Join in Threadhead Trivia

[saturn]

Hi all!

I have set up a trivia challenge on FunTrivia.com for the Threadhead Nation! Specially chosen quizzes of interest to us (I hope)

To play in the Threadhead Trivia challenge, simply go to http://my.funtrivia.com/tournament/Threadhead-Trivia-78731.html

New questions will appear each day, and everyone can compare scores at the link above throughout the day. Try to answer questions quickly, because the quizzes are timed. The best cumulative scores at the end of the month go into the hall of fame.

See you there!

[grisgris]

That was fun. Thanks Saturn.

[saturn]

Alright!!! got one other player in besides me. :D And she beat my score. :(

Join the fun, everyone.

[swag]

I know little about rap and nothing about opera. Did okay on all the stuff in between, though.

[saturn]

Todays topic is Music (Intermediate difficulty), but tomorrow is a custom topic called the Threadhead Special.

[saturn]

I know little about rap and nothing about opera. Did okay on all the stuff in between, though.

Just an a FYI -- everyone gets randomly selected questions from the question bank, so everyone is not getting exactly the same questions.

I got a question about Portuguese music and one about the Spice Girls - got both wrong!

[festbabe]

Hey, Saturn, that was tons of fun -- thanks for setting it up!

[ohio]

Guessed on a few, but got 'em all. Didn't realize it was a speed thing too. oh well...

[sophisticated sissy]

That was fun, saturn! I got an "8".

[saturn]

Well done, all. It's abit depressing to be at the bottom of my own contest. Ah well.

[ScoopJohnD]

8 for me as well :) Currently in third as the lovely and talented Mel (Gris Gris) is leading the pack.

[sophisticated sissy]

I didn't realize it was speed timed as well. I got tripped up on a couple of questions. One was about Country music. I guessed Tim McGraw, but it was the wrong response.

It was fun, I wanna do it again!

[sophisticated sissy]

Yeah, mel is quick and accurate. What a combination!

[jolie]

That was fun.
A few really good guesses

[Michelino]

Are there playoffs? It seems my quarterback was a little slow in the first round.

[saturn]

Are there playoffs? It seems my quarterback was a little slow in the first round.

No playoffs, but if you play every day, you can rise up in the monthly rankings.

That seems to be my only hope at the moment.

[Belle]

I blew it with the timed thing I guess. Had to go tend to the stove!!

I am ready to do this again.

[ohio]

wow! jolie smoked it!

[Lester_leaps_in]

Damn! Missed the first three, then got all of the rest. My limited knowledge of opera saved me this time.

That was fun. Thanks, Saturn.

[Amy Winette]

That is fun :) Too bad there's only one a day, I could do that all day while Jeff's out skiing and I'm stuck here looking at the beautiful powder falling (sigh).

I missed the religious hymn question ;)

[Michelino]

Damn! Missed the first three, then got all of the rest. My limited knowledge of opera saved me this time.

That was fun. Thanks, Saturn.

Opera? There was Opera? So why did I end up with three *&*!@# Disney movie questions?

[Amy Winette]

Oooh, I was worried about that timing thing too, Jeff's darn slow computer froze up on me (he's always downloading something I think) ;) Looks like you still get more points for correct answers than speed though (assuming you don't walk away from the computer for a long time).

[Amy Winette]

Opera? There was Opera? So why did I end up with three *&*!@# Disney movie questions?

Ahh, shoot, I didn't get any Disney, I would have rocked those questions ;)

[jolie]

Fortunately I didn't get one on opera or portugese.. I certainly would have flunked!!

[jonnygospeltent]

I was popular enough to be invited to the cool makeout parties when I was 15, but not cool enough to do the actual smooching so I read all the record covers and played Dj.which helps me in music trivia contests.

[trixie]

Thanks, that was fun. I got 10 out of 10 in 129 seconds. My son gave me a quiz last week that was all about him, sadly I didn't do nearly as well. I guess we can all figure out where my priorities lie!:) Music is a much easier game than parenting teenagers.

[ScoopJohnD]

I'm in EIGHTH now?!?!?!? $$%%%^$%!! In the immortal words of Bugs Bunny....."Of course you know, dis mean war!" :)

As like to say with this stuff, for every useless fact that gets stuck in my brain, a birthday, anniversary or name of someone I met falls out. If I forget your birthday, or who you are you know why.

[sophisticated sissy]

Todays topic is Music (Intermediate difficulty), but tomorrow is a custom topic called the Threadhead Special.


That is going to be fun! Saturn, did you get to design the questions for that one?

[saturn]

For the Threadhead Special, I was able to go in and select from broad categories to make up a set of questions -- I looked for questions on New Orleans, Louisiana, booze, food and specific types of music (jazz, blues, etc). :cool:

Oh, and I threw in a few American Idol questions. :eek:

[sophisticated sissy]

That's going to be fun!

[ScoopJohnD]

That's going to be fun!

Let the games begin!!

[jazzfestchic]

This is great!! I got a 7....

[mightyradgumbo]

That was fun...Thanks Saturn--got an 8 but was quick enough with my wrong answers to land in the top 10 for now

[ibjamn]

That WAS fun, I got 7/10 in 18 seconds, that still puts me way down on the list. I had 4 opera questions and actually knew 1, tripped up on the others and missed a symphony Q. Who knew a fugue anyway? ;)

[ScoopJohnD]

Who knew a fugue anyway? ;)

I knew a fugue but I didn't know em all. (scoop falling out of his chair) I KILL ME!!!!

