Match Cut Daily Trivia Game

[Kurosawa Fan]

So my wife created a daily trivia game for our friends and family, and it's really caught on. I think she got the idea from Icine. Anyway, if you feel like participating, follow this link:

http://my.funtrivia.com/tournament/Match-Cut-Trivia-86213.html (http://my.funtrivia.com/tournament/Match-Cut-Trivia-86213.html)

Create a profile and play today's game. Each day has a theme (the schedule is on the main page). Speed counts to prevent cheating. Each quiz consists of 10 questions. The questions are random and computer generated (meaning I don't know the answers and had nothing to do with creating the quizes). The site keeps track of everyone's score. The more people that play, the more points that are awarded to daily participants. At the close of each month the member with the most points wins and a new month begins.

Hopefully this catches on here too. It's been a lot of fun, and has led to some good trash-talking amongst my family, which is always great.

[Raiders]

It might have been nice if I had ever read the Dark Tower books.

[D_Davis]

Booyah! 10/10

Fun, thanks for the link.

:)

[Kurosawa Fan]

Cool. Glad to have participants. Don't forget, it's a daily thing. A few of my family members thought it was just a one-time quiz and lost points for not doing it for a few days.

[Barty]

I joined

[Raiders]

:|

I fail.

[Kurosawa Fan]

:|

I fail.

:lol:

The real test will be tomorrow, as the theme is Film. I set it to the most difficult setting. It's on medium with my family and I don't think I've missed a question in weeks. I'll be interested to see the difference between the two difficulty levels.

[D_Davis]

I got lucky with the Dark Tower questions, ones from my favorite book too!

[Kurosawa Fan]

I got lucky with the Dark Tower questions, ones from my favorite book too!

I split on them, and I've never read a single word from the books. I rule. :cool:

[Spinal]

Missed ...

The Wizard's Rainbow question.

Got the others.

[Sven]

I got 9 correct, because I did not see the first question. Lame. It was an easy one, too. Good thing I'm a Kingophile!

[Duncan]

Epic fail. What do I know about How Stella Got Her Groove Back?

[Winston*]

What I remember from when I used to do these on Icine is that there's always a ridiculous amount of Dark Tower questions in the literature rounds.

[Spinal]

Missed three, but none that I feel bad about.

[D_Davis]

9/10, missed the last one - idiot.

[Raiders]

Much better, though I spent like, 30 seconds on that damn Steel Magnolias question only to miss it.

[Sycophant]

Did much better than I thought. Got 8/10, and one of those was because I overlooked a question.

[Kurosawa Fan]

I don't remember which one I got wrong. It was early and I was still sleepy.

[Fezzik]

9/10, missed the last one - idiot.


Yep, me too.

Thanks for the link! I am bookmarking this!

[Ezee E]

I failed this time around.

[Raiders]

What a bizarre urban legend. Can't say I have ever heard of it.

[Dukefrukem]

i got the last one wrong #6

[origami_mustache]

got all ten...EZ

[NickGlass]

#6 is so poorly phrased that I'm shocked it didn't appear on a Trivial Pursuit card.

If we all have these traits, how do you suppose they make us unique?

[Sycophant]

#6 is so poorly phrased that I'm shocked it didn't appear on a Trivial Pursuit card.

If we all have these traits, how do you suppose they make us unique?Word. Though I dont' know enough to make the Trivial Pursuit dig. I'm actually surprised at how unruly most of the phrasing is with these.

That said, I aced it.

[Raiders]

I wish there was a way to go back and view the quiz.

[Kurosawa Fan]

I wish there was a way to go back and view the quiz.

Yeah, that kind of sucks. I think it's a way to dissuade cheating, though I don't really understand how.

[Raiders]

These points are a little bogus. Spinal answered six seconds faster with the same number correct and gets twice as many points as me while Ivan got three more incorrect than I did, and took longer, and has the same number of points as me.

[/crying over spilled milk]

[Sven]

These points are a little bogus. Spinal answered six seconds faster with the same number correct and gets twice as many points as me while Ivan got three more incorrect than I did, and took longer, and has the same number of points as me.

[/crying over spilled milk]

Looks like it's a top ten issue.

[Kurosawa Fan]

Looks like it's a top ten issue.

This. It's all about where you place on the scale.

[Sven]

This. It's all about where you place on the scale.

We will all be Fezzik's bitch.

[Fezzik]

We will all be Fezzik's bitch.


