Trivial Pursuit 2.0 [ETA: Max players reached.]

[twickster]

Originally Posted by 5 time champ

No, the commentaries don't count towards the 50. It is 50 accepted entries- not sure what to do about wendingo1970's since it appears to be an exact copy & paste of mine.

I'm not seeing any such poster. Might this be a fleeting appearance by a sock?

[5 time champ]

Post #43

[twickster]

Originally Posted by 5 time champ

Post #43

Ah. His or her name is Wendigo, and you said Wendingo, so my search didn't work.

Never mind.

[gardentraveler]

Trivial Feud 2.0
1. Hi, Opal!
2. The one who's name rhymed with a female body part
3. King Abdullah (Jordan)
4. A diamond
5. Morning Edition (unless that counts as news; then Talk of the Nation)
6. Ridgemont High
7. Spirit of _76_
8. Sophocles
9. Yellowstone
10. Aphrodite

[pulykamell]

1. Hi, Opal!
2. Terri Hatcher
3. King Abdullah
4. One's life
5. Car Talk
6. Degrassi
7. St. Louis
8. Sophocles
9. Yellowstone
10. Venus

[robardin]

1. Name a Doper catch-phrase that has been completely overused
Hi, Opal!

2. Name one of Jerry’s girlfriends on Seinfeld: actor’s name, character’s name, or even a good description will do.
Mulva (Actually "Dolores", but all Jerry could go by was that her name "rhymed with a sexual female body part)

3. Other than Elizabeth II, name a reigning king or queen
Juan Carlos of Spain? (Is he still King? The guy who could have taken rule of Franco's authoritarian state, but restored a monarchic republic?)

4. Name something that someone would insure for a very large amount of money
Their house

5. Other than the News, name a feature/program on NPR
Car Talk

6. Name a fictional high school
Ridgemont High (it could be a real place though...)

7. Spirit of _______________________
St. Louis

8. Name an ancient Greek playwright
Sophocles

9. Name a National Park
Yellowstone

10. Name a god/goddess of love[/quote]
Aphrodite

[anyrose]

Originally Posted by 5 time champ

Rule from the judges
I will only count your first answer.

if you're referring to those who wrote "Mulva/Delores" - that's the same person

[El_Kabong]

1. Hi, Opal!
2. Teri Hatcher ("They're real, and they're specatcular!")
3. Queen Latifah
4. Yacht
5. All Things Considered
6. Rydell High
7. St. Louis
8. Euripedes
9. Yellowstone
10. (the mighty) Aphrodite

[Justin Credible]

Trivial Feud 2.0
1. Name a Doper catch-phrase that has been completely overused
2. Name one of Jerry’s girlfriends on Seinfeld: actor’s name, character’s name, or even a good description will do.
3. Other than Elizabeth II, name a reigning king or queen
4. Name something that someone would insure for a very large amount of money
5. Other than the News, name a feature/program on NPR
6. Name a fictional high school
7. Spirit of _______________________
8. Name an ancient Greek playwright
9. Name a National Park
10. Name a god/goddess of love

1. "Cite?"
2. Mulva
3. The King of Jordan's hot wife
4. a rare work of art
5. pass
6. Bayside
7. Radio
8. Homer
9. Yellowstone
10. Aphrodite?

[kaylasdad99]

I just wanted to point out that "Hatcher" sort of rhmes with sna--

Never mind.

[garygnu]

Trivial Feud 2.0
1. Hi Opal!
2. Terri Hatcher
3. Juan Carlos I of Spain
4. A House
5. 6. Rydell High
7. St. Louis
8. Euripedes
9. Yellowstone
10. Aphrodite

[Tapioca Dextrin]

1. 20 minutes in the 60's etc.
2. I have no idea, but since I have to guess - Oprah
3. King George (of Tonga)
4. Their life
5. Car Talk
6. Sunnydale High
7. St. Louis
8. Aristophanes
9. Big Bend
10. Eros

[atomicbadgerrace]

1. Hi, Opal
2. Teri Hatcher
3. Juan Carlos
4. A commercial jet
5. All Things Considered
6. Sweet Valley High
7. St. Louis
8. Homer?
9. Grand Canyon
10. Aphrodite

[wendigo1974]

Originally Posted by twickster

I'm not seeing any such poster. Might this be a fleeting appearance by a sock?

