I'm waiting on clarification of some answers for Round 16 if anyone else still wants to play that didn't get a chance to over the weekend....

Oh, good grief . That is now the third time I've gotten Round 14 typed up and, upon hitting 'submit', everything freezes on me and I lose the message once I get it going again. I may have a good bit of time on my hands but I have no patience . For the sake of the monthly board I'll try to offer that Polaris101 & ren33 won the Round with 45 points each (and everybody else did really well, too). Maybe details can be sent later - but it ain't going to be in the next hour or anything. It happens again I'll break something. No clue what's going on with this beastly machine.

Round 20 questions


1) An World Heritage Site in the United Kingdom
2) An actor/actress that has been/was married 5 times or more
3) The date of a "Friday the 13th" that fell between 1990 and now (please give me the month and the year)
4) A notable Australian invention
5) One of the species of macropod found in Tasmania

Round 21 questions

1. A Three Stooges short which had Curly Howard in it.
2. An astronaut who was portrayed in the movie Apollo 13.
3. Something you would take with you for a day trip to the beach.
4. Name one of the six major jumps used in figure skating.
5. A group or individual who has been profiled on VH-1's "Behind the Music" series.

Edited to clarify question 1.

Round 19 is closed....answers really soon!

Round 19 Results!

1. A section of the Funtrivia Forums (eg. The welcome center)
For ten points:
Editors Private Forum, Movies and Television, Ask the Editors, Science and Technology,
For five points:
Tipping comps (2), The World Around Us (2), Chain Games (2),
Not mentioned:
Useful Tips and Tricks, Why is the sky blue? and more,

2. A catergorie in Funtrivia quizzes – eg. Literature
For ten points:
Sports, Entertainment, For Children, Hobbies, General, Television, Geography, Animals, Music, Movies,
Not mentioned:
Brain Teasers, Celebrities, History

3. Something found in the garden
For ten points:
a shovel, My dog's squeaky bone, Topsoil, A gardener, Toads, Insects, Dead shrub, Compost, Stones, garden gnomes,
Not mentioned:
Mud, rope swing, paddling pool and more,

4. Something found in the attic (or loft) of a house
For ten points:
Dust, A roll of old carpet, Rafters, Dustsheet, Mice, Insulation, Squatters, Photo albums, Luggage, dried flowers,
Not mentioned:
Christmas decorations, a bed, old toys and games and more.

5. A type of housing (eg. Flats, which is not now allowed!)
For ten points:
a mansion, Stilt house, Villa, Farmhouse, Teepee, Masionette, Nursing home, bungalow, Motor home, Mobile Home
Not mentioned:
Palce, Castle, and many more!

10 players and a very very close round indeed !

SCORES
COMPETITORS
Cinnam0n – 50
Gemini – 50
Littlewoman – 50
Ozzz2002 – 50
Elftwinkle – 45
Flynn – 45
Gatsby – 45
Mugaboo – 45
Polaris – 45
Ren – 45
Great round everybody!
(edited scores because I didn't know the difference between a motor home and mobile home! )

Round 17 is now closed. Results later this evening.

Apologies, but I'm not going to get those R17 results up until tomorrow.

ROUND 22 - Friday, July 22nd

Childhood Memories Round

Been thinking about childhoods and how every childhood is different. Even if two kids live next to each other, their experiences growing up will never be identical. So let's see how different/similar some of your childhoods were.


1. Tell me a Halloween costume you wore as a child. (If you don't "do" Halloween where you come from, then tell me ANY costume you remember wearing for dress up or a school play or whatever. )

2. Tell me a Christmas (or other gift giving holiday you might celebrate) present you asked for but DID NOT receive.

3. Tell me something you remember your parents/guardians always telling you NOT to do.

4. Tell me something you were terribly afraid of as a child. (or that you're still afraid of if you never outgrew your fear. )

5. As a child, tell me what you wanted to be when you grew up. (as in, a cowboy or ballerina or astronaut. <--- Feel free to use one of those if it happens to apply to you.)


