techgeekxp Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 (edited) Welcome to the UNOFFICIAL SoxTalk Useless Trivia Game Anyone can enter, and there is no penalty for wrong guesses. The rules are as follows: No Googling to find out the answer. That is cheating for everyone. Besides, you're smart enough to be Sox fans, so I hope you're smart enough to try to answer them on your own. The next question will be posted at 6:30PM Central time. The category of the next question will be chosen by the first correct answer. Each question is worth from 1 to 100 points, depending on the difficulty. The questions on weekends will be critical thinking-type, and will be posted on Sundays. The winner after an amount of time will win the grand prize. WHOEVER PMs ME WITH THE CORRECT ANSWER GETS THE POINTS. ONLY ONE GUESS PER PERSON THE FIRST RESPONSE GETS TO CHOOSE THE NEXT CATEGORY. EACH QUESTION EXPIRES AFTER TWENTY-FOUR (24) HOURS. Current Question: 19 THIS IS A TEST QUESTION READ BELOW FOR QUESTION 01 QUESTION 00 Category: Basic Math Point Value: 0 2 + 2 = ? Every person to PM 4 would get the points. That's how it works, so let's play the game. PM me with any questions. L E A D E R B O A R D AFTER 18 QUESTIONS (8Q neccessary for scale score calculation) 38 45 32 42 54 42 46 55 53 70 # Contestant BA Score W L 18 17 16 15 13 12 11 10 09 08 Scale # 1 Kalapse .771 675 14 2 38 45 32 42 54 42 46 55 70 759 1 2 FlaSoxxJim .678 593 12 3 38 45 0 42 54 26 46 28 53 35 712 3 3 knightni .514 450 7 4 45 32 31 54 26 46 24 53 35 736 2 4 ScottPodRulez22 .481 421 8 4 38 45 32 42 54 26 0 28 53 20 632 5 5 Credepopsup .445 389 8 2 38 23 42 54 42 28 32 700 4 6 Heads22 .265 232 5 3 38 42 54 0 53 522 6 7 Sleepy White Sox .262 229 4 3 45 35 8 SoxFan1 .224 196 4 2 0 46 36 70 9 chimpy2121 .159 139 3 3 0 20 10 Gene Honda Civic .131 115 2 1 11 gettysburg32 .128 112 2 3 0 45 32 35 12 farmteam .115 101 1 7 0 23 16 42 0 20 227 7 13 EvilJester99 .109 95 1 2 50 14 TheDybber .096 84 2 0 38 46 15 WHarris1 .090 79 2 1 16 whitesoxin' .071 62 1 1 17 chi-guy2 .067 59 0 5 0 24 20 18 greasywheels121 .063 55 1 0 19 rangercal .061 53 1 0 53 20 56789 .051 45 1 0 21 = Dam8610 .000 0 0 1 21 = ptatc .000 0 0 1 # Contestant BA Score W L 18 17 16 15 13 12 11 10 09 08 Scale # 38 45 32 42 54 42 46 55 53 70 81 questions remain in Series I. And the game rolls on. PM me for up to 5 questions in advance for vacations Please PM me with any name changes so I can move the scores over. Edited June 24, 2005 by techgeekxp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Zelig Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 4? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techgeekxp Posted May 29, 2005 Author Share Posted May 29, 2005 (edited) SoxTalk Useless Trivia Question 01 Category: General Knowledge Point Value: 47 What is the world's heaviest bird of prey? Answered by whitesoxin' Condor Edited May 29, 2005 by techgeekxp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techgeekxp Posted May 29, 2005 Author Share Posted May 29, 2005 QUOTE(Leonard Zelig @ May 29, 2005 -> 01:09 PM) 4? yes, for the test question. Now try the real one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxin' Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 Condor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 I can't think of one larger than a good ol' bald eagle, but my thoughts and fifty cents will get ya Denny Neagle's hooker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techgeekxp Posted May 29, 2005 Author Share Posted May 29, 2005 (edited) QUOTE(whitesoxin' @ May 29, 2005 -> 01:16 PM) Condor yes. And that's how we play the game. 57 for you. The Andean condor which resides in the Andes mountains, weighs between 20-27 pounds, however according to the 2004 edition of 'The Guinness Book of Records', a Californian condor weighed 31 pounds. next question 29 May 2005 at 6:30PM Central. Edited May 29, 2005 by techgeekxp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxin' Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 QUOTE(techgeekxp @ May 29, 2005 -> 01:18 PM) yes. And that's how we play the game. 57 for you. The Andean condor which resides in the Andes mountains, weighs between 20-27 pounds, however according to the 2004 edition of 'The Guinness Book of Records', a Californian condor weighed 31 pounds. next question 30 May. w00t This goes for 100 days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techgeekxp Posted May 29, 2005 Author Share Posted May 29, 2005 QUOTE(whitesoxin' @ May 29, 2005 -> 01:19 PM) w00t This goes for 100 days? yep. At least the first round that is. Plus, other types of questions will be thrown in when I feel like it. Choose the next category. General or specific, whatever you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxin' Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 QUOTE(techgeekxp @ May 29, 2005 -> 01:23 PM) yep. At least the first round that is. Plus, other types of questions will be thrown in when I feel like it. Choose the next category. General or specific, whatever you want. Anything? Hmm.. I'll let you pick. Oh, and welcome to Soxtalk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techgeekxp Posted May 29, 2005 Author Share Posted May 29, 2005 (edited) IMPORTANT RULE CHANGE Due to the popularity of this board, the following rules are put in place. NEW RULES WHOEVER PMs ME WITH THE CORRECT ANSWER GETS THE