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The reveal will take place on Tuesday 2 August @ 20:00. PM me your answers by midnight on Monday with RSQ as the subject.

The object is to get the lowest total score.

Your score is the number of people who give the same correct answer. The answer most commonly given is called the sheep, with the corresponding sheep score.  If you score the only ACE (an ace being a correct answer which no-one else submits) in any round, you will receive MINUS 1 points for that round. So for newbies, you're trying to get unique, correct answers. Q6 is scored slightly differently.

You are not allowed to do research such as using Google to come up with answers, and you are not allowed to ask others for help with your answers.  Remember, you are only cheating yourself (and your illustrious peers).

If you give an incorrect answer, you will receive the sheep score + 5 points

You MUST pass on one, and only one, question and you will receive a score of 0 for that question.


Q1 Name a current English county that doesn't end in shire.

Q2 Name a football stadium used in the 2011/12 Scottish Premier League.

Q3 Name a collective noun that begins with 's' as well as the relevant group.

Q4 Name a chemical element that starts with a vowel.

Q5 Name someone who has held the IAAF mens 100m world record since 1967.

Q6 The game of Cluedo requires players to accuse a specific character of committing murder using a specific weapon in a specific room. Choose a suspect, a weapon and a room. If you ace all three elements you will score -5. Ace two elements to score -1.

Q7 Name one of the ten commandments.

Q8 Name one of the top 20 films ever made according to IMDb.

Q9 Name a single malt whisky.

Q10 Name someone pictured on a Bank of England banknote issued since 1970.


18 Entrants
Dmorgan
milligan84
hector62
Skippy
JK
Kinboshi
zerofive
smashedagain
moonandback
Cf
Ricardov83
Mondatoo
Manuel
stato_1
TightEnd
cambridgealex
skolsuper
Nakor

Nice questions.

Clarification:

Q3 Name a collective noun that begins with 's' as well as the relevant group.

The collective noun and the members of the group both have to begin with 's', or just the collective noun?

Q6 is brilliant

Just the sort of creativity we need

Like.

Just the collective noun.

Very good questions

Q7 has an absolute ton of farce potential, should be a good reveal!

Q1 has LOADS of farce potential.  Could be interesting from the off :)

Looking forward to wielding the FAIL stick....

I assumed that this is the sort of there where there exists an up to date, official, irrefutable list of correct answers so there can't really be any objections?

I did a question about counties a while ago, and there isn't one, irrefutable, all-encompassing list of counties. There are different lists for different uses/occasions. As the QM hasn't specified which list he wants us to answer from, arguments and farce becomes a very strong possibility.

Very good questions. Lots of farce potential :D

Oh dear. RSQ + spelling pedant = Failarama.

Brilliant!!

I did a counties question also. Was such a pain in the arse lol. Good luck with that one!

Few are repeats so think Iv got at least a couple of good ones

In.

[ ] County questions are great fun to score.

Can I just answer q9 ten times living where I live I can ace it quite a few times, but potential farce when qm can't find the malts

It's an English county, you can relax.

Ye foreigners always take the easy way out.

Wouldn't be so certain about that.

In for some mid table fun.

in but dont really know who you are...how much piss taking can you take please? (and are you a mod)

In and I have had two second places. This time im taking it dizzzzzzzzzzzzzzown.

You really are a luddite aren't you. It says who's a mod near their avatar.

:D

So how come you can delete my posts then?

regards

clueless from scunthorpe

Are you a Chelsea fan?

Deserves a slap next time i see you!

Liverpool. Guessing you are Man U?

Given my numerous RSQ mid table finishes, one could conclude that I am also Liverpool. You made a good read, though.

Administrators have pretty much the same forum rights as global moderators.

Albeit with less sexy stars.

As usual, cast iron reads, me. Now i'll get ya a drink instead.

which is to totally ignore my right to freedom of speech ;)

In. The 100m/whiskey questions had me stumped. I know a couple of whiskey brands but lord knows if they're "single malt" or not. I don't even know what single malt means. In the end had to go with the obvious for the 100m question so mid-table obscurity for me this week I think.

you'll be ok. you get the same rights as an administrator

Freedom of speech doesn't  mean people need to provide a platform from which you can be heard.

