[Lee]

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HOW IT WORKS
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This will cover a range of topics including, but not limited to: memes, current events, comic books, movies, series, games (console, tabletop, pc), past events, site items, science, riddles, and cartoons.
Every question will be worth a certain amount of points, which can be redeemed for currency for instant gratification, or saved up to snag something from the prize pool.
Each day a question goes unanswered, the more points it'll be worth--but also the more likely it'll be that someone else will give it a go.
You may answer an unlimited amount of questions, but keep in mind only the first correct answer will receive points. However, if you can give a convincing explanation to support your answer, you may also gain points, even if it wasn't the one I was looking for.

Please post your answers in the format below, one question per post (you may ignore the triple post rule for this thread, if you're answering trivia questions):

copy-pasted question
answer
further information (if required; optional)

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PRIZE POOL
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The person with the most points at the end of the event will win a full event item set, including newest posting rewards.
The person with the second most points will win a full event item set excluding posting rewards.
(Spent or not, your points will still count towards prize qualification, so don't be afraid to redeem them!)


1 Cubix Cube -- 1pt
Mortal Kimono -- 100pt
Infernal Kimono -- 100pt
Striped Mortal Kimono -- 100pt
Striped Infernal Kimono -- 100pt
Floral Mortal Kimono -- 100pt
Floral Infernal Kimono -- 100pt
Plumed Headpiece -- 100pt
Plumed Leotard -- 100pt
Fine Plumed Headpiece -- 100pt
Fine Plumed Leotard -- 100pt
Traditional Plumed Headpiece -- 100pt
Traditional Plumed Leotard -- 100pt
Laced Dress -- 100pt
Fine Laced Dress -- 100pt
Traditional Laced Dress -- 100pt
Showman Top -- 100pt
Fine Showman Top -- 100pt
Traditional Showman Top -- 100pt


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PARTICIPANTS (in alphabetical order)
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E=points earned (total)
A=points available (to spend)

bluebird
E1470
A270
Fine Laced Dress
Fine Showman Top
Floral Infernal Kimono
Floral Mortal Kimono
Infernal Kimono
Laced Dress
Mortal Kimono
Showman Top
Striped Infernal Kimono
Striped Mortal Kimono
Traditional Laced Dress
Traditional Showman Top

Death by Mirrors
E200
A100
Traditional Plumed Leotard

Den
E425
A100
x325 Cubix Cubes

DreadedMartian
E650
A250
Floral Infernal Kimono
Floral Mortal Kimono
Infernal Kimono
Mortal Kimono

Espy
E2,115
A2,115

Kaderin Triste (and Derpy McBlueEyes)
E700
A250
x450 Cubix Cubes

Kitalpha Hart
E301
A301

Major
E1405
A605
Floral Infernal Kimono
Floral Mortal Kimono
Fine Showman Top
Infernal Kimono
Mortal Kimono
Striped Infernal Kimono
Striped Mortal Kimono
Traditional Showman Top

mdom
E1625
A1625

Merskelly Metalien
E775
A775

MonBon
E600
A600

trystan830
E610
A510
Mortal Kimono

Witchchylde
E550
A0
(Cubix Cubes on Rollover)
x150 Cubix Cubes
x50 Cubix Cubes

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QUESTIONS
answered
worth 50 points
worth 75 points
worth 125 points
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worth 250 points FINAL
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New questions drop after 10p EST each evening, but points will be allocated all throughout the day. If you know you have more points than listed and want to buy (or correct if you feel I overlooked something), feel free to post or PM me. I go through every single post, I'll see it.
Sections are now coded in the highest-earning color for easier navigation.

