WRAP UP (well maybe unwrapped is more appropriate since we're after Christmas :p)

The turnout was pretty good toward the end. I'm pretty happy about how things went.

Here's how the game played out:

Scores at the half:

1st: DNA :: 15 points
2nd: Ace :: 5 points
3rd: Dare234 :: 3 points
4th: Cherrygrove :: 2.5 points
5th: ChillBill :: 2 points

You could call the winner by half time but the run for 2nd place was pretty tight. I was surprised that everyone managed to get more than one point. The rest were pretty close together. I earned 0.5 points for each question nobody could answer.

Final Scores:

1st place: DNA :: 27 points (wins 500 Psybucks and +o in the next game I host)
2nd place: TonberryKing :: 12 points (passed on prizes)
3rd place: Ace :: 6 points (wins 250 Psybucks)
4th place: (tie) Dare234, Cherrygrove :: 4 points (Dare234 wins 100 Psybucks)
6th place: ChillBill :: 3 points
7th place: DragonPhoenix :: 1 point

DNA won again with 27 points (being frozen 5 times in total ;o). TonberryKing and DragonPhoenix joined in at the half. TK certainly gave DNA a run for his money, both earning 12 points. Ace managed to stay ahead of the rest to get third place, it still being rather close. Everybody earned a point in the second half. Good job everyone!


After Trivia there was bonus Minute Madness but I guess I made it too hard and everyone got 0 points :x. Way to "go out in a blaze of glory" DNA :p

Here are all the questions from Trivia:

Category: RBY

1. What type moves have no effect against Psychic type Pokemon?
Answer: Ghost
Answered by: DNA

2. In Pokemon Yellow, if you lose against your Rival in your first battle at Oak's lab and lose or skip the battle on Route 22, his Eevee will evolve into what?
Answer: Vaporeon
Answered by: DNA

3. The Rocket Hideout at the Game Corner is accessed by pressing a switch hidden behind what?
Answer: a poster
Answered by: DNA

4. In Pokemon Red and Blue, which one of his Pokemon does Giovanni use in all three battles against you?
Answer: Rhyhorn
Answered by: DNA

5. Which Water type Pokemon has the highest Special?
Answer: Tentacruel
Answered by: Dare234

6. "Pokemon Quiz! Here we go! TM28 contains _____?" (fill in the blank)
Answer: Tombstoner
Answered by: DNA

Category: GSC

7. What item can you get at the former Day Care building on Route 5?
Answer: Cleanse Tag
Answered by: Nobody!
*DNA was frozen

8. On which day of the week can you obtain a Magnet?
Answer: Sunday
Answered by: DNA

9. If a Shuckle holds Berry Juice for long enough, what will it turn into?
Answer: Rare Candy
Answered by: DNA

10. At what level is Red's Pikachu?
Answer: 81
Answered by: DNA

11. Which Pokemon's silhouette appears on Flower Mail?
Answer: Oddish
Answered by: Dare234

12. How much does a SlowpokeTail cost at the shop in Mahogany Town?
Answer: 9800
Answered by: DNA

Category: RSEFRLG

13. Who is the head of Team Aqua?
Answer: Archie
Answered by: Ace

14. Where can you find wild Slakoth?
Answer: Petalburg Woods
Answered by: DNA

15. Who runs the Pokemon Net Center on Knot Island?
Answer: Celio
Answered by: Ace
*DNA was frozen

16. Who constructed the S.S. Tidal?
Answer: Captain Stern
Answered by: Dare234

17. What is TM09?
Answer: Bullet Seed
Answered by: DNA

18. In FRLG, where can you get HM06 Rock Smash?
Answer: Ember Spa
Answered by: Nobody!

Category: DPPHGSS

19. What company manufactures the Poketch?
Answer: Poketch Company
Answered by: Ace

20. In DPP, how many times do you need to talk to other players in the Underground in order to obtain Spiritomb?
Answer: 32
Answered by: DNA

21. What is the new name for the Tin Tower?
Answer: Bell Tower
Answered by: DNA

22. The Togepi hatched from the Egg received from Mr. Pokemon will know which of its Egg moves?
Answer: Extrasensory
Answered by: DNA

23. What Generation III Pokemon does Brock use?
Answer: Relicanth
Answered by: ChillBill

24. Name a location in Sinnoh where it is impossible to evolve Eevee into Espeon or Umbreon.
Answered: Eterna Forest, Route 217
Answered by: Nobody!