Nope, just me cheating

[The Tof]

I'm probably too late.. but what the hell, for fun:

1. Name a Doper catch-phrase that has been completely overused

Hi Opal

2. Name one of Jerry’s girlfriends on Seinfeld: actor’s name, character’s name, or even a good description will do.

Dolores (aka: Mulva)

3. Other than Elizabeth II, name a reigning king or queen

Elizabeth I

4. Name something that someone would insure for a very large amount of money

Art

5. Other than the News, name a feature/program on NPR

pass

6. Name a fictional high school

Rydell High

7. Spirit of _______________________

St Louis

8. Name an ancient Greek playwright

Homer

9. Name a National Park

Yosemite

10. Name a god/goddess of love

Aphrodite

[Dunderman]

1. Rio, by Duran Duran
2. Elaine Benes
3. Juan Carlos of Spain
4. A house
5. Don't even know what NPR is
6. Rydell High
7. Christmas
8. Sophocles
9. Yellowstone
10. Aphrodite

[DfrntBreign]

Well, Priceguy's entry makes 50 except for :

Originally Posted by wendigo1974

Nope, just me cheating

Did you really cheat in such a trivial pursuit? Why would one do such a thing? And what would constitute an appropriate punishment?

Judge: "Whack his pee-pee!"

Waterboarding would be a little too extreme, I think.

We could fart in his general direction.

[Dolores Reborn]

1. Hi Opal!
2. Elaine?
3. Juan Carlos
4. Yacht
5. Talk show
6. Rydell High
7. St. Louis
8. Homer
9. Yellowstone
10. Eros

[jali]

Trivial Feud 2.0
1. Hi Opal.
2. Delores (rhymes with...)
3. Hussein
4. Voice
5. It's Jali Show
6. Rydell High
7. Seventy six
8. Homer
9. Yosemit4e
10. Venus

[dawson]

1. Penis ensues
2. Dolores
3. Queen Latifah
4. The Hope Diamond
5. I love Lucy
6. Ridgemont High
7. The West
8. Homer
9. Yellowstone
10. Aphrodite

[5 time champ]

Sorry Dawson, jali made it 50 players. That is not counting wendigo1974 who was honest enough to admit copy & pasting, and friend elucidator who gets a special prize for the funniest answers.

So that closes it. I will try to have the scoring later this afternoon.

I will see if Skip will edit the title, so maybe we can start another game.

[5 time champ]

The winner is, er the winners are:



anyrose and robardin
Congratulations!!

PHP Code:

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4    5 time champ     438
5    DaphneBlack    432
6    twickster    410
7    Gangster Octopus    402
8    garygnu    398
9    Tamex    396
10    Sir Dirx    390
10    storyteller0910    390
12    Wallflower    386
13    cmkeller     382
13    Suburban Plankton    382
15    MadTheSwine    374
16    Fretful Porpentine    372
16    pulykamel    372
18    Dolores Reborn    368
19    bibliophage    364
19    tarragon918    364
21    El_Kabong    362
22    Wargamer    360
23    Hostile Dialect    354
24    Darth Sensitive    346
24    Hal Briston     346
26    Two and a Half Inches of Fun    344
27    atomicbadgerrace    338
28    Chefguy    330
28    MsWhatsit    330
30    haystack1989    328
31    gardentraveler    326
32    Dottygumdrop    320
32    The Tof    320
34    Meyer6    318
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36    Onomatopoeia    294
36    RickJay    294
36    SenoraGO    294
39    Priceguy    284
40    Brown Eyed Girl      250
41    The Cocky Watchman    244
42    Panurge      234
43    Dont Call Me Shirley    232
44    blondebear    202
45    Freudian Slit      196
46    ShibbOleth    194
47    jali    188
48    Justin Credible    186
49    Tapioca Dextrin    184
50    kaylasdad99      126 


Alpha

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anyrose 	462
atomicbadgerrace	338
bibliophage	364
blondebear	202
Brown Eyed Girl  	250
Chefguy	330
cmkeller 	382
DaphneBlack	432
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DfrntBreign	314
Dolores Reborn	368
Don't Call Me Shirley	232
Dottygumdrop	320
El_Kabong	362
Fretful Porpentine	372
Freudian Slit  	196
Gangster Octopus	402
gardentraveler	326
garygnu	398
Hal Briston 	346
haystack1989	328
Hostile Dialect	354
jali	188
Justin Credible	186
kaylasdad99  	126
MadTheSwine	374
Meyer6	318
MsWhatsit	330
NajaNivea	458
Onomatopoeia	294
Panurge  	234
Priceguy	284
pulykamel	372
RickJay	294
robardin	462
SenoraGO	294
ShibbOleth	194
Sir Dirx	390
storyteller0910	390
Suburban Plankton	382
Tamex	396
Tapioca Dextrin	184
tarragon918	364
The Cocky Watchman	244
The Tof	320
twickster	410
Two and a Half Inches of Fun	344
Wallflower	386
Wargamer	360

[Dolores Reborn]

Congrats, rosie and robardin!

