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I wasn't sure whether to put this here or in "Game Parlor" but I thought this would be better since it relates to qns. For the last few days, I've done a couple of general knowledge quizzes in quicknotes, partly cos I was bored and partly cos I've got points that I don't use.
These seems to have gone down quite well so I'm gonna do another one if there's enough interest, starting at an advertised time so that all who want to can take part.
It works like this: There are 20 questions, each worth half a million points. The questions are asked in qn and the points go to the fastest four correct answers as follows:
200,000 for first
150,000 for second
100,000 for third
50,000 for fourth
The whole session runs for about an hour and you can join and leave at any time (though obviously the longer you stay, the more chance you have to win points). Questions range from sport to music to TV to the colour of the tinsel around my monitor; the next one will take place at around 4.30pm GMT on New Year's Day (that's around 11.30am Eastern). Interested? Comments?
Yeah that was fun.
i enjoy it dusty, keep them up
It was a lot of fun dusty, I'll be back if I'm awake by then, though why you picked half way through the football I'm not sure. lol
Oh arse! I forgot about that lol
Okay start time will be nearer to 4.30pm GMT so I can watch most of the Arsenal game ...
I like the concept.
Thanks to everybody who joined in with the third quiz, you all have your points now and here is the final scoreboard:
1st Blackbird with 2,200,000
2nd Libralady with 1,650,000
3rd Thom3of5 with 1,550,000
4th Mord-sith cara with 1,500,000
5th Valhalla with 900,000
6th Computeradict with 750,000
7th Supernover with 400,000
8th Wraith with 350,000
9th VolcanicAsh with 250,000
10th Sexy boy, Judegirl and Birdy with 100,000
13th the scorpion of death, mathbites and the worst with 50,000
I might do another quiz later tonight (that's around 11.30pm GMT, 6.30pm Eastern etc) but we'll see. Cheers.
i like this idea dusty. i'll be sure to join the next one.
Dusty I had fun, even though I broke my leg playing. LOL. I didn't know you were doing it, until I logged in and there you guys were on question #15. Lots of fun and I'll look for future sessions. Perhaps the admins would agree to pay out the points for you from the site instead of your own account if this becomes a regular thing. Maybe others could host similar games for the zone and then CL's or Admins could pay out the points when it is over.Thanks and hugs!
Diane
And thanks for being so clear with the time--it can get a bit confusing with us all spread out around the globe, so you did a good job explaining when we might play again.
Hugs again,
Diane
Hi,
I like the idea. But how do I join in? And when will the next one be?
Thanks, this sounds like a lot of fun, and I really need the points.
Macy
Here are the results from the 4th quiz, held at midnight GMT on 2nd January:
1st Captain Cynic with 2,650,000
2nd Blackbird (it's a fix) with 1,700,000
3rd Mathbites with 1,050,000
4th Jeannie819 with 900,000
5th Sarcasm 600,000
Mord-sith Cara 550,000
Computeradict 500,000
Chicken Scratch 400,000
PuppetMaster 350,000
Sir DJ Austin Razor 350,000
Angel of Music 250,000
James 200,000
Libralady 200,000
Preciosa 200,000
Angelofbeauty 100,000
It went well, just don't talk to me about celcius or fahrenheit! Next one may be at 1pm GMT on 2nd January, depending on interest. Otherwise, over the weekend.
This is a really neat idea. Excellent job so far.
Okay the 5th Quicknotes Quiz is coming up over the weekend. Out of interest could you let me know when you think a good time of day would be to hold the quiz in order to get the most participation. Don't Forget to give me your time zone ...
not sunday is football time in america! hehehehe
Saturday works. About 2 eastern?
lol I've been only able to participate in the first QN quiz so far but it was lots of fun! This was a great idea.
Michelle
The next quiz is going to be on Saturday at 7.00pm UK time. That's 2pm Eastern, midday Mounting 9pm in Johannesberg and 47pm on Mars.
Be there for the usual mix of trivia questions, bonus prizes and more than likely me fucking up my conversions again.
Oh and Kev, the football should be over by then lol
Okay the 6th quiz is done, the final scores were as follows:
1st Captain Cynic 2,925,000
2. Blackbird 2,325,000
3. Pipi 2,175,000
4. Mord-sith Cara 1,950,000
5. Jeannie819 975,000
6. Cammy Lingus 600,000
=. Farrahlicious 600,000
8. The Roman Battle Mask 525,000
9. The Worst 450,000
=. Babygurlj 450,000
11. Dynamo 375,000
12. Aries- 300,000
=. Stevo 300,000
14. Jeffryshockley 225,000
=. Misz Prettiful 225,000
16. Tig 150,000
=. Psychic Teacher 150,000
=. Funky Mouse 150,000
19. Wraith 75,000
=. Valhalla 75,000
The next quiz will be at Midnight UK time on Sunday morning if there's enough interest. That's 7pm Eastern, 1am Central Europe and 11am Canberra. It will also be for double the standard points!
Cheers for playing folks!
Sorry, the scores above were for the 5th quiz. The 6th quiz took place at 12.45am on Sunday and here are the scores
1 Mord-sith Cara 2,600,000
2 Jeannie819 2,500,000
= Captain Cynic 2,500,000
4 Mathbites 2,400,000
5 The Worst 2,100,000
6 Pipi 2,000,000
7 Brian33 1,600,000
8 Dragonslayer 1,400,000
9 The Roman Battle Mask 900,000
10 Cammy Lingus 700,000
11 Farrahlicious 500,000
12 Computeradict 300,000
13 twkav 200,000
= Who'syourdaddy? 200,000
15 BLND_girl 100,000
Thanks all for making it such a close game!
The next one will be announced during the week.
i was robbed, robbed i tell you! lol.
Well it wasn't me, I was with OJ the whole time lol
Sorry for the delay but all points have now been awarded.
Also the bonus points went to ... Pipi! By virtue of ... being the only entrant lol
In entry 19 of 22, Dusty says, "The next quiz will be at Midnight UK time on Sunday morning ... It will
also be for double the standard points!"
Did we get our double points?
Why isn't this board in the game parlor board? Just curious.
Yes, you did get your double-points; the points for the first few quizzes were 200,000 for 1st, then 150,000, 100,000 and 50,000.
