[Lee]

This game is a series of five trivia questions according to the chosen theme, with points awarded for correctness, quickness, and thoroughness. Each question is closed after first five people have submitted guesses, or one hour after at least two people have guessed. Everyone who was correct gets ten berries. The first person to guess correctly gets an additional twenty berries. The first point to guess correctly and most thoroughly gets an additional thirty berries.


Here's how it works:

A theme is chosen. For example's sake, let's say the topic is 'Beverages'. The first question posed is: 'This soda has a gum named after it.'
The first person guesses 'Big Red'.
The second person guesses 'Jolt'.
The third person did a google search and went with 'Marukawa Bubble Gum'.

The first person is actually wrong. While there is a Big Red soda, it came after the gum, so the gum couldn't be named after it. They don't get any points. The second person is correct. Jolt is a soda, and it had a gum named after it. The third person is not correct. While Marukawa does have a Pepsi bubble gum flavor, it's not the name of the gum itself. So the second person gets berriess for all three categories, being the only one to qualify for anything in the first place.

But it doesn't end there. At any point during the event, any of the first five guessers (or however many qualified; for this example, three) may challenge my results. We'll say the third guesser objects, because the soda is called Jolt Cola and the gum is called Jolt Energy Gum. While I didn't really consider this a game-changer, the third guesser persuasively points out that this isn't that much different than Pepsi-flavored gum under a different brand. After some contemplation, I agree, and award them ten berries, which is what they would have had if I had judged them to be correct from the start.

Please note: I will never take away berries, even if it turns out later I judged incorrectly, but I may award additional berries to those who would have been considered the actual winners. This could result in a tie-breaker at the end of the game, addressed below.


And Sometimes Y:

At the end of each game, the person with the most berries wins double what they have. Due to how the game is played, ties can most certainly occur. In this case, I will pose a scavenger hunt. The person who finds the best picture to encapsulate the theme of that particular game will win the double bonus. You may submit it privately, but I will show all pictures when I make a decision. Please keep the Trisphee ToS in mind when hunting images.

Extra Credit:

If you participated in the game for any of the questions, and think you can come up with a picture that encapsulates the theme, you can still win double what you actually made for that particular game--provided you can get at least one other guesser to try and find one, as well. This will last until the end of the event, so don't worry about running out of time. In the case of a tie-breaker, while you won't stop them from getting double berries, you still have to beat their submissions to get double berries as well.

[Lee]

Current Round

Theme: Super Villains

Participants:
Death by Mirrors: 30
mdom:40
Serra Britt:

A: According to a blue alien, what's the difference between a villain and a super villain?

Originally Posted by Death by Mirrors

Thanks!

Oh, and if I'm not completely on the wrong track here (secret entrance doormats, anyone?), the answer is presentation.

Originally Posted by mdom

In the movie Megamind (2010), the title character interrupts Titan's speech right before he's about to kill Roxanne Ritchi to tell him the difference between them (a villain and a super-villain) is presentation - then he appears out of his hologram.

Death by Mirrors:
10 (correct)
20 (first)

mdom:
10 (correct)
30 (thorough)

E: Before being given the mantel of 'Crossbones' by the Red Skull, what are two other names the villain has gone by?

Originally Posted by Serra Britt

Before meeting either Red Skull, he went by the name Bingo Brock. He enlisted as a mercenary under the communist Red Skull with the codename Frag.

His given name was Brock Rumlow, and it was the Nazi Red Skull who ended up naming him Crossbones.

I:
O:
U:
Extra Credit:

Past Rounds

Theme: Super Heroes

Theme: Super Heroes
Participants:

trystan830: 0
Obsidian: 15
Den: 60
bluebird: 0
Death by Mirrors: 100
dragoness129: 40
mdom: 100
Serra Britt: 15

A: In the Marvel Universe, who besides Clint Barton has been Hawkeye?

Originally Posted by Den

Answer to the question: Kate Bishop.

Originally Posted by dragoness129

Clint Barton has also been known as Goliath and Ronin.
Kate Bishop was a member of the Young Avengers and Clint's successor during his death.
He is also portrayed by Jeremy Renner in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

(Just covering all the bases).

Den:
10 (correct)
20 (first)
30 (thorough)

dragoness129:
10 (correct)
30 (thorough)

E: Which (if any) sidekick(s) is Batman related to by blood?

Originally Posted by Death by Mirrors

Robin: Damian Wayne, son of Bruce Wayne and Talia Al-Ghul, raised by his mother for the first 10 years. He is chosen as Robin by the former Robin/Nightwing Dick Grayson when Grayson assumes the identity of Batman, and later fights alongside his biological father.

