Alright guys, it's time for the results! We've had some interesting answers here - and, a fair few factual mistakes, although as per previous rounds, it doesn't matter if the answer is factually incorrect; only how popular the answer is. Indeed, in one question, more than one person gave the same factually-incorrect answer.
Standard scoring questions
1. Name a handheld console that is not made by Nintendo.
Playstation Portable (PSP) - 6 people (1 point)
Akseli, ccexplore, geoo, namida, NaOH, Simon
Playstation Vita - 2 people (0.33 points)
607, Ramon
Xbox - 1 person (0.17 points) <factual error>
Minim
2. Name a digital download provider of video games.
Steam - 8 people (1 point)
Akseli, ccexplore, geoo, Minim, namida, NaOH, Ramon, Simon
Amazon - 1 person (0.13 points)
607
3. Name a gaming platform for which the games generally are on DVD discs.
Playstation 2 - 3 people (1 point)
ccexplore, namida, Simon
Xbox 360 - 2 people (0.67 points)
607, NaOH
Playstation - 2 people (0.67 points) <factual error>
Akseli, Ramon
Xbox - 1 person (0.33 points)
Minim
Sega CD - 1 person (0.33 points) <factual error>
geoo
(In his defence, he did say he had no idea.)
4. Name a series of RPG games.
Final Fantasy - 6 people (1 point)
607, Akseli, ccexplore, namida, NaOH, Simon
Diablo - 1 person (0.17 points)
Ramon
The Elder Scrolls - 1 person (0.17 points)
Minim
Secret of Mana - 1 person (0.17 points)
geoo
5. Name a series of first-person shooter games.
As a side note, Akseli brought up that this exact question had occurred in a very recent past feud.
Call of Duty - 3 people (1 point)
607, Minim, namida
Halo - 3 people (1 point)
Akseli, ccexplore, Simon
Counterstrike - 1 person (0.33 points)
NaOH
Doom - 1 person (0.33 points)
geoo
Half-Life - 1 person (0.33 points)
Ramon
6. Name a company that formerly made consoles but does not anymore.
Sega - 6 people (1 point)
Akseli, ccexplore, geoo, Minim, namida, Ramon
Atari - 2 people (0.33 points)
NaOH, Simon
Nintendo - 1 person (0.17 points) <factual error>
607
7. Name an IRS game that is not in the Lemmings series.
Lix - 6 people (1 point)
ccexplore, Minim, namida, NaOH, Ramon, Simon
Hamsters - 3 people (0.5 points)
607, Akseli, geoo
8. Name a game / series primarily based around music.
Dance Dance Revolution - 4 people (1 point)
607, namida, NaOH, Simon
Guitar Hero - 3 people (0.75 points)
Akseli, ccexplore, Ramon
Audiosurf - 1 person (0.25 points)
geoo
Rock Band - 1 person (0.25 points)
Minim
9. Name a game in the Lemmings series other than the original Lemmings itself.
Oh No! More Lemmings! - 7 people (1 point)
607, Akseli, ccexplore, Minim, namida, Ramon, Simon
Lemmings 2: The Tribes - 2 people (0.29 points)
geoo, NaOH
10. Name a non-directional button you might find on a console controller.
X - 5 people (1 point)
ccexplore, geoo, Minim, NaOH, Simon
Start - 2 people (0.4 points)
Akseli, namida
A - 1 person (0.2 points)
Ramon
Power - 1 person (0.2 points)
607
I wouldn't consider this a "factual error", as there are in a way consoles that have a power button on the controller.
Subtotals, for standard-scoring questions
ccexplore - 9.75
namida - 9.40
Simon - 9.33
Akseli - 8.32
Minim - 6.92
NaOH - 6.72
Ramon - 6.45
607 - 6.00
geoo - 5.87
Special scoring questions
11. You are developing a game for a Playstation system. You want to add a cheat code that does... something awesome; what it does is not important here. The code is to be four buttons long, using only the X, Square, Triangle and Circle buttons. You may use the same button more than once.
Codes:
607: X, Square, Triangle, Circle
Akseli: Square, Triangle, Circle, X
ccexplore: Triangle, Square, X, Circle
geoo: Square, Triangle, X, Circle
Minim: Square, Circle, Triangle, Circle
namida: Circle, Square, X, X
NaOH: Triangle, X, Square, Circle
Ramon: X, Square, Circle, Triangle
Simon: Square, X, Triangle, Circle
Score factors:
Positions where no one else has the same button (+0.5 points each):
> +0.5 to namida, for Circle in first position
> +0.5 to Minim, for Circle in second position
> +0.5 to NaOH, for Square in third position
> +0.5 to Ramon, for Triangle in fourth position
Having the same button twice in the code (-0.25 points per button per code):
> -0.25 to Minim, for two Circles (2nd and 4th)
> -0.25 to namida, for two Xs (3rd and 4th)
Having the same button three or four times in the code (-0.75 points per button per code):
> none
Having three of the same button in the same position as someone else's code:
> -1 each to Minim and Simon, for Square 1st + Triangle 3rd + Circle 4th
Having the exact same code as someone else:
> none
Overall scores:
Minim: -0.75
namida: +0.25
NaOH: +0.5
Ramon: +0.5
Simon: -1
All other participants neither gained nor lost points on this question.
