TD #312 - Fall is Approaching - FINAL RESULTS RELEASED

[Bamaman]

It's your game and your choice on how to announce the scores, but this wasn't the most exciting reveal we've ever had.

[Armandillo]

It's awesome that upi wrote a TD, but it should be noted that part of the responsibility, though NOT written in law, is to do a reveal question by question.

That's the way it's traditionally been done and that's what MOST people enjoy. Since TD Masters are theoretically doing this as a service to other people, the will of the people should be respected.

If you'd like tips on how to do the reveal, many people, myself included, are more than happy to help out.

Heck, I'd even do the reveal myself if given the information if you don't have time for it!

[oduguy22]

My apologies, i wouldn't want to break tradition. I am new to the TD, this is my first one.
I surely don't mind putting the results of each question. I have been swamped today, I will get it out later today.
Next time, it will be much better. I enjoyed making the TD and would love to make more!

[Armandillo]

There is no rush to post anything at all. Generally, the TDmaster posts 1-2 questions a day spread out over a week to build drama/suspense.

I hope you didn't take my comments as an insult or indictment. You did a FANTASTIC job of creating a TD and should be commended!

[oduguy22]

Here are the results from Question 1.

1. Fall TV. One of the best things about the Fall season is the slew of TV shows that are set to broadcast. TV show premieres for a new show or a new season causes captures audiences of all that have eagerly awaited them since throughout the summer. This question includes nine scenes pertaining to TV shows that are to play this upcoming fall season. Choose ONE answer by just giving the name of the TV show. If the image is too small, there is a link below the image to direct you to another page that shows a larger image of the question.

Results: (From Top Left, then going right and down)

CHICAGO FIRE
ElendiPickle
lindap
totebags

SCORPION
none

THE WALKING DEAD
mitchparov
AleBelly
patkav

ONCE UPON A TIME
macrae1234
jev15
mystcmage

THE LAST SHIP
xxaaaxx

EMPIRE
none

THE FLASH
econgator

THE STRAIN
dott888
MarkBarrett

CODE BLACK
none

DROP
Peachbox
gamawire
Vintsanity
floridagator
bamaman

Incorrect Response - 8 pts


Standings after Question 1
MarkBarrett - 2
Peachbox - 0
gamawire - 0
macrae1234 - 3
jev15 - 3
mystcmage - 3
ElendilPickle - 3
lindap - 3
mitchparov - 3
AleBelly - 3
Vintsanity - 0
floridagator - 0
dott888 - 2
patkav - 3
xxaaaxx - 1
totebags - 3
econgator - 1
bamaman - 0

[oduguy22]

Here are the results from Question 2.

2. Daylight Savings Time. Another part of the fall season is the end of Daylight Savings Time. All clocks go back an hour which means that the short wintry days are approaching once again. Did you know that there are some places in the United States that do not recognize Daylight Savings Time? Name ONE state or territory that DOES NOT recognize Daylight Savings Time. For the sake of argument, it’s not necessary to name a particular area within a state or territory.

ARIZONA
MarkBarrett
gamawire
macrae1234
jev15
ElendilPickle
AleBelly
Vintsanity
dott888
bamaman

GUAM
mystcmage

AMERICAN SAMOA
floridagator
xxaaaxx

HAWAII
patkav
totebags

US VIRGIN ISLANDS
none

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
none

PUERTO RICO
none

DROP
none

INCORRECT
Peachbox
lindap
mitchparov
econgator

Incorrect Response - 14 pts


Standings after Question 2
MarkBarrett - 11
Peachbox - 14
gamawire - 9
macrae1234 - 12
jev15 - 12
mystcmage - 4
ElendilPickle - 12
lindap - 17
mitchparov - 17
AleBelly - 12
Vintsanity - 9
floridagator - 2
dott888 - 11
patkav - 5
xxaaaxx - 3
totebags - 5
econgator - 15
bamaman - 9

[oduguy22]

Here are the results from Question 3.

3. The World Series. Also known as the “Fall Classic” is a staple in American History every October where the two best baseball teams face off to win the ultimate prize in Major League Baseball. Throughout the MLB’s storied history, there is no pressure filled moment than playing in a Game 7 where one decision can either cost or win you the championship. Many teams, including their die-hard fans have tasted the sweetness of victory and the bitterness of defeat. For this question we are going to look back at the last 50 years. Since 1965, name ONE team that has WON and LOST a Game 7 in the World Series. This ONLY includes teams that have maintained the same team name and location.


