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The discussion revolves around a trivia quiz hosted on FunTrivia, featuring 10 timed questions where players earn points for correct answers and lose points for time taken. Participants express enthusiasm for regular play and the competitive aspect of the quiz, with some sharing their scores and experiences. There is a focus on the variety of questions, with suggestions for adjusting categories to include more science and technology, as well as concerns about the frequency of repeats in smaller question sets. Players discuss their strategies, frustrations with certain question types, and the importance of participation to enhance the experience. The community is encouraged to join in, with reminders that new quizzes are available daily, fostering a sense of camaraderie and competition among players. Additionally, there are mentions of fun bucks earned through participation, which can be used to purchase virtual items on the site. Overall, the thread highlights a vibrant trivia community eager for engagement and improvement in quiz content.
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http://my.funtrivia.com/private/main.cfm?tid=87626" quiz for all of you who like this sort of thing.

This is 10 timed questions. You get 100 points for each correct answer and lose 1pt for each second. The more people the better, so I am hoping we can get a good contingent playing with regularity.
 
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I got nine fun bucks. Are we going to use those for anything?
 
They are pretty useless, poke around the site there are some "trophies" you can buy.
 
That was fun, and easy. Ca'mon everybody give it a try!
 
Yeah, what Hypatia said!

I can change the question sets, will set up some days as Tech/science questions. The trouble is that they are smaller question sets, so you get a significant number of repeats. There will be a new quiz every day, so come back tomorrow and try again.
 
Hmmm.. I'll do better tomorrow :wink:
 
Okay I did the test, two wrong.

Suppose that the quiz involved the question: Which Dutch actress died of breast cancer in 2001 after refusing medical help, turning to the woowoo's, how many Americans would have it right? But there is nobody over age 15 in Holland that would have had the answer wrong. But they would also probably have spelled "batting average" wrong.

Just a heads up that there are global questions and local questions.
 
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Oh I did bad today, but I am having a very bad day all across the board.
 
I beat hypatia, cristo is another matter. :smile:
 
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hypatia said:
Oh I did bad today, but I am having a very bad day all across the board.

You did better than Chi_Meson. :smile:

At least I did better than hypatia! :cool: Yess!

So you start with 1000 points and lose 100 for each wrong answer, plus a point for each second. I should have tried going faster. In fact, I should have read Integral's original post more thoroughly. Doh!

I wonder if everyone missed the same question.
 
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Well I'm annoyed, I'd like to be at the top. :frown:
 
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Kurdt said:
Well I'm annoyed, I'd like to be at the top. :frown:
You're on top of me (and hypatia).
That's nice, isn't it? :smile:
 
  • #13
I suppose that'll have to do arildno. :smile:
 
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BobG said:
You did better than Chi_Meson. :smile:

I felt bad for dominating the first contest so thoroughly and soundly and completely and entirely and unequivocally. So, I deliberately decided to suck on the second one. Now, everyone who's tried has done better AND worse than I.
 
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Aww did I miss the first?
 
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There is a pretty wide variety of questions, some of them are barely trivia, like that ones that are nearly self referential ie "what do you do if you see a question you don't like".

I am going to be adjusting the question set to tailor them to our site. Look for some changes in the next few days.


The more the merrier so give it a whirl, it is painless and takes a few minutes.

As a side note, I have been participating in a similar quiz on Anandtech, winning times there are usually less then 40sec!

You can use the keyboard, Tab moves to the next question, up and down arrows select the answer.

Keep playing!
 
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Wooa for lisab! She got all 10! :cool:
 
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I always run into a problem with this kind of test because I usually win and everyone I beat gets upset because they've labeled me as "dumb ol' tribdog"
I just want to come out and say don't feel bad because I've crushed you. there is no shame in being beaten so thoroughly. Just remember that at least you are in good company and will never be lonely in that oh so large group of my mental inferiors.

Edit: There's no such thing as a dumb question, just dumb people.
 
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If I wasn't so damned slow for some reason. I thought I went pretty fast.
 
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wow, only nine people playing? I'm just posting right now so that it shows up as a new post and someone else notices it
 
  • #21
I'm sunk on any question relating to movies, actors, musicals...I litterally could not care less about such things, but they're always such a big part of trivia games.
 
  • #22
Woohoo! I won yesterday! :biggrin:

I'm doing the moonwalk, baby! :cool: And posting without any typpppppp
 
  • #23
I won! Almostly! :smile:



(what can I buy for my fun bucks?)
 
  • #24
I'm winning one, finally!
 
  • #25
Argh! I read so damned slow. Its not fair. :frown:
 
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cristo said:
I'm winning one, finally!

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
:grumpy pirate:
 
  • #27
Damn my poor reading skills once again.
 
  • #28
Mine's going to be tough to beat today
 
  • #29
Correcting for my language handicap, I am the moral winner today! :smile:
 
  • #30
tribdog said:
Mine's going to be tough to beat today
Oh yeah?


edit:

yeah, I guess.
 

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