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COVID-Sheepteen - The Reveal

  • 15-03-2020 7:13pm
    #1
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,128 Mod ✭✭✭✭




    Welcome to Corona Sheep - The Reveal!!

    The questions below:

    Name a country with a confirmed case of Coronavirus
    Name a country with over 200 confirmed cases of COVID-19
    Name a mexican beer (Corona = 0)
    Name a computer virus
    Name a computer virus protector software
    Name a cruise line
    Name a human virus (Corona/COVID-19 = 0)
    Name a vaccine
    Name an item to stock up on
    Name an event that will be/has been cancelled due to Coronavirus


    Reveal at 7pm folks - I'd usually make a few puns but tbh it's not really a laughing matter :(

    Still let's have some fun with the reveal and take our minds off it for a couple of hours.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,381 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


    Necro wrote: »
    I'd usually make a few puns but tbh it's not really a laughing matter :(

    Ah, we all know it's serious but we can still have a bit of a laugh can't we? After all the return of sheep is giving me chills, they're multiplying ;)

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  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,128 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    OK,

    Lettuce begin should we?

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  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,128 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Question 1: Name a country with a confirmed case of Coronavirus

    Plenty of choices here :(

    https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/world-map.html


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,128 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    But only 3 answers were considered. Understandable sheep, really. With where it all began not too far behind...

    Question 1: Name a country with a confirmed case of Coronavirus

    Ireland - 11
    bubblypop
    BuileBeag
    Electric Nitwit
    MicksJaguar
    Persepoly
    Reberetta
    Sheridan81
    Siobh73
    Trigger
    tusk
    Zaph

    China - 8
    Clarabel
    Declan A Walsh
    deconduo
    Homer J. Fong
    lassykk
    munster87
    sKeith
    Ted_YNWA

    Italy - 3
    Also Starring Levar Burton
    conor222
    rainbowtrout


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,128 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    tusk leads an 11 way tie on 11 points after question 1.

    Scores after question 1:

    Player Score
    tusk 11
    Electric Nitwit 11
    Persepoly 11
    MicksJaguar 11
    Sheridan81 11
    BuileBeag 11
    Zaph 11
    Siobh73 11
    bubblypop 11
    Trigger 11
    Reberetta 11
    Clarabel 8
    deconduo 8
    sKeith 8
    Ted_YNWA 8
    Homer J. Fong 8
    lassykk 8
    Declan A Walsh 8
    munster87 8
    Also Starring Levar Burton 3
    rainbowtrout 3
    conor222 3


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,381 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


    11 in Ireland, those were happy days :(


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,128 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Question 2: Name a country with over 200 confirmed cases of COVID-19

    29 choices here - though theoretically you could have gone for Craggy Island as there are no wrong answers in sheep

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  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,128 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    China sheeps whilst our European epicentre is 6 points behind.

    The UK linger at the bottom, much like the actions of their government thus far.

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    Question 2: Name a country with over 200 confirmed cases of COVID-19

    China - 13
    bubblypop
    BuileBeag
    Clarabel
    conor222
    deconduo
    Electric Nitwit
    Homer J. Fong
    lassykk
    munster87
    sKeith
    Ted_YNWA
    Trigger
    Zaph

    Italy - 7
    Also Starring Levar Burton
    Declan A Walsh
    MicksJaguar
    Persepoly
    rainbowtrout
    Siobh73
    tusk

    The United Kingdom - 2
    Reberetta
    Sheridan81


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,128 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Electric Nitwit heads a 5 way tie at the top as question two sorts the wheat from the chaff... for now :P

    Scores after question 2:

    Player Score
    Electric Nitwit 24
    BuileBeag 24
    Zaph 24
    bubblypop 24
    Trigger 24
    Clarabel 21
    deconduo 21
    sKeith 21
    Ted_YNWA 21
    Homer J. Fong 21
    lassykk 21
    munster87 21
    tusk 18
    Persepoly 18
    MicksJaguar 18
    Siobh73 18
    conor222 16
    Declan A Walsh 15
    Sheridan81 13
    Reberetta 13
    Also Starring Levar Burton 10
    rainbowtrout 10


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,381 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


    Only one person had China in Q1 and switched - Declan, what were you thinking?! :p


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  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,128 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Question 3: Name a mexican beer (Corona = 0)

    Next time I put in a 0 answer I won't name it :P

    Everybody was paying attention evidently ;)

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    Well, I've gotten off to a terrible start. FFS.


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,128 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Overwhelming Sheep here. Nice alternative to Corona I do agree.

