IW Trivia contest categories...

Bungleau · 03-10-2007, 11:35 PM

The IW Trivia contest keeps rolling along, and there's still time for you to get involved! Laugh at the easy questions... cry at the hard ones... scratch your head trying to figure out how milking goats can be a hobby... it's lots of fun! Plus, any side effects wear off the next day!

I've been asked to bring the categories to your attention again... let me know what category you'd like to see next, and away we go!

General Knowledge Trivia: Easy/Intermediate
General Knowledge Trivia: Intermediate
General Knowledge Trivia: Intermediate/Difficult
Music Trivia Mix
History & Geography
Mixed Sports Trivia
Bible Trivia
Movie Trivia
Science & Technology
Hobbies
Famous People
The 1980s
The 1970s
Everything Baseball: Intermediate
Everything Baseball: True Fans Only
Australian Trivia: Easy - Intermediate
Australian Trivia: Intermediate - Hard
United Kingdom Trivia: Easy - Intermediate
United Kingdom Trivia: Intermediate - Hard

If you pick the chosen category, you'll get a free lifetime membership to Funtrivia, the site that hosts the contest!

Note that membership is still free anyway, so you're not really winning anything. But you can brag just the same...

If you're not signed up, go to the IW Trivia contest and fill out the form. No charge, no blood, no foul... it's all fun!

Olorin · 03-11-2007, 08:04 PM

My personal feelings.

I'm always up for Sci and Tech, I really wish they make a more difficult version of that topic.

One that are OK:
Hist & Geo
Hobbies
Any level General Knowledge
Famous People

Ones I'd rather avoid:
All the sports ones
Music
70s and 80s (too much about music, and before my time)
UK or Australia trivia (thought the Easy-Int is alright, but the Hard one is just cruel! What did so-and-so score in the second set of a particular cricket match? Ouch)

I'm also not shabby at Bible Trivia, having gone to a Christian school through 11th grade, but I feel like it's not a fair category across the board (then again, I feel that Music is an unfair category for me) [img]smile.gif[/img]

ZFR · 03-13-2007, 02:15 PM

I'm with Olorin about History Geography and Hobbies (keep getting cooking questions there though...).

Target · 03-13-2007, 03:45 PM

DO they have a sci-fi cat?
History and Geog sounds good, would that be World or US?

Aelia Jusa · 03-13-2007, 04:24 PM

The only ones I never want to do are Baseball (any level) and Aus/UK hard. I think having easier Aus/UK trivia is fair enough given the strong US bias for almost all other categories. I think baseball is really unfair for non-American participants, because while you can pick up various titbits about Australia or the UK or whatever for those categories simply from reading books or movies or something and be able to attempt some of the questions, non-Americans have virtually no opportunity to learn about American baseball teams. It is all guesses for me which I don't find fun.

I'm also not that fond of the 1970s or 1980s, but mostly because they are almost entirely music and American sports oriented. If we want a music category, we'll pick music mix

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johnny · 03-13-2007, 05:02 PM

No trivia about beer and boobs ?

sageridder · 03-23-2007, 12:16 AM

I wouldn't mind movies next. Anyone else have a topic choice suggestion?

ZFR · 03-23-2007, 05:53 AM

I would suggest History and Geography or Hobbies.

Whatever you choose, time it in such a way so as to have 2 topics before the end of the month so we could have mixed bag at the beginning of the new one. Maybe a "difficult" one and one where many score a 10...

Target · 03-23-2007, 09:07 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by sageridder:
I wouldn't mind movies next. Anyone else have a topic choice suggestion?

Movies sounds good to me as well [img]smile.gif[/img]

Bungleau · 03-23-2007, 10:28 AM

Movies tonight, no problem. I just noticed it's time for a change... General Knowledge has been up for five days now. I'll do movies for four days, and then history for the rest of the month.