I think these are pretty straight forward, but, as always, if you'd like clarification feel free to ask me. I'll probably close this round sometime Monday, until then, have fun reminiscing.

Round 16 Results
There were 9 players this round.

1. British Open venues
10 points - St. Andrews, Royal St. Georges, Royal Troon, Turnberry, Royal Birkdale
5 points - Muirfield (2), Musselburgh (2)
There were 6 more to choose from.

2. Tim Burton movies
10 points - Frankenweenie, Big Fish, Sleepy Hollow, Stalk of the Celery, PeeWee's Big Adventure
5 points - Edward Scissorhands (2), Batman Returns (2)
There are several others, including Beetle Juice, Mars Attacks, and Batman.

3. Sports/entertainment couples
10 points - Rick Fox/Vanessa Williams, Mark Philippoussis/Delta Goodrem, Mike Tyson/Robin Givens, Wayne Gretzky/Vicky Moss, Mark Osbourne/Madolyn Smith, Joe DiMaggio/Marilyn Monroe
5 points - David Beckham/Victoria Adams (3)

4. Best leading actress nominees in the Emmys announced this week
10 points - Jennifer Garner
5 points - Patricia Heaton (3), Teri Hatcher (2), Glenn Close (2)
There were many to choose from, including Marica Cross, Felicity Huffman, Mariska Hargitay, and Patricia Arquette.
Disallowed was Kim Zimmer, who was a nominee in the Daytime Emmys, not the Primetime ones that were just announced.

5. Women who have won more than one Emmy for lead actress in a series
10 points - Patricia Heaton, Kathy Baker, Mary Tyler Moore, Jane Wyatt, Susan Hampshire
5 points - Candice Bergen (2)
There are lots more, including Helen Hunt, Dana Delaney, Edie Falco, and Bea Arthur.
Disallowed were Doris Roberts (winner of supporting actress, not lead actress Emmy) and Linda Dano (again, a nominee in the Daytime Emmys).


Scores
With 45 points and the winning scores, ElfTwinkle and Polaris101
40 points - gatsby722, littlewoman2, gemini19
35 points - Mugaboo, ozzz2002
25 points - Ssantana2002
20 points - ren33

Sorry it took so long for me to post these results -- thanks for playing, everyone!

I will be closing Round 20 in about 3 hours if anyone wants to get a late entry in.

ROUND 20 is closed. Answers and scores up soon.

ROUND 20 answers - 9 people played


1) An World Heritage Site in the United Kingdom

worth 10 points
Kew Gardens, The Heart of Neolithic Orkney, City of Bath, Ironbridge Gorge, St Kilda

Worth 5 points
Derwent Valley Mills (2), Hadrians Wall (2)

2) An actor/actress that has been/was married 5 times or more

Worth 10 points
George C Scott, Henry Fonda, Jennifer O'Neill, Stan Laurel, Ginger Rogers, Elizabeth Taylor, Fred Berry

Worth 5 points
Mickey Rooney (2)

3) The date of a "Friday the 13th" that fell between 1990 and now (please give me the month and the year)

Worth 10 points
March 1992, January 1995, June 1997, April 2001, September 2002, December 2002, June 2003

Worth 5 points
February 1998

4) A notable Australian invention

Worth 10 points
Black box flight recorder, Kiwi shoe polish, Flame ionisation detector, two stroke lawnmower, first prepaid postage system, latex gloves, bionic ear, Hills hoist, the utility vehicle (Ute)

Among those inventions not mentioned were - the combined harvester, wave piercing catamaran, edrill, the notepad, the winecast, Aspro, automatic letter sorting machine, inflatable aircraft escape slide


5) One of the species of macropod found in Tasmania

Worth 10 points
Bennett's Wallaby

Worth 5 points
Eastern grey kangaroo/forester kangaroo (3), pademelon (2), potoroo (2)

The had to disallow the Wallaroo (also known as Euro) as they are not found in Tasmania. web page

Not mention - Tasmanian bettong

SCORES - 45 points - Ren33, Mugaboo, ElfTwinkle

40 points - cinnam0n, polaris101, gemini19, ozzz2002
35 points - littlewoman2, gatsby722

Congratulations to Ren33, Mugaboo, and ElfTwinkle

ROUND 17 RESULTS

Eight people sent replies. Thank you all for playing, and for your patience waiting for the results.