    And err... tequila isn't a beer Reberetta.. :pac:

    Question 3: Name a mexican beer (Corona = 0)

    Sol - 15
    Also Starring Levar Burton
    bubblypop
    BuileBeag
    conor222
    deconduo
    Electric Nitwit
    Homer J. Fong
    lassykk
    MicksJaguar
    munster87
    Siobh73
    sKeith
    Ted_YNWA
    Trigger
    Zaph

    Tecate - 3
    Declan A Walsh
    rainbowtrout
    Sheridan81

    desperado - 2
    Clarabel
    tusk

    ACES - 1:

    San Miguel - Persepoly
    Tequila (is that a beer?) - Reberetta


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,381 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,293 ✭✭✭Reberetta


    That isn't a fair question for non-alcoholics.


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,128 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    EN still heads the 5 way tie at the top.

    Down the bottom rainbowtrout is a point behind Reberetta... for now, at least.

    Scores after question 3:

    Player Score
    Electric Nitwit 39
    BuileBeag 39
    Zaph 39
    bubblypop 39
    Trigger 39
    deconduo 36
    sKeith 36
    Ted_YNWA 36
    Homer J. Fong 36
    lassykk 36
    munster87 36
    MicksJaguar 33
    Siobh73 33
    conor222 31
    Also Starring Levar Burton 25
    Clarabel 23
    tusk 20
    Persepoly 19
    Declan A Walsh 18
    Sheridan81 16
    Reberetta 14
    rainbowtrout 13


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,128 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Question 4: Name a computer virus

    Millennium Bug anyone ;)

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  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,128 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Homer, lassy, rainbow, Reberetta, Sheridan and sKeith

    I LOVE YOU ALL TOO!!

    Trojan also a popular answer while tusk and Mick have found a virus that infects both PCs and humans :eek:


    Question 4: Name a computer virus

    ILOVEYOU - 6
    Homer J. Fong
    lassykk
    rainbowtrout
    Reberetta
    Sheridan81
    sKeith

    Trojan - 5
    bubblypop
    BuileBeag
    conor222
    munster87
    Trigger

    Don't Know - 2
    Clarabel
    Persepoly

    computer aids - 2
    MicksJaguar
    tusk

    ACES - 1:

    Heartbleed - Electric Nitwit
    Cryptolocker - deconduo
    Anna Kournikova - Also Starring Levar Burton
    Blaster - Ted_YNWA
    WannaCry - Zaph
    Slammer - Declan A Walsh
    Code Red - Siobh73


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,965 ✭✭✭Clarabel


    Necro wrote: »
    Overwhelming Sheep here. Nice alternative to Corona I do agree.

    And err... tequila isn't a beer Reberetta.. :pac:

    Question 3: Name a mexican beer (Corona = 0)

    Sol - 15
    Also Starring Levar Burton
    bubblypop
    BuileBeag
    conor222
    deconduo
    Electric Nitwit
    Homer J. Fong
    lassykk
    MicksJaguar
    munster87
    Siobh73
    sKeith
    Ted_YNWA
    Trigger
    Zaph

    Tecate - 3
    Declan A Walsh
    rainbowtrout
    Sheridan81

    desperado - 2
    Clarabel
    tusk

    ACES - 1:

    San Miguel - Persepoly
    Tequila (is that a beer?) - Reberetta

    I believe that desperdo is another word for sol. Could also be a typo


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,381 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


    Necro wrote: »
    ACES - 1:

    Heartbleed - Electric Nitwit

    Oh no, self isolation :mad:


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    Disappointed that Anna Kournikova aced.... Thought it would've at least gotten a few nods. The most popular computer virus of my teen years.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71,799 ✭✭✭✭Ted_YNWA


    Clarabel wrote: »
    I believe that desperdo is another word for sol. Could also be a typo



    Why don't you come to your senses...


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,128 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    And our famous 5 becomes terrific three as BuileBeag, bubblypop and Trigger share the lead.

    Homer, lassy and sKeith are just two points back though too.

    rainbowtrout and Declan A Walsh are fighting it out over the wooden spoon too.


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    Scores after question 4:

    Player Score
    BuileBeag 44
    bubblypop 44
    Trigger 44
    sKeith 42
    Homer J. Fong 42
    lassykk 42
    munster87 41
    Electric Nitwit 40
    Zaph 40
    deconduo 37
    Ted_YNWA 37
    conor222 36
    MicksJaguar 35
    Siobh73 34
    Also Starring Levar Burton 26
    Clarabel 25
    tusk 22
    Sheridan81 22
    Persepoly 21
    Reberetta 20
    rainbowtrout 19
    Declan A Walsh 19


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,381 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


    No one managed to sheep all four so far then


  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 4,281 Mod ✭✭✭✭deconduo


    Surprised I was the only one with cryptolocker. Was thinking of wannacry and stuxnet too.