As for your second question, see post 1 ...
dusty, your quizes are great, they kind of give a meaning to points because you interact with other zoners to get them and it's cool, and did you notice how full this place is when there's a quiz going on lol
just felt like saying it
awww dusty thank you for the extra points. guess my homer simpson impersonation was really awesome in my head.
Just to let you good people know that Quicknotes Quiz 7 will be tonight at 10.30pm UK time. That's 4.30pm Central, 9.30am in Australia and 11.30pm in my bedroom!
See you there for double-points ...
yay! can't wait
Thanks for playing folks, here are the final scores from QQ 7:
1 Captain Cynic 3,900,000
2 Cammy Lingus 3,500,000
3 mathbites 3,000,000
4 Jeannie819 1,900,000
5 Thom3of5 1,700,000
6 Pipi 1,100,000
= The Worst 1,100,000
8 Babygurlj 900,000
= Blackbird 900,000
10 Who'syourdaddy? 800,000
11 hisenthusiasticlova 700,000
12 Brian33 500,000
13 simon_c 400,000
14 daughtry-fan 300,000
= The Roman Battle Mask 300,000
Bonus Question 1:
Come up with the best acronym for the word 'echolocation':
E C H O L O C A T I O N
Email it to me by 6pm UK time on Sunday 13th and you could get 1 million points if yours is the best! The winner will be posted here …
Bonus Question 2:
Come up with the most outrageous, funny or stunning story which contains as many of the answers to tonight's quiz as possible. If you do, you could win 5 million bonus points! Email me your story by 6pm UK time on Sunday 13th to be in with a chance.
And here are the answers (and questions):
1. What is the standard rotating speed (in rpm) for vinyl albums?
Thirty-three
2. How many legs are there in a sprint relay?
Four
3. Fictional radio station KACL is the workplace of which comedy TV character?
Frasier
4. Clarinet and saxophone are members of which musical instrument group?
Woodwind
5. Synonyms: What word means "to raise a vehicle" and well as "to rob a person of property"?
Jack
6. Blake Fielder-Civil is the regularly-jailed husband of which British singer?
Amy Winehouse
7. In 1991 which event caused Massive Attack to change their name to ‘Massive’ and Bomb The Bass to become Tim Simenon?
Gulf War I
8. Oncology deals with which branch of medicine?
Cancer
9. Which Queen song ends with the words “fried chicken”?
One vision
10. “sound navigation and ranging” is more commonly known by what acronym?
SONAR
11. If I have £800 in savings but I am taxed at 15%, how much do I have after tax (answer in figures)?
£680
12. Which prize is awarded by Columbia University in New York, in fields including journalism, music and literature?
Pulitzer
13. To be half-siblings, what must children share?
One parent
14. Which city will host the 2010 Olympic games?
Vancouver
15. How long is a trimester (answer in words)?
Three months
16. Which actor played the character James Bond the most times?
Roger Moore
17. What phenomenon can be heard when an aircraft or vehicle reaches mach 1?
Sonic Boom
18. George O’Dowd is the real name of which pop star, DJ and celebrity street-sweeper?
Boy George
19. Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto was murdered in December 2007, but how many separate terms did she serve as Prime Minister?
Two
20. Decompression sickness is more commonly known by what term?
The bends
I’ll probably be out most of Sunday so I’ll post as soon as I get a chance!
Okay folks, for clarification here are the rules for the Quicknote Quizzes:
There are 20 general knowledge questions, each worth 1,000,000 points in standard games (though multiples may be given).
I will put the questions in quicknotes and points will be given to the four fastest correct answers as follows:
1st gets 400,000
2nd gets 300,000
3rd gets 200,000
4th gets 100,000
The order is determined by the way quicknotes appear on my console; there is always debate about what order this is, but I refresh as quickly as I can once I've posted the question and do it this way.
Your answers must be in public quicknotes; pqn will be ignored and wont count
You can only put one answer in each qn.
Any answers that are just numbers *must* be spelled (unless I say otherwise).
Capitalisation isn't important for your answers, but spelling is.
Don't send me any PQN during the quiz as they disrupt the flow and wont be answered.
Each quiz start time will usually be posted on this thread, but if you are late you can still join in.
All points are given out after the end of the quiz.
Each quiz lasts about two hours and you can come and go as you please.
I update you on the leaderboard after 5, 10, 15 and 20 questions.
I hope this is clear, and more notes may get added if and as the quiz develops. Thanks all!
Okay folks, here are the winning entries for the bonus points:
ECHOLOCATION, by mathbites
Ears Continually Hearing Oral Loudness Or Complete Audio Things In Our Nnation
Well done Diane, that's a million points to you!
As for the story, this is the winner, submitted by Pipi:
Once was a Thirty-three year old woman named Amy Winehouse. She had this unhealthy obsession with Boy George. After only three months of marriage, her husband Jack threatened to leave her unless she got help for her problems. So Amy seekd out the professional help of Frasier. Although he only played a psychologist on TV, like Roger Moore played James Bond, it still cost her husband £680 and hour to try to get rid of her sickening obsession. Fraisier suggested that Amy take up a few hobbies such as playing a wood wind instrument like the clarinet or scuba diving. She tried the diving, took her sonar with her to find lost treasures under the ocean. She had a frightening scare with a shark and rushed back to the surface like an idiot. Amy ended up with the bends. She spent two days in the hospital. After her release, she went back to Fraisier for more help. She had a new obsession. Amy thought that anything she ate or drank would give her cancer. Fraisier suggested she take a three month vacation to Vancouver. While she was there, he ordered her to read every Pulitzer Prize winning piece she could get her hands on. While in Canada, Amy experienced sonic boom when she visited the airport, her favorite reading spot. After all her reading, she was inspired to write a book about one parent left at home with her 6 kids while her husband served in Gulf War I. She titled the book, One Vision. After her extensive stay in Vancouver, Amy went back to Fraisier and he said she was cured. Amy and jack lived happily ever after. The End
Well done, and for your efforts, have 5 million points!
See? It's that easy! The next Quicknotes Quiz will be on Saturday, same time as last week (10.30pm UK)
lmao hilarius an dusty, i agree with everyone here who said this quizz is a great idea. sure is. keep it up dude.
ooooo! This should be fun!