I'll be appearing at the Laff Riot in Boise on the 15th.

[ibjamn]

I knew a fugue but I didn't know em all. (scoop falling out of his chair) I KILL me!!!!

I'll be appearing at the Laff Riot in Boise on the 15th.

hehehehehehe....

[ShaSha]

I should've read the thread first...opera? :o The other questions were about 50's-70's music...:o

I am lucky to have guessed 7 correctly. :D

[Amyloves...]

9 out of 10 in 77 seconds with a hangover. How ya like dat? But I got some lucky questions.

[jolie]

9 out of 10 in 77 seconds with a hangover. How ya like dat? But I got some lucky questions.

what on earth did you do to be hangin over at 6:00???

[Amyloves...]

what on earth did you do to be hangin over at 6:00???

This looks like it may be a two day overhang I'm afraid. I had a temporary mild recovery earlier but it was just a tease.

[ibjamn]

This looks like it may be a two day overhang I'm afraid. I had a temporary mild recovery earlier but it was just a tease.

I saw my hairdresser today & got a haircut. We talked about you the whole time... ;)

[jolie]

Feel better Amy...

Anyone to the Maple Leaf tonite?????

[ozzie]

This looks like it may be a two day overhang I'm afraid. I had a temporary mild recovery earlier but it was just a tease.

Poor thang! You practising for Montana's visit? :D

Meanwhile, I got dissed on bloody geography.... Bangladesh / Pakistan all look the same to me.

[Amyloves...]

I saw my hairdresser today & got a haircut. We talked about you the whole time... ;)

MINE!!
You shoulda reminded me Auntie Jenn....I would have brought you a bloody mary!
I'm sure you both only had glowing gushing words to say about me.

[ibjamn]

MINE!!
You shoulda reminded me Auntie Jenn....I would have brought you a bloody mary!
I'm sure you both only had glowing gushing words to say about me.

You know I did! I love you, chica!
I told you last week, but we waz dinkin, and well, ya know......
I gots more layers, John said "are you ready for that?" LOL!!! It's cute. :)

[funkkjunkie]

I'm close to the bottom, just like Scrabble, but it was still fun. And I got fugue right because my daughter had told me about a fugue before, her being a bandie and all. I'm screwed in the threadhead special as i've only watched part of american idol once. Maybe it will be the crying girl. I can get that one. LOL!

[grisgris]

Maybe I should not play at 5am, wait & see how the rest of you are doing latter in the day. Wait, I be dinkin later in the day. I'm goin for it in the morning.

[Amyloves...]

You know I did! I love you, chica!
I told you last week, but we waz dinkin, and well, ya know......
I gots more layers, John said "are you ready for that?" LOL!!! It's cute. :)

Can't wait to see it! That's funny.....glad Cuzzin Jawn was lookin out for ya.

[sophisticated sissy]

Wow! Did you see all the neat prizes?

[AtPontchartrain]

Oh, bad start on this for me. But then, Tin Lizzy, Judas Priest, Captain Beyond, Aerosmith and Bubble Puppy questions ... they must be obscure opera singers I guess!!

[ohio]

Oh, bad start on this for me. But then, Tin Lizzy, Judas Priest, Captain Beyond, Aerosmith and Bubble Puppy questions ... they must be obscure opera singers I guess!!
Holy crap, I just did even worse! I had most of those questions too, plus a painting by Degas, and kudzu of all things...
I'm usually a decent trivia player. ouch.

[swag]

Yikes those were hard.

[AtPontchartrain]

Next time I will see if Ken Jennings can be my phone a friend!

[ozzie]

ooooooops! :o

[grisgris]

Yikes, I should have drank a few cups of coffee first. That was tough.

[saturn]

Wow -- tough questions. I think I will have to rework that category. :eek:

[funkkjunkie]

I got the plant question right and that was THE only one I got!

[mightyradgumbo]

I somehow finished at the top of the heap right now....not sure how except that I played the SAT rule of if you don't know, guess--I actually knew prolly 3 answers of the 7 I got.

[Carolina Beadhead]

Ack!! 4/10 and I guessed on all but 1. :eek:

[The Krewe of Chew]

I made a bunch of lucky guesses! those were hard! Bubble Puppy? I know a lot of music trivia, but I guess I need to study my psychedelia . .

[SkyeDragon]

Degas and kudzu I can handle but who/what the heck are the Bubble Puppies? Yikes!

[saturn]

I threw the "Classic Rock" category into the mix, but apparently their idea of classic rock and mine isn't quite the same. :o

I will take that one out next time I do the Threadhead Special.

[saturn]

Leaders -- Day 1 -- December 1st

kreweofchewcindy 10 62 seconds
jonnygospeltent 10 118 seconds
trixie 10 129 secondsCongrats!

[festbabe]

wow - day 2 MUCH harder. I was HOPING for opera or classical questions and got nuthin'

[jonnygospeltent]

Bubble Puppy had one hit I would call a classic. "Hot Smoke And Sassafras".