Cool cut-n-paste, 5 time champ. I haven't seen that technique before. Thanks for hosting!!

(Where's the next one? These things are soooo addicting!)

[5 time champ]

Hold everything
Somebody spelled it "All Things Cosnidered" and I missed it. The Subtotal function can only count exact matches. There were actually 14 points for the NPR question. I thought I fixed it.

Our corrected winner is anyrose with 464.

I am really sorry,robardin. Yet, still again Excel makes me look like an idiot.

[robardin]

Hey, I'm just happy to finish in the Top 5. I think I've only managed that once before.

Often I get undercut because I forget that I should be putting in an answer I think will be the most popular, rather than what I think/know is the right one! Like a recent one which asked to name "one of of Santa's eight reindeer" whose name didn't rhyme with another reindeer's, and the first thing I thought was that a lot of people might say "Rudolph" even though he is "The Ninth Reindeer" invented in the 1950s. Shoulda gone with that thought.

I am curious about the scoring though...

[5 time champ]

Overused Doper phrase: no surprises
tu quoque Count 1
"Cite?" Count 1
1920's style etcetera Count 2
20 minutes in the 60's etc. Count 1
Anything about sheep. Count 1
Bring Pie! Count 1
Fuck you Count 1
Gotcha ya! Count 1
Hi, Opal! Count 39
Rio, by Duran Duran Count 1
Thank Og. Count 1
Grand Count 50


Seinfeld girlfriend: You can write your own joke.
Elaine Count 9
Mulva/Dolores Count 23
Oprah Count 1
Terri Hatcher, “They’re real, and they’re spectacular” Count 14
The annoying laugh girl. Count 1
The Virgin, played by Jane Leeves Count 2
Grand Count 50

Other than Elizabeth II, name a reigning king or queen. Sorry, I should have been more clear, should have said “currently reigning” I scored the King Abdullah as they were written.
King... Gustav. Count 1
Queen Noor Count 2
Bhumibol Adulyade Count 1
Christiana Count 1
Elizabeth I Count 2
George III Count 1
HM King Rama of Thailand (I forget IX or X) Count 1
Hussein Count 1
King Abdullah Count 2
King Abdullah (Jordan) Count 1
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia Count 1
King George (of Tonga) Count 1
King Juan Carlos I Count 23
King Olaf Count 3
Margrethe II of Denmark Count 1
pass Count 1
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands Count 4
Queen Christina of Denmark Count 1
Queen Latifah Count 1
Victoria Count 1
Grand Count 50

Name something that someone would insure for a very large amount of money. Had ocean liner, cargo ship & yacht been counted as one, still wouldn’t have made a difference in first place.
A commercial jet Count 1
An ocean liner Count 1
Breasts Count 1
cargo ship Count 1
House Count 11
Jewellery Count 6
Life Count 11
Spouse Count 3
their legs (Betty Grable's if more specificity required) Count 2
Voice Count 1
Work of Art Count 9
Yacht Count 3
Grand Count 50

NPR feature: NPR doesn’t run commercials; although it is Pledge Drive time right now. Surprised no one said that.
Talk show Count 1
Al Franken show Count 1
All Things Considered Count 13
All Things Cosnidered Count 1
Arts Count 1
Car Talk Count 6
commercials? Count 1
Don't even know what NPR is Count 1
Fresh Air Count 2
It's Jali Show Count 1
Marketplace Count 1
Morning Edition Count 4
Nova Count 1
pass Count 4
Says You Count 1
talk of the nation Count 1
The correct time? Count 1
The Daily Show? Count 1
The Prairie Home Companion Count 2
This American Life Count 3
Travis Smiley Show Count 1
Wait wait don't tell me! Count 1
Weather? Count 1
Grand Count 50


Fictional High School: almost excluded Ridgemont High thinking it would be the definitive answer.
Angel Grove High School (GO GO POWER RANGERS!) Count 1
Bayside Count 1
DeGrassi High Count 5
Hogwarts Count 2
John Adams High Count 1
Mayfield High School Count 1
Ridgemont High Count 12
Riverdale High (Archie comics) Count 5
Rock and Roll Count 1
Rydell High Count 10
Sunnydale High School (BtVS) Count 3
Sunnydale High School. Count 1
Sweet Valley High Count 3
West Beverly Hills High School Count 4
Grand Count 50


Spirit of St Louis: thanks for keeping St Louis in mind
Adventure Count 1
Christmas Count 1
Christmas Present Count 1
Radio Count 1
Spirit of 76 Count 4
St Louis Count 42
Grand Count 50

