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Thread: Circus: Knockout Quiz 2005
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Carex
Shipmate
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Posted
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Originally posted by sharkshooter:
Note to fellow players:
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Also, in some rounds, it will be better to post near the end of the round (they will likely have a deadline attached) since the object in any round is not usually to win, but to avoid being last. So, for example, if you are asked to post the most expensive perfume* (least expensive being eliminated) if 25 people have already posted, all you have to do is beat one of them.
Thank you Sharkshooter, though that logic does not necessarily apply to the present topic. There are a finite number of cities in the world with the requisite population. If the first, say, 4 players choose cities that are equally spaced around the globe, then the next player would be forced to pick a city closer to one of those than they are to each other, and would thereby be one of the losers. So it isn't safe to wait until late in the game and choose a city that is not at that point a loser, as someone could still pick another city close by.
So a good initial strategy is to choose a city that is as far as possible from any other valid choice, thus minimizing the chance that a latecomer would be forced through lack of options to choose another city near yours.
Of course, this depends on the number of players involved, but since I expect this excellent quiz to attract hundreds of players, the Earth may be getting a bit crowded by the time everyone has chosen a city.
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MiceElf
Not your average mouse
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I'll dip my foot in and try Hong Kong.
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What do we want.... Cure for Obesity
When do we want it.... After Dessert.
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da_musicman
Shipmate
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Damn It. Okay need to read the rules more carfully next round. Okay a five line limerick with my screename in.
There once was a da-musicman
who covered his house with a Flan
It turned it all Yellow
what a strange young fellow
was that musicman
and my city is Leeds
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Auntie Doris
Screen Goddess
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Buenos Aires
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"And you don't get to pronounce that I am not a Christian. Nope. Not in your remit nor power." - iGeek in response to a gay-hater :)
The life and times of a Guernsey cow
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Barnabas62
Shipmate
# 9110
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Posted
Oh ...Calcutta!
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Who is it that you seek? How then shall we live? How shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land?
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Marvin the Martian
Interplanetary
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Posted
Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Hail Gallaxhar
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Gladly The Cross-eyed Bear
Fixed Bearly Tone
# 9641
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Portland, Oregon, USA
(one of my favorite places. *sigh*)
A cross-eyčd Bear namčd Gladly
Was tempted to play this game badly.
With a cat on his lap,
And no time for a nap,
He mumbles and mutters quite madly.
Gladly
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Percy, Mace, and Grease be with you!
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The Rogue
Shipmate
# 2275
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Posted
Rio, Brazil
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If everyone starts thinking outside the box does outside the box come back inside?
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Wet Kipper
Circus Runaway
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I'll go for Dubai City, in the emirate of Dubai.
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- insert randomly chosen, potentially Deep and Meaningful song lyrics here -
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splosh
Shipmate
# 2743
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Posted
Santiago, Chile
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Just remember you are one of God's special people
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christianjimmy
Shipmate
# 1820
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Posted
Vladivostok, Russia
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[on discovering that 'Happy Birthday' was composed in 1924]
Alan Davies: What did people sing in 1923, for goodness' sake? They got the cake out and everyone just stood about in a slightly awkward silence?
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Nutmeg
Ship's spice girl
# 5297
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Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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" Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read" - Groucho Marx
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Hennah
Ship's Mother Hen
# 9541
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Cairo, Egypt
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Never stand behind satan in a Post Office queue: the devil takes many forms.
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sharkshooter
Not your average shark
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Posted
quote:
Originally posted by Hazey Jane:
quote:
Originally posted by sharkshooter:
so if your limerick is not 5 lines and/or does not contain your ship name, perhaps you might like to take a mulligan...
Does it need to contain your entire ship name?
I'm not sure - but you don't want to be knocked out (or in this case, not let in) on a technicality, do you?
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Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. [Psalm 19:14]
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sharkshooter
Not your average shark
# 1589
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Posted
quote:
Originally posted by Carex:
quote:
Originally posted by sharkshooter:
Note to fellow players:
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Also, in some rounds, it will be better to post near the end of the round (they will likely have a deadline attached) since the object in any round is not usually to win, but to avoid being last. So, for example, if you are asked to post the most expensive perfume* (least expensive being eliminated) if 25 people have already posted, all you have to do is beat one of them.
Thank you Sharkshooter, though that logic does not necessarily apply to the present topic. ...
Correct. The comment was general. Fortunately, this round is not a knock-out one.
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Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. [Psalm 19:14]
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Custard
Shipmate
# 5402
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Posted
Lima, Peru
Hint - it might be worth checking in Wikipedia to see whether your city is large enough. It might also be worth rereading the above posts to make sure you're not doing a city already named. I can see at least one pair above as well as Auckland...
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Adam's likeness, Lord, efface;
Stamp thine image in its place.
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jedijudy*
Jedi defender of ship's cats
# 1059
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Posted
Jacksonville, Florida.
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ENFP...do you see a "T" anywhere??? I don't think so.
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jedijudy*
Jedi defender of ship's cats
# 1059
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jedijudy plays music that's grand
and happily puts on the stand
Bach, Mozart and Brahms
the music that calms
or causes the cheerers to stand.
![[Hot and Hormonal]](icon_redface.gif) O gosh! ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
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ENFP...do you see a "T" anywhere??? I don't think so.
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S'more
Apprentice
# 10166
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Posted
There once was a poster named S'more
Who believed, more or less, less is more
So her rhyme, while in time,
Is less than sublime,
And her city is Ulan Bator.
Mongolia. Properly, Ulaanbaatar, but that wouldn't rhyme <G>
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S'more
Apprentice
# 10166
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Will it be helpful or will it be cheating to post a very helpful link to a distance finder that calculates between any two cities in the world? I think it will encourage the geographically-challenged.