Well, Quicknotes Quiz 8 took place on Saturday night, and boy was there tension afterwards! Well, no there wasn't really. Here are the final scores:
1 Captain Cynic 1,800,000
2 mathbites 1,150,000
3 Who'surdaddy? 1,150,000
4 Pipi 1,000,000
5 Malthe 800,000
= KottonKandi 800,000
7 Jeannie819 750,000
= Cammy Lingus 750,000
9 Liz 700,000
10 Thechosen1 250,000
= computeradict 250,000
12 Somanea 150,000
= Blackbird 150,000
= Blind-bandit 150,000
15 Preciosa 50,000
= Wax1 50,000
= littlebitty 50,000
mathbites beat who'surdaddy for 2nd place, by virtue of having more 1st correct answers.
Please folks, feel free to post your comments, suggestions and criticisms as to how to make the quiz better. One thing that has been mentioned is the fact that the points are given out based on speed. This isn't always best because of peoples' internet connections, amount of quicknotes posted etc, so I'll see what variations can be made to mix it up a bit.
By the way there will probably be no Quiz next weekend, but check back here for updates.
Thanks again to all who played!
Hi folks, just to let you know that there wont be a Quicknotes Quiz this weekend. It's been a crazy-hectic week and now I've got something on which I need to take care of so I've had little time to prepare.
Fear not though, it will be back with a few new tweaks and twists next weekend!
In the meantime please feel free to comment and suggest. Go on, I can take it ... lol
dusty noooo! i don't think i can live without you for a weekend!
I just now read Pipi's bonus story from the SONAR quiz and it is great!!!!
See you next weekend for a quiz. Missing it this week. Praying for no drama following the next one. :)
And what time is the quiz tomorrow?
Quicknotes Quiz 9 will take place on Saturday 2 February at 6pm UK Time. There will be lots of extra points on offer because of last week's absence, *and* there will be a bonus place for correct answers, so more chances to get on that leaderboard!
Following feedback there will be some new things being trialled for this quiz:
1. Each person will only be allowed one guess for a question. Once everybody has guessed you will be allowed another go, as long as there haven't already been enough correct answers. The idea of this is to assist people who don't type as quickly, as well as to eliminate rapid multiple guesses).
2. Some of the questions will require answers via private quicknotes (these will be specified).
Depending on how these work they will be incorporated as regular rules. For those who haven't played before, here are the standard rules in full:
There are 20 general knowledge questions, each worth 1,000,000 points in standard games (though multiples may be given).
I will put the questions in quicknotes and points will be given to the four fastest correct answers as follows:
1st gets 200,000
2nd gets 150,000
3rd gets 100,000
4th gets 50,000
The order is determined by the way quicknotes appear on my console; there is always debate about what order this is, but I refresh as quickly as I can once I've posted the question and do it this way.
You can only put one answer in each qn.
Some answers need to be sent by Private QN; watch out for these!
Only your first answer will be accepted for each question, and you'll only be able to answer again once everybody has had a go.
Any answers that are just numbers *must* be spelled unless the question states otherwise.
Capitalisation isn't important for your answers, but spelling is.
Each quiz start time will usually be posted on this thread, but if you are late you can still join in.
The quiz lasts about two hours and you can come and go as you please.
The leaderboard is updated after 5, 10, 15 and 20 questions
All points are given out after the end of the quiz.
I hope this is all clear, but as always, post here if you have comments or questions.
Sounds good Dusty, but some people answer after about ten minutes lol, so how will you determine when everybody has had one guess?
A very good question Cammy-Cam-Cam.
I reckon everybody will have had a guess within a minute.
Either that or we'll have had enough correct answers by then.
Let's suck it and see eh? lol
Okay folks, here are the scores from QQ 9
1 Pipi 5,750,000
2 Cammy Lingus 3,812,500
3 LibraLady 3,812,500
4 Captain Cynic 3,250,000
5 Jeannie819 2,375,000
6 Wax1 1,250,000
7 Malthe 1,062,500
8 Harmony 875,000
9 jmbauer 687,500
10 Eros 562,500
11 Devious Britches 500,000
12 HotPerro 437,500
13 Medical Queen 312,500
14 Wraith 187,500
Well done again.
The new rules were okay-ish. I'm scrapping the "answers by private quicknotes" because it just complicates things in the console.
I'm not sure about the "one answer each" rule; it worked okay but made the quiz a lot slower. What do you reckon?
I am so sad that I missed the quiz. Hope to catch the next one and try the new rules. Thanks again, Dusty.
Firstly, Dusty, after making me cyber with you for over an hour, i was expecting a bit better than second place? lol.
But seriously, I think the one initial answer rule worked, but your right in saying it slowed the quiz down. Perhaps only implament that rule on certain questions? Just a suggestion.
And thank you once again Dusty, it livens the place up whenever you do a quiz.
Right, i've been nice, so you can get rid of those incriminating pictures now ok?
I want a copy of those pictures.
Dusty, I'd personally prefer not to have the rule about waiting to make a second guess. And I think only having that rule for certain questions as Cam suggested could just make things more confusing, especially for people who come in late and start playing in the middle of the quiz.
Okay Cam, the pictures stay in the floor-safe ... for now!
I'm still torn about the "one answer" rule; on one hand it works because it opens up the competitiveness a little and makes people work a bit harder. On the other hand it does slow the flow.
I think I will try it one more time for the next quiz (which will have a theme and a bonus worth 10 million points by the way).
Good morning!
The 10th - yep 10th! - Quicknotes Quiz takes place today (Saturday) at 6pm UK.
the rule about answering in PQN wont be used cos it didn't work.
The rule about having to wait to make a second guess *will* be in place for this quiz.
The quiz will have a special theme and a 10 million point bonus so although you don't need to play for the whole quiz to win points, you *do* need to be there from the start for the best chance of winning the bonus.
Here's how the bonus will work:
There will be 21 questions and the first letter of each answer will be part of a phrase. I'll tell you before the question which position the letter comes (eg 7th letter) and you will need to keep track of the letters and their positions. The first person to send the complete phrase to me by *Private Mail* will get the bonus points.
Other than this, the quiz proceeds as normal, with a points multiple of 2.5.
As well as posting the scores, I'll also post the overall leaderboard from the first 10 quizzes!
As always, post any questions or comments.
See you at 5.50pm for a rules recap, then straight into it at 6.
Right, I'm off to the gym!
bugger....and i'm going to eat at neworleens!. gonna miss the quiz....but never mind, hope it's on tomorrow!
