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[Maha]

Woot what a fun game! Seriously, this was one of the best contests I've participated in. I seriously would like to see this happen on a monthly/bi-monthly basis!

Only criticism was the times killed me. 10pm start is a killer but obviously it's going to be hard to satisfy everyone.

 

Yeah I missed out cus was early time in the morning xD

[Cass]

Woot what a fun game! Seriously, this was one of the best contests I've participated in. I seriously would like to see this happen on a monthly/bi-monthly basis!

Only criticism was the times killed me. 10pm start is a killer but obviously it's going to be hard to satisfy everyone.

Yeah, I think alternating hosts would probably be the way to satisfy everyone I'd love an 8pm version (7 pm for you) but that was somewhere in the middle of the night for the 'muricans I believe

Thanks i dont know what did you do with my face o.o

Haha it was a b/w picture and I coloured it with Mark Hamill's face ;P

[Emily]

Yeah, I think alternating hosts would probably be the way to satisfy everyone I'd love an 8pm version (7 pm for you) but that was somewhere in the middle of the night for the 'muricans I believe

Haha it was a b/w picture and I coloured it with Mark Hamill's face ;P

 

That's about 3pm for EST, 2 for CST, and 1 for pacific. Maybe on a weekend? 

[Cass]

That's about 3pm for EST, 2 for CST, and 1 for pacific. Maybe on a weekend? 

Hmm I wonder what timezone I had in mind or how I botched that up calculating back.

 

But yeah, on a weekend it's probably not too bad of a time!

[Emily]

Hmm I wonder what timezone I had in mind or how I botched that up calculating back.

 

But yeah, on a weekend it's probably not too bad of a time!

 

Nevermind. It's 2pm EST. I was starting from your time hahaha. Stupid timezones. 

[Cass]

Nevermind. It's 2pm EST. I was starting from your time hahaha. Stupid timezones. 

Hahah it's still a lot closer than the 4 am I had in mind lololol.

 

Alright I'll pick a date and will probably announce it sometime this week for next month.

[Emily]

Also, I don't know why I said maybe on a weekend when this one was already on a weekend. I should drink coffee before I come on Codex.

[Susie]

Maybe try one without teams? Just to test individual knowledge?

[Keil]

Maybe try one without teams? Just to test individual knowledge?

I'm not for or against it, but I would like to say @Coops carried my sorry ass for 98% of the time and I'm incapable of doing it alone.

[Susie]

I'm not for or against it, but I would like to say @Coops carried my sorry ass for 98% of the time and I'm incapable of doing it alone.

I'm definitely in the same boat. @Rauul answered 99% of them, since I was at work, and between guests, not hearing the questions, and the internet going out, I wasn't any help to him.

[Waser Lave]

Out of interest what were the questions?

[Blanc]

Out of interest what were the questions?

 

Films, Last Years News, Music, Youtube, Trivias, Charades and I forgot the others question. But was pretty fun And had an unexpected presence in the TC hehe. 

[Cass]

Out of interest what were the questions?

 

 

Films, Last Years News, Music, Youtube, Trivias, Charades and I forgot the others question. But was pretty fun And had an unexpected presence in the TC hehe. 

Pretty much that

 

Spoiler

Gaming

In 2015, Steam got up to 12 million active users, an increase of 4 million users in a year. Here are 10 of the best-selling games on Steam; can you tell me the top 5? For each game you’ve guessed correctly on the right place you get a point. You have 45 seconds

Rocket League, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, GTA V, Elite: Dangerous, Mortal Combat X, Metal Gear Solid V, Fallout 4, Counter Strike: Global Offensive, Mad Max, Call of Duty: Black Ops III

Answer:

1. GTA V
2. Fallout 4
3. Metal Gear Solid V
4. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
5. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
6. Rocket League
7. Call of Duty: Black Ops III
8. Mad Max
9. Mortal Combat X
10. Elite: Dangerous

Trivia

I will now present you with 5 trivia “facts”. PM me in the chatroom whether they are true or false.  The answers will be made public after all 5 have been answered.

1. Red Bull got its name from the product ‘taurine’, which was extracted from a bull’s bile (true/false)
   1. True
2. The Spanish Inquisition’s most used method of torture was the Iron Maiden
   1. False, wasn’t ever actually used
3. IT stands for ‘Interactive Technology’
   1. False, stands for Information Technology
4. The ice that covers 98% of Antarctica holds 90% of the world’s fresh water
   1. True
5. The longest movie ever made lasts 85 hours
   1. True: called ‘The Cure for Insomnia’

YouTube

Our next round: YouTube. You have 45 seconds to answer each question. Answers will be made public after they have all been answered.

