X-COM II: Twisted Puzzle Competition - Page 3

sterlingice · 06-23-2004, 03:38 PM

Wait? Isn't that a correct answer? You're not supposed to do that.

SI

Poli · 06-23-2004, 03:41 PM

It is until the question is changed so I'm wrong.

Godzilla Blitz · 06-23-2004, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ardent enthusiast

3 points. Hoops Guy.

It wasn't the answer I was looking for, but we'll take it. Hard to argue it as wrong. 3 points for Ardent, which makes him a...zero.

However, the question is still on the board. There is a more cryptic answer.

Poli · 06-23-2004, 03:42 PM

I got to do something to get on that friggin plane!

Poli · 06-23-2004, 03:51 PM

Assuming I'm still eligible for a question, since [edit] the 3 point question [/edit]is still up:

2 points.

Named after Commander Kodos, who, on a terror mission early in our X-COM history, threw two consecutive live grenades into a telephone pole directly in front of him, causing all the agents near him to scramble for cover twice, and pretty much destroying the nearby house.

Godzilla Blitz · 06-23-2004, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ardent enthusiast

Assuming I'm still eligible for a question, since #2 is still up:

2 points.

Named after Commander Kodos, who, on a terror mission early in our X-COM history, threw two consecutive live grenades into a telephone pole directly in front of him, causing all the agents near him to scramble for cover twice, and pretty much destroying the nearby house.

Ding! Well done! Ardent's at +2 now, and done for this round.

Questions 2 & 3 are still on the board.

ShaefIllini · 06-23-2004, 04:10 PM

3 points. Qwikshot

Raven Hawk · 06-23-2004, 04:25 PM

3 Points - Hoops Guy

Godzilla Blitz · 06-23-2004, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShaefIllini

3 points. Qwikshot

Nope. Sorry. But not a bad guess.

Hint: The clue is two distinct parts, but they are related.

Qwikshot · 06-23-2004, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Godzilla Blitz

Since that last round was a bit too easy for our contestants, we’ll bump up the difficulty just a bit in this round. Point values have gone up, so don’t be shy! Jump right in.

Round Three

2 Points
Trivia: What did Kodos’ do to get The Kodos’ D’oh Award named after him? Be very specific.

3 Points
Name the agent: Larry Bird

4 Points
X-COM Terminology: The authentic end of the film comes at the beginning, but then it goes in order. (8 letters) (answer must be explained to count as correct)

Good luck!

4 points - Memento, the protagonist suffers from short term memory loss, the movie starts from the end, and works it's way to the beginning. He is trying to find the murderer of his wife.

Godzilla Blitz · 06-23-2004, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raven Hawk

3 Points - Hoops Guy

Ardent already picked up the points for this answer (an unintentional correct answer), but the real answer is still out there.

Shaef's hint might help.

Qwikshot · 06-23-2004, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Qwikshot

4 points - Memento, the protagonist suffers from short term memory loss, the movie starts from the end, and works it's way to the beginning. He is trying to find the murderer of his wife.

I'm probably way off base...I should stick to killing aliens.

ShaefIllini · 06-23-2004, 04:29 PM

Well, Larry Bird is a "Hoops Guy" and he was also a "Qwikshot." I don't see how AE can get the points and I cannot.

Poli · 06-23-2004, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Qwikshot

I'm probably way off base...I should stick to killing aliens.

You are. Not enough letters. But I like your thinking. I heart that movie.

Godzilla Blitz · 06-23-2004, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Qwikshot

I'm probably way off base...I should stick to killing aliens.

A bit too literal of an answer. The correct answer will be a word in X-COM terminology, like "Sectoid", or "Grenade", or "Blade6119 gets killed again".

This might help:
Cryptic Crossword solving help

Godzilla Blitz · 06-23-2004, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShaefIllini

Well, Larry Bird is a "Hoops Guy" and he was also a "Qwikshot." I don't see how AE can get the points and I cannot.