1 A FunTrivia crossword put online between 17 June and 17 July 2005

Worth 10 points:
Copy Cat Box (robynraymer, 19 June), Grousing, Doubting, Glowering and Pouting (robynraymer, 2 July), Humphrey Bogart (spanishliz, 28 June)

Worth 5 points:
Stargate SG-1 (bookworm78, 30 June)(3), Copy Cat Box 3 (robynraymer, 30 June)(2)


2 Any FunTrivia quiz with July in the title (please give author's name too, for both of these)

Worth 10 points:
Celebrities Born on July 24th (Doopy), July Happenings (bullymom), WWE “Raw” July 7 2003 (Gmac316), WWE “Raw” July 14 2003 (Gmac316), WWE “Raw” July 28 2003 (Gmac316), WWF “Raw Is War” July 16 2001 (DakotaNorth)

Worth 5 points:
Gettysburg: 3rd July 1863 (liszkal)(2)

There were many others to choose from!


3 A holiday in July - please give the date, and where it is celebrated

Worth 10 points:
1st July – Canada Day, Canada; 1st July – Special Administrative Region Day, Hong Kong; 12th July – Independence Day, Sao Tome & Principe; 28th July – Independence Day, Peru; 28th July – National Milk Chocolate Day, USA; 29th July – Rain Day, USA

Worth 5 points:
14th July – Bastille Day, France (2)

Nobody went for the perhaps too obvious Fourth of July!


4 A famous person born on 17 July of any year

Everybody gets 10 points!
Art Linkletter (1912), Phyllis Diller (1917), Donald Sutherland (1935), Spencer Davis (1942), Camilla Parker Bowles (1947), Wayne Sleep (1948), Mark Burnett (TV Producer, 1960), Matti Nykanen (Finnish ski jumper, 1963)

Nykanen, aka ‘Nukes’, was one of the best ski jumpers of his day, but became a bit of a bad boy after retiring from the sport, marrying multiple times and finally going to jail for manslaughter. When I checked out the FIS website yesterday, was somewhat surprised to find that his name seems to have been expunged from the history of the sport.


5 A recipient of the Victoria Cross for a deed performed in July of any year

Ten points for everyone on this one, too!

John Cruickshank (Flying Officer, 210 Squadron, RAFVR, Arctic Circle, 17/18 July 1944); George Dowell (Lieutenant, Royal Marine Artillery, the Baltic, 13 July 1855); William Dowling (Private, 32nd Regt, India, July & Sept 1857); Alexander Edwards (Sergeant, The Seaforth Highlanders, Belgium, 31 July/1 Aug 1917); William Eagleson Gordon (Captain, The Gordon Highlanders, South Africa, 11 July 1900); John Leak (Private, 9th Bn (Queensland), Australian Imperial Force, France, 23 July 1916); Walter Ritchie (Drummer, The Seaforth Highlanders, France, 1 July 1916 – the first day of the Somme offensive of that year); Charles Upham (Captain, 20th Bn, 2nd NZEF (The Canterbury Regt), BAR to VC (2nd award), Western Desert, 14/15 July 1942)

Other possibilities included several others on the first day of the Somme offensive in 1916.

We have three winners, all with a perfect 50 – cinnam0n, ElfTwinkle, Mugaboo

45 points: Polaris101
40 points: gatsby722, ozzz2002, ren33, Santana2002

Once again, thanks for your patience, and congratulations to cinnam0n, ElfTwinkle and Mugaboo!

Round 18 is closed --- results up later today.

