http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/59...sheep-1159108/

The questions:

1. Best decade in music?
2. How many weeks does it take for a tanker to cross from the Persian Gulf to Houston, TX? (3.5=0)
3. Name the most militarily powerful empire that ruled, after the fall of Rome and before the ascendancy of the USA.
4. Name a serious disease or condition you can have at age 20 where you can still expect to live to 70
5. An Arab boy's name
6. Name a French-speaking country (France=0 ldo)
7. In a first-world country, the subway/metro will generally be at most x minutes late (3.5=0)
8. How many days of work can you skip without calling in and not get snap fired? (3.5=0)
9. Republic of __________
10. What temperature (in Celsius) is most comfortable? (3.5=0; using a calculator counts as research, for you Americans!)

Our contestants:

aaronk56
Booker Woodfox
Bremen
clyro
DarkMagus
DonkDonkDonkDonk
EEEJay
ESKiMO-SiCKNE5S
eyebooger
gusmahler
Jabonator
jedi
kioshk
Klingbard
kokiri
mic_check12
mikechike
MoneyMatt1
Monkey Banana
necro
nyc999
plubius
Ra_Z_Boy
Shelldonahue
sickofants
Willi
yankeys316

Best decade in music:

1960s - 14
nyc999
eyebooger
aaronk56
Booker Woodfox
clyro
Klingbard
necro
kioshk
ESKiMO-SiCKNE5S
jedi
mic_check12
kokiri
sickofants
mikechike

1970s - 9
yankeys316
plubius
EEEJay
Ra_Z_Boy
Shelldonahue
DonkDonkDonkDonk
Willi
Jabonator
Bremen

1990s - 3
DarkMagus
MoneyMatt1
gusmahler

ACE - 1980s - 1
Monkey Banana

revealio

How many weeks does it take for a tanker to cross from the Persian Gulf to Houston, TX? (3.5=0)

Actual answer: I have no clue. 3.5 weeks isn't a bad guess, probably.

4 - 6
aaronk56
plubius
yankeys316
Klingbard
nyc999
gusmahler

2 - 4
Ra_Z_Boy
Shelldonahue
Bremen
sickofants

3 - 4
Willi
Jabonator
Monkey Banana
EEEJay

10 - 4
eyebooger
jedi
mic_check12
kioshk

1 - 3
necro
DonkDonkDonkDonk
mikechike

5 - 3
DarkMagus
kokiri
clyro

ACE - 6 - 1
Booker Woodfox

ACE - 35 - 1
ESKiMO-SiCKNE5S

ACE - 350 - 1
MoneyMatt1

In for reveal

zomg reveal

Most powerful military empire between Rome & USA? Many people were ldo British Empire. I'm not so sure myself. Genghis Khan spinning in his grave. All that slaugher and massacre only to be forgotten by POGs in 2012.

(also, Britain <> England, especially when you consider the time period involved)

British - 14
Bremen
DarkMagus
Willi
eyebooger
mic_check12
kokiri
clyro
Klingbard
mikechike
jedi
sickofants
nyc999
DonkDonkDonkDonk
Ra_Z_Boy

Nazi Germany - 4
Booker Woodfox
Monkey Banana
kioshk
Jabonator

England - 2
yankeys316
aaronk56

Ottoman* - 2
necro
plubius

ACE - canada - 1
ESKiMO-SiCKNE5S

ACE - China - 1
EEEJay

ACE - French - 1
gusmahler

ACE - Kazakhstan - 1
MoneyMatt1

ACE - Soviet Union - 1
Shelldonahue

Standings after 3:

Klingbard 34
nyc999 34
eyebooger 32
jedi 32
mic_check12 32
sickofants 32
clyro 31
kokiri 31
mikechike 31
Bremen 27
Ra_Z_Boy 27
Willi 27
DonkDonkDonkDonk 26
aaronk56 22
kioshk 22
DarkMagus 20
Booker Woodfox 19
necro 19
Jabonator 17
plubius 17
yankeys316 17
ESKiMO-SiCKNE5S 16
EEEJay 14
Shelldonahue 14
gusmahler 10
Monkey Banana 9
MoneyMatt1 5