[jonnygospeltent]

check out Bubblepuppy.com

[jonnygospeltent]

I threw the "Classic Rock" category into the mix, but apparently their idea of classic rock and mine isn't quite the same. :o

I will take that one out next time I do the Threadhead Special.

Leave it in their please.My definition of classic rock is Captain Beyond and Bubble Puppy and Wishbone Ash ect.

[ibjamn]

WOWZER!!! I got 4/10, 2 of those I guessed at.

[Amy Winette]

Oh boy, I'm scared to try today's quiz! Here goes . . .

[Amy Winette]

HA, 2 right, and 1 was a guess! The only one I knew was the Aerosmith one!

[mymecca]

i only KNEW one...a cole porter lyric...good guess on bill evans playing piano instead of cecil taylor...got five out of ten right...did not dally...speedy, no clue guessin' on mostly 70s hard rock for the rest...

[sophisticated sissy]

That was pretty stanky! I missed 1/2 of the questions. Better luck next time.

[KeyWest Bruce]

That game was NOT easy:o

[sophisticated sissy]

Oh, Boy!!! I have enough award points for a hotdog!:D

[ScoopJohnD]

Scoop comes back strong with 7 out of 10 in 121 secs. 4th place as of now.

[ShaSha]

Well, 7 outta 10 again, but more quickly this time for a 3rd place finish so far...

[ScoopJohnD]

Well, 7 outta 10 again, but more quickly this time for a 3rd place finish so far...
Pfffffffffffft!!!!! :)

[ibjamn]

LOL!!!! :)

[saturn]

Today was a tough one -- tougher than I expected.

At least you can tell that I haven't rigged it to favour myself. :o

Tomorrow - Movie trivia, set to "easier" level.

[ibjamn]

Today was a tough one -- tougher than I expected.

At least you can tell that I haven't rigged it to favour myself. :o

Tomorrow - Movie trivia, set to "easier" level.

WOOOOHOOOO!!!! http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_16_1.gif

[glinda]

oh boy, easy move trivia.. watch out. Bet the whole scorecard changes! I'm gettin close to 1,000....

[Belle]

i did better today woohoo

[funkkjunkie]

I totally sucked today.

[ozzie]

Me too... waiting for the clock to tick over and remove today's scores!

[Lester_leaps_in]

Well, I sucked again. Can I get Fun Trivia Bucks for consistency?

[NYMAMA]

I don't check in over the weekend and look what happens this is fun.

[Belle]

9 out of 10 but the damn phone rang. Can you stop the clock? Grrr 2nd time this did me in.:mad:

[swag]

Just missed two today, and both of those, I went against my first thoight, which turned out would have been right. D'oh.

[ac_deadhead]

missed three... damn!

[Belle]

missed three... damn!

But you are here now!! Woohoo

[ibjamn]

9/10 Yay!! :) Kathleen Turner......Jessica Lange......whatever....




Ross is a freak!!

[festbabe]

Wa-hoo! 10/10! "Easier", indeed. I've got first place for now, but with my poor scores in previous games, I bet I get beat out within minutes (if not already) :)

(Shoot, like I needed another addiction...dangit) ;)

[csoul]

Hey, that was fun! 9/10 on movie trivia. Can't wait for tomorrow's questions!!

[NOLA]

Well, 8 out of 10 for my first go, in a category (movies) I am weak in. Just gettin' warmed up...

[ohio]

much betta! missed the Lara Croft one, shoulda known it, I love the video games...

[Michelino]

Damn. I got robbed! It didn't record one answer, or I didn't press it hard enough. When Harry Met___

C'mon...I need a replay challenge flag.

[saturn]

December 2 leaders:

1. Marcia -- 9 -- 45 seconds
2. kreweofchewcindy --8-- 96 seconds
3. zzupschuck --8-- 108 seconds

Well done!

[festbabe]

December 2 leaders:

1. Marcia -- 9 -- 45 seconds
2. kreweofchewcindy --8-- 96 seconds
3. zzupschuck --8-- 108 seconds

Well done!

Who's Marcia? Is that a Threadhead incognito? ("I'm going to use my real name so noone knows who I am" ;) ).

[saturn]

Who's Marcia? Is that a Threadhead incognito? ("I'm going to use my real name so noone knows who I am" ;) ).

I assume all the players are Threadheads -- I haven't advertised this trivia game among any other people.

[Carolina Beadhead]

9/10 (Don't know my Xmen)

MUCH easier.

[Amy Winette]

Just missed two today, and both of those, I went against my first thoight, which turned out would have been right. D'oh.

Never do that Swag, trust your subconscious!

Yay for easier trivia today, going to try today's quiz now . . .

[Amy Winette]

Whew, that was a lot better, got em all!

[ShaSha]

I lucked out today...I stink at movie trivia. Thank goodness some of the questions were about Disney movies. :o

[funkkjunkie]

I got 8 and I'm not at the bottom of the heap for the very first time! Woohoo!

[mymecca]

looks like a lot of people haven't played yet...they must really tilt it towards speed too...i took about the same amount of time as yesterday but actually knew them today...yesterday i got 5 of 10...wouldn't seem to be enough right

[Amy Winette]

You were a speed demon today El! Hope I stayed up near the top after only getting TWO right yesterday! :)

[Belle]

I got 8 and I'm not at the bottom of the heap for the very first time! Woohoo!

