Are we having a ball yet?

Bubblegum Factory club host Tiffy McMahon.

What do you think of the automated side of trivia? Or maybe I should start by asking, do you think of the automated side of trivia? Sometimes I go to listed events and find that the game is trivia ball-powered, and though it took me a while to figure out how I felt about that, I've recently realized that my reaction is overwhelmingly neutral. If I had tried to imagine overwhelming neutrality prior to that realization, I probably would have been stumped. But it is true. Trivia balls are like the frozen dinners of the trivia circuit. They're good to have on hand when you're in a pinch, and you always know what you're getting, but they're nothing like the real thing.

I've mostly taken trivia balls and their like for granted, and at many events with live hosts, that's exactly what you're supposed to do: the random trivia machine at Sharon's Diner runs in the background while the "real" trivia is delivered by a host. Honey Potez once combined a trivia orb with her live game during her stint at Club Shiraz for a humorous effect after being called a trivia bot at her previous event.

Because these respectable hosts use them as finger food but not the main course, I sometimes need to readjust my thinking when I walk into a new venue where they constitute part and parcel of the advertised trivia. They're what clubs often have when they're more interested in casual trivia play than in something innovative and competitive. And it's hard to argue that there's anything wrong with that. They're a completely unpretentious means of tickling the brain for lindens.

Moreover, I would take automated trivia over a poorly hosted event any day. If, for instance, someone ran a trivia ball with L$100 per question in the 7:00pm slot, you know where everyone would be... and where they wouldn't be. Clubs that use trivia machines, however, aren't all the same in a lot of other respects. Some places have a more involved or more competitive group of regulars than others, and it's much more enjoyable to go to one of those than to be the only person answering, having your own little conversation with the machine, which may be economically profitable, but it's otherwise not very interesting and would make a lot of people feel self-conscious.

Bubblegum Factory DJ Dusk Griswold.

There seem to be ways to make automated trivia more appealing, though. While I haven't been to Envy's Pub in a long time, I remember the Saturday noon trivia being as good as automated trivia gets, for three main reasons: the question frequency, the audience, and the fact that the questions were changed regularly. The questions were only L$7 each, but the machine's timing was rapid enough to get through sixty questions in an event, making the possible winnings comparable to those in many other games. More importantly, the pub consistently attracted people who were there for the trivia. Between the group's focus on the questions and the quick pace, it was some of the most concentrated paid trivia I've experienced, with the Zoo Bar's occasional Gogomodo contests the only other games comparable.

More common are automated games like the one Honey and I went to at the Bubblegum Factory on Wednesday. There were thirty questions for L$10 each and a somewhat participatory group. It was better than most machine-driven events I've attended in that a variety of people were answering, and people weren't afraid to guess when they weren't sure of the answer. I asked if they ever had trivia with a live host there, and it actually sparked a small discussion:

[16:42] Staffmember: the host or dj used to do it but trivia ball is much easier

[16:42] Player 1: you cant argue with the trivia ball ;)

[16:42] Staffmember: lol exactly

[16:42] Player 2: gigglesss

[16:43] Player 1: and you have to spell right - thats why i like it

[16:43] Staffmember: yeah unless the person putting in the questions spell it wrong

[16:43] Staffmember: which has happened but we will pay the person if that happens

These are all good points. And they all factor into why I used the frozen dinner analogy at the beginning of this piece: It works fine, occasionally it can use a little manual adjustment, the portions are precise, and it's much easier. But it's not the same as the real thing. It might sound harsh to refer to live trivia as "real" and automated trivia as therefore not real, but I mean it much like the food analogy: in a literal sense, the edible stuff in a frozen dinner is real food, but in comparison, a meal that you or a family member prepared or that you smelled cooking while you waited for it in a restaurant will always feel more real. There's no substitute for a host you can interact with, who writes questions with his or her audience in mind. There's more room for innovative and alternative formats, including multiple-winner styles and methods for alleviating fastest-typist bias. Repeated topics are common in any kind of trivia, but automated trivia will give you the same questions over and over if you don't take care to change them occasionally.

Automated trivia is also seldom informative and sometimes out-of-date. I prefer trivia questions that were written with their informational context in mind over random facts floating around in textspace unattached to additional meaning. Trivia machines cannot give follow-up information or provide nuance or explanation to the questions unless it's programmed into them, and I haven't yet seen one that did that. Although there are certainly trivia hosts who are unable to do any of these things either, simply being present in the game makes it possible to try.

What are your thoughts on automated trivia machines? Like 'em? Hate 'em? Never really thought about them? Do you regularly attend machine-run events or do you enjoy live hosts exclusively?

