Saturday, June 26, 2010

TriviAid official events!!!

MONDAY, JULY 5

2:00 to 4:00pm SLT
Operation Squeegee Headquarters
Lotus Ceriano and Lette Ponnier host a game of culture-clashing trivia!
Lotus (U.K.) and Lette (U.S.) switch roles for the day, taking on each other's local knowledge. Win for knowing the answers to the questions, but also for catching their mistakes, as they try to stay in character.

6:00 to 8:00pm SLT
Lowered Expectations, http://slurl.com/secondlife/Rimini/149/148/1202
Billy2Times Krams hosts a trivia set on a variety of topics, often with an emphasis on pop culture.

TUESDAY, JULY 6

5:00 to 7:00pm SLT
Operation Squeegee Headquarters
Olmstead Fanshaw and Honey Potez cohost a general knowledge quiz, with prizes for first and second place and for answers that make the hosts laugh!

7:00 to 9:00pm SLT
Club Scandalous, http://slurl.com/secondlife/Lamockshire/32/162/101
Carter Leakey at Club Scandalous hosts themed trivia with music and dancing, with all of tonight's proceeds going to Operation Squeegee.


WEDNESDAY, JULY 7

10:00am to 12:00pm SLT
Kokomo Beach, http://slurl.com/secondlife/Old%20Misty%20Orleans/68/209/22
Tequila Republic hosts strip trivia! Answer correctly and pick another player to take an article of clothing off. Strip for the Squeegee!

12:00 to 2:00pm SLT
Operation Squeegee Headquarters
Lacey Lukas and Clancy Huckleberry team up to take you flying on Can-Am! This quiz will feature questions on Canada from Lacey and the U.S.A. from Clancy.

5:00 to 6:00pm SLT
Honah Lee Field, http://slurl.com/secondlife/Honah%20Lee%20Surf/186/87/23
Jeanette Avedon's trivia quiz is not for those afraid to be stumped. Rise to the challenge at the cozy pub at Honah Lee Field.

6:00 to 8:00pm SLT
New Trivia Monkeys, http://slurl.com/secondlife/Hector/225/99/401
JoshuaStephen Schism and Circe Falta have been cohosting their Circeshcism game together for a while, with loosely themed questions (a recent example theme was World Cup trivia, with questions about worlds and cups but very little about soccer/football) and lots of head spinning.


THURSDAY, JULY 8

9:00 to 11:00am
Sharon's Diner, http://slurl.com/secondlife/Doldari/120/105/67
Maggie Sewell accompanies her general knowledge trivia with the prize wheel, which may award you up to L$1,000 for a single correct answer. Sharon's Diner is also packed with other trivia games and distractions.

11:00am to 12:00pm
Operation Squeegee Headquarters
Tequila Republic hosts, and you even get to keep your pants on.

12:00 to 2:00pm
Double Standards, http://slurl.com/secondlife/Trivy%20Isle/123/135/25
Cully Andel's "Random Trivia" game combines luck with knowledge, as each question has three winners, but not the first three players to answer.

2:00 to 4:00pm
Location TBA
bo Cordoso and Krogare Nyqvist step to the front of the stage to provide questions relating to their native Sweden. Trivia will be in English, designed for an international audience.

4:30 to 6:00pm
Azure Club, http://slurl.com/secondlife/Greer/223/34/22
Clancy Huckleberry hosts open chat trivia at Azure Club.

6:00 to 8:00pm
MonoChrome, http://slurl.com/secondlife/Trivy%20Isle/123/135/25
Honey Potez and Mako Kungfu trade off delivering questions on a chosen theme (recent example themes include everything orange and things that fly).


FRIDAY, JULY 9

9:00 to 11:00am
Operation Squeegee Headquarters
Sharon Scofield comes up with some oblique trivia to put a spin on a topic you probably thought would be straightforward (a recent example is sunny day trivia).

6:00 to 8:00pm
New Trivia Monkeys, http://slurl.com/secondlife/Hector/225/99/401
Billy2Times Krams hosts a trivia set on a variety of topics, often with an emphasis on pop culture.


SATURDAY, JULY 10

10:00 to 11:30am SLT
Double Standards, http://slurl.com/secondlife/Trivy%20Isle/123/135/25
Thornton Writer hosts with three winners per question, plus a caboose prize to the last person with a correct answer before time is called. The questions are brainy, the pace is rapid, the prizes are generous.

