to you. You sneak up behind me and shout "BOO!" Rather than simply looking startled, I literally jump out of my seat (perhaps two or more feet off the ground), yelp loudly and uncontrollably flail as I flee from the from the room.

Another symptom is that I will uncontrollably obey any order given to me in a loud, authoritative way. For example: Some says loudly, "Punch your friend!" I obey without thinking even though I may feel immediate guilt afterward.

What condition do I have?

10) In the past week I have eaten 2 marbles, a pencil broken into several pieces, 4 nickels, a dozen buttons and a bicycle chain.

What condition have I developed?


Round 3) Soundtracks - Title and Artist

11) What famous song is sung by Jennifer Connelly in the jazz club in Dark City.

12) In the scene where the fax machine is "taken out" in Office Space, what is the track title and who is the artist?

13) What song brought Thora Birch and Steve Buscemi together in Ghost World and who sang it?

14) What song will change your life, according to "Natalie Portman" in Garden State and who sang it?

15) What song is in the final scene and initial credits of Good Will Hunting and who sang it?

Bonus: For anyone who remembers floyd, which two movies above did he hate and which one did he like? (100 dollars - all three must be correct to get this, don't just guess)


Round 4) Weird Sports - Name the Sport

16) I chase cheese down a hill.

17) I find a stick and drop it into the river to race other people's sticks.

18) The whole town plays. My team wins if I get the ball in the harbor and the other team wins if they touch the ball to the south wall. What sport am I playing and what team am I on?

19) I play polo with a goat caracas.

20) I play volleyball. . . but the ball is smaller and I only use my feet, knees and shoulders.


Round 5) Mosques - Name and City

21) Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
http://www.intpcentral.com/uploads/Mosque 1.jpg
22) Inside Shah Mosque, Isfahan
http://www.intpcentral.com/uploads/Mosque 2.jpg
Outside
http://www.intpcentral.com/uploads/Outside.jpg
23) Great Mosque of Djenne, Mali
http://www.intpcentral.com/uploads/Mosque 3.jpg
24) Sheikh Zayed Mosque - Abu Dhabi
http://www.intpcentral.com/uploads/Mosque 4.jpg
25) Ka'Bah, Mecca
http://www.intpcentral.com/uploads/Mosque 5.jpg



Round 6) Obscure Comic Book Superheroes - Name/Alias

26) I have no powers and I have no face but I have a sweet fedora.

27) I look like a tree but that doesn't stop me from being impervious to bullets and being able to fly in outer space. I'm also super-strong.

28) I have no powers except for my insanity driven persistence and I usually fight people with a gun and broken glass bottle. I also only wear flippers.

29) I can transform into any fruit and use the powers of these fruits to fight crime. Banana peel slippage, citrus juice squirtage etc.

30) I have an outfit with chameleon powers, a big sword and awesome ninja skills.



Round 7) Paradoxical - Name the paradox that goes with the story or statement

31) A teacher tells his students that there will be a pop quiz one day next week but that it will be a complete surprise. They won't know the day until he pulls out the papers at the beginning of the class. One student considers this for a moment then happily concludes that there will be no test. It can't be Friday because that is the last day of the week and it wouldn't be a surprise if they hadn't had a test by Thursday. . . And so on back through the week. The test happens on Wednesday and as a result the student is completely surprised. Everything the teacher said has come true.

32) If there are so many aliens out there why haven't I seen any?

33) I have two identical chocolate bars. How can I decide which one to eat?

34) To get to work I must arrive half-way there first. Before I get half-way to work, I must get a quarter of the way there. Before I get a quarter of the way there, I must get an eighth of the way there. . . and so on leading to an infinite number of trips. Therefore I cannot make it to work today.

35) If this sentence is true, aliens will conquer earth tomorrow.



Round 8) What do these three people have in common?

36) Spaceman Spiff, Stupendous Man, Tracer Bullet

37) Errol Flynn, Sean Connery, Kevin Costner

38) Ken Stabler, Jake Roberts, Don Prudhomme

39) Robert McFarlane, John Poindexter, Fawn Hall

40) Superman, Moses, Babe Ruth



Round 9) Star Trek - Name that Minor Character

41) The tall, strong, silent type (did I say tall?)

42) The most important gardener in the galaxy

43) Quark's most faithful customer

44) Chancellor of the Klingon Empire by the end of DS9.

45) George pulls himself a gig as a member of a galactic think tank.


Round 10) Famous deaths since 2000

46) Charles Schultz
http://www.intpcentral.com/uploads/Deceased 1.jpg
47) Jacques Derrida
http://www.intpcentral.com/uploads/Deceased 2.jpg
48) Francis Crick
http://www.intpcentral.com/uploads/Deceased 3.jpg
49) John Lee Hooker
http://www.intpcentral.com/uploads/Deceased 4.jpg
50) Milton Friedman
http://www.intpcentral.com/uploads/Deceased 5.jpg



Round 11) Speed Round - Define the phobia:

Comical

51) Peladophobia
52) Genuphobia
53) Lutraphobia
54) Porphyrophobia
55) Caligynephobia

INTP

56) Teleophobia
57) Kakorrhaphiophobia
58) Homilophobia
59) Demophobia
60) Anthropophobia

[aelan]

* Must you get all answers before you post or can you post multiple times?

[PenguinHunter]

No, same as before. Just post as quickly as possible. If you aren't sure and you want to guess, don't make more than one guess per post but you can try again if I tell you your answer was wrong.

[PenguinHunter]

Just giving this a bump because I'll be posting the questions tomorrow.

Excitement and anticipation and stuff. . .

[syzygy]

...midterms...

oh, damn. i guess i will be failing my classes but winning this :grin:

[PenguinHunter]

Ok, so there are now 11,100 casino dollars ripe for picking of MacGuffin's money tree. You just have to answer a question.