12. Pick three guesses as to what codes you think other people might pick for question 11.
I've put everyone's guesses behind a spoiler tag, to save space. Click to expand if you want to see the guesses themself.
607
Square Square Square Square
Circle Triangle Square X
Square Circle X Triangle
Akseli
X Circle Triangle Square
Circle Triangle Square X
Square X Circle Triangle
ccexplore
X Square Triangle Circle
Triangle X Square Circle
Square Circle X Triangle
geoo
X Square Triangle Circle
X X X X
Triangle X Circle Square
Minim
Triangle Triangle Square Square
X Square X Square
Circle Triangle X Circle
namida
X Square Triangle Circle
Circle Triangle Square X
X Triangle Circle Square
NaOH
X Square Circle Triangle
Square Circle X Triangle
Square X Triangle Circle
Ramon
X Square Triangle Circle
Square Triangle Circle X
Triangle Circle X Square
Simon
Circle Triangle Square X
Triangle Square Circle X
Square Circle X Triangle
ccexplore guessed two codes correctly; 607's and NaOH's (+1.75)
geoo guessed one code correctly; 607's (+1.5)
namida guessed one code correctly; 607's (+1.5)
NaOH guessed two codes correctly; Ramon's and Simon's (+1.75)
Ramon guessed two codes correctly; 607's and Akseli's (+1.75)
All other participants did not guess any codes correctly.
Total Scores
ccexplore - 11.50
namida - 11.15
NaOH - 9.87
Ramon - 8.70
Simon - 8.33
Akseli - 8.32
geoo - 7.37
Minim - 6.17
607 - 6.00
Thanks all of you for participating, come again! :)
Corrected answer is in, so it's results time!
Regular scoring questions
1. Name a country that uses the Euro as its currency.
Germany (5 people; 1 point): bsmith, Crane, geoo, namida, Simon
France (1 person; 0.2 points): grams88
2. Name a country that uses any kind of "dollar" as its currency.
USA (5 people; 1 point): Crane, geoo, grams88, namida, Simon
Canada (1 person; 0.2 points): bsmith
3. Name a country that does not have a president.
United Kingdom (3 people; 1 point): Crane, geoo, grams88
Canada (2 people; 0.67 points): bsmith, namida
North Korea (1 person; 0.33 points): Simon
4. Name a country that produces a lot of electronic goods.
Japan (4 people; 1 point): bsmith, Crane, grams88, Simon
China (2 people; 0.5 points): geoo, namida
5. Name a country in the southern hemisphere.
New Zealand (3 people; 1 point): geoo, namida, Simon
Australia (2 people; 0.67 points): Crane, grams88
Brazil (1 person; 0.33 points): bsmith
6. Name a country that does not have any land borders with other countries.
New Zealand (3 people; 1 point): geoo, namida, Simon
Australia (2 people; 0.67 points): bsmith, Crane
Iceland (1 person; 0.33 points): grams88
Total scores for Standard-Scoring section:
geoo: 5.50
Crane: 5.34
Simon: 5.33
namida: 5.17
grams88: 4.20
bsmith: 3.87
Inverse scoring questions
7. Name a country that has the Union Jack in their flag.
Acceptable answers: Too many to list.
Niue (1 person; 1 point): namida
New Zealand (2 people; 0.67 points): Crane, geoo
Australia (3 people; 0.33 points): bsmith, grams88, Simon
8. Name a country that shares a land border with Russia. (Russia itself is not a valid answer.)
Acceptable answers: Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, North Korea, China
Unique answers (3 unique answers; 1 point each):