I was at the bottom and thought I still was. Keeping good company I guess.
Hugs KK

[funkkjunkie]

Back atcha, Belle. I tried to be faster today. And don't you have an answering machine so you don't have to pick up that blasted phone? ;)
Win or lose, I love playing games. some of yall ought to come over and play a little scrabble on the gen music forum. ten bucks for a year. Hey, is it time for a new game? If we get enough peeps, we can have 2 games going.

[saturn]

Well done, everybody! Looks like a lot of high scores, and fast! :D

Tomorrow's game is a little bit tougher -- General Knowledge (Average Difficulty)

Good luck.

[ohio]

Tuesday's seemed easy- 10/10 in under a minute

[Carolina Beadhead]

10/10 in 60 secs!! :D

[ac_deadhead]

9/10... and only 'cause i accidentally clicked on the wrong one on the last question... dang it!!!

[ozzie]

Never seen Star Wars, didn't know Mr Bowie, don't know nuthin' about coyotes.... blah, blah, blah!

Really, I just wanted to make those of us challenged in the ways of general knowledge feel better about their own scores. Holy crap, I'm a bloody Saint!

[swag]

How the hell do they know how that hair got into my belly button???

[ozzie]

How the hell do they know how that hair got into my belly button???

What the ...?

[saturn]

http://my.funtrivia.com/img/smart.gif

1. kreweofchewcindy 10 73 seconds
2. ChiTown_Huck 10 74 seconds
3. mymecca 10 75 seconds
4. grisgris 10 79 seconds

Every second counts, but accuracy counts even more.


(http://my.funtrivia.com/private/customize.cfm)

[ibjamn]

What the hell is a "tyre", eh????

[glinda]

Are we all getting the same questions???

Think I'll try doing it with my real mousey tomorrow....that'll be quicker than the touchpad...

[saturn]

Are we all getting the same questions???



No, everyone does not get the same questions -- you get 10 randomly generated questions from the bank. That is the default setup in the system.

I can change it so everyone gets the same questions, but it would take the lovely element of chance out of the game. ;)

[festbabe]

No, everyone does not get the same questions -- you get 10 randomly generated questions from the bank. That is the default setup in the system.

I can change it so everyone gets the same questions, but it would take the lovely element of chance out of the game. ;)

Nah - I prefer the random questions. Some folks are giving "clues" here on their questions (and dang it, I KNOW Star Wars but didn't get the question! Did well today anyway).

[glinda]

No, everyone does not get the same questions -- you get 10 randomly generated questions from the bank. That is the default setup in the system.

I can change it so everyone gets the same questions, but it would take the lovely element of chance out of the game. ;)
Phew, I think it's cool we don't get the same ones - now that I understand. For awhile I just wondered if I missed something, looking at some of the posts here.

[Amy Winette]

Shoot, I thought I was quick and it still took 93 seconds to get them all -- they were pretty easy today though :)

[Lester_leaps_in]

Shoot, I thought I was quick and it still took 93 seconds to get them all -- they were pretty easy today though :)


Not easy for me. I guess I need to get out more.

[NYMAMA]

Phew, I think it's cool we don't get the same ones - now that I understand. For awhile I just wondered if I missed something, looking at some of the posts here.

I just thought I was playing in a parallel universe:p

[linza22]

Shoot, I thought I was quick and it still took 93 seconds to get them all -- they were pretty easy today though :)

i didn't know they timed it yesterday...was yackin on the phone with tangie....i think i was almost 700 seconds!

[jonnygospeltent]

I should have paid attention in chemistry class instead of heating up pennies on the bunson burner until they turned red then white then split in 2 and I might have remembered the sign for potassium.

[ShaSha]

:D

10 for 10 today!

[funkkjunkie]

I think it would be way cooler if we all got the same questions. More even competition.:D

[breambob]

I should have paid attention in chemistry class instead of heating up pennies on the bunson burner until they turned red then white then split in 2 and I might have remembered the sign for potassium.


LMAO, jgt. I'm glad (and for all of your classmates) that you didn't burn K instead of Cu. But it is cool to really fire up pennies...

As for this contest, I suck. But it's fun :)

[mightyradgumbo]

Got two wrong today and had the right answer on one of them and changed it. This is fun, though...I agree that it would be best if we all got the same questions but I do like how you get points for answering quickly.

[ozzie]

I have to stop reading the blurb before the question if I'm ever going to finish faster. That way when I get so many wrong I'll at least have the honour of recording a fast time!

[saturn]

A custom music mix -- everyone will get the same questions!

So no cheating!

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-1/86486/QNHGI-colbert.jpg

[mightyradgumbo]

awwww, thanks Saturn...you're so good to us:)

[denideadhead]

awwww, thanks Saturn...you're so good to us:)
Yes indeed this is fun!!! Thanks for startin this.

[Belle]

I think it would be way cooler if we all got the same questions. More even competition.:D


yea now I understand why Oz was talking about some question that I hadn't seen. Thought she was on another day or something. I got the lyrics right today and a couple others but sure suck even when I don't answer the phone here at work/home.

[ac_deadhead]

wow! today was tough... only 4 right!

