TD 420 - Free your mind (Q4-Q6 Revealed)

[squarekara]

learned something new...never knew there was such a thing as white pepper

and maurice gets the uber sheep?

I knew Maurice was going to be a mega-sheep, yet I couldn’t contain myself.

Same

[spell4yr]

If the blank was “I’m ___” instead of “I’m a ___”, I probably would have said “right here, right here, right here, right here at home”.

[1stlvlthinker]

At the risk of eliminating myself, I don't think I got scored on Q2. The funny thing is, I don't actually remember what I put down, so I could legitimately have not put anything down at all for that question.

[Peachbox]

Q1 - Trees - Give a common phrase or word that includes the word "tree" or "trees." Proper names or titles are allowed.

Treemonisha - 2
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Peachbox
squarekara

High five!

Back at ya ^5

[Ironhorse]

I imagine there would be just as big a sheep if you asked what things Meredith Brooks called herself.

[SenseiCAY]

At the risk of eliminating myself, I don't think I got scored on Q2. The funny thing is, I don't actually remember what I put down, so I could legitimately have not put anything down at all for that question.

Oh - you put "drop" for that one. I'll change it to "sheep" since you didn't use it anywhere else.

[SenseiCAY]

Q4 - Hash(tags) - Below are some tweets that include some of the most used hashtags of all time (with the hashtags edited out, of course). Name one of the hashtags being used. I'll use my discretion if you're close. Some of the pictures might come out a bit small - click on them to enlarge.



Link if the album doesn't embed: Click here

There was an unexpected trap in this one, and it caught a few people.

WRONG
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Rackme32 (#metoo)
classicroadster (metoo)
immaf (#Leave)
clt013 (metoo)

SHEEP (+11)
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(None)

#brexit - 11
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MattKnowles
casketromance
econgator
blueoncemoon
MarkBarrett
SweepingDeveloper
twelvefootboy
merica
Chex Mix
Coach P
heppm01 [X]

#icebucketchallence - 8
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jsm378
Bmwhitehead
Ironhorse
Gamawire
9021amyers
threearruda
squarekara [X]
Peachbox [X]

#blacklivesmatter - 4
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Saturnalia
badgerfellow
1stlvlthinker
morbeedo

#shareacoke - 3
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floridagator
Prizes
ElendilPickle [X]

#thedress - 3
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Kirbstar
xabe
spell4yr

SINGLETONS
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#gbbo - clprez
#got - Enormous Jeans [X]

UNUSED
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#barcamp (the first hashtag)
#heforshe (Emma Watson)

Standings after Q4:

25. casketromance - 30
25. MattKnowles [s] - 30
24. blueoncemoon [s] - 29 (-1)
22. Bmwhitehead - 27 (+3)
22. Ironhorse - 27 (+3)
18. MarkBarrett - 24
18. 9021amyers [s] - 24 (+1)
18. jsm378 [s] - 24 (+1)
18. threearruda [s] - 24 (+1)
17. badgerfellow [s] - 23 (+8)
15. merica - 22 (-1)
15. xabe [s] - 22 (+10)
13. Chex Mix - 21 (-1)
13. floridagator [s] - 21 (+10)
10. SweepingDeveloper - 20 (-2)
10. Coach P [s] - 20 (-2)
10. twelvefootboy [s] - 20 (-2)
9. econgator [s] - 19 (-6)
8. Gamawire [s] - 16 (-5)
7. 1stlvlthinker - 15 (+7)
6. morbeedo [s] - 13 (+2)
5. clprez [s] - 12 (+9)
1. Kirbstar [s] - 11 (+2)
1. Prizes [s] - 11 (+2)
1. Saturnalia [s] - 11 (+1)
1. spell4yr [s] - 11 (+2)

Eliminated
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Enormous Jeans
Peachbox
immaf
ElendilPickle
Rackme32
classicroadster
clt013
heppm01
squarekara

[Ironhorse]

Well, at least I'm still in it.

[SenseiCAY]

I'm gonna churn it out today, as I'm leaving town for the weekend. Here's Q5:

Q5 - MJ - Name a player, other than Michael Jordan, that started at least 3 games for the Chicago Bulls in the NBA Finals in the 1990s.

Q5 Bonus (-3 points) - a well-known part of the experience of attending a Bulls game was the introduction of their starting lineup, featuring a computer-generated animation of a bull charging through the city, and what stellar piece of music by the Alan Parsons Project?

I'll reveal who got the bonus at the end (speaking of which, I didn't mean to make it required on the Google form - there was no penalty for putting a wrong answer on that one regardless), but here are the results for Q5 in regulation. In researching this one, I found out that the starting lineup was remarkably similar during each of the three-peats (1991-1993 and 1996-1998). While I asked for a player who started at least 3 finals games, it turns out that there were no players who started 1 or 2 games for the Bulls during those finals runs - in other words, everyone who started a game also started at least 3 games.

