True North went for it with a list that was far longer than anyone else's, and he survived to the rand(); will he be our next One?

Pre-lottery first, with a 25% chance that he...

Now on to the real deal. Rand says 0.88673594, which when translated into English means our next One is

I probably won't post Q1 until tomorrow morning, if then, and posting will be erratic for a while.

AKson=kingofnyc??

Apparently they used a pretty similar selection criterion (apparently, five letter words from my post, 14,494, listing the question), as with the exception of one invalid word (of four letters), aakson's list was a subset of KoN's. (I didn't list all of the duplicates.)

Expansion on this: I'm informed that for at least three nights of our trip, we will not have internet coverage at all. This means that the game will need pretty much to be on hold at least through the middle of the week, and probably for a week. I apologize. I will put stuff up when I can, but everyone can relax for a bit. (I realize that many of you await game updates with bated breath; breathe. )

whew, thought I had been left our of a round or someone hit the million and the game was going on hiatus.

I'd like to opt out please.

Going through to at least Q4.

It's better to think of your success in this game in terms of how long you're still in rather than how much money you have.

I've been in for ages!!

Question 1: Alcohol

Buenos dias, chicos — your moderator has returned from hiding, if not yet from vacation. I figure I can go ahead and post question 1; I don't know whether I'll be able to get it checked tomorrow or not, and I realize that people may not even realize the game has restarted, but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.

One thing atakpup pointed out to me last night is that this vacation seems particularly alcoholic — he keeps getting offered drinks, by his father and others, everywhere he goes. It's true, but spring break, amirite?

It's not a tropical vacation without margaritas, of which there have been plenty, but perhaps y'all can tell me what's in them? I know that Oaxaca, where we happen to be right now, is the world's production center of mezcal, but that's not it; the spirit I'm thinking of is produced west and a bit north of here.

What distilled liquor characterizes the margarita?

A. Bourbon
B. Ouzo
C. Rum
D. Tequila

You have 24 hours to answer, maybe. Please don't cheat, and be circumspect about plying your own adult kids with this stuff. (Trivia questions; I mean; alcohol is fine.)

Okee doke. Let me know when/if you want back in.


Well done. I know you had it in you.

Question 1: Alcohol

What distilled liquor characterizes the margarita?

A. Bourbon

B. Ouzo

C. Rum

Aaronk56's Son
fightnwin
ibavly
kcaw
King_of_NYC
TheJubilantMale

D. Tequila

_dave_
425kid
aaronk56
accobra_kid
Aicirt
ArcticKnight
Brian O'Nolan
chuckleslovakian
D1iabol1cal
dc-ohio
derwipok
eyebooger
FCBLComish
fnord_too
Gamer Dude
jedi
Jeremy517
KrazyKris
lilrascal
loosekanen
marknfw
master3004
Montecore
NeverObliviate
pmarrsouth
Priptonite
rtd353
rtspurs
soma84
TehVader
TheGunslinger
Thingyman
toedder
True North
vruuuuk
wesrwood

Everyone here knew that ouzo (B), a greek spirit that's flavored with anise and is traditionally taken with a little water (to make it look cloudy — I kid you not) but nothing else, isn't found in margaritas. You also knew that bourbon (A), a corn based liquor that's more at home in Appalachia than the Sierra Madre, wasn't the answer.

Rum (C) is generally associated with the Caribbean, but is actually produced all over Latin America. Today 'pup and I saw loads of sugar cane trundling (slowwwwwlllyy) down the road in Veracruz — a typical rig was one tractor pulling a train of five or occasionally six trailers piled about fifteen feet high; this cane will probably end up in either Coke (the real stuff, which we've been drinking now and then when we're not doing the alcohol thing) or rum. Either way, not a bad fate for a plant, I'd say. Given the prevalence of cane here, and the generally tropical nature of rum, this wasn't a bad choice... except for the fact that it's not the answer.

When I wrote the question, I could have mentioned that the spirit I'm looking for is made from the blue agave. That might not have helped much, but I think if I'd mentioned that the blue agave is known to scientists as Agave tequilana, that would have done it. Tequila (D) is produced exclusively in the Mexican state of Jalisco and a few neighboring towns and is the source of the kick of a good margarita and the hangover that results from too many of them, good or otherwise.



xander biscuits kept his liquors straight.