;)

people who bump their own threads......sorry wrong thread ;)

Hmmm. How long was the longest reveal?

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inittowinit.com

Sure gonna win

I hope I win this one. Have a nice set of questions ready :D Tho don't think I really have any chance of winning this one :(

You can set the questions if I win Cf. I don't handle criticism very well especially having spent hours typing out the questions. Thinking about it the reveal would take forever too

lol, deal :)

Just over 12 hours to get your answers in. Don't worry about being shown up - more than one entrant so far has problems with the concept of a vowel...

Currently deciding whether to go for mildly pedantic or outright bastard-from-hell pedantry - one of the questions will be so much fun with the latter  ;)

Completely misread question 3, i was going to put an Abandonment of Orphans as i think that is a proper harsh collective noun, then i saw it had to begin with 'S' checked my answer and it begins with S. Biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiink.

Is always more amusing

+1

Yes the more anal you can be the better. This really annoys the true anal people who for once can't impose their power as moderators and administrators because it's your show and your bat n ball

TightEnd once locked an RSQ reveal as he was getting angry. I was revealing at the time too and stopped me having to answer lots of objections :)

Will pass on the torch to you also CF, though I doubt Im gonna win XD

Lol. You don't say. Pff wish I had been around then I would have had a field day. Tbh tho I've seen how hard prewdy pants works and blonde is only about 10% of his work load and income :)

Sigh - if East Midlands Trains are crap again tomorrow night I could be starting the reveal from my phone.

lolol Rsq reveal from a phone. Gl!!!

Could be an epic farce. Hope you're in first class.

looking forward to this tonight as it could be one of the highlights to my day. wifes at work and i should be able to get the boys bathed and in bed for 7.30 pm.

And again I'm not in for the reveal :(. Will do my best to keep up on my phone though :)

[ x ] left offuce on time
[  ] first capital connect were usual screw up
[  ] train was comfortably loaded
[ x ] someone decided rush hour was ideal time to take office chair and microwave on a train
[  ] should miss the reveal

Made it...

So, Q1.

No-one went for Kent, Cumbria, Essex or Somerset and only one opportunity for pedantic QM'ing...

zerofive   Cornwall   2
moonandback   Cornwall   2

Skippy           Devon   2
Manuel           Devon   2

Kinboshi   Durham   2
Ricardov83   Durham   2

Dmorgan         Isle of Wight   2
Cf         Isle of Wight   2

smashedagain   Norfolk   2
Nakor   Norfolk   2

JK   Rutland   2
stato_1   Rutland   2

Aces
TightEnd   Dorset   1

hector62   East Sussex   1

mondatoo   Northumberland   1

skolsuper   Suffolk   1

milligan84   West Sussex   1


FAIL
cambridgealex   Bristol   7

Formatting going well then....

PS Alex - http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/493/part/III/made - it's "City of Bristol".

Q2 - the pedantry gets turned up to 11....

Q2 No-one went for Caledonian Stadium or St Mirren Park.

Or Ibrox Stadium.

Sheep
Ricardov83         Rugby Park   2
smashedagain    Rugby Park   2

Aces
TightEnd           East End Park   1

Skippy              Fir Park   1

Kinboshi           McDiarmid Park   1

Dmorgan          Pittodrie Stadium   1

Nakor              Tynecastle   1

JK                   Easter Road   1

cambridgealex  Celtic Park   1

hector62          Pass   


FAILS
mondatoo         Ibrox   7
skolsuper          Ibrox   7
zerofive            Ibrox   7

milligan84   Mcdairmid Park   7
Manuel   Tannadice   7

moonandback    Pittodrie   7
Cf                    Pittodrie   7
stato_1             Pittodrie   7

No objections? Glad everyone's decided to take the night off.

Scores after Q2:

hector62     1
TightEnd     2
Skippy       3
Kinboshi     3
Dmorgan     3
Nakor          3
JK                3
Ricardov83          4
smashedagain   4
mondatoo     8
skolsuper      8
milligan84     8
cambridgealex    8
zerofive          9
moonandback    9
Manuel      9
Cf         9
stato_1       9

Q3 Name a collective noun that begins with 's' as well as the relevant group.

