Top Answers Game #8 (+Pointless Companion) - Final Results!

[Babayaro.]

Bin that round

[Rob!]

Sent :smug:

[Black Dagger]

Good god at my answers for that last round. Disaster round ****ed my chances of top 10.

[Rob!]

Remember those days where I was in top 2 :(

[Cherie]

Dammit should have put grass :fist:

[AnnieK]

:mad:

[Ammi]

....an amazing score, Amy...well done you...:love:..

[MTVN]

Trashy TiBB out in force for Primark eh :inamood:

Instagram and L'Oreal the other two which cost me that round, I've never heard of bloody MAC

[Cherie]

Trashy TiBB out in force for Primark eh :inamood:

Instagram and L'Oreal the other two which cost me that round, I've never heard of bloody MAC


:smug:

[Smithy]

Oh yay did quite well that round :amazed:

[Ammi]

...so MAC cosmetics don’t feature heavily in the staff forum thread...’Is MTVN ready for the pubs to go back’...this is ever new information and all gathering for the next Top Answer quiz...

[Strictly Jake]

That was my worst round yet! Hopefully my pointless answers will be better

As for the video games thank goodness google exists!!!

[Niamh.]

I'm such a flop [emoji17] hope I do better in Pointless

[Shaun]

Once again, there are 20 participants so any incorrect answers are worth 20pts.

Pointless

1) Name an ingredient you might need to make a birthday cake

Shaun - Vanilla extract
Rob! - Cinnamon
Niamh - Almonds
Strictly Jake - Vanilla essence
Matthew. - Sprinkles
Mitchell - Lemon zest
Calderyon - Baking soda
Jake - Salt
MB - Cream cheese
Smithy - Soya Milk
Denver - Green food colouring
Cherie - Vanilla essence
Liam- - Red food colouring
Jessica - Vegetable oil
Tony Montana - Butter
AnnieK - Sprinkles
Cal - Nutmeg
Black Dagger - Caster sugar
MTVN - Hundreds and Thousands
Babayaro - Cinnamon

Had a minor heart attack when two of you named something similar to mine, but was relieved and not at all biased to discover that essence and extract are different things :hee: Just the three shared answers here, and many tasty ones too.

2) Name a clothing retail chain that operates in the UK

Shaun - Peacocks
Rob! - Peacocks
Niamh - Dunnes stores
Strictly Jake - Sportsdirect
Matthew. - Jack & Jones
Mitchell - M&Co
Calderyon - H&M
Jake - Tu (Sainsburys)
MB - White Stuff
Smithy - Peacocks
Denver - Jack & Jones
Cherie - Monsoon
Liam- - Joseph
Jessica - Pep & Co.
Tony Montana - Primark
AnnieK - George (ASDA)
Cal - Long Tall Sally
Black Dagger - Fat Face
MTVN - Gieves and Hawkes
Babayaro - Jack Wills

I knew naming the first clothing store I never see people go inside in town would turn out to be a silly idea :( 2pts for Peacocks, 1pt for Jack & Jones.

3) Name a Premier League player who scored (or has scored) more than 100 PL goals in their career

Shaun - Robbie Keane
Rob! - Matt le Tissier
Niamh - Robbie Keane
Strictly Jake - Paul Scholes
Matthew. - Emile Heskey
Mitchell - Frank Lampard
Calderyon - Nicolas Anelka
Jake - Didier Drogba
MB - Robbie Fowler
Smithy - Wayne Rooney
Denver - Dion Dublin
Cherie - Darren Bent
Liam- - Ryan Giggs
Jessica - Alan Shearer
Tony Montana - Nicolas Anelka
AnnieK - Robin van Persie
Cal - Romelu Lukaku
Black Dagger - Sergio Aguero
MTVN - Les Ferdinand
Babayaro - Peter Crouch

Should've known better than to name the only Irish one because Niamh was breathing down my neck like a stalker :( I believe there were 31 options here so this was largely damage-free. Just 1pt for Keane and Anelka.