>> Crane: Mongolia
>> grams88: Poland
>> namida: North Korea
>> Simon: China
Finland (2 people; 0.5 points): bsmith, geoo
9. Name a country that has a larger land area than the United States.
Acceptable answers: Canada, China, Russia
Canada (3 people; 1 point): bsmith, Crane, namida
China (3 people; 1 point): geoo, grams88, Simon
10. Name one of the countries in the United Kingdom.
Acceptable answers: England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
Unique answers (2 unique answers; 1 point each):
>> bsmith: Northern Ireland
>> geoo: Scotland
Wales (2 people; 0.5 points): Crane, grams88
England (2 people; 0.5 points): namida, Simon
Total scores for Inverse-Scoring section:
namida: 3.50
Crane: 3.17
geoo: 3.17
bsmith: 2.83
grams88: 2.83
Simon: 2.83
Total scores for Standard- and Inverse- Scoring Questions combined
geoo: 8.67
namida: 8.67
Crane: 8.51
Simon: 8.16
grams88: 7.03
bsmith: 6.70
Special-Scoring Questions
Note: The scores for these questions are seperate from the main feud score; the conversion to feud score is at the end of this section.
Some people wrote "Australia" rather than "Oceania". This was fine; I interpreted this as meaning "Oceania". (Technically, "Australia" being a continent is more geographically accurate.)
11. You are planning a holiday in which, over a period of one week, you will visit each of the 7 continents: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania, and Antarctica. You will visit one continent per day (let's assume you instantly teleport to the next one at midnight). Decide which order you will visit them in. On each day, you will score 1 point if you are the only person in your chosen continent, 2 points if there is exactly one other person there, half a point if there are exactly two other people there, and no points if there are three or more other people there.
A region will be bolded if it was investigated on that day; but full investigation details will be covered in Question 12's section. This is just for quick reference purposes.
Day 1:
Antarctica (2 people; 2 points): Crane, geoo
Asia (2 people; 2 points): grams88, Simon
North America (1 person; 1 point): namida
South America (1 person; 1 point): bsmith
Day 2:
Europe (2 people; 2 points): bsmith, Crane
Africa (1 person; 1 point): geoo
Asia (1 person; 1 point): namida
North America (1 person; 1 point): grams88
South America (1 person; 1 point): Simon
Day 3:
Antarctica (2 people; 2 points): grams88, namida
Africa (1 person; 1 point): Simon
Asia (1 person; 1 point): geoo
North America (1 person; 1 point): Crane
Oceania (1 person; 1 point): bsmith
Day 4:
Antarctica (2 people; 2 points): bsmith, Simon
South America (2 people; 2 points): geoo, grams88
Africa (1 person; 1 point): Crane
Oceania (1 person; 1 point): namida
Day 5:
South America (2 people; 2 points): Crane, namida
Africa (1 person; 1 point): bsmith
Oceania (3 people; 0.5 points): geoo, grams88, Simon
Day 6:
Africa (2 people; 2 points): grams88, namida
Asia (1 person; 1 point): bsmith
Europe (1 person; 1 point): Simon
North America (1 person; 1 point): geoo
Oceania (1 person; 1 point): Crane
Day 7:
North America (2 people; 1 point): bsmith, Simon
Asia (1 person; 1 point): Crane
Europe (3 people; 0.5 points): geoo, grams88, namida
Scores for Question 11:
bsmith: 10
Crane: 10
grams88: 10
namida: 9.5
Simon: 9.5
geoo: 8
12. You have learnt that one of the other users is wanted by the international police during their holiday! The problem is, you don't know exactly who. All you can do is pick a day and a continent, and point the international police in that direction. The international police will investigate three reports per person. All users who are in the reported continent on the reported day will be "spotted" by the international police. Whichever user is spotted the most loses 3 points (if there is a tie, the loss is split evenly), whichever user is spotted the least gains 3 points (again, split if tied). Note that if two users report the same combination, it is only investigated once.
bsmith
Day 3, Asia
Day 4, Europe
Day 7, Antarctica
Crane
Day 1, Europe
Day 1, North America
Day 3, Europe
geoo
Day 2, Antarctica
Day 2, Oceania
Day 3, Antarctica
grams88
Day 1, Antarctica
Day 4, North America
Day 7, Oceania
namida
Day 3, Asia
Day 5, Africa
Day 5, Oceania
Simon
Day 2, Africa
Day 2, Antarctica
Day 2, Oceania
All regions investigated are listed, even if they showed no results. If something is not listed, it was not investigated.
Day 1
Antarctica: Crane, geoo
Europe: none
North America: namida
Day 2
Africa: geoo
Antarctica: none
Oceania: none
Day 3
Antarctica: grams88, namida
Asia: geoo
Europe: none
Day 4
Europe: none
North America: none
Day 5
Africa: bsmith
Oceania: geoo, grams88, Simon
Day 6
No reports. The international police are grateful for this day off from work.