4:00 to 6:00pm SLT
Operation Squeegee Headquarters
Shale Nightfire and Chaddington Boomhauer bring their offbeat Shotgun Trivia to the OpSquee stage, with trivia questions that hit on a huge range of difficulty levels. Frequent topics include current events and SL.

7:00 to 8:00pm SLT
Sharon's Diner, http://slurl.com/secondlife/Doldari/120/105/67
Browman Griffith brings his HUD-based strip trivia to the diner. No need to be the fastest typist, as players answer multiple choice questions, with the winner randomly chosen. If you answer incorrectly, you lose an article of clothing.


SUNDAY, JULY 11

4:00 to 6:00pm SLT
Llyr's Fish Market, http://slurl.com/secondlife/North%20Cape/248/175/24
Juke Badger hosts Flying Badger Trivia from his hot air balloon at Llyr's Fish Market. Many different topics are bound to be covered!

6:00 to 8:00pm SLT
Operation squeegee Headquarters
Samantha Poindexter and Triana Caldera split up the shift, with Sam hosting the first hour and Triana hosting the second, bringing her music trivia -- the oldest trivia event in Second Life -- to the OpSquee stage. Speed-typing is not required for either of these quizzes.

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

TriviAid - Fiends With Benefits

Howdy, all Triviaholics! We have an exciting project in the works, and all are invited to take part. Recently, a couple of calls for participation in fundraising events have inspired a number of trivia hosts and players to contribute their time and, most likely, Linden dollars to some worthy causes.

There were two meetings called on very short notice but fairly well attended -- one on Monday evening and one on Tuesday afternoon, SL time -- in which plenty of ideas got tossed around. What we are conceptualizing is a week-long series of trivia events from which all tips or donations will be pooled and contributed to a charity selected for that series and to make a regular thing of it (once every two or three months, we'll see how it goes).

The attendees at the meetings approved the first two projects, and the dates for each have recently been released. Here is the information for those interested in getting involved (it's never too late!):


July 1-15: Benefit to raise funds for the National Wildlife Federation, which is working to save wildlife from the effects of the recent oil spill
It will probably make the most sense to have the trivia week from Monday, July 5, to Sunday, July 11, but we can address that as a group. When we initially met, the charity associated with this project was undecided but the Audobon Society had been put forward. The National Wildlife Federation, however, became the final choice. If this changes anyone's opinion of the project, don't be shy about saying so (thinking of those who approved Audobon Society here). I address CBA below. :)

If you'd like to be involved in ways other than planning the trivia events, please contact Further Monday.

October 4-10: Mind Out! to raise funds for the International Mental Health Research Organization
This one is off into the future, but the backstory is that there was some controversy with the running of the recent Black and Blue Fashion Fair, which was meant to raise awareness of mental health issues. A number of designers pulled out, and so some dedicated individuals have decided to organize a different type of event for a trusted international organization, the IMHRO.

If you'd like to be involved in ways other than planning the trivia events, please contact Cyclic Gearz.


Other stuff:

The name TriviAid was suggested by Tezcatlipoca Mistwood, and everyone who was present at the Tuesday meeting or who responded when I posted the name to Plurk has given it a vote of approval. This is a name for the project, not for a specific group of people. We are not planning to create a new group at this time, since many people have an excess of trivia groups already. Instead, we plan to use the Trivia Fiends group as our primary means of in-world communication. Joshua Schism has fitted the group out with tags that read, "Fiends With Benefits."

On a different note, an important concern that has been raised is to remain aware of the cultural impact of the charities we choose to support. We have an international community among us at trivia events. Simultaneously, however, many charities that gain high profile support in Second Life are based in the United States, and I recognize that the National Wildlife Federation is no exception. Nonetheless, the oil spill and the imperative to support its cleanup ultimately affect all people and creatures in ecosystems around the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, and our second project will specifically benefit an international organization. Because this is conceptualized as an ongoing project, we will have more opportunities to continue extending an international reach. That is to say, I know that the choice of NWF for the first project might evoke some red flags, but it allows us to connect with a larger project on the first go. And we will have more chances to diversify our scope.

