Quiz #3 - Europe (Closed for New Entries)

Ponster

The point of the game is pretty simple. In a PM to me, answer each of the 10 questions below.


Try to think of the most popular answer, to get the most people matching you. You don't want a unique answer, you have to answer with what you think everyone else will put.


Scoring - It's 5 points per duplicated answer so if 5 people all give the same correct answer then that's 25 points. No matches = 0 points.


If you need to comment or clarify a question then do it in thread please. And if you could reply once you've sent a PM it'd keep the thread alive Thanks!


JUST LIKE THIS:

1. Dr Maria O' Brien
2. Kathy Wells
...


The game will end when we have 25 entrants or after 5 days, whichever comes first.




1. Name a European capital city. (but not Dublin)
2. Name any military coup in European history.
3. Name a composer of classical music from Europe.
4. Name a former country in Europe that no longer exists.
5. Name a country invaded by Germany during World War II
6. Name an European car manufacturer.
7. Name a singer from Europe who sings primarily in a language other than English.
8. Name a mountain in Europe.
9. Name an island in Europe. (but not Ireland)
10.Name a war mostly fought in Europe.

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For the quiz Europe will be defined by the mostly geographical definition of the word meaning that sountries such as Russia and Turkey are inluded.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe#Definition

laoisforliam

nice one ponster.. hopefully the good streak will continue;)

How long will this stay open?

Quality

Ponster youre the best...

Submitting ....>>>>>

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DMG 1972

Sent - thanks Ponster

Spike440

Entered.

Ponster

I think I really haven't been leaving these open for long enough. I'm still getting answers from people for the "famous females" quiz of last week...

As I said in the OP, the game will end when we have 25 entrants or after 5 days, whichever comes first. But if I get 25 in the first 2 days then I'll probably leave it open an extra day.

What does everyone think about how long I should accept answers for?

badbrian

ok. got my 1c worth...

eliza64

Done - that was tricky

Ponster

Ponster wrote: »

What does everyone think about how long I should accept answers for?

It depends on the responses. I think you should go for a numerical value rather than a chronological target (i.e. a set number of replies rather than a set number of days/hours). It's unfortunate for people who miss out due to not checking the forum, but thems the breaks. Obviously if you get 15-20 in the first hour or 2 then you can set a higher target for the number of entrants.

Cheers for organising them by the way. Great idea and a breath of fresh air in a forum that doesn't get as much traffic as it deserves.

Well done.

Creature

Done.

shrapnel222

done- i think we'll get much lower scores in this one!!

Culchie

I entered as well

KnifeWRENCH

For Question #2, does it matter if it was a successful or a failed coup?

Thomas_S_Hunterson

done

Blisterman

PM sent
Glad to be in this one. I didn't have time to enter the last one.

KnifeWRENCH

Done, but I accidently titled my message "USA Quiz" So Ponster, when you see a new PM from me that says "USA Quiz" it's actually my answers to the Europe one! Oops

lorweld

Done, thanks Ponster!

aine-maire

thanks,i entered the last one too late...:o
sent,that was fun!

Larianne

Pm has been sent

cacio

entered. Although I couldn't get number 2. I'm not the smartest.

enda1

Replied.

Thanks again.

Good questions too!!

Spike440

cacio wrote: »

entered. Although I couldn't get number 2. I'm not the smartest.

I had difficulty with question 2 too. I'll be interested to see the answers. I suspect that many of the answers given will be not actually be coups d'etat.

MB74

square_igloo wrote: »

For Question #2, does it matter if it was a successful or a failed coup?

Wow, troubled even getting one out there...

MB74

I'm there, need a good come back here after a miserable US quiz but good ladies quiz.

Whatever you say goes Ponster, you're the man. Best idea for a quiz in a long time, every answer has the potential to be correct!!!

If you do get board doing them then I think maybe the winner of every quiz should have to come up with the next one!!!

Spike440

MB74 wrote: »

If you do get bored doing them then I think maybe the winner of every quiz should have to come up with the next one!!!

+1!

MB74

MB74 wrote: »

If you do get board doing them then I think maybe the winner of every quiz should have to come up with the next one!!!

+ another 1

Great idea.

elmolesto

PM sent:)

Ponster

Thanks for all the support folks...


I've got about 10 quizes ready to post but if anyone ever fancies submitting my 10 questions (there doesn't have to be a theme) then I'll post them and do the counting-score work.