4) Name a chocolate bar manufactured by Mars, other than the Mars Bar

Shaun - Galaxy Honeycomb Crisp
Rob! - Topic
Niamh - Flyte
Strictly Jake - Bounty
Matthew. - Galaxy Cookie Crumble
Mitchell - 3 Musketeers
Calderyon - Dove
Jake - Dove Caramel
MB - Galaxy Fruit & Nut
Smithy - Snickers
Denver - 3 Musketeers
Cherie - Dove Strawberry Cranberry Yogurt Chocolate Bar
Liam- - Banjo
Jessica - Topic
Tony Montana - Snickers
AnnieK - Teasers
Cal - Twix Coconut
Black Dagger - Galaxy Bubbles
MTVN - M&Ms Peanut Block
Babayaro - PB Max

This is the sort of question where naming a simple answer isn't the ticket, so Topic and Snickers get some points. 3 Musketeers, which I believe is an American name for a Milky Way (similar to how Dove is the American name for Galaxy; perhaps the Americans have something against astronomical names), also scores a point.

5) Name a subject you would study at school

Shaun - Arabic
Rob! - Drama
Niamh - Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE)
Strictly Jake - BTEC in Leisure and Tourism
Matthew. - Accounting
Mitchell - Statistics
Calderyon - Geography
Jake - Graphic design
MB - History
Smithy - Latin
Denver - Gujarati
Cherie - Economics
Liam- - PSHE
Jessica - Drama
Tony Montana - History
AnnieK - English
Cal - Computing
Black Dagger - Food Tech
MTVN - Food Tech
Babayaro - Geography

In hindsight I never specified which country these schools were taking place, so pretty much any language could've been submitted. Niamh and Liam came dangerously close to a shared answer, but I believe the Irish subject Niamh submitted does not involve 'Economics' whilst Liam's version does, so they're different. 4 pairs of answers here.

6) Name an app primarily aimed at teenagers and young adults

Shaun - Kik
Rob! - VSCO
Niamh - Tellonym
Strictly Jake - Gardenscapes
Matthew. - Subway Surfers
Mitchell - Akinator
Calderyon - Kik
Jake - Hinge
MB - My Study Life
Smithy - Official DVLA Theory Test Kit
Denver - Daddyhunt
Cherie - Flappybird
Liam- - Mint
Jessica - Khan Academy
Tony Montana - Snapchat
AnnieK - Tumblr
Cal - Demi Lovato: Path to Fame
Black Dagger - Reddit
MTVN - Younow
Babayaro - Kik

Some headscratchers here - is Reddit really aimed at the young? Isn't Daddyhunt technically for Daddies? Does Demi Lovato exist? But I guess if you're hunting for a daddy you are likely to be in your teens/20s so :shrug: Others like Gardenscapes and Akinator feel like they're more general audience kinda apps but I've allowed them since they're still games and use cartoonish graphics which would classically be aimed at the young. Kik (RIP) scores 2.

7) Name a popular alcoholic cocktail

Shaun - Mai Tai
Rob! - Gin Fizz
Niamh - Baby Guinness
Strictly Jake - Black Russian
Matthew. - Bloody Mary
Mitchell - Macifröccs
Calderyon - Penicillin
Jake - Bramble
MB - Polish Bullet
Smithy - Amaretto Sour
Denver - Hawaiian Pipeline Punch
Cherie - Burnt Fuselage
Liam- - Paloma
Jessica - Caipirinha
Tony Montana - Old Fashioned
AnnieK - Tom Collins
Cal - Sake bomb
Black Dagger - Espresso Martini
MTVN - Blood and Sand
Babayaro - Blue Lagoon

An entirely pointless round! I was starting to feel bad for Calderyon in the Top Answers round for saying "Old Fashioned" when the only other person to name it was in Pointless, but he was eventually saved by a second vote :tongue:

8) Name something you might find in a garden

Shaun - Cat poo
Rob! - Spiderwebs
Niamh - Garden gnome
Strictly Jake - Worms
Matthew. - Grass
Mitchell - Snails
Calderyon - Flowers
Jake - Astroturf
MB - A greenfinch
Smithy - Grass
Denver - A used needle thrown over by a drug user :unsure:
Cherie - Worms
Liam- - Dead pets :unsure:
Jessica - Mulch
Tony Montana - Wheelbarrow
AnnieK - Shed
Cal - Dead pets :unsure:
Black Dagger - Trowel
MTVN - Washing Line
Babayaro - Dog poo

My inner Charlie Dimmock died with this round.

