So first of all a big apology for the long delay. The past couple of weeks have been really really stressful with work and uni, but the worst is behind me now so we can bring this round to its conclusion.
Round 4 Recap
This was the lowest-scoring round so far, in part because we had just 6 participants (SN missing from the regulars). But there also simply fewer high scoring answers.
1. Name one of the areas in which Nobel Prizes are awarded.
Two answers in the high round, Peace beats Physics 4-2. In the low round, y'all actually managed to find 5 one-pointers, which is quite impressive given only 6 possibilities.
High
Low
Peace
4
Economics
1
Physics
2
Literature
1
Medicine
1
Peace
1
Physics
1
2. Name an organisation or person that has received a Nobel Prize.
Just one multi-point answer, former US President Barack Obama. Slightly surprising imo, questions about how deserved that prize was aside - although jandal's low round answer is of course on a whole different level in that regard For the low round, I would have been shocked if we had a doubled answer, and indeed one point all around.
High
Low
Barack Obama
3
Otto Hahn
1
Bob Dylan
1
Henry Kissinger (lol)
1
Albert Einstein
1
Herta Müller
1
Nelson Mandela
1
Roger Myerson
1
Bertha von Suttner
1
3. Name a fictional noble (as in: aristocratic, ruling class) character.
It was always a long shot to have any multiple point answer here and indeed we don't have one, but I was still excited to see what you came up with, and y'all delivered, from Shakespeare to Shrek. To do them justice (and because formatting some of them would be very inconvenient, thank you very much ), here are the answers in full for both rounds:
High
Count Dracula
Daenerys Stormborn of House Targaryen , First of Her Name, The Unburnt, Queen of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men, Queen of Meereen, Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, Protector of the Realm, Lady Regnant of the Seven Kingdoms, Breaker of Chains, and Mother of Dragons
King Arthur
Lady Oscar
Lord Blackadder
Macbeth
Low
His Grace, The Duke of Ankh, Commander Sir Samuel "Sam" Vimes
Lara Croft, The 11th Countess of Abbingdon
Lord Farquaad
Princess Tiabeanie Mariabeanie de la Rochambeau Grunkwitz
Sir Lancelot
4. Name a rank within British nobility.
I thought about excluding King from this, but while it was the top answer, it only scored 3 points. 2 for Duke. One point all around again in the low round as some of you dug deep with these. Close call though with Baron and Baronet.
High
Low
King
3
Baron
1
Duke
2
Baronet
1
Lord
1
Earl
1
Marchioness
1
Queen
1
5. Name a European monarchy other than Great Britain.
Another 3-2-1 points in the high round for Spain, the Netherlands and Sweden. Sweden also provides the only double in the low round.
High
Low
Spain
3
Sweden
2
Netherlands
2
Belgium
1
Sweden
1
Norway
1
Spain
1
Full Score - High Round
bbl sweeps the round with top answers in all 5 questions. jandal and Nemolito follow 2 points behind.
Full Score - Low Round
Like I said, just one answer gave more than one point, hence jandal and Nemolito are the odd ones out with 6 points each.
General Classifications
jandal retakes the lead heading into the final round, but just by a single point over kandesbunzler! Very exciting! With his round win, bbl is now in at least Top 3 contention one point behind df_Trek, maybe even with a shot at the win, too. Then there's a big gap that TMM won't be able to bridge.
jandal has the chance to take home the double crown as he leads the low round, too, but after his massive blunder with Sweden, he's now tied with df_Trek. It's between the two of them for sure:
cunego's Round 5
Space
1. Name one of the planets in our solar system other than Earth.
2. Name something that's moving through outer space.
3. Name a star constellation.
4. Name a named spacecraft.
5. Name a movie that takes place at least partly in space.
Q4 is phrased a bit awkwardly, but what I mean is I don't want a class of spacecraft, but a specific name that's been given to any kind of spacecraft.