WRONG
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badgerfellow (Kerr - no starts, but a fantastic 6th man)
Kirbstar (Steve Kerr)
immaf (Magic Johnson - wrong team)
Enormous Jeans (Michael B. Jordan - wrong industry)

SHEEP (+8)
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xabe

Scottie Pippen - 8
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blueoncemoon
twelvefootboy
morbeedo
Gamawire
floridagator
Coach P
heppm01 [X]
ElendilPickle [X]

Toni Kukoc - 5
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merica
jsm378
Prizes
threearruda
1stlvlthinker

Horace Grant - 4
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clprez
Bmwhitehead
Peachbox [X]
classicroadster [X]

John Paxson - 4
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econgator
MarkBarrett
SweepingDeveloper
Saturnalia

BJ Armstrong - 3
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9021amyers
casketromance
clt013 [X]

Luc Longley - 3
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Chex Mix
Ironhorse
spell4yr

Bill Cartwright - 2
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Rackme32 [X]
squarekara [X]

SINGLETONS
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Dennis Rodman - MattKnowles

UNUSED
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Ron Harper

Standings after Q5:

24. blueoncemoon [s] - 37
23. casketromance - 33 (+2)
21. Bmwhitehead - 31 (+1)
21. MattKnowles [s] - 31 (+4)
19. Ironhorse - 30 (+3)
19. xabe - 30 (-4)
16. floridagator [s] - 29 (-3)
16. jsm378 [s] - 29 (+2)
16. threearruda [s] - 29 (+2)
13. MarkBarrett - 28 (+5)
13. Coach P [s] - 28 (-3)
13. twelvefootboy [s] - 28 (-3)
11. merica - 27 (+4)
11. 9021amyers [s] - 27 (+7)
8. Chex Mix - 24 (+5)
8. SweepingDeveloper - 24 (+2)
8. Gamawire [s] - 24
7. econgator [s] - 23 (+2)
6. morbeedo [s] - 21
5. 1stlvlthinker - 20 (+2)
3. Prizes [s] - 16 (-2)
3. clprez [s] - 16 (+2)
2. Saturnalia [s] - 15 (-1)
1. spell4yr [s] - 14

Eliminated
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Enormous Jeans
Peachbox
immaf
ElendilPickle
Kirbstar
Rackme32
badgerfellow
classicroadster
clt013
heppm01
squarekara

[Ironhorse]

When I hosted a TD awhile ago and asked for Chicago athletes, nobody went for Rodman then and I was mildly surprised. I'm even more surprised he was a singleton here.

I nearly put Bill Wennington. I'm glad I didn't.

[Prizes]

Gah, I thought Kukoc would be a lock for like 2 or 3. Very nearly thought I'd be at least sharing the lead after I saw #ShareaCoke do considerably better than expected. Just have to hope the endgame draws some favor.

[SenseiCAY]

Gah, I thought Kukoc would be a lock for like 2 or 3. Very nearly thought I'd be at least sharing the lead after I saw #ShareaCoke do considerably better than expected. Just have to hope the endgame draws some favor.

I thought Kukoc would do better too - I figured people would chicken out of him because he was such a great sixth man off the bench and might be borderline for 3 starts.

[SenseiCAY]

Finally, in regulation, we asked you to name a state where marijuana is legal for medical and recreational use.

Q6 - Marijuana - As of the time of this game, name a US state where marijuana is legal for both recreational and medical use.

Apparently, everyone here knows where to go for a legal smoke.

WRONG
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(None)

SHEEP (+7)
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(None)

Washington - 7
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SweepingDeveloper
Ironhorse
econgator
merica
Coach P
clt013 [X]
Kirbstar [X]

Oregon - 6
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Saturnalia
Chex Mix
Gamawire
Rackme32 [X]
badgerfellow [X]
Peachbox [X]

California - 5
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1stlvlthinker
MattKnowles
MarkBarrett
Enormous Jeans [X]
squarekara [X]

Massachusetts - 4
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floridagator
spell4yr
Bmwhitehead
xabe

Vermont - 4
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threearruda
9021amyers
morbeedo
immaf [X]

Maine - 3
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jsm378
Prizes
classicroadster [X]

Colorado - 2
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twelvefootboy
ElendilPickle [X]

Michigan - 2
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clprez
heppm01 [X]

SINGLETONS
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Alaska - casketromance
Nevada - blueoncemoon

Standings after Q6:


Eliminated
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Enormous Jeans
Peachbox
immaf
ElendilPickle
Kirbstar
Rackme32
badgerfellow
classicroadster
clt013
heppm01
squarekara

Standings after Q6:

24. blueoncemoon [s] - 38
23. Ironhorse - 37 (-4)
22. MattKnowles [s] - 36 (-1)
20. Bmwhitehead - 35 (+1)
20. Coach P [s] - 35 (-7)
17. casketromance - 34 (+6)
17. merica - 34 (-6)
17. xabe - 34 (+2)
14. MarkBarrett - 33 (-1)
14. floridagator [s] - 33 (+2)
14. threearruda [s] - 33 (+2)
13. jsm378 [s] - 32 (+3)
11. SweepingDeveloper - 31 (-3)
11. 9021amyers [s] - 31
7. Chex Mix - 30 (+1)
7. Gamawire [s] - 30 (+1)
7. econgator [s] - 30
7. twelvefootboy [s] - 30 (+6)
5. 1stlvlthinker - 25
5. morbeedo [s] - 25 (+1)
4. Saturnalia [s] - 21 (-2)
3. Prizes [s] - 19
1. clprez [s] - 18 (+2)
1. spell4yr [s] - 18

[CasketRomance]

i rebounded a bit on the last 2 after giving those massive sheep answers

[SenseiCAY]

Alright, before I leave for the weekend, we have the bonus and final results. On Q5, you could've gotten 3 points shaved off if you could name the song by the Alan Parsons Project that plays during the Chicago Bulls starting lineup introduction.

Here's the video, featuring their PA announcer, Ray Clay, of said intro from 1997 (which, incidentally, contains 4 correct answers for Q5). Before the intro finished, the Bulls were already up by 15 points.



Anyhow, the "stellar" instrumental is called "Sirius," and in the original album, the instrumental segued into "Eye in the Sky," which still fits the category and was also accepted. The following players received the bonus:

Username (bonus)
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clprez (-3)
threearruda (-3)
9021amyers (-3)
merica (-3)
Rackme32 (-3)
ElendilPickle (-3)
Prizes (-3)
clt013 (-3)
Ironhorse (-3)
casketromance (-3)
MattKnowles (-3)
blueoncemoon (-3)
floridagator (-3)
Saturnalia (-3)
squarekara (-3)
Kirbstar (-3)
spell4yr (-3)

FINAL STANDINGS:

Eliminated
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heppm01
immaf
Peachbox
badgerfellow
Enormous Jeans
squarekara
classicroadster
clt013
ElendilPickle
Kirbstar
Rackme32

22. Bmwhitehead - 35
22. Coach P - 35
22. blueoncemoon - 35
20. xabe - 34
20. Ironhorse - 34
18. MarkBarrett - 33
18. MattKnowles - 33
17. jsm378 - 32
14. SweepingDeveloper - 31
14. casketromance - 31
14. merica - 31

A logjam for the top 10:

8. Chex Mix - 30
8. Gamawire - 30
8. econgator - 30
8. twelvefootboy - 30
8. floridagator - 30
8. threearruda - 30
7. 9021amyers - 28
5. 1stlvlthinker - 25
5. morbeedo - 25
4. Saturnalia - 18

On the podium:

3. Prizes - 16

YOUR CO-CHAMPIONS

1. clprez - 15
1. spell4yr - 15

Thanks to all for playing! I hope you enjoyed this one that I sort of cobbled together, and have a good weekend!

[morbeedo]

i rebounded a bit on the last 2 after giving those massive sheep answers

How did I end up in 5th place?

[CasketRomance]

i rebounded a bit on the last 2 after giving those massive sheep answers

How did I end up in 5th place?

no idea, dude...didn't even realise you were in this since you said you had no guess on like 3 of the questions...so you went with pippen for the bulls player? even after i gave you the hint of "one of the obvious players was on big brother uk" on twitter to encourage you to enter this...btw...the dude who was the subject of that hint was a singleton...i thought dude would have sheeped or at least 2nd to pippen

[morbeedo]

i rebounded a bit on the last 2 after giving those massive sheep answers

How did I end up in 5th place?

no idea, dude...didn't even realise you were in this since you said you had no guess on like 3 of the questions...so you went with pippen for the bulls player? even after i gave you the hint of "one of the obvious players was on big brother uk" on twitter to encourage you to enter this...btw...the dude who was the subject of that hint was a singleton...i thought dude would have sheeped or at least 2nd to pippen

I sheeped that question. The only name I recognize is Rodman.

Thanks, SenseiCay, for hosting!

For the record, I don't smoke pot, so I got lucky here

[squarekara]

Thanks for hosting. And thanks for the look back to the Jordan era. I only saw a scant handful of games at the old Chicago Stadium, but I remember that once the announcer said "From North--" the building erupted into complete and utter pandemonium, and you could not hear the rest of Jordan's intro at all. Them was the times!

And don't forget to say nope to dope and ugh to drugs!

[CasketRomance]

i rebounded a bit on the last 2 after giving those massive sheep answers

How did I end up in 5th place?

no idea, dude...didn't even realise you were in this since you said you had no guess on like 3 of the questions...so you went with pippen for the bulls player? even after i gave you the hint of "one of the obvious players was on big brother uk" on twitter to encourage you to enter this...btw...the dude who was the subject of that hint was a singleton...i thought dude would have sheeped or at least 2nd to pippen

I sheeped that question. The only name I recognize is Rodman.

Thanks, SenseiCay, for hosting!

For the record, I don't smoke pot, so I got lucky here

that is the one i hinted at...told you he transcended sports