    Didn't think anyone would remember ILOVEYOU :D


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,128 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Question 5: Name a computer virus protector software

    Interestingly, nobody picked this one

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,381 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


    Necro wrote: »
    Question 5: Name a computer virus protector software

    Interestingly, nobody picked this one

    avg_logo.jpg?itok=Z3_Qght1

    Those four hands look like a virus transmitting nightmare


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,128 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Norton is the mahoosive sheep here.

    Avast ye maties, Mick picks up an Ace.

    Question 5: Name a computer virus protector software

    Norton antivirus - 15
    bubblypop
    Clarabel
    conor222
    Declan A Walsh
    deconduo
    Electric Nitwit
    Homer J. Fong
    munster87
    Persepoly
    rainbowtrout
    Sheridan81
    Siobh73
    sKeith
    Ted_YNWA
    tusk

    McAfee - 6
    Also Starring Levar Burton
    BuileBeag
    lassykk
    Reberetta
    Trigger
    Zaph

    ACES - 1:

    Avast - MicksJaguar


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,128 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    That changes our table quite a bit, bubblypop now our clear leader with sKeith and Homer just two points back.

    Reberetta now firmly clutches the wooden spoon with both hands.. for now anyways.

    Scores after question 5:

    Player Score
    bubblypop 59
    sKeith 57
    Homer J. Fong 57
    munster87 56
    Electric Nitwit 55
    deconduo 52
    Ted_YNWA 52
    conor222 51
    BuileBeag 50
    Trigger 50
    Siobh73 49
    lassykk 48
    Zaph 46
    Clarabel 40
    tusk 37
    Sheridan81 37
    Persepoly 36
    MicksJaguar 36
    rainbowtrout 34
    Declan A Walsh 34
    Also Starring Levar Burton 32
    Reberetta 26


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,882 ✭✭✭tusk


    Necro wrote: »

    computer aids - 2
    MicksJaguar
    tusk

    MICK! You sick fükk!!! <3


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,128 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Question 6: Name a Cruise Line

    This one could be controversial.....

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    Norton? Seriously? Norton is more of a virus than an antivirus...

    This is by far my worst performance in a SHEEP so far.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,941 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


    I would have said Windows defender, no one said it!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,382 ✭✭✭✭rainbowtrout


    Necro wrote: »
    Homer, lassy, rainbow, Reberetta, Sheridan and sKeith

    I LOVE YOU ALL TOO!!

    Trojan also a popular answer while tusk and Mick have found a virus that infects both PCs and humans :eek:


    Question 4: Name a computer virus

    ILOVEYOU - 6
    Homer J. Fong
    lassykk
    rainbowtrout
    Reberetta
    Sheridan81
    sKeith

    Trojan - 5
    bubblypop
    BuileBeag
    conor222
    munster87
    Trigger

    Don't Know - 2
    Clarabel
    Persepoly

    computer aids - 2
    MicksJaguar
    tusk

    ACES - 1:

    Heartbleed - Electric Nitwit
    Cryptolocker - deconduo
    Anna Kournikova - Also Starring Levar Burton
    Blaster - Ted_YNWA
    WannaCry - Zaph
    Slammer - Declan A Walsh
    Code Red - Siobh73



    Guess the age of the boardsie from the virus they picked :pac:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,404 ✭✭✭✭sKeith


    oh dear, what am i doing up near the top of the table, thats just all wrong, get down from there before you fall.


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  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,128 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Ok so...

    A lot of love for Princess as you can see, but Royal Carribean is the sheep.

    If you specified a cruise liner unfortunately that would be a seperate answer in my interpretation of the rules.

    Otherwise it would have sheeped but... I'm mean :P

    Question 6: Name a cruise line

    Royal Caribbean - 8
    Also Starring Levar Burton
    bubblypop
    Homer J. Fong
    lassykk
    munster87
    rainbowtrout
    Siobh73
    Ted_YNWA

    Princess cruises - 6
    Clarabel
    deconduo
    Electric Nitwit
    Reberetta
    Trigger
    tusk

    Diamond Princess - 2
    Persepoly
    sKeith

    Carnival Cruise Line - 2
    conor222
    Zaph

    ACES - 1:

    Princess of the sea - MicksJaguar
    Fred Olsen - Sheridan81
    Grand Princess - BuileBeag
    QE2 - Declan A Walsh


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,381 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


    No, you should group all the Princesses

    I say that as impartially as Karren Brady wanting the premier league season voided ;)


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,128 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    As requested, sKeith has a little tumble down the table.

    bubblypop stays two points clear of Homer with munster87 a further point back.