Oh ****; I just came on to check on this and I missed it by 7 mins

Tough break TN

Question 2: Movies

We've only a couple more days here before the family heads back to our respective homes. At that point we might bid Mexico "Hasta la vista," though I hope we'll be able to come up with something a bit more original. After all, that phrase has been grossly overused by English speakers since its inclusion in slightly modified form in a certain sci fi movie.

In that movie, the title character (well, one of them) uttered what would become a signature catchphrase of both the franchise and the actor who spoke the line: "Hasta la vista, baby." For some reason the line doesn't seem to have hurt the actor's subsequent political career either.

Who was the actor in question?

A. Clint Eastwood
B. Ronald Reagan
C. Arnold Schwarzenegger
D. Jesse Ventura


Twenty four hours (ish) to answer. Please don't cheat.

Who is "the one"? True North or xander?

it's True North

this is not the first time that I've been called the one when I'm not

The Oracle is never wrong

Oh god damn.

I think it's because he's last on the alphabetical list.

Anyway, carry on.

You and Michael Jackson .... That Billie Jean was such a liar.

i keep missing question 1s. Need to get on 2+2 more.

Welp, that was kind of a dud, I guess; everyone who answered, including True North, knew that it was Ahnold who'd said "Hasta la vista, baby" in Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

The list of those still in:

_dave_
425kid
aaronk56
accobra_kid
ArcticKnight
Brian O'Nolan
chuckleslovakian
D1iabol1cal
dc-ohio
derwipok
eyebooger
FCBLComish
fnord_too
Gamer Dude
jedi
Jeremy517
KrazyKris
loosekanen
marknfw
master3004
Montecore
NeverObliviate
pmarrsouth
Priptonite
rtd353
rtspurs
soma84
TehVader
TheGunslinger
Thingyman
True North
vruuuuk
wesrwood
xander biscuits

Question 3: Geography

GF's daughter flew back to the States yesterday and 'pup followed this morning; I head home with GF in a bit but I'll be back. But as I'm still here in Mexico City, let's close out the south of the border chapter with a bit of Mexican geography.

As I said, we're in Mexico City, whose governmental status is in flux; after long being known officially as the "Distrito Federal", a constitutional change last year converts the city into almost-but-not-quite a state. The country has 31 definitely-states, too, just two of which we visited on this trip. But seeing just two states didn't stop us from getting around, as we covered about 1500 kilometers, which I think means we also passed over about 15,000 speed bumps and passed by or around (never over!) about 15,000 dogs — for some reason, Mexican dogs seem to think the road is the perfect place for a nap.

Speaking of dogs, which of these breeds of dog shares it's name with one of the states of Mexico?

A. Chihuahua
B. Lhasa Apso
C. Puli
D. Xoloizcuintle


Twenty-four hours; no cheating, please.

Question 3: Geography

Which of these breeds of dog shares it's name with one of the states of Mexico?

A. Chihuahua

_dave_
425kid
aaronk56
ArcticKnight
Brian O'Nolan
D1iabol1cal
dc-ohio
derwipok
eyebooger
FCBLComish
fnord_too
Gamer Dude
jedi
Jeremy517
KrazyKris
loosekanen
marknfw
master3004
Montecore
NeverObliviate
pmarrsouth
Priptonite
rtspurs
TehVader
TheGunslinger
Thingyman
vruuuuk
wesrwood
xander biscuits

B. Lhasa Apso

chuckleslovakian

C. Puli

D. Xoloizcuintle

rtd353
soma84

It's not this one,



... because this is a puli (C), a hungarian shepherd dog (somewhere under all that hair).


And it's not this one,



... a Lhasa apso (B), which you can work out if you remember that Lhasa is the capital of (occupied) Tibet.


This one



... is tougher because it's a xoloizcuintle (D) (which, shockingly, one often finds shortened to xolo), also known as a Mexican hairless. Mexican, yes; Mexican state, no.

Ai, chihuahua! (A), the answer is this one:



or, alternatively, this one:




True North