9) Name something you might keep plugged in at all times

Shaun - Xbox One
Rob! - Playstation 4
Niamh - Pet's drinking water fountain
Strictly Jake - An air fryer
Matthew. - Kettle
Mitchell - Printer
Calderyon - Phone charger
Jake - Mini-fridge
MB - Ventilator
Smithy - AppleTV Box
Denver - Playstation 1
Cherie - Timer Switch
Liam- - "Life Support" = ventilator imo
Jessica - Table lamp
Tony Montana - Microwave
AnnieK - Washing Machine
Cal - Printer
Black Dagger - Broadband router
MTVN - Hairdryer
Babayaro - HDMI Cable

aka the "name the things arista makes a thread about" round. Some very curious energy-saving answers here, unplug that bloody hairdryer at ONCE Matthew :oh:

10) Name a brand of make-up / cosmetics.

Shaun - Sugarpill
Rob! - Urban Decay
Niamh - Kinvara Skincare
Strictly Jake - Shiro Cosmetics
Matthew. - Barry M
Mitchell - Pixi by Petra
Calderyon - Yves Saint Laurent
Jake - E.L.F. Cosmetics
MB - Sally Hansen
Smithy - Haus Labs :laugh:
Denver - Glide Away
Cherie - RMS Beauty
Liam- - Lime Crime
Jessica - Anastasia Beverly Hills
Tony Montana - L'Oreal
AnnieK - Revlon
Cal - KVD Vegan Beauty
Black Dagger - Glossier
MTVN - Lipsmacker
Babayaro - Glossier

One of the rare rounds that watching Drag Race was useful for.

Scores

Jake - 0 :omgno:
AnnieK - 1
MTVN - 1
Niamh - 1
Black Dagger - 2
Cal - 2
Cherie - 2
Denver - 2
Jessica - 2
Liam- - 2
MB - 2
Mitchell - 2
Strictly Jake - 2
Matthew. - 3
Tony Montana - 3
Calderyon - 4
Smithy - 4
Babayaro - 5
Rob! - 5
Shaun - 5

Congratulations to Jake on our first set of pointless answers :clap1:

[Liam-]

I thought going morbid would be a winner :fist:

[Jessica.]

Congratulations!!

[Jessica.]

7) Name a species of bird native to the UK
:laugh3:

[Jessica.]

Shaun, Rob and Marc with their fives :smug:

[Cherie]

****s sake Strictly Jake :laugh:

[Shaun]

nothing quite makes you feel like you're spending your time wisely running this like someone laughing at your error and then your score :love:

[Denver]

I was clever with the used needle

[Mitchell]

Thought I smashed that and then realised that everyone smashed that, congrats everyone :clap1:

[Cal.]

I thought going morbid would be a winner :fist:

Why couldn’t you just piss off? You stupid little cow

[Smithy]

I’m glad Jess didn’t go for Haus Labs id have been FEWMIN

[Tony Montana]

Yikes I did ****ing awful.

[Smithy]

Originally I wanted to do Millets for clothes shop but I didn’t know if Itd have been allowed

[Cherie]

I need to get some sleep so I'll do Pointless' results tomorrow. In the meantime, here's Round 9 to keep you occupied. I apologise in advance... it is a toughie.

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Video Games

1. Name a type of animal breed that can be a neighbour in the Animal Crossing series
2. Name a console released by Sega
3. Name a character that appears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, 2018's Nintendo Switch game
4. Name a film that has been adapted from a video game
5. Name one of the "types" in the Pokemon series, other than "Fire", "Water" or "Grass"
6. Name a video game where zombies are featured prominently
7. Name a button that features on any PlayStation controller
8. Name a game that people play on their mobile phones, other than "Candy Crush Saga"
9. Name one of the "Killers" on the 2016 video game "Dead By Daylight"
10. Name an original game developed and released by the company 'Valve Corporation'

For pointless:

#1 - I'm looking for a breed of animal here that isn't too specific; I am not looking for a villager's name and I won't accept it.
#2 - This can be a home console, or a handheld (if they even did those). I won't accept arcade machines.
#3 - They must be a playable character. I'm not familiar with the game but if there're any NPCs in it (in the backgrounds, perhaps), they won't count.
#4 - Pretty straightforward; the video game has to have been released before the film.
#5 - There are 18 identified pokemon types, so take away the 3 in the question and you have 15 acceptable answers. "???" and "Shadow" are not acceptable answers.
#6 - Open to interpretation, but I think there are enough in this genre to get annoyed if someone says "Oh there was a zombie in this Luigi's Mansion game once :)"
#7 - The PlayStation controllers I am considering are for the PS1, PS2, PS3, PS4 and PS5. Any other consoles or handheld devices are not wanted.
#8 - Pretty open category here, it has to be a game though and not just a social media app.
#9 - There are, as of next Tuesday, 21 Killers in this game. Any that were trialed and scrapped prior to release do not count.
#10 - Whilst responsible for the game service Steam, Valve Corp. are directly only responsible for the development and distribution of 38 different games: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Valve_games Any cancelled in development, or currently under development, do not count.

This is horrific :fist:

[Jessica.]

nothing quite makes you feel like you're spending your time wisely running this like someone laughing at your error and then your score :love:

:nono: I was just joking, I am very thankful that you're running this and I appreciate the effort you're making.

[Denver]

Originally I wanted to do Millets for clothes shop but I didn’t know if Itd have been allowed

I was going to go Oxfam but wasn't sure if it would be accepted

[Cherie]

Congratulations Jake on a zero score :cheer2:

[Shaun]

Just to clarify with #1 for Pointless, I will be consulting this list as the correct options: https://animalcrossing.fandom.com/wiki/Species

As the list explains, there are some differences to the 35 species named at the top, but I'll only accept those 35. Once again, I can't name examples without Top Answers being spoiled, but I will be merging different sub-species into the overarching name if they are given as Pointless answers.

[Cherie]

Sent :worry: :worry:

[Cal.]

These questions are quite vile and ridiculous.

[Calderyon]

No they are not.

[Cherie]

No they are not.

Expecting you to be top...and pointless...no pressure

[Shaun]

These questions are quite vile and ridiculous.

You were doing crap with the good questions anyway x

[Cal.]

You were doing crap with the good questions anyway x

Don’t be SO stupid! Silly little girl!

[Ammi]

These questions are quite vile and ridiculous.

You were doing crap with the good questions anyway x

...Shaun...

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[Jessica.]

I’m glad Jess didn’t go for Haus Labs id have been FEWMIN

missed this earlier I thought you'd say it so I picked the one from drag race :joker:

[Amy Jade]

Congrats Amy :love:

....an amazing score, Amy...well done you...:love:..

Thank you :love:

[Babayaro.]

Imagine scoring 5 but it's literally the worst


DEARY ****ing me

[Ammi]

...Imagine all the people, frustrated with that 5 piece...(...that’s the only rhyme I could think of, even though it doesn’t make sense...)

...we may say you’re a dreamer, Babs, but you’re not the only one...

[Ammi]

...deary me...:laugh:...

[Ammi]

...I hope someday you’ll get a zero...or even a number one....

[Shaun]

We're straggling a bit with these answers. Received them from Jake, Amy Jade, James, MTVN, Rob!, Smithy, Strictly Jake, Cherie, Calderyon, Jess, Lucas, Mitchell and Niamh so far.

That leaves Tony Montana, MB, Cal, Babayaro, Denver, AnnieK, Matthew and Daniel

[Jessica.]

Gonna answer mine now!

