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Fri 08/12/06 at 22:19
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"Tempus Fugit"
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What General forum doesn't have a General Knowledge quiz, well, now this one does.
In this thread General Knowledge questions will be asked and you, the people, must give answers. After this first question, the winner will be stated here and then will have to give a question; and so on and so forth. Please don't use the internet, cause where's the fun in that.

The author of the question has to tell people who guess whether they are correct or wrong.

Rules
1)If no-one gets the answer within 24 hours of it being posted then the person who set it must ask a new one.
2)If no new question is set within 5 hours someone else will have to set a new question.
3)If you find out the answer on the internet(i.e.Google,Wikipedia) then you can't enter.
4)If you answer a question, you will get a point, providing that you also set a question.
5)No points will be added to the setter's total if no-one answers their question (Because than you could just set a really hard question that no-one would get)

Scoreboard
Machie = 2 Points
Kawada = 12 Points
Grandprix = 5 Points
tnc = 23 Points
schummi = 4 Points
Sunflower = 8 Points
Nin = 27 Points
Der Nazi = 10 Points
Smedlos = 4 Points
Very_Metal = 2 Points
Alfonse = 12 Points
Vampyr = 12 Points
Coo Coo = 3 Points
Chaos = 6 Points
Timmargh = 5 Points
Hedfix = 3 Points
gr13ve = 3 Points
Revolver Ocelot = 3 Points
Dragonlance = 38 Points
Garin = 3 Points
Dana Scully = 2 Points
Hippyman = 6 Points
pete_21 = 25 Points
theweirdo666 = 4 Points
ButchML = 1 Point
Sonic Chris = 21 Points
Numnut = 4 Points
jubbachainsaw = 3 Points


Leader Board
#1 = Dragonlance = 38 Points
#2 = Nin = 27 Points
#3 = pete_21 = 25 Points
#4 = tnc = 23 Points
#5 = Sonic Chris = 21 Points
#6 = Kawada = 12 Points
#6 = Vampyr = 12 Points
#6 = Alfonse = 12 Points
#7 = Der Nazi = 10 Points
#8 = Sunflower = 8 Points
#9 = Chaos = 6 Points
#9 = Hippyman = 6 Points
#10 = Timmargh = 5 Points
#10 = Grandprix = 5 Points
#11 = Smedlos = 4 Points
#11 = schummi = 4 Points
#11 = Numnut = 4 Points
#11 = theweirdo666 = 4 Points

please be patient as i will get round to updating the leauge table + the Leader board.
In order to get on the leader board, you must be on the Scorebord with more than 3 points
Also to note: Ridiculous/non general knowlegde questions will not be accepted as proper questions (e.g."do i have to set a question now" or "what is my favourite colour").
I Reserve the Right to award, take away points and to alter or add new rules.
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Fri 29/01/10 at 18:56
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"Feather edged ..."
Posts: 8,536
Pete seems to have missed his invitation to set the question, so to keep the ball rolling:

What game was the first smash hit on the PC? (you can name the year aswell, if you like)

:-)
Tue 26/01/10 at 20:19
Regular
"How Ironic"
Posts: 4,312
Watched repeats of that show, what an awesome programme! "Nahhhhhhhhhhhhh-nah NAH!!!!!! Nuh-nuh-nah-nah-nuh-nahhhhhhhhhh, nanana!
Tue 26/01/10 at 19:58
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"Feather edged ..."
Posts: 8,536
pete_21 wrote:
> Dragonlance wrote:
> Been running for some time now so......the answer:
>
> @pete - Wolfenstein 3D (1992) is usually credited with the
> title,
>
>
> Yeah it was with me ! :)
>
>
>
> Name the first real videogame TV show.....
>
> Oh well,here comes yet another of my usually less then brilliant
> guesses,I'm going to go for Gamesmaster.

For that reply you cannot be faulted:-) Who can't forget the infuriating floating head of Sir Patrick Moore and the equally irritating Dominik Diamond........we watched people challenged to a duel or whatever on selected videogames.

However, my question tried to invoke the memory that saw us watching people actually placed within a 'gaming world - a RPG universe' as it happens .... and for this the answer would have to be:

Knightmare (1987)

Try here: Knightmare Intro

But, if Shepps agrees, I think you deserve the point for 'just trying and nearly being there' :-)) Well done pete.
Mon 25/01/10 at 22:16
Regular
"I like turtles"
Posts: 5,368
Dragonlance wrote:
> Been running for some time now so......the answer:
>
> @pete - Wolfenstein 3D (1992) is usually credited with the title,


Yeah it was with me ! :)
>

>
> Name the first real videogame TV show.....

Oh well,here comes yet another of my usually less then brilliant guesses,I'm going to go for Gamesmaster.
Mon 25/01/10 at 19:06
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"Feather edged ..."
Posts: 8,536
Been running for some time now so......the answer:

@pete - Wolfenstein 3D (1992) is usually credited with the title, but it was id's second FPS, the first being Catacomb 3D (1991), which later produced Catacomb Abyss.

However, before all of these came Core Design's Corporation (1990) ...... :-)

Next question (same idea):

Name the first real videogame TV show.....
Sun 24/01/10 at 19:00
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"Feather edged ..."
Posts: 8,536
Sonic Chris wrote:
> I'd have to go with a completely unobvious answer of Maze War,
> released innnnnnnn.... 1974. Giant eyeballs shooting each other,
> hardly what you'd call fantastic.

PC Chris, not Atari etc :-)
Sat 23/01/10 at 18:48
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pete_21 wrote:
> Wolfenstein 3D and reckon it came out around 92 -93 ish ?
>
> or it might have been Doom which came out about the same time
> ?


Nice try pete....but, I did give you a hint......

(clue: it's not the one you think!)

That end of the decade though:-)

ps white rabbit is smiling:-))
Sat 23/01/10 at 14:53
Regular
"How Ironic"
Posts: 4,312
I'd have to go with a completely unobvious answer of Maze War, released innnnnnnn.... 1974. Giant eyeballs shooting each other, hardly what you'd call fantastic.
Sat 23/01/10 at 14:46
Regular
"I like turtles"
Posts: 5,368
Wolfenstein 3D and reckon it came out around 92 -93 ish ?

or it might have been Doom which came out about the same time ?
Sat 23/01/10 at 14:31
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"Feather edged ..."
Posts: 8,536
Sonic Chris wrote:
> You and the White Rabbit would be right ;D Your go Drag

Thanks Chris, he will be pleased:-)) To move away from science and roller coasters, try this one - (clue: it's not the one you think!)

Give the year and the title of the PC's first FPS?

:-)
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