[carbon cold]

6) I take 10 hostages. After about a week locked up in my fortified apartment I feel so sorry for my captives that I begin to release the hostages without demanding anything.

What condition have I developed over the past week?

Stockholm Syndrome

7) Over the past few days I have begun to believe that a single devious person is disguising themselves as many different members of my friends and family. To what end I don't know but it's beginning to cause distress!

What condition have I developed?

Paranoia (Paranoid delusions, but that goes with part of the disorder, so..)

8) I sincerely believe that I'm a zombie. I am dead and decaying but also miraculously still able to wander about.

What condition have I developed?

Walking Zombie Syndrome

9) I'm reading my Economist magazine with my back to you. You sneak up behind me and shout "BOO!" Rather than simply looking startled, I literally jump out of my seat (perhaps two or more feet off the ground), yelp loudly and uncontrollably flail as I flee from the from the room.

What condition do I have?

Panic Disorder

10) In the past week I have eaten 2 marbles, a pencil broken into several pieces, 4 nickels, a dozen buttons and a bicycle chain.

What condition have I developed?

Pica

[Ghost-Girl]

3) In a theatre superstition, wishing someone "good luck" is considered bad luck, so you do the opposite. Wish something bad on them instead. Hence, "break a leg."

12) Damn It Feels Good To Be A Gangsta - Geto Boys

13) Caring is Creepy - The Shins

[PenguinHunter]

6) I take 10 hostages. After about a week locked up in my fortified apartment I feel so sorry for my captives that I begin to release the hostages without demanding anything.

What condition have I developed over the past week?

Stockholm Syndrome

7) Over the past few days I have begun to believe that a single devious person is disguising themselves as many different members of my friends and family. To what end I don't know but it's beginning to cause distress!

What condition have I developed?

Paranoia (Paranoid delusions, but that goes with part of the disorder, so..)

8) I sincerely believe that I'm a zombie. I am dead and decaying but also miraculously still able to wander about.

What condition have I developed?

Walking Zombie Syndrome

9) I'm reading my Economist magazine with my back to you. You sneak up behind me and shout "BOO!" Rather than simply looking startled, I literally jump out of my seat (perhaps two or more feet off the ground), yelp loudly and uncontrollably flail as I flee from the from the room.

What condition do I have?

Panic Disorder

10) In the past week I have eaten 2 marbles, a pencil broken into several pieces, 4 nickels, a dozen buttons and a bicycle chain.

What condition have I developed?

Pica
6) Wrong
7) What specific type of paranoia
8) Correct - It has another, more formal name: the Cotard Delusion
9)Wrong - Panic disorder is more like anxiety attacks. I might add some extra information to help with that one.
10) correct


3) In a theatre superstition, wishing someone "good luck" is considered bad luck, so you do the opposite. Wish something bad on them instead. Hence, "break a leg."

12) Damn It Feels Good To Be A Gangsta - Geto Boys

13) Caring is Creepy - The Shins

Elaborate on #3. What is the origin of the superstition?

The other two are good educated guesses but wrong. . .


So that's:

carbon cold: $400

[Ghost-Girl]

1) Anyone addicted to cocaine. Jones was a popular surname and it got attributed.

2) a "jay" referred to a stupid country-person...someone who wouldn't be informed about street crossings and such.

3) quoted from some site: "There is a superstition in the theatre that wishing an actor
good luck "tempts the gods" and causes bad luck, so negative
expressions are substituted. In French one says "Merde!" ("Shit!")
when an actor is about to go on stage. The German expression is
"Hals und Beinbruch"="neck and leg fracture" ("Bein" used to mean
"bone" in German, so the translation "neck and bone break" may be
correct if the expression is sufficiently old). The leading
theory is that the English expression came from the German, possibly
via Yiddish. Other suggested origins are: John Wilkes Booth, the
actor who broke his leg shortly after he assassinated Abraham
Lincoln in 1865; the great French actress Sarah Bernhardt, who "had
but one leg and it would be good luck to be like her"; wishing
someone a "big break", that is, good luck leading to success; and
the Hebrew "hatzlacha u-brakha" = "success and blessing"."


4) It relates to the trick of substituting a cat for a pig at markets. If they let the cat out of the bag, they disclosed the trick. There's another theory relating to the cat o' nine tails too.

5) Skeptics of Darwin's evolutionary theory.

[carbon cold]

6) D'uh. Stockholm is opposite.

Lima syndrome

7) Schizophrenic paranoia

.. Which could be wrong, but was actually my first guess..

Yeah, probably wrong. :mellow:

Paranoia (well, it's not -actually- part of the name!) delusional disorder (persecutory type)

Edit:

9) PTSD?

[Ghost-Girl]

ah...fixed:

12) Still - Geto Boys

13) New Slang - The Shins

and:

16) cheese rolling

26) Rorschach

[PenguinHunter]

Ghost-Girl:

1) Wrong
2) Correct
3) Correct enough (my answer was that it's derived from tricking malicious fairies who give the opposite of what you want but anyway. . . you've done enough work for it)
4) Correct
5) Correct

carbon cold:

6) Correct
7) Wrong - as an unhelpful hint, paranoia is not part of the name.

Ghost-Girl $800
carbon cold $600

[ApeTheDog]

9) This is a condition first observed amongst canadian lumberjacks. I don't know the exact name and looking it up on the internet would be cheating. They would obey any order given to them in an authoritative voice without being able to stop themselves.

Canadian lumberjack syndrome is my probably incorrect guess (its probably named after the town where it was first observed but maybe I can get half a point for this...)

edit:


6)
Elaborate on #3. What is the origin of the superstition?


3) Originated in "Hamlet"

edit some more after reading the above:

Apparantly not. Some superstition originated in Hamlet but I recall now that it was simply that you should never say "Hamlet". A far less impressive superstition to be able to answer the origins of, I suppose.