My thinking was that royalty is different from nobility but even if that is right (not 100% sure it is) I should have seen it coming that people still said it
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." [ICL] Santos-Euskadi | [PT] Xero Racing
Alright, let's wrap things up. As a reminder, jandal went into the final round leading the high round GC by just one point over kandesbunzler and 4 df_Trek. jandal and df_Trek were also tied for the lead in the low round. I can tell you that there was only one answer in the low round that scored more than a point, and one of the two hit it, so we have a decisive winner. I'll reveal it further below and only go through the high round in detail:
1. Name one of the planets in our solar system other than Earth.
The highest scoring answer of the entire round is Mars (5), the only other planed named is Mercury (1).
2. Name something that's moving through outer space.
Just one thing was named twice: the Earth. The Moon, comets, the ISS and George Clooney all give just one point.
3. Name a star constellation.
Two high-ish scoring answers, but ultimately it's a wash: Both Orion and Ursa Major give 3 points.
4. Name a named spacecraft.
Not a single spacecraft was named more than once. Answers included the Appolo 13 module, the Saturn V rocket, the V2 missile, the Challenger space shuttle, the ISS, and the Starship Enterprise.
5. Name a movie that takes place at least partly in space.
The second biggest answer is in here with 4 points to Star Wars, a clear winner over Star Trek (1) and Apollo 13 (1).
Full Score - High Round
baseballlover scores his second perfect round in a row, but only one point ahead of both jandal and kandesbunzler ...
Full Score - Low Round
You can find the individual answers in the graphic below, but the key point is that the only thing mentioned twice was Venus in the planets category. That was named by TMM and ... jandal, who therefore scores 6 points in the round!
General Classifications
Attentive readers will have figured this out already, but jandal wins the high round GC, holding on to the one point lead over kandesbunzler! bbl had a terrific final two rounds and jumps past df_Trek into third place - a poor Science round was ultimately too much to overcome.
jandal does miss out on the double crown though, as df_Trek secures the win in the low round with three perfect five point rounds, more than anyone else.
And that's it for me for this round. Again, apologies for the delays throughout. I experimented with the more restricted answers early on, trying to balance high and low rounds, but perhaps that didn't lead to the best playing experience. Should I host again anytime soon, I might stick to just the high round, even if I like the low round conceptually.
Anyway, jandal would be the new host now. Maybe we can get a higher number of participations for that
For clarification, I didn't say the USS Enterprise - I just wrote Enterprise, and intended the Shuttle. But yes, when I then give Star Trek I can see why it was assumed a different way (I did know Star Wars was the right answer to give there but I'm a Trekkie so had to).
TheManxMissile wrote:
For clarification, I didn't say the USS Enterprise - I just wrote Enterprise, and intended the Shuttle. But yes, when I then give Star Trek I can see why it was assumed a different way (I did know Star Wars was the right answer to give there but I'm a Trekkie so had to).
Also, hahahaha i'm sorry Jandal!
Ha, I guess I know too little about US space missions to make that connection, "Enterprise" is inextricably linked to Star Trek in my mind Good to know, though!
TheManxMissile wrote:
For clarification, I didn't say the USS Enterprise - I just wrote Enterprise, and intended the Shuttle. But yes, when I then give Star Trek I can see why it was assumed a different way (I did know Star Wars was the right answer to give there but I'm a Trekkie so had to).
Also, hahahaha i'm sorry Jandal!
Ha, I guess I know too little about US space missions to make that connection, "Enterprise" is inextricably linked to Star Trek in my mind Good to know, though!
I didn't make it easier by then also picking Discovery, another Star Trek series. And they were picked for the Star Trek links vs something more 'normal' like Challenger, in the hope someone else here is a nerd like me.
(Space is cool, Star Trek is cool, and NASA is cool - can highly recommend visiting both Johnson & Kennedy Space Centers if anyone was ever around Houston or Orlando/Dayton)
For the low round, I would have been shocked if we had a doubled answer, and indeed one point all around.
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Good to know, though!