Well perhaps not Val, cos it's been postponed to 10pm UK (that's 5pm Eastern etc) so see you then! :-)
Here are the final scores from the 10th Quiz:
1 Captain Cynic 5,875,000
2 younggreger 4,750,000
3 Jeannie819 2,875,000
4 Pipi 2,625,000
5 thechosen1 2,125,000
6 Simon_c 1,875,000
7 Justified 1,437,500
8 Dixiedoll 1,000,000
9 Somanea 937,500
10 Blackbird 875,000
11 brian33 812,500
12 Happyman 687,500
13 Princess Leia 500,000
14 Silverlightning 375,000
15 Who'surdaddy? 375,000
16 Medical Queen 250,000
17 SilkySarah 125,000
18 Sweet Sacrifice 62,500
Thanks to all who played, and as you can see, it was a very wide-open spread with lots of new winners, which is good!
The "one answer each" rule worked a bit better this time and the whole quiz managed to get done in well under two hours, which is a bonus!
There was a bonus question which was correctly identified by Pipi, who got 10 million on top. It would be useful to know how many people were keeping track of this, as I will try and do another one.
Thanks again folks.
Quicknotes Quiz 11 is today, starting at 7.45pm UK Time.
There will be another theme/bonus question worth 10 million points, so you'll need to be there from the start and keep track of the answers if you want to win that (no recaps)!
The one answer rule will also be in place and the points multiplier will again be 2.5.
And for those who will ask, here are the time zones:
ET is GMT - 5
PT is GMT - 8
South Africa is GMT + 2
Canberra is GMT + 11
Mumbai is GMT +5.5
If you're unsure of the rules, post questions here beforehand cos the recap will be brief when the quiz starts.
We need some new challengers on the scoreboard so if you've never played before, come along!
Oh, I was going to go get my nails done this afternoon. Hmm, decisions, decisions...
lol go and get them done. I've just found out that the Arsenal-Man United match could go into extra time and beyond, so the quiz will now start at 8.30pm UK, just to be on the safe side ...
By the way, if you *do* get them done, I don't wanna hear no "I couldn't type fast, I didn't wanna chip my fresh new nails"-flavoured be-atching lol
Dusty, it can't go into extra time, it can only be replayed! Honestly... typical clueless gooner.
Okay, I'll be here in time hopefully. :P
hey this is a fun way to pass the time by when your board lol this is a totally cool way to see how much people really do know any ways i enjoied this when i last played it so yeah it should be kept going as long as possible
Here are the scores from Quicknotes Quiz 11:
1 Cam 3,812,500
2 mathbites 3,312,500
3 somanea 2,000,000
4 the worst 2,000,000
5 hotperro 1,937,500
6 dan_t2008 1,875,000
7 simon_c 1,625,000
8 jeannie819 1,375,000
9 brian33 1,250,000
10 damia 1,000,000
11 the roman battle mask 937,500
12 silkysarah 687,500
13 medical queen 562,500
14 Harp 500,000
= captain cynic 500,000
= thom3of5 500,000
17 wax1 500,000
18 blind-bandit 500,000
19 brooke 437,500
20 babygurlj 375,000
21 younggreger 250,000
22 Pipi 62,500
= battle star queen 62,500
Thanks to all who played.
If you want to play the next quiz and haven't played before or aren't familiar with the rules, can I ask you to please check the most recent post with the rules in it? I wont be explaining the rules during the quiz anymore because it just slows things down.
Also I am thinking of putting something different into a future quiz, such as playing in teams, penalty points and stuff like that. What do you think could make for an interesting twist ..?
hmmmmmm maybe mae t so you can only get the firs place point once every oher question on't know
Okay, first things first; from this week the Quicknotes Quiz will be moving to a new regular slot of Sunday at 8pm UK Time (PT -8, ET -5, Canberra +9, India +5.5, SA +2 etc). This time will be easier for me to stick to than Saturday evenings, so I hope you'll all still be able to play.
To recap for those who aren't sure (or just want a refresh), here are the quiz rules:
There are (usually) 20 questions on a variety of subjects including sport, showbiz, maths, science, history and others as I choose. In a standard quiz each question is worth 1,000,000 points (though multiples may be given).
Each question is asked in quicknotes and points will be given to the four fastest correct answers as follows:
1st gets 400,000
2nd gets 300,000
3rd gets 200,000
4th gets 100,000
The order is determined by the way quicknotes appear on my console; there is always debate about what order this is, but I refresh as quickly and often as I can once I've posted the question.
Your answers must be in public quicknotes; pqn will be ignored and wont count
You can only put one answer in each qn.
You can only have one guess until everybody has had a try. This is because some people have faster connections or refresh more quickly than others. If everybody has had guesses and there are still points available, second guesses will be allowed.
Any answers that are just numbers *must* be spelled unless the question states otherwise.
Capitalisation isn't important for your answers, but spelling is.
Bonus questions are thrown in at random and these points are not added to the leaderboard.
The quiz lasts for about two hours; if you miss the start you can still join in, and you may come and go as you please.
All points are transferred after the end of the quiz.
You get updated on the leaderboard after 5, 10 and 15 questions.
Themed Quizzes:
Sometimes the quiz will have a running theme where the first letter of each answer goes to form part of a bonus phrase. So, for example if the bonus phrase is "Dusty", I might say: "Question 1 (the 2nd letter): What is the opposite of ‘over’?”
In this case the first letter of the answer (‘under’) is the 2nd letter of the bonus phrase.
The first person to send the correct phrase by email gets several million bonus points.
The bonus runs separately to the quiz so if you come in late, lose track or don’t want to play the bonus you can just concentrate on the main questions.
So I hope that’s cleared everything up regarding the rules. If you want to play the quizzes, please read and digest these before we start, cos answering questions about the rules during the quiz is distracting and slows things down!
See you on Sunday!
fun girl
What does UK time mean, and dou you mean this coming Sunday?
UK time is five hours ahead of eastern time.
Diane is sad because Sunday afternoons will be hard for her to make, but she'll come for the first few questions at least.