[NYMAMA]

Blew it big time today only 3 correct!:(

[BigDag]

What happens if you read all the questions first and don't hit the "submit my answers" button. Can you leave the site, do some research, come back and play, and get them all correct? Just asking.

Looks like you can, but it remembers when you first accessed the site, so your total time goes way up. It would be obvious that you used too many seconds.

[Belle]

We have a new leader on the board!!!! AtPontchartrain is putting up the points!

[Belle]

What happens if you read all the questions first and don't hit the "submit my answers" button. Can you leave the site, do some research, come back and play, and get them all correct? Just asking.


Haven't see where you can pause. Phone calls get in the way-work from home.

The longer you take the lower your score. I answered 9 right on day one and left the keyboard and my score was really low. Lets what I gather.

[AtPontchartrain]

We have a new leader on the board!!!! AtPontchartrain is putting up the points!

I think I only really knew 4, and 4 more were only slightly educated guesses. But I tried to go fast. And, 8 right is not that great.

[Chas_P]

Man, who rigged today's puzzle, only 4 right as well.

[ibjamn]

I was horrible today, don't know as much about jazz as I thought I did.

[Michelino]

I like the day to day variety. But obviously, Neil Young and I have some catching up to do...OK with most of the lyrics though.

[glinda]

2 Neil Young questions and too many I didn't know ("southern gospel"? - no clue). But I did get a Fats Domino question!!!! Yea!

[glinda]

Woops! Just read the last page. We all got those questions. Haha. Yea, the lyrics were the easiest.

[Amy Winette]

Ha, only 3 right, what's with all the music questions, is this a music board or something?? ;)

[jonnygospeltent]

That was a rough one.

[festbabe]

Wow - I'm a good guesser. I only "knew" a couple & guessed the rest. Tough!

[mightyradgumbo]

Man it was tough...got 5 right but a couple were guesses for sure

[ShaSha]

That was tough...It's probably not a good sign when you don't know who the subject of the questions are and also do not know anything about all of the possible answers. :)

5 outta 10 today.

[ScoopJohnD]

5 out of 10 for me too. %%$%!! 15th place right now. Oh well, tomorrows another day.

[funkkjunkie]

I best guessed on all but one and got 5 and i'm celebrating! I'm in the top 15 instead of the bottom 10 for the first time. Woohoo!

[saturn]

OK folks!

It's time I got caught up in my own game -- sooooo

Tomorrow's topic is CANADA -- so bone up on your geography. :p

I will put the questions back to random for this one!

[ozzie]

Holy crap, I gotta get out more!

[Corona]

okay, so I tried it for the first time cuz it was Canada and I was intrigued. I'm usually not a trivia lover but it was fun. Thanks :)

[swag]

I outscored the Canajun! I outscored the Canajun! :D

(Got one fewer right, but got 'em quicker)

[ozzie]

I outscored the Canajun! I outscored the Canajun! :D

(Got one fewer right, but got 'em quicker)

eh?

[Chas_P]

Not bad, 6 right. And since I don't go to the movies, it means I know a lot about The Great White North itself.

[Belle]

Shoulda studied first. Now if they asked about great camping spots, naming the beautiful lakes and parks, etc, I would have done ok but.....

[NYMAMA]

I sucked again today only 4 right! Oh well.

[ac_deadhead]

only 4 right... need to brush up on my canadian, aye?

[Rossvegas]

Holy crap. I figured that today was going to be a slam dunk for me - Canajun trivia - but I only managed 7 out of 10. I feel so stoooooopid now.... :>(

[saturn]

For once I am in the lead (I am sure it is temporary) :D -- but I missed a question that I knew the right answer to. ARRRRRGGGGHHHH :o

[ibjamn]

Well, THAT was fugly, eh?! I totally guessed on all and got 3 right by default, or magic.

[NOLA]

Well, THAT was fugly, eh?! I totally guessed on all and got 3 right by default, or magic.

Well, I topped that. Only 1 correct guess. Where the hell IS Canada, anyway? (with apologies to my Canajun friends...)

[swag]

Where the hell IS Canada, anyway? (with apologies to my Canajun friends...)

Just South of Detroit ;)

[saturn]

It would help me if everyone would let me know what kinds of topics you might be interested in for the trivia game.

These are the standard topics and most come in different levels of difficulty:

animals
celebrities
general knowledge
geography
history (tends to focus on US history)
literature
hobbies
movies
people
religion
science & technology
sports
world - different countries
world triviaI can do custom topics too, provided the topics are available in the database, but, as we have seen, the customized ones tend to be really tough!

[saturn]

Just South of Detroit ;)

Yep -- and, believe it or not, I got a Windsor question in my set this morning. LOL. (And, yes, I got it right!)

[denideadhead]

The game gods were very kynd today ...7 right with wild guessin and of course one wrong that I knew DUH!!!
This is way more fun than I thought it would be even with categories I know little about...besides It is important to learn sumthin new everyday RIGHT :) though why I need to know about DeGrassi Jr High?

So Saturn honey just pick em! Don't put undue pressure on yourself. It is sweet of you to set this up at all.
With a group this diverse somebody is going to know something about most every category and the worst that can happen is you get a sucky round of trivia gee that shouldn't wreck somebodies day. RIGHT?