I can see your point, but Hoops Guy refers directly to basketball and is hard to argue against. Qwikshot is a level removed as it doesn't necessarily refer to any particular sport, or sport in general. Also, I mentioned that the real answer is more cryptic once Ardent gave his answer. Sorry if you feel it's unfair, but I don't think I can award points for Qwikshot.

To be honest, I probably wouldn't have given Ardent the points either had he not been at -3 to start with. It was more a gesture to get him back in the game.

Poli · 06-23-2004, 04:39 PM

I heart you, GB.

Godzilla Blitz · 06-23-2004, 04:40 PM

People want hints?

Raven Hawk · 06-23-2004, 04:41 PM

4 points - Alien

End of film = Fin
Word meaning authentic = real

gives us

ineal when put at the beginning.

Put back in order gives us ALIEN.

Raven Hawk · 06-23-2004, 04:42 PM

Dammit! That's not 8 letters!

ShaefIllini · 06-23-2004, 04:42 PM

No problem GB. I just need to work on question 3. I think I have the answer, but I can't get the clue to work for it.

fantastic flying froggies · 06-23-2004, 04:45 PM

2 points : Raven Hawk

A hawk is a bird and I'm sure there's somebody out there called Larry Raven, no ?

ShaefIllini · 06-23-2004, 04:45 PM

4 Points:
Ethereal
Real = authentic, homophone is 'reel'
halt = end
ethereal is halt and reel 'put in order'
Edit: I can't get this damn thing to work

Raven Hawk · 06-23-2004, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fantastic flying froggies

2 points : Raven Hawk

You giving me two points or making an answer.

Godzilla Blitz · 06-23-2004, 04:52 PM

Ding ding ding! We have a winner and a partial winner.

FF Froggies picks up two points for Raven Hawk. Raven is a bird and so is "Larry" (Larry Bird). Hawk is a bird and so is "Bird". Bird bird = Raven Hawk. I'm getting a headache.

Shaef picks up two points for Ethereal as the correct answer, but the explanation is still up for grabs.

Raven Hawk · 06-23-2004, 04:53 PM

Alright. Who the hell is Larry Raven or Larry Hawk for that matter?

Poli · 06-23-2004, 04:54 PM

I had thought of these after I answered the Kodos one.

Raven Hawk · 06-23-2004, 05:09 PM

Beginning of 'THE END' is "THE E"

Add that to 'REAL'

And you get THEEREAL

Rearrange and get ETHEREAL

Godzilla Blitz · 06-23-2004, 05:10 PM

Part of being a good agent is always being prepared, so...

Surprise!

Round 4

We’ll take it down a notch in difficulty this time. The first one is a gimme. Who wants it?

2 Points
Trivia: Who is our Commander?

3 Points
Name the agent: Central Vietnam tapestries get read the other way

4 Points
X-COM Terminology: Mostly resale returns (5 letters, answer must be explained)

Also, you'll want to keep in mind that the explanation for Round 3's four-point question is still up for grabs.

[b]Leaderboard[b]
1. Real Deal: 6 points
2. Jeeber D: 4 points
4. ShaefIllini: 4 points
3. FF Froggies: 3 points
5. Ardent: 2 points

ShaefIllini · 06-23-2004, 05:12 PM

2 Points: Kodos

Godzilla Blitz · 06-23-2004, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raven Hawk

Beginning of 'THE END' is "THE E"

Add that to 'REAL'

And you get THEEREAL

Rearrange and get ETHEREAL

Close but still a bit off.

Hint: There's no scrambling.

fantastic flying froggies · 06-23-2004, 05:12 PM

I'll take the easy one :
Kodos is our beloved Commander.

Godzilla Blitz · 06-23-2004, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShaefIllini

2 Points: Kodos

Ding! ShaefIllini picks up 2 points, and he's done for this round.

fantastic flying froggies · 06-23-2004, 05:14 PM

and he beat me to it too !

