The Return of Chronology
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The Return of Chronology
Hello JBoardies,
Behold the return of Chronology! Since some people wanted to see this return, I thought I would try my hand at hosting one of these things. (Plus, I've got nothing to handle until my next TD, which is in 3 weeks.) Welcome to the show that makes you put things in line that aren't tax returns! The aim of Chronology is to put things in order. Here are the rules (generously borrowed from a previous Chronology):
1. This is so important, I put this up front: ONLY USE WHAT'S IN YOUR NOGGIN! In other words, no cheating. 'Nugh said.
2. All answers MUST be sent to me by PM by 7:30 PM Friday, July 11, 2014. I will not be accepting any more responses after such time.
3. The goal is to get as close to the actual order as possible. Scoring goes as follows: You get 1 point for the amount of spaces you miss by. So, if you choose event A to be 3rd and it's really 6th, you get 3 points.
4. Whomever comes closest and has the smallest total will win.
5. Tiebreakers wil go by how many correct answers you have right, how many answers you have 1 place off, 2 places off, 3 places off, and so on. I really don't like using submission order since that causes people to rush.
Soon after this post, I will post events like so:
A: Event 1
B: Event 2
C: Event 3
D: Event 4
blah
blah
blah
You get the idea.
What I'd like you to do is put the intended order in a straight line, like so:
A
B
D
E
F
G
etc.
Note: this may or may not be the correct order.
Thank you, and I hope you enjoy!
Behold the return of Chronology! Since some people wanted to see this return, I thought I would try my hand at hosting one of these things. (Plus, I've got nothing to handle until my next TD, which is in 3 weeks.) Welcome to the show that makes you put things in line that aren't tax returns! The aim of Chronology is to put things in order. Here are the rules (generously borrowed from a previous Chronology):
1. This is so important, I put this up front: ONLY USE WHAT'S IN YOUR NOGGIN! In other words, no cheating. 'Nugh said.
2. All answers MUST be sent to me by PM by 7:30 PM Friday, July 11, 2014. I will not be accepting any more responses after such time.
3. The goal is to get as close to the actual order as possible. Scoring goes as follows: You get 1 point for the amount of spaces you miss by. So, if you choose event A to be 3rd and it's really 6th, you get 3 points.
4. Whomever comes closest and has the smallest total will win.
5. Tiebreakers wil go by how many correct answers you have right, how many answers you have 1 place off, 2 places off, 3 places off, and so on. I really don't like using submission order since that causes people to rush.
Soon after this post, I will post events like so:
A: Event 1
B: Event 2
C: Event 3
D: Event 4
blah
blah
blah
You get the idea.
What I'd like you to do is put the intended order in a straight line, like so:
A
B
D
E
F
G
etc.
Note: this may or may not be the correct order.
Thank you, and I hope you enjoy!
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Re: The Return of Chronology: the 21st Century
Below are the events I would like you to order:
A. Hurricane Katrina makes landfall near New Orleans, Louisiana.
B. Barack Obama is inaugurated as President of the United States.
C. The Twin Towers are destroyed.
D. Gore officially concedes the election to Bush.
E. Operation Iraqi Freedom is launched.
F. Michael Phelps earns his 8th gold medal, the most at any Olympics.
G. Andy Murray becomes the first British man to win the Wimbledon Crown in 77 years, beating Novak Djokovic in straight sets.
H. The San Antonio Spurs exact revenge on the Miami Heat in Game 5 in a 17 point blowout.
I. The Boston Red Sox win the World Series, breaking its well-known curse.
J. Obamacare is passed into law.
K. The first episode of Survivor is revealed on TV, starting essentially the reality-competition genre of TV.
L. Kathryn Bigelow becomes the first female winner of the Best Director Award.
M. Lehman Brothers announced its bankruptcy, sending the stock market into free-fall.
N. Ken Jennings wins his first game of Jeopardy!
O. Pluto is officially downgraded to dwarf planet status.
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A. Hurricane Katrina makes landfall near New Orleans, Louisiana.
B. Barack Obama is inaugurated as President of the United States.
C. The Twin Towers are destroyed.
D. Gore officially concedes the election to Bush.
E. Operation Iraqi Freedom is launched.
F. Michael Phelps earns his 8th gold medal, the most at any Olympics.
G. Andy Murray becomes the first British man to win the Wimbledon Crown in 77 years, beating Novak Djokovic in straight sets.
H. The San Antonio Spurs exact revenge on the Miami Heat in Game 5 in a 17 point blowout.
I. The Boston Red Sox win the World Series, breaking its well-known curse.
J. Obamacare is passed into law.
K. The first episode of Survivor is revealed on TV, starting essentially the reality-competition genre of TV.
L. Kathryn Bigelow becomes the first female winner of the Best Director Award.
M. Lehman Brothers announced its bankruptcy, sending the stock market into free-fall.
N. Ken Jennings wins his first game of Jeopardy!
O. Pluto is officially downgraded to dwarf planet status.
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Re: The Return of Chronology
I'm pretty sure that event 'L' is missing a word...
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Re: The Return of Chronology
I noticed that, too. The missing word is:jjwaymee wrote:I'm pretty sure that event 'L' is missing a word...
