It's not too late for an unlucky Think Different, is it? Here's a reminder of the rules:
1. You have 10 questions that you try to guess a correct answer for.
2. The catch is that the goal is to get the fewest number of points. The way you earn points is for each correct answer you give, you will earn the number of points equal to the number of people who guessed that answer. So, for instance, if your answer to Question 1 is Thomas Jefferson and 3 other people guessed that answer, you would earn 4 points for that question (1 for yours and 3 for the others). If you get the answer wrong, you earn the number of points equal to the number of participants plus 5 points (i.e. if there are 13 participants, you get 18 points). The best attainable score is 10 points.
3. There are two bonuses you could use to replace an answer: DROP and SHEEP. DROP means you earn 1 point for that question. SHEEP means you earn the number of points equal to the answer that the most people answered. So for instance, if the correct answers were A, B, C, and D, and 7 people guessed A, 6 people guessed B, 3 people guessed C, and 2 people guessed D, then the people who said SHEEP would earn 7 points for the answer (your SHEEP doesn't count as an answer and doesn't affect the others' scores). You get only 1 of each bonus if you so choose to use them. It is advised that you use DROP before SHEEP. Again, you don't have to use either of these bonuses.
4. Please send your responses to me via private messaging on the Forums or through Discord DMs before November 13th, 2020 at 13:00 EST (12:00 noon CST). Any answers sent after that point will not be considered.
5. Make sure not to cheat, please. Cheating is defined as letting other users know what your answers are before the deadline is reached. For this game, you may use any sources to find your answers (i.e. the wiki, Google, etc.).
6. Users can change their answers before the due date arrives, but after the due date, answers may not be changed.
Re: Think Different 13: Triskaidekaphobia
Posted: October 30th, 2020, 10:26 pm
by jaspattack
The Questions:
1. Name one of the thirteen individuals or organizations awarded a Nobel Prize in 2013. If the prize was awarded to a group of individuals, pick one of them as your answer.
2. Name a phase of the moon.
3. Name a Friday the 13th that occurred between 1913 and 1920, inclusive.
4. Name a breed of black cat.
5. Name a horror movie franchise with more than four movies.
6. Name a musician or band that has released an album called "Thirteen". Submissions relating to albums titled "13" will not be accepted.
7. Name a tarot card in the major arcana.
8. Name a month with a blue moon between 2009 and 2020, inclusive.
9. Name a type of salt.
10. Name a number other than the number 13 that is associated with bad luck or misfortune.
Re: Think Different 13: Triskaidekaphobia
Posted: November 13th, 2020, 8:54 am
by jaspattack
You have one hour left to submit your responses.
Re: Think Different 13: Triskaidekaphobia
Posted: November 13th, 2020, 11:45 am
by jaspattack
Thank you to everyone who participated in this superstitious Think Different! We had ten participants in all, a nice round number. Some of these questions might not seem to fit the theme, so I'll provide a little explanation about my reasoning for each question.
Question 1: Name one of the thirteen individuals or organizations awarded a Nobel Prize in 2013. If the prize was awarded to a group of individuals, pick one of them as your answer.
Backstory: While this is a Think Different game after all, it does take place on Scioly.org. It's only fitting that I have a question at least tangentially related to science, especially when it so perfectly fits with the number 13.
Correct Answers:
Randy W. Schekman (2)
HugoTroop
malikaow1004
Eugene F. Fama (2)
Tailsfan101
k1208438
Michael Levitt (1)
sciolyperson1
François Englert (2):
sneepity
kman1234t
Peter Higgs (1):
builderguy135
Martin Karplus (1):
hippo9
Incorrect Answers:
Inger-Marie Ytterhorn (1):
scuffed
Ytterhorn was on the Nobel Prize committee, but did not was not awarded a prize herself.
Unused Correct Answers:
Arieh Warshel
Lars Peter Hansen
Robert J. Shiller
Alice Munro
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
James E. Rothman
Thomas C. Südhof
Re: Think Different 13: Triskaidekaphobia
Posted: November 13th, 2020, 11:51 am
by jaspattack
Question 2: Name a phase of the moon.
Backstory: This one I think is relatively self-explanatory. The moon is surrounded by superstition in a wide variety of cultures, with there being a lot of commotion about things happening during full moons.
Correct Answers:
Third Quarter and Last Quarter were counted as the same answer, because they're the same thing.