[rhinosaur]

1) "I'm jonesing for a cigarette." Who was Jones?


Heroin. (http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_origin_of_the_terms_JONES_and_JONESING_as_they_relate_to_drug_addiction_and_craving)

If you don't believe that webpage, then it was Jim Jones. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Jones)



2) "I got caught jaywalking." Who were the jays?


In the early 1900s, the word "jay" was slang in the U.S. for a hick, rube, or simpleton -- in other words, a person inexperienced in the ways of the bright lights in the big city. Wordsmiths believe the term "jaywalking" (or "J-walking") originated when cars were relatively new but gaining popularity in cities like Boston and New York. A jaywalker was a newcomer to the city, green to the ways of those modern traffic signals that told folks when they could safely cross the road.

From http://ask.yahoo.com/20021024.html



3) Why would you wish someone a broken leg if you want them to do well?


I know this one without even needing to look it up. The term originates from the theater crowd, who have more superstitions and traditions than could fill a book. This superstition is the idea that to wish someone good luck is actually bad luck. Apparently the opposite is also true, so by wishing someone bad luck (a broken leg), they will actually have good luck.

[ApeTheDog]

Could you maybe spoil the whole game in a single post, rhinosaur? - no need to do 40 of them.

[rhinosaur]

Apparantly not. Some superstition originated in Hamlet but I recall now that it was simply that you should never say "Hamlet". A far less impressive superstition to be able to answer the origins of, I suppose.

No, you're thinking about MacBeth.

[rhinosaur]

Could you maybe spoil the whole game in a single post, rhinosaur? - no need to do 40 of them.

Impossible. How will I conquer the universe if I must do it all at once? Baby steps, dude, baby steps.

[ApeTheDog]

No, you're thinking about MacBeth.

Feck, I knew that.

I think I'm coming down with alzheimer... Can I have pity casino money for that?

[BM2106]

Just for the heck of it...

40) They all displayed capabilities that went beyond the people they came into contact with/worked with.

[PenguinHunter]

Please don't edit your posts. Makes it very difficult to keep track.


ah...fixed:

12) Still - Geto Boys

13) New Slang - The Shins

and:

16) cheese rolling

26) Rorschach

12) Correct
13) Correct
16) Correct
26) Wrong, I meant traditional comic book. Rorschach was based on this guy though.


9) This is a condition first observed amongst canadian lumberjacks. I don't know the exact name and looking it up on the internet would be cheating. They would obey any order given to them in an authoritative voice without being able to stop themselves.

Canadian lumberjack syndrome is my probably incorrect guess (its probably named after the town where it was first observed but maybe I can get half a point for this...)

Heh, good guess with the lumberjacks. I can't give you the points for it but you're on the right track.


Heroin. (http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_origin_of_the_terms_JONES_and_JONESING_as_they_relate_to_drug_addiction_and_craving)

Wrong. It goes further back than the 60s.

The other two were answered by Ghost-Girl.


Ghost-Girl 1400
carbon cold 600

[BM2106]

Or my 2nd guess for #40 would be...

All of their "jobs" (or what they are famous for) required, to some degree, involvement with the sky (Superman's flying, Moses being directed by the cloud, Ruth hitting skyward home runs).

???

[rhinosaur]

36 - all three are manifestations of the imagination of Calvin, of "Calvin and Hobbes"

http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:QDuIEi1hCPrssM:http://home.eol.ca/~dord/spiff01.jpg
http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:DOTtwAOoEY_yAM:http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b35/Matthew8402/calvin%2520and%2520hobbes/Odds%2520and%2520ends/StupendousMan.jpg
http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:Iaa4E0PhWH2DKM:http://i27.tinypic.com/16lffaf.jpg

[PenguinHunter]

Just for the heck of it...

40) They all displayed capabilities that went beyond the people they came into contact with/worked with.

Interesting answer. . . except I don't think it's true for Babe Ruth. He was taught how to play baseball. For now wrong but if no one gets the much simpler answer I may reconsider.

[rhinosaur]

50 - F. Albert Cotton?

[PenguinHunter]

36 - all three are manifestations of the imagination of Calvin, of "Calvin and Hobbes"

Most excellent image links.

Ghost-Girl 1400
carbon cold 600
rhinosaur 200

[carbon cold]

Err, sorry, Penguin. I actually did most of those edits before you replied.

[rhinosaur]

46 - Charles Schulz?

[PenguinHunter]

50 - F. Albert Cotton?

No, but he does look very similar. Though I suppose many old bald white men do. . .


Err, sorry, Penguin. I actually did most of those edits before you replied.

No worries. The answer to that pysch question is still wrong though. I added some more info to help you.

[PenguinHunter]

46 - Charles Schulz?

Yes!

Ghost-Girl $1400
carbon cold $600
rhinosaur $400

[rhinosaur]

47 - Johnny Cash?

[BM2106]

#38) All are nicknamed "The Snake"

And as a side note, all were/are involved in professional sports.

[rhinosaur]

Comical

51) Peladophobia - Fear of bald people (like F. Albert Cotton)
52) Genuphobia - Fear of the knees (common phobia in the morbidly obese)
53) Lutraphobia - Fear of otters (common for shellfish)
54) Porphyrophobia - Fear of the color purple (also known as homophobia)
55) Caligynephobia - Fear of beautiful women (common in INTPs)

[rhinosaur]

1) Who was phone Jones?

According to The Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins by Robert Hendrickson, the origin of the phrase is rooted in the popular comic strip of the same name created by cartoonist Arthur R. "Pop" Momand. The strip debuted in 1913, ran in American newspapers for 28 years, and eventually was adapted into books, films, and musical comedies. The "Joneses" of the title were neighbors of the strip's main characters, and were spoken of but never actually appeared in person. It is possible that Momand named them in reference to George Frederic and Lucretia Stevens Rhinelander Jones, parents of writer Edith Newbold Jones Wharton; it could also be due to the fact that "Jones" is a very common name, applying to a lot of "normal" people (hence the expression).

