RSQ - A revival

[smashedagain]

Good quiz CF. I am gonna try xtra hard next time

[TightEnd]

8 - Name a European currency currently in use.

6 POINTS

Swiss Franc - rfgqqabc, DMorgan, smashedagain, redsimon, Laxie, Ironside

3 POINTS

Polish Zloty - MintTrav, MPOWER, taximan007

2 POINTS

Noreigan Krone - Skippy, Newportlad
Euro - Mohican, horseplayer

ACES - 1 POINT

Sweedish Krona - JK
Estonia Kroon - TightEnd
Danish Krone - kinboshi

Can randoms object?

To a TightEnd answer? I don't see why not.

Ahhh. They now use the Euro. Nice spot.

I know where you live.

[Eso Kral]

Sigh   JK gets to the top of the chip counts then "John Blacks" it all off with Herbert Henry Asquith   

[TightEnd]

11 - Name one of the top 10 selling (by volume) authors between 2000-2009.

6 POINTS

JK Rowling - rfgqqabc, Mohican, Newportlad, MintTrav, Silo Graham, Laxie

3 POINTS

Terry Pratchett - JK, Ironside, kinboshi

ACES - 1 POINT

Danielle Steele - MPOWER
Dan Brown - smashedagain
Jacueline Wilson - taximan007

INCORRECT ANSWERS - 11 POINTS

Agatha Christie - Skippy
Katie Price - horseplayer
Pass - DMorgan
Stephanie Meyer - TightEnd, redsimon
Stephen King - millidonk

Objection

various lists for this I am sure, and Twilight series is number 2 on this one from 2000-2009

There's more than one source for a question like this

"Meyer's young adult novels were popular with teenagers and adults, and were among the top 10 bestsellers for any genre for several consecutive years. "

http://bestsellers.about.com/od/bestworstoftheyear/tp/best_of_decade_peoples_choice.htm

[Skippy]

11 - Name one of the top 10 selling (by volume) authors between 2000-2009.

6 POINTS

JK Rowling - rfgqqabc, Mohican, Newportlad, MintTrav, Silo Graham, Laxie

3 POINTS

Terry Pratchett - JK, Ironside, kinboshi

ACES - 1 POINT

Danielle Steele - MPOWER
Dan Brown - smashedagain
Jacueline Wilson - taximan007

INCORRECT ANSWERS - 11 POINTS

Agatha Christie - Skippy
Katie Price - horseplayer
Pass - DMorgan
Stephanie Meyer - TightEnd, redsimon
Stephen King - millidonk

Objection

various lists for this I am sure, and Twilight series is number 2 on this one from 2000-2009

There's more than one source for a question like this

"Meyer's young adult novels were popular with teenagers and adults, and were among the top 10 bestsellers for any genre for several consecutive years. "

http://bestsellers.about.com/od/bestworstoftheyear/tp/best_of_decade_peoples_choice.htm

There may be more than one source, but the link you've chosen definitely isn't one of them. They're not even claiming to list the top ten authors.

My second choice for an answer was God- by the time you've got through all the Korans and the Bibles, I'm bound to have been in there.

[Cf]

11 - Name one of the top 10 selling (by volume) authors between 2000-2009.

6 POINTS

JK Rowling - rfgqqabc, Mohican, Newportlad, MintTrav, Silo Graham, Laxie

3 POINTS

Terry Pratchett - JK, Ironside, kinboshi

ACES - 1 POINT

Danielle Steele - MPOWER
Dan Brown - smashedagain
Jacueline Wilson - taximan007

INCORRECT ANSWERS - 11 POINTS

Agatha Christie - Skippy
Katie Price - horseplayer
Pass - DMorgan
Stephanie Meyer - TightEnd, redsimon
Stephen King - millidonk

Objection

various lists for this I am sure, and Twilight series is number 2 on this one from 2000-2009

There's more than one source for a question like this

"Meyer's young adult novels were popular with teenagers and adults, and were among the top 10 bestsellers for any genre for several consecutive years. "

http://bestsellers.about.com/od/bestworstoftheyear/tp/best_of_decade_peoples_choice.htm

That list is just specific books tho? e.g. why is Deathly Hallows there and not other Potter books.

Mine was also UK only.

[TightEnd]

It was a crap question in a series of ambiguous and vacuous questions

smashedagain is the only worse QM than cf. Even laxie's better than cf

and now we have Kinboshi AGAIN?

Sigh

[Tal]

First one of these I have seen.

Also missed Tighty's commentary of the 500 final table.

Two regrets right there, by the looks of the last 12 pages...

[Ironside]

tighty can i ban cf for a week please?

[Laxie]

It was a crap question in a series of ambiguous and vacuous questions

smashedagain is the only worse QM than cf. Even laxie's better than cf

and now we have Kinboshi AGAIN?

Sigh

Oi! 
My quiz was brilliant, tyvm.  Yer only jealous. 

Well done tilting Tighty, Cf.  Wasn't sure about your quiz.  Seemed too safe, but you proved me wrong...and Tighty too.   

[taximan007]

Herbie got the blame for killing the quiz last time when in fact it was Kinboshi who won it and then FAILED to set a new one!!!!

and now we have to WAIT AGAIN 

[smashedagain]

Herbie got the blame for killing the quiz last time when in fact it was Kinboshi who won it and then FAILED to set a new one!!!!

and now we have to WAIT AGAIN 

Yeah that's a good point mate.

I also think far too many people are obv googling stuff. Coming on here and quoting wiki, saying there are loads of lists and quoting a currency from a site yet to be updated are all clear indicators.

Lets get the quiz policed right. You won't find some of my answers on the Internet that's for sure.

[smashedagain]

9 - Name a member of Monty Python.

5 POINTS

Graham Chapman - Skippy, Newportlad, TightEnd, smashedagain, Ironside

4 POINTS

Michael Palin - rfgqqabc, JK, MPOWER, millidonk
John Cleese - Mohican, horseplayer, taximan007, kinboshi

3 POINTS

Eric Idle - DMorgan, Silo Graham, redsimon

ACES - 1 POINT

Terry Jones - Laxie

PASSES - 0 POINTS

MintTrav

Terry Gilliam also a member of Monte python

[horseplayer]

thanks enjoyed it

[Mohican]

Here we go then. Final question and results.

12 - Name an emergency service that can be reached by calling 999.

7 POINTS

Coastguard - rfgqqabc, horseplayer, TightEnd, MPOWER, redsimon, taximan007, Ironside

5 POINTS

Police - Mohican, MintTrav, smashedagain, Silo Graham, kinboshi

3 POINTS

Fire - Newportlad, millidonk, Laxie

2 POINTS

Mountain Rescue - Skippy, JK

ACES - 1 POINT

Ambulance - DMorgan


Giving us...

kinboshi   28
JK   28
Silo Graham   30
taximan007   31
Mohican   32
Newportlad   33
Laxie   34
MintTrav   35
horseplayer   39
MPOWER   39
DMorgan   39
rfgqqabc   41
smashedagain   41
Ironside   45
redsimon   49
Skippy   49
TightEnd   50
millidonk   52

So it's a tie! As there was no tie break condition specified (oops) i'm going to classify it as joint first. Congrats!

So did i come 14th or 5th??? Still not sure i quite know what is going on here??? Bit like my answers!!!!