Name a serious disease or condition you can have at age 20 where you can still expect to live to 70.

diabetes - 7
DarkMagus
aaronk56
jedi
yankeys316
kioshk
clyro
plubius

AIDS - 4
Ra_Z_Boy
necro
Monkey Banana
Bremen

Asthma - 2
Jabonator
eyebooger

Blindness - 2
Booker Woodfox
Shelldonahue

epilepsy - 2
Willi
kokiri

Multiple Sclerosis - 2
DonkDonkDonkDonk
nyc999

ACE - being a douchebag - 1
ESKiMO-SiCKNE5S

ACE - cancer - 1
gusmahler

ACE - cerebral palsy - 1
EEEJay

ACE - depression - 1
Klingbard

ACE - erectile dysfunction - 1
MoneyMatt1

ACE - Herpes - 1
mikechike

ACE - lyme's disease - 1
mic_check12

ACE - wanker's cramp - 1
sickofants

An Arab boy's name. Maybe I should have asked for a Muslim boy's name, and I would have gotten a few "Barack"s.

Mohammed - 20
Willi
clyro
DarkMagus
Jabonator
eyebooger
mic_check12
Booker Woodfox
kokiri
EEEJay
nyc999
mikechike
necro
jedi
Shelldonahue
Bremen
Klingbard
gusmahler
ESKiMO-SiCKNE5S
Ra_Z_Boy
DonkDonkDonkDonk

Osama - 2
yankeys316
kioshk

ACE - abdul - 1
sickofants

ACE - Ali - 1
aaronk56

ACE - Durkadurkadurka - 1
MoneyMatt1

ACE - Hasan* - 1
plubius

ACE - Said - 1
Monkey Banana

A Francophone country?

... in which we demonstrate how no sheep can be completely non-US centric:

Canada - 13
ESKiMO-SiCKNE5S
DarkMagus
Jabonator
eyebooger
aaronk56
Booker Woodfox
EEEJay
DonkDonkDonkDonk
kioshk
clyro
Klingbard
nyc999
gusmahler

Belgium - 4
Willi
plubius
yankeys316
Monkey Banana

Switzerland - 4
jedi
necro
sickofants
mikechike

Algeria - 2
mic_check12
Bremen

ACE - Canadia - 1
Ra_Z_Boy

ACE - Iraq - 1
MoneyMatt1

ACE - Monaco* - 1
Shelldonahue

ACE - Morocco - 1
kokiri

How late do the trains run in your country?

5 - 10
DarkMagus
Ra_Z_Boy
yankeys316
EEEJay
Bremen
DonkDonkDonkDonk
clyro
gusmahler
mikechike
Shelldonahue

10 - 9
eyebooger
aaronk56
jedi
plubius
Monkey Banana
sickofants
kioshk
Klingbard
nyc999

1 - 2
mic_check12
kokiri

3 - 2
Willi
necro

ACE - 2 - 1
Jabonator

ACE - 35 - 1
ESKiMO-SiCKNE5S

ACE - 350 - 1
MoneyMatt1

ACE - 30 (or your pizza is free) - 1
Booker Woodfox

Hold on, here's #6 again. Ra-z made a typo.

Canada - 14
ESKiMO-SiCKNE5S
DarkMagus
Jabonator
eyebooger
aaronk56
Booker Woodfox
EEEJay
DonkDonkDonkDonk
kioshk
clyro
Klingbard
nyc999
gusmahler
Ra_Z_Boy

Belgium - 4
Willi
plubius
yankeys316
Monkey Banana

Switzerland - 4
jedi
necro
sickofants
mikechike

algeria - 2
mic_check12
Bremen

ACE - Iraq - 1
MoneyMatt1

ACE - Monaco* - 1
Shelldonahue

ACE - Morocco - 1
kokiri

Standings after 7:

clyro 82
nyc999 79
Klingbard 78
eyebooger 77
Ra_Z_Boy 75
DonkDonkDonkDonk 72
jedi 72
DarkMagus 71
mikechike 66
Bremen 63
EEEJay 59
mic_check12 57
Booker Woodfox 56
kokiri 56
gusmahler 55
Willi 55
Jabonator 54
kioshk 54
aaronk56 53
ESKiMO-SiCKNE5S 52
necro 49
Shelldonahue 47
sickofants 47
yankeys316 40
plubius 38
Monkey Banana 27
MoneyMatt1 9

How many days of work can you skip without calling in and not get snap fired? (3.5=0)

I think kioshk is trying to make a statement about the work habits of us damn kids.