[Black Dagger]

I'm a gaymer but most of the forum aren't so it was difficult going for obvious top answers lol

[Mitchell]

I’ll sort my answers out this evening :)

[Shaun]

Some teasers:

- Everyone bar 1 person has named the same PlayStation button in Top Answers
- Everyone bar 1 person has named the same Super Smash Bros. Ultimate character in Top Answers
- There are only 2 questions in Pointless where everyone's submitted a unique answer so far

I won't be accepting answer edits based on these teasers :p

[Mitchell]

Just realised whilst doing pointless that I’ve proper ****ed up on one of my top answer questions :joker:

[Shaun]

Yes I was politely waiting for you to realise that :D

[Liam-]

I’m gonna bomb this round I can feel it

[Mitchell]

And I’ve also just realised I still have the M&Co store locator open in a different tab :p

[Babayaro.]

will have these in tonight around 10/11 ish

[Strictly Jake]

Cant believe I could have got a completely pointless round last time round if it wasnt for cherie answering the same as me twice!! What are the chances

[Shaun]

8 sets of answers still to come in :oh: one of these days I'm just gonna set an 8pm deadline unannounced

[Cal.]

I’m really stuck :(

[AnnieK]

Sent....horrific, :bawling:

[Rob!]

I’m really stuck :(

All that Dominos and small spaces is a bad combination.

[Shaun]

guess we won't be calling her Low-Cal any more x

[Calderyon]

Some teasers:

- Everyone bar 1 person has named the same PlayStation button in Top Answers

Might be me.

[Jessica.]

I had to look at my PS4 controller and I will pass away if I picked the wrong one.

[Babayaro.]

right then

[Babayaro.]

i'm hungover, extremely tired and now on a sleepover shift at work

this round is going to suck ass

[Babayaro.]

Actually, I honestly can't be ****ed, so apologies Shaun but im gonna skip this round

i literally dont have the energy to find out stuff about pokemon and animal crossing

[Cherie]

Actually, I honestly can't be ****ed, so apologies Shaun but im gonna skip this round

i literally dont have the energy to find out stuff about pokemon and animal crossing

:oh: Dont give in now...D: I had no clue..just google

[Cal.]

Actually, I honestly can't be ****ed, so apologies Shaun but im gonna skip this round

i literally dont have the energy to find out stuff about pokemon and animal crossing

OH HOW childish! Spits her dummy out when things aren’t going her way! You wanna GROW UP sweetheart! There’s a BIG WIDE world out there.

[Cherie]

OH HOW childish! Spits her dummy out when things aren’t going her way! You wanna GROW UP sweetheart! There’s a BIG WIDE world out there.

D:

[Jessica.]

OH HOW childish! Spits her dummy out when things aren’t going her way! You wanna GROW UP sweetheart! There’s a BIG WIDE world out there.

oop

[Babayaro.]

OH HOW childish! Spits her dummy out when things aren’t going her way! You wanna GROW UP sweetheart! There’s a BIG WIDE world out there.

:joker::joker:

[Jessica.]

I guess that's why she has "baba" in her name

[MB.]

OH HOW childish! Spits her dummy out when things aren’t going her way! You wanna GROW UP sweetheart! There’s a BIG WIDE world out there.

something something Marc's 16th birthday party something something

[Cal.]

Now stop playing silly beggars and get those answers in love and STOP wasting our time!

[Babayaro.]

I have an announcement...

[Babayaro.]

I have changed my mind...

[Babayaro.]

Due to popular demand, I have returned to the game! Wow!

[MB.]

Well then I quit

[Jessica.]

Due to popular demand, I have returned to the game! Wow!

Excellent

[Cal.]

Due to popular demand, I have returned to the game! Wow!

Just call me Lil Miss Motivator

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[MB.]

I know it's a game, but I refuse to diminish my character to survive, I REFUSE :hmph:

[Jessica.]

Just call me Lil Miss Motivator

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[Cherie]

Get in with it :oh:

[Denver]

Be sent in next half hour

[Black Dagger]

Due to popular demand, I have returned to the game! Wow!

God I hope you flop you ****ing bore.

[Denver]

God I hope you flop you ****ing bore.

Me when Strictly Announced Jamie Laing was back

[Babayaro.]

God I hope you flop you ****ing bore.

'Name a type of animal breed that can be a neighbour in the Animal Crossing series'





Babe: Pig in the City

[Black Dagger]

C U N T

[Denver]

Sent that was bloody atrocious

[Mitchell]

'Name a type of animal breed that can be a neighbour in the Animal Crossing series'





Babe: Pig in the City

:joker:

[Black Dagger]

Don't encourage him.