    Scores after question 6:

    Player Score
    bubblypop 67
    Homer J. Fong 65
    munster87 64
    Electric Nitwit 61
    Ted_YNWA 60
    sKeith 59
    deconduo 58
    Siobh73 57
    lassykk 56
    Trigger 56
    conor222 53
    BuileBeag 51
    Zaph 48
    Clarabel 46
    tusk 43
    rainbowtrout 42
    Also Starring Levar Burton 40
    Persepoly 38
    Sheridan81 38
    MicksJaguar 37
    Declan A Walsh 35
    Reberetta 32


  • Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,336 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Clarabel wrote: »
    I believe that desperdo is another word for sol. Could also be a typo

    I refuse to accept that Desperados is actually a beer and it should lead to instant disqualification.


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,128 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Question 7: Name a human virus (Corona/COVID-19 = 0)

    Again - next time I won't be naming the 0's... I took it easy on ye in these trying times ;)

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,965 ✭✭✭Clarabel


    Zaph wrote: »
    I refuse to accept that Desperados is actually a beer and it should lead to instant disqualification.

    it's Sol though.

    ;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,381 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


    Clarabel wrote: »
    it's Sol though.

    ;)

    Created in France, now owned by Heineken and made in Croatia. Its not Mexican :p


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,128 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    I wasn't cruel here. I grouped Flu and Influenza as they're the same thing. Decent sized sheep but HIV also gets a look in. Influenza naturally on our minds right now :/

    Question 7: Name a human virus (Corona/COVID-19 = 0)

    Influenza - 10
    bubblypop
    deconduo
    Electric Nitwit
    munster87
    Persepoly
    rainbowtrout
    Siobh73
    Trigger
    tusk
    Zaph

    HIV - 5
    Also Starring Levar Burton
    Homer J. Fong
    MicksJaguar
    sKeith
    Ted_YNWA

    SARS - 4
    Clarabel
    Declan A Walsh
    Reberetta
    Sheridan81

    Ebola - 2
    BuileBeag
    conor222

    ACES - 1:

    Measles - lassykk


  • Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,336 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Created in France, now owned by Heineken and made in Croatia. Its not Mexican :p

    Or beer :pac:


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,128 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    bubblypop edges a further point clear with munster now in 2nd. Homer drops back a bit and EN leapfrogs into 3rd place.

    Down the bottom Reberetta is three points behind Declan A Walsh in the battle for the spoon.

    Scores after question 7:

    Player Score
    bubblypop 77
    munster87 74
    Electric Nitwit 71
    Homer J. Fong 70
    deconduo 68
    Siobh73 67
    Trigger 66
    Ted_YNWA 65
    sKeith 64
    Zaph 58
    lassykk 57
    conor222 55
    tusk 53
    BuileBeag 53
    rainbowtrout 52
    Clarabel 50
    Persepoly 48
    Also Starring Levar Burton 45
    MicksJaguar 42
    Sheridan81 42
    Declan A Walsh 39
    Reberetta 36


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,128 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Question 8: Name a vaccine

    Three questions left, and just three seperate answers given for this one.

    Which sheeped though...

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,965 ✭✭✭Clarabel


    Created in France, now owned by Heineken and made in Croatia. Its not Mexican :p

    I feel ike we are speaking different languages. You think I am talking about a French flavoured beer, whereas I am talking about Sol. It was clearly a typo!! I mean you can see it right. TYPO



    :pac::pac::pac::pac:


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,128 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Those answering Flu should be safe in the knowledge they have two sheeps in a row, right?

    giphy.gif

    Question 8: Name a vaccine

    MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) - 13
    Also Starring Levar Burton
    bubblypop
    conor222
    Declan A Walsh
    Homer J. Fong
    lassykk
    MicksJaguar
    Persepoly
    rainbowtrout
    Siobh73
    sKeith
    Ted_YNWA
    tusk

    Influenza/Flu - 7
    BuileBeag
    Clarabel
    deconduo
    Electric Nitwit
    munster87
    Trigger
    Zaph

    Chickenpox (Varicella) - 2
    Reberetta
    Sheridan81


  • Posts: 18,749 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Woo hoo bubblypop!!


  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 4,281 Mod ✭✭✭✭deconduo


    Didn't expect that :D


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