Category: BW

25. On what day of the week are Casteliacones sold?
Answer: Tuesday
Answered by: Ace

26. What held item increases the end of turn damage caused by binding moves such as Wrap or Fire Spin?
Answer: Binding Band
Answered by: ChillBill

27. What badge can be won in Humilau City Gym?
Answer: Wave Badge
Answered by: Ace

28. How many new moves were added in Generation V?
Answer: 92
Answered by: Nobody!

29. In what season will an NPC trade you his Munchlax for your Cinccino?
Answer: Summer
Answered by: DNA

30. Ghetsis took in N, Anthea and what other orphan?
Answer: Concordia
Answered by: Nobody!
*DNA was frozen

Category: Pokedex & Tech

31. Which Pokemon is last in alphabetical order?
Answer: Zweilous
Answered by: DNA

32. Which Pokemon requires the fewest number of steps to hatch from an egg?
Answer: Magikarp
Answered by: DNA

33. "It blinds prey with an intense burst of light, then swallows the immobilized prey in a single gulp."
Answer: Lanturn
Answered by: DNA

34. What is the only move that has an accuracy of 60% (as of Gen V)?
Answer: Hypnosis
Answered by: TonberryKing

35. What non-Flying type Pokemon can learn Roost by level up?
Answer: Dunsparce
Answered by: Nobody!

36. Name a Normal type Pokemon that can learn Magic Room.
Answer: Wigglytuff, Stantler, Meloetta (and yeah, I guess Smeargle too)
Answered by: TonberryKing

Category: Anime & TCG (but mostly anime)

37. What is Ash's Mother's name?
Answer: Delia
Answered by: TonberryKing

38. What is the title of the very first Pokemon episode?
Answer: Pokemon - I Choose You!
Answered by: DNA

39. At Pokemon Tech, a school in the Kanto region, who is known for getting the lowest scores out of anybody in its history?
Answer: Jessie and James
Answered by: DNA answered Jessie and TonberryKing answered James. Each got 1 point.

40. What was the first human word Meowth learned to speak?
Answer: rocket
Answered by: ChillBill

41. In the TCG, Pokemon that have types other than expected are known as what?
Answer: Delta Species
Answered by: TonberryKing
*DNA was frozen

42. LaRousse City, the setting for the movie Destiny Deoxys, is based on what Canadian city?
Answer: Vancouver
Answered by: DNA

Category: Misc Pokemon

43. What is the name of the Rock type Kingdom in Pokemon Conquest?
Answer: Cragspur
Answered by: TonberryKing

44. Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs takes place in what region?
Answer: Oblivia
Answered by: DNA

45. In Pokemon Snap, Mew can be photographed in which course?
Answer: Rainbow Cloud
Answered by: TonberryKing

46. Game Freak was founded by Satoshi Tajiri, Ken Sugimori and who else?
Answer: Junichi Masuda
Answered by: DNA

47. On the Pokewalker, Refreshing Field and what other area are unlocked by default?
Answer: Noisy Forest
Answered by: Nobody!

48. Which Pokemon name was the first Pokemon trademark ever registered?
Answer: Mew
Answered by: DNA

Category: Psypoke

49. Which member of the forums was most recently added to the staff (and still is part of the staff)?
Answer: Registeel_Rocks
Answered by: DragonPhoenix

50. What is Frost's second favourite Pokemon?
Answer: Jynx
Answered by: TonberryKing

51. The Pokemon spinoff games forum had its name changed to Ransei Region earlier this year. What was it called before?
Answer: Orre, Fiore, and Beyond
Answered by: Ace

52. The completion of Frost's big project in the beginning of December resulted in the addition of what to the main site?
Answer: TCG card scans
Answered by: DNA

53. How many Pokemon are available for capture in the Psyfari Zone?
Answer: 129
Answered by: Nobody!
*DNA was frozen

54. This Saturday, Frost will have been a member of the Psypoke community for how many years?
Answer: 13
Answered by: TonberryKing

Category: Christmas

55. What were the weather conditions on the night Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer had his big break?
Answer: Foggy
Answered by: Dare234