Trivia Rounds - July: Round 18/July 18th RESULTS: 7 players participated


Give me the:

QUESTION 1

Quote:

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Name of a movie released BEFORE 1980 starring actor Jay Silverheels (Note: movies released in 1980 or later, movies made for TV, and movies that Jay Silverheels was either uncredited or just provided the voice for a character will NOT be accepted)

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10 points: War Arrow, The Lone Ranger, The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing, Saskatchewan, The Pathfinder

5 points: Indian Paint (2)

Not Mentioned: There were lots more to chose from --- This site gives a list (Note: this list includes the responses which I specified would not be accepted as well)


QUESTION 2

Quote:

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Name of a novel written by Lee Maracle

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10 points: Will's Garden, Sundogs

5 points: Sojourner's Truth and Other Stories (2), Ravensong (3)

Not Mentioned: I am Woman, Bobbie Lee: Indian Rebel, Daughters are Forever


QUESTION 3

Quote:

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Title of a song on the album, This Child (released in 1995) by Susan Aglukark

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10 points: Dreams For You, Hina Na Ho (Celebration)

5 points: Pond Inlet (2), O Siem (3)

Not Mentioned: This Child, Shamaya, Suffer In Silence, Kathy I, Slippin’ Through The Cracks, Breakin’ Down, Casualties Of War


QUESTION 4

Quote:

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The 93rd edition of The Calgary Stampede ran from July 8th to 17th - dubbed The Greatest Outdoor Show On Earth, it is one of the world's finest and prestigious sporting spectacles featuring the first million dollar regular season professional rodeo, world-famous chuckwagon races and spectacular evening grandstand shows. Name one of the events included in the Calgary Stampede Rodeo (Note: I am looking for the actual rodeo events here)

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10 points: Bull Riding

5 points: Steer Wrestling (2), Saddle Bronc Riding (2), Barrel Racing (2)

Not mentioned: Bareback Riding, Tie-Down Roping


QUESTION 5

Quote:

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Keeping the Calgary Stampede rodeo in mind with this question --- give me the name of a place in Canada that has a cowboy as a roadside attraction (There are at least 4)

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10 points: Sturgis, Saskatchewan (Cowboy and Horse); Cochrane, Albeta (Cowboy)

5 points: Airdrie, Alberta (Cowboy) (2); Stavely, Alberta (Cowboy and Horse) (3)

Not Mentioned: These are the 4 that I am aware of --- there may be others as well.


Results

ozzz2002: 40 points
ren33: 40 points
santana2002: 40 points

cinnam0n: 30 points
gemini19: 30 points
Mugaboo: 30 points

gatsby722: 25 points


Congratulations to ozzz, ren and santana who each collect a point for this round.


Thanks for playing everyone!

Results from round 9 will be up later on tonight, along with round 23 questions

Sorry folks, real life got in the way of FT.

Round 3 results - 12 players

1. Name one of the brother characters from the 1954 film 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'.

10 Points: Caleb, Daniel
5 Points: Gideon (2), Adam (2), Benjamin (3), Ephraim (2)

Disallowed: Guthrie
Not mentioned: Frank

2. Name one of the seven elements of the periodic table that starts with A.
10 Points: Arsenic, Americium
5 Points: Actinium (2), Alumunium (3), Astatane (3), Argon (2)

Not mentioned: Antimony

3. Name one of seven deadly sins.
10 Points: pride, avarice, lust
5 Points: gluttony (4), anger/wrath (5)

Not mentioned: sloth, envy

4. Name one of the ‘Seven Little Australians’ from the book of the same name by Ethel Turner.
10 Points: Nell, Meg
5 Points: Pip (5), Judy (2), Bunty (3)

Not mentioned: Baby, The General

5.Name one of the seven seas. Clues provided if necessary. Please note that the 'Seven Seas' are those of ancient times.
10 Points: Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean Sea
5 Points: Capsicum Sea (2), Persian Gulf (4), Black Sea (4)

Not mentioned: Red Sea, Indian Ocean

Scores

35 - Littlewoman2
30 - ren, Polaris, Gemini, ozzz, Elftwinkle, spanishliz, Eraserhead, Cinnam0n
25 - Gats, Flynn, Mugaboo

Congrats to Littlewoman

Round 21 will still be open a few more hours if anyone wants to play

Round 22 is now closed. Results up later today/tonight.