Am I in the wrong pub?

cant argue with you. thought i'd be on 2 but other than that cant complain. tightend is a mod. is hector?

hector62           Swarm of bees   2
Dmorgan          Swarm of bees   2

JK                   Skein of geese   2
milligan84       Skein of geese   2

TightEnd         Skulk of foxes   1

Kinboshi               Shoal of fish   1

Ricardov83      Squabble of seagulls   1

skolsuper           School of fish   1

cambridgealex        Smack of Jellyfish   1

zerofive              Shiver of sharks   1

Cf           Squad of soldiers   1

Skippy   Pass   
Nakor   Pass   
smashedagain   Pass   
mondatoo   Pass   
moonandback   Pass   
stato_1   Pass   


FAIL
Manuel          Set of stairs   7

ibrox seemed harsh

and lol @ set of stairs

I'm here.  Thoroughly enjoyed the last question!  How smashedagain also went for Rugby Park I will never know.  Thought that was an Ace banker.

Keep up the good work.

Eeks of some Googling there!

Scores after Q3:

hector62     3
TightEnd     3
Skippy         3
Nakor          3
Kinboshi     4
smashedagain  4
Dmorgan   5
JK                  5
Ricardov83     5
mondatoo     8
skolsuper     9
cambridgealex    9
moonandback    9
stato_1       9
milligan84      10
zerofive       10
Cf         10
Manuel       16

but fair  ;D

And it's Tannadice Park and Pittodrie Stadium.

Q4 Name a chemical element that starts with a vowel.

This should be good....

Yeah if you say 'Tannadyce' no one has a clue what you mean until you append the rest.

And set of stairs...wtf???? That is a collective noun used frequently for stairs wtffff?

Sheep
Nakor     Argon   5
smashedagain    Argon   5
Ricardov83        Argon   5
cambridgealex   Argon   5
moonandback   Argon   5

skolsuper   Iodine   2
Cf    Iodine   2

Aces
hector62      Iridium   1

TightEnd      Actinium   1

Skippy      Antimony   1

Kinboshi      Osmium   1

Dmorgan      Einsteinium   1

mondatoo     Silver   1   <-----------------Superb answer.

milligan84     Europium   1



Fails

JK       Barium   10 <------------- B ?????

stato_1      Ununseptium   10  <---------------temporary label according to the IUPAC. Names are yet to be assigned.

zerofive      Ununquadium   10   <---------------temporary label according to the IUPAC. Names are yet to be assigned.

Manuel      Yttrium   10  <----------------------almost got an ace for style

sorry. old boy who used to prop the bar up in a local wmc was from kilmarnock. must have heard him mention rugby park every friday night for ten years. nearly went for cumbria but thought everyone would pick that ...doh

Aces
hector62      Iridium   1

TightEnd      Actinium   1

Skippy      Antimony   1

Kinboshi      Osmium   1

Dmorgan      Einsteinium   1

mondatoo     Silver   1   <-----------------Superb answer.

milligan84     Europium   1


clearly these guys are sat at home fiddling with their bum holes. unhealthy amount of mods or wannabe mods in this group

OBJECTION. YTTRIUM BEGINS WITH A VOWEL.

Pffft, it's a flight of stairs.

We do say 'flight of stairs' but we also say 'set of stairs'. Because we say 'flight' therefore we rule out 'set' as an answer? wtf

A set of farces

Define vowel

A vowel is a small rodent resembling a mouse but with a stouter body, a shorter hairy tail, a slightly rounder head, smaller ears and eyes, and differently formed molars (high-crowned and with angular cusps instead of low-crowned and with rounded cusps).

lol wp

Vowel objection upheld.

Scores after Q4

hector62    4
TightEnd    4
Skippy      4
Kinboshi    5
Dmorgan    6
Nakor         8
smashedagain    9
mondatoo         9
Ricardov83      10
skolsuper      11
milligan84    11
Cf      12
cambridgealex    14
moonandback     14
JK           15
Manuel     17
stato_1     19
zerofive   20

Q5 Name someone who has held the IAAF mens 100m world record since 1967.