Cincinnati Reds
lindap
MarkBarrett

St Louis Cardinals
macrae1234
mystcmage
Vintsanity
dott888
patkav

Kansas City Royals
none

NY Mets
jev15
mitchparov
xxaaaxx

Minnesota Twins
floridagator

San Francisco Giants
Peachbox

DROP
totebags

INCORRECT
gamawire
ElendilPickle
AleBelly
bamaman

Incorrect Response - 10 pts

Standings after Question 3
MarkBarrett - 13
Peachbox - 5
gamawire - 19
macrae1234 - 17
jev15 - 16
mystcmage - 9
ElendilPickle - 22
lindap - 9
mitchparov - 11
AleBelly - 22
Vintsanity - 14
floridagator - 3
dott888 - 16
patkav - 10
xxaaaxx - 7
totebags - 5
econgator - 9
bamaman - 19

[oduguy22]

Here are the results from Question 4.

4. Election Day. Every four years in early November, we conduct our constitutional right after spending months of watching debates and hearing candidates talk about how they can make America great again. Did you know that long ago, presidential elections initially were held throughout the month of December? It wasn’t until 1845 when Election Day became the official day of voting. Throughout our country’s election history, most presidents won their respective elections by receiving the electoral and popular vote. There are moments in our history where the presidential candidate lost the popular vote, but still became president. Name ONE of the winning or losing candidates in any of the four elections.

Rutherford Hayes
MarkBarrett
Peachbox
macrae1234
mystcmage
xxaaaxx

Samuel Tilden
floridagator

Benjamin Harrison
jev15
lindap
totebags

Grover Cleveland
none

George W. Bush
dott888
mitchparov
econgator

Al Gore
gamawire
patkav

John Quincy Adams
Vintsanity
bamaman

Andrew Jackson
none

DROP
none

INCORRECT
AleBelly
ElendilPickle

Incorrect Response - 10 pts

Standings after Question 4
MarkBarrett - 18
Peachbox - 13
gamawire - 21
macrae1234 - 22
jev15 - 19
mystcmage - 14
ElendilPickle - 32
lindap - 12
mitchparov - 13
AleBelly - 32
Vintsanity - 16
floridagator - 4
dott888 - 19
patkav - 12
xxaaaxx - 12
totebags - 8
econgator - 12
bamaman - 21

[oduguy22]

Here are the results from Question 5.

5. Thanksgiving. The signature holiday in Autumn in America is definitely Thanksgiving. To us Americans, we think of Thanksgiving as a day where we give thanks and appreciate our families by celebrating with feasting on tasty food, but families in other countries celebrate in different ways. Name ONE country OTHER THAN THE UNITED STATES that celebrates Thanksgiving in some way or another.

Canada
gamawire
macrae1234
jev15
lindap
mitchparov
Vintsanity
dot888
totebags
bamaman

Grenada
none

Liberia
MarkBarrett
ElendilPickle
floridagator

The Netherlands
Peachbox

Australia (Norfolk Island)
none

Philippines
none

Saint Lucia
none

United Kingdom
xxaaaxx

Germany
none

Japan
none

DROP
mysctcmage
AleBelly
patkav
econgator

INCORRECT
none

Incorrect Response - 14 pts

Standings after Question 5
MarkBarrett - 21
Peachbox - 14
gamawire - 39
macrae1234 - 31
jev15 - 28
mystcmage - 14
ElendilPickle - 35
lindap - 21
mitchparov - 21
AleBelly - 32
Vintsanity - 25
floridagator - 7
dott888 - 28
patkav - 12
xxaaaxx - 13
totebags - 17
econgator - 12
bamaman - 30

[oduguy22]

Here are the results from Question 6.

6. Horror Films. During the Fall, we see several horror films pop up in theaters with many of them being terrible. Despite this, many of these films make sequels and reboots because it brings in a lot of money. Several horror villains are major pop culture icons in our society and are widely recognized. Name ONE of the top 10 highest grossing horror films of all-time. This list is according to Forbes.com, and is all-time DOMESTIC and NON-ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION gross totals.

The Sixth Sense
none

Jaws
none

I Am Legend
none

War of the Worlds
none

The Exorcist
none

Signs
none

World War Z
floridagator

Hannibal
none

What Lies Beneath
none

The Mummy
none

DROP
jev15
lindap
mitchparov
xxaaaxx

INCORRECT
MarkBarrett
Peachbox
gamawaire
macrae1234
mystcmage
ElendilPickle
AleBelly
Vintsanity
dott888
patkav
totebags
econgator
bamaman

Incorrect Response - 6 pts

Standings after Question 6
MarkBarrett - 27
Peachbox - 20
gamawire - 45
macrae1234 - 37
jev15 - 28
mystcmage - 20
ElendilPickle - 41
lindap - 21
mitchparov - 21
AleBelly - 38
Vintsanity - 31
floridagator - 8
dott888 - 34
patkav - 18
xxaaaxx - 13
totebags - 23
econgator - 18
bamaman - 36

[MarkBarrett]

INCORRECT
MarkBarrett - Not that anyone asked: The Conjuring
Peachbox
gamawaire
macrae1234
mystcmage
ElendilPickle
AleBelly
Vintsanity
dott888
patkav
totebags
econgator
bamaman

[floridagator]

You mean I'm the only one who got a correct answer?