LOL...well, at least someone will be :p

Beginner's Luck? I mean, yeah, Im good at trivia, but I suspect a majority of the people here are. Should be a good time and a close competition :D

[D_Davis]

I've just been really luck thus far. I usually really, really suck at trivia. I do not remember factual details - at all. I am more of an ideas and broad themes guy.

[EyesWideOpen]

nice i just signed up and took today's quiz and just missed first place by two points.

[Raiders]

What was up with that fourth question? What the heck was it even asking?

[Ezee E]

I've been doing horrible on these. I do alright-good on Icine.

[Duncan]

Wow, I am simply terrible at trivia.

[Fezzik]

Didn't do too well today.

Music's never been my strong suit, but still, I should have gotten at least one more correct.

Ah well :)

[D_Davis]

That took me way too long; I'm too tired to think of music theory!

:)

[Spinal]

That took me way too long; I'm too tired to think of music theory!

:)

I took way too long to answer that one and still got it wrong. I should have got it right, but I overthought it and convinced myself the answer was more complicated than it was. Don't regret missing the questions on Christian and Country music lyrics.

[Kurosawa Fan]

Don't regret missing the questions on Christian and Country music lyrics.

Those were the two I missed, and rightfully so.

[NickGlass]

I was going to post "I suck" in capital letters, but I'll save the emphatic, terse comment for tomorrow, when Sports is the category.

[Sven]

Those were the two I missed, and rightfully so.

Those were easy if you chose the tritest and most unimaginative answer.

[Spinal]

I'm really hoping to make up some ground on the sports. My performance thus far has not met my expectations.

[Winston*]

Oh crap. I'm going to do so badly on sports. I'm betting at least 60% baseball/gridiron questions.

[Spinal]

Jesus, that was the hardest one yet. :sad:

The real answer to most of these is "Who gives a rat's ass?"

[Watashi]

When are we going to get to the "A Goofy Movie" category?

[Duncan]

Man, I am straight up terrible at this.

[Fezzik]

I missed the football (soccer) question. I think I'm gonna have a heart attack and die from not surprise.

I am surprised I missed the golf question, though.

[transmogrifier]

I saw the first question of the sports,l and decided that this probably wasn't the most apt forum in which to dazzle you with my profound depth of knowledge.

[Kurosawa Fan]

Jesus, that was the hardest one yet. :sad:

The real answer to most of these is "Who gives a rat's ass?"

Yeah, that sucked. When I saw that category, I didn't envision a 6/10. :|

[Ezee E]

Bummer.

[Sycophant]

3/10. Ew, sports.

[Raiders]

Dang, that was ridiculous. Taekwando? Really?

[Duncan]

I missed the football (soccer) question. I think I'm gonna have a heart attack and die from not surprise.

I am surprised I missed the golf question, though.

So do you actually know stuff about Taekwondo? Have you, like, taken it or something? Did you happen to read its wikipedia entry recently?


I'm also consistently the slower competitor, yet I feel like I'm charging through these things. wtf.

[Dukefrukem]

that one was hard

[NickGlass]

I got "Lumpy" correct and that's all that matters to me.

Also, the spelling is horrid.

[Fezzik]

So do you actually know stuff about Taekwondo? Have you, like, taken it or something? Did you happen to read its wikipedia entry recently?


I'm also consistently the slower competitor, yet I feel like I'm charging through these things. wtf.


An ex-girlfriend was obsessed with martial arts :)

[D_Davis]

I probably won't even take this one....I know nothing about sports.

[Kurosawa Fan]

I probably won't even take this one....I know nothing about sports.

Might as well give it a go. Even if you don't get any questions right, I think you still get 3 points. Otherwise you get a zero for the day.

[D_Davis]

4/10 baby!

[Spinal]

Wow, my 5 is actually holding up pretty well.

[D_Davis]

I don't even know what most of the questions mean.

Such a nerd.

[Kurosawa Fan]

4/10 baby!

I should have kept my mouth shut. :|

[D_Davis]

Do they have a list of categories you can chose from?

[Kurosawa Fan]

Do they have a list of categories you can chose from?

Yeah, but it's pretty limited.

Subjects, each with levels of difficulty:

Animals
Celebrities
General Knowledge
Geography
History
Hobbies
Literature
Movies
Music
People
Religion
Science & Technology
Sports: Baseball
Sports: General
World: Australia
World: UK
World Trivia
World: Canada
World: Europe

[D_Davis]

Animals! :)

What's better, cats or dogs?

a. dogs
b. cats
c. goats
d. bears

Who would win in a fight between a mongoose and a wolverine?

a. mongoose
b. wolverine
c. that would be an awesome fight
d. that's freaking sweet

Dinosaurs are awesome?

a. true
b. very true
c. undeniably
d. all of the above

If you could be any animal, what would you be?

a. T-Rex
b. giant squid
c. cyborg bear with retractable lazer-claws
d. a ninja turtle

[bac0n]

1/10 - and not a tad bit ashamed.

