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Chit Chat
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13 Feb 10
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THE CHIT CHAT CRUCIBLE QUIZ RULES
The quiz will consist of thirty six questions on the following subjects:
General Knowledge
History
Science and Nature
Geography
Sport and Leisure
Film and Television
Words and Numbers
Art and Literature
The questions are categorised as either red ball questions (worth one point) or colour ball questions (worth between two and seven points).
RED BALL QUESTION RULES
Red ball questions are open for everyone to answer.
Red ball questions are all General Knowledge and are worth one point to the fastest correct answer.
No penalty is levied for an incorrect answer.
The winner of a red ball question can then select a colour and a subject for the next question.
COLOUR BALL QUESTION RULES
Colour ball questions are open for everyone to answer.
Colour ball questions will be on the subjects of History, Science and Nature, Geography, Sport and Leisure, Film and Television, Words and Numbers, or Art and Literature depending on the choice of the preceding red ball winner.
Yellow ball questions will be the easiest and black ball questions the most difficult.
Yellow ball questions are worth two points to the first correct answer and one point to the second correct.
Green ball questions are worth three points to the first correct, two to the second and one point to the third.
This structure applies all the way up to black ball questions where seven correct answers (if applicable) score seven, six, five, four, three, two and one point respectively.
PENALTIES
Penalty points are deducted for incorrect answers on colour ball questions only.
An incorrect answer posted during yellow, green and brown ball questions will incur four away.
Incorrect answers posted on a blue ball question are five away; pink, six away; and black, seven away.
TEA BREAKS c[_]
There will be tea breaks after each fifth red and colour have been potted.
THE END GAME
Once fifteen reds and colours have been potted / answered the final six colours: yellow, green, brown, blue, pink and black will decide the game.
Penalties apply during this stage.
SCORING
The maximum possible score / break is 147, though anything over 40 will probably win the Crucible Quiz.
Zero is the lowest anyone can go; no minus scores will be entered.
TIES
Ties will be decided with a re-spotted black question on General Knowledge.
GENERAL RULES OF THE GAME
Surnames are acceptable unless a full name has been requested in the question.
Abbreviations are entered at the quizzer's own risk; some are acceptable and some are not. Villa instead of Aston Villa, for example, would be permissable. KD instead of Kentucky Derby would not. As a general rule of thumb: if you're unsure if the abbreviation will be acceptable, it probably isn't.
HALL OF FAME
CCCQ I: J P McEnroe with 33 points (after respotted black)
CCCQ II: Nirvana with 40 points
CCCQ III: Muntz Street with 30 points
CCCQ IV: Mad Mad Moon with 34 points
CCCQ V: Nirvana with 25 points
CCCQ VI: Poppydog with 52 points
CCCQ VII: Easter 1916 with 30 points.
CCCQ VIII: Easter 1916 with 20 points.
Highest ever break: Mikael D'Haguenet with 15
The quiz will consist of thirty six questions on the following subjects:
General Knowledge
History
Science and Nature
Geography
Sport and Leisure
Film and Television
Words and Numbers
Art and Literature
The questions are categorised as either red ball questions (worth one point) or colour ball questions (worth between two and seven points).
RED BALL QUESTION RULES
Red ball questions are open for everyone to answer.
Red ball questions are all General Knowledge and are worth one point to the fastest correct answer.
No penalty is levied for an incorrect answer.
The winner of a red ball question can then select a colour and a subject for the next question.
COLOUR BALL QUESTION RULES
Colour ball questions are open for everyone to answer.
Colour ball questions will be on the subjects of History, Science and Nature, Geography, Sport and Leisure, Film and Television, Words and Numbers, or Art and Literature depending on the choice of the preceding red ball winner.
Yellow ball questions will be the easiest and black ball questions the most difficult.
Yellow ball questions are worth two points to the first correct answer and one point to the second correct.
Green ball questions are worth three points to the first correct, two to the second and one point to the third.
This structure applies all the way up to black ball questions where seven correct answers (if applicable) score seven, six, five, four, three, two and one point respectively.
PENALTIES
Penalty points are deducted for incorrect answers on colour ball questions only.
An incorrect answer posted during yellow, green and brown ball questions will incur four away.
Incorrect answers posted on a blue ball question are five away; pink, six away; and black, seven away.
TEA BREAKS c[_]
There will be tea breaks after each fifth red and colour have been potted.
THE END GAME
Once fifteen reds and colours have been potted / answered the final six colours: yellow, green, brown, blue, pink and black will decide the game.
Penalties apply during this stage.
SCORING
The maximum possible score / break is 147, though anything over 40 will probably win the Crucible Quiz.
Zero is the lowest anyone can go; no minus scores will be entered.