[xxaaaxx]

You mean I'm the only one who got a correct answer?

This was a perfect storm of misjudgment.

I had no idea how Forbes would define "horror" (especially since they're not an entertainment outlet), so I was afraid their list might include movies that I personally wouldn't think of as horror (like War of the Worlds, which I guess fits but I would categorize as scifi), squeezing out others.

There's also quite a few movies (like Signs) which were terrible, but which I forgot made a ton of money anyway.

Also, unadjused for inflation might mean that recent flicks would squeeze out a "classic", simply because ticket prices are higher now.

Plus, I'm so used to reading worldwide totals (since domestic totals are sometimes only a third of the total gross) that I flat out don't remember how much of the big box office numbers in my head are worldwide, or just the US.

So either I pick a blinkingly obvious movie and risk a sheep, roll the dice on something like, say Blair Witch Project (which wasn't in their top 10, for one of the above reasons) or just drop it and avoid the hassle.

And after all of that...if I'd known there would only be 18 entries I would've just said Sixth Sense

[oduguy22]

Here are the results from Question 7.

7. Lupus. Lupus Awareness Month is now celebrated in May, but not long in the distant past was it celebrated in October like many others. Answer ONE of the following questions pertaining to celebrities from our past and present, that have medically confirmed to have had Lupus or even died from Lupus.

a. Before this Englishman received “kisses” from a rose as a successful pop artist, he was a model and traveled around Asia in a funk band called Push.
b. This “Wise Blood” author studied journalism at a writer’s workshop at the University of Iowa where she met Robert Penn Warren.
c. This actor was everyone’s “Favorite Martian” back in the 1960s.
d. This comedian and TV host must have been “all that” as a kid growing up in San Diego before now helping find “talented” individuals throughout America.
e. This actress turned pop artist played in several roles in television such as “Walker, Texas Ranger”, “Wizards of Waverly Place”, and even “Barney and Friends” where she worked with fellow superstar Demi Lovato.
f. This R&B singer had her most successful album in 1996 with a signature song that she actually hated, it must’ve broke her heart.
g. This former baseball player and seven-time All-Star was solid as a “rock” as leadoff hitter for most of his career with the Montreal Expos.
h. This American journalist and his CBS crew wore out six motor homes of the course of 25 years that he used to travel across America with captivating stories about America and its culture and history.

a.Seal
MarkBarrett
mitchparov
Vintsanity

b.Flannery O’ Connor
none

c.Ray Walston
gamawire
floridagator

d.Nick Cannon
mystcmage

e.Selena Gomez
ElendilPickle

f.Toni Braxton
patkav
xxaaaxx
totebags

g.Tim Raines
macrae1234
jev15
dott888
econgator
bamaman

h.Charles Kuralt
Peachbox
lindap
AleBelly

DROP
none

INCORRECT
none

Incorrect Response - 10 pts

Standings after Question 7
MarkBarrett - 30
Peachbox - 23
gamawire - 47
macrae1234 - 42
jev15 - 33
mystcmage - 21
ElendilPickle - 42
lindap - 23
mitchparov - 24
AleBelly - 41
Vintsanity - 34
floridagator - 10
dott888 - 39
patkav - 21
xxaaaxx - 16
totebags - 26
econgator - 23
bamaman - 41

[oduguy22]

Here are the results from Question 8.

8. National Book Awards. It is no Pulitzer or Nobel, but every year in the middle of November, some of America’s best writers are given these distinguished awards for their excellent work. Established in 1936, some of the best authors in American History have received this award spanning several genres including Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, and Children’s Literature. In fact, a few have won the award multiple times. Name ONE person that has won the National Book Award for Fiction at least twice.

Saul Bellow
none

John Cheever
none

William Faulkner
gamawire
lindap

William Gaddis
none

Bernard Malamud
patkav

Wright Morris
none

Philip Roth
macrae1234
jev15
AleBelly

John Updike
ElendilPickle
floridagator
xxaaaxx

DROP
MarkBarrett
dott888

INCORRECT
Peachbox
mystcmage
Vintsanity
totebags
econgator
bamaman
mitchparov

Incorrect Response - 8 pts

Standings after Question 8
MarkBarrett - 30
Peachbox - 31
gamawire - 49
macrae1234 - 45
jev15 - 36
mystcmage - 28
ElendilPickle - 45
lindap - 25
mitchparov - 32
AleBelly - 41
Vintsanity - 34
floridagator - 13
dott888 - 39
patkav - 29
xxaaaxx - 19
totebags - 34
econgator - 31
bamaman - 49

[oduguy22]

Here are the results from Question 9.