The trivia ball.

Event specs:

=> Location: Bubblegum Factory, http://slurl.com/secondlife/Lion/128/53/25

=> Times/days: Check event listings

=> Host: Club host when I went was Tiffy McMahon. The trivia "host" was the trivia ball.

=> Payouts: Thirty questions, L$10 each.

Typos of the Week, December 28 to January 3

Lacey Lukas, hosting at Sharon's Diner, Wednesday, January 6

Today for your typo-perving pleasure, I bring you an extra-special treat: a recap of some of the questions that were asked in trivia during the week of Monday, December 28, through Sunday, January 3. To make it a little easier on you, all of the questions are multiple choice. To make it harder, all of the answers are illegible. You can check your results from the list of questions and proper answers below the exam. Keep your eyes on your own papers, make sure your pencils are sharpened, and good luck!

#1:

[2009/12/30 8:25] Lotus Ceriano: WHAT IS SCOOBY-DOO’S FAVOURITE TREAT?

A. [2010/01/01 13:34] pinkjeans Acker: marmaledae

B. [2010/01/02 12:10] Olmstead Fanshaw: prair oysertfe]

C. [2010/01/01 13:14] Olmstead Fanshaw: blowdfisxhyu

D. [2009/12/30 8:25] Rach Borkotron: scoobbt lanc

#2:

[2009/12/30 8:44] Nelly Swindlehurst: WHAT GAME'S PLAYED ONA TABLETOP 2.74 METERS LONG, 1.525 METERS WIDE AND 76 CENTIMETERS ABOVE THE FLOOR?

A. [2009/12/28 19:06] RandomGS Trefoil: \Boommood

B. [2009/12/30 19:01] Hilda Static: hang the kid out ht e iowndow

C. [2009/12/30 8:44] Lette Ponnier: pinppong

D. [2009/12/30 8:09] Becki Verne: scrtabbel

#3:

[2009/12/28 19:18] Billy2Times Krams: WHAT 20 YEARD OLD COUNTRY MUSIC INGENUE HAD THE BEST SELLING ALBUM OF 2009?

A. [2010/01/02 10:58] Marlene Duranjaya: cruiesse

B. [2009/12/30 19:47] Hilda Static: dixie chcohls

C. [2009/12/28 13:48] Sinnamon Sands: troy mclculr

D. [2009/12/28 19:18] Rain Ninetails: tasylor

#4:

[2009/12/28 19:22] Billy2Times Krams: . PRESIDENT OBAMA GOT INTO TROUBLE WITH THE GROUP PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS AFTER HE WAS CAUGHT ON TAPE DOING WHAT?

A. [2009/12/28 14:53] Circe Falta: apositism

B. [2009/12/28 13:27] Trebor Shelman: codisuion''

C. [2010/01/02 12:41] Olmstead Fanshaw: eempyt losa

D. [2009/12/28 19:22] Jadie Wellesley: hititting a fly

#5:

[2010/01/02 21:28] Lette Ponnier: What animated 1995 Disney film is set in Virginia but premiered in Manhattan, on the Great Lawn of Central Park?

A. [2010/01/02 10:36] Lou Netizen: dbouble indimtity

B. [2010/01/02 22:21] Lotus Ceriano: holy graoikl

C. [2010/01/02 21:28] Lothor Vlodovic: pocoha=ntas

D. [2009/12/28 19:27] Rach Borkotron: renencge of the fallen

#6:

[2009/12/28 14:26] Jewels Carminucci: During the 1200s, the Mongols came to power under the leadership of Temujin, who united many of the northeastern nomadic tribes. By 1234, the Mongols had captured almost all of western and northern in China. In 1271, one of Temujin's grandsons moved his capital from Mongolia to Beijing and proclaimed the Yuan Empire. Name this grandson, who also conquered the rest of China.

A: [2009/12/30 8:38] Lette Ponnier: philharmen

B: [2009/12/28 14:27] Olmstead Fanshaw: kubla kana

C: [2010/01/02 10:06] Cully Andel: lawrwnd

D: [2009/12/28 18:54] Olmstead Fanshaw: swayw

#7:

[2010/01/02 20:59] Lette Ponnier: What word refers to the fraudulent appropriation of money that's been entrusted to one's care?

