# 1,000 posts? Time for super-tough trivia!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-000-posts-time-for-super-tough-trivia/227776>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 6, 2004, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-000-posts-time-for-super-tough-trivia/227776 "2004-02-06T02:42:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Shade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@Shade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shade)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2004, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-000-posts-time-for-super-tough-trivia/227776/21 "2004-02-07T14:51:17Z")

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Another 0-toothpick-move answer is to place a match across the ‘minus’ toothpick at right angles to form a +. Is that cheating?

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**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2004, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-000-posts-time-for-super-tough-trivia/227776/22 "2004-02-07T18:35:07Z")

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**5. How was Poll different from his 9 “siblings”? (For extra credit, name them)**

Rhetorical question: Is this related to that “10 little indians” kid’s rhyme (or song or whatever it is).

**15. What were the 4 original model numbers of _IBM’s PS/2_**?

I don’t think I’m remembering what a PS/2 is, exactly, but I guess IBM PC, PC-XT, PC-AT, and…uh…PC Jr?

**20. According to the rules of Hearts used at the national championships held in Las Vegas in 1999, to what score is a game played?**

Probably 26, because I always played to 25 (queen is worth 12 in my world) and I’m usually wrong on card game rules.

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**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2004, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-000-posts-time-for-super-tough-trivia/227776/23 "2004-02-07T21:23:01Z")

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**shade**  
Heck, I like that answer and I’d consider it a “zero toothpick” move. Your solution _at least_ deserves recognition as a “one toothpick” move.

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**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2004, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-000-posts-time-for-super-tough-trivia/227776/24 "2004-02-09T18:46:26Z")

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**DutchBoy** is right about numbers 32 and 35, and also (incompletely) 37. And **peasea** is right about 36.

However, **Ellis Dee** is wrong about numbers 15 and 20. And no, number 5 has nothing to do with the 10 little indians.

Anyhow, this thread seems to have died, so I’ll start a new thread for numbers 41 to 50…

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