Figured Sophocles would win since it was easier to spell than Aeschylus, Euripides or Aristophanes
Aeschylus Count 2
Aristophanes Count 9
Euripides Count 7
Herodotus Count 1
Homer Count 11
Plato Count 1
Sophocles Count 19
Grand Count 50

National Park: Yellowstone is the grandaddy
Big Bend Count 1
Denali Count 1
Grand Canyon Count 2
Yellowstone Count 35
Yosemite Count 11
Grand Count 50

Thought Venus would have been more popular.
Aphrodite Count 25
Artemis Count 1
Athena Count 1
Cupid Count 5
Eros Count 10
Venus Count 8
Grand Count 50

[5 time champ]

Originally Posted by robardin

Hey, I'm just happy to finish in the Top 5. I think I've only managed that once before.

Often I get undercut because I forget that I should be putting in an answer I think will be the most popular, rather than what I think/know is the right one! Like a recent one which asked to name "one of of Santa's eight reindeer" whose name didn't rhyme with another reindeer's, and the first thing I thought was that a lot of people might say "Rudolph" even though he is "The Ninth Reindeer" invented in the 1950s. Shoulda gone with that thought.

I am curious about the scoring though...

You are too kind. If I had posted the scoring first this would not have happened.

[5 time champ]

Originally Posted by Dolores Reborn

Congrats, rosie and robardin!

Cool cut-n-paste, 5 time champ. I haven't seen that technique before. Thanks for hosting!!

(Where's the next one? These things are soooo addicting!)

The coding comes from either the # button or php button. First time I ever used it.

That was the 5th game I hosted. I am out of questions at the moment. So whoever wants to host one, please do.

[Hostile Dialect]

Originally Posted by 5 time champ

You are too kind. If I had posted the scoring first this would not have happened.

Ah, he is learning!

Sorry, I didn't think to warn anyone running these games to post the scoring first.

[pulykamell]

I, too, was a bit surprised by how poorly Venus did compared with Aphrodite. My first though was the latter, but surely, I thought, the Roman name would be more popular. Guess I was wrong.

What's the rationale behind scoring the King Abdullahs differently? I think they should all be lopped into one category. And "All Things Considered"/"All Things Consnidered." Come on!

[anyrose]

My first Win! W00t!

[twickster]

#6 -- a personal best.

Excellent game -- thanks for running it, 5 time champ.

[5 time champ]

Originally Posted by pulykamell

What's the rationale behind scoring the King Abdullahs differently? I think they should all be lopped into one category. And "All Things Considered"/"All Things Consnidered." Come on!

The King of Saudi Arabia and the King of Jordan are both named Abdullah.

There were four answers with Abdullah. Two were generic Abdullahs, one was of Jordan, one was Saudi Arabia. I don't think it would have been fair to group all the Abdullahs together since they were talking about different kings. Now had there been two plain old Abdullahs and just one Abdullah of Saudi Arabia I would have grouped all three together.

I guess it is like the judging on Jeopardy! if you give too much information they will mark you wrong.

A to All Things Cosnidered:
Brief backgroung on how I keep score
Copy the answers into Excel
Edit the answers so they are alike for counting
[the players supply answers in different formats eg the Mulva/Delores was answered in about 6 different forms]
Sort the answers
Use the SUBTOTAL function in Excel to automatically count each answer
Cut & paste the subtotals into a summary of all the players

The problem was I didn't notice the one "All Things Cosnidered" answer until after I had posted the winners.

In the future, I will always post the answers first, before I post the winner. It is a good check & balance.

[Gangster Octopus]

Well, I am the "All Things Consnired" offender and ..... meh. Would move me ahead of twickster but if you ain't first you're last.

Shake and bake!

[Zebra]

1. Name a Doper catch-phrase that has been completely overused

Hi Opal

2. Name one of Jerry’s girlfriends on Seinfeld: actor’s name, character’s name, or even a good description will do.

The Virgin (played by the woman who played Daphne on Frasier)

3. Other than Elizabeth II, name a reigning king or queen

The King of Spain that told Chavez to shut up.

4. Name something that someone would insure for a very large amount of money

Their Home.

5. Other than the News, name a feature/program on NPR

Kitchen Talk?

6. Name a fictional high school

Ridgemont High

7. Spirit of _______________________

76

8. Name an ancient Greek playwright

Sophocels

9. Name a National Park

Yellowstone

10. Name a god/goddess of love

Aphrodite

[anyrose]

Where's the next game?
(I'd start one but I don;t have any questions ready and not enough time to think any up)

[kaylasdad99]

I hope I can manage to be a part of it. I don't have any direction to move in but UP.