FG Challenge Quiz - Game Thread

ari101 · 17-03-2021 09:29PM

the purple tin wrote: »

Ha! same here. I reasoned thus: Maybe The Mailman sends the ball out of the park a lot

I figured he 'slotted them home'... and randomly guessed basketball :pac: If I was doing it again I would have put ice hockey but thankfully that didn't come to mind at the time

17-03-2021 09:29PM

Kolido wrote: »

5 - Sport

How many football matches were played in total in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia?
A. 64

*sigh* This was actually my worst answer in the game, or at least the one I'm kicking myself most about.

I tried working it out from first principles; you've a final, a 3rd/4th playoff, two semi finals, 4 quarter finals and 8 second round games. That's 1+1+2+4+8 = 16 games. So far so good.

Now just the group games to go; I somehow convinced myself that 8 groups where each side plays 3 games means that there will be 8*3 = 24 group matches. So 24+16 = 40 overall. Which is what I submitted.

....you can probably see the issue here.

I somehow forgot to account for the fact that every team in each group plays three games; I was only accounting for one team playing three games overall without considering the others. So it should have been 6 games per group times 8 = 48, and then 48+16 = 64 would have been correct.

tl;dr - I fail at basic maths.

the purple tin · 17-03-2021 09:30PM

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

Ugh not a single one right in the actual Sports round, but I did know Scottie Pippin from guest starring on Fresh Off The Boat... so still did better at Sports than I expected... :pac:

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Kolido · 17-03-2021 09:30PM

Let's have a look at some of the answers submitted for round 6

Rednex, who had a UK No.1 in 1995 with 'Cotton Eyed Joe', are from which country?

Canada (hoping its a trick question )

Ireland

Taylor Swift grew up on what type of farm?

Potato

Cotton

Peanut Farm

Chicken farm

No idea (come on Kol, what type of farm hahahahaha!!!)

Dairy farm

Turkey

Cattle

American farm, I know nothing about this one, nor do I want to!!

Lemons

Alpaca

Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake famously turned up to the American Music Awards in 2001 wearing outfits made out of what?

Their own sense of self satisfaction

Frog Spawn

Fur

Chainmail

Bags

Leather

Bubble wrap

Newspaper

Leaves

Latex

Dollars

Snake skin

Barney92 · 17-03-2021 09:30PM

This is going to end shortly, but my low scores have led me to be the only one to have not had a worse round than any before. Either improved or stayed the same. That run is going to get skewered in a moment though.

Kolido wrote: »

Player|R1|R2|R3|R4|R5|Total
Rainbowtrout | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 26
Hurlingman | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 25
Night owl gal | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 24
BuileBeag | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24
Necro | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 24
Zaph | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 24
LeVar | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 23
Molly | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 22
2D | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 22
Strawbs | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 21
Collie | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21
Aris | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 21
Bubbly | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20
EEFGGFEDCCDEED | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 20
Mack | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 20
Homer | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19
CeeJay | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 19
Baggly | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19
Kathleen |6 |4 |4 |2 |3 |19
Osh | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19
Trigger | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 19
sawduck | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 18
Seph | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18
Heidi | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17
HillBilly | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16
Edser | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16
Ari | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16
Purple | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15
Aaron | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15
Barney | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15
Scooby | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14
Rebe | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13
Purg | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12
Shane | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12

Necro · 17-03-2021 09:31PM

Ireland

That's mine...

WHOOPS!

Trigger · 17-03-2021 09:32PM

Hahahaha 3 of my answers up there

17-03-2021 09:32PM

Hmmmm my farm wasn't included in silly answers!! Could pumpkin be right??? :pac: :pac:

rainbowtrout · 17-03-2021 09:32PM

Kolido wrote: »

Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake famously turned up to the American Music Awards in 2001 wearing outfits made out of what?

Their own sense of self satisfaction

:D:D:D:D

This deserves a point.

Trigger · 17-03-2021 09:33PM

Necro wrote: »

That's mine... WHOOPS!