LITERATURE

• Who was considered the "man" of the house among the sisters in Little Women?
• What is the Scarlet Letter, and what does it stand for?
• To which side of the stone was safe for the Frisby house to be moved?
• What name did Dr. Frankenstein's monster choose for himself?
• The Wizard of Oz was intended to be a political alegory. What were Dorothy's slippers and the Yellow Brick Road supposed to represent? (Double points if you can name the president being criticized and the character representing him.)
• On what historical figure is Dracula popularly believed to be based?
• Who is credited with the original fictional depiction of Dracula?
• How is was the Angel Virus spread, and why did it affect how the universe assaulted by it eat their pizzas?
• In the popular fairy tales, Snow White is a recurring character in various stories. In one, she has a sister, who also has a color in her name. What is it?
• In Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, whose vehicle was purloined?

ANIME

• What is a reverse-harem anime?
• Which person from "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" does NOT house a reference to a band, artist, or song earlier than 1980?
• What sport is being played in the Anime Eyeshield 21?
• What crime did Tucker commit to keep his license when he was up for scrutiny?
• What does it mean when someone draws a house symbol with two people's names in it?
• In the anime, "Full Metal Panel", who is Kaname's best friend?
• Throughout the entirety of "Dragon Ball Z", Goku only kills two characters. Who?
• In Dragon Ball Z, who was the first character to go Super Saiyan 2?
• If one is referred to as 'himedere', what is being said?[/B]
• What did 'the swimming anime' originally spring from?
• The heroine of "Humanity Has Declined" is a mediator between humankind and what other kind?
• Near the beginning of High School of the Dead, how was the sniper character able to dampen the recoil?

MEMES

• • How did 'memes' get their name?
  • Fill in the blank: Is this a ______?
  • What animal internet celebrity passed away this May?
  • What is a'firin' its laser?
  • What was the 'in front of my salad??' meme originally referring to?
  • Alinity, Keemstar, and Ninja, spurred what popular Twitter hashtag into existence?
  • What happens every 60 seconds in Africa?
  • What is Green Shirt Guy famous for?
  • What bacons at midnight?
  • What's the vernacular term for a trite meme?
  • 'All your base are belong to us.' is a result of what fairly common mistake?
  • Whose princess is in another castle?
  • House Fire Girl became a meme almost overnight. What is this meme's most common usage?
  • Name three memes sporting a prepubescent child (excluding House Fire Girl).
  • This receptacle being on fire is a depiction of the worst and most self-destructive parts of a particular subject/group/etc.
  • What was the original 'ermahgerd' meme concerning?
  • Who is the star of the 'I don't always ___, but when I do, __!'?
  • The 'moisturize me' meme was popularized, if not entirely sparked, by what television series?
• In what movie did one of the protagonists engage in prolific memery to save (ultimately futilely) another's lifestyle with them? (For double points, name/describe three of said memes.)
• What commercial started the flesh unzipping meme?

CARTOONS

• • What company sells Wile defective products?
  • Darkwing Duck is a tongue-in-cheek parody of what other cartoon?
  • In TMNT, how did the villains plan to disguise the eggs from Dimension X?
  • What is the favored food-and-beverage combo of the Biker Mice From Mars?
  • What cartoon, taking place largely in Cape Suzette, features names and derivative characters inspired from the Jungle Book?
  • What little girl (alongside her dog, Brain) helps her cyborg uncle fight crime?
  • Whose name (from the eponymous show) do you have to recite three times to summon?
  • Who became the Joker in the alternate timeline where Harley Quinn became Yo-Yo?
  • Who has 'shark sense'?
• This character has a bad habit of 'freeing' parked cars from 'confinement' by shoving them out of lots out into the road. What show are they from?

SCIENCE

• • Antimatter is actually proven to exist. What happens when it collides with 'normal' matter?
  • Who is not-so-well-known for electrocuting an elephant to prove a point?
  • Why did the Axis have difficulty using gas grenades along Russian fronts?
  • What's the difference between sapience and sentience?
  • What island chain inspired Darwin's Theory of Natural Selection?
  • What is the relationship between SETI and VERITAS?
  • What charge does Hawking radiation have?
  • How feasible today is in vitro gametogenesis?
  • Discounting Dyson spheres, or other alien interference, what is the going theory for the dimming of Boyajian's star?
• How are birds and cogwheels related?
• This maritime ursine is erroneously thought to be in decline. Why would such a rumor be so staunchly substantiated? Double Bonus: Name five facts supporting they are not actually in decline as a species.