56. Which Flying type Pokemon might be considered to be based on Santa Claus?
Answer: Delibird
Answered by: DNA

57. In the anime, Santa's sleigh was originally pulled by which Pokemon?
Answer: Ponyta
Answered by: TonberryKing

58. Macaulay Culkin starred in which Christmas comedy film?
Answer: Home Alone
Answered by: TonberryKing

59. The Three Wise Men brought gifts of gold, frankincense and?
Answer: myrrh (or whatever alternate spellings others offered :p)
Answered by: DNA

60. Who is the author of "A Christmas Carol"?
Answer: Charles Dickens
Answered by: TonberryKing

~Bonus~

Minute Madness question: Name as many Pokemon as you can whose name ENDS with the letter 'M'
Answers given:

<&TonberryKing> golem reshiram oh god i am bad
<@DNA> kyurem reshiram zekrom lolim'stuck
<ChillBill> meganium zekrom reshiram kyurem
<Dare234> reshiram zekrom kyurem
<Ace> golem.
<DragonPhoenix> Rotom Alakazam Medicham

That was pretty bad :x. ChillBill got the most though! I was requiring at least 12 responses to earn any points...

Here are all the Pokemon that fit the requirment:

Gloom, Alakazam, Golem, Meganium, Bellossom, Skiploom, Aipom, Houndoom, Smoochum, Breloom, Medicham, Castform, Beldum, Wormadam, Mothim, Cherrim, Ambipom, Drifblim, Rotom, Elgyem, Beheeyem, Reshiram, Zekrom, Kyurem

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Hey! It's getting to that time of year again and this year I would like to host a Christmas/New Year's Trivia! It will be much like other Psypoke Trivia where the questions are mostly Pokemon related. I think I will also include a category with miscellaneous Christmas questions. I am posting this a month ahead of time since I know everyone is very busy at that time of year so I hope I can get a decent attendance if more people see this or if we discuss times that work for you.

Last Trivia I hosted with wrap up


GAME DETAILS

Where/when?

In the #PsypokeTrivia chat channel on KBFail's server (irc.kbfail.net). Date and time is Thursday, December 27, 2012 at 3:00:00 PM EST. I anticipate that the game will take 1 hour. See below for other time zones.

I picked December 27th is because the 21st, 22nd and 23rd are the weekend, 24th and 25th are Christmas Eve and Day, 26th is Boxing Day, 28th, 29th and 30th are again the weekend, and 31st and 1st are New Year's Eve and Day, on which days I anticipate most of you will be occupied. As for the time, I expect that most of you will not have school on that day and by making it in the afternoon for Americans, other English speaking areas should be able to make it too. Also, this does not conflict with typical dinner times anywhere in the world (times for other places below).


For using the java applet to access the chats: go here, click on the Java Applet link, and type /join #psypoketrivia when you're connected.

How it works:

At the start +m will be set. I will state the category if a new one is starting.

Next before stating the question I will say "Ready?", then set -m and ask the question.

At this point everyone will be able to give the answer to the question. There will be no limit to how many times you can answer in. Please do not spam the channel and only submit answers to the question at this time so as to reduce lag.

When I see the first person to give the correct answer I will set +m, and then state the person who gave the answer as well as the correct answer. The person will earn a point. The goal is to earn as many points as you can. Top 3 will get a prize.

Rules:

1. Do not use any colours or /me commands.
2. Do not argue if you thought that you answered before someone else. It will go by what appears on my screen only.
3. Do not PM any ops, especially me. If you have a complaint/question/whatever, wait until a break. (during the event)
4. Do not use any reference materials online OR offline (such as the site or a text file on your computer).
5. You must use your forum name to receive any prizes. Various exceptions are allowed, but ask first.
6. Do not change your nick during the event.

Prizes:

Winner: 500 Psybucks and +o in the next game I host
Second: 250 Psybucks
Third: 100 Psybucks

Reminder: DNA, you won the last Trivia so you get +o in this game if you attend.

Staff are eligible for the prizes.

Questions:

Why should I go?
Because it's something really fun and worthwhile, and because I said so. :P

Are the questions Pokemon-related?
Yes, most of the questions will be Pokemon related.

What time is it in my time zone?