Tho I do protest the answers to the final question:

There's no such fucking thing as curtesy (sic) :P

[NickGlass]

Subjects, each with levels of difficulty:

Hobbies


Are there going to be questions about stamp collecting?

[Kurosawa Fan]

Are there going to be questions about stamp collecting?

Hobbies is awful. 8 of the 10 questions in the last one (with my family) had nothing to do with hobbies. One of the questions was "which fast food restaurant serves Chicken McNuggets?" I guess that's a hobby for some people.

[Fezzik]

Here's hoping my power stays on tomorrow so I can take the quiz :D

(Fay'll be here some time tonight)

[bac0n]

Here's hoping my power stays on tomorrow so I can take the quiz :D

(Fay'll be here some time tonight)

Here's hoping Compass Lake gets all the rain ;-)

[Fezzik]

Wow...the geography one was tough!

[Dukefrukem]

hardest quiz yet

[Duncan]

4. Which of these is a company which departs their ferries from Hull?

Your Answer: P & O Ferries

Correct! P & Ferries travels from Hull to Rotterdam and Zeebruge.

Yeah, I've always known P & O, er, F Ferries departed from Hull.

[origami_mustache]

hardest quiz yet

I guessed on every question

[soitgoes...]

Woohoo!

[Spinal]

Finally ripped off a good one.

[Winston*]

Got all the Dark Tower questions wrong again. Fuck you Dark Tower, I will never read you.

[EyesWideOpen]

That was ridiculous, what was there 4 Dark Tower questions? I mean come on.

[Winston*]

I think you should probably ditch literature, it'll be like that every time.

[Watashi]

I got all Dark Tower questions right.

[soitgoes...]

Gotta love it when my browser freezes while loading the questions. :|

[Raiders]

Wow. That was terrible. Maybe it was a morning thing, but all those Shakespeare questions took me forever to remember. I eventually got them all right (the three I missed were the three Dark Tower questions), but my time was awful.

[Duncan]

Somehow I managed to get two Shakespeare questions wrong even though I'm familiar with all those plays, and got two Dark Tower questions right even though I have no idea what that book is about.

[Kurosawa Fan]

Yeah, that was ridiculous. So what does everyone think should replace Literature? The options available are posted in this thread. I'll leave it up to the majority.

[Ezee E]

I vote Geography.

[Kurosawa Fan]

I vote Geography.

:|

We already have Geography.

[Spinal]

What if you changed the Literature to Intermediate? Would that make a difference?

[Kurosawa Fan]

What if you changed the Literature to Intermediate? Would that make a difference?


Not sure. I'll give it a whirl and if it's still Dark Tower nonsense I'll switch it to something else.

[D_Davis]

That's hilarious. According to this quiz, Shakespeare and The Dark Tower are the greatest things to ever exist.

Why is the lit category so skewed?

[Spinal]

I'd hate to lose Literature because of all the Shakespeare questions. But I agree that the Dark Tower stuff is silliness.

[Ezee E]

And that was suppose to be "easy"

[D_Davis]

I mean, I love the Dark Tower, it's my favorite fantasy of all time, but to have feature so predominately in a trivia series on lit. is just crazy.

[Barty]

Yeah, that was ridiculous. So what does everyone think should replace Literature? The options available are posted in this thread. I'll leave it up to the majority.

Religion. :)

[Spinal]

10. EyesWideOpen...+ 9 pts...6...67...533
11. Barty...............+ 4 pts...6...67...533

:lol:

[EyesWideOpen]

makes perfect sense to me.

[Barty]

:lol:

It's a conspiracy.

[Raiders]

Should someone tell Silencio that time is important? Or that, by extension, Googling is cheating?

:twisted:

[D_Davis]

9. Duncan (http://my.funtrivia.com/private/profile.cfm?player=1123507) + 7 pts 681 10. D_Davis (http://my.funtrivia.com/private/profile.cfm?player=1123354) + 6 pts 681

WTF?

:)

[Raiders]

Points are a positional thing, not really related to your overall score. That's why anyone outside the top ten, regardless of their overall score, always receives the same amount of points.

[Kurosawa Fan]

Yep. It's also dependent on the number of players who play in a given day. The more that play, the more points for the people in the top ten.

[Duncan]

WTF?

:)

It's even better now. No one else play!