Hopefully farce free.

google 'set of stairs'. People say it 'ALL the time!' More than 'flight!'
where's the toilet?
turn left, go up the set of stairs in front of you?
eh??? don't you mean 'flight?' norrrrr

Sheep
Kinboshi    Asafa Powell   3
Dmorgan    Asafa Powell   3
skolsuper    Asafa Powell   3

TightEnd        Calvin Smith   2
smashedagain  Calvin Smith   2

Skippy   Usain Bolt   2
Cf     Usain Bolt   2

Nakor         Maurice Greene   2
mondatoo  Maurice Greene   2

Ricardov83    Donavon Bailey   2
stato_1      Donavon Bailey   2

moonandback    Ben Johnson   2
Manuel      Ben Johnson   2

Aces
hector62   Carl Lewis   1

JK   Justin Gatlin   1

milligan84   Pass   
zerofive   Pass   

FAIL
cambridgealex     Linford Christie   8

lol. keep it going you are nearly gonna get this through

People also say "look at that flock of crows" - doesn't mean it's right. They should be putting on their best Taggart accent.

Q6 - Cluedo.

If you had said Miss Scarlet with the Candlestick in the Ballroom, Conservatory or Dining Room you'd have aced all three.

There was 324 possible ways to answer - and somehow managed to get a sheep answer.

Pedantry Poll: 3/10

Sheep
Skippy      Professor Plum in the Study with the Rope   2
Nakor       Professor Plum in the Study with the Rope   2


cambridgealex   Mrs White in the Billiards Room with the Dagger   1
Kinboshi   Mrs White in the Hall with the Rope   1
TightEnd   Mrs Peacock in the Billiard Room with the Spanner   1
smashedagain   Mrs White in the Lounge with the Lead Piping   1
Ricardov83   Professor Plum in the Kitchen with the Dagger   1
Cf   Rev Green in the Billiard Room with the Dagger   1
moonandback   Rev Green in the Library with the Rope   1
stato_1   Rev Green in the Hall with the Rope   1
hector62   Rev Green in the Billiard Room with the Lead Piping   1
JK   Mrs Peacock in the Billiard Room with the Rope   1
zerofive   Colonel Mustard in the Study with the Spanner   1

Manuel   Pass   0
skolsuper   Pass   

FAIL
Dmorgan   Miss White in the Kitchen with the Lead Piping   7 <-------------------- it's Mrs
mondatoo   Mrs White in the Living Room with the Rope   7 <----------------------- no such room
milligan84   Mrs White in the Cellar with the Revolver    7 <--------------------------- Dr Black can't be murdered in the Cellar

Scores after Q6

hector62   6
TightEnd   7
Skippy      8
Kinboshi   9
Nakor      12
smashedagain   12
Ricardov83   13
skolsuper   14
Cf     15
Dmorgan   16
moonandback   17
JK            17
mondatoo     18
milligan84     18
Manuel      19
zerofive     21
stato_1     22
cambridgealex    23

Power went to your head a little bit with the Ibrox fail, FARCE!!!!!!!!!!

Not enough people say 'flock of crows'. If enough people said it, it would become accepted as standard and enter the big book of collective nouns. People use 'set' and 'flight' almost interchangeably for 'stairs'. Honestly, please google it, it's very widely used, I'm really surprised.

Q7 Name one of the ten commandments.

18 poker players answer and what's the only one that no one picks?

Thou shalt not steal.