TIES
Ties will be decided with a re-spotted black question on General Knowledge.
GENERAL RULES OF THE GAME
Surnames are acceptable unless a full name has been requested in the question.
Abbreviations are entered at the quizzer's own risk; some are acceptable and some are not. Villa instead of Aston Villa, for example, would be permissable. KD instead of Kentucky Derby would not. As a general rule of thumb: if you're unsure if the abbreviation will be acceptable, it probably isn't.
HALL OF FAME
CCCQ I: J P McEnroe with 33 points (after respotted black)
CCCQ II: Nirvana with 40 points
CCCQ III: Muntz Street with 30 points
CCCQ IV: Mad Mad Moon with 34 points
CCCQ V: Nirvana with 25 points
CCCQ VI: Poppydog with 52 points
CCCQ VII: Easter 1916 with 30 points.
CCCQ VIII: Easter 1916 with 20 points.
Highest ever break: Mikael D'Haguenet with 15
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Everybody welcome to play, but please sign in early if possible as it helps in the compilation of what is quite a tricky scoreboard.
Thank you. :) |
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I'll pop in for the later reds and colours PM...
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Nice one Jim, you're very welcome sir.
Although the length of time these windows are taking to open is not an auspicious portent. Is the forum okay? |
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SCOREBOARD:
Jimmy: 0 |
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Afternoon Poker. All being well....... I shall be there.
Cheers. |
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Excellent Pos, I'll chalk your name up on the board sir.
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CRUCIBLE QUIZ IX : SCOREBOARD
Jimmy: 0 Pos: 0 |
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And remember, it usually doesn't pay to make wild guesses on the colours! ;)
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Yes...forum seems quite sane today PM...lol
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In, please sir.
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rack 'em up PM, I'm in :)
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signing in please
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CRUCIBLE QUIZ IX : SCOREBOARD
Jimmy: 0 Pos: 0 Charlie: 0 Tevez: 0 STS: 0 |
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:) cheers poker stephen lee here signing in ;)
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CRUCIBLE QUIZ IX : SCOREBOARD
Jimmy: 0 Pos: 0 Charlie: 0 Tevez: 0 STS: 0 GT: 38 |
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I'll be here too :)
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CRUCIBLE QUIZ IX : SCOREBOARD
Jimmy: 0 Pos: 0 Charlie: 0 Tevez: 0 STS: 0 GT: 0 Study: 0 |
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Pokermonster 13 Feb 17:10 And remember, it usually doesn't pay to make wild guesses on the colours! yep i will have to stay more sober this time and pay more attention. I made a total pigs ar.se of it last time. |
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You probably would have won were it not for the fouls, sir.
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Signing off now gentlemen.
Please could any other players add their names to the scoreboard and help keep the thread near the top until Friday. Thanks. :) |
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A volunteer scorer would, as always, be most appreciated. I must warn, however, marking up the colours (and deducting all the fouls) can become a little tricky.
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A volunteer scorer would, as always, be most appreciated. I must warn, however, marking up the colours (and deducting all the fouls) can become a little tricky.
I'm sure NibbsVision can come up with something, it's just getting around the complexities of the rules (which Im still trying to get my head around). |
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You're more than welcome to have a go Mr Nibbs. Thank you very much sir.
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Would you like any rules clarifying whilst I'm here?
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Nibbs Vision could be tested here
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Count me in please ( not that I will ever get on the scoreboard )
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What's Nibbs Vision Toby? Or Mr Nibbs?
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Easter 1916 will hopefully be available to go for what the Yanks call a threepeat.
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Mr Nibbs is a scorekeeper par excellence, PM.
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Nibbs 24 Hour Iron Man comp will be on during this.
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Nibbs has taken Quiz Scoring to undreamt of levels of technology
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You have every chance Pump. :)
Remember, many quizzers score points on the colours; it's only the one-point reds which are exclusively fastest-finger-first affairs. |
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hard to score on a red though :(
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Ah, I see. Well, I certainly look forward to welcoming Mr Nibbs to the Crucible. :)
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CRUCIBLE QUIZ IX : SCOREBOARD
Jimmy: 0 Pos: 0 Charlie: 0 Tevez: 0 STS: 0 GT: 0 Study: 0 Pumphol: 0 Easter: 0 Toby: 0 |
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I see that i will miss this one.
This is an 'Official Group 1 Quiz' , with the higher level of points awarded in the Orderof Merit Table 1st 65 2nd 40 3rd 30 4th 20 |
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You're Scoreboard looks rather primitive compared to NibbsVision tbh Poker
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Does it Toby? I do my best, but I'm all for progress. :)
Mr Nibbs interfaces the scoreboard with Excel, perhaps? That would indeed be an excellent improvement. |
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yeah something like that
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