Full Moon (2):
HugoTroop
builderguy135
Third/Last Quarter (4):
malikaow1004
hippo9
sneepity
kman1234t
Waning Crescent (2):
scuffed
Tailsfan101
New Moon (1):
k1208438
Unused Correct Answers:
Waxing crescent
First quarter
Waxing gibbous
Full moon
Waning gibbous
Re: Think Different 13: Triskaidekaphobia
Posted: November 13th, 2020, 11:54 am
by jaspattack
Question 3: Name a Friday the 13th that occurred between 1913 and 1920, inclusive.
Backstory: Again, a little obvious. Friday the 13th is widely regarded as an incredibly unlucky day, probably at least partially due to Jason and his escapades at Camp Crystal Lake.
Correct Answers:
June 13, 1913 (1):
HugoTroop
October 13, 1916 (2):
malikaow1004
k1208438
August 13, 1915 (4):
Tailsfan101
sciolyperson1
scuffed
hippo9
February 13, 1914 (1):
builderguy135
July 13, 1917 (1):
kman1234t
Question 4: Name a breed of black cat.
Backstory: Black cats are known to bring bad luck in a variety of cultures. Personally, I think any cat is good luck.
Correct Answers:
American Curl (1):
HugoTroop
Devon Rex (2):
malikaow1004
Tailsfan101
Lykoi (1):
sneepity
Exotic (1):
k1208438
Maine Coon (1):
builderguy135
Norwegian Forest Cat (1):
kman1234t
Japanese Bobtail (1):
scuffed
Incorrect Answers:
Korat (1):
sciolyperson1
Korats are blue-grey, not black. In any case, they're not listed on the Cat Fanciers' Association list that I referenced for this question.
Unused Correct Answers:
American Bobtail
American Shorthair
American Wirehair
Bombay
British Shorthair
Cornish Rex
LaPerm
Manx
Oriental
Persian
Ragamuffin
Scottish Fold
Selkirk Rex
Siberian
Sphynx
Turkish Angora
Re: Think Different 13: Triskaidekaphobia
Posted: November 13th, 2020, 12:05 pm
by jaspattack
Question 5: Name a horror movie franchise with more than four movies.
Backstory: While this doesn't directly relate to superstitions, it's a little scary I think.
Correct Answers:
SAW (1):
HugoTroop
Children of the Corn (1):
Tailsfan101
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1):
sciolyperson1
Friday the 13th (1):
sneepity
Killjoy (1):
builderguy135
Nightmare on Elm Street (1):
kman1234t
Hellraiser (1):
scuffed
The Purge (1):
hippo9
Unused Correct Answers:
Paranormal Activity
Child’s Play
The Conjuring
Alien
Halloween
The Dead
Puppet Master
Wrong Turn
The Howling
Leprechaun
The Amityville Horror
...and many others, I’m sure
Re: Think Different 13: Triskaidekaphobia
Posted: November 13th, 2020, 12:09 pm
by jaspattack
Question 6: Name a musician or band that has released an album called "Thirteen". Submissions relating to albums titled "13" will not be accepted.
Backstory: Similar to the Nobel question, this just has to do with the number 13. We can't be all spooky all the time.
Correct Answers:
Emmylou Harris (1):
malikaow1004
Alasen (1):
Tailsfan101
Teenage Fanclub (1):
sciolyperson1
William Ryan Key (1):
builderguy135
October Noir (2):
kman1234t
hippo9
Incorrect Answers:
Johnny Cash (1):
sneepity
While I do greatly admire Johnny Cash, he never released an album titled "Thirteen". His song Thirteen was featured on American Recordings, one of his later studio albums.
Unused Correct Answers:
Megadeth
CJ & The Satellites
Harem Scarem
James Reyne
Robert Miles
...and many others, I’m sure
Re: Think Different 13: Triskaidekaphobia
Posted: November 13th, 2020, 12:13 pm
by jaspattack
Question 7: Name a tarot card in the major arcana.
Backstory: Tarot cards are spooooky. Or not, depending on how you feel about divination.
Correct Answers:
Death (1):
HugoTroop
The Hermit (2):
malikaow1004
kman1234t
Temperance (3):
Tailsfan101
sciolyperson1
scuffed
The World (2):
sneepity
builderguy135
The Chariot (1):
k1208438
Judgement (1):
hippo9
Unused Correct Answers:
The Fool
The Magician
The High Priestess
The Empress
The Emperor
The Hierophant
The Lovers
Justice
Wheel of Fortune
Strength
The Hanged Man
The Devil
The Tower
The Star
The Moon
The Sun