If this game has taught me anything it's that I remember very little from the films I see. People's name, what they're wearing. No idea.

[D_Davis]

It's even better now. No one else play!


If this game has taught me anything it's that I remember very little from the films I see. People's name, what they're wearing. No idea.

:confused:

[Duncan]

:confused:

Now I'm in 10th and you're in 11th and the points awarded are 7 to 3, respectively. That makes even less sense then it does already, hence, better. In my mind, at least. Maybe not in most others. If someone else plays and beats me, then the scores will make too much sense.

[Spinal]

Should someone tell Silencio that time is important? Or that, by extension, Googling is cheating?

:twisted:

Perhaps he took a break to watch one of the movies in question.

[D_Davis]

Now I'm in 10th and you're in 11th and the points awarded are 7 to 3, respectively. That makes even less sense then it does already, hence, better. In my mind, at least. Maybe not in most others. If someone else plays and beats me, then the scores will make too much sense.

:confused:

[soitgoes...]

My slowness, be damned!! :sad:

[Duncan]

:confused:

I wouldn't worry about it.


What Is With The Ridiculous Easiness Of Today's Questions?

[D_Davis]

I wouldn't worry about it.


I haven't slept in two days.

[Sycophant]

I'm a little mad at myself for taking 81 seconds to do that. Those were all cake.

[D_Davis]

Running?

[Raiders]

I can't believe the first time I get them all right, I will be outside the top ten.

[Ezee E]

I can't believe the first time I get them all right, I will be outside the top ten.
Yep. I also answered one of them too quickly in an attempt to finish fast. Backfired.

[origami_mustache]

sigh, you are all too good at this.

[NickGlass]

I wish I had a mouse. I'm very slow with this fingerpad thingy.

[Watashi]

I rule.

[EyesWideOpen]

I rule.

Not anymore.

[Sycophant]

9/10. Half were guesses!

[origami_mustache]

blah should have been 8/10...one registered as "no answer"

[Watashi]

Music sucks.

[Kurosawa Fan]

WooHoo!

[D_Davis]

WooHoo!

Jock.

[Kurosawa Fan]

Jock.

Nerd.

[NickGlass]

Guy, guys, calm down. We all know sports are boring.

[Watashi]

I can't believe I missed the Carlton Fisk question.

[Fezzik]

Guy, guys, calm down. We all know sports are boring.

I feel fortunate that I enjoy sports. And Movies. And Math....and oh hell, I'm way too easy to entertain.

[Spinal]

Fezzik!!!!

*shakes fist*

I thought I had a win for sure this time.

[Raiders]

198 seconds? Damn. I accidentally clicked the link when I first opened the page and wasn't ready to begin and I quickly exited the screen. It must have kept the clock running.

:sad:

[soitgoes...]

198 seconds? Damn. I accidentally clicked the link when I first opened the page and wasn't ready to begin and I quickly exited the screen. It must have kept the clock running.

:sad:There's always an excuse...


Says the guy at the bottom of the scoreboard.

[Spinal]

What the hell was that? I found that quiz to be obnoxious.

[Ezee E]

What the hell was that? I found that quiz to be obnoxious.
Indeed. I spent way too much time trying to make any sense of that joke.

[monolith94]

What the hell was that? I found that quiz to be obnoxious.
The only question which boondoggled me was the nasty comment about a mistake in a quiz question. That was stupid. All the others struck me as straightforward, if at times oddly worded.

[Raiders]

What the hell was that? I found that quiz to be obnoxious.

Indeed. The quiz question was ridiculous and "treated like a king" was lame-o, though I got it correct.

[NickGlass]

Indeed. The quiz question was ridiculous and "treated like a king" was lame-o, though I got it correct.

I thought "the throne" was a euphemism for the electric chair. That was awful.

What was up with the ethical question concerning quizmasters and foul-mouthed e-mails? I'm about to send one.

EDIT: And why the hell do I always miss the days when "Movies" is the category. Argh.

[Raiders]

How do you people do these things so fast? It must just be a difference in the way to take a quiz. I read each question slowly to make sure I'm not missing anything.

[bac0n]

This is the second of these stupid things where it thinks I didn't answer the first question. I mean, seriously? WTF?

[Ezee E]

How do you people do these things so fast? It must just be a difference in the way to take a quiz. I read each question slowly to make sure I'm not missing anything.
You should've seen some of them over at icine.

[soitgoes...]

Fucking Backstreet Boys.

[Kurosawa Fan]

WINSTON!!!

*throws something at the wall*

[Winston*]

I knew all of two answers to that quiz

[Kurosawa Fan]

Sweet. :cool:

[soitgoes...]

