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Thread: Circus: Would you pass the Ship Citizen test?
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Paul W.
Shipmate
# 1450
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One more citizenship test won't do any harm...
So here's the very unofficial Ship of Fools Citizenship test. How much do you know about the Ship? Post your scores up here.
Let me know if it doesn't work, or if I made any mistakes with the answers! And if you want a version 2 of the test, PM me some suitable questions.
Paul W [ 04. February 2006, 07:00: Message edited by: Chorister ]
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Campbellite
Ut unum sint
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11/12
I know, I need to get a life.
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Left at the Altar
Ship's Siren
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9/12 Well, not bad, given that I did no research.
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Robert Armin
All licens'd fool
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What a wonderful quiz! I got 9/12, which revealed some gaps in my knowledge. Funnily enough the wording of Q6 confused me, but I got that one right by tossing a coin.
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Quinine
Shipmate
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5 out of 12. A bit poor.
Great quiz, though.
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Tubifex Maximus
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I'm genuinely surprised by my 9 out of 12 I guess I'm a citizen in spite of my low post count.
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Sioni Sais
Shipmate
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8/12 which is about as I expected.
Fine test though. Something similar could perhaps be used to deter loonies.
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Gill H
Shipmate
# 68
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10/12 - good quiz!
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Ann
Curious
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It's official, I really don't have a life.
12/12 - read 'em and weep!
Actually, I blame it on a magpie mind for bright bits of trivia.
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splosh
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9/12, I knew more than I thought I would
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Alaric the Goth
Shipmate
# 511
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10/12 : I guessed at the date of the original SoF, and really did thing it was ****** that the Reverend G. belonged to!
[Edited per poster's request] [ 02. August 2005, 19:01: Message edited by: Belisarius ]
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Alaric the Goth
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Oops , you'd better delete part of my last post as I haven't quite given away the 'right' answer, but.... Sorry!
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Pânts*
Ship's underwear
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7.
There's a main site??
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Alaric the Goth
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quote: Originally posted by Janine: I suppose only 7 of 10 means I simply don't pay enough attention.
It certainly does, since it is 'out of 12'!!
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Pânts*
Ship's underwear
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quote: Originally posted by Alaric the Goth: quote: Originally posted by Janine: I suppose only 7 of 10 means I simply don't pay enough attention.
It certainly does, since it is 'out of 12'!!
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Auntie Doris
Screen Goddess
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4/12 - but I will blame that on being a relative newbie.
Auntie Doris x
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Chapelhead*
Ship’s Photographer
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11/12 - Simon must be older than I thought!
Great work, PaulW.
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strathclydezero
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11/12.
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Pânts*
Ship's underwear
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quote: Originally posted by Chapelhead: 11/12 - Simon must be older than I thought!
Yup.. at least 100!!
quote: Great work, PaulW.
Indeed.
[stray letter] [ 22. June 2005, 12:49: Message edited by: Pânts ]
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sleepy head
Mitey tea-drinker
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11/12 - I must get out more! Or spend more time actually working...
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Marvin the Martian
Interplanetary
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10/12.
I honestly thought the print edition started more recently than that, and I was only an apprentice when the Ark was going on.
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babybear
Bear faced and cheeky with it
# 34
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quote: Originally posted by Ann: Actually, I blame it on a magpie mind for bright bits of trivia.
Another person with a good memory checking in.
100%
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dolphy
Lady of Perpetual Responsiblity
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11/12 here also. (must get out more)
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Trudy Scrumptious
BBE Shieldmaiden
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9/12, which give the length of time I've been on board is quite satisfactory to me.
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Jonah the Whale
Ship's pet cetacean
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Paul W this is the best thread for a long time. It would have been the best thread ever if I'd have got more than a paltry 8/12. Serves me right for lurking so long I suppose.
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ken
Ship's Roundhead
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10/12 - I missed the preacher and the Ark
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Stoo
Mighty Pirate
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quote: Originally posted by babybear: Another person with a good memory checking in.
100%
Well, you know. Some of us are just gifted in that area.
(Do I need to add 'me too'?!)
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MaryFL
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9/12. Quite happy with that score.
Good test, Paul.
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Niënna
Ship's Lotus Blossom
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8/12
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Robert Armin
All licens'd fool
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I remember the paper magazine from student days. There are advantages to being old and wrinkly!
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Hazey*Jane
Ship's Biscuit Crumbs
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Posted
7/12
Which isn't bad as some of it happened 'before my time'.
Tell me, what was the Trolling Hurricane thingy all about?
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Alicïa
Shipmate
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9/12 That'll do me!
all things considered I'm pretty pleased with that score. Good guesses!
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Paul W.
Shipmate
# 1450
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quote: Originally posted by Hazey Jane: Tell me, what was the Trolling Hurricane thingy all about?
I think you'll find a few mentions of it in the History of the Ship thread in the Styx.
(But no one go peeking at that before you take the test )
Paul W
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Gremlin
Ship's Cryptanalyst
# 129
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8/12 ... I've been here nearly as long as babybear, I just don't have the memory.
(edit to add: excellent quiz, PaulW) [ 22. June 2005, 20:45: Message edited by: Gremlin ]
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Tom Day
Ship's revolutionary
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11/12
Just the gadgets for God I got wrong... Thanks Paul You've made me realise how much of a ship obsessed person I really am.
Tom
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KenWritez
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Hmmm, I got 6 / 12. It means either I need to get out to different areas of the Ship more often, or real life doth intrude too much 'pon my Ship time. Or it could just mean I have CRS (Can't Remember Shit) Syndrome.
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Goodric
Shipmate
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6/12 myself. Not bad considering I've been around less than a year. Mind you some of those were pure guesswork.
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Tom Day
Ship's revolutionary
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quote: Originally posted by KenWritez: Hmmm, I got 6 / 12. It means either I need to get out to different areas of the Ship more often, or real life doth intrude too much 'pon my Ship time. Or it could just mean I have CRS (Can't Remember Shit) Syndrome.
Could also mean that you actually have a life outside the boards and...
No wait, you're a host
Tom
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Golden Key
Shipmate
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8/12.
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Esmeralda
Ship's token UK Mennonite
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7/12, with quite a bit of guessing.
Date of the original paper mag was easy, as I was briefly on its editorial board (the Rudder Group, also known as the Tiller Girls) not long before it folded.
Simon is nearly as old as I am.
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balaam
Making an ass of myself
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quote: Originally posted by Esmeralda: Date of the original paper mag was easy, as I was briefly on its editorial board (the Rudder Group, also known as the Tiller Girls) not long before it folded.
Your fault then? quote: Originally posted by Stoo:
quote: Originally posted by babybear:
Another person with a good memory checking in.
100%
Well, you know. Some of us are just gifted in that area.
(Do I need to add 'me too'?!)
For good memory read no life.
And for what it's worth I have no life either, 100%
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Ian Climacus
Liturgical Slattern
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11/12.
Like Alaric, I was sure Revd Gerald was ******* Great quiz Paul! Thanks.
[Clue removed] [ 02. August 2005, 19:03: Message edited by: Belisarius ]
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Pob
Shipmate
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9/12. How did that happen?
[ETA - what's the passmark for Citizen-Ship?] [ 23. June 2005, 11:24: Message edited by: Pob ]
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Mullygrub
Up and over
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10/12, which surprised me greatly (I still consider myself a newbie )
... And yes, great quiz, Paul
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Newman's Own
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I'm dreadful on trivia... I only got three (and I've been here since the beginning.)
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Carex
Shipmate
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I took the test and got 10/12.
Which made me think perhaps it was time that I stopped lurking and registered...
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