Objective
The goal is simple. Correctly answer as many questions as you can to score the most points.
You will be tested on your ability to identify famous figures, music acts, films, books, music albums, flags, and a couple of wild card topics pulled from pop culture and the world around us.
Answering questions
Each question is headed with a category that you are trying to identify followed by the image in question.
Sometimes there will be an additional 'Decade' question. This is asking for the initial publication date of the article.
Images may be redacted in order to conceal answers, however initials may be preserved to help you identify the article.
Tips
- Be precise when possible. You are trying to prove to the marker that you know the answer. "Queen Elizabeth I" may grant more points than just "Queen Elizabeth"
- Don't worry about spelling. All submissions are marked by a human and leniency is given. Missing a letter or skipping 'the' for movie titles does not lose you points.
- Give every question a go. Points are still awarded for partially correct answers. Half a point can mean the difference between first and second place.
The Cryptic
The last question in every quiz is a special 'say-what-you-see' puzzle.
A phrase or sentence is cryptically hidden among the sequence images. Sound out each part of the clue and stitch it together to get the answer.
Here is an example of a cryptic song lyric question and how it can be solved. You can try it yourself before reading further
Firstly, we see we are trying to solve for a popular song lyric and the image seems to have four parts to it.
Lets break them down and think about what each part could represent.
- band, kiss, rockband
- frog, ribbit, smile, amphibian
- McDonald's, fast food, M, golden arches
- arrow, archery, fletching
We can take the pieces 'kiss', 'frog', 'M', and 'arrows'. They sound like parts of a song lyric but likely needs some more work.
Looking closer at the image of the frog, we can see it is just the left half and not the whole image of a frog. Therefore we just take the first sound. Maybe 'fr' or 'fro'.
In the final image we see more than one arrow. So maybe it could be 'arrows' instead.
By sounding out 'kiss fr m arrows' we arrive at the answer "Kiss from a Rose", the hit song by Seal.
Leaderboard
As soon as your submissions is reviewed, it will be displayed on the leaderboard for all to see.
The answers will also be released once the quiz closes.
Your placement will be highlighted if you view the leaderboard from the device that sent your answers.
Winning grants your the greatest prize of all...
bragging rights!
