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New Zealand allowed all women to vote in 1893
Mauritania made slavery a crime in 2007

There were 70 goals scored in the 1930 world cup (18 matches, Guillermo Stábile top scored with 8)

There have been 65 woman in space as of December 2019 (500 men)

Correct answer: A

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06-30-2021 , 06:12 PM

#178

xander biscuits

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Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 39,746

Player	After Q1	After Q2	After Q3	After Q4	After Q5	After Q6	After Q7
KarmaDope	$1,000,000	$750,000	$750,000	$750,000	$750,000	$750,000	$500,000
Doctor Zeus	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	$500,000	$500,000	$500,000
derwipok	$1,000,000	$333,334	$166,667	$166,667	$166,667	$166,667	$83,334
insanity31	$1,000,000	$333,333	$111,111	$55,555	$50,000	$44,000	$22,000
Treep	$1,000,000	$333,334	$333,334	$111,111	$55,556	$27,778	$13,889
Zurvan	$250,000	$150,000	$150,000	$100,000	$25,000	$25,000	$12,500
Paasei	$1,000,000	$333,334	$333,334	$166,667	$166,667	0	0
D1iabol1cal	$1,000,000	$750,000	$750,000	$600,000	$550,000	0	0
Gadarene	$1,000,000	$500,000	$500,000	$500,000	0	0	0
aaronk56	$100,000	$100,000	$90,000	$30,000	0	0	0
Borninabin	$600,000	$100,000	$100,000	$20,000	0	0	0
pwnsall	$1,000,000	$333,334	0	0	0	0	0
Nicholasp27	$1,000,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
housenuts	$1,000,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
Colin_Piddle	$1,000,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
JMurder3	$1,000,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
ladd	$990,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
Booker Wolfbox	$900,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
nails	$750,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
eyebooger	$325,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
AmazingErvin	$250,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
ArcticKnight	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
lukethefluke	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carl_Spackler	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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06-30-2021 , 06:13 PM

#179

xander biscuits

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QUESTION 8

WHICH NUMBER IS BIGGER?

A: Net worth of Bill Gates in USD
B: Number of humans that have ever existed

Get your answers to me by 6:30pm Thursday 1st July

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07-01-2021 , 05:35 AM

#180

Paasei

adept

Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 738

Both numbers are pretty volatile

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07-01-2021 , 05:38 AM

#181

Doctor Zeus

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 11,760

I always feel stupid when I think the answer is easy when I've got minimal knowledge.

Really showing that false confidence

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07-01-2021 , 05:48 AM

#182

KarmaDope

adept

Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 1,002

Same.

Eventually flipped for it, it's a 50/50 shot after all!

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07-01-2021 , 06:44 AM

#183

derwipok

Power Ranger

Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 54,312

Yeah I'm weirdly confident about this one and it worries me.

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07-01-2021 , 06:50 PM

#184

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Bill Gates' Net Worth: 127 Billion

Number of people to have ever lived: 107 Billion

Correct Answer: A

Bit anticlimactic because everyone got it correct, but thems the breaks.

Player	After Q1	After Q2	After Q3	After Q4	After Q5	After Q6	After Q7	After Q8
KarmaDope	$1,000,000	$750,000	$750,000	$750,000	$750,000	$750,000	$500,000	$500,000
Doctor Zeus	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	$500,000	$500,000	$500,000	$500,000
derwipok	$1,000,000	$333,334	$166,667	$166,667	$166,667	$166,667	$83,334	$83,334
insanity31	$1,000,000	$333,333	$111,111	$55,555	$50,000	$44,000	$22,000	$22,000
Treep	$1,000,000	$333,334	$333,334	$111,111	$55,556	$27,778	$13,889	$13,889
Zurvan	$250,000	$150,000	$150,000	$100,000	$25,000	$25,000	$12,500	$12,500
Paasei	$1,000,000	$333,334	$333,334	$166,667	$166,667	0	0	0
D1iabol1cal	$1,000,000	$750,000	$750,000	$600,000	$550,000	0	0	0
Gadarene	$1,000,000	$500,000	$500,000	$500,000	0	0	0	0
aaronk56	$100,000	$100,000	$90,000	$30,000	0	0	0	0
Borninabin	$600,000	$100,000	$100,000	$20,000	0	0	0	0
pwnsall	$1,000,000	$333,334	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nicholasp27	$1,000,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
housenuts	$1,000,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Colin_Piddle	$1,000,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
JMurder3	$1,000,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ladd	$990,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Booker Wolfbox	$900,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
nails	$750,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
eyebooger	$325,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
AmazingErvin	$250,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ArcticKnight	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
lukethefluke	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carl_Spackler	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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07-01-2021 , 06:51 PM

#185

xander biscuits

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Third and final round...

All welcome to play

QUESTION 1

WHO HAS THE MOST NUMBER ONE SINGLES ON THE US BILLBOARD HOT 100 CHART?

A: Whitney Houston
B: Elvis Presley
C: Stevie Wonder
D: The Beatles

Will pm at some point soon and set a deadline from there

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07-06-2021 , 02:33 AM

#186

KarmaDope

adept

Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 1,002

Have I sent for this yet?

Also P1 bump.

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07-09-2021 , 06:09 PM

#187

xander biscuits

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have been AFK for a few days. Busy real life.