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=1006051620240

[rhinosaur]

Round 7) Paradoxical - Name the paradox that goes with the story or statement

31) Unexpected hanging paradox (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unexpected_hanging_paradox)
32) Fermi Paradox (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_paradox)
33) Buridan's ass (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buridan%27s_ass)
34) Zeno's paradoxes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeno%27s_paradoxes)
35) Curry's paradox (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curry%27s_paradox)

[PenguinHunter]

#38) All are nicknamed "The Snake"

And as a side note, all were/are involved in professional sports.

Correct




47) Johnny Cash

Nope.


Comical

51) Peladophobia - Fear of bald people (like F. Albert Cotton)
52) Genuphobia - Fear of the knees (common phobia in the morbidly obese)
53) Lutraphobia - Fear of otters (common for shellfish)
54) Porphyrophobia - Fear of the color purple (also known as homophobia)
55) Caligynephobia - Fear of beautiful women (common in INTPs)

Heh, correct


1) Who was phone Jones?

According to The Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins by Robert Hendrickson, the origin of the phrase is rooted in the popular comic strip of the same name created by cartoonist Arthur R. "Pop" Momand. The strip debuted in 1913, ran in American newspapers for 28 years, and eventually was adapted into books, films, and musical comedies. The "Joneses" of the title were neighbors of the strip's main characters, and were spoken of but never actually appeared in person. It is possible that Momand named them in reference to George Frederic and Lucretia Stevens Rhinelander Jones, parents of writer Edith Newbold Jones Wharton; it could also be due to the fact that "Jones" is a very common name, applying to a lot of "normal" people (hence the expression).

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=1006051620240

Correct


Round 7) Paradoxical - Name the paradox that goes with the story or statement

31) Unexpected hanging paradox (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unexpected_hanging_paradox)

33) Buridan's ass (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buridan%27s_ass)

35) Curry's paradox (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curry%27s_paradox)


Found the other two paradoxes

32) Fermi Paradox (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_paradox)

34) Zeno's paradoxes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeno%27s_paradoxes)

Correct

rhinosaur $2100
Ghost-Girl $1400
carbon cold $600
BM2106 $200

[rhinosaur]

Sorry for the edits. I added this one.


7) Fregoli Delusion (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fregoli_delusion)

[rhinosaur]

Round 4) Weird Sports - Name the Sport

16) I chase cheese down a hill.

17) I find a stick and drop it into the river to race other people's sticks.

18) The whole town plays. My team wins if I get the ball in the harbor and the other team wins if they touch the ball to the south wall. What sport am I playing and what team am I on?

19) I play polo with a goat caracas.

20) I play volleyball. . . but the ball is smaller and I only use my feet, knees and shoulders.


17) Poohsticks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poohsticks)
19) Buzkashi (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2001/12/28/sports/main322586.shtml)
20) Hackey Sack?

Okay no more for tonight. I'm going to let someone else have a go. The second speed round is still up for grabs!

[rhinosaur]

Okay, one more

23) Djinguereber Mosque, Timbuktu
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Djingareiber_cour.jpg/180px-Djingareiber_cour.jpg

24) Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Abu Dhabi
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Abu_Dhabi_0701-0422.JPG/250px-Abu_Dhabi_0701-0422.JPG

Now I'm really done for the night. I'm exhausted.

[weebolj]

13) Skip James - Devil Got My Woman

20) Footbag

[aelan]

Sorry I'm late to this, PH!

18. The Kirkwall Ba' (http://www.orkneyjar.com/tradition/bagame/)

20. Sepak Takraw (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepak_Takraw) I stink at this game. :)


(Rhino got 17 & 19).


21. Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey. It is now a museum though?

[dubbeltop]

19) I play polo with a goat caracas.

buzkashi

(http://archives.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/central/12/30/gen.afghan.game/index.html)

[PenguinHunter]

Sorry for the edits. I added this one.


7) Fregoli Delusion (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fregoli_delusion)


17) Poohsticks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poohsticks)
19) Buzkashi (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2001/12/28/sports/main322586.shtml)
20) Hackey Sack?



23) Djinguereber Mosque, Timbuktu

24) Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Abu Dhabi

7) Right
17) Right
19) Right
20) Wrong
23) Wrong
24) Right


13) Skip James - Devil Got My Woman

20) Footbag

13) Correct
20) Wrong.

rhinosaur $2900
Ghost-Girl $1400
carbon cold $600
BM2106 $200
weebolj $200

[weebolj]

59) Fear of crowds

[aelan]

22. I've been there, but I'm not sure as I think you've gotten a photo of the interior: Taj Mahal, Agra, India.


side comment: How did you get that picture? I recall no cameras were allowed in the interior. o.O

[weebolj]

56) Fear of plans

[aelan]

25: The site of your picture is the Ka'bah, Mecca, Saudi Arabia. (Kaaba). Also known as Ancient House, Al-Bait Al-Haram and Al-Bannia. The mosque that is built around it is the al-Masjid al-Haram.

[PenguinHunter]

Sorry I'm late to this, PH!

18. The Kirkwall Ba' (http://www.orkneyjar.com/tradition/bagame/)

20. Sepak Takraw (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepak_Takraw) I stink at this game. :)


(Rhino got 17 & 19).


21. Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey. It is now a museum though?

18) Correct
20) Correct
21) Correct - Yeah, it's a museum now, or at least you can go inside and poke around. I didn't know it had been declassified as a mosque though. . .


(Sorry dubbeltop, a bit late.)

rhinosaur $2900
Ghost-Girl $1400
carbon cold $600
aelan $600
BM2106 $200
weebolj $200

[PenguinHunter]

59) Fear of crowds

Yes


22. I've been there, but I'm not sure as I think you've gotten a photo of the interior: Taj Mahal, Agra, India.

No, though I realize now I should have tried to get a better picture. Maybe I'll look for one later.