Best of luck to all on today's quiz. I pretty much guessed lucky. Still a crappy score.:sad:

[Hugh_Grant]

Best of luck to all on today's quiz. I pretty much guessed lucky. Still a crappy score.:sad:
Yeah, that was a tough one.

[monolith94]

Well, I got all of the important lit. questions right…

[Duncan]

I think I have come to terms with the fact that I'm awful at trivia. It's been a long, hard road though.

[Ezee E]

I say movies twice a week.

[NickGlass]

The quiz said I answered "locomotive" for the first question. It's dead wrong.

[Raiders]

I would think the fact that I, of all people, am at #1 would make people anxious to play. But, only 6 so far?

[Kurosawa Fan]

You are no longer at #1. :cool:

[Spinal]

I really should have done better on that one.

[Ezee E]

Tied sycophant exactly with time. Cool.

[Spinal]

Two Kevin Smith questions? Fuck you.

[Kurosawa Fan]

Bah. Stupid sports. Who the heck cares about rugby?

[Ezee E]

Bah. Stupid sports. Who the heck cares about rugby?
It's sure as fun to play, but I couldn't spot a good player while watching a game.

[Ezee E]

No longer 10+ people a day. :(

[Kurosawa Fan]

BTW, I changed Literature to Science & Technology, for those who are still playing and didn't notice the switch. I couldn't handle any more Stephen King questions.

[Spinal]

BTW, I changed Literature to Science & Technology, for those who are still playing and didn't notice the switch. I couldn't handle any more Stephen King questions.

That's a shame, but I understand. I like the category, but not the questions that they have loaded in.

[Ezee E]

That's a shame, but I understand. I like the category, but not the questions that they have loaded in.
I did. Except constellations. I hate those.

[EyesWideOpen]

since the number of players has started to dwindle i told my wife to sign up, i hope thats ok.

[Sven]

I'd suggest replacing sports, but it's amusing to me for there to be at least one day of the week where I'm practically guaranteed last place.

[Kurosawa Fan]

since the number of players has started to dwindle i told my wife to sign up, i hope thats ok.

Definitely. The more the merrier.

And I was also sad to see Literature go. It's definitely a passion of mine. But every quiz has multiple King questions (usually Dark Tower), and I just couldn't stomach any more.

[Duncan]

Ha, 2/10 in the movies category. I quit.

[Winston*]

Ha, 2/10 in the movies category. I quit.

10/10 for movies.

I'm sorry Duncan, but I'm afraid this means I'm more intelligent than you.

[bac0n]

I call bullshit. I woulda gotten ten, but two of the answers submitted to the trivia thing were NOT what I selected.

[Duncan]

10/10 for movies.

I'm sorry Duncan, but I'm afraid this means I'm more intelligent than you.

Tests prove it.

[Ezee E]

I call bullshit. I woulda gotten ten, but two of the answers submitted to the trivia thing were NOT what I selected.
I've heard this happening to others.

Never once to me.

[Hugh_Grant]

BTW, I changed Literature to Science & Technology, for those who are still playing and didn't notice the switch. I couldn't handle any more Stephen King questions.

There goes my English teacher advantage, but I understand your reasoning as well.

[NickGlass]

I'm quite sure I did not take the 63,680 seconds that the quiz claims I did.

[Raiders]

I'm quite sure I did not take the 63,680 seconds that the quiz claims I did.

Did you uh, accidentally open it up way early this morning, close out the quiz window and then go back and take it tonight?

Otherwise... yeah. Sorry.

[Ezee E]

I'm quite sure I did not take the 63,680 seconds that the quiz claims I did.
There's no breaks in trivia.

[Raiders]

Both Google research and my wife, a nurse, confirms that #3 is a bogus and trick question and that two of the choices are equally effective.

I demand a refund.

[Ezee E]

Both Google research and my wife, a nurse, confirms that #3 is a bogus and trick question and that two of the choices are equally effective.

I demand a refund.
Indeed.

[NickGlass]

10/10 in 33 seconds? You people are madmen.

[Ezee E]

10/10 in 33 seconds? You people are madmen.
I barely read them, and just answer, in hopes of getting a fast time, and I either screw up an easy question, or still take too long.

There have been reruns though.

[Sven]

It's now just Fezzik and I, with him winning nearly 100% of the time. Sorry, my dear Giant, but I think I'm going to call it quits. Victory... is yours.

[Fezzik]

:(

I was wondering why nobody was playing anymore. I probably still will, just because I love challenging myself like that every day.

The more the merrier, of course!