Day 7
Antarctica: none
Oceania: none
Scores for Question 12:
Least finds (3 people; 1 point each): bsmith, Crane, Simon
Most finds (1 person; -3 points): geoo
Others (no effect on score):
> grams88, found twice
> namida, found twice
Total scores for special-scoring questions:
bsmith: 11.00 (feud score: 3.00)
Crane: 11.00 (feud score: 3.00)
Simon: 10.50 (feud score: 2.86)
grams88: 10.00 (feud score: 2.73)
namida: 9.50 (feud score: 2.59)
geoo: 5.00 (feud score: 1.36)
Grand Totals
Crane: 11.51
namida: 11.26
Simon: 11.02
geoo: 10.03
grams88: 9.76
bsmith: 9.70
Congratulations to Crane for winning this round!
If anyone would like to host the next round, drop me a private message (on the QuizMaster account). Otherwise, I'll put a new one up at some point in the next few days.
Alright, here we go! :)
1. Name an animal you might have as a pet.
Dog (5 people; 1 point): bsmith, Crane, geoo, grams88, mobius
Cat (3 people; 0.6 points): Minim, namida, Simon
2. Name an animal that might try to eat you.
Lion (5 people; 1 point): Crane, grams88, mobius, namida, Simon
Wolf (2 people; 0.4 points): bsmith, Minim
Shark (1 person; 0.2 points): geoo
3. Name an animal that does not have a tail.
Human (3 people; 1 point): Minim, mobius, Simon
Gorilla (2 people; 0.67 points): bsmith, namida
Unique answers (0.33 points each):
> Crane: Chimpanzee
> geoo: Frog
> grams88: Fish
4. Name an extinct animal.
Dinosaur (4 people; 1 point): geoo, mobius, namida, Simon
Dodo (3 people; 0.75 points): bsmith, Crane, grams88
T-Rex (1 person; 0.25 points): Minim (Subclass rule, so this wasn't counted as equivalent to "Dinosaur")
5. Name an animal that looks somewhat like a human (other than humans themself).
Gorilla (3 people; 1 point): bsmith, Crane, Simon
Monkey (3 people; 1 point): grams88, Minim, mobius
Unique answers (0.33 points each):
> geoo: Ape
> namida: Chimpanzee
6. Name an amphibious animal.
Frog (7 people; 1 point): bsmith, geoo, grams88, Minim, mobius, namida, Simon
Crocodile (1 person; 0.14 points): Crane
7. Name a breed of dog.
Husky (2 people; 1 point): bsmith, geoo
Unique answers (0.5 points each):
> Crane: Rottweiler
> grams88: Collie
> Minim: Beagle
> mobius: German Shephard
> namida: Labrador
> Simon: Dachshund
8. Name an animal that can fly and is not a bird of any kind.
Bat (7 people; 1 point): bsmith, Crane, grams88, Minim, mobius, namida, Simon
Fly (1 person; 0.14 points): geoo
9. Name an animal you might see in a circus.
Elephant (6 people; 1 point): bsmith, Crane, grams88, mobius, namida, Simon
Unique answers (0.17 points each):
> geoo: Lion
> Minim: Monkey
10. Name an animal that you might eat.
Cow (3 people; 1 point): bsmith, Crane, namida
Chicken (2 people; 0.67 points): geoo, grams88
Unique anwers (0.33 points each):
> Minim: Lamb
> mobius: Capybara
> Simon: Pig
Totals for standard-scoring questions
mobius - 8.83
bsmith - 8.82
Simon - 8.43
grams88 - 8.25
namida - 8.10
Crane - 7.72
Minim - 6.25
geoo - 5.84
Horse Race Results!
bsmith: 561
Crane: 768
geoo: 0
grams88: 50
Minim: 122
mobius: 8
namida: 733
Simon: 59
This seed was used on this website (http://stattrek.com/statistics/random-number-generator.aspx), with a minimum value of 1 and a maximum value of 5, and no duplicates allowed, to give the following results:
1st Place: Horse 5
2nd Place: Horse 4
3rd Place: Horse 3
4th Place: Horse 2
5th Place: Horse 1
bsmith, Crane, grams88 and geoo chose not to bet, so do not gain or lose any points on this question.
Minim and mobius both bet 2.5 points on Horse 3; namida bet 1 point on Horse 3. Since Horse 3 came third, these people win back their bet exactly so do not gain or lose any points.
Simon bet 2.5 points on Horse 1. Since Horse 1 came last, Simon receives no return on his bet, for a net loss of 2.5 points on this question.
Final Scores
mobius - 8.83
bsmith - 8.82
grams88 - 8.25
namida - 8.10
Crane - 7.72
Minim - 6.25
Simon - 5.93
geoo - 5.84
Thank you for playing! If anyone else would like to host a feud, drop me a PM, otherwise I'll put another one up at some point in the next few days.