[glinda]

Any category works for me. Well, except sports. Or religion. Seems like since we did Canada we should do Australia & the US, no?

[Carolina Beadhead]

I got 5 right. All guesses except 1. I seem to be batting 500 regardless of whether I know anything about the subject or not.

All hail "The Force"! :D

[Belle]

I agree with ya deni..its all good. I'm just bad at most but enjoy it none the less. Glad you are doing this Saturn.

[Carolina Beadhead]

It would help me if everyone would let me know what kinds of topics you might be interested in for the trivia game.

These are the standard topics and most come in different levels of difficulty:
animals
celebrities
general knowledge
geography
history (tends to focus on US history)
literature
hobbies
movies
people
religion
science & technology
sports
world - different countries
world triviaI can do custom topics too, provided the topics are available in the database, but, as we have seen, the customized ones tend to be really tough!

I agrree with Deni. Just pick 'em! Hard or easy it's still fun... and amazing what we DO know!

[ibjamn]

It would help me if everyone would let me know what kinds of topics you might be interested in for the trivia game.

These are the standard topics and most come in different levels of difficulty:

animals
celebrities
general knowledge
geography
history (tends to focus on US history)
literature
hobbies
movies
people
religion
science & technology
sports
world - different countries
world triviaI can do custom topics too, provided the topics are available in the database, but, as we have seen, the customized ones tend to be really tough!

As a closet reader of TMZ & Perez Hilton.com, celebrities please! ;)

[Amy Winette]

Oooh, Canada, I should do okay since growing up in Montana is just about the same thing ;) And did I hear there's a DeGrassi question? Yay, I watch that all the time on the N :)

As for categories, I like all of these :)

animals
celebrities
general knowledge
geography
history (tends to focus on US history)
literature
hobbies
movies
people
religion
science & technology
sports
world - different countries
world trivia

[Amy Winette]

Ahh. I knew the X Files one and changed it back to Dawson's Creek. Hockey killed me, 2 questions?? Where was my DeGrassi question? And Alanis and Barenaked Ladies ;)

Do we have a Celebrities question coming up? I need to go pick up the latest US Weekly . . .

[mightyradgumbo]

Ahh. I knew the X Files one and changed it back to Dawson's Creek. Hockey killed me, 2 questions?? Where was my DeGrassi question? And Alanis and Barenaked Ladies ;)

Do we have a Celebrities question coming up? I need to go pick up the latest US Weekly . . .

I didn't get any hockey questions :( I finished just behind the canajuns and swag and mrmusichead whoever that may be so I can't complain too much

[saturn]

I didn't get any hockey questions :( I finished just behind the canajuns and swag and mrmusichead whoever that may be so I can't complain too much

mrmusichead is my husband, Greg, who I haven't been able to entice to this board yet, but I am working on it. ;)

[Corona]

I outscored the Canajun! I outscored the Canajun! :D

(Got one fewer right, but got 'em quicker)
you would!!!! ;)

[Corona]

I got 5 right. All guesses except 1. I seem to be batting 500 regardless of whether I know anything about the subject or not.

All hail "The Force"! :D
I guessed a few too CBH and I'm supposed to know this stuff!!! lol

[ShaSha]

I guessed a few too CBH and I'm supposed to know this stuff!!! lol

Well that was fun...actually knew some of those, but most were guesses. Of course now I'll be singing this silly Barenaked Ladies song for the rest of the night..well, until the Dirty Dozen takes the stage anyway. :)

You can be my Yoko Ono
You can follow me wherever I go
Be my
Be my
Be my Yoko Ono ooooooo nooooo ooooo

[festbabe]

Wow. I suck.

[mightyradgumbo]

mrmusichead is my husband, Greg, who I haven't been able to entice to this board yet, but I am working on it. ;)

Ya know, I thought it might be Greg. One of my favoritist moments of this past fest (daze between, actually) was hanging out at the TH raffle poolside at the LeMoyne dinkin the great wine and talking music with y'all.

[breambob]

Wow. I suck.

Not as bad as me. Can I change my name from "Mac" to "Hoover?"

[saturn]

Wasn't that fun today? ;)

Tomorrow -- Celebrities!

[ac_deadhead]

o.k... getting better! 8/10 today... one i didn't know, and one stupid blunder (while trying to keep my time low)

[BigDag]

I got 8/10 in celebrities.

I'm ashamed of myself. Time to start reading books again.

[NYMAMA]

much better today 10/10

[saturn]

1. Saturn 9 72 seconds
2. mrmusichead 9 72 seconds
3. shasha 8 78 seconds
4. swag 8 116 seconds
5. Corona 9 256 seconds


Congratulations to the 2 Americans who made the top 5! :D

[Rossvegas]

I'm so ashamed...but who the hell watches DeGrassi????

[Amyloves...]

I got 8/10 in celebrities.

I'm ashamed of myself. Time to start reading books again.

Dag I got 10 out of 10 in 93 seconds. Send me whatever book you're reading when you're done.

[Carolina Beadhead]

10/10! Didn't even need "The Force" today!

[linza22]

whoo hoo! 10/10 today!!!

[swag]

I'm so ashamed...but who the hell watches DeGrassi????

Yeah, that show so jumped the shark way back when Caitlin and Joey got together...