Huntress: Helena Wayne, an alternate universe daughter of Bruce Wayne and Catwoman Selina Kyle. She has been Robin to alternate universe Bruce Wayne before coming to original earth.

Originally Posted by mdom

In Earth Two, Helena Wayne is Huntress, the daughter of Batman and Catwoman and is Robin post Flashpoint on her earth.

In New and Prime Earth, Damian Wayne, son of Batman and Talia Al Ghul is the latest Robin.

Death by Mirrors:
10 (correct)
20 (first)

mdom:
10 (correct)
30 (thorough)

I: Not counting the solely self-proclaimed (not ratified by a member of Bat Inc.) or those that didn't 'graduate' in the We Are Robin story arc, how many Robins are there in the DC universe?

Originally Posted by Death by Mirrors

Ugh, let me see how many I can remember... Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Tim Drake, Carrie Kelley, Stephanie Brown, Damian Wayne and Helena Wayne. I think Bruce Wayne himself once, but that's probably not what you're looking for. So I'll vote seven, even though I'm fairly certain I forgot at least one. That's your chance to step forward and fill in the blanks, guys!

Originally Posted by Obsidian

Haven't exactly been a big Robin fan, but I'll toss out a random number and say 5.

Death by Mirrors:
10 (correct)
20 (first)
30 (thorough)

Obsidian
10 (correct)

O: Name five superheros who would die as a direct consequence of losing their superhuman abilities.

Originally Posted by Obsidian

Sweet. I knew there was a reason my OCD sticks me to even and multiple of 5 numbers.

Next question.... Good one.
Well, Deadpool would have died without his. But then again he's an anti-hero....
Ok, you have me on this one, lol.

I know a few who could die but not would die. Hrm...
Iron Man
Cyborg

Eh... let's go with Spiderman because had that spider not been a mutation, he probably would have died.

I can't think of anyone else. >->
3 guesses ok? X]

Originally Posted by Serra Britt

Wolverine - No way could his body not reject his skeleton without the healing factor.

Daredevil - Hard to call this a certainty, but if he suddenly lost his ability to "see", I'm sure he would die quickly.

Aquaman - But only if he was underwater at the time he lost them.

Flash - In the middle of running and his power stops, that would probably result in several broken bones leading to death.

The Thing - If the rocky skin didn't immediately go away with the rest of his powers, he'd be crushed.

Except for Wolverine, these are all pretty conditional deaths though >_>

Obsidian:
5 (participation)

Serra Britt:
5 (participation)

U: In the Marvel universe, the function of SHIELD is fairly well-known; what's the purpose of its counterpart, SWORD?

Originally Posted by mdom

S.W.O.R.D. (Sentient World Observation and Response Department), is the intelligence and counter-terrorism agency responsible for protecting the Earth from extraterrestrial threats (its HQ is even in space).

Originally Posted by Serra Britt

Thanks for the answer on question 5, Lee :)

S.W.O.R.D. is run by Abigail Brand and has a space station for it's base of operations, known at the Peak.

It was also in a video game. In 2009, a game showed it as an alternate universe version of S.H.I.E.L.D. and was evil instead of good.

Originally Posted by Death by Mirrors

S.W.O.R.D.'s main objective is to save the world from any attacks and threats by extraterrestrial life forms, as opposed to human enemies. Their female leader is half alien herself, and the mission base is located in space.

mdom:
10 (correct)
20 (first)
30 (thorough)

Serra Britt:
10 (correct)

Death by Mirrors:
10 (correct)

Extra Credit:

mdom

Originally Posted by mdom

Death by Mirrors

Originally Posted by Death by Mirrors

Hi Lee,
I'm gonna give you one that's both superhero and trivia related:

[trystan830]

i'll try my hand at some trivia!

[Obsidian]

Oh, snap... I suck at trivia but sure, I'll give it a try.

[Den]

I'll bite, too.

[bluebird]

Advanced games right here, sign me up. It sounds interesting!

[Death by Mirrors]

I'll have a try as well.

[Den]

*pokes the Lee*

[dragoness129]

Eager to see what the question shall be!

[Death by Mirrors]

The question is "when will Lee return?", obviously.

[Den]

No kidding. *back to poking*

[Death by Mirrors]

I hope Lee is alright though. Anyone know what happened?

[Lee]

I APOLOGIZE PROFUSELY

I lost track of time, but I'm here now and I shall post the first question and the participants shortly!

[dragoness129]

Welcome back, Lee! -hugs-
I'm not on the participants list?

[Lee]

I wasn't sure if you wanted to play! I'll add you right now. Thank you for the warm welcome!

[Lee]

As a friendly reminder, only the first five guesses will be accepted for each question! However, even if you miss your window, you will still count as participants for all other aspects of the question, including the Extra Credit portion.