[Jessica.]

:laugh3:

[Mitchell]

Don't encourage him.

I mean you didn’t see what I put for question one so....

[Ammi]

...:laugh:...Pig in the City is going to be one of those iconic TiBB smile moments that will be memorable for a long time, Lucas my love...I’m not sure that in entire TiBB history ever, anyone else could have thought of that...only you, babe...:flutter:...(...intentional Babe pun included....)...

[Shaun]

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Video Games

Top Answers

1. Name a species of animal that appears in the Animal Crossing series as a potential neighbour

Dog - 14
Cat - 6
Bear - 2
Deer - 1

2. Name a console released by Sega

Genesis / Mega Drive - 15 When I devised this question, I was under the impression they were different consoles. Turns out they weren't!
Dreamcast - 8

3. Name a playable character that appears in 2018's "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate"

Mario - 21
Kirby - 1
Yoshi - 1

4. Name a film adapted from a video game

Tomb Raider - 8
Resident Evil - 6
Sonic the Hedgehog - 6
Assassin's Creed - 1
Detective Pikachu - 1
Mortal Kombat - 1

5. Name a pokemon type, other than grass/water/fire

Electric - 10
Dragon - 4
Ice - 3
Normal - 3
Flying - 2
Psychic - 1

6. Name a video game where zombies feature prominently

Resident Evil - 11
The Last of Us - 6
Call of Duty: Black Ops - 2
Plants vs. Zombies - 2
Resident Evil 2 - 1
The Walking Dead - 1

7. Name a button that appears on any PlayStation controller

X - 19
Triangle - 2
Home / Playstation - 1
Joystick - 1

8. Name a game that you'd play on a mobile phone, other than Candy Crush Saga

Pokemon Go - 12
Angry Birds - 6
Best Fiends - 1
Fortnite - 1
Homescapes - 1
Snake - 1
Temple Run - 1

9. Name one of the Killers in the game 'Dead by Daylight'

The Trapper (Evan McMillan) - 9
The Nurse (Sally Smithson) - 6
The Shape (Michael Myers) - 5
The Ghostface (Danny Johnson) - 1
The Nightmare (Freddy Kreuger) - 1
The Wraith (Philip Ojomo) - 1

10. Name a game released by Valve Corporation

Half Life - 12
Left 4 Dead - 4
Portal - 4
Counter Strike - 1
Counter Strike: Global Offensive - 1
Dota 2 - 1

Scores

Amy Jade - 129
Shaun - 129
Calderyon - 121
MTVN - 121
Smithy - 116
Daniel. - 114
Black Dagger - 112
Niamh - 112
Babayaro - 110
Tony Montana - 110
James - 101
Matthew. - 101
MB. - 100
Strictly Jake - 93
Jake. - 92
Mitchell - 86
Denver - 85
Cherie - 83
Jessica - 83
Liam- - 82
AnnieK - 80
Rob! - 76
Cal. - 61

Congrats to Amy Jade and some random nobody! :clap2:

[Liam-]

as IF I forgot about Mario

Kill me

[Ammi]

...Amy and Shaun...:love:..well done you two, those are excellent scores for such a tricky round...

[Ammi]

as IF I forgot about Mario

Kill me

..Shaun agreed at the beginning in the rules that there would be no deaths/no killings, Liam...

[Shaun]

Falling asleep again so I'll just post the questions for the final round and finish off Pointless when I wake.

[Ammi]

...we could put you in the stocks for the day if you wanted to though, Liam...

[Ammi]

Falling asleep again so I'll just post the questions for the final round and finish off Pointless when I wake.

...you’re such a lightweight that you can’t go all day and night without a bit of sleep.../...old man...

[Ammi]

...plays sleepy music and quietly closes the door...for now, shhhh that’ll do, Shaun...that’ll do...


aoTSGTQGL-Q

[Shaun]

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TV & Literature

1. Name a book written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
2. Name an American sitcom that started after 2010
3. Name an Eastenders character who had a dramatic death
4. Name a Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom
5. Name a famous science fiction author
6. Name a historical moment that was broadcast live on television
7. Name a Netflix original TV