Round 9 Results

1. A U.S. Supreme Court Justice
10: Stephen Breyer, Anthony Kennedy, John Paul Stevens, Antonin Scalia
5: William Rehnquist, Clarence Thomas (2 each)
Not mentioned: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, David Souter


2: A country through which the Danube flows
10: Hungary, Slovakia
5: Germany, Romania, Serbia (2 each)
Not accepted: Budapest (not a country)
Not mentioned:
Austria and Croatia. Bulgaria, Moldavia, and the Ukraine would have been borderline cases (literally-the river forms part of their boundary, but doesn't ever curve inside the country).

3: An Oscar Winner for Best Picture in the 1980's
10: Ordinary People (1980), Amadeus (1984), The Last Emperor (1987), Rain Man (1988), Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
5: Chariots of Fire (1981), Gandhi (1982) (2 people each)
Not mentioned: Terms of Endearment (1983), Out of Africa (1985), Platoon (1986)

4: A Property between Jail and Free Parking on a Monopoly Board
10: St. Charles Place/Pall Mall, Tennessee Ave./Marlboro St.
5: States Ave./Whitehall (2 people), New York Ave./Vine St. (3 people), Community Chest (2 people)
Not mentioned: Electric Company, Virginia Ave./Northumberland Ave., Pennsylvania RR/Maryleborne Station, St. James Place/Bow St.

5: A Student from Harry's Year and House in the Harry Potter Series
10: Ron Weasley, Neville Longbottom, Seamus Finnigan
5: Hermione Granger, Lavender Brown.
Not accepted: Petunia Dursley (Harry's Stepmother, but not a student), Draco Malfoy (in a different house)
Not mentioned: Dean Thomas, Parvati Patil

Final Scores:
45: Mugaboo
40: ren33
35: Gatsby722
30: cinnam0n, ElfTwinkle, Polaris101
25: gemini19, JaneMarple, ozzz2002

Thanks to everybody who participated, and congrats to Mugaboo!

ROUND 22 RESULTS

13 players had a go at this round.


Question 1: Tell me a Halloween costume you wore as a child.

Answers worth 10 points: Wicked witch, a Dalek, a farmer, a skunk, the green fairy in the rainbow, a beet, a soldier, a spider queen, a glamorous movie star, an FBI agent, Zorro

Answers worth 5 points: A lion[2]

Some not mentioned: A devil, a plumber, a princess, a vampire, etc.


Question 2: Tell me a Christmas (or other gift giving holiday you might celebrate) present you asked for but DID NOT recieve.

Answers worth 10 points: All answers! ---> Racetrack with model cars, a sidewinder, diamond earrings, a chemistry set, walkie talkies, a Lamborghini Countach, a VCR, a Sindy Super Home, a tobbogan, a Ken doll, board game "Buccaneer", a new fourwheeler, Bob Mackie special collector's edition Babie.


Question 3: Tell me something you remember your parents/guardians always telling you NOT to do.

Answers worth 10 points: All answers! ---> Don't kiss boys, don't wander into the cornfields, don't invite girls to sleep over, don't run on wet grass, don't play in the street, don't touch anything in museums or antique stores, don't speak with your mouth full, don't lie, don't wear short skirts to the fairgrounds, don't leave the school grounds, don't direspect teachers, don't throw aubergines/sweetcorn at your sister, don't put your elbows on the table.

Some not mentioned: Don't lock your little brother on the balcony, don't pick your nose, don't hide your dad's cigarettes, don't stick things in the VCR. (My 4 year old logic told me that anything you put in the VCR could be watched on the TV. )


Question 4: Tell me something you were terribly afraid of as a child.