Stay tuned.... [img]smile.gif[/img]

03-10-2007, 11:35 PM	#1
Bungleau 40th Level Warrior Join Date: October 29, 2001 Location: Western Wilds of Michigan Posts: 11,752	The IW Trivia contest keeps rolling along, and there's still time for you to get involved! Laugh at the easy questions... cry at the hard ones... scratch your head trying to figure out how milking goats can be a hobby... it's lots of fun! Plus, any side effects wear off the next day! I've been asked to bring the categories to your attention again... let me know what category you'd like to see next, and away we go! General Knowledge Trivia: Easy/Intermediate General Knowledge Trivia: Intermediate General Knowledge Trivia: Intermediate/Difficult Music Trivia Mix History & Geography Mixed Sports Trivia Bible Trivia Movie Trivia Science & Technology Hobbies Famous People The 1980s The 1970s Everything Baseball: Intermediate Everything Baseball: True Fans Only Australian Trivia: Easy - Intermediate Australian Trivia: Intermediate - Hard United Kingdom Trivia: Easy - Intermediate United Kingdom Trivia: Intermediate - Hard If you pick the chosen category, you'll get a free lifetime membership to Funtrivia, the site that hosts the contest! Note that membership is still free anyway, so you're not really winning anything. But you can brag just the same... If you're not signed up, go to the IW Trivia contest and fill out the form. No charge, no blood, no foul... it's all fun! __________________ B Save Early, Save Often Save Before, Save After Two-Star General, Spelling Soldiers -+-+-+ Give 'em a hug one more time. It might be the last.

03-11-2007, 08:04 PM	#2
Olorin Avatar Join Date: May 27, 2002 Location: Boulder, CO Age: 47 Posts: 544	My personal feelings. I'm always up for Sci and Tech, I really wish they make a more difficult version of that topic. One that are OK: Hist & Geo Hobbies Any level General Knowledge Famous People Ones I'd rather avoid: All the sports ones Music 70s and 80s (too much about music, and before my time) UK or Australia trivia (thought the Easy-Int is alright, but the Hard one is just cruel! What did so-and-so score in the second set of a particular cricket match? Ouch) I'm also not shabby at Bible Trivia, having gone to a Christian school through 11th grade, but I feel like it's not a fair category across the board (then again, I feel that Music is an unfair category for me) [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________ "Many are my names in many countries. Mithrandir among the Elves, Tharkun to the Dwarves; Olorin I was in my youth in the West that is forgotten, in the South Incanus, in the North Gandalf; to the East I go not" --The Two Towers

03-13-2007, 02:15 PM	#3
ZFR Legion Symbol Join Date: February 14, 2002 Location: Ireland Age: 39 Posts: 7,367	I'm with Olorin about History Geography and Hobbies (keep getting cooking questions there though...). __________________ ZFR

03-13-2007, 03:45 PM	#4
Target Red Dragon Join Date: April 1, 2003 Location: The Midlands Posts: 1,571	DO they have a sci-fi cat? History and Geog sounds good, would that be World or US? __________________ Smoke me a kipper...I'll be back for breakfast!! If you can keep your head when all around are loosing theirs...you probably haven’t grasped the situation!!

03-13-2007, 04:24 PM	#5
Aelia Jusa Iron Throne Cult Join Date: August 23, 2001 Location: Brisbane, Australia Age: 42 Posts: 4,867	The only ones I never want to do are Baseball (any level) and Aus/UK hard. I think having easier Aus/UK trivia is fair enough given the strong US bias for almost all other categories. I think baseball is really unfair for non-American participants, because while you can pick up various titbits about Australia or the UK or whatever for those categories simply from reading books or movies or something and be able to attempt some of the questions, non-Americans have virtually no opportunity to learn about American baseball teams. It is all guesses for me which I don't find fun. I'm also not that fond of the 1970s or 1980s, but mostly because they are almost entirely music and American sports oriented. If we want a music category, we'll pick music mix . __________________

03-13-2007, 05:02 PM	#6
johnny 40th Level Warrior Join Date: April 15, 2002 Location: Utrecht The Netherlands Age: 58 Posts: 16,981	No trivia about beer and boobs ? __________________

03-23-2007, 12:16 AM	#7
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03-23-2007, 05:53 AM	#8
ZFR Legion Symbol Join Date: February 14, 2002 Location: Ireland Age: 39 Posts: 7,367	I would suggest History and Geography or Hobbies. Whatever you choose, time it in such a way so as to have 2 topics before the end of the month so we could have mixed bag at the beginning of the new one. Maybe a "difficult" one and one where many score a 10... __________________ ZFR

03-23-2007, 10:28 AM	#10
Bungleau 40th Level Warrior Join Date: October 29, 2001 Location: Western Wilds of Michigan Posts: 11,752	Movies tonight, no problem. I just noticed it's time for a change... General Knowledge has been up for five days now. I'll do movies for four days, and then history for the rest of the month. Stay tuned.... [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________ B Save Early, Save Often Save Before, Save After Two-Star General, Spelling Soldiers -+-+-+ Give 'em a hug one more time. It might be the last.

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