Alright, round 2 tested our contestants whether they know about cars - here're the results
1. Name a car brand outside of Europe and the United States
There was a clear winner in this case - Toyota. However they were one vote short of unanimous choice as we have 1 point for Bolwell - an exotic sportscar brand from Australia
Spoiler
Toyota - 11
Bolwell - 1
2. Name a car brand from the newly formed Stellantis group
Well, Stellantis does have a plethora of car brands, but the most common answer was Fiat with 4, followed by Peugeot with 3, Chrysler with 2 and 1 each for Alfa Romeo, Citroën and Jeep
Spoiler
Fiat - 4
Peugeot - 3
Chrysler - 2
Alfa Romeo - 1
Citroën - 1
Jeep - 1
3. Name a car model name (including former) used by Ford
It was really contested race between the Mustang and Model T, but in the end Ford's muscle car crossed the line first with 4 points, 1 more than the model that started it all. 2 points each get the modern day bestsellers Focus and Fiesta, which the iconic Escort sadly gets one point.
Spoiler
Mustang - 4
Model T - 3
Focus - 2
Fiesta - 2
Escort - 1
4. Name a car brand that was/is associated with rallying
In the next special stage we had 5 brands lined up, but with 4 points Lancia came on top, followed by Subaru with 3, Ford and Citroën with 2 and Mitsubishi with just 1 point
5. Name a car brand that is considered a low cost/budget brand
We have a really diverse picks here, but 3 points go to Kia. Nissan and Dacia get 2 points, while othere were other brands that only give 1 point
cunego59 is the winner of Round 2 with 26 points. The battle for 2nd though was tight with the gap between kandesbunzler26 and df_Trek is just 6 points. Sadly jseadog1 gets only 9 points.
And here are the standings after Round 2
R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
Total
cunego59
20
26
46
roturn
24
21
45
AbhishekLFC
22
22
44
Marcovdw
20
20
40
kandesbunzler26
15
23
38
baseballlover312
15
21
36
FreitasPCM
15
20
35
jandal7
13
22
35
TheManxMissile
13
21
34
df_Trek
13
19
32
DarkWolf
8
20
28
jseadog1
8
9
17
Though cunego59 took the lead, roturn and AbhishekLFC are hot on his trails with the other contestants still having chance at the top
I'm with stupid 2021 - Game 7, Round 3
Round 3 will test our contestants on their knowledge about...the Summer Olympics
I'm with stupid 2021 - Game 7, Round 3
Theme: Summer Olympics
1. Name a city that has hosted (or is scheduled to host) the Olympics more than once
2. Name a year where the Summer Olympics were held outside Europe (excluding this year)
3. Name a famous Summer Olympian
4. Name a sport that is part of the current Olympic programme
5. Name a country that is considered a powerhouse in team sports at the Summer Olympics
The dealine is this time Sunday, 8 August (or, again, when I receive PM's from all contestants)
The Olympics are ending today and here on IWS we've tested the Olympic knowledge of our contestants. On the closing day of Tokyo 2020 we'll see who will win the gold in this round.