56) Fear of plans

Yes


25: The site of your picture is the Ka'bah, Mecca, Saudi Arabia. (Kaaba). Also known as Ancient House, Al-Bait Al-Haram and Al-Bannia. The mosque that is built around it is the al-Masjid al-Haram.

Yes

rhinosaur $2900
Ghost-Girl $1400
aelan $800
carbon cold $600
weebolj $400
BM2106 $200

[aelan]

No, though I realize now I should have tried to get a better picture. Maybe I'll look for one later.



Dammit, I recognise the architecture and I think I've been there. *rummages through google for M* temples*

[weebolj]

40) All were adopted.

37) Actors. (Did you really mean this or is this too low a common denominator? :))

50) Milton Friedman.

[PenguinHunter]

40) All were adopted.

37) Actors. (Did you really mean this or is this too low a common denominator? :))

50) Milton Friedman.

40) Correct
50) Correct
37) Wrong, sort of - Yeah, try to go one level down with that.

rhinosaur $2900
Ghost-Girl $1400
aelan $800
weebolj $800
carbon cold $600
BM2106 $200

[dubbeltop]

22) Jamé Mosque of Isfahan

http://www.zoroastriantour.com/iran-travel/Isfahan-Iran-travel.htm

[aelan]

11. Sway. I quite like this rendition. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWSCL1eMkrM

15. Miss Misery, Elliot Smith. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH8-lQ9CeyI

[bluebell]

34) To get to work I must arrive half-way there first. Before I get half-way to work, I must get a quarter of the way there. Before I get a quarter of the way there, I must get an eighth of the way there. . . and so on leading to an infinite number of trips. Therefore I cannot make it to work today.

Zeno's paradox

[aelan]

23: Great Mosque of Djenne, Djenne, Mali.


Edit: Ok, I've not been to #22. *scribbles another place to go to*

[bluebell]

60. Anthropophobia - fear of people

[PenguinHunter]

11. Sway. I quite like this rendition. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWSCL1eMkrM

15. Miss Misery, Elliot Smith. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH8-lQ9CeyI

Both Correct


22) Jamé Mosque of Isfahan

http://www.zoroastriantour.com/iran-travel/Isfahan-Iran-travel.htm

Wrong but we're getting closer. (I added another photo to help because the first was *woe*fully inadequate.

[PenguinHunter]

Zeno's paradox

Sorry, a bit late.


23: Great Mosque of Djenne, Djenne, Mali.

Correct.


60. Anthropophobia - fear of people

Correct.

rhinosaur $2900
Ghost-Girl $1400
aelan $1400
weebolj $800
carbon cold $600
BM2106 $200
bluebell $100

(Gotta go for lunch. . . will be back in an hour to catch up.)

[bluebell]

Sorry, a bit late.


lol, ok. I was going by your OP, I haven't read all the thread yet.

[weebolj]

37) Wrong, sort of - Yeah, try to go one level down with that.

Even lower, huh.. All of them are men. :)


37) All have played the role of Robin Hood.

[dubbeltop]

22) Masjid-i-Sjah

[Autumn]

42: Boothby (http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Boothby) ?

[aelan]

Edit:

9) PTSD?


9. Jumping Frenchman of Maine disorder. Some say it is a form of PTSD as well. http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=447

And umm. I got the hint from Ape's post, but he was above googling. You mean we cannot google?

[aelan]

57: kakorrhaphiophobia : Abnormal fear of failure / defeat

58: Homilophobia: Fear of sermons

[dubbeltop]

28) Flaming Carrot

29) Fruitman

[weebolj]

Yeah, I remember floyd. Didn't like Good Will Hunting and Garden State, but liked Ghost World.

:whistle:

[dubbeltop]

39) Iran-Contra scandal

40) New York

[PenguinHunter]

22) Masjid-i-Sjah


28) Flaming Carrot

29) Fruitman

Shah, yes. Correct, correct and correct.


39) Iran-Contra scandal

40) New York

39) Correct,

40) Not so much, they were adopted - it was already answered.


42: Boothby (http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Boothby) ?

Correct


9. Jumping Frenchman of Maine disorder. Some say it is a form of PTSD as well. http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=447

And umm. I got the hint from Ape's post, but he was above googling. You mean we cannot google?


57: kakorrhaphiophobia : Abnormal fear of failure / defeat

58: Homilophobia: Fear of sermons

Correct - google away


Yeah, I remember floyd. Didn't like Good Will Hunting and Garden State, but liked Ghost World.

:whistle:


37) All have played the role of Robin Hood.

Correct



rhinosaur $2900
aelan $1800
Ghost-Girl $1400
weebolj $1100
dubbeltop $800
carbon cold $600
BM2106 $200
Autumn $200
bluebell $100

[PenguinHunter]

Exactly $2000 dollars left I think. . . Where are all the Star Trek people?

[weebolj]

26) The Question

[PenguinHunter]

26) The Question

Yes,

rhinosaur $2900
aelan $1800
Ghost-Girl $1400
weebolj $1300
dubbeltop $800
carbon cold $600
BM2106 $200
Autumn $200
bluebell $100

[weebolj]

Top three is just within my grasp!

30) Ninjak.

[PenguinHunter]

Top three is just within my grasp!

30) Ninjak.

Hah,

Good job, you've passed Ghost-Girl after her blazing start.

rhinosaur $2900
aelan $1800
weebolj $1500
Ghost-Girl $1400
dubbeltop $800
carbon cold $600
BM2106 $200
Autumn $200
bluebell $100

[Ghost-Girl]

Meh, third place is no throne.

44) Martok

[weebolj]

Damnit!

