Thank you to the 37 participants for playing! Here are the correct answers:
Congratulations to @Hassan_Jan for getting ALL the answers right! ๐๏ธ๐๏ธ You get 5 points. ๐คฉ๏ธ
@Piwipete, @Aschei, @Pisces71, @Yue_, @luccca93, and @francky29710 also did well with 4 points.
What did you think of the questions? ๐ค๏ธ Did you learn anything? ๐๏ธ Share your comments!
Weekly leaderboard time!
79 participants have played in the last week, totalling 898 points as a community ๐๏ธ. This is 190 more than last time!
But first... Boo! ๐ค๏ธ @LuminousSoul, you've been disqualified for attempting to cheat this week.
Here are our top players:
@LateLearner ๐ฉ๐ช has 27 points ๐ฅ๏ธ (3rd win ๐๏ธ)
@Pisces71 ๐บ๐ธ has 25 points ๐ฅ๏ธ
@SuziM_A_A ๐ฒ๐พ has 25 points ๐ฅ๏ธ (2x๐๏ธ)
@davedk ๐ฉ๐ฐ has 24 points
@Hassan_Jan ๐ต๐ฐ has 23 points
@Annki17 ๐ฉ๐ช has 23 points
@Aschei ๐บ๐ธ has 23 points (3x๐๏ธ)
@ludwigwo ๐ฉ๐ช has 23 points
@artur2d2 ๐บ๐พ has 23 points
@luccca93 ๐ธ๐ฐ has 23 points
@Penninoverde ๐ฎ๐น has 22 points
@Wolkenpaule ๐ฉ๐ช has 22 points (1x๐๏ธ)
@Piwipete ๐ฉ๐ช has 22 points (9x๐๏ธ)
@H_E_A_R_T ๐ฉ๐ช has 22 points
@Coquina ๐บ๐ธ has 22 points
@santino27 ๐ฎ๐น has 21 points
@PeterPositiv ๐ฉ๐ช has 20 points (5x๐๏ธ)
@dz_davide ๐ฎ๐น has 20 points
@Hima ๐ฎ๐ณ has 19 points
@Korisnik ๐ญ๐ท has 19 points
@Myonium ๐ฉ๐ช has 19 points
@arabella_ ๐ง๐ท has 18 points
@Winzentwinni ๐ฉ๐ช has 18 points (1x๐๏ธ)
@Alessandro1 ๐ฎ๐น has 18 points
@Yue_ ๐ณ๐ฑ has 17 points (2x๐๏ธ)
@Nady89 ๐ฎ๐น has 17 points
@argggh88 ๐ธ๐ฌ has 16 points
@Pavelovable92 ๐ฉ๐ช has 16 points
@Butterfly1971 ๐ต๐ธ has 16 points
@Rejoka ๐ต๐น has 15 points
Congratulations! Can you beat your own score next week? ๐๏ธ
Fantastic @LateLearner!
Thank you to the 37 participants for playing! Here are the correct answers:
- Neil Hamburger is played by which comedian? Gregg Turkington โ ๏ธ - very few correct answers ๐ถโ๐ซ๏ธ๏ธ
- When was the first official international game played? 1872 โ ๏ธ
- What is a segment of garlic called? Clove โ ๏ธ - most of you got it right ๐๏ธ
- In Michelangelo's scenes on the Sistine Chapel ceiling, which pair is depicted in the panel titled "Temptation and Expulsion"? Adam & Eve โ ๏ธ - most of you got it right ๐๏ธ
- What pioneer of genetics is known for his contemporary work with Darwin in the field of botany? Gregor Mendel โ ๏ธ - most of you got it right ๐๏ธ
Congratulations to @Hassan_Jan for getting ALL the answers right! ๐๏ธ๐๏ธ You get 5 points. ๐คฉ๏ธ
@Piwipete, @Aschei, @Pisces71, @Yue_, @luccca93, and @francky29710 also did well with 4 points.What did you think of the questions? ๐ค๏ธ Did you learn anything? ๐๏ธ Share your comments!