Hard or not Diane, you still managed to finish second *and* nab the ten million bonus points! The bonus phrase was "Nymphadora and Happyman" for no other reason than I did the phrase before the questions! Anyway, here's the scoreboard for the 12th quiz:
1 pipi 4,687,500
2 mathbites 3,750,000
3 Cam 3,312,500
4 captain cynic 2,062,500
5 brian33 2,062,500
6 younggreger 1,875,000
7 jeannie819 1,687,500
8 the worst 1,437,500
9 hauntedreverie 1,000,000
10 littlebitty 875,000
11 silkysarah 875,000
12 wax1 812,500
13 brooke 625,000
14 silverlightning 500,000
= simon_c 500,000
16 medical queen 500,000
17 striker 437,500
18 thom3of5 250,000
19 dan_t2008 125,000
= james 125,000
21 moyzey 62,500
Well done folks, that was a good one! Next Sunday's quiz will be the last for a while as I'll be taking a well-earned(?) break the following week. I'd like to do a quiz with some teams of say four people each, so if you ahve suggestions, as always, post here!
dusty, before you take your break, please set up a quiz for me. sir mcteapot vs. me. so i can kick his ass!
and thank you again for doing the quizzes. feeds my competitiveness very well.
I don't really think your competitiveness needs any more feeding, do you Pips? Lol
But ... What I propose is this: a slightly shorter quiz for you two, with some of the answers being more abstract (as opposed to specific answers) so there is more tension. Both of you send me 50 million points beforehand and the winner takes all.
If you're both up for it, let me know and I'll try and work on it ...
Yes dusty thanks for the quizzes. Testing the mind is always a good thing!
i'm definitely up for it.
Make it a hundred milion each, and i'm on board...
you're on! think you can handle losing that much to a girl?
oh and dusty, my competitiveness always needs fed. bring it on....
I doubt I'll ever find out, Pipi!
sorry cam but i doubt you'll make it against her, unless you learn well how to cheat of course
Well, all I can say is ...
It's ON!
and none of this favoritism Dusty, if Pipi asks you to check qn history, then we all know your their in a flash... I just want the same rights? lmao.
And i've had an idea about teams. Because people come and go, I think it would help you if you got people to register beforehand, so you could have time to work out the teams, and post them on here, so that the quiz could start on time, without confusion. And don't worry dusty, by on time, i do mean ten minutes late...
Ah, accusing the host of cheating, *that's* best way of going about it Cam lmao
i think I'll open a book on this.
Pipi is 6 to 4
Cam is 2 to 1
Maximum bet is 1 million points!
hey now, why does he get better odds than me? that's messed up. oh and cameron dear, you'll know and very very soon. i am number one. and you'll be begging me soon enough to stop making bets, because you can't handle losing anymore.
lori, i don't cheat dear. i'm just awesome compared to cameron.
dusty, how would the teams work?
God, people write some shit on these boards don't they?... lmfao.
My apologies for the absence of quiz last weekend. Despite what I said, I was unable to get home for the scheduled start time, so there wasn't enough space to get it done.
This means that there will not be a quiz until I return from my break, however I would really like to try the teams idea. So, while I'm gone, how about you organise yourselves into teams of four people, choose a team name and nominate a captain, and when I get back we can see how it works?
See ya ...
Lory and Pipi, do you have a team yet?
nope, i sure don't. kind of forgot about it since not sure when we are doing one again.
How do the teams work. Do we pick a captain of sorts and send the answers to them and they give the answer? Or does each team get a question and if they get it right they get the point?
Not sure how it's going to work yet, as Dusty hasn't outlined his plan.
But he did ask that we organise ourselves into teams, so if we do that, then i'm sure Dusty will explain the workings when he returns.
He didn't say yet. Lory and I are looking for two additional team members. We planned to ask Pipi, but not sure either of us has seen her yet. Lory wondered how it would work if a team member didn't show up and I had no clue of the answer to that. So, the team idea is cool, but the details have yet to be revealed to us. Of course, Lory and I could ask Cam to join our team and go against Pipi. Ahh, but then he might say we had to be called the gay princess babies or something awful like that, so maybe not. Hmmm, so many decisions.
I have missed the last several quizzes. But I like the team idea and would love to be on a team for the next one.
Lmao Diane, I can assure you that i don't plan on that name.
And, you know you want me on your team!
I'm interested on being on a team as well. .
Good day folks, is this that Zone place I've been hearing about? Lol
Sorry for the long gap, I'm not quite back in the land of my ordinary life yet so the next QQ will be on Sunday 23rd.
In the meantime, as the teams idea seems to be gathering a bit of momentum can I suggest the following: you get yourselves into teams of 4, pick a captain and a team name (optional) and the quiz will work on a mixture of questions aimed at individual members (ie all the captains, then all the number twos and so on) and questions where the whole team can confer and answer through the captain or nominate a member to go for it.
First answer only counts, no googling, more points if you don't confer and the whole pot of points gets divided between the team that wins. Keep posting and I'll sort out the format ...
Oh, and just a suggestion but perhaps the most successful individual quizzers should be on different teams, mainly because the 'top seeds' will be spread around but those with a - shall we say - competitive streak can continue their battles on a team basis hee hee
I would love to be on a team. thanks!
Oh yes, I'd better mention, I believe you folks in the US have already put your clocks forward? If so, you're now an hour closer to GMT as our clocks don't go forward for another 13 days.
So, don't miss the start time of the Quiz, or I'll laugh at you and embarass you in public lol
Thanks for the clock warning....
Cam and I are co-captains and Lory and Candi are on our team. Our team name is yet to be determined, although Cameron promises us that it will not have gay, sexy, princess, teapot or baby in it.
Dusty, what if team members were to be in a ZBP private conference to confer on answers?
You mean you didn't even think of a name yet? I ask you to do one thing...lol.
Damn, I can't even spell Kandi right, so do you really want me to be in charge of the name? I thought we went with the ridiculously long word for lung disease due to exposure to volcanoes...what was it? The longest word in the English language?
Lol, don't think I was around for that!
you mean pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis? lol that sure is an original name. i hope we're not asked to say it though. lol.
and referring to post 93 and 94, cam and diane you two sound like a married couple. lol
that's easter sunday. i can guarantee that i won't be there for the quiz. sorry that i haven't been around to get back to you diane. probably better y'all chose cameron anyway. i need to get a team together. becky? want to be on my team? like i said, i won't be there this week due to easter, but yeah. jeanie? and maybe scott? we need more people to reply that they are interested in joining a team.
Lmao Lory.
Pipi, I think nickycat is looking for a team...
I'm all for the team idea, but like Pipi said, this Sunday is Easter. So I won't be around to play this week either. Would it be possible to have the team quiz on the following Sunday so that more people would be around?
brooke, i'm still looking for a team. no one has gotten back to me yet. interested?