Gonna send out a few invites for round 1 and get this going

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07-11-2021 , 05:13 PM

#188

xander biscuits

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Whitney has 11
Elvis has 18
Stevie Wonder has 10
The Beatles have 20

Correct answer: D

Player	After Q1
KarmaDope	$1,000,000
derwipok	$1,000,000
Paasei	$1,000,000
D1iabol1cal	$1,000,000
Nicholasp27	$1,000,000
Booker Wolfbox	$1,000,000
eyebooger	$1,000,000
insanity31	$900,000
Doctor Zeus	£750,000
lukethefluke	$600,000
Treep	$500,000
housenuts	$500,000
AmazingErvin	$500,000
Carl_Spackler	$450,000
aaronk56	$250,000
Egix Ninetysix	$250,000
Borninabin	$10,000
Zurvan	0
Gadarene	0
pwnsall	0
nails	0
arjun13	0

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07-11-2021 , 05:18 PM

#189

xander biscuits

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QUESTION 2

WHEN YOU COMBINE ALL OLYMPIC MEDALS WON BETWEEN 1896 AND 2018 THEN USA HAS THE MOST MEDALS BY FAR (2828 MEDALS) WHICH NATION IS IN 2ND PLACE WITH 1204 MEDALS?

A: CHINA
B: GREAT BRITAIN
C: FRANCE
D: SOVIET UNION

Answers by 5:30pm Monday 12th July

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07-12-2021 , 07:45 PM

#190

xander biscuits

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China - 608 medals
Great Britain - 883 medals
France - 840 medals
Soviet Union - 1204 medals

Correct answer D

Player	After Q1	After Q2
D1iabol1cal	$1,000,000	$1,000,000
Booker Wolfbox	$1,000,000	$1,000,000
eyebooger	$1,000,000	$1,000,000
derwipok	$1,000,000	$1,000,000
Paasei	$1,000,000	$998,675
KarmaDope	$1,000,000	$750,000
insanity31	$900,000	$700,000
housenuts	$500,000	$500,000
AmazingErvin	$500,000	$300,000
Carl_Spackler	$450,000	$225,000
aaronk56	$250,000	$125,000
lukethefluke	$600,000	$100,000
Borninabin	$10,000	$400
Doctor Zeus	£750,000	0
Treep	$500,000	0
Egix Ninetysix	$250,000	0
Nicholasp27	$1,000,000	0
Zurvan	0	0
Gadarene	0	0
pwnsall	0	0
nails	0	0
arjun13	0	0

couple of wrong answers and a couple of people ran out of time to answer...

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07-12-2021 , 07:51 PM

#191

xander biscuits

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QUESTION 3

WHICH CREATURE HAS 32 BRAINS, 300 TEETH, 2 HEARTS AND 5 PAIRS OF EYES?

A: Snipe Eel
B: Earthworm
C: Leech
D: Hagfish

Answers by 6pm Tuesday 13th July

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07-12-2021 , 11:45 PM

#192

Nicholasp27

27th level thinker

Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 83,134

oops forgot

I'm gonna miss half the games this summer anyway at this point,

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07-14-2021 , 05:32 PM

#193

xander biscuits

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sorry for the delay,

you know how it goes...

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To many, leeches are horrifying creatures. To a few, they're impressive and miraculous. They have 32 brains, 2 hearts, 300 teeth grouped in 3 jaws, five pairs of eyes...

close up of leech teeth:

Spoiler:

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07-14-2021 , 05:33 PM

#194

xander biscuits

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Few people seemed to know for sure and a lot of hedging went on (some were more successful than others)

Player	After Q1	After Q2	After Q3
D1iabol1cal	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	$1,000,000
Booker Wolfbox	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	$800,000
eyebooger	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	$750,000
KarmaDope	$1,000,000	$750,000	$750,000
insanity31	$900,000	$700,000	$600,000
housenuts	$500,000	$500,000	$500,000
AmazingErvin	$500,000	$300,000	$100,000
aaronk56	$250,000	$125,000	$25,000
Carl_Spackler	$450,000	$225,000	0
lukethefluke	$600,000	$100,000	0
Borninabin	$10,000	$400	0
derwipok	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	0
Paasei	$1,000,000	$998,675	0
Doctor Zeus	£750,000	0	0
Treep	$500,000	0	0
Egix Ninetysix	$250,000	0	0
Nicholasp27	$1,000,000	0	0
Zurvan	0	0	0
Gadarene	0	0	0
pwnsall	0	0	0
nails	0	0	0
arjun13	0	0	0

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07-14-2021 , 05:36 PM

#195

xander biscuits

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QUESTION 4

WHAT NAME IS GIVEN TO THE 4TH SUNDAY IN LENT?

A: Refreshment Sunday
B: Sustenance Sunday
C: Fast Sunday
D: Feast Sunday

Answers by 5:30pm Thursday 15th July

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07-15-2021 , 03:13 AM

#196

derwipok

Power Ranger

Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 54,312

Random.org had to let me down eventually.

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07-17-2021 , 03:34 AM

#197

xander biscuits

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I would consider this game on pause for a couple of weeks (going away for 2 weeks)

There's a chance it continues, but I would say that the greater probability is that it's on hiatus.

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07-17-2021 , 05:50 AM

#198

eyebooger

Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 58,707

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Originally Posted by xander biscuits

I would consider this game on pause for a couple of weeks (going away for 2 weeks)

There's a chance it continues, but I would say that the greater probability is that it's on hiatus.

We'll be here when you get back. Have fun!