1. Name a city that has hosted (or is scheduled to host) the Olympics more than once
The current host - Tokyo, got 5 guesses in this round. 3 points go to Paris, 2 each to Athens and Los Angeles while one lowly point goes to London
Spoiler
Tokyo - 5
Paris - 3
Athens - 2
Los Angeles - 2
London - 1
2. Name a year where the Summer Olympics were held outside Europe (excluding this year)
Perhaps, I should've excluded 2016 as well since it gives the monstorous 12 points. And yet, it wasn't unanimous choice as one lowly point goes to the one who gave 2000 instead
Spoiler
2016 - 12
2000 - 1
3. Name a famous Summer Olympian
Only two names were featured in this round - Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps. In the end, the most decorated swimmer of all time prevailed over the 100m world record holder 8:5
Spoiler
Michael Phelps - 8
Usain Bolt - 5
4. Name a sport that is part of the current Olympic programme
It'd be silly if in a forum centered around a cycling management game to not have cycling as the most guessed sport in this round. Cycling got 9 guesses. Swimming gives 3 points while the athletics gives only 1 point
5. Name a country that is considered a powerhouse in team sports at the Summer Olympics
And the final question in this Olympic round tested our contestants on which nations are known to excel in team sports. The United States gives the most points with 8. 2 points go to Germany, while 1 each go to Japan, France and Russia
Spoiler
United States - 8
Germany - 2
Japan - 1
France - 1
Russia - 1
And here are the results for this round:
Contestant
1
2
3
4
5
Total
jandal7
Tokyo
2016
Michael Phelps
Cycling
United States
42
FreitasPCM
Paris
2016
Michael Phelps
Cycling
United States
40
TheManxMissile
Tokyo
2016
Usain Bolt
Cycling
United States
39
kandesbunzler26
Tokyo
2016
Michael Phelps
Cycling
Germany
36
AbhishekLFC
Tokyo
2016
Michael Phelps
Swimming
United States
36
df_Trek
Los Angeles
2016
Usain Bolt
Cycling
United States
36
roturn
Athens
2016
Usain Bolt
Cycling
United States
36
jseadog1
Los Angeles
2016
Michael Phelps
Swimming
United States
33
baseballlover312
Athens
2016
Michael Phelps
Cycling
Japan
32
Marcovdw
London
2016
Michael Phelps
Cycling
Russia
31
Nemolito
Paris
2016
Usain Bolt
Swimming
United States
31
cunego59
Tokyo
2016
Usain Bolt
Athletics
Germany
25
DarkWolf
Paris
2000
Michael Phelps
Cycling
France
22
Jandal7 is our winner in this round with 42 points. Nemolito makes his first appearance with 31 points, while cunego59, the leader before this round, got only 25 points and DarkWolf ended with only 22 points.
And here are the standings after Round 2
R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
Total
roturn
24
21
36
81
AbhishekLFC
22
22
36
80
jandal7
13
22
42
77
FreitasPCM
15
20
40
75
kandesbunzler26
15
23
36
74
TheManxMissile
13
21
39
73
cunego59
20
26
25
71
Marcovdw
20
20
31
71
baseballlover312
15
21
32
68
df_Trek
13
19
36
68
DarkWolf
8
20
22
50
jseadog1
8
9
33
50
Nemolito
0
0
31
31
Cunego59's poor Round 3 was a good thing for roturn who takes the lead with 81 points, but 1 point behind is AbhishekLFC. Our former points leader fell down to 7th with 71 points, but still in a range of the leader.
I'm with stupid 2021 - Game 7, Round 4
Round 4 will be Geography/history themed
I'm with stupid 2021 - Game 7, Round 4
Theme: Geography and History
1. Name a country that is NOT part of the European Union (excluding the UK and Russia)
2. Name a capital city of a former Eastern Bloc country
3. Name a US State
4. Name a country that was once a monarchy, but is now a republic
5. Name a country, situated on the both sides of the equator
The dealine is this time Sunday, 15 August (or, again, when I receive PM's from all contestants)
Well, we now have the results of our mixed Geopolitical/history based round
1. Name a country that is NOT part of the European Union (excluding the UK and Russia)
Perhaps I should've limited it to just European countries since the United States got the most points there with 9 points. In fact Switzerland is the only European country out of the bunch with 4 points with 1 person each said Trinidad and Tobago and Brazil
Spoiler
United States - 9
Switzerland - 4
Trinidad and Tobago - 2
Brazil - 1
2. Name a capital city of a former Eastern Bloc country
The Cold War may be long gone, but we've tested our contestants of capital cities east of the former Iron Curtain. Obviously the capital of the USSR and now Russia - Moscow, got the most guesses with 8. East Berlin got 4 points, 2 points go to Warsaw and 1 single point goes to the one who guessed Budapest