I don't have a team either. I would like to join one??
Okay folks, as the teams still seem to be fairly limited so far, this Sunday will be a standard "free-for-all" Quiz, and the teams will be put on hold until we have a good number (say 4 or 5).
So if you have a team, keep it in mind, and if you don't have one yet, keep working on it!
Definitely, Pipi. I'm assuming each team needs four members. Do we have anyone else on ours? I'm too lazy to go back and read all the replies to this post!
i want a team too..
I'm interested in being on a team. Just leave me a note if you're interested in me as a team mate. I'm just looking to help a team out, I don't want to be a captain or anything.
Thanks
I want to be on Pipi's team.
I want to be on jared's team for some reason it sounds fun. :D
what happens if a team member can't be here at the last minute for any reason though?
damn, I want to be on lory and diane's team, but think they are full.
I would say that if a team member can't make it at the last minute, either pull in a quick substitute or play with one member down?
As there hasn't been a quiz since ... oh, since Cam was still called Cammy Lingus, tonight there will be a points bonanza to make up! The score factor is 5 so points for each question will go as follows:
1st: 1 million points
2nd: 750,000
3rd: 500,000
4th: 250,000
5th: 125,000
That's over 50 million points up for grabs! Be there (and don't forget the time difference!)
Here are the results from the 14th Quiz (Sunday 23 March):
1 Who'surdaddy? 8,500,000
2 Cameron McTeapot 8,500,000
3 Silverlightning 7,375,000
4 Jeannie819 6,000,000
5 mathbites 4,625,000
6 silkysarah 4,125,000
7 Shark 3,625,000
8 brian33 2,125,000
9 Raskolnikov 2,000,000
10 LittleBitty 1,750,000
11 HotPerro 1,375,000
12 simon_c 750,000
13 Princess Leia 500,000
= BluePrincess 500,000
15 Broccolidangelbaby 500,000
16 blind-bandit 250,000
Well done on I believe your first win Dave!
There was a 5 million point bonus up for grabs but there were no entries so nobody got that! Hopefully the teams will be sorted out soon but we'll just keep doing the individual quizzes until they are. Thanks again, next quiz is on Sunday; UK will be on Daylight Saving by then so the time difference will go back to what it usually is.
Dusty love, I missed you. Hope all is well in your world.
Hugs,
Diane
Aw, thanks Diane, and back at you!
I am so sorry for the no-show, I am less than 100% at the moment and I couldn't be around on Sunday. I'm sure there was no cursing me out or anything though, right? lmao
Anyway I hope to be back to my stunning best soon, but in the meantime, how can I make it up to you all? How about 50,000 points to everybody who was planning to take part? ...
How 'bout if you just get better and we earn the points when you are ready to have the next one.
dammit diane, why do you have to be all good hearted and stuff. lol
i was all prepared to be a spoiled little greedy brat and say i wanted my points. hehehe
no seriously dusty, get better and please do it soon. i miss the quizzes and hell i miss you too. oy, ok that's enough mushiness from me. feel better soon. and i'm here eagerly awaiting the return of the quiz and you.
Dusty, you can give the greedy Pipi my 50 thousand or whatever it was that you proposed to smooth over her cute, little rumpled feathers. Love ya, Pipipipip!
Good day to you folks. Shall we have a quiz this Sunday night? Yeah, why not! Usual time? 8pm UK, your place :-)
yay, dusty i can't wait! i'll be there with my bells on.
I wish it could be at 7:00, because I have to leave early, but I'll be there.
Hugs,
Me
And, lol, I think I will be late. That way Dave may have a chance to beat me again. lol
Here are the scores for Quicknotes Quiz 15
1st pipi 2,150,000
2nd captain cynic 2,000,000
3rd thechosen1 1,775,000
4th the worst 1,200,000
5th striker 750,000
6th brooke 675,000
7th cameron macteapot 600,000
8th raskolnikov 425,000
= silkysarah 425,000
10th simon_c 225,000
11th Jeannie819 175,000
12th the game 75,000
Well done Pipi and thanks all for playing, hope you enjoyed it!
Same time next Sunday? By the way there are two teams for the special quiz, as soon as there are two more teams of 4, we're "good to go" ...
thank you again as always dusty for doing the quizzes. i had definitely missed them.
I am so sorryt hat I missed the quiz. Sundays are hard for me to get here, but I promise I will be there for my team.
Hugs,
Me
sorryt hat? I think that is a lot like sorry that. Someone else from my team may need to be the designated typist. LOL!
Hi folks, Quizboy here. Unfortunately I'm in the midst of some serious computer issues right now, and I'm not sure if I'll get them sorted in time for the quiz. If I'm not here at 8 then this will be the reason. So profuse apologies in advance for not being there.
Unless, by some miracle my PC decides to get off the rag and start behaving by then, in which case, ignore this lol
Well my PC is restored to its former glory and I’m ready to go with this week’s quiz.
As a “make-up” for not doing one last weekend there’ll be lots of points on offer, and an extra spot in the questions, so points will be given for the first 6 - sorry, *six* correct answers! Yeah, get that!
Also, as a tribute to Dave, this weekend there will be 31 questions, so the quiz will last longer. It will take place at 10pm UK Time as I hope to make it accessible to as many of you as possible, so please come along, take part or just watch. I hope you can make it!
Dusty
Okay here are the results of the Quicknotes Quiz for Sunday 20 April:
1 Cameron MacTeapot 6,700,000
2 Pipi 5,350,000
3 Blackbird 4,800,000
4 The Worst 4,250,000
5 mathbites 3,700,000
6 Brian33 3,600,000
7 Brooke 2,950,000
8 dan_t 2,700,000
9 Simon_c 2,650,000
10 SilkySarah 2,650,000
11 AngelofBeauty 2,450,000
12 Blind-bandit 2,400,000
13 AZN_guy 900,000
14 Little Mermaid 1989 500,000
15 Happyman 400,000
= Cousin Cap 400,000
17 Striker 250,000
18 Medical Queen 100,000
= Moyzey 100,000
20 Libralady 50,000
= Devious Britches 50,000
= The Game 50,000
= music_master91 50,000
Well done Cam, you superstar! lol
Thanks all for playing, I hope you enjoyed it!
Next week we're back to 20 questions, and an 8pm UK start time.