I'm not touching the Star Trek questions. Ethical reasons.

[Ghost-Girl]

Ethical reasons? You're a Star Wars fan?

43) Morn

[weebolj]

I've only ever seen a few Star Trek episodes. I've read through quite a bit of discussion on these forums. I don't dare. OK SO I'M SCARED BUT THAT DON'T MEAN NOTHING!! :cry:

Oh, thanks for the 43. I can stop looking up the damn tree.

[rhinosaur]

49) Bo Diddley?

[Ghost-Girl]

OK SO I'M SCARED BUT THAT DON'T MEAN NOTHING!! :cry:
:lol: I've seen a lot of Star Trek, but I'm leaving the Trek throne to OMW. It's not really my area of geek expertise...I definitely had to look up the two answers I gave. But hoo boy, if it was a Doctor Who category...I know enough obscure facts about that show to keep me in geekhood for the rest of my life.


Oh, thanks for the 43. I can stop looking up the damn tree.
...tree?

[outmywindow]

Round 9) Star Trek - Name that Minor Character

41) The tall, strong, silent type (did I say tall?)

42) The most important gardener in the galaxy

43) Quark's most faithful customer

44) Chancellor of the Klingon Empire by the end of DS9.

45) George pulls himself a gig as a member of a galactic think tank.

All I want are the Star Trek points. :grin:

41: Mr. Homn
43: Morn
44: Martok
45: Kurros

[fripping]

#48 Francis Crick
#49 John Lee Hooker, rest his soul

[aelan]

27. The Man-Thing / Theodore "Ted" Sallis. Aliases: K'ad-Mon of the Fallen Stars, the Man of Lineage, the Swamp God, the Keeper of Illusion.

?

[fripping]

27. The Man-Thing / Theodore "Ted" Sallis. Aliases: K'ad-Mon of the Fallen Stars, the Man of Lineage, the Swamp God, the Keeper of Illusion.

?

or is #27 Swamp Thing?

[aelan]

or is #27 Swamp Thing?

Swamp Thing isn't obscure, is it?


Or am I that geeky.

[weebolj]

...tree?
Yes. I had no idea.

[Ghost-Girl]

Hm...

27) Captain Planet?

[PenguinHunter]

43) Morn
44) Martok

Yessum.


All I want are the Star Trek points. :grin:

41: Mr. Homn
43: Morn
44: Martok
45: Kurros

Yes but late on two. I have to say I'm impressed with #45. I wasn't sure if anyone would get that cross-reference.


#48 Francis Crick
#49 John Lee Hooker, rest his soul

Yup


27. The Man-Thing / Theodore "Ted" Sallis. Aliases: K'ad-Mon of the Fallen Stars, the Man of Lineage, the Swamp God, the Keeper of Illusion.

?

Um. . . Not who I had in mind but I guess it almost meets the criteria. I dunno if he's exactly tree-like, though. Definitely moss-like. . . Think more traditional tree-types. (edit: He also doesn't fly in outer space. . . does he?)


rhinosaur $2900
aelan $1800
Ghost-Girl $1800
weebolj $1500
dubbeltop $800
carbon cold $600
outmywindow $400
fripping $400
BM2106 $200
Autumn $200
bluebell $100

[PenguinHunter]

I guess that leaves only two questions and 400 dollars.

Hints for the last two:

27) Traditional (Northern Hemisphere) tree-types.
47) Criticism

[outmywindow]

I have to say I'm impressed with #45. I wasn't sure if anyone would get that cross-reference.
I had to look up the exact name, but I immediately recalled the episode. :ph34r:

[Ghost-Girl]

I guess that leaves only two questions and 400 dollars.

Hints for the last two:

27) Traditional (Northern Hemisphere) tree-types.
47) Criticism

Okay, the tree thing is driving me nuts. You sure it's not Captain Planet? He's kinda...green and leafy, right?

[outmywindow]

Okay, the tree thing is driving me nuts. You sure it's not Captain Planet? He's kinda...green and leafy, right?
Lol, the Jolly Green Giant isn't considered a superhero, is he?

[Ghost-Girl]

27) Groot (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groot)?

[ApeTheDog]

27. The swamp thing?
47. Arthur Miller?

[aelan]

Okay, the tree thing is driving me nuts. You sure it's not Captain Planet? He's kinda...green and leafy, right?

Driving me nuts too. Captain Planet isn't green and leafy. o.O

http://electricityandlust.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/captain-planet.jpeg

Penguin, The Thing doesn't fly like Superman, but he does travel through space.

[PenguinHunter]

Very definitely not swamp thing or Captain Planet, heh (I totally should have made a Captain Planet category).

He can fly like superman too be it in the atmosphere or in outerspace.

Some more info: He is actually just a school boy who transforms himself using some magical objects. He's in a super league with two other friends.

For the other guy (#47): Literary criticism and philosophy. . .


Let me know if you just want the answers. . .

[weebolj]

47) Jacques Derrida

[PenguinHunter]

47) Jacques Derrida

Yes. (The other one will boost you to 2nd place.)

rhinosaur $2900
aelan $1800
Ghost-Girl $1800
weebolj $1700
dubbeltop $800
carbon cold $600
outmywindow $400
fripping $400
BM2106 $200
Autumn $200
bluebell $100

[weebolj]

(The other one will boost you to 2nd place.)

No need to tell me!

:smash:

EDIT: Ok, I'm done.

[dubbeltop]

27) I look like a tree but that doesn't stop me from being impervious to bullets and being able to fly in outer space. I'm also super-strong.

http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/o/oakman.htm

[aelan]

27) I look like a tree but that doesn't stop me from being impervious to bullets and being able to fly in outer space. I'm also super-strong.

http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/o/oakman.htm

^ wth... :rofl: After Penguin's clues on Northern hemisphere tree, I was actually googling things like "Fir man". :grin:

dubbeltop, may I know what keywords you used on the search? :ph34r:

[syzygy]

27) I look like a tree but that doesn't stop me from being impervious to bullets and being able to fly in outer space. I'm also super-strong.
Hawgman?