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rugasaw
Shipmate
# 7315
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Posted
Urumqi, China
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Treat the earth well, It was not given to you by your parents. It was loaned to you by your children. -Unknown
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Nutmeg
Ship's spice girl
# 5297
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Posted
apologies to Carex, I did not see your post of Honolulu down the bottom of your Limerick.
My second guess is
Antananarivo, Madagascar ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
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" Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read" - Groucho Marx
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Dubitante
Shipmate
# 10015
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Posted
St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
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"The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity."
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S'more
Apprentice
# 10166
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Posted
Also, are we allowed to set off proximity detonators?
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Leetle Masha
Cantankerous Anchoress
# 8209
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Posted
Philadelphia, PA, USA
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eleison me, tin amartolin: have mercy on me, the sinner
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Barnabas62
Shipmate
# 9110
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Oh ....I missed New Delhi - sorry Grits.
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Who is it that you seek? How then shall we live? How shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land?
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Smudgie
Ship's Barnacle
# 2716
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I'm rather taken with Nouakchott in Mauritania which has an estimated 650,000 in habitants, despite being built for only 15,000 just 47 years ago. That's some population increase - apparently due to there not being many employment opportunities in the Sahara Desert!
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Miss you, Erin.
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dolphy
Lady of Perpetual Responsiblity
# 862
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Posted
I think I'll go for Uddevalla, Bohuslan.
Uddevalla
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Looking forward to my rock moving closer again.
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S'more
Apprentice
# 10166
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Posted
A poster named S'More thought with pity,
Some people didn't research their city.
Practice round, true,
but why not follow the rules?
Fives and zeroes inspire this ditty.
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Pānts*
Ship's underwear
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Posted
quote:
Originally posted by Pure as the Driven Yellow Snow:
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Originally posted by Pānts:
Auckland, NZ
Sorry Pants - I missed your post. I'll pick again when I'm less blind and stupid.
Thanks Papa Smurf for letting me know.
Hee hee!! I was just going to look at the previous page when I saw your post cos I thought I'd put that!! ![[Biased]](wink.gif)
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I'm not here any more. Dial 999 to get me. (No. Please don't really. Bit you could PM me on my new number cos I never get PMs!)
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Smudgie
Ship's Barnacle
# 2716
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Posted
If trying to work out the rules and scoring system for this quiz is driving you mad, you could always tour round some other related boards for a bit of advice.
Yours helpfully,
Smudgie
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Miss you, Erin.
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dolphy
Lady of Perpetual Responsiblity
# 862
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Posted
quote:
Originally posted by dolphy:
I think I'll go for Uddevalla, Bohuslan.
I retract that statement and will learn to read numbers in future
(Thanks Papa Smurf)
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Looking forward to my rock moving closer again.
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Urbanita
Shipmate
# 10033
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Posted
A woman now called urbanita
once fancied she really could beat a
big ship full of fools
without knowing the rules
but she chose jekaterinburg, er....
....it's in russia
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S'more
Apprentice
# 10166
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Posted
Ode to a Smudgie
Darkling, I listen, and give a sigh
For the sound of song in a unlit wood.
Call'd them no names but took the road high,
Leading with soft hand and heart laden with good.
Whispering sweet but pleading loud to be heard
As thou hovered smiling, low to the ground.
Wouldst sing, little budgie? I have heard
Thy fleeting cry leading to a glade unfound.
I will ever gladly follow thy words,
Though thy tune may become my requiem.
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Chorister
Completely Frocked
# 473
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Why is the Quizmaster taking part in his own quiz, when he hasn't entered a limerick???
There was an old man called Quizzy....
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Retired, sitting back and watching others for a change.
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Chorister
Completely Frocked
# 473
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Oh, and er..... Cape Town
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Retired, sitting back and watching others for a change.
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MiceElf
Not your average mouse
# 4389
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Posted
Originally posted by Chorister...
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There was an old man called Quizzy....
Who said I would if I could but Im busy.
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What do we want.... Cure for Obesity
When do we want it.... After Dessert.
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sharkshooter
Not your average shark
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Posted
quote:
Originally posted by footdoc:
Originally posted by Chorister...
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There was an old man called Quizzy....
Who said I would if I could but Im busy.
Besides, I already did
(if the OP you had read)
Now Chorister can reply with an "oopsy".
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Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. [Psalm 19:14]
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Chorister
Completely Frocked
# 473
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I read the lot. But I have a bad memory. OK sharkie, you win.
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Retired, sitting back and watching others for a change.
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Fen Church
Shipmate
# 9899
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Right, totally new. I will go for Helsinki, Finland, which I hope will earn me a point for being the closest to 500,000 without going under.
There was a young lass named Fen Church
Who tended to walk with a lurch
It would startle the natives
But keep her creative
When it would knock all her thoughts from their perch.
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"I always thought God was just for athletes and Grammy winners, but he's there for me too." - Homer J. Simpson
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Dave the Bass
Shipmate
# 155
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I'm going for La Paz in Bolivia which, at almost 12,000 feet avove sea lvel, may be the highest city mentioned here.
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Annie P
Ship's galley maid
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Ahhhh, hope I am not too late. I'm hoping that the quiz will give me some light relief when blob is sound off asleep (if the last one was anything to go by).
Posting lymeric, will get back to you about the town thing soon.
There was a young girl called Anne,
Who married a hansome man
He thought she was cool
When she used a power tool
To mend his poor broken LAN
Believe me, it could have be an lot worse. There's not many words that rhyme with Annie...
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Older now, but not necessarily wiser.
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