As for question 2, yeah, some people are giving answers that I wouldn't consider to be coups but I doubt those people will get any points (their answers probably won't be repeated by someone else). I agree though that this one will be interesting.

At the moment every answer has the potential to be correct. I'll post a quiz for the weekend though where every answer *must* be 100% correct because the aim of the game is to give an answer that no one else gives. This type of quiz is much harder to come up with as the questions can't afford to have any loopholes.

Mark Hamill

PM sent.

barnicles

PM sent

jobucks

PM Sent

patmac

PM sent

Hermy

PM sent.
Thanks.:)

Ponster

Ok.....Here are the answers for the latest and most difficult quiz so far.



1. Paris 22
1. London 10
1. Vaduz 1

Easy one this, though Vaduz???


2. French Revolution 5
2. Munich Putsch 4
2. Greece 1967
2. 23-F 1
2. Battle of Hastings 1
2. Braga 28th May 1926 1
2. Bulgaria 1944 1
2. Carnation Revolution 2
2. Czech Coup of 1918 1
2. Gunpowder Plot 1
2. Irish War of Independence 1
2. military coup by napoleon bonaparte 1
2. Mussolini's March on Rome 1
2. Portugal 1
2. Romanian revolution of 1989 1
2. Russian Revoluti 2
2. Spanish military coup 1923 1
2. The Carnation Revolution 1
2. yougoslavia military coup 1


This is the question that caused the most difficulty. There have been loads of military coups in Europe but a lot of people just couldn't seem to think of one. The one I guessed would be most popular was the 1997 coup in Turkey but no one mentioned it! I couldn't accept 'French Revolution' as it wasn't in fact a military coup really, though the answer 'military coup by napoleon bonaparte' was okay as Napolean did launch a coup but it was about a year after the revolution. The 'Battle of Hastings' made me smile



3. Mozart 16
3. Beethoven 14
3. Chopin 1
3. Bach 1
3. Vivaldi 1

The 2 big guns got most of the votes.

4. Yugoslavia 14
4. Czechoslovakia 13
4. Prussia 3
4. East Germany 1
4. The Soviet Union 1
4. West Germany 1

Only one person said 'East Germany' !

5. France 11
5. Poland 20
5. Austria 2


6. VW 10
6. BMW 6
6. Daimler-Mercedes 5
6. Renault 3
6. Fiat 3
6. citron 1
6. Ferarri 1
6. Ford 1
6. Koenigsegg 1
6. Peugeot 1
6. Seat 1

Another one with a large spread of answers. I lumped those who said Mercedes, Daimler and Daimler-Mercedes together. I'm not too sure if the person who put 'Koenigsegg' understood the point of the game

7. Pavarotti 7
7. Edith Piaf 6
7. Julio Iglesias 6
7. Alizeé 1
7. Billie Holiday 1
7. Bjork 1
7. Boticelli 1
7. Carla Bruni 1
7. Emile Simon 1
7. Enya 2
7. Loreta Lynn 1
7. Mano Chao 1
7. Noir Désir 1
7. paolo conte 1
7. Placcido Domingo 1
7. Vanessa Paradis 1

RIP Pavarotti

8. Mont Blanc 20
8. Alps 4
8. Matterhorn 4
8. Mount Etna 2
8. Ben Nevis 1
8. Carrauntoohill 1
8. Mount Brandon (Kerry ) 1

I was unable to accept 'Alps' as an aswer as I asked to name a mountain, not a mountain range.

9. Great Britain 6
9. Malta 6
9. Sicily 5
9. Iceland 3
9. Corsica 2
9. Cyprus 1
9. England 1
9. Faroe Islands 1
9. Greece 1
9. Greenland 1
9. Ibiza 2
9. Isle of man 1
9. United Kingdom 3
9. United Kingdom 2
9. United Kingdom 3

The United Kingdom isn't an island folks



10. WWII 18
10. WW I 12
10. Crimean War 2
10. Franco-Prussian War 1

barnicles

Long 2 seconds :P

Ponster

2 hours you fool


And the winner is....





Hermy 369,70
Elmosto 360,61
Culchie 360,61
Mark Hamill 357,58
Blisterman 348,48
sean K 345,45
Carol 342,42
DMG 1972 336,36
cacio 336,36
Spike 440 336,36
Larianne 333,33
Gatsby 324,24
aine-marie 324,24
Mellor 321,21
enda1 318,18
laoisforliam 318,18
Skellington 309,09
shrapnel222 309,09
$hifty 306,06
pat mac 306,06
MB74 303,03
Aisling 300,00
jo bucks 300,00
Badbrian 293,94
square_igloo 287,88
Janets on clubs 269,70
Mickos 266,67
Quality 266,67
eliza64 257,58
Creature 254,55
Lorweld 181,82
Johnnio13 148,48
barnicles 139,39

Quality

Ponster wrote: »

2 hours you fool


And the winner is....