2 - 11
Jabonator
eyebooger
jedi
plubius
necro
Bremen
sickofants
DonkDonkDonkDonk
clyro
Klingbard
nyc999

1 - 7
aaronk56
Ra_Z_Boy
mic_check12
yankeys316
Booker Woodfox
EEEJay
gusmahler

3 - 3
Willi
Monkey Banana
Shelldonahue

5 - 2
DarkMagus
kokiri

ACE - 0 - 1
kioshk

ACE - 10 - 1
mikechike

ACE - 35 - 1
ESKiMO-SiCKNE5S

ACE - 350 - 1
MoneyMatt1

oooh, gogogo

I can't make up any ground that way.

Republic of __________?

I had a feeling Europeans would do well on this one.

Ireland - 8
Willi
Jabonator
Ra_Z_Boy
necro
kokiri
Monkey Banana
sickofants
Klingbard

China - 7
DarkMagus
jedi
Shelldonahue
yankeys316
DonkDonkDonkDonk
nyc999
mikechike

Congo - 4
aaronk56
plubius
mic_check12
eyebooger

America - 2
ESKiMO-SiCKNE5S
kioshk

ACE - Czech - 1
EEEJay

ACE - germany - 1
gusmahler

ACE - Kazakhstan - 1
MoneyMatt1

ACE - Korea - 1
clyro

ACE - North Korea - 1
Bremen

ACE - Tea - 1
Booker Woodfox

Standings after 9:

Klingbard 97
nyc999 97
clyro 94
eyebooger 92
DonkDonkDonkDonk 90
jedi 90
Ra_Z_Boy 90
DarkMagus 80
Bremen 75
mikechike 74
Jabonator 73
mic_check12 68
necro 68
EEEJay 67
kokiri 66
sickofants 66
Willi 66
aaronk56 64
Booker Woodfox 64
gusmahler 63
kioshk 57
Shelldonahue 57
ESKiMO-SiCKNE5S 55
yankeys316 54
plubius 53
Monkey Banana 38
MoneyMatt1 11

Oh dammit.

Most comfortable temperature.

Correct answer: 22 C imo (71.6 F). 20 C = 68 F. Not ideal. 25 C = 77 F.

20 - 11
DarkMagus
Willi
Jabonator
aaronk56
Ra_Z_Boy
mic_check12
kokiri
Bremen
clyro
Klingbard
mikechike

25 - 7
eyebooger
jedi
Shelldonahue
yankeys316
kioshk
nyc999
gusmahler

21 - 3
Monkey Banana
sickofants
DonkDonkDonkDonk

22 - 2
plubius
EEEJay

ACE - 24 - 1
Booker Woodfox

ACE - 28 - 1
necro

ACE - 35 - 1
ESKiMO-SiCKNE5S

ACE - 350 - 1
MoneyMatt1

Final standings:

Klingbard 108

clyro 105
nyc999 104

Ra_Z_Boy 101
eyebooger 99
jedi 97
DonkDonkDonkDonk 93
DarkMagus 91
Bremen 86
mikechike 85
Jabonator 84
mic_check12 79
kokiri 77
Willi 77
aaronk56 75
gusmahler 70
EEEJay 69
necro 69
sickofants 69
Booker Woodfox 65
kioshk 64
Shelldonahue 64
yankeys316 61
ESKiMO-SiCKNE5S 56
plubius 55
Monkey Banana 41
MoneyMatt1 12

Klingbard wins!

huzzah! i should probably retire. win my first long WW game by being woat villager, and now this, within the hour.

nice knowing ya, POG!

Congrats Klingbard/podium.

Thanks iver.