Godzilla Blitz · 06-23-2004, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fantastic flying froggies

I'll take the easy one :
Kodos is our beloved Commander.

A bit slow on the draw. Shaef got that one. You'll have to move up in difficulty.

RealDeal · 06-23-2004, 05:19 PM

I think the "e" that begins ethereal comes from the end of "movie".

fantastic flying froggies · 06-23-2004, 05:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Godzilla Blitz

Leaderboard1. Real Deal: 6 points
2. Jeeber D: 4 points
4. ShaefIllini: 4 points
3. FF Froggies: 3 points
5. Ardent: 2 points

Also, I should have only 2 points...

RealDeal · 06-23-2004, 05:24 PM

mostly resale returns is laser

most of "resale" is resal, and "returns" means to spell it backwards.

fantastic flying froggies · 06-23-2004, 05:26 PM

3 point answer : Patman

(central vietnam tapestry) read the bold part, the central one, in reverse and voila !

ShaefIllini · 06-23-2004, 05:36 PM

Well, it seems that Real Deal has almost wrapped this thing up. He's on a roll.

Godzilla Blitz · 06-23-2004, 05:54 PM

Well, that was quick! All the questions are cleared. Great work, men!

Let's see. Real gets 6 more points. FF Froggies bags 3 points. Shaef gets 2 points.

Leaderboard
1. Real Deal: 12 points
2. ShaefIllini: 6 points
3. FF Froggies: 6 points
3. Jeeber D: 4 points
5. Ardent: 2 points

Looks like Real Deal is closer to getting himself a ticket to Mars, but we're not quite halfway yet, and FF Froggies is showing some spark, while Shaef hangs tough. Jeeber has dropped off the pace.

Round 5 will be posted by a guest poster, our very own "motor listening organ". In order to play fair for all our European friends, we have to try to balance out our posting times. How about torsdag at tre på morgonen CST.

See you then! Wakey wakey time for bakey!

fantastic flying froggies · 06-23-2004, 05:57 PM

I would again like to point out that your rankings give me 1 more point than I deserve. I only got 2 points on my 1st answer...

Anyway, that's all for me, I'm off to bed. Gotta be up early on 'torsday', right ?

Godzilla Blitz · 06-23-2004, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fantastic flying froggies

I would again like to point out that your rankings give me 1 more point than I deserve. I only got 2 points on my 1st answer...

Anyway, that's all for me, I'm off to bed. Gotta be up early on 'torsday', right ?

Oops, sorry. I forgot to mention that. Thanks for the honesty, but I think six points is correct. The Raven Hawk name question was worth 3 points, if I'm not mistaken. Patman was also worth three points.

Fonzie · 06-23-2004, 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Godzilla Blitz

Oops, sorry. I forgot to mention that. Thanks for the honesty, but I think six points is correct. The Raven Hawk name question was worth 3 points, if I'm not mistaken. Patman was also worth three points.

If FFF doesn't want that point I'll be happy to take it.

JeeberD · 06-23-2004, 06:22 PM

Dang work interferin' with my X-Com contest participatin'...

JeeberD · 06-23-2004, 06:27 PM

Dola-

But I'm glad that I know something about my father's side of the family...

kingfc22 · 06-23-2004, 06:56 PM

I give up, when is the lottery.

Poli · 06-23-2004, 07:25 PM

I'm not getting up that early!

JeeberD · 06-23-2004, 08:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ardent enthusiast

I'm not getting up that early!

Wuss...

Poli · 06-23-2004, 09:05 PM

Sailor, wuss. Almost the same thing.

06-23-2004, 03:38 PM	#101
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Wait? Isn't that a correct answer? You're not supposed to do that. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

06-23-2004, 03:41 PM	#102
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	It is until the question is changed so I'm wrong. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

06-23-2004, 03:42 PM	#104
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	I got to do something to get on that friggin plane! __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum. Last edited by Poli : 06-23-2004 at 03:42 PM.