I would be In with a chance if it wasn't for my reduce harsh punishment in getting 2 vowels the wrong way round on Q3! Farce!
Nightmare trying to follow this on my phone.

hold on a minute. you aint even entered the quiz. why does this matter? cluedo great question and lol at no one getting tho shall not steal

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_collective_nouns_by_subject_I-Z

wtf I was about to go in and do some Wiki editing right there LOL

TightEnd      Do not bear false witness against your neighbour   4
smashedagain     thou shall not bear false witness against your neighbour   4
JK      Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour   4
stato_1      Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour   4

Nakor         Thou shalt not covet thy neighbours wife   4
Ricardov83   Thou shalt not covet thy neighbours wife   4
skolsuper     Thou shalt not covet thy neighbours wife   4
moonandback    thou shalt not covet thy neighbours wife   4

Cf       No idol worshipping   3
hector62    Thou shalt have no other God but me   3
Skippy      Thou shalt have no other Gods before me   3

Kinboshi    Thou shall not misuse the name of the Lord   2
Dmorgan   Thou shalt not take the lords name in vain   2

mondatoo   Thou shalt not commit adultery   2
milligan84   Thou shalt not commit adultery   2

Aces
Manuel   Remember to keep the holy Sabbath   1

cambridgealex   Thou shalt honour thy father and mother   1

zerofive   Thou shalt not kill   1

Scores after Q7

hector62    9
TightEnd   11
Skippy     11
Kinboshi    11
smashedagain  16
Nakor     16
Ricardov83    17
skolsuper   18
Cf      18
Dmorgan    18
mondatoo   20
milligan84   20
Manuel      20
JK      21
moonandback    21
zerofive     22
cambridgealex     24
stato_1       26

Q8 Name one of the top 20 films ever made according to IMDb - http://www.imdb.com/chart/top

A couple that no one chose were The Godfather and Fight Club.

Sheep
smashedagain      Goodfellas   15th   4
skolsuper     Goodfellas   15th   4
stato_1       Goodfellas   15th   4
milligan84   Goodfellas   15th   4

TightEnd     One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest   8th   2
Dmorgan     One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest   8th   2

Ricardov83   Shawshank Redemption   1st   2
mondatoo      Shawshank Redemption   1st   2

Aces
Kinboshi    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King   11th   1

Nakor     12 Angry Men   6th   1

Cf          Empire Strikes Back   12th   1

Manuel     Il Buono, Il Brutto ed Il Cattivo   4th   1

moonandback    Schindler's List   7th   1

zerofive      Pulp Fiction   5th   1

JK   Pass      

FAIL
hector62     Citizen Kane   38th   9
Skippy       Gone with the Wind   155th   9
cambridgealex      Gone with the Wind   155th   9

Shame, they were great movies.

 rotflmfao

<thinking about failing Manuel's film answer for the typo I let slide>

Scores after Q8

Long time leader Hector takes a tumble after his film fail - top of the leaderboard has a familiar look to it

Kinboshi   12
TightEnd   13
Nakor   17
hector62   18
Ricardov83   19
Cf   19
Skippy   20
smashedagain   20
Dmorgan   20
Manuel   21
JK   21
skolsuper   22
mondatoo   22
moonandback   22
zerofive   23
milligan84   24
stato_1   30
cambridgealex   33

Thank you, very reasonable of you ;)

Q9 Name a single malt whisky.

Sheep
Ricardov83   Laphoraig   4
Skippy       Laphoraig   4
stato_1      Laphoraig   4
hector62     Laphoroig   4

skolsuper     Glenfiddich   3
moonandback    Glenfiddich   3
milligan84    Glenfiddich   3

Aces
Kinboshi   Dalwhinnie   1

JK   Glen Deveron   1

smashedagain   Glenmorangie   1

Nakor   Oban   1

zerofive   Penderyn   1

Manuel   Talisker   1

TightEnd   Pass   
Cf   Pass   
Dmorgan   Pass   
cambridgealex   Pass   

FAIL
mondatoo   Glen's    8

Scores after Q9

Kinboshi   13
TightEnd   13
Nakor   18
Cf   19
Dmorgan   20
smashedagain   21
JK   22
hector62   22
Manuel   22
Ricardov83   23
Skippy   24
zerofive   24
skolsuper   25
moonandback   25
milligan84   27
mondatoo   30
cambridgealex   33
stato_1   34

are these mods using google....i cant see most of em answering the questions right, let alone getting an ace.

cheers

pissed off of scunthorpe

:)

Q10 Name someone pictured on a Bank of England banknote issued since 1970.

Wellington, Florence Nightingale, Stephenson and Faraday would all have been aces if chosen.