Just to remind you, tonight's quiz will be at 8pm. There are 20 questions and there'll also be a bonus phrase so you'll need to be there at the start to get all the letters! The way this works is that the first letter of each answer is a letter in the bonus phrase, so I might say "Question 1 (the 8th letter): What is the quiz-master's name?". Therefore the 8th letter of the phrase is D. The first person to send me the correct phrase in a private mail (*not* a pqn) gets the bonus points. We're also back to 5 spots for correct answers. See you at 8!
Oh I forgot to say, this week's quiz is sponsored by Raaj.
sponsored?. what do you mean
He gave me some points towards it, so he deserves a mention! *smile*
Final Scores for Quicknotes Quiz 17:
1 Cameron MacTeapot 1,750,000
2 simon_c 1,250,000
3 mathbites 1,225,000
4 The Worst 1,100,000
5 Jeannie819 1,100,000
6 BabyGurlJ 800,000
7 dan_t 800,000
8 flcomputergeek 375,000
9 Brian33 325,000
10 The Game 250,000
11 Animal AKA Magic Dragon 250,000
12 InternetKing 250,000
13 Valhalla 150,000
= blind-bandit 150,000
= SilkySarah 150,000
16 TBRN-FAN 50,000
Well done Cam, and well done to Lory for the bonus points.
Don't forget the second bonus for 5 million points.
No quiz next weekend, I'll be away. Yes, again. Fuck off, alright!? lol
wow. unlucky number 13..not good!. but at least i didon't lose
well done cam and simon, well played
Cheers Dan. And Cam, well done mate. Dusty, another job well done sir. Sorry I couldnt' stay to give you the benifit of my wit and wisdom for the whole quizz, grin, but what I did play of it was very cool.
Cheers,
Simon
man my worst showing! thanks dusty! awesome fun!
Ah it's good to see that the competitive spirit is still alive, even though Pipi didn't play *smile*
Maybe I'll post an overall leaderboard from all the quizzes so far :-)
Well done everyone! Wish I could have stayed, but my wireless took a shit.
Ooh, this sounds like it'd be really fun. Hope there's another one soon so I can join in.
Awww Dusty, it's so sweet of you to actually miss me. lol
I was out of town. Why couldn't you have chosen the same weekend to be gone? I need my quiz fix. Guess I'll have to get it somewhere else for another week. :)
Congrats to the winners.
Oh, dusty, I'd love to see an overall leader board...
that would be cool a over all leader board. and yes the quizzes are loads of fun!!
Hi folks, I'm afraid I'll have to postpone the Quizzes for a while, due to some pretty unforseen circumstances. I'll be back as soon as I can, but in the meantime I guess we'll have to run some repeats ...
Dusty, not sure what those circumsstances are mate, and I'm not asking. if there's anything i can do, even if it's just someone to shout out, give me a yell. stay cool,
cheers,
simon
Hugs Dusty. I hope things settle for you soon love. Hey Sarah, please send me an e-mail so I know when to show for the next quiz.
Cheers,
Diane
Hey Dusty,
Should I be worried about you love?
Hugs,
Diane
Of course not Diane, I'm doing okay!
Thankyou though *smile*
Oh thank heavens! **Sighs with great relief.**
Well, I miss you just the same love.
Diane (yet again)
Well folks, you'll be pleased to know (okay, maybe you'll be annoyed or even indifferent to know) that the Quicknotes Quiz is coming back this weekend! Yes! Have you missed it? Alright I'll stop milking it now, but seriously, it's back. Time to refresh yourself on the rules ...
There are rules?
Seriously though, glad it's back, sundays haven't been the same without it.
Cam
Hey dusty is there a quizz this week? grin. Seriously, seconded what Cam said, Sunday is Sunday again! Good on ya mate.
Yea! Yea! Yea! This is a very good thing.
Hugs Dusty!!!! I'll be here ready to beat Cam.
Love,
Diane
Yes yes, 'tis true, Sunday night at 6pm UK is the time I'm aiming for, though please forgive me if I'm a bit late. And don't worry, I haven't forgotten the teams quiz, that's still coming at some point. I'll post the rules up again later ...
Dusty,
I absolutely love you! My life hasn't been complete without your quizzes. I'll be here ready to kick some macteapot ass, right along with diane. Hope y'all are prepared to bite the dust, or something like that.
Huh? What? Biting the Dust? Wow, that would have to be a *special* prize! Hee hee
Cool, glad its coming back, just hope I remember hahaha! thanks dusty!
Diane, have you ever beten me before? lol.
Pipi, your out of practice, so...good luck.
I take it as a huge complament that everybody wants to beat me. lol.
Until judgement day then.
Cam
yay, the sunday quizes are back! i don't know if i'll be able to be here at 7 pm, but if i am, then i am ready to beat... um, fun girl and nikicat? maybe?
Okay, the quiz will be on Sunday at 6pm UK Time (PT -8, ET -5, Canberra +9, India +5.5, SA +2 etc).
To recap for those who aren't sure (or just need a refresh), here are the quiz rules:
There are (usually) 20 questions on a variety of subjects including sport, showbiz, maths, science, history and others as I choose. In a standard quiz each question is worth 1,000,000 points (though multiples may be given).
Each question is asked in quicknotes and points will be given to the four fastest correct answers as follows:
1st gets 400,000
2nd gets 300,000
3rd gets 200,000
4th gets 100,000
The order is determined by the way quicknotes appear on my console; there is always debate about what order this is, but I refresh as quickly and often as I can once I've posted the question.
Your answers must be in public quicknotes; pqn will be ignored and wont count
You can only put one answer in each qn.
You can only have one guess until everybody has had a try. This is because some people have faster connections or refresh more quickly than others. If everybody has had guesses and there are still points available, second guesses will be allowed.
Any answers that are just numbers *must* be spelled unless the question states otherwise.
Capitalisation isn't important for your answers, but spelling is.
Bonus questions are thrown in at random and these points are not added to the leaderboard.
The quiz lasts for about two hours; if you miss the start you can still join in, and you may come and go as you please.
All points are transferred after the end of the quiz.
You get updated on the leaderboard after 5, 10 and 15 questions.
Themed Quizzes:
Sometimes the quiz will have a running theme where the first letter of each answer goes to form part of a bonus phrase. So, for example if the bonus phrase is "Dusty", I might say: "Question 1 (the 2nd letter): What is the opposite of ‘over’?”
In this case the first letter of the answer (‘under’) is the 2nd letter of the bonus phrase.