We will announce future meetings in Trivia Fiends, most likely with more advance notice than the previous ones. If you want to be involved, please just jump right in. :)

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Typos of the Week, May 24 to May 30

Honorary awards:

Thorn wins the award for sheer mass typoage for asking a question that the winners all typoed and everyone else seemed to copy in their own creative fashion.:
[10:52] Thornton Writer: Q16) According to Norse mythology, at the end of time, Odin will be eaten by a giant wolf named what?
[10:52] Juke Badger: femrins
[10:52] Thurina Susa: fenrir*
[10:52] Lou Netizen: Fenfris

[10:52] Sinnamon Sands: fenris

[10:52] Maxx Serendipity: fennir

[10:52] Chaddington Boomhauer: fenris

[10:52] Lotus Ceriano: fenrir*
[10:52] Honey Potez: fenris

[10:52] JoshuaStephen Schism: fennir

[10:52] Cully Andel: fenris

[10:52] Lette Ponnier: fenrirs

[10:52] Billy2Times Krams: fenris

[10:52] Thornton Writer: ANSWER: FENNIS
[10:52] Thornton Writer: JUKE THURINA LOU WITH BILLY AS CABOOSE
(Editorial note, 6/4: "Fenrir" and "Fennis" are evidently variations on the same name, so Thurina and Lotus's answers aren't actually typos. It's still an amusing instance of typo copyage for ten other people.)

There had to be one (seriously, why is this country so hard to type?)
(plus irony award to Lou and Chadd)
(oh yeah, and the question was worth repeating, too):
[16:49] Honey Potez: In what country can you find window-peeing squirrels?
[16:49] Lou Netizen: caqnada
[16:49] Chaddington Boomhauer: canada
[16:49] Olmstead Fanshaw: canad
[16:49] Lette Ponnier: canad

[16:49] Lette Ponnier: a

[16:49] Honey Potez: WD LOU AND CHADD!

And the word of the week:
[13:05] Lacey Lukas: Taurus, Camry, Highlander, Avalon
[13:05] JoshuaStephen Schism: taulurs
[13:05] Lette Ponnier: taurs

[13:05] Lacey Lukas: YAY JOSH .. TAURUS .. IS A FORD.. REST ARE TOYOTAS

[20:20] Dakota Carson: 20. If you want to see the Crab nebula, at which constellation should you point your telescope?
[20:20] Burgundy Mirajkar: taurus
[20:20] Adrian Greycloak: tauruias
[20:20] Skulking Southpaw: taurus
[20:20] Zelliah Cookie: Burgundy Adrian Skulking
[20:20] Dakota Carson: Taurus

But on a serious note, the week's top ten:

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#10:
[09:54] Olmstead Fanshaw: shoclalsdh
[09:54] Thurina Susa: should i stary ors shinli ioog

[09:54] Mary Lethdetter: should is tay ot go\

[09:54] Olmstead Fanshaw: should si saty ;sto rshoyl i go


#9:
[19:21] Circe Falta: probiodsxics

#8: Would it have been a classic if he'd used Celsius?
[10:34] Starla Gurbux: faherenitg;bh 451
[10:34] Becki Verne: fahrenheyurt 451

[10:34] Jeanette Avedon: ferineit 451


#7: As primitive as can be:
[21:02] Browman Griffith: rbgisopncuroeds

#6:
[20:05] Dede Longfall: fixgerasls

#5:
[07:51] Hilda Static: jue3wqiat

#4: He has it so rough when it's not Swaziland:
[12:52] Juke Badger: som,eomali

#3:
[18:48] Rhea Neiro: knedl.ionmfgv

#2: Not to be confused with My Fair Lady, in which the doctor tries to teach Trebor to clean up that New England accent:
[09:23] Trebor Shelman: fsunygfuirkl

#1: I am so not touching this one.
[08:40] Olmstead Fanshaw: two owenius
[08:40] Thurina Susa: two menisses

[08:40] Olmstead Fanshaw: s

[08:40] Cully Andel: 2 penisnies


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[09:53] Billy2Times Krams: NEXT SONG COMING UP
[09:54] JoshuaStephen Schism: the clash should I stay or should I go
[09:54] Olmstead Fanshaw: shoclalsdh
[09:54] Thurina Susa: should i stary ors shinli ioog
[09:54] Mary Lethdetter: should is tay ot go\
[09:54] Olmstead Fanshaw: should si saty ;sto rshoyl i go
[09:54] Luce Portland: should i stay or shoudl i go
[09:54] Billy2Times Krams: YES JOSH
[09:54] Billy2Times Krams: SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO BY THE CLASH

[19:21] Dakota Carson: 6. Which of these monkeys has an extraordinarily long nose: Pinocchio monkey, Sniffer monkey Proboscis monkey, Olive baboon, Red Mole monkey or Mandrill?
[19:21] Circe Falta: probiodsxics
[19:21] Skulking Southpaw: proboscis
[19:21] Adrian Greycloak: proboisicsc
[19:22] Desiree Davison: Circe, Skulking, Adrian
[19:22] Dakota Carson: Proboscis monkey