Sheep
Manuel       Adam Smith   3
cambridgealex      Adam Smith   3
stato_1       Adam Smith   3

TightEnd   Edward Elgar   2
Skippy   Edward Elgar   2

smashedagain   Isaac Newton   2
JK   Isaac Newton   2

skolsuper   The Queen   2
mondatoo   The Queen   2

Nakor   Charles Dickens   1

Cf   Shakespeare   1

Dmorgan   Charles Darwin   1

zerofive   John Houblon   1

moonandback   Christopher Wren   1

Kinboshi   Pass   
Ricardov83   Pass   

FAIL
hector62   Brunel   8
milligan84   Queen Elizabeth I   8

Final scores

Kinboshi   13
TightEnd   15
Nakor   19
Cf   20
Dmorgan   21
smashedagain   23
Ricardov83   23
JK   24
Manuel   25
zerofive   25
Skippy   26
moonandback   26
skolsuper   27
hector62   30
mondatoo   32
milligan84   35
cambridgealex   36
stato_1   37

great quiz wp. least it stops that tosser from winning next week ;)

Great quiz, a fine flight of questions, wp

Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

(Isle of Wight is in Hampshire)

I'll nominate someone...

Longines might just be my favourite pedant.

Sigh,a close shave nearly won my 10th of these

Must try harder

WP Longines.


where was everyone?

Overruled.

The Isle of Wight was formerly part of Hampshire. In 1890, it became an independent administrative county, though it continued to share the Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire. In 1974, it was reconstituted as a non-metropolitan and ceremonial county, with its own Lord Lieutenant, and recognised as a postal county

Arrived late to see that I should have shipped this. Glad I didn't though. Can't think of any questions.

Errrr why was my answer to q2 a fail? By that logic Esb should have been a fail too. Farcacal qming.

P.S. Boshi, nominate me. Have a good set of questions lined up I can put up tomorrow :)

Balls to that, no such thing as postal county and ceremonial counties are as relevant as cricket counties.

Postal counties - yeah agreed.

But ceremonials don't exist? Good luck convincing anyone that Berkshire doesn't exist.

What an absolute joke.

Bristol is both a city and a county, look anywhere on the Internet and it'll tell you. That source you provided does not even say that it's no longer a county.

Anyway, at least I beat stato.

Ps, kinboshi, you're a massive nerd

Am I posting tomorrow then? :)

I didn't say ceremonial counties don't exist, they exist but are more historically based. If someone had given 'Yorkshire' as an answer would it have been accepted? It's a ceremonial county. As is Westmorland, and Bristol for that matter.

Is it going to be a million times better than your last one?

he is just showing that no one ever agrees with him, whereas if it was a sheep quiz i would have done much better coz people agree with me. ;)

and giq tighty all tho you dont impress me much. 1 quiz a week for 52 weeks a year for 7 years and you only won 10. thats a tez ROI and would have to conclude you are a losing player.

Obv anyone who got less than 30 is a massive geek.

This was a spelling test as opposed to a gen knowledge quiz.

Roll on the next quiz. Cluedo quiz was immense!

Prefer the term 'geek', but yeah - guilty as charged.

there have been 60 total, give or take a few. I am 9 of 50 as I missed the first 10 or so, though my hit rate has dried up recently

I haven't won a RSQ in Marrakesh yet though, I must be fez.

lol. keep telling people i was second, evidently people do remember 2nd place if you are a legend. probably see you this weekend. i might give you one more chance at showing me how to post pics on my lappy but it will be your last chance ;)

A million and one times better :)

dont tell  him. he wil be asking to look at the questions next

Can I please ask again why Pittodrie was a fail? There's being pedantic and then there's this. Perfectly acceptable to omit the "Stadium" part of the name IMO.

and why was tynecastle an ace? surely it's tynecastle stadium

Didn't even notice.

Farce!!

Go ahead then. But it'll need to be!

Aftertiming farces ftw.

Tynecastle is the correct name according to the SPL website.

PS you said you had really good questions for the next RSQ Cf, how come you chose not to use them? ;-)

Oh, I did :) You should see some of the answers. It will be farce and arguing of the highest order.

and you never had mine till after you posted this :)