Alpaca Farm quizzes
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Alpaca Farm quizzes
The LL67 thread will fade away soon, so I figured I'd create a separate thread to discuss quizzes on Alpaca Farm, a place for informal trivia contests in the style of the "One-Day Special" on LearnedLeague.
I've been reading up on the Bible lately, so I published a quiz called Biblical Groups of Twelve. All of the answers incorporate specific Biblical names that come in groups of twelve: the sons of Jacob, the minor prophets, the apostles.
Enjoy, and have a happy and safe New Year's Eve!
I've been reading up on the Bible lately, so I published a quiz called Biblical Groups of Twelve. All of the answers incorporate specific Biblical names that come in groups of twelve: the sons of Jacob, the minor prophets, the apostles.
Enjoy, and have a happy and safe New Year's Eve!
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There's still 35 hours left on my Things GersonA Really Hates quiz! Come check it out. http://alpacafarmtrivia.herokuapp.com/quizzes/798
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I don't know if this is the place or not but I'm torn on if I should put this quiz that I had an idea for in Alpaca Farm or wait for authors ten to accept it as a One Day (it was rejected this year). I don't have the time to write many quizzes, and I see the AF as more for those who can, yet I don't know if it would ever get accepted as s Ond Day (nor would anyone else, as the selection process is often random.). Thoughts?
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This autocorrect cracks me up.dhkendall wrote:authors ten
Also, if it were me, I'd put it on AF, because by the time another year has passed and Thorsten is accepting One-Day proposals again, you'll probably have a different idea and/or be tired of the old one. But take that with a grain of salt, because I don't have the skills to actually write a legitimate One-Day.
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David, I agree with Aria. I'd definitely write it for Alpaca Farm. A year is a long time to sit on something!
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The other thing is that Thorsten apparently rarely accepts proposals from people who suggest one 1DS topic, and he may not pick the topic you most want to write about. I really wanted to do a 1DS on the Cincinnati Bengals, so I thought the best way to do this is pick two things that Thorsten wouldn't want. My other proposals were The Haggadah and Superconductors: Their History, Composition, and Physics. I was right in assuming that Thorsten wouldn't want the superconductivity 1DS, but he chose the Haggadah over the Bengals, and then someone else decided to do a Bengals quiz on Alpaca Farm. So you should probably strike while the iron is hot.
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How do you know this? And is this correlation or causation?Cat Hammarskjold wrote:The other thing is that Thorsten apparently rarely accepts proposals from people who suggest one 1DS topic...
If you want an opposing data point, I have submitted exactly one 1DS proposal and it was accepted.
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Congrats to Lampy on second place and CheezeWhiz on fifth place in Things GersonA Really Hates! (I don't see any other boardies in the top 10.)
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Another opposing data point, I have had two successful One Day proposals so far, both were submitted solo (see: "hard to find time to write a quiz" above). My third, rejected, one was also solo. I think you're just assuming something that isn't there, Cat H.goforthetie wrote:How do you know this? And is this correlation or causation?Cat Hammarskjold wrote:The other thing is that Thorsten apparently rarely accepts proposals from people who suggest one 1DS topic...
If you want an opposing data point, I have submitted exactly one 1DS proposal and it was accepted.
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I submitted two for 2015 and one for 2016, and got one approved each time. (The alternative for 2015 was "Beatles Lyrics in other words")dhkendall wrote:Another opposing data point, I have had two successful One Day proposals so far, both were submitted solo (see: "hard to find time to write a quiz" above). My third, rejected, one was also solo. I think you're just assuming something that isn't there, Cat H.goforthetie wrote:How do you know this? And is this correlation or causation?Cat Hammarskjold wrote:The other thing is that Thorsten apparently rarely accepts proposals from people who suggest one 1DS topic...
If you want an opposing data point, I have submitted exactly one 1DS proposal and it was accepted.
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That was a very well-written quiz, nightreign! Great job. Really appreciated the Don Budge questionnightreign wrote:Congrats to Lampy on second place and CheezeWhiz on fifth place in Things GersonA Really Hates! (I don't see any other boardies in the top 10.)
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Yep, I definitely got that from your Fact Primer.Vermonter wrote:That was a very well-written quiz, nightreign! Great job. Really appreciated the Don Budge questionnightreign wrote:Congrats to Lampy on second place and CheezeWhiz on fifth place in Things GersonA Really Hates! (I don't see any other boardies in the top 10.)
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Same here.goforthetie wrote:If you want an opposing data point, I have submitted exactly one 1DS proposal and it was accepted.
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I was the one who gave credit to Only Connect for known Hadid.nightreign wrote:Yep, I definitely got that from your Fact Primer.Vermonter wrote:That was a very well-written quiz, nightreign! Great job. Really appreciated the Don Budge questionnightreign wrote:Congrats to Lampy on second place and CheezeWhiz on fifth place in Things GersonA Really Hates! (I don't see any other boardies in the top 10.)
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Sadly, no one famous is named "Habakkuk"
Speaking of Fact Primers, here's a new one from my general-knowledge quiz on Biblical Groups of Twelve, along with results: http://tfw.gr/1UrkNqw
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The other night I was watching The Chase and there was a question about a Soviet leader I'd never heard of. The Beast got it fairly easily, so I figured I'd do some research.
Here's the result: Russian & Soviet leaders. Closes Tuesday at 10 am.
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Earworms
I have a feeling a lot of you will enjoy this one (looking your way in particular, MarkBarrett):
Phone Numbers You'd Forgotten You'd Memorized
Closes Monday at noon Eastern.
Phone Numbers You'd Forgotten You'd Memorized
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I'm pretty sure I have ever heard at most four of these jingles. And I have watched a LOT of television.Vermonter wrote:I have a feeling a lot of you will enjoy this one (looking your way in particular, MarkBarrett):
Phone Numbers You'd Forgotten You'd Memorized
Closes Monday at noon Eastern.
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Same here. It seemed pretty regional to the NYC metro area. Regardless, listening to Keith's "blah-blah" redacted jingles was one of the highlights of my day.teapot37 wrote:I'm pretty sure I have ever heard at most four of these jingles. And I have watched a LOT of television.Vermonter wrote:I have a feeling a lot of you will enjoy this one (looking your way in particular, MarkBarrett):
Phone Numbers You'd Forgotten You'd Memorized
Closes Monday at noon Eastern.
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Well, you got me to sign up. I looked at (and listened to) your quiz and even for the ones I recognized I have no answers. These companies can pay millions for advertising and I can see the ads hundreds of times, but does not mean the phone numbers stick, unfortunately. 867-5309 is one I can handle. Thanks for the shout out, sorry I couldn't play.Vermonter wrote:I have a feeling a lot of you will enjoy this one (looking your way in particular, MarkBarrett):
Phone Numbers You'd Forgotten You'd Memorized
Closes Monday at noon Eastern.