I said Canada :pac:

17-03-2021 09:33PM

Kolido wrote: »

Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake famously turned up to the American Music Awards in 2001 wearing outfits made out of what?

Their own sense of self satisfaction

I see nothing incorrect about this.

Leather was mine, bringing me up to four silly answers published. \o/ At least I got the farm one right....I think.

Necro · 17-03-2021 09:33PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Hmmmm my farm wasn't included in silly answers!! Could pumpkin be right??? :pac: :pac:

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 17-03-2021 09:33PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Hmmmm my farm wasn't included in silly answers!! Could pumpkin be right??? :pac: :pac:

No.

17-03-2021 09:34PM

Awww

Sephiroth_dude · 17-03-2021 09:34PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Hmmmm my farm wasn't included in silly answers!! Could pumpkin be right??? :pac: :pac:

Nor was mine :pac:

the purple tin · 17-03-2021 09:35PM

Tay Tay. Slang for potato! Dammit how did I miss that

Kolido · 17-03-2021 09:39PM

This round was also noted for a high volume of answers for this song, it was indeed the first music video played on MTV, but was it the first played on MTV Europe?

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 17-03-2021 09:40PM

On an unrelated note...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN3rDTAdM2o

the purple tin · 17-03-2021 09:40PM

If it's Dire Straits I'll kick meself.

17-03-2021 09:40PM

the purple tin wrote: »

If it's Dire Straits I'll kick meself.

I really hope it is

Irish Aris · 17-03-2021 09:41PM

the purple tin wrote: »

If it's Dire Straits I'll kick meself.

Well, careful there. . .:D

Kolido · 17-03-2021 09:41PM

6 - Music

Rednex, who had a UK No.1 in 1995 with 'Cotton Eyed Joe', are from which country?
A. Sweden

The Friends theme song, I’ll Be There For You, was recorded by which band?
A. The Rembrandts

Which band released albums entitled ‘Morrison Hotel, ‘Waiting for the Sun’ and ‘L.A. Woman’?
A. The Doors

Who sang 'Nobody Does it Better', the theme song to The Spy Who Loved Me?
A. Carly Simon

In what year did Robbie Williams first leave Take That?
A. 1995

American singer Peter Gene Hernandez is better known by what stage name?
A. Bruno Mars

What was the first music video played on MTV Europe?
A. Dire Straits - Money for Nothing

Taylor Swift grew up on what type of farm?
A. Christmas Tree Farm

Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake famously turned up to the American Music Awards in 2001 wearing outfits made out of what?
A. Denim

Girls Aloud were formed on Popstars: The Rivals in 2002 – but can you name the boy band that was formed at the same time?
A. One True Voice

Zaph · 17-03-2021 09:41PM

the purple tin wrote: »

If it's Dire Straits I'll kick meself.

I think you should start practising your kicking...

Necro · 17-03-2021 09:42PM

I'll take 8 in that. Tough round.

ari101 · 17-03-2021 09:42PM

Oh gosh I remember that image of Justin and Britney now... my eyes, my eyes (not a good round for me

)

cee_jay · 17-03-2021 09:42PM

Kolido wrote: »

Girls Aloud were formed on Popstars: The Rivals in 2002 – but can you name the boy band that was formed at the same time?
A. One True Voice

This one was wrecking my brain! My answer was True Direction, it would not come for the life of me!

Irish Aris · 17-03-2021 09:42PM

only 5 correct, very disappointed with myself. . .

aaronjennings · 17-03-2021 09:42PM

Trigger wrote: »

I said Canada :pac:

Me too

rainbowtrout · 17-03-2021 09:43PM

Kolido wrote: »

6 - Music
What was the first music video played on MTV Europe?
A. Dire Straits - Money for Nothing

Taylor Swift grew up on what type of farm?
A. Christmas Tree Farm

Ah, ffs!!!!

the purple tin · 17-03-2021 09:43PM

Zaph wrote: »

I think you should start practising your kicking...

Ow! my ass :P

I chose Buggles but the voice kept saying it is MFN. I told it to smeg off again

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