Survivor FOFC: The States Challenge

[stkelly52]

Today’s challenge will test your knowledge of the States. Go to the following website: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm and you will be taken to the States Web Games page. The game that you are all to play is called “State Clues – Advanced” click on the link at the very bottom of the page to take you to the game.

Answer the 50 questions. At the end of the test, take a screen shot of the page, save it and post it on this page. The listed score will be your score. You have 30 minutes after this post to post your results. Any scores after this time will be void.

Whichever team has the highest combined score will be the winner. Each team’s lowest score will be thrown out.

One additional rule. You are only allowed to take the test once. Please be honest and post your first score.

[illinifan999]

Can I send the ss to you?

[JeeberD]

Lets hope that my fondness for Social Studies back in junior high paid off...

[stkelly52]

Originally posted by illinifan999
Can I send the ss to you?

I am having problems accessing my email (because i am away from home), so the best would be to post it here.

[digamma]

1. How do I capture a screen shot?

2. How do I post it here?

[TLK]

I'm sitting this one out, right?

[JeeberD]

Yup, you are...

[stkelly52]

Lion King: Yes you are sitting this one out

Digama: Press the "Print screen" key top right side of your keyboard, often above the "insert" key.

that will copy your screen and put it on the clipboard which you can then paste into any picture editor, such as MS Paint, save that picture

you can then attach the picture using the bottom of the reply screen (you can't use the quick reply).

[EagleFan]

Not as good as I would have liked, but I mis-clicked on a couple (that's what happenes when your 2 year old is climbing on you when you're answering).
http://www.simleague.net/states.jpg

[digamma]

I've got a score. I'm trying to get the print screen up in time...

[illinifan999]

Uh

[Radii]

posting! upload etc

[JeeberD]

Gak, I have embarassed myself.... :o

http://web.ecomplanet.com/ECKB1791/ServerContent/MyCustomImages/ECKB1791CustomImage0523101.jpg

[illinifan999]

I miscliked on Wisconsin. Meant to hit Michigan. Was pissed. Question was world's leading manufacturer in auto or somethin ilke that. Clicked on Wisconsin too fast. Grr.....

[digamma]

image is too big!!!

[EagleFan]

Getting close to 30 minutes.

[VPI97]

http://www.kingsnet.net/survivor4.jpg

[JeeberD]

And time is up!!!

Edit: Or do they have unitl 8:31?

[Radii]

did ok considering I started late and couldn't think much

[stkelly52]

Digima, I will trust that you are honest and give you extra time to post yours

[digamma]

still says it is too big.

[EagleFan]

should be about calculation time :D

[digamma]

if i save it to a zip file, will that work?

[JeeberD]

If you want to e-mail it to me I can post it for you...

[Radii]

holy crap that was close. Whew.

[EagleFan]

Originally posted by digamma
still says it is too big.

Not used to hearing that. ;)

Try cutting some from it to trim it down.

[JeeberD]

Of course, I don't think it really matters since we had all five of our guys do it, and the Squids only had digamma give it a shot...

[VPI97]

Originally posted by digamma
if i save it to a zip file, will that work? Email it to me: [email protected]

[Buccaneer]

I tried this myself (knowing that I am a sucker for anything US states and trivia). Didn't do as well as I hoped, 45 out of 50. However, I did better on the capitals-advanced and place the states-advanced.

[Radii]

digamma, if you're using paint, it probably saved it as a .bmp... open it back up, do save as, change it to a jpeg, and it'll be nice and small and easy to upload :) or... e-mail it to someone or whatever :)

[Radii]

Bucc, I am disappointed in myself that I only started with about 7 minutes to spare, I think I could have gotten in the 45 range as well, you can see on my screenshot I missed TEXAS (named after Tejas, etc) because of a misclick, and more than a few questions I narrowed it down to 2 or 3 and just guessed because I had no time. That's a neat little website, going to look at the rest of the stuff there :)

[VPI97]

Originally posted by JeeberD
Of course, I don't think it really matters since we had all five of our guys do it, and the Squids only had digamma give it a shot... I really don't think our tribe is going to lose a single challenge to those chumps. :)

Originally posted by Radii
Bucc, I am disappointed in myself that I only started with about 7 minutes to spare, I think I could have gotten in the 45 range as well, you can see on my screenshot I missed TEXAS (named after Tejas, etc) because of a misclick, and more than a few questions I narrowed it down to 2 or 3 and just guessed because I had no time. That's a neat little website, going to look at the rest of the stuff there :) That was like me...I logged on here, rushed, and did the Capitols test instead. When I came back to FOFC to post it, I saw EagleFa's screnshot and realized I'd taken the wrong test. That gave me less than 5 minutes to finish this one. Ugh.

[digamma]

Alright. I e-mailed it to VPI. Too bad that none of my tribe mates showed up. Looks like it was a lost cause anyway.

[JeeberD]

Originally posted by VPI97
I really don't think our tribe is going to lose a single challenge to those chumps. :)


:)

[stkelly52]

I don't have time to calculate everyone's scores right now if someone else would like to that would be nice, if not i will get to it later today.

The tribes are:
Colossal Squid Tribe
Swaggs
digamma
tucker342
MrBug708
Shorty3281

Solecismic Tribe
illinifan999*
EagleFan*
VPI97
mrskippy*
JeeberD*
cubboyroy1826*
Radii
TheLionKing*

[JeeberD]

Hey VPI, he only got 10 out of 50, right? ;) ;)

[digamma]

Originally posted by stkelly52
I don't have time to calculate everyone's scores right now if someone else would like to that would be nice, if not i will get to it later today.

The tribes are:
Colossal Squid Tribe
Swaggs
digamma
tucker342
MrBug708
Shorty3281

Solecismic Tribe
illinifan999*
EagleFan*
VPI97
mrskippy*
JeeberD*
cubboyroy1826*
Radii
TheLionKing*

Well the Squids will be easy to calculate...

[EagleFan]

Not much calculation needed. :)

[EagleFan]

What are the asterisks for?

[Blade6119]

i got 41....too bad im not playing...

[JeeberD]

Originally posted by EagleFan
What are the asterisks for?

People who have sat out a challenge...

[EagleFan]

Solecismic 168
digamma ?

[VPI97]

digamma's screenshot:

http://www.kingsnet.net/digamma.jpg

[illinifan999]

Solecismic- 168
Digamma- 42

[EagleFan]

nice score digamma.

Actually it's

Solecismic 137 (throwing out the lowest score)
Squid 42 (unless that counts as their lowest score)

[digamma]

Thanks VPI.

Final:
Solecismic 168
Squid 42

[EagleFan]

damn, too slow, illinifan beat me to the final punch

[digamma]

Thanks, EagleFan.

I think you can take your pick:
137-0 or 168-42.

[EagleFan]

Sue them for lack of support :)

[Blade6119]

well...i dont think digamma is going to be gone...