Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 5 updates in 1 topic

Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Dec 18 01:53PM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:vqmdnTR3ar4UHIXBnZ2dnUU7-
> the dreaded "Whammies" for 45 minutes, earning $110,237 US on
> a show that rarely saw winners exceed $10,000. CBS had to cut
> his episode into two parts to air it.
 
"Press Your Luck"
 
> of memorization rather than chance. He went on the show in 2008
> and "guessed" $23,743 US in the final round -- the exact price,
> netting him both his and his opponent's potential grand prize.
 
"The Price Is Right"

> won on "Jeopardy!", with his winning streak netting him over
> $2,500,000 US. Within 2, *how many games* did he win in
> that streak?
 
74
 
> on Broadway in 2006 and then on London's West End in 2008.
> David Mirvish was an early fan and became a financial backer
> of this show (that featured a show-within-a-show).
 
"The Drowsy Chaperone"

> * "The Office"
 
> 14. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/off/14.jpg
 
> What is *this character's full name*?
 
Dwight Schrute
 
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Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Dec 18 02:21PM

On Mon, 17 Dec 2018 23:11:37 -0600, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> dreaded "Whammies" for 45 minutes, earning $110,237 US on a show that
> rarely saw winners exceed $10,000. CBS had to cut his episode into
> two parts to air it.
 
Press Your Luck
 
> memorization rather than chance. He went on the show in 2008 and
> "guessed" $23,743 US in the final round -- the exact price, netting
> him both his and his opponent's potential grand prize.
 
The Price Is Right
 
> 6. Ken Jennings is the all-time leader in consecutive games
> won on "Jeopardy!", with his winning streak netting him over
> $2,500,000 US. Within 2, *how many games* did he win in that streak?
 
64
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Dec 18 02:46PM


> ** Final, Round 3 - Entertainment
 
> * "Mission: Impossible" Settings
 
> 1. Moscow, Dubai, Mumbai. *Which movie?*
 
Ghost Protocol
 
> 2. Prague, Langley (Virginia), London. *Which movie?*
 
Rogue Nation; I
 
> 3. Berlin, Vatican City, Shanghai. *Which movie?*
 
III
 
> the dreaded "Whammies" for 45 minutes, earning $110,237 US on
> a show that rarely saw winners exceed $10,000. CBS had to cut
> his episode into two parts to air it.
 
Press Your Luck
 
> won on "Jeopardy!", with his winning streak netting him over
> $2,500,000 US. Within 2, *how many games* did he win in
> that streak?
 
74
 
> * Video Game Screenshots
 
> 7. *What game?* http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/vid/7.jpg
 
Assassin's Creed: Venice
 
 
> 15. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/off/15.jpg
 
> These three characters all worked in *which department at
> Dunder Mifflin*?
 
finance; marketing
 
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_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Dec 18 11:09PM +0100

> 7. *What game?* http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/vid/7.jpg
 
World of Warcraft
 
> 8. *What game?* http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/vid/8.jpg
 
Grand Theft Auto
 
> 9. *What game?* http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/vid/9.jpg
 
Minecraft
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Dec 18 05:33PM -0800

On Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at 3:11:42 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:

> won on "Jeopardy!", with his winning streak netting him over
> $2,500,000 US. Within 2, *how many games* did he win in
> that streak?
 
76

 
> This one's pretty simple: we'll give you a screenshot from a
> popular modern video game, and you tell us what game it is.
 
> 7. *What game?* http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/vid/7.jpg
 
Assassin's Cred, World of Warcraft
 
> 8. *What game?* http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/vid/8.jpg
> 9. *What game?* http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/vid/9.jpg
 
Fortnite
 

 
> 13. The American version of "The Office" takes place in Scranton,
> Pennsylvania. In *what large town in Berkshire* is the original
> British series set?
 
Slough
 
> 14. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/off/14.jpg
 
> What is *this character's full name*?
 
Dwight Shrute
 
> 15. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/off/15.jpg
 
> These three characters all worked in *which department at
> Dunder Mifflin*?
 
Finance
 
cheers,
calvin
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