The first person to send the correct phrase by email (*not* pqn) gets several million bonus points.
The bonus runs separately to the quiz so if you come in late, lose track or don’t want to play the bonus you can just concentrate on the main questions.
So I hope that’s cleared everything up regarding the rules. If you want to play the quizzes, please read and digest these before we start, cos answering questions about the rules during the quiz is distracting and slows things down!
See you on Sunday!
Final scores for Quicknotes Quiz 18:
1 Pipi 5,192,500
2 flcomputergeek 3,827,500
3 HotPerro 2,942,500
4 Benito Mussolini 2,260,000
5 Simon_c 2,125,000
6 Cam'sMasterpieceOfBeauty 1,645,000
7 The Worst 1,385,000
8 Cameron Macteapot 1,327,500
9 brian33 1,260,000
10 TheChosen1 1,250,000
11 TheAsianInvasion 1,067,500
12 The Roman Battle Mask 875,000
13 Raskolnikov 375,000
= child-of-god 375,000
15 havaleh/jg1976 250,000
16 The Game 192,500
Well done Pipi, conclusive win! The next quiz will be on Sunday at the same time. After 20 quizzes I'll post an overall leaderboard based on all the results (based on wins, not points)
As I mentioned during the quiz, I'll be giving away a Premium membership to the winner of the special series of ten quizzes. There'll be a new board created for this series, which will start from quiz 21. Please spread the word and check the new board as the rules will be slightly different.
Final scores for Quicknotes Quiz 18 (Sunday 22 June)
1 HotPerro 4,635,000
2 Benito Mussolini 3,692,500
3 Blackbird 3,567,500
4 Cameron Macteapot 3,067,500
5 Cam'sMasterpieceOfBeauy 2,202,500
6 Raskolnikov 1,817,500
7 Jeannie819 1,780,000
8 kolbygarrison 1,375,000
9 simon_c 1,192,500
10 flcomputergeek 1,067,500
11 The Game 442,500
12 SilkySarah 442,500
13 freespirit 375,000
= The Roman Battle Mask 375,000
15 Valhalla 250,000
16 SuperNover 67,500
Well done HotPerro, that was a nicely spread-out game as far as points go.
The next standard quiz will be in two weeks (6 July) as I'm away next weekend. There'll be just two more standard quizzes before the League starts.
Hi folks,
Sorry for the short notice but tonight's quiz will be starting at 8pm UK Time; I'm going out for lunch and doubt I'll make it home for 6 so I don't wanna leave you hanging around! See ya later ...
Final scores for Quicknotes Quiz 19 (6 July)
1 Cameron Macteapot 4,385,000
2 HotPerro 4,145,000
3 Blackbird 4,067,500
4 The Roman Battle Mask 2,500,000
5 SilkySarah 2,270,000
6 The Prince of Darkness 1,692,500
7 Raskolnikov 1,692,500
8 Little_Mermaid_1989 942,500
9 Bitty Sarah 817,500
10 brian33 692,500
11 September-Twilight 567,500
12 Wildebrew 500,000
13 Naked Driver 500,000
14 Cousin Cap 317,500
15 Cocch 250,000
= cookiemonster 250,000
17 TheAsianInvasion 192,500
18 Happyman 125,000
Well done Cam, and thanks all for playing!
The next quiz will be next Sunday, at the normal time which is 6pm UK.
This will be the last standard quiz before the league starts, and if you want to play in the League, please look at the board "Quicknotes Quiz League" under "Let's Talk"
Final scores for Quicknotes Quiz 20
1 Cameron Macteapot 5,462,500
2 Blackbird 4,567,500
3 HotPerro 3,260,000
4 The Prince of Darkness 2,260,000
5 SilkySarah 2,010,000
6 Raskolnikov 1,702,500
7 Moyzey 1,375,000
8 HairyGarlicSmellingTruckDriver
1,000,000
9 Diane 1,000,000
10 LibraLady 1,000,000
11 HauntedReverie 750,000
12 Scottish_Alan 567,500
13 Happyman 375,000
14 Sexy Boy 317,500
15 Raaj 250,000
16 the_charismatic_enigma 250,000
17 Cousin Cap 67,500
= simon_c 67,500
Well done Cam! That's the last standard quiz for a while, next Sunday (20 July) the Quicknotes Quiz League starts and all posts will go to that board for the league. In a bit I'll post the overall scores for the first 20 standard quizzes.
Quicknotes Quiz Scoreboard for the first 20 Quizzes
This covers the points and number of games played for the top 50 players:
Player Played Points
1 Cammy Lingus 15 333
2 Diane 13 276
3 Jeannie819 13 266
4 Pipi 12 250
5 Blackbird 11 235
6 Captain Cynic 10 227
7 The Worst 12 226
8 simon_c 12 198
9 brian33 10 174
10 SilkySarah 10 158
11 The Prince of Darkness 8 152
12 HotPerro 7 145
13 mord-sith cara 5 110
14 The Roman Battle Mask 7 110
15 Raskolnikov 6 107
16 babygurlj 6 95
17 Raaj 6 90
18 who'syourdaddy? 5 87
19 thom3of5 5 84
20 Libralady 5 83
21 Somanea 4 79
22 TheChosen1 4 76
23 Valhalla 5 73
24 James 4 64
25 The Game 5 61
26 Brooke 4 59
27 flcomputergeek 3 58
28 littlebitty 4 58
29 blind-bandit 5 55
30 Medical Queen 5 54
31 Wax1 4 53
32 younggreger 3 49
33 Silverlightning 3 47
34 Happyman 4 45
35 sexy boy 3 43
36 Malthe 2 40
37 striker 3 39
38 hisenthusiasticlova 2 37
39 wraith 3 37
40 Farrahlicious 2 35
41 Dragonslayer 2 35
42 twkav 2 34
43 hauntedreverie 2 32
44 moyzey 3 32
45 Angel of music 2 31
46 Cousin Cap 3 31
47 Little Mermaid 1989 2 30
48 AZN_guy 2 29
49 Supernover 2 29
50 Princess Leia 2 26
This is based on 1 point for coming 25th, 2 points for coming 24th, right up to 25 points for a win. The table is very rough because the first few quizzes only gave points to the top three answers; 4th and 5th spots weren't added until later.
Oh, and you might appear twice if you changed your name and I don't know about it. If you are there twice let me know so I can combine and update. Cheers folks!