Spoiler
Moscow - 8
East Berlin - 4
Warsaw - 2
Bundapest - 1
3. Name a US State
There are 50 states within the US of A, so plenty of choices there. California was the most guessed state with 8, followed by New York with 4, Texas with 2 and Hawaii with 1
Spoiler
California - 8
New York - 4
Texas - 2
Hawaii - 1
4. Name a country that was once a monarchy, but is now a republic
Once they had kings and queens, but now they have democratically elected heads of state. Everyone has heard of the many times the French switched between monarchy and republic and they give 11 points. Russia was the only country with more than 1 point - 2 to be precise, while Egypt and Germany give 1 point each
Spoiler
France - 11
Russia - 2
Germany - 1
Egypt - 1
5. Name a country, situated on the both sides of the equator
There are some countries that are placed on both sides on the equator. And the winner is Brazil with 11 points. Ecuador gets 2 points, while Indonesia and France (the island if Reunion is part of the overseas department and is part of the French Republic, so it counts) get 1 point each
Spoiler
Brazil - 11
Ecuador - 2
Indonesia - 1
France - 1
And here are the results for this round:
Contestant
1
2
3
4
5
Total
kandesbunzler26
USA
Moscow
California
France
Brazil
47
df_Trek
USA
Moscow
California
France
Brazil
47
cunego59
USA
Moscow
California
France
Brazil
47
Bikex
USA
East Berlin
California
France
Brazil
43
jandal7
Switzerland
Moscow
California
France
Brazil
42
FreitasPCM
Switzerland
Moscow
New York
France
Brazil
38
roturn
USA
Moscow
California
France
Ecuador
38
Marcovdw
Switzerland
Warsaw
California
France
Brazil
36
DarkWolf
Switzerland
Moscow
Texas
France
Brazil
36
AbhishekLFC
USA
East Berlin
California
Russia
Brazil
34
jseadog1
USA
East Berlin
New York
Russia
Brazil
30
baseballlover312
USA
Warsaw
New York
France
Indonesia
27
Nemolito
Trinidad and Tobago
Moscow
New York
France
Ecuador
26
TheManxMissile
USA
Budapest
Texas
Germany
Brazil
24
knockout
Brazil
East Berlin
Hawaii
Egypt
France
8
And we have a tie in this round - the win is shared between kandesbunzler26, df_Trek and cunego59, who makes a comeback after dreadful last round. Newcommer Bikex has surely made some noise with 43 points. Knockout on the other hand - just 8
And here are the standings after Round 4
kandesbunzler26
15
23
36
47
121
roturn
24
21
36
38
119
jandal7
13
22
42
42
119
cunego59
20
26
25
47
118
df_Trek
13
19
36
47
115
AbhishekLFC
22
22
36
34
114
FreitasPCM
15
20
40
38
113
Marcovdw
20
20
31
36
107
TheManxMissile
13
21
39
24
97
baseballlover312
15
21
32
27
95
DarkWolf
8
20
22
36
86
jseadog1
8
9
33
30
80
Nemolito
0
0
31
26
57
Bikex
0
0
0
43
43
knockout
0
0
0
8
8
Heading into the final round of Game 7 it is kandesbunzler26 who leads, but the battle for the win is wide open - roturn and jandal7 are trailing by 3 points, while cunego59's comeback propelled him to 4th only 1 point behind roturn/jandal7. Even contestants such as df_Trek, AbhishekLFC and FreitasPCM have their chances.
I'm with stupid 2021 - Game 7, Round 5
The final round will again have some geographic flavor, but this time is landmarks - natural and man-made.
I'm with stupid 2021 - Game 7, Round 5
Theme: Landmarks
1. Outside the Great Pyramids of Giza, name one of the remaining 6 wonders of the aincent world
2. Name a natural landmark (i.e. not man-made)
3. Name a famous landmark in Europe
4. Name a famous skyscraper
5. Name a country, which has a UNESCO World Heritage site
The dealine is this time Sunday, 22 August (or, again, when I receive PM's from all contestants)
So I missed the perfect round due to not having Brazil? There were plenty of possible countries but I had expected the basically named equatorial country Ecuador would be the easy choice.
What a horrific round R3 was for me indeed. Cycling was obviously my bad, but I was surprised that the US would be considered a powerhouse for team sports, at least by such a margin.
But I was confident in this round and deservedly so. Good to still have a shot at victory. Interesting final set of questions, let's see how it goes.
Should have known that the Q1 answer wouldn’t have been European but I didn’t even consider not going for a European country
24/02/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don't drink famous people."
15/08/22 - SotD said "Your [jandal's] humour is overrated"
11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant." [PT] Xero Racing
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