I take that back.

[weebolj]

^ wth... :rofl: After Penguin's clues on Northern hemisphere tree, I was actually googling things like "Fir man". :grin:

dubbeltop, may I know what keywords you used on the search? :ph34r:
I believe he used these keywords:

"Trying to identify an obscure superhero (http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?p=7732486)

Based on this trivia clue:
[our clue]
I figured you would be the people to ask!"

I looked only for pines, birches, firs and spruces. The blind googling rage of the northern man after seeing words 'traditional' and 'northern' paired together. I missed the 'hemisphere' altogether. :lol:

[aelan]

I found that forum too and was wondering if it was Ghost Girl who did that. :rofl:

It isn't just woe. It has to be *woe*. > Extra tragic emphasis.

[weebolj]

I found that forum too and was wondering if it was Ghost Girl who did that. :rofl:

It isn't just woe. It has to be *woe*. > Extra tragic emphasis.
I was soon over the woe, and have already edited it away. :grin:

Now since dubbeltop got the last points, you and Ghost-Girl can huddle on that 2nd place so I get to stand on the podium as well, no?
:soap: soap 3rd

[aelan]

I was soon over the woe, and have already edited it away. :grin:

Now since dubbeltop got the last points, you and Ghost-Girl can huddle on that 2nd place so I get to stand on the podium as well, no?
:soap: soap 3rd

Sure, if she'll huggle with me. (Ghost-Girl is female right?)

Do we get our usernames in funky colours? *hopeful*



I stand by my *woes*. :grin:

[MacGuffin]

Sure, if she'll huggle with me. (Ghost-Girl is female right?)

Do we get our usernames in funky colours? *hopeful*


You know what?

Sure, monthly trivia winner can have their name in a new color (just not madmin or award winner colors). Next month someone else gets it.

Pick the color.

[aelan]

You know what?

Sure, monthly trivia winner can have their name in a new color (just not madmin or award winner colors). Next month someone else gets it.

Pick the color.

*woe* I didn't win this time. It's rhinosaur... Could we have hot pink? :devil:

[MacGuffin]

*woe* I didn't win this time. It's rhinosaur... Could we have hot pink? :devil:

:rolleyes:

Maybe I'll let the winner pick...

[aelan]

:rolleyes:

Maybe I'll let the winner pick...

:puppy:

But... how many chances do you get to traumatise an ISTP...

Edit: Wait - so the colour can change every month? :grin:

And when can we get our cash, I want to see my digits go up to 5 at last!

[MacGuffin]

:puppy:

But... how many chances do you get to traumatise an ISTP...

Edit: Wait - so the colour can change every month? :grin:

And when can we get our cash, I want to see my digits go up to 5 at last!

I need the final tally.

Color could change every month...

[Ghost-Girl]

I found that forum too and was wondering if it was Ghost Girl who did that. :rofl:
.
It was me! Too bad I didn't check back on it soon enough! :lol:

Sure, if she'll huggle with me. (Ghost-Girl is female right?) It'd be a pretty strange username to choose if I wasn't female.

[PenguinHunter]

:lol: Good job dubbletop.

Final Tally:

rhinosaur $2900
aelan $1800
Ghost-Girl $1800
weebolj $1700
dubbeltop $1000
carbon cold $600
outmywindow $400
fripping $400
BM2106 $200
Autumn $200
bluebell $100

[PenguinHunter]

Now, the next one will be scheduled for Nov. 15th(ish). . . but a couple of things. . .

First of all, does anyone have any suggestions, complaints, ideas etc. . . about the format or questions? Aside from these threads and a couple of bar trivia nights I'm a relative novice so if anyone has suggestions I'm quite open to them. (For example, I think the bonus round idea could have been done much better. . . It was meant to be fast and easy but that basically meant that the first person there got all the money - or was polite enough to leave some for others, which is just as boring.)

Second, I figured I'd try to pass on the creation of the trivia night to the winner. So, rhinosaur, if you want to make the next one let me know. If not, aelan or Ghost-Girl are next on call. If no one wants to do it, or doesn't have time, I'm happy to continue. I just think a change in author will make things a little more interesting for everyone. (I think I've finally exhausted my knowledge of bizarre psychological problems though.)

Thanks to MacGuffin for his help and for the INTPCentral sponsorship of our pursuit for useless knowledge.

[mgb]

Now, the next one will be scheduled for Nov. 15th(ish). . . but a couple of things. . .

First of all, does anyone have any suggestions, complaints, ideas etc. . . about the format or questions? Aside from these threads and a couple of bar trivia nights I'm a relative novice so if anyone has suggestions I'm quite open to them. (For example, I think the bonus round idea could have been done much better. . . It was meant to be fast and easy but that basically meant that the first person there got all the money - or was polite enough to leave some for others, which is just as boring.)

Second, I figured I'd try to pass on the creation of the trivia night to the winner. So, rhinosaur, if you want to make the next one let me know. If not, aelan or Ghost-Girl are next on call. If no one wants to do it, or doesn't have time, I'm happy to continue. I just think a change in author will make things a little more interesting for everyone. (I think I've finally exhausted my knowledge of bizarre psychological problems though.)

Thanks to MacGuffin for his help and for the INTPCentral sponsorship of our pursuit for useless knowledge.

I think you should have a group of people author the questions. You have tough questions, but aelan's are crazy difficult and so are Jughead's. I think between the three of you, you have enough world travels and life experience to really make people work for the money. It should take a few days for people to get through all the questions, not a few hours.

Also, maybe more Casino Cash. Make it $50,000 so all of the people on the casino leaderboard get a little scared (and maybe participate).

