Someone suggested I make an A - Z Guesstimania game, so I did.

Questions will be below, but first the rules for my game:

1. No research Allowed
2. Points will be assigned out in Tiers with the top 10% of answers receiving 1pt,11-20 receiving 2pts, so on. I will round up for the %s
3. If you get a perfect guess, that answer will actually be worth -3 points. There are a few on this one that I think people can get perfect by the way.

Clarification questions should be asked in this thread and I will do my best to answer them. I expect to reveal on Monday, as that is what I usually do. So the deadline will be Next Monday at 8AM Pacific. If your entry comes in after that time, you don't play. Its too difficult to add people in to this game once scoring begins.

I hope you all like the questions, and I hope they don't suck,

A is for Apple: How many varieties of Apple are there worldwide?

B is for Brianna: How many female babies were named Brianna in the US in 2008?

C is for Cocaine: How many pounds of Cocaine was seized in the US largest bust ever? (The bust was in 2007)

D is for Da Vinci Code: As of 2009, how many copies of the Da Vinci code have been sold?

E is for Erie: How big (in sq miles) is Lake Erie?

F is for Friends: How many episodes were there of Friends?

G is for Guinness: How many pages is the Hardcover of the 2009 Guinness Book of World Records?

H is for Hot: What is the highest recorded temperature on Earth (In Fahrenheit)

I is for Ice: How many carats is "The Golden Jubilee", the largest faceted diamond in the world?

J is for Jump: In inches, what is the current world record for long jump?

K is for Kevin Bacon: What percentage of actors currently have an undefined Bacon Number? (6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon game with no Bacon connection)

L is for Lost: How many episodes of Lost will have aired (first run only) once it completes it's TV run?

M is for Monopoly: How much does it cost if you land on Ventnor Ave with 3 houses?

N is for Nicholson: How many shows/movies is Jack Nicholson listed as an Actor in on IMDB?

O is for Oprah: How much money did Oprah Winfrey make in 2008?

P is for Pope: How many officially recognized Catholic Popes have there been?

Q is for Quidditch: How many Quidditch fouls are listed in the Department of Magical Games and Sports records?

R is for Rambo: What is the total number of people killed in the 2008 film Rambo?

S is for Supreme Court: How many justices have served in the US Supreme Court?

T is for Tiger: What is the average number of stripes that an adult tiger has? (Black and other colors included)

U is for Underwater: What is the record (in seconds) for the longest breath hold? (David Blaine holds the record)

V is for Victory: How many Gold Medals has the United States won in Olympic History?

W is for Westward: How many miles did Lewis and Clark travel in total on their famous expedition?

X is for Xerox: What was Xerox's revenue in 2008?

Y is for Yemen: What is the currently estimated population of Yemen?

Z is for Zebra: How many Plains Zebras were there in the last Zebra Population Census? (2002)

H - weather temperature or temperature of anything ever measured on earth?

By "top 5%" of answers, you mean closest, without regard to going over? Or how exactly to you determine it?

Weather Temperature please.

I mean closest in general. So if there are 30 players the top 3 closest will get 1 pt.

Also, how can the Lost question be answered? If the show is still current, it could be active for an unknown number of years. If you'd have asked this question about Law & Order in 2001, what would have been the correct answer?

(Obviously, I've never watched Lost, so if this has been announced as the last season, all you fans have an advantage).

Will be in, but not a fan of a lot of the questions, that seem more trivia-minded, where some (hi nich, hi timelady, hi daer) will just know the answer outright without having to guess.

And a question: Can I research how long an inch is (or altermatively answer in meters and/or centimeters and have my answer converted)?

And what do you do about ties? Let's say, of 30 entrants, 5 know the correct answer. They all get -3, I assume. What does next closest get? And what if there is a tie for next closest answer.

1 inch = 2.54 centimeters.

I guess it would be allowed to research inch<->meters or celsius<->fahrenheit

Lost has been announced to be in it's final season. So I guess they do have an advantage.

I noticed that about the questions also, so I tried to find stuff that people wouldn't really know, or that was a little off the wall. Some of the letters I had a very hard time with and they end up more trivia ish. You can research for conversion purposes, or specify your measurement and I will convert.

Ties count the way you think they would, (30 entrants) if 5 people get a tie for 1st, then they all get 1 (or -3) and then the next closest or group of closest would get 2. If 6 people had tied though, then the next group would get 3 and not 2 as one level would be skipped.

Will you specify Monopoly edition (some newer ones have higher $ values and costs. I played a version with prices in the millions.)

Also, DaVinci Code is book copies or combined video copies or?

Thanks!

I think the Classic American Version of Monopoly I think. Da Vinci Code question is book copies.

highly illegal. i had no idea what fahrenheit was and took a guess.

You can research the conversion rate, or just submit in your backwards non-American measurement and I will convert it. Just please mention that you are using your foreign measurement.

Could you please possibly give the UK version of the monopoly square?

I'm fairly sure they have the same values (but in £ ldo)

The UK version of that square is Coventry St.

thanks

I would say that overall these are the easiest (not by a whole lot though) batch of questions of the recent guesstimania games. Should still be interesting though.

in to get last

whats the Irish version? or maybe say what colour it is

It's one of the cheaper yellows. 3rd space before go to jail if memory serves.

for davinci code - us sales or worldwide?

for kevin bacon question - what is the definition of an "actor?"

Worldwide, and I guess someone who has appeared in a "Hollywood" Movie.

So "Two of Us" about lennon/mccartney doesn't count, I guess.

(still bitter)

I'm glad that you asked that I had no idea. now i do