06-23-2004, 03:51 PM	#105
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	Assuming I'm still eligible for a question, since [edit] the 3 point question [/edit]is still up: 2 points. Named after Commander Kodos, who, on a terror mission early in our X-COM history, threw two consecutive live grenades into a telephone pole directly in front of him, causing all the agents near him to scramble for cover twice, and pretty much destroying the nearby house. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum. Last edited by Poli : 06-23-2004 at 04:00 PM.

06-23-2004, 04:25 PM	#108
Raven Hawk College Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Thunderdome	3 Points - Hoops Guy __________________ Owner of The Shreveport Pride in The CFL

06-23-2004, 04:10 PM	#107
ShaefIllini Mascot Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chicago, IL	3 points. Qwikshot

06-23-2004, 04:29 PM	#113
ShaefIllini Mascot Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chicago, IL	Well, Larry Bird is a "Hoops Guy" and he was also a "Qwikshot." I don't see how AE can get the points and I cannot.

06-23-2004, 04:39 PM	#117
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	I heart you, GB. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

06-23-2004, 04:40 PM	#118
Godzilla Blitz College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000	People want hints?

06-23-2004, 04:41 PM	#119
Raven Hawk College Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Thunderdome	4 points - Alien End of film = Fin Word meaning authentic = real gives us ineal when put at the beginning. Put back in order gives us ALIEN. __________________ Owner of The Shreveport Pride in The CFL

06-23-2004, 04:42 PM	#120
Raven Hawk College Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Thunderdome	Dammit! That's not 8 letters! __________________ Owner of The Shreveport Pride in The CFL

06-23-2004, 04:42 PM	#121
ShaefIllini Mascot Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chicago, IL	No problem GB. I just need to work on question 3. I think I have the answer, but I can't get the clue to work for it.

06-23-2004, 04:45 PM	#122
fantastic flying froggies Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sunny South of France	2 points : Raven Hawk A hawk is a bird and I'm sure there's somebody out there called Larry Raven, no ? __________________ Detroit Vampires (CFL) : Ve 're coming for your blood! Camargue Flamingos (WOOF): pretty in Pink Last edited by fantastic flying froggies : 06-23-2004 at 04:46 PM.

06-23-2004, 04:45 PM	#123
ShaefIllini Mascot Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chicago, IL	4 Points: Ethereal Real = authentic, homophone is 'reel' halt = end ethereal is halt and reel 'put in order' Edit: I can't get this damn thing to work Last edited by ShaefIllini : 06-23-2004 at 04:49 PM.

06-23-2004, 04:52 PM	#125
Godzilla Blitz College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000	Ding ding ding! We have a winner and a partial winner. FF Froggies picks up two points for Raven Hawk. Raven is a bird and so is "Larry" (Larry Bird). Hawk is a bird and so is "Bird". Bird bird = Raven Hawk. I'm getting a headache. Shaef picks up two points for Ethereal as the correct answer, but the explanation is still up for grabs. Last edited by Godzilla Blitz : 06-23-2004 at 04:54 PM.

06-23-2004, 04:53 PM	#126
Raven Hawk College Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Thunderdome	Alright. Who the hell is Larry Raven or Larry Hawk for that matter? __________________ Owner of The Shreveport Pride in The CFL

06-23-2004, 04:54 PM	#127
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	I had thought of these after I answered the Kodos one. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

06-23-2004, 05:09 PM	#128
Raven Hawk College Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Thunderdome	Beginning of 'THE END' is "THE E" Add that to 'REAL' And you get THEEREAL Rearrange and get ETHEREAL __________________ Owner of The Shreveport Pride in The CFL

