RulesThere are 11 questions, to enter you should PM your answers by Monday 5th May 20:00. Please put RSQ in the subject line (otherwise you will receive an additional penalty point to your score), and put each answer on a different line (same penalty for ignoring this as well).
Your score for each question is number of people who give the same correct answer. So you want to go for answers that you think will be less commonly given. Levelling commonly happens. The answer most commonly given is called the sheep, with the corresponding sheep score.
You are not allowed to do research such as Google searches to come up with answers. Just read the questions, wrack your brain, think ‘what would Andrew T do’ etc… These aren’t meant to be impossible questions the skill isn’t in thinking of an answer, it’s in thinking up an uncommon answer
If you give an incorrect answer, you will receive the sheep score +5.
You MUST pass on one question and score a 0 for that question, and you may not pass the final question.
Objections will be considered during the reveal, however my decision will be final. The reveal will likely take place on Tuesday 6th May, unless, like Kinboshi, i decide to take a long holiday, or just fancy ignoring everyone for an extended period of time. If there is a tie for the lead after the 11 rounds, then there will be a tie-break question. This will be given on the evening of the reveal and will probably be a closest-wins type affair.
QuestionsQuestion 1 Name an act that has won 'Britain's Got Talent' or 'The X Factor'.
(only winners of the UK versions of these shows will be accepted)
Question 2 Name an EPT winner from the 20 poker players that appear in the image below:
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Question 3 Name a prime number between 1 and 50 (inclusive).
Question 4Name a town in my home county of Norfolk (there are 28).
Question 5Name one of the women Lou Bega likes/wants 'a little bit of' in the song 'Mambo No.5'.
Question 6Name a cricketer who was born outside the UK, but has represented England at Test level (past or present).
Question 7Name a film/documentary that won an Oscar at the 2014 86th Academy Awards.
(any actor/actress/director etc. winning an award for a role in a film counts as that film winning an award)
Question 8Name a person in the Top 20 All Time Money List at Dusk Till Dawn (total tournament cashes at the venue) according to The Hendon Mob, as of 12:00 28/04/14.
Question 9Name a station on the London Underground map that lies INSIDE the boundaries of the Circle Line. Stations ON the Circle Line DO NOT count.
(for clarity Barons Court, West Kensington and Earl's Court are not accepted, there are still 23 to choose from)
Question 10We all know Blonde member and Countdown whizz Andrew 'Stato_1' Hulme is a bit handy with the letters. In one crucial match, the Countdown Grand Final, Andrew was at a critical stage in his match with arch rival Chris Davies. He trailed 76-97 with only a few rounds to go. On this particular round his opponent Chris found a 6, but our hero crumbled attempting a 9. Unfortunately for Andrew 'houseload' isn't a word, but can you find a
6 or better that would have kept Stato in the hunt? (there are 19 in there to choose from).
O A O E U H D L SQuestion 11As previously, give an answer that someone else gave for one of the first ten questions