Iโm pleased to win this week. The questions on Sunday were difficult and I only got two or three right. How many people know much about American comedy? I suppose we all had an equal chance of guessing right. Q2. When was the first international game of what played? Chess? Golf? Cricket? Only a small percentage of people would have assumed football and have known this answer, so it would have required another lucky guess for the majority of us to get it correct. Most of us knew the answers to the third and fourth questions, but the last question wasnโt easy either. Anyone who achieved 5/5 has to be a very lucky guesser and/or a trivia genius. We will have to watch out for young Hassan Jan. On the LuminousSoul disqualification, Iโd like to say that now she has been caught attempting to cheat for the second week in a row: 1. Will she be serving a lengthy ban this time, because last time she was allowed to play again straight away? 2. After appearing to be a genius and winning 13 times, we find out that she has attempted to cheat for the past two weeks, and this obviously brings into question the issue of how many times might she have won unfairly and relegated some of us to second and third (and all of us to lower) places in the past? 3. I know itโs only meant to be a fun trivia quiz, but things like this can spoil it for the majority of honest players. Thanks to everyone who played honestly and fairly last week.
Iโm pleased to win this week. The questions on Sunday were difficult and I only got two or three right. How many people know much about American comedy? I suppose we all had an equal chance of guessing right. Q2. When was the first international game of what played? Chess? Golf? Cricket? Only a small percentage of people would have assumed football and have known this answer, so it would have required another lucky guess for the majority of us to get it correct. Most of us knew the answers to the third and fourth questions, but the last question wasnโt easy either. Anyone who achieved 5/5 has to be a very lucky guesser and/or a trivia genius. We will have to watch out for young Hassan Jan. On the LuminousSoul disqualification, Iโd like to say that now she has been caught attempting to cheat for the second week in a row: 1. Will she be serving a lengthy ban this time, because last time she was allowed to play again straight away? 2. After appearing to be a genius and winning 13 times, we find out that she has attempted to cheat for the past two weeks, and this obviously brings into question the issue of how many times might she have won unfairly and relegated some of us to second and third (and all of us to lower) places in the past? 3. I know itโs only meant to be a fun trivia quiz, but things like this can spoil it for the majority of honest players. Thanks to everyone who played honestly and fairly last week.
I had only vaguely heard of most of the comedians. I canโt even remember which one I chose. Same with the International Game. I picked randomly.
Trivia is about what's in one's head/memory and not how fast one can abuse modern technology. It's also about gaining new knowledge about things that sometimes never cross our mind. It's supposed to be fun and competitive as we chase that top spot. Harmless fun but cheats spoil that by using technology to get an unfair advantage.
Trivia is about what's in one's head/memory and not how fast one can abuse modern technology. It's also about gaining new knowledge about things that sometimes never cross our mind. It's supposed to be fun and competitive as we chase that top spot. Harmless fun but cheats spoil that by using technology to get an unfair advantage.
Very true. When I get a question wrong it actually makes me want to look things up about that subject and learn more. Especially if itโs a subject I thought I knew very well and still got it wrong. A high score is a good sense of accomplishment and some friendly competition, but in the end, I will gain more by learning that new thing than I will have by winning this game.
My wife and I watch a lot of trivia on YouTube together and itโs one of the first things we bonded over before we got married. I will admit though, I enjoy beating her because she likes to trash talk when she wins ๐
Give her a permanent ban.
@Korisnik I'm honestly surprised to see you suggest giving me a permanent ban. I didn't use any bot or cheat during the trivia. I even contacted Etienne to ask about it, and he explained that the anti-cheat system isn't perfect and suggested I try a different browser in case it was a false flag. I enjoy playing the trivia just like everyone else, so I hope you'll give me the benefit of the doubt instead of assuming the worst. ๐ @LateLearner I understand why you would think that after seeing the automated message, but I honestly didn't use any bot or cheat during the trivia. I contacted Etienne about it, and he explained that the anti-cheat system isn't perfect and that he couldn't verify whether the detection was correct or not. He even suggested I try a different browser in case it was a false positive. I enjoy the trivia because it's fun, not because I want to win unfairly. I also don't think it's fair to assume that my previous wins were dishonest without any evidence beyond an automated flag. I hope we can all continue enjoying the quizzes and let the moderators handle these situations. ๐ I honestly didn't cheat, and it's upsetting to see people assuming that all of my past wins were dishonest. If this is how I'm going to be treated despite trying to explain myself, then I don't think I'll be playing the trivia anymore. I'm sorry, because I genuinely enjoyed taking part and interacting with everyone. I wish you all the best with the future quizzes.