[NOLA]

9/10 in 66 sec. today.

Who the hell is Thora?

[tcloud]

I did not really take 6805 seconds ,I just forgot to log off ,REALLY, I DID.

[Corona]

damn, blocked at work...I wanna do this one but I'm not going home til much later tonight...maybe I'll have time to stop before going out lol

[mightyradgumbo]

Today was kind of easy, huh? Either that or, Like Dag said, maybe I should read more haha

[festbabe]

Yay! Guessed a a few, but still rocked with 10/10!
Saturn, it's great to see you take the lead!

[Amy Winette]

I'm so ashamed...but who the hell watches DeGrassi????

ME Ross!! And Swag, it's gotten much better since the kids got into (and out of) high school ;)

[Amy Winette]

Drat, missed one, and I'm never very fast, I must be thinking too much ;)

[saturn]

Well done, all!

Tomorrow will be the Fun Trivia Mixed Bag!

[ac_deadhead]

woohoo! 10/10... 77 seconds! 1st place (for now). i know something! :D

[Chas_P]

Curses, missed one because I thought it was a trick question.

[Corona]

never got to do the celebrity trivia yesterday....is there any way to go back or is it gone? :(

[saturn]

never got to do the celebrity trivia yesterday....is there any way to go back or is it gone? :(

It's gone for now -- but I will bring it back again later. :)

[saturn]

It seems to me I'm getting a Spice Girl question almost every day -- I think I need to study up on them.

[saturn]

1. Zydekitten 10 58 seconds
2. Saturn 10 61seconds
3. linza 10 64 seconds
4. kreweofchewcindy 10 64 seconds
5. cbh 10 68 seconds

Way to go kitten!
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-1/86486/catboogie.gif

[Amy Winette]

It seems to me I'm getting a Spice Girl question almost every day -- I think I need to study up on them.

They're reunited Saturn, guess you will need to brush up :)

[Amy Winette]

1. Zydekitten 10 58 seconds
2. Saturn 10 61seconds
3. linza 10 64 seconds
4. kreweofchewcindy 10 64 seconds
5. cbh 10 68 seconds

Way to go kitten!
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-1/86486/catboogie.gif

Seems Kitten & Cindy are in the top just about every day, eh? Top 5 yesterday all girlz, nicely done ladies :)

[Amy Winette]

Drat, I have to stop second guessing that one question, go with the gut!

Looks like the boyz are dominating today :)

[jolie]

Amy loves Star Wars?????

[funkkjunkie]

See, now that's what I hate about random questions. Haven't had a single spice girl or star wars question. Not that I would've gotten them right. LOL!

[Rossvegas]

Dammit, I got 10 out of 10 and Swag still beat me by a second...gotta move the mouse closer to the keyboard I guess. :>(

[saturn]

Well done, today. Lots of folks getting 10/10.

Tomorrow is a custom category - Guitar Greats. ;)

Good luck all. :)

[sophisticated sissy]

Sounds like fun! Can't wait!
Saturn, do you know why we have to wait until 1:00 A.M. E.S.T. to play the new game?

[saturn]

Not sure -- I expect the game must originate in the Central Time Zone or something, so it starts at midnight where they are. But honestly, I really don't know.

[sophisticated sissy]

That's what I was thinking myself, but also thought there may have been some other reason. TY!

[swag]

Well done, today. Lots of folks getting 10/10.

Tomorrow is a custom category - Guitar Greats. ;)

Good luck all. :)

I should be primed for this category. I saw 4 great guitarists this weekend: Bugs Henderson, Sonny Landreth, Mike Morgan, Guitar Shorty.

I wonder if any of them will be an answer...

[mightyradgumbo]

Get ready...I got some tough questions (at least I thought they were tough)...ended up with 6/10

[sophisticated sissy]

C'mon, ya'll, everyone bone up for this one. The Threadheads were #7 in Global Rankings yesterday. We averaged 832 pts. per player. The #1 team averaged 900. We can do it!

[ozzie]

Knew I'd bomb out, but figured it wouldn't be in the spirit of the game to skip it. Sorry about the rankings Sissy. :o

[ac_deadhead]

9/10 today... and a deadhead question to boot! :D

[Lester_leaps_in]

Thanks for doing this, Saturn. It's a lot of fun.

And, in my case, it's also a sure cure for hubris.

[sophisticated sissy]

Knew I'd bomb out, but figured it wouldn't be in the spirit of the game to skip it. Sorry about the rankings Sissy. :o

Ah, no worries, Ozzie.:) I suck at this game, but I think it sure is a lot of fun! Thank you, Saturn for setting it up.

[sophisticated sissy]

Missed one, so I learned something new today! That was a lot of fun.

[breambob]

It is fun to learn new stuff. That from an old dog...
And I've been doing better the last few days, pat myself on the back :)

Here's a trivia question for y'all:

Jimi Hendrix taught another left handed musician to play a Strat upside down and backwards. Name him. (And just you wait, ohio, because I know you know:) )

[Amy Winette]

Uh oh, guitar greats, I'm screwed, here we go!

[Amy Winette]

5 right, I'm actually happy with that, but it's not helping us compete with other groups (sorry guys!)