My time:
Toronto (Canada) Thursday, December 27, 2012 at 3:00:00 PM EST UTC-5 hours
Corresponding UTC (GMT) Thursday, December 27, 2012 at 20:00:00

Americas:
Los Angeles (U.S.A.) Thursday, December 27, 2012 at 12:00:00
Denver (U.S.A.) Thursday, December 27, 2012 at 1:00:00 PM
Chicago (U.S.A.) Thursday, December 27, 2012 at 2:00:00 PM
New York (U.S.A.) Thursday, December 27, 2012 at 3:00:00 PM
Halifax (Canada) Thursday, December 27, 2012 at 4:00:00 PM
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Thursday, December 27, 2012 at 6:00:00 PM

Europe:
Dublin (Ireland) Thursday, December 27, 2012 at 8:00:00 PM
Warsaw (Poland) Thursday, December 27, 2012 at 9:00:00 PM
Athens (Greece) Thursday, December 27, 2012 at 10:00:00 PM

Asia/Oceania:
Jakarta (Indonesia) Friday, December 28, 2012 at 3:00:00 AM
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) Friday, December 28, 2012 at 4:00:00 AM
Sydney (Australia) Friday, December 28, 2012 at 7:00:00 AM
Wellington (New Zealand) Friday, December 28, 2012 at 9:00:00 AM

I think that covers most Psypoke visitors.

Is there freezing?
I'll decide later.

Why can't I talk when I get in there?
This would be supposing that you're late and +m is set. This usually means that it is between questions. +m is a special mode to be set on chat channels that mutes people without special privileges (voice or op). These are only given to some staff and others who have won the status in previous games.

How will typos be dealt with?
If they are not too bad I will accept them. This will be subject to my discretion but I will try to be consistent.

What happens to rule-breakers?
Loss of all points in the game, loss of all Psybucks on the offender's forum account, and permanent bans from #psypoke, #PsypokeTrivia, the forums, the main site, and the internet forever. In other words, don't do it. :O


If you have any questions about joining or playing the game please post them here.

I may join in but I need to check my schedule and figure out how to work irc.

I intend to defend my title.

This would be fun and I would most certainly be there for this one.

I intend to take the title of last place but one question do you need to set anything up for the chat server?

To use the java chat applet on the site you will need to have Java installed. Try using it to get onto #psypoke. If you have any problems getting connected you can tell me here. Alternatively you can download mIRC and connect to the server using that. If you choose to do that and need help getting into the channel, ask here.

One week to go! Christmas, then Boxing Day, then Trivia, what a week ;o

The date and time are now set: Thursday, December 27th at 3:00 pm EST

Okay I've decided. There will be freezing. Here is how it will be implemented:

-only the player in the lead will be affected by freezing. This includes being tied for the lead.
-you will be frozen each time your score reaches a multiple of five, i.e. 5, 10, 15, 20, etc.
-while frozen, you will not be permitted to answer the question asked after you were frozen. You will only be frozen for one question.
-if you do attempt to answer a question while frozen, you will be penalized one point. Note that if you are penalized, the next point you earn will bring you back to a multiple of five and you will be frozen again. You do not need to keep track of your score, I will tell you when you are frozen.

Is that clear?

Question, if someone is frozen, attempts to buzz in, and then immediately realizes his/her mistake and says "Wait, no, frozen, disregard" (or something like that), does s/he still get penalized anyway?

Either way, I understand, I agree, I will be ready.

Just to repeat what I said in the chat, if you give an answer while frozen you can't take it back, you will lose the point.

All right, got it!

25char

This is kinda early for me but I'll be there if I don't sleep through my alarm

I'll be there, given that I wake up in time.

Sorry about the timing mates! It'll be great if you can be there. When I hosted the Jeopardy while I was in Singapore it was 6:00 am for me :v

Dang I think I got scheduled to work on at that time. Oh well tis the way the cookie crumbles I suppose.

Two hours to go! Try getting in a few minutes before the start time if you anticipate having trouble.

Trivia is over! And it was fun! Attendance was a bit low at the start and I considered canceling but good thing I did not. We had 7 participants and a few spectators at the end.

I'll post the wrap up later. For now here is the chat log:

*poof*

Exactly!

Would have been more fun with more people (of course). Still, pretty cool event. Looking forward to another Trivia.

Next time, whenever that may be (perhaps in February?), would you guys prefer a Trivia or a Jeopardy?

The difference is that Trivia requires knowledge and the ability to type quickly whereas Jeopardy requires knowledge and luck. Also in Jeopardy you lose points for incorrect answers. It doesn't matter to me because I have scripts ready for both from past games and it will take equal effort to come up with the questions.