COMICS

• • Before he was erroneously known as Shazam, what was Billy Batson's superhero alias?
  • Scott Summers' father is also a prominent figure in the Marvel universe. What is his superhero alias?
  • Where did the term 'fridged' originate?
  • What is a century baby?
  • What was the Incredible Hulk's original color? (For double points, what version of the Hulk sports it now?)
  • How did Crossbones dispatch his replacement in the Skeleton Crew?
  • In the DC universe, according to Booster Gold, how was Guy Gardner originally to have died?
  • ]During what story arc was Carnage briefly a hero (and died as such)?
• What superhero once had a very prominent fake mustache as part of their costume?
• In Marvel comics, Captain America wasn't initially the leader of the Avengers. How did he come to be so?
• Is there any scientific basis for Degenerative Clone Disease?

PUNS/RIDDLES/JOKES

• • What gets wet as it dries?
  • The poor have it, the rich need it, you'll die if you eat it.
  • You look across the street at the neighboring apartment complex, and happen to witness a brutal murder. The murderer saw you. They stand there for a few moments, pointing a finger at you, moving it down, then back up to you. What are they doing?
  • How far can a dog run into the woods?
  • How much dirt is in a 36" by 32" hole?
  • What does a six-ton canary say?
  • Why can't anyone living in Charleston, North Carolina be buried in any of the cemeteries located there?
  • What's Bullwinkle's favorite desert?
  • A box without hinges, key, or lid, yet golden treasure inside is hid.
• What do you get when you cross an elephant and a dozen eggs?

HISTORY

• • Ice cream cones got its spectacular start during what Great Exhibition?
  • The Statue of Liberty was intended to symbolize the friendship between what two nations?
  • What spurred the Burning of Washington in 1814?
  • What is the most common national animal worldwide?
  • Peanuts' Snoopy was actually named after a historical figure. Who was considered that individual's nemesis?
  • What country was responsible for the creation of the dreaded Red Devils?
  • Why were a particular class of private detective referred to as 'gumshoes'?
  • The Wizard of Oz was actually contained a political commentary on a United States president. Which one and for what reason?
• What was the purpose of the 'Pennies For The President' campaign in the United States of America?
• What sparked the term 'Uncle Sam' for the United States?

MOVIES

• • How did Captain Marvel (MCU) acquire her spectacular abilities?
  • Clint Barton's outfit and weaponry shown when he was finally located is a nod to what additional alias he has used before in the comics?
  • Why did the other birds regret drinking from and swimming in the spring when they sought out the eagle's assistance against the current invaders?
  • Who implored their antagonists to say hello to their little friend?
  • Goldmember is a tongue-in-cheek parody of what other film?
  • What was Kingpin trying to achieve when a subordinate caused multiple versions of his soon-dead nemesis to be pulled into his dimension instead?
  • Name at least one confirmed DC character in Shazam! besides Billy Batson.
  • When the Flash was hesitant to engage the aliens in battle on account of lack of experience, Batman told him to do just one thing. What was it?
• Why would bee puns be so prolific in the Wreck-It Ralph Universe's internet on the platform they used to earn money?
• Why did Diana believe the woman flirting with Trevor was ill?

MYTHOLOGY
Disclaimer: I am including all religion, belief systems, superstition, and other phenomenon here. This term is not intended as a slight to those that subscribe to such beliefs, but a simple classification.