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I never knew that there was aChristy wrote:I noticed that, too. The missing word is:jjwaymee wrote:I'm pretty sure that event 'L' is missing a word...Spoiler
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Re: The Return of Chronology
Participants:
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jjwaymee
Random
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floridagator
Aardvark
MarkBarrett
anotherclue
Vanya
CheezeWhiz
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Christy
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jepkid97
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amorris525
Binky
cutlaaah
Rackme32* (Need your L placement)
lisa0012
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BobF
Woof
econgator
Bristle
dnbguy
Alyssa
trainman
whatisbishkek
jjwaymee
Random
geolawyerman
floridagator
Aardvark
MarkBarrett
anotherclue
Vanya
CheezeWhiz
immaf
Christy
esrever
dhkendall
jepkid97
gamawire
amorris525
Binky
cutlaaah
Rackme32* (Need your L placement)
lisa0012
nestegg
Lilac
TheyCallMeMrKid
FireAntsDefense
Kingrat47
BobF
Woof
econgator
Bristle
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Re: The Return of Chronology
Assuming that Random is a random list: I'm hoping I can beat Random, even if I don't beat anyone who's playing the normal way. I'm only 14 and it appears that a lot of these events happened when I was really young and not paying attention to the news. I'm aware of a few of the early ones only because I heard or read about them several years after they happened.Lumosityfan wrote:Participants:
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Re: The Return of Chronology: the 21st Century
Which time?Lumosityfan wrote:B. Barack Obama is inaugurated as President of the United States.
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Noon, of course.econgator wrote:Which time?Lumosityfan wrote:B. Barack Obama is inaugurated as President of the United States.
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Still need an answer to this.econgator wrote:Which time?Lumosityfan wrote:B. Barack Obama is inaugurated as President of the United States.
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WAG: the first time?econgator wrote:Still need an answer to this.econgator wrote:Which time?Lumosityfan wrote:B. Barack Obama is inaugurated as President of the United States.
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Probably, but not my place to assume.reddpen wrote:WAG: the first time?
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I assume that "inauguration" only means when they take over as President from a new one (i.e. doesn't apply to subsequent re-election) and that's how I will answer, but it would be nice to get confirmation of that.econgator wrote:Still need an answer to this.econgator wrote:Which time?Lumosityfan wrote:B. Barack Obama is inaugurated as President of the United States.
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Re: The Return of Chronology: the 21st Century
An inauguration takes place every time a president is elected (or re-elected). I doubt I can link proof without giving things away.dhkendall wrote:I assume that "inauguration" only means when they take over as President from a new one (i.e. doesn't apply to subsequent re-election) and that's how I will answer, but it would be nice to get confirmation of that.econgator wrote:Still need an answer to this.econgator wrote:Which time?Lumosityfan wrote:B. Barack Obama is inaugurated as President of the United States.
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Oops, should have clarified. I am talking about the first time. If that changes anyone's answer, you can change your answer.econgator wrote:Which time?Lumosityfan wrote:B. Barack Obama is inaugurated as President of the United States.
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I'm assuming from what comes after the comma that you're talking solely about the time he won 8 gold medals in a single Games and looking for the time he won his 8th gold medal in that Games? Not the time he won his 8th career Olympic gold medal?Lumosityfan wrote: F. Michael Phelps earns his 8th gold medal, the most at any Olympics.
This is still undetermined. Who gave her this award?Lumosityfan wrote: L. Kathryn Bigelow becomes the first female winner of the Best Director Award.
Tape date or airdate?Lumosityfan wrote: N. Ken Jennings wins his first game of Jeopardy!
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That was the same olympics.lieph82 wrote:I'm assuming from what comes after the comma that you're talking solely about the time he won 8 gold medals in a single Games and looking for the time he won his 8th gold medal in that Games? Not the time he won his 8th career Olympic gold medal?Lumosityfan wrote: F. Michael Phelps earns his 8th gold medal, the most at any Olympics.
I would assume this is the Oscar for best director.lieph82 wrote:This is still undetermined. Who gave her this award?Lumosityfan wrote: L. Kathryn Bigelow becomes the first female winner of the Best Director Award.
I would assume airdate-it would be much harder to find an accurate tape date.lieph82 wrote:Tape date or airdate?Lumosityfan wrote: N. Ken Jennings wins his first game of Jeopardy!
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Of course airdate!lieph82 wrote:I'm assuming from what comes after the comma that you're talking solely about the time he won 8 gold medals in a single Games and looking for the time he won his 8th gold medal in that Games? Not the time he won his 8th career Olympic gold medal?Lumosityfan wrote: F. Michael Phelps earns his 8th gold medal, the most at any Olympics.
I am talking about when he won his 8th gold medal at the time he won 8 at one Games.This is still undetermined. Who gave her this award?Lumosityfan wrote: L. Kathryn Bigelow becomes the first female winner of the Best Director Award.
The Oscars.
Tape date or airdate?Lumosityfan wrote: N. Ken Jennings wins his first game of Jeopardy!
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And we are up to 22 participants. Just a reminder that you have a week to submit your responses! I am eagerly awaiting your answers!
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And we are up to 33 participants! Just a reminder that you still have 5 days to send in your responses before I close the doors for good! Still lots of opportunities left!
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