[breambob]

Jimi Hendrix taught another left handed musician to play a Strat upside down and backwards. Name him. (And just you wait, ohio, because I know you know:) )

He's a drummer, but sometimes plays a badass upsidedown lefthanded Stratocaster.

Who Knows?

[VWGal]

He's a drummer, but sometimes plays a badass upsidedown lefthanded Stratocaster.

Who Knows?

Is there a hint here?

http://www.uncommon-sound.com/Lefty-Guitarists-book.php

[ohio]

He's a drummer, but sometimes plays a badass upsidedown lefthanded Stratocaster.

Who Knows?<hint>ummmm, no, his step-dad played drums. the actual guy was a mega guitarist......

[VWGal]

I am sure this will all make sense when we see the answer, but until then, you got me. No idea. All this step stuff confuses me....:confused: :)

[ScoopJohnD]

It is fun to learn new stuff. That from an old dog...
And I've been doing better the last few days, pat myself on the back :)

Here's a trivia question for y'all:

Jimi Hendrix taught another left handed musician to play a Strat upside down and backwards. Name him. (And just you wait, ohio, because I know you know:) )

Don't know, but I don't think Hendrix played upside down and backwards. Played a right handed Strat upside down, but it was strung correctly (low strings at the top of the neck) as opposed to say Albert King and Otis Rush, where it was a right hand guitar turned upside down but strung the same (low string at the bottom of the neck i.e. backwards.)

And as a result of retaining that useless fact, another family birthday has been pushed out of my brain. :)

Now back to your regular programming.

[sophisticated sissy]

I know, I know! It's Tiny Tim!

[ohio]

If I'm onto the same guy as Bream, he's the only person to ever receive guitar instruction from Jimi...in fact Jimi gave him the stage name he was always known by from then on.

His step dad was a well respected jazz drummer in the 50's, played with the likes of Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Cannonball Adderly, and Gerry Mulligan. Then played in our mystery man's band in the 60's thru the 90's...

[ScoopJohnD]

I know, I know! It's Tiny Tim!

That's right and you've won...........A NEW CAR!!!!!

[jonnygospeltent]

Randy California from Spirit?

[jonnygospeltent]

Geez 10 guitar great questions and none were about Robbie (Neverleft).

[ScoopJohnD]

Randy California from Spirit?

That's correct I think, but the judges are disallowing the question as Randy California wasn't lefty and didn't play upside down or backwards. Everybody wins!!!



http://philbrodieband.com/muso-pic-randy-california.jpg

[breambob]

Buddy Miles, folks. When is he coming to JF???? Arrrrrghhhhh!!!!

And I suppose JH didn't do anything upside down or backwards. He played a standard strat, but left handed. That's all. Not much else there to see. Move on.

So I'll see how bad I suk tomorrow :)

[ohio]

Yeah, I've never heard that Randy played an upside down Strat. Saw him play many times over the years and when he played one it was always a regular righty model. Jimi did coach him though, when he was a teenager and playing with Jimi's 'Jimmy James & the Flames' in NYC I think. There was another Randy in the band who was from Texas, so to avoid confusion Jimi called this Randy 'Randy California', and it stuck. RIP Randy!

http://www.terrascope.co.uk/MyBackPages/Images/spiritmodelshoppromo1.gif

[ScoopJohnD]

Buddy Miles, folks. When is he coming to JF???? Arrrrrghhhhh!!!!

And I suppose JH didn't do anything upside down or backwards. He played a standard strat, but left handed. That's all. Not much else there to see. Move on.

So I'll see how bad I suk tomorrow :)

Just goofing with you B ! :) What's tomorrows topic in the game by the way. Only 7 out of 10 today but i have a beef with one of the questions. Looking forward to the next round.

And Ohio congrats on your award in the game!

Most Recent Winners of Entirely Fictitious Awards!
Dec 08 07: ohio won... A Super Lame Certificate

[ohio]

Just goofing with you B ! :) What's tomorrows topic in the game by the way. Only 7 out of 10 today but i have a beef with one of the questions. Looking forward to the next round.

And Ohio congrats on your award in the game!

Most Recent Winners of Entirely Fictitious Awards!
Dec 08 07: ohio won... A Super Lame Certificate
woo hoo

[ohio]

Buddy Miles, folks. When is he coming to JF???? Arrrrrghhhhh!!!!

And I suppose JH didn't do anything upside down or backwards. He played a standard strat, but left handed. That's all. Not much else there to see. Move on.

So I'll see how bad I suk tomorrow :)
Mac, remind me off-line & I'll tell ya a tale about Buddy and an L.A. buddy o' mine.

[sophisticated sissy]

The curtain! The curtain! No, the box! I'll take the box!

I thought it was Buddy Miles, but wasn't absolutely sure. I was gonna guess Sterling Billingsley just for fun, though! :)

I thought the other Randy was from West Virginia?

[Amy Winette]

The trivia you guys come up with is *way* too hard, I'm glad you're not writing the official questions! :)

[ScoopJohnD]

The curtain! The curtain! No, the box! I'll take the box!

http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/d/db/200px-Let's_Make_A_Deal.gif

[sophisticated sissy]

Maybe they should have a trivia category for Canadian game show hosts.
I mean ,er... what is the category for Canadian game show hosts for two thousand, Alex?