• • She comes when summoned via mirror in a dark room.
  • Primarily denizens of the swamp, these fae creatures are thought to lead lost travelers to safety--or their doom.
  • How did Kronos' wife fool him concerning their youngest child?
  • How many sons and how many daughters does Ymir have?
  • Charon is a moon so large, it shares a tidal-locked orbit around a shared center of gravity with Pluto, and its namesake actually predates Zeus, and possibly even some of the Titans themselves. Name three members of his family.
  • A golden shower is a reference to what particular mythological event?
  • This leader of deities has often addressed/referred to his children as 'my son, my daughter, and my child who is both'. Double Bonus: Name the children in question.
• Name five deities for whom lust/physical love is amongst their main tasks or domain.
• In the beginning of the world, there were many 'leftover' gigantic animals. One such blocked the only river at the time, and caused a great deal of trouble until it was brought to the attention of the one that created him. What animal was this creature?
• This shapeshifting demon is well-known for suffocating the unwary with his massive 'package'.
• The 'Apple of Discord' is actually much more likely to be what fruit?

Product Mascot

• • This chip mascot bears a very fancy mustache.
  • Since a bear notoriously does something everyone does in the woods, a family of them became the mascots for what company?
  • Who insists his product is 'dangerously cheesy'?
  • This royal mascot figure being creepy was advertisement to what company?
  • When implored to 'think of nothing', a Ghostbuster envisioned this mascot, instead.
  • Why should you never say no to panda?
  • This Wishbone-looking doggy starred as a beer mascot for many years.
• Happy replaced what previous mascot? Double Bonus: When was it originally introduced?
• This company actually employed roadkill-looking creatures mascots--but they weren't actually roadkill. What are they actually called?
• What is the head of the schoolboy mascot for his pen company intended to represent?

[Kaderin Triste]

What animal internet celebrity passed away this May?
Grumpy Cat
Real name is Tardar Sauce

[trystan830]

oooh, let's see what i have: (a little from everywhere)

What is Green Shirt Guy famous for?
laughing at a town hall somewhere in... Arizona, i think it was, at Trump supporters

What company sells Wile defective products?
Acme

Whose name (from the eponymous show) do you have to recite three times to summon?
i know of Betelguese, Candy Man, and Bloody Mary fit the bill, but i don't think they're cartoons....

What island chain inspired Darwin's Theory of Natural Selection?
Galapagos islands (i think that's how you spell it)


... and that's all i got without looking stuff up XD

[Kaderin Triste]

*attempts a steal based on spelling* lol

Whose name (from the eponymous show) do you have to recite three times to summon?
Beetlejuice

[trystan830]

lol.... i spelled it the way the star is spelled XD

[Kaderin Triste]

I mean, it does sound the same. XD
And Beetlejuice was, in fact, a cartoon before it was done as a movie.

[trystan830]

oh, very cool!

[Kaderin Triste]

I never actually got to watch it (the cartoon) when I was younger, but there were 2 episodes in the bonus features on my dvd copy of the movie.

[bluebird]

Fill in the blank: Is this a ______?
pigeon

[trystan830]

oh awesome Kaderin!

i watched the movie with my daughters a number of years ago... i think it's time to rewatch it!

[mdom]

How did 'memes' get their name?
IT'S FROM ANCIENT GREEK OMG CAN'T BELIEVE MY KNOWLEDGE IS USEFUL
*coughs* The term was first used by Dawkins to signify what he tried to explain as the 'cultural gene' something that self-replicated equal but different (look at me trying to explain things sleepy). It comes from the ancient greek μιμεῖσθαι, to imitate. That word is also root for other English words like mimic and mime.

[bluebird]

What bacons at midnight?
narwhal

[mdom]

What was the 'in front of my salad??' meme originally referring to?
It's from a porn movie, two guys start getting at it in the kitchen in front of a girl, who gets outraged and says 'c'mon guys, right now? In front of my salad?'

[bluebird]

What's the vernacular term for a trite meme?
normie meme

[Espy]

What is a'firin' it's laser?

IMA FIRIN MAH LAZOR

puh-leeze, get the spelling right.

[Espy]

What island chain inspired Darwin's Theory of Natural Selection?

The Galapagos Islands; he studied the finches there.