9. Languages. The fall season is also known by the word, Autumn. For this question, choose ONE of the following words that also mean “autumn” in another language by giving the name of corresponding language.
a. automne
b. autunno
c. otoño
d. sonbahar
e. Őszi
f. herfs
g. taglagas
h. autumnus
i. oсень
j. fhómhair
k. höst


a.French
Peachbox
AleBelly

b.Italian
none

c.Spanish
gamawire
mystcmage
mitchparov
Vintsanity
totebags

d.Turkish
lindap

e.Hungarian
none

f.Afrikaans
none

g.Filipino/Tagalog
xxaaaxx

h.Latin
dott888

i.Russian
MarkBarrett
econgator

j.Irish/Gaelic
macrae1234
jev15
ElendilPickle
patkav

k.Swedish
none

DROP
none

INCORRECT
bamaman

Incorrect Response - 10 pts

Standings after Question 9
MarkBarrett - 32
Peachbox - 30
gamawire - 45
macrae1234 - 49
jev15 - 40
mystcmage - 34
ElendilPickle - 49
lindap - 27
mitchparov - 39
AleBelly - 46
Vintsanity - 47
floridagator - 15
dott888 - 40
patkav - 33
xxaaaxx - 20
totebags - 39
econgator - 33
bamaman - 59

[oduguy22]

Here are the results from Question 10.

10. United Nations Day. October 24 is an International Day known as United Nations Day to make known to the world the aims and achievements of the United Nations. It is actually a part of United Nations Week, which is held from October 20 - 26. The United Nations consists of many branches of the charter, which includes the International Court of Justice, Security Council, Economic and Social Council, General Assembly, and the Secretariat. We will look at the Secretariat, which serves as the executive branch, setting the agenda and makes the decisions for the UN. The Secretary-General is the executive leader of the United Nations. Name ONE home country represented by any of the eight official Secretaries-General.

Norway
floridagator
xxaaaxx

Sweden
gamawire
macrae1234

Myanmar/Burma
jev15

Austria
econgator
bamaman

Peru
none

Egypt
MarkBarrett
lindap
totebags

Ghana
Peachbox
mitchparov
AleBelly
Vintsanity
dott888
patkav

South Korea
mystcmage
ElendilPickle

DROP
none

INCORRECT
none

Incorrect Response - 11 pts

Standings after Question 10
MarkBarrett - 35
Peachbox - 36
gamawire - 47
macrae1234 - 51
jev15 - 41
mystcmage - 36
ElendilPickle - 51
lindap - 30
mitchparov - 45
AleBelly - 52
Vintsanity - 53
floridagator - 17
dott888 - 46
patkav - 39
xxaaaxx - 22
totebags - 42
econgator - 35
bamaman - 61

BONUS QUESTIONS WILL BE RELEASED TOMORROW!

[oduguy22]

My apologies with the hurricane that came through the east coast, i was not able to finalize until today, but here are the final results from the Bonus Questions.

1a. BONUS. Name the real surname of the actor of your chosen answer for -3 points.

Taylor Kinney
ElendilPickle
lindap
totbags

Elyes Gabel
none

Lauren Cohan
mitchparov
AleBelly
patkav

Jennifer Morrison
macrae1234
jev15
mystcmage

Eric Dane
xxaaaxx

Bryshere Y. Gray
none

Grant Gustin
econgator

Kevin Durand
none

Harry Ford
none

________________________________

1b. BONUS: For bonus points, name the corresponding Secretary-General of the chosen above answer for -5 points. Spell the name as best as you can, I will be lenient in judging.

Trygve Halvdan Lie
floridagator
xxaaaxx

Dag Hammarskjold
gamawire
macrae1234

Thant
jev15

Kurt Waldheim
econgator
bamaman

Javier Perez de Cuellar
none

Boutros Boutros-Ghali
MarkBarrett
lindap
totebags

Kofi Annan
Peachbox
mitchparov
AleBelly
Vintsanity
dott888
patkav

Ban Ki-Moon
mystcmage
ElendilPickle

I moved the final scores to the next page.

[Bamaman]

Per question 2, Indiana does observe Daylight Saving Time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_in_I ... prov=sfsi1

[BobF]

Per question 2, Indiana does observe Daylight Saving Time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_in_I ... prov=sfsi1

But the Chicago suburbs in the northwest do not.