1. The Fine Brothers had a bit of a marketing disaster when they announced their ‘React World’ community, and have been losing subscribers steadily ever since. Can you give me an estimate of their subscriber count on January 30^th, 6 PM EST just seconds before their subscriber count started plummeting?
   1. 14 078 538
2. https://www.youtube....outu.be&t=3m17s

Jenna Marbles received her own wax figure back in October 2015. Can you name two other YouTube figures that got a wax figure?

1. Anthony Padilla, Ian Hecox, Zoella, Alfie

1. PSY’s Gangnam Style is currently YouTube’s most viewed video with over 2 billion views. Which video is the second-most viewed video?
   1. Blank Space – Taylor Swift (https://www.youtube....h?v=e-ORhEE9VVg)
2. Even though Gangnam Style is the most viewed video, it is also among the top 10 most disliked videos. Which place in the top 10 list does Gangnam Style sit?
   1. 4
3. https://www.youtube....h?v=eHpEIDpLg0g

Miranda Sings is a character created to spoof several YouTube stars before she rose to fame and became one of the YouTubers she mocked herself. What is the full name of the actress playing her?

        Colleen Evans

Movie

I will present you 5 movie posters that have been spiced up with some Codex Members. Give me the name of the movie AND the Codex user(s). You get a point for the correct title and a point for each correct username. You have 30 seconds per poster. Each answer will be made public immediately.

1. Titanic – Cass
2. Spectre – Roger5
3. Gladiator – Dazz
4. Martian – Fikri
5. Return of the Jedi – Jess, Rauul, Bee

 

News

A more serious round: news of the past year! You will get 5 questions, 30 seconds each. Answers will be made public after each question immediately.

1. https://www.youtube....h?v=EEWMvi_yfLU

Martin Shkreli gained international infamy after he and his pharmaceutical company raised the price of the potentially life-saving drug Daraprim by more than 5000 % back in September. In December, he was arrested. But on what charges?

Answer: security fraud

1. Steve Harvey hosted miss Universe 2015 and made a horrible mistake; he announced the runner-up lady as Miss Universe. Can you name the countries of the two ladies, along with who the actual miss Universe was?

Answer: Philippines (Universe), Colombia

1. https://www.youtube....h?v=5GfJhJfGGWc

2015 was a great year for gay rights; Ireland legalized gay marriage in May and US supreme court legalized gay marriage nationwide in June. But can you name the country in which same sex marriage was officially first legalized?

Answer: the Netherlands

1. In November, 130 people were killed during three suicide bombings. One of the bombings was outside a stadium, one on the streets and the third in a theater. In what city took these terrorist attacks place?

Answer: Paris, France

1. https://youtu.be/LGtJn-L5xEs?t=2m15s

Many people around the world cried their eyeballs out when Mufasa died back in 1993. But what was the name of the lion killed by a dentist back in 2015?

Answer: Cecil

Music

The last round: music! This will be a rapid fire round: your

1. Now I’m lying on the cold hard ground
   1. https://www.youtube....outu.be&t=2m56s
2. Late night when you need my love
   1. https://www.youtube....outu.be&t=1m21s
3. I want your ugly, I want your disease
   1. https://www.youtube....=youtu.be&t=46s
4. It’s no secret that the both of us are running out of time
   1. https://www.youtube....outu.be&t=3m40s
5. Gotta be fresh, gotta go downstairs
   1. https://youtu.be/kfVsfOSbJY0?t=19s

 

Bonus: charades

1. Refugee crisis
2. Pewdiepie
3. Miley Cyrus
4. Donald Trump
5. TNT
6. Cat video phenomenon
7. Monty Python
8. Game of Thrones
9. Haunted House

Ice bucket challenge

[Swar]

Oh wow, I knew almost all of the YouTube questions. The only one I didn't know was about the dislikes. I think I spend too much time there.

[Kaddict]

Sounds like it was a blast. Hopefully I can participate next time (though my pop culture knowledge is bad. All the news ones were wickedly easy though).

[NapisaurusRex]

I'm not for or against it, but I would like to say @Coops carried my sorry ass for 98% of the time and I'm incapable of doing it alone.

@DonValentino carried mine. Willingly even.

[Frizzle]

I'm still fuming about that first question! I thought you meant overall!