[PenguinHunter]

I think you should have a group of people author the questions. You have tough questions, but aelan's are crazy difficult and so are Jughead's. I think between the three of you, you have enough world travels and life experience to really make people work for the money. It should take a few days for people to get through all the questions, not a few hours.

Also, maybe more Casino Cash. Make it $50,000 so all of the people on the casino leaderboard get a little scared (and maybe participate).

Heh, I didn't want to make this one (especially as it was the first one) really hard because I wasn't sure if a trivia week would be as popular as a trivia day, but that's a fair point. We could try a group one, or maybe the top three finishers can collaborate?

As to the money issue, more money is good for me but we'll have to see what the sponsors think.

[aelan]

Heh, I didn't want to make this one (especially as it was the first one) really hard because I wasn't sure if a trivia week would be as popular as a trivia day, but that's a fair point. We could try a group one, or maybe the top three finishers can collaborate?

As to the money issue, more money is good for me but we'll have to see what the sponsors think.

We'd also need to give PenguinHunter a chance to win some cash too. :grin:

I liked your questions, they were not instantly google-able; I mean, Ghost Girl even created another ID on a comic forum to ask. :rofl: btw Ghost Girl, I'm not sure of your sex because over here, posters are of rather indeterminate gender to me. :blush:

More feedback:
I wasn't sure how/when the speed round started actually, I only knew it was open when I clicked OP and realised some were not cancelled out yet.

PH, I'm ok with the format and the drive-by posting. Easier and it's more exciting when things are on. The pictures categories were neat. Think we have to make it clear no edits of answers though (edits of comments are ok). We could also set e.g. marking time of answers is once a day.

To encourage more participation: More cash would be fun, as with the chance for a unique user title colour for the month. MacG did agree to that above. :grin: *hotpink hotpink hotpink* You may need more advertisement for it though, I think some were unaware.

[dubbeltop]

^ wth... :rofl: After Penguin's clues on Northern hemisphere tree, I was actually googling things like "Fir man". :grin:

dubbeltop, may I know what keywords you used on the search? :ph34r:

:p , I searched for 8 to 9 hours , visited every super hero site but...absolutely nothing...until I found this forum...where someone asked exactly the same question as on this forum....so I waited all day and just before I wanted to quit the answer was posted by Loki(thx Loki)...

http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?p=7734398

So no wonder some people find answers faster than others...they use other people to search for them(usually experts) instead of using google...but I google for googlers so I find the answers even faster.....which made me a very happy boy indeed.....yesterday...:gm:

[aelan]

:p , I searched for 8 to 9 hours , visited every super hero site but...absolutely nothing...until I found this forum...where someone asked exactly the same question as on this forum....so I waited all day and just before I wanted to quit the answer was posted by Loki(thx Loki)...

http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?p=7734398

So no wonder some people find answers faster than others...they use other people to search for them(usually experts) instead of using google...but I google for googlers so I find the answers even faster.....which made me a very happy boy indeed.....yesterday...:gm:


Argh. I searched for a couple of hours, tried all variations of fir man, conifer man, forest man etc when "Northern hemisphere" was added.. then I got to the same link you did, but at that time, Loki hadn't posted yet. :stupid:

Best stumper question, PH. :rofl:

Edit: I'm going to call Ghost Girl "Cosmic Celery" from now on. :grin:

[Ghost-Girl]

So no wonder some people find answers faster than others...they use other people to search for them
That's because I'm smart!

...Damn you for reaping the fruits of my labor! *shakes fist*



Edit: I'm going to call Ghost Girl "Cosmic Celery" from now on. :grin:

Ha, actually, I wouldn't mind terribly. This is the last place on the net that I used Ghost-Girl. It's all Not On Boats and Cosmic Celery now. :grin:

[MacGuffin]

All Casino Cash updated.

You could increase the amounts. Hand out some serious winnings.

rhinosaur can contact me if he wants a new color for his name.

[mgb]

We'd also need to give PenguinHunter a chance to win some cash too. :grin:

I liked your questions, they were not instantly google-able; I mean, Ghost Girl even created another ID on a comic forum to ask. :rofl: btw Ghost Girl, I'm not sure of your sex because over here, posters are of rather indeterminate gender to me. :blush:

More feedback:
I wasn't sure how/when the speed round started actually, I only knew it was open when I clicked OP and realised some were not cancelled out yet.

PH, I'm ok with the format and the drive-by posting. Easier and it's more exciting when things are on. The pictures categories were neat. Think we have to make it clear no edits of answers though (edits of comments are ok). We could also set e.g. marking time of answers is once a day.

To encourage more participation: More cash would be fun, as with the chance for a unique user title colour for the month. MacG did agree to that above. :grin: *hotpink hotpink hotpink* You may need more advertisement for it though, I think some were unaware.

I'm not sure how it would go over...but maybe a separate sub-forum in the playground for this where edits aren't allowed? I found that frustrating as a scavenger hunt host too. You spend a ton of time quoting people and giving out points, only to find that someone changed some of their answers around. If you only mark once a day, you'll never know exactly what someone edited and who should get the points (that could simply mean that the first person to reply wins, they'll just steal everyone's answers).

Also, could this be done on a weekend? I'd love to participate, but by the time I got home from work the thread was almost over. On the other hand, I'd definitely spend a weekend day scouring the internet for answers. I might be the only one, not sure.

I think more casino cash might do a lot for the advertising, which Mac(you're turning into s0) seems ok with.

[rhinosaur]

I've started picking out questions for the next Trivia Night.

So far the categories are:
- Famous People
- Art
- Name that place

Suggestions are welcome.

[Mr. Beef]

How about whose ass is this?

[rhinosaur]

Well, unfortunately, the number of submissions to the "post your ass on the forum" thread were few. However, I do think a "name that INTPc member" category could work. I would just need to wade through the "what we look like" threads.