POINTS. ONLY ONE GUESS PER PERSON THE FIRST RESPONSE GETS TO CHOOSE THE NEXT CATEGORY. EACH QUESTION EXPIRES AFTER TWENTY-FOUR (24) HOURS. Edited May 29, 2005 by techgeekxp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techgeekxp Posted May 29, 2005 Author Share Posted May 29, 2005 (edited) SoxTalk Useless Trivia Expires 30 May 2005 at 5:30PM PM THE ANSWER TO ME... DO NOT POST Question 02 Category: Geography Point Value: 70 On the Mississippi River, what is the largest city IN TERMS OF POPULATION? Memphis, TN (645,978) Edited May 30, 2005 by techgeekxp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techgeekxp Posted May 30, 2005 Author Share Posted May 30, 2005 Just to remind you... there are only 6 hours left in this question... if you want to answer, the time is now. Hope your heads don't hurt from banging them against the wall that much :banghead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 St. Louis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techgeekxp Posted May 30, 2005 Author Share Posted May 30, 2005 (edited) Remember, PM THE ANSWER! The posted answer may not be correct... so answer with your true guess. From now on, EVERY MINOR RULE VIOLATION CARRIES A 25-POINT PENALTY Edited May 30, 2005 by techgeekxp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 Too many rules. What's the deal with a newbie posting a detailed trivia game anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techgeekxp Posted May 30, 2005 Author Share Posted May 30, 2005 (edited) what do you mean? It's not too detailed... and the rules are extremely simple... yet I had to change them based on the size of this board... and I was a member before, I just forgot the password to my email which just happened to be my forum password. And I've done this trivia game on multiple boards, and one of the members there wanted me to bring it over. The reason for the PM rule is to allow more participants to give their answer... otherwise its luck whether or not you are on the second the question is posted. The whole point of the rules is to make it fair for everyone. I am trying to find middle ground. Edited May 30, 2005 by techgeekxp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmteam Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 Just a bit of advice...with such a long time between questions, it is likely interest will wane. You might want to shorten the span. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techgeekxp Posted May 30, 2005 Author Share Posted May 30, 2005 (edited) SoxTalk Useless Trivia Expires 31 May 2005 at 5:30PM PM THE ANSWER TO ME... DO NOT POST Question 03 Category: Baseball Quotes Point Value: 10+20+25, totals 55 "The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is part of our past Ray. It reminds us of all that was once good, and that could be again. Oh, people will come, Ray. People will most definitely come". This is a three-part question. (10 pt) What movie is this quote from? (20 pt) Who was the actor that said it? (25 pt) Who did he play? Field of Dreams James Earl Jones Terrence Mann Edited May 31, 2005 by techgeekxp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 ??? Who, what, and why??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techgeekxp Posted May 31, 2005 Author Share Posted May 31, 2005 QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ May 31, 2005 -> 12:38 PM) ??? Who, what, and why??? what do you mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techgeekxp Posted May 31, 2005 Author Share Posted May 31, 2005 The movie is, of course, the baseball classic Field of Dreams, with James Earl Jones playing Terence Mann. That being said, here are the score breakdowns: SCORE CONTESTANT A B C SUB TOTAL RECORD RANK TIME Gene Honda Civic 10 20 25 55 70 2- 1 1 1:29 Kalapse 10 20 25 55 70 1- 1 1 4:27 Sleepy White Sox 10 20 0 30 30 1- 1 7 2:08 Credepopsup 10 20 25 55 55 1- 0 4 :53 knightni 10 20 25 55 55 1- 0 4 2:19 greasywheels121 10 20 25 55 55 1- 0 4 3:04 Credepopsup was first to get the answer, so he chooses the next category. Welcome to our new players! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techgeekxp Posted May 31, 2005 Author Share Posted May 31, 2005 (edited) SoxTalk Useless Trivia Expires 1 June 2005 at 6:30PM PM THE ANSWER TO ME... DO NOT POST Question 04 Category: History Point Value: 49 Which country sold the land to America on which the modern US Virgin Islands were created? Denmark Edited June 1, 2005 by techgeekxp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 QUOTE(techgeekxp @ May 31, 2005 -> 06:08 PM) what do you mean? You don't think it is a little strange for someone to show up on a sportsboard, make no posts about sports, and then just start a trivia contest for the heck of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techgeekxp Posted June 1, 2005 Author Share Posted June 1, 2005 QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jun 1, 2005 -> 03:14 PM) You don't think it is a little strange for someone to show up on a sportsboard, make no posts about sports, and then just start a trivia contest for the heck of it? I was sick and tired of one of the other Sox boards... and someone wanted me to continue the game over here... so I obliged. They were spamming and trolling, with 100 posts in 2 days, so I migrated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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