06-23-2004, 05:10 PM	#129
Godzilla Blitz College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000	Part of being a good agent is always being prepared, so... Surprise! Round 4 We’ll take it down a notch in difficulty this time. The first one is a gimme. Who wants it? 2 Points Trivia: Who is our Commander? 3 Points Name the agent: Central Vietnam tapestries get read the other way 4 Points X-COM Terminology: Mostly resale returns (5 letters, answer must be explained) Also, you'll want to keep in mind that the explanation for Round 3's four-point question is still up for grabs. [b]Leaderboard[b] 1. Real Deal: 6 points 2. Jeeber D: 4 points 4. ShaefIllini: 4 points 3. FF Froggies: 3 points 5. Ardent: 2 points

06-23-2004, 05:12 PM	#130
ShaefIllini Mascot Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chicago, IL	2 Points: Kodos

06-23-2004, 05:12 PM	#132
fantastic flying froggies Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sunny South of France	I'll take the easy one : Kodos is our beloved Commander. __________________ Detroit Vampires (CFL) : Ve 're coming for your blood! Camargue Flamingos (WOOF): pretty in Pink

06-23-2004, 05:14 PM	#134
fantastic flying froggies Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sunny South of France	and he beat me to it too ! __________________ Detroit Vampires (CFL) : Ve 're coming for your blood! Camargue Flamingos (WOOF): pretty in Pink

06-23-2004, 05:19 PM	#136
RealDeal High School Varsity Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: here	I think the "e" that begins ethereal comes from the end of "movie".

06-23-2004, 05:24 PM	#138
RealDeal High School Varsity Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: here	mostly resale returns is laser most of "resale" is resal, and "returns" means to spell it backwards. Last edited by RealDeal : 06-23-2004 at 05:25 PM.

06-23-2004, 05:26 PM	#139
fantastic flying froggies Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sunny South of France	3 point answer : Patman (central vietnam tapestry) read the bold part, the central one, in reverse and voila ! __________________ Detroit Vampires (CFL) : Ve 're coming for your blood! Camargue Flamingos (WOOF): pretty in Pink

06-23-2004, 05:36 PM	#140
ShaefIllini Mascot Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chicago, IL	Well, it seems that Real Deal has almost wrapped this thing up. He's on a roll.

06-23-2004, 05:54 PM	#141
Godzilla Blitz College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000	Well, that was quick! All the questions are cleared. Great work, men! Let's see. Real gets 6 more points. FF Froggies bags 3 points. Shaef gets 2 points. Leaderboard 1. Real Deal: 12 points 2. ShaefIllini: 6 points 3. FF Froggies: 6 points 3. Jeeber D: 4 points 5. Ardent: 2 points Looks like Real Deal is closer to getting himself a ticket to Mars, but we're not quite halfway yet, and FF Froggies is showing some spark, while Shaef hangs tough. Jeeber has dropped off the pace. Round 5 will be posted by a guest poster, our very own "motor listening organ". In order to play fair for all our European friends, we have to try to balance out our posting times. How about torsdag at tre på morgonen CST. See you then! Wakey wakey time for bakey!

06-23-2004, 05:57 PM	#142
fantastic flying froggies Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sunny South of France	I would again like to point out that your rankings give me 1 more point than I deserve. I only got 2 points on my 1st answer... Anyway, that's all for me, I'm off to bed. Gotta be up early on 'torsday', right ? __________________ Detroit Vampires (CFL) : Ve 're coming for your blood! Camargue Flamingos (WOOF): pretty in Pink

06-23-2004, 06:22 PM	#145
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Dang work interferin' with my X-Com contest participatin'... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

06-23-2004, 06:27 PM	#146
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Dola- But I'm glad that I know something about my father's side of the family... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

06-23-2004, 06:56 PM	#147
kingfc22 Head Coach Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Morgan Hill, CA	I give up, when is the lottery. __________________ Fan of SF Giants, 49ers, Sharks, Arsenal

06-23-2004, 07:25 PM	#148
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	I'm not getting up that early! __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

06-23-2004, 09:05 PM	#150
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	Sailor, wuss. Almost the same thing. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

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