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Thread: The New Crew's Quiz
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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A perfect score and Top of the Leaderboard, at least until somebody else has a go!
(Edited to add the Linkety-link.
Honestly, this fellow expects everybody else to do his work for him)
[ 22. July 2013, 07:50: Message edited by: Smudgie ]
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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Good little Guessometer came up spades. Still not any wiser as to who that person is.
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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quote:
Originally posted by Welease Woderwick:
...(Edited to add the Linkety-link.
Honestly, this fellow expects everybody else to do his work for him)
My 'umble apologies O Glorious Penguin.
![[Two face]](graemlins/scot_twoface.gif)
eta: oh dear, how very sad, I see somebody only got 8/10 today.
![[Waterworks]](graemlins/bawling.gif)
[ 22. July 2013, 10:10: Message edited by: Welease Woderwick ]
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tessaB
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oh dear, how very sad, I see somebody took 56 seconds today.
tessaB crowing slightly at having taken 54 seconds!
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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![[Killing me]](graemlins/killingme.gif)
Congratulations, ma'am.
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Tree Bee
Ship's tiller girl
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Ouch, what a difficult quiz today. Guessometer needs recharging.
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Heavenly Anarchist
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My knowledge of Wile. E Coyote far exceeds that of the Simpsons! ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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not entirely me
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I don't have a clue how the rest of you go so fast! Must remember to practise my speed reading.
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jedijudy
Organist of the Jedi Temple
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Oh, phooey.
Has anyone calibrated the guessometer recently?
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Ariston
Insane Unicorn
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Worked fine for me!
Of course, that geography question was just a bit unfair, seeing as I can tell you from personal experience how to bike to all three of those towns from my house.
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tessaB
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Blast it! Not only 9/10 and a looong 80 seconds, but also 3 seconds slower than the weasel. Pride goeth etc.
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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Misread a question.
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Sylvander
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Is it possible not to know the answer to two VERY EASY questions. ![[Eek!]](eek.gif) I'll go and have a brain transplant. I'll also go for a swap. Anybody want to experience the blissful feel of carefree ignorance?
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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Longer than usual today, but had to consult the little Guessometer!
[ 26. July 2013, 10:44: Message edited by: PeteC ]
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Mark Betts
Ship's Navigation Light
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BOOM!! 10/10 (again) - The guessometer is bang on today. Unfortunately that's more than can be said for my speedometer. ![[Hot and Hormonal]](icon_redface.gif)
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Some very strange questions today!
eta: ...but I beat a certain flightless aquatic bird!
[ 27. July 2013, 07:16: Message edited by: Welease Woderwick ]
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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Hey, weasel!!! I bea'cha today!!!! ![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif)
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tessaB
Shipmate
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9/10 in 58 seconds Above Weasel, PeteC and Smudgie, for today that is enough.
(I know tomorrow will bring me crashing down but tomorrow can take care of itself.)
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tessaB
eating chocolate to the glory of God
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tessaB
Shipmate
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Full marks, top of the board
(Mind you our Turquoise friend hasn't played yet ![[Ultra confused]](graemlins/confused2.gif) )
[ 28. July 2013, 12:33: Message edited by: tessaB ]
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tessaB
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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You're still on top, tessaB, with only a couple of hours to go!
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tessaB
Shipmate
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Oh how are the mighty fallen
Mind you it would have helped if I had clicked on the answer I knew to be right rather than the one below it. Still I suppose that made up for the complete guess I got right ![[Biased]](wink.gif)
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tessaB
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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The guessometer might be a secret alcoholic, but he was certainly functional today!
Hydrates little Guessie
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Stejjie
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Second day back on the quiz after a long hiatus - and 10/10 with 54 seconds isn't too shabby...
[ 29. July 2013, 10:32: Message edited by: Stejjie ]
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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Oh, wow! I beat Pinky and the Brain *
*aka weasel and Smudgie
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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I'm glad you didn't refer to me as the brain!
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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10/10 in 42 seconds!
I have no idea how that happened!
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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I suppose it might help if I actually had ever watched the television show in question. ![[Disappointed]](graemlins/disappointed.gif)
Contemplates subscribing to some celebrity rag
![[Projectile]](graemlins/puke2.gif)
Oops, sorry about that!
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Oh well, there is always tomorrow!
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Sylvander
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Almost last again.
It is all because of you folk! Nobody willing to swap brains with me. Sorely disappointed.
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Mark Betts
Ship's Navigation Light
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quote:
Originally posted by Sylvander:
Almost last again.
It is all because of you folk! Nobody willing to swap brains with me. Sorely disappointed.
I beat you - I mean I actually AM bottom. The guessometer just packed in after the seventh question.
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tried to be quick but my scrollometer and guessometer both failed. I'll be having words...
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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OMG, I beat Weasel. Again.
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jedijudy
Organist of the Jedi Temple
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It's pretty sad when a non-Shipmate is in top position. Again.
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Ariston
Insane Unicorn
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I keep trying to knock her off, for the Honor of the Ship. The 1970's/1980's film questions keep on killing me.
AntisocialAlto, where are you? The Ship calls!
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Honor? Ship?
What have you been smoking?
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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Well that was fairly easy. I was never going to get a perfect score, though, because there was yet another question about an obscure Ammurican teevee show I've never heard of.
Puts guessometer in Naughty Corner
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tessaB
Shipmate
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Concentrated on time today and managed 10/10 in 31 seconds
Both guessometer and speedometer up to scratch!
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Two days running I have beaten a certain aquatic avian!
[not that I would ever brag, of course.]
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jedijudy
Organist of the Jedi Temple
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The Guessometer was correct on one, and I changed it. Oh, well. Tomorrow, tomorrow, there's always tomorrow.
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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You do well on Bible?
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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well, I did today - 10/10!
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jedijudy
Organist of the Jedi Temple
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quote:
Originally posted by PeteC:
You do well on Bible?
Not today, apparently. ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
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Tree Bee
Ship's tiller girl
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quote:
Originally posted by Welease Woderwick:
well, I did today - 10/10!
Well done weasel!
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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I keep mixing up who avenged who.
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Thanks TreeBee.
Not as good today, the very US-centric question left me with no ideas.
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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Bugger me! I got the song right, even though I had never heard of it, nor the group that recorded it!
And I beat the weasel. Again!
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The Rogue
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Somehow I'm top for the month so far although today's effort will not keep me there. Can August stop now, please?
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