Answers worth 10 points: All answers! ---> Fire, wasps, lightning, fireworks, moths, communism, drowning, the dark, spiders, earth worms, the lobsterpots on the beach, wolves, water

Some not mentioned: The monster under the bed, june bugs, clowns.


Question 5: As a child, tell me what you wanted to be when you grew up.

Answers worth 10 points: An undertaker, a boy, an archeologist, a botanist, a nurse, a writer, the first female president, a travel agent, a policeman, the lady who rides horses and wears a ballet dress in the circus, a cowboy.

Answers worth 5 points: A teacher[2]

Some not mentioned: Doctor, actress, librarian, dolphin trainer, tennis player, Queen of England.


Scores for this round: I wish I could award all 13 players with a point as I had so much fun reading your answers, and although it was extremely tight until the last minute, there are officially 9 winners for this round.

CinnamOn = 50
Drummerkittie = 50
Flynn = 50
Kuu = 50
LeoDaVinci = 50
LittleWoman2 = 50
Mugaboo = 50
Polaris101 = 50
Ren33 = 50

ElfTwinkle = 45
Gatsby722 = 45
JaneMarple = 45
SpanishLiz = 45



I'm handing out one point and congratulatory high fives to our 9 winners, CinnamOn, Drummerkittie, Flynn, Kuu, LeoDaVinci, LittleWoman2, Mugaboo, Polaris101 and Ren33, and thank you all for allowing me to pry into your childhood memories, I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Round 26 - Tuesday

Q1. On Friday night a pole vault competition was held in London, that saw the first women leap over five meters. Name anyone who competed. (Note: I will accept the one girl who failed to jump any height)
Q2. Give my a national park in Zambia.
Q3. Give me a reason that someone might arrive in a foreign country without a passport.
Q4. Legend has it that at the greatest King of the Picts was called Cruithne. He reighned for 100 years. When he died his Kingdom was devided between his seven sons, becoming the seven provinces of Scotland. Name one of the seven sons of Cruithne.
Q5. Name a "Jack Reacher" novel by Lee Child.

Hints given if required - round will close early Saturday morning.

Round 21 Results - 10 players


Q1. A Three Stooges short which had Curly Howard in it.

10 points: Everyone
Higher Than a Kite, An Ache in Every Stake, Dizzy Doctors, Three Missing Links, Beer Barrel Polecats, Booby Dupes, Punch Drunks, The Sitter-Downers, Cactus Makes Perfect, Goofs and Saddles


not mentioned: many, many others


Q2. An astronaut who was portrayed in the movie Apollo 13.

10 points: Pete Conrad, Jim Lovell, Ken Mattingly

5 points: Fred Haise (2), Jack Swigert (3), Neil Armstrong (2)

not mentioned: John Young, Buzz Aldrin, Gus Grissom, Ed White, Roger Chaffee


Q3. Something you would take with you for a day trip to the beach.

10 points: towel, hat, lilo (not sure what it is, but if someone wants to take it to the beach, I won't argue ), inflatable raft, beach umbrella, tennis ball, scuba gear

5 points: bottled water/water bottle/water (3)

not mentioned: sunscreen, sunglasses, book, radio, beer


Q4. Name one of the six major jumps used in figure skating.

10 points: axel, loop, flip

5 points: toe loop (3), lutz (4)

not mentioned: salchow


Q5. A group or individual who has been profiled on VH-1's "Behind the Music" series.

10 points: Genesis, Jefferson Airplane/Starship, Andy Gibb, Marianne Faithfull, The Mamas & the Papas, Gloria Estefan

5 points: George Michael (2), Shania Twain (2)



SCORES

45 - Mugaboo, Jimjih, gemini19

40 - littlewoman2, gatsby722, ozzz2002, LeoDaVinci
35 - ren33, cinnam0n
30 - ElfTwinkle


Thanks for playing and congratulations to our winners Mugaboo, Jimjih & gemini19