@Korisnik I'm honestly surprised to see you suggest giving me a permanent ban. I didn't use any bot or cheat during the trivia. I even contacted Etienne to ask about it, and he explained that the anti-cheat system isn't perfect and suggested I try a different browser in case it was a false flag. I enjoy playing the trivia just like everyone else, so I hope you'll give me the benefit of the doubt instead of assuming the worst. ๐ @LateLearner I understand why you would think that after seeing the automated message, but I honestly didn't use any bot or cheat during the trivia. I contacted Etienne about it, and he explained that the anti-cheat system isn't perfect and that he couldn't verify whether the detection was correct or not. He even suggested I try a different browser in case it was a false positive. I enjoy the trivia because it's fun, not because I want to win unfairly. I also don't think it's fair to assume that my previous wins were dishonest without any evidence beyond an automated flag. I hope we can all continue enjoying the quizzes and let the moderators handle these situations. ๐ I honestly didn't cheat, and it's upsetting to see people assuming that all of my past wins were dishonest. If this is how I'm going to be treated despite trying to explain myself, then I don't think I'll be playing the trivia anymore. I'm sorry, because I genuinely enjoyed taking part and interacting with everyone. I wish you all the best with the future quizzes.
I wish to apologise to you LuminousSoul, for calling you a cheat in public. For two weeks running we have seen a message that tells us that you have attempted to cheat and have been disqualified. What are we supposed to think, in all honesty? There hasnโt been any message from you about the system flagging you up in error as being suspicious, until now.Didnโt you want to defend your reputation? If the message is automated and not from Etienne, it would have been better if he had said something about the situation before now too. I hope you will continue to play in future, and again Iโm sorry for jumping to conclusions and assuming the worst about you.
I wish to apologise to you LuminousSoul, for calling you a cheat in public. For two weeks running we have seen a message that tells us that you have attempted to cheat and have been disqualified. What are we supposed to think, in all honesty? There hasnโt been any message from you about the system flagging you up in error as being suspicious, until now.Didnโt you want to defend your reputation? If the message is automated and not from Etienne, it would have been better if he had said something about the situation before now too. I hope you will continue to play in future, and again Iโm sorry for jumping to conclusions and assuming the worst about you.
I also apologise.
If the message is automated and not from Etienne, it would have been better if he had said something about the situation before now too.
I don't monitor trivia sessions. Out of transparency, this is what I sent to @LuminousSoul regarding her inquiry:
Hi there,
The anti-cheat is certainly not bulletproof, but it relies on relatively strong signals to identify suspicious activity. I'm unable to check whether it made the right call or not, so I have to take your word for it.
Unfortunately I can't disclose how it works, or I would essentially be giving you free pass to bypass the anticheat entirely ๐. I know it is frustrating.
It seems that you have been the only person affected and it's been in place for a couple of months now. If you really don't do anything sketchy during the trivia session, perhaps you could try a different browser?
I'm sorry I can't be of more help than that
I cannot confirm or deny whether cheating actually took place. What I can say is that it seems there was smoke. Besides, you seem to heavily rely on AI to write messages, so this can raise suspicion.
@Etienne Hi Etienne,
I just wanted to clarify one thing. I'm actually writing these messages myself. ๐
I know some people think I use AI, but this is genuinely how I write. I studied in an English-medium school, so English has been part of my life since I was young. I can read, write, speak, and understand it comfortably.
If you ever wanted to verify that I'm a real person, I'd even be happy to send a voice message.
I just didn't want you to think my messages aren't genuinely mine.
Thank you for listening.
Congratulations Steve@LateLearner bc u were this week the super smartie!!! ๐ ๐ And we also had second competition between Steve and @SuziM_A_A and @Korisnik and me but i got only 17 points last week which is super low!!! ๐ But with today i had 4 points but if im honest one was a lucky guess but that still counts!!!! ๐