A. [2010/01/02 12:46] Olmstead Fanshaw: chiaroxcuro]\

B. [2010/01/02 20:59] Browman Griffith: embeezzel

C. [2009/12/28 19:16] JoshuaStephen Schism: puig gflue

D. [2009/12/30 19:08] Sal Zulaman: federal emregey mnanagemetnsustesjm

#8:

[2009/12/30 18:49] Billy2Times Krams: IN JULY OF 2007, THE FINAL BOOK IN THE HARRY POTTER SERIES BROKE RECORDS WITH 11 MILLION COPIES SOLD IN THE FIRST 24 HOURS AFTER RELEASE. WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THIS BOOK?

A. [2009/12/30 7:14] Alanna Robbiani: brave new rworls

B. [2010/01/02 10:54] Lou Netizen: count of mtnee crhiso

C. [2009/12/30 18:49] Lou Netizen: dethtly hallwos

D. [2009/12/28 14:55] Olmstead Fanshaw: slent springbv

#9:

[2009/12/28 18:40] Billy2Times Krams: FOR 3 TV SEASONS, DAVID CARRADINE PORTRYED KWAI CHANG CAINE ON KUNG FU. YOU PROBABLY REMEMBER HIM BETTER BY WHAT NICKNAME GIVEN TO DURING HIS TRAINING AS A SHAOLIN MONK?

A. [2009/12/30 8:11] Mako Kungfu: aggaracvation

B. [2009/12/28 18:40] Olmstead Fanshaw: grfasshoopper]

C. [2010/01/02 12:50] Fiz Laval: messersmdth

D. [2010/01/02 12:16] Mannix Delvalle: st augstin of hippo

#10:

[2009/12/28 19:33] Billy2Times Krams: . THE GOVERNMENT’S CASH FOR CLUNKERS PROGRAM ENDED, WITH MORE THAN 700,000 VEHICLES SOLD UNDER THE PROGRAM. WHICH VEHICLE WAS THE MOST TRADED-IN?

A. [2009/12/28 19:34] FlutterBye Skytower: exploere

B. [2009/12/31 22:02] Juke Badger: licmiln'

C. [2010/01/01 13:37] Olmstead Fanshaw: merfcyry\

D. [2009/12/28 14:55] Trebor Shelman: sst'

#11:

[2010/01/02 10:27] Thornton Writer: What beverage made with grenadine, ginger ale and a cherry is named for an underage movie star?

A. [2009/12/28 18:26] Hilda Static: bea etur

B. [2009/12/28 18:43] Mars Rubanis: hiughes]\

C. [2009/12/28 18:50] Olmstead Fanshaw: les pasu;l

D. [2010/01/02 10:27] Cully Andel: shutler letmtepy

#12:

[2010/01/01 13:21] Lotus Ceriano: FOOTBALL: WHO WERE THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE WINNERS IN 2009?

A. [2010/01/01 13:21] YukiNoHana Guardian: barça!!!

B. [2010/01/02 10:04] Jazzamatazz Baddingham: greedc

C. [2010/01/01 14:00] AnaMaria Quintessa: irdldan

D. [2010/01/02 10:49] Leyna Brandenburg: kuahlamapour

Aria Sparta at Sharon's Diner.

All done! Let's see how you did!

.#1: What is Scooby-Doo's favourite treat?

The answer is D. scoobbt lanc. Good job, Rach!

[2010/01/01 13:33] Mako Kungfu: Q: Dundee, Scotland is said to have been founded on "Jute, Jam and Journalism" -- the jam is a reference to which particular type of preserve, usually made from citrus fruits?

[2010/01/01 13:34] pinkjeans Acker: marmaledae

[2010/01/01 13:34] Mako Kungfu: A: MARMALADE. The origins of marmalade go back to the Greeks and Romans, who made the first variants uses quinces and honey. Indeed, the root of the word marmalade is marmelo (quince) -- marmelada was described originally as "quince cheese".

[2010/01/02 12:10] Lou Netizen: What hangover "cure" involves drinking Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, hot sauce, and raw egg?

[2010/01/02 12:10] Olmstead Fanshaw: prair oysertfe]

[2010/01/02 12:11] Lou Netizen: A prairie oyster. Although recipes vary—some include clam "juice" and/or tomato—the drink has been widely known since at least the 1920s: you crack the egg into a glass without breaking the yolk and kind of gulp the whole thing down. The heartburn and salmonella make you forget all about the hangover!

[2010/01/01 13:13] Lotus Ceriano: 9: WHAT IS THE POTENTIALLY LETHAL JAPANESE DISH FUGU PREPARED FROM?

[2010/01/01 13:14] Olmstead Fanshaw: blowdfisxhyu

[2010/01/01 13:14] Lotus Ceriano: A: PUFFERFISH. IF INCORRECTLY PREPARED IT CONTAINS LETHAL DOSES OF TETRODOTOXIN

[2009/12/30 8:25] Lotus Ceriano: 11: WHAT IS SCOOBY-DOO’S FAVOURITE TREAT?

[2009/12/30 8:25] Jewels Carminucci: scooby sanx

[2009/12/30 8:25] Devin Colinsgrove: Scooby snakckxz

[2009/12/30 8:25] Rach Borkotron: scoobbt lanc

[2009/12/30 8:25] Lotus Ceriano: A: A SCOOBY SNACK.

.#2: What game's played on a tabletop 2.74 meters long, 1.525 meters wide and 76 centimeters above the floor?

The answer is C. pinppong. One point for the blogger. Woot! Sorry, Hilda, but Hang the Kid out ht e Iowndow just isn't my game.

[2009/12/28 19:06] Billy2Times Krams: 1. WHAT ONOMATOPOETIC HIT BY THE BLACK EYED PEAS WAS BILLBOARD MAGAZINE’S SINGLE OF THE YEAR?

[2009/12/28 19:06] RandomGS Trefoil: \Boommood

[2009/12/28 19:06] Billy2Times Krams: BOOM BOOM POW IS RIGHT

[2009/12/30 19:01] Billy2Times Krams: 8. WHAT CONROVERSIAL ACT DID MICHAEL JACKSON DO AT A BERLIN HOTEL IN NOVEMBER OF 2002?

[2009/12/30 19:01] Hilda Static: hang the kid out ht e iowndow

[2009/12/30 19:01] Billy2Times Krams: DANGLED NEWBORN SON PRINCE MICHAEL JACKSON II AKA BLANKET FROM A BALCONY

[2009/12/30 8:44] Nelly Swindlehurst: WHAT GAME'S PLAYED ONA TABLETOP 2.74 METERS LONG, 1.525 METERS WIDE AND 76 CENTIMETERS ABOVE THE FLOOR?

[2009/12/30 8:44] Lette Ponnier: pinppong

[2009/12/30 8:44] Nelly Swindlehurst: ANSWER: TABLE TENNIS

[2009/12/30 8:09] Nelly Swindlehurst: 1. SCORE POINTS BY FORMING WORDS FROM INDIVIDUAL LETTERED TILES ON A GAME BOARD

[2009/12/30 8:09] Becki Verne: scrtabbel.

.#3: What 20 year old country ingenue had the best selling record of 2009?

The correct answer is D. tasylor. Nicely done, Rain, for knowing that Troy Mclculr is fictional, the Dixie Chcohls are more than one person, and Cruiesse is only a 20-year-old ingenue in his insane little mind.

[2010/01/02 10:58] Thornton Writer: Q19) In 2005 on the "Today" show, what actor told Matt Lauer, "You don't know the history of psychiatry. I do"?

[2010/01/02 10:58] Jazzamatazz Baddingham: cursis

[2010/01/02 10:58] Lou Netizen: tom ruie

[2010/01/02 10:58] Marlene Duranjaya: cruiesse

[2010/01/02 10:58] Thornton Writer: ANSWER: TOM CRUISE

[2009/12/30 19:47] Billy2Times Krams: 15. IN 2003, WHAT COUNTRY MUSIC GROUP GOT IN HOT WATER FOR SAYING AT A LONDON CONCERT THAT THEY WERE ASHAMED THAT PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH WAS FROM THEIR HOME STATE OF TEXAS?

[2009/12/30 19:47] Hilda Static: dixie chcohls

[2009/12/30 19:47] Billy2Times Krams: THE DIXIE CHICKS

[2009/12/28 13:48] AnaMaria Quintessa: Q24. WHICH ACTOR MIGHT YOU REMEMBER FROM SUCH FILMS AS “THE PRESIDENT’S NECK IS MISSING!” AND “THE GREATEST STORY EVER HULAED” ?

[2009/12/28 13:48] Sinnamon Sands: troy mclculr

[2009/12/28 13:48] AnaMaria Quintessa: THE ANSWER IS TROY McCLURE

[2009/12/28 19:18] Billy2Times Krams: WHAT 20 YEARD OLD COUNTRY MUSIC INGENUE HAD THE BEST SELLING ALBUM OF 2009?

[2009/12/28 19:18] Rain Ninetails: tasylor

[2009/12/28 19:18] Billy2Times Krams: TAYLOR SWIFT IS CORRECT.

.#4: President Obama got into trouble with the group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals after he was caught on tape doing what?

Way to go, Jadie, the correct answer is D. hititting a fly.

[2009/12/28 14:51] Jewels Carminucci: QUESTION 13B: Poison dart frogs are characterized by their brilliant colors and complex patterns. These frogs excrete toxins through their skin as a means of protection, with their coloration being used to warn potential predators off. This is an example of what antipredator adaptation?

[2009/12/28 14:53] Circe Falta: apositism

ANSWER 13B: Aposematism.

[2009/12/28 13:27] AnaMaria Quintessa: Q18. IN 1989 CHEMISTS MARTIN FLEISCHMANN & STANLEY PONS CONTRAVERSIALLY CLAIMED TO HAVE OBSERVED WHAT PROCESS OCCURING AT ROOM TEMPERATURE?

[2009/12/28 13:27] Stuffy Aristocrat: cold fusioihj

[2009/12/28 13:27] Trebor Shelman: codisuion''

[2009/12/28 13:27] AnaMaria Quintessa: THE ANSWER IS NUCLEAR FUSION

[2010/01/02 12:40] Lou Netizen: Grateful Dead fans are called "deadheads," but what is a truck driver doing if he's "deadheading?"

[2010/01/02 12:41] Olmstead Fanshaw: eempyt losa

[2010/01/02 12:41] Lou Netizen: Driving empty.

[2009/12/28 19:22] Billy2Times Krams: . PRESIDENT OBAMA GOT INTO TROUBLE WITH THE GROUP PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS AFTER HE WAS CAUGHT ON TAPE DOING WHAT?

[2009/12/28 19:22] Jadie Wellesley: hititting a fly

[2009/12/28 19:23] Billy2Times Krams: SWATTING A FLY.

.#5: What animated 1995 Disney film is set in Virginia but premiered in Manhattan, on the Great Lawn of Central Park?

Good one, Lothor. It is indeed C. Pocoha=ntas. They're picky about their lawn films in New York. Random punctuation in the titles is essential.

[2010/01/02 10:36] Thornton Writer: Q11) In a 1944 classic movie, Barbara Stanwyck takes out what type of insurance on her husband which is also the movie's title?

[2010/01/02 10:36] Lou Netizen: dbouble indimtity

[2010/01/02 10:37] Thornton Writer: ANSWER: DOUBLE INDEMNITY

[2010/01/02 22:21] Lette Ponnier: What is the traditional two-word name for the chalice used by Jesus during the Last Supper?

[2010/01/02 22:21] Lotus Ceriano: holy graoikl

[2010/01/02 22:21] Lette Ponnier: HOLY GRAIL IT IS

[2010/01/02 21:28] Lette Ponnier: What animated 1995 Disney film is set in Virginia but premiered in Manhattan, on the Great Lawn of Central Park?

[2010/01/02 21:28] Lothor Vlodovic: pocoha=ntas

[2010/01/02 21:28] Lette Ponnier: POCAHONTAS IS RIGHT!

[2009/12/28 19:27] Billy2Times Krams: WHAT TRANSFORMERS SEQUEL WAS THE TOP FILM OF 2009?

[2009/12/28 19:27] Rach Borkotron: renencge of the fallen

[2009/12/28 19:27] Billy2Times Krams: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN IS RIGHT.

.#6: Name the grandson who conquered China.

There's a reason I dig Olmstead: B. kubla kana is the correct answer. Though I'm looking forward to the release of Patrick Swayw and Philharmen Conquer the Martians. Based on the DH Lawrwnd book, of course.

[2009/12/28 14:26] Jewels Carminucci: QUESTION 5A: During the 1200s, the Mongols came to power under the leadership of Temujin, who united many of the northeastern nomadic tribes. By 1234, the Mongols had captured almost all of western and northern in China. In 1271, one of Temujin's grandsons moved his capital from Mongolia to Beijing and proclaimed the Yuan Empire. Name this grandson, who also conquered the rest of China.

[2009/12/28 14:27] Olmstead Fanshaw: kubla kana

[2009/12/28 14:27] Jewels Carminucci: ANSWER 5A: Kublai Khan.

[2009/12/30 8:38] Nelly Swindlehurst: WHAT LATE ACTOR WAS THE VOICE OF TROY MCCLURE?

[2009/12/30 8:38] Lette Ponnier: philharmen

[2009/12/30 8:39] Nelly Swindlehurst: ANSWER: PHIL HARTMEN

[2010/01/02 10:06] Thornton Writer: Q2) What author may have coined the term daggeroso, meaning "inclined to use a dagger"; in his novel "Sons and Lovers"?

[2010/01/02 10:06] Cully Andel: lawrwnd

[2010/01/02 10:07] Thornton Writer: ANSWER: D.H. LAWRENCE

[2009/12/28 18:54] Billy2Times Krams: 10. WHAT ACTOR, VOTED PEOPLE MAGAZINE’S SEXIEST MAN ALIVE IN 1991, DIED OF PANCREATIC CANCER ON SEPTEMBER 14TH?

[2009/12/28 18:54] Olmstead Fanshaw: swayw

[2009/12/28 18:54] Billy2Times Krams: PATRIC SWAYZEW IS CORRECT.

.#7: What word refers to the fraudulent appropriation of money that's been entrusted to one's care?

I know this is a tough one, but Browman has it with B. embeezzel. Partial credit if you guessed federal emregey mnanagemetnsustesjm.

[2010/01/02 12:45] Lou Netizen: What is the Italian term describes the lighting used in these images?

[2010/01/02 12:46] Olmstead Fanshaw: chiaroxcuro]\

[2010/01/02 12:46] Lou Netizen: Chiaroscuro.

[2010/01/02 20:59] Lette Ponnier: What word refers to the fraudulent appropriation of money that's been entrusted to one's care?

[2010/01/02 20:59] Browman Griffith: embeezzel

[2010/01/02 20:59] Lette Ponnier: EMBEZZLEMENT IS CORRECT

[2009/12/28 19:15] Billy2Times Krams: 6. IN JUNE, WHAT CONDITION WAS DEEMED A GLOBAL PANDEMIC BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION?

[2009/12/28 19:16] JoshuaStephen Schism: puig gflue

[2009/12/28 19:16] Billy2Times Krams: H1N1 OR SWINE FLU IS CORRECT

[2009/12/30 19:08] Billy2Times Krams: 10. IN 2000, FEMA CAME UNDER ATTACK FOR IT’S HANDLING OF THE HURRICANE KATRINA DISASTER. WHAT DOES THE ACROYNM FEMA STAND FOR?

[2009/12/30 19:08] EppieBlack Wheatcliffe: Federal emergencx y agency

[2009/12/30 19:08] Sal Zulaman: federal emregey mnanagemetnsustesjm

[2009/12/30 19:09] Billy2Times Krams: FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMNET AGENCY.

.#8: In July of 2007, the final book in the Harry Potter series broke records with 11 million copies sold in the first 24 hours after release. What was the name of this book?

The answer is Harry Potter and the C. dethtly hallwos. Right on, Lou. Harry Potter and the Slent Springbv, in which Harry is corrupted by He Who Must Not Be Named into spraying the moors around Hogwarts with DDT, is still undergoing major revision.

[2009/12/30 7:14] Lotus Ceriano: 1: WHICH NOVEL WAS SET IN THE YEAR 632 AFTER FORD?

[2009/12/30 7:14] Alanna Robbiani: brave new rworls

[2009/12/30 7:15] Lotus Ceriano: A: BRAVE NEW WORLD BY ALDOUS HUXLEY

[2010/01/02 10:53] Thornton Writer: Q18) What Dumas hero is incarcerated for allegedly carrying letters from Elba to Paris?

[2010/01/02 10:54] Lou Netizen: count of mtnee crhiso

[2010/01/02 10:54] Thornton Writer: ANSWER: THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO

[2009/12/30 18:49] Billy2Times Krams: 5. IN JULY OF 2007, THE FINAL BOOK IN THE HARRY POTTER SERIES BROKE RECORDS WITH 11 MILLION COPIES SOLD IN THE FIRST 24 HOURS AFTER RELEASE. WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THIS BOOK?

[2009/12/30 18:49] Lou Netizen: dethtly hallwos

[2009/12/30 18:50] Billy2Times Krams: HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS

[2009/12/28 14:55] Jewels Carminucci: QUESTION 14B: This book documented the environmental impacts of the indiscriminate spraying of the above chemical. The author, Rachel Carson, provided scientific evidence that it was harmful to wildlife - for example, it thinned the eggshells of bald eagles and resulted in drastic decline of the bald eagle population. Her book raised a public outcry about the liberal usage of the above chemical that eventually led to its banning. Name the title of this book.

[2009/12/28 14:55] Olmstead Fanshaw: slent springbv

ANSWER 14B: Silent Spring.

.#9: For three TV seasons, David Carradine portrayed Kwai Chang Caine on Kung Fu. You probably remember him better by what nickname given to him during his training as a Shaolin Monk?

You are truly a promising student, Olmstead. The answer is B. grfasshoopper].

[2009/12/30 8:11] Nelly Swindlehurst: 3. GET YOUR PIECES IN THE CORNER OPPOSITE THEIR STARTING POSITION OF A PITTED HEXAGRAM

[2009/12/30 8:11] Mako Kungfu: aggaracvation

[2009/12/28 18:40] Billy2Times Krams: 7. FOR 3 TV SEASONS, DAVID CARRADINE PORTRYED KWAI CHANG CAINE ON KUNG FU. YOU PROBABLY REMEMBER HIM BETTER BY WHAT NICKNAME GIVEN TO DURING HIS TRAINING AS A SHAOLIN MONK?

[2009/12/28 18:40] Olmstead Fanshaw: grfasshoopper]

[2009/12/28 18:41] Billy2Times Krams: GRASSHOPPER IS RIGHT

[2010/01/02 12:49] Lou Netizen: The first jet aircraft to see action in a war was the German Me 262. Who designed it?

[2010/01/02 12:50] Skulking Southpaw: messerschmjided

[2010/01/02 12:50] Fiz Laval: messersmdth

[2010/01/02 12:50] Lou Netizen: Willy Messerschmitt.

[2010/01/02 12:16] Lou Netizen: WHAT SAINT FORMULATED CATHOLICISM'S NOTIONS ON ORIGINAL SIN?

[2010/01/02 12:16] Mannix Delvalle: st augstin of hippo

[2010/01/02 12:16] Lou Netizen: Augustine of Hippo.

.#10: The government's Cash for Clunkers program ended with more than 700,000 vehicles sold under the program. Which vehicle was the most traded-in?

The answer is A. exploere. It looks like Trebor's answer lagged. SST' was in the Harry Potter question.

[2009/12/28 19:33] Billy2Times Krams: . THE GOVERNMENT’S CASH FOR CLUNKERS PROGRAM ENDED, WITH MORE THAN 700,000 VEHICLES SOLD UNDER THE PROGRAM. WHICH VEHICLE WAS THE MOST TRADED-IN?

[2009/12/28 19:34] FlutterBye Skytower: exploere

[2009/12/28 19:34] Billy2Times Krams: FORD EXPLORER

[2009/12/31 22:02] Thornton Writer: Q1) Last February 12 was the 200th birthday of what American 16th President?

[2009/12/31 22:02] Juke Badger: licmiln'

[2009/12/31 22:02] Thornton Writer: ANSWER: ABRAHAM LINCOLN

[2010/01/01 13:37] Lotus Ceriano: 12: WHO WAS THE ROMAN MESSENGER OF THE GODS?

[2010/01/01 13:37] Olmstead Fanshaw: merfcyry\

[2010/01/01 13:37] Lotus Ceriano: A: MERCURY

[2009/12/28 14:55] Jewels Carminucci: QUESTION 14A: Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane is one of the most well-known pesticides. First synthesized in 1874, it was used with great effect to kill malaria-carrying mosquitoes and typhus-transmitting lice in both civilians and troops. Its production as an agricultural insecticide rapidly increased after WWII. This chemical is more commonly referred to by an acronym - what is the acronym?

[2009/12/28 14:55] Trebor Shelman: sst'

[2009/12/28 14:56] Jewels Carminucci: ANSWER 14A: DDT.

.#11: What beverage made with grenadine, ginger ale and a cherry is named for an underage movie star?

And we know the clear-headed Cully is choosing the D. shutler letmtepy over the booze today. Well done!

[2009/12/28 18:26] Billy2Times Krams: 4. AND THEN THERE’S THIS “COMPROMISIN’, ENTERPRISIN’, ANYTHING BUT TRANQUILIZING, RIGHT ON” ACTRESS WHO DIED OF CANCER ON APRIL 25TH

[2009/12/28 18:26] Hilda Static: bea etur

[2009/12/28 18:26] Mars Rubanis: bea artheutr

[2009/12/28 18:26] Billy2Times Krams: SOME ONE REMMBERS HE THEE FROMMAUD

[2009/12/28 18:43] Billy2Times Krams: 8. TEEN AGNST IN THE 1980'S WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN THE SAME WITHOUT WHAT WRITER/DIRECTOR WHO DIED OF CARDIAC ARREST ON AUGUST 6TH?

[2009/12/28 18:43] Mars Rubanis: hiughes]\

[2009/12/28 18:43] Billy2Times Krams: JOHN HUGHES IS CORRECT

[2009/12/28 18:50] Billy2Times Krams: 9. WHAT DEVELOPER OF THE SOLID BODY ELECTRIC GIUTAR AND INNOVATOR OF OVERDUBBING AND DELAY EFFECTS DIED OF COMPLICATIONS FROM PNEUMONIA ON AUGUST 12TH?

[2009/12/28 18:50] Olmstead Fanshaw: les pasu;l

[2009/12/28 18:50] Billy2Times Krams: LES PAUL IS RIGHT

[2010/01/02 10:27] Thornton Writer: Q8) What beverage made with grenadine, ginger ale and a cherry is named for an underage movie star?

[2010/01/02 10:27] Juke Badger: shirt temple

[2010/01/02 10:27] Cully Andel: shutler letmtepy

[2010/01/02 10:27] Thornton Writer: ANSWER: SHIRLEY TEMPLE.

.#12: Football: Who were the European Champions League winners in 2009?

Yes, Yuki, you're right, it's A. barça!!! And we're all just as excited that they beat out the quintessentially European team from Kuahlamapour at the last minute.

[2010/01/01 13:21] Lotus Ceriano: 10: FOOTBALL: WHO WERE THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE WINNERS IN 2009?

[2010/01/01 13:21] YukiNoHana Guardian: barça!!!

[2010/01/01 13:21] AnaMaria Quintessa: baracaleona

[2010/01/01 13:22] Lotus Ceriano: A: FC BARCELONA

[2010/01/02 10:04] Thornton Writer: Q1) What country's national airline is called "Olympic Airlines"?

[2010/01/02 10:04] Jazzamatazz Baddingham: greedc

[2010/01/02 10:04] Thornton Writer: ANSWER: GREECE

[2010/01/01 14:00] Lotus Ceriano: CHALLENGE: WHICH COUNTRY’S POLICE FORCE IS THE GARDAI?

[2010/01/01 14:00] AnaMaria Quintessa: irdldan

[2010/01/01 14:00] Juke Badger: trelands

[2010/01/01 14:01] Lotus Ceriano: A: IRELAND

[2010/01/02 10:48] Thornton Writer: Q16) What is the capital of Malaysia?

[2010/01/02 10:48] Starpunk Cyberstar: kaula mluimpur

[2010/01/02 10:49] Leyna Brandenburg: kuahlamapour

[2010/01/02 10:49] Thornton Writer: ANSWER: KUALA LUMPUR.

Franklin Saintlouis at Sharon's Diner.

Pics were taken at Sharon's Diner. Trivia is held here most weekdays, 9:00 to 11:00am SLT.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Doldari/104/119/67

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Event naming contest, L$500 prize

In case you haven't yet heard, Honey Potez and Rach Borkotron will be holding a regular trivia event at MonoChrome on Thursdays from 6 to 8pm. The one thing they still need is a name for their event. They're holding a contest to help them brainstorm names, with a L$500 prize to the person whose suggestion they accept. To enter, simply contact one of them in-world with your idea for the event.

Don't know them or their event at all? Here's your Fun & Brains guide to preparing your submission:

Honey: Honey Potez rezzed under the sign of Scorpio and spent her early months at the now-legendary Trivia Monkeys hangout before finding long-term employment as a club hostess, trivia MC, and manager of one of the longest-running trivia venues in SL. Now working in more flexible circumstances, she is branching out among Double Standards, Chaos Trivia, New Trivia Monkeys, and now MonoChrome. Honey loves animals, especially her real life Great Danes. She enjoys short dresses, belly button rings, Sean Connery, and collecting slightly naughty playthings for embarrassing people at Chaos. Sorry, boys, she's taken, but she will still happily titillate your brain cells at the new event.

Rach: Rach Borkotron also rezzed under the sign of Scorpio a year after Honey and initially spent her evenings at Honey's place of employment, where the eventual co-hosts met. Over time, she has taken on a variety of projects in-world, from building tentacles and tip jars to co-owning the store Mr Tentacle in Harold sim and from doling out dares at Chaos Trivia to hosting Sunday morning Name That Tune at MonoChrome. Rach likes tentacles, lots of kinds of music, her home country of Canada, boobies, and making people get naked. She does not like zombies. Sorry, boys and girls, she is also taken, but she knows how to make you send her smutty IMs anyway.

If you can think of a good name for this pair of hosts, please send it their way and you could be in the running for the L$500 prize.

Event specs:

=> Location: MonoChrome, http://slurl.com/secondlife/Dysis%20Isle/118/28/757

=> Day & Time: Thursdays, 6:00pm to 8:00pm SLT

=> Hosts: Honey Potez & Rach Borkotron