[10:34] Cully Andel: ‘IT WAS A PLEASURE TO BURN’ IS THE FIRST LINE OF WHICH BOOK?
[10:34] Lette Ponnier: faharenthieti 451
[10:34] Starla Gurbux: faherenitg;bh 451
[10:34] Becki Verne: fahrenheyurt 451
[10:34] Jeanette Avedon: ferineit 451
[10:34] Nelly Swindlehurst: farenhiet 451
[10:34] Olmstead Fanshaw: falrhenfht 543
[10:34] Hilda Static: fajtrn ewheit 3541\
[10:34] Cully Andel: LETTE THEN STARLA = PREGUESS TO BECKI
[10:34] Cully Andel: IT'S FAHRENHEIT 451

[21:02] Lette Ponnier: In J.M. Coetzee's novel "Foe," the character Susan Barton is set adrift on open seas and lands on an island occupied by what other, more famous, fictional character?
[21:02] Juke Badger: crusdoe
[21:02] Circe Falta: robinson crusoe
[21:02] Browman Griffith: rbgisopncuroeds
[21:02] Lette Ponnier: YES JUKE!
[21:02] Lette Ponnier: AND CIRCE!
[21:02] Lette Ponnier: a6. Robinson Crusoe. I'd also have accepted his companion Friday. But not Tom Hanks or Wilson.

[20:05] Dakota Carson: 16. Who wrote the “Great Gatsby”?
[20:05] Laertes Parx: f scott fitxgerald
[20:05] Circe Falta: fitzgerald, f scott
[20:05] Adrian Greycloak: f scoptt fistgerand
[20:05] Dede Longfall: fixgerasls
[20:05] Dana Shoreland: f scott ftzgeeral
[20:05] Duncan Loire: f scot figttsz
[20:05] Desiree Davison: Laertes, Circe, Adrian

[07:51] Weezil Urvile: q3. What country did Iraq regard as its "19th province" when it invaded in the early 1990s?
[07:51] Fiz Laval: kuwait
[07:51] Hilda Static: jue3wqiat
[07:51] Weezil Urvile: Fiz, good job

[12:52] Lotus Ceriano: 8: *EGG* WHAT’S NEXT DOOR TO KENYA?
[12:52] AnaMaria Quintessa: Somalia
[12:52] Lette Ponnier: somalia
[12:52] Weniki Oh: somaolia
[12:52] Alanna Robbiani: somalia
[12:52] Nelly Swindlehurst: somlia
[12:52] Juke Badger: som,eomali
[12:53] Tori Lok: somlaia
[12:53] Schmedley Klaber: somlaia
[12:53] Lotus Ceriano: ANA LETTE WEN ALANNA NELLY JUKE HILDA TORI
[12:53] Lotus Ceriano: A: SOMALIA! CAN YOU HIGH SEAS IT?

[18:48] Jynks Clawtooth: Proposing-Praying-Being Knighted
[18:48] Lette Ponnier: kenlling
[18:48] Jynks Clawtooth: Lette has it
[18:48] Rhea Neiro: knedl.ionmfgv
[18:48] Jynks Clawtooth: Kneeling

[09:23] Cully Andel: IN WHICH FILM DID BARBRA STREISAND PLAY FANNY BRYCE?
[09:23] Shale Nightfire: funny girl
[09:23] Starla Gurbux: funny girp
[09:23] Olmstead Fanshaw: funnyfir;'
[09:23] Hilda Static: funny girl\
[09:23] Saxby Weezles: funny guriu,l
[09:23] Trebor Shelman: fsunygfuirkl
[09:23] Cully Andel: GET THOSE LETTE!
[09:23] Cully Andel: SHALE THEN STARLA
[09:23] Cully Andel: IT WAS FUNNY GIRL (OR GIRP:)

[08:40] Nelly Swindlehurst: WHAT DOES A MAN SUFFERING FROM DIPHALLIC TERATA HAVE?
[08:40] Olmstead Fanshaw: two owenius
[08:40] Thurina Susa: two menisses
[08:40] Olmstead Fanshaw: s
[08:40] Laertes Parx: two penises
[08:40] Cully Andel: 2 penisnies
[08:41] Nelly Swindlehurst: I'M ASSUMING OWENIUS IS PENIS... SO OLMS, AND MENISSES MUST BE PENIS TO? SO THURINA? AND LAE
[08:41] Nelly Swindlehurst: ANSWER: TWO PENISES

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Photos taken at Alcatraz. They have music trivia every Monday from 5:00 to 7:00pm.