Hermy 369,70
Elmosto 360,61
Culchie 360,61
Mark Hamill 357,58
Blisterman 348,48
sean K 345,45
Carol 342,42
DMG 1972 336,36
cacio 336,36
Spike 440 336,36
Larianne 333,33
Gatsby 324,24
aine-marie 324,24
Mellor 321,21
enda1 318,18
laoisforliam 318,18
Skellington 309,09
shrapnel222 309,09
$hifty 306,06
pat mac 306,06
MB74 303,03
Aisling 300,00
jo bucks 300,00
Badbrian 293,94
square_igloo 287,88
Janets on clubs 269,70
Mickos 266,67
Quality 266,67
eliza64 257,58
Creature 254,55
Lorweld 181,82
Johnnio13 148,48
barnicles 139,39

Thanks ponster,,, Good questions that time round...

Cant believe no-one else said the gunpowder plot.... I always remember that being the first coup I ever heard of...

Not happy with my result...


Bring it on!!!

barnicles

Ponster wrote: »

Another one with a large spread of answers. I lumped those who said Mercedes, Daimler and Daimler-Mercedes together. I'm not too sure if the person who put 'Koenigsegg' understood the point of the game

Oops, i thought it was points for exclusivity.:o:o:o:o

Creature

Bah stupid Europe.

barnicles

whens the next 1

Culchie

Ponster wrote: »

2 hours you fool


And the winner is....





Hermy 369,70
Elmosto 360,61
Culchie 360,61
Mark Hamill 357,58
Blisterman 348,48
sean K 345,45
Carol 342,42
DMG 1972 336,36
cacio 336,36
Spike 440 336,36
Larianne 333,33
Gatsby 324,24
aine-marie 324,24
Mellor 321,21
enda1 318,18
laoisforliam 318,18
Skellington 309,09
shrapnel222 309,09
$hifty 306,06
pat mac 306,06
MB74 303,03
Aisling 300,00
jo bucks 300,00
Badbrian 293,94
square_igloo 287,88
Janets on clubs 269,70
Mickos 266,67
Quality 266,67
eliza64 257,58
Creature 254,55
Lorweld 181,82
Johnnio13 148,48
barnicles 139,39

Not bad for my debut here:D

Can you explain the scores? Why two diffferent figures?

Hermy

Ponster wrote: »

Hermy 369,70

Hooray for me.:D

KnifeWRENCH

I was the only one who said Soviet Union for country that no longer exists? Stalin must be turning in his grave.

cacio

yay top ten! big improvement from last time. Can't wait for the next one.

Hermy

square_igloo wrote: »

I was the only one who said Soviet Union for country that no longer exists? Stalin must be turning in his grave.

It might be coming back so watch this space!

elmolesto

I'm looking forward to the next one.

Johnnio13

Should have read the 'structions!!

I will be back for the next one...

Mark Hamill

Ponster wrote: »

2 hours you fool


And the winner is....





Hermy 369,70
Elmosto 360,61
Culchie 360,61
Mark Hamill 357,58
Blisterman 348,48
sean K 345,45
Carol 342,42
DMG 1972 336,36
cacio 336,36
Spike 440 336,36
Larianne 333,33
Gatsby 324,24
aine-marie 324,24
Mellor 321,21
enda1 318,18
laoisforliam 318,18
Skellington 309,09
shrapnel222 309,09
$hifty 306,06
pat mac 306,06
MB74 303,03
Aisling 300,00
jo bucks 300,00
Badbrian 293,94
square_igloo 287,88
Janets on clubs 269,70
Mickos 266,67
Quality 266,67
eliza64 257,58
Creature 254,55
Lorweld 181,82
Johnnio13 148,48
barnicles 139,39

Wahoo! 4th! yay me!

lorweld

Third last:o:o

Ponster

Back from weekend trip to UK so I'll post the next one onight.

I have an Excel sheet that calculates the scores and as I'm in France it adds a comma as opposed to a full-stop to show decimal places.

cacio

looking forward to this. I've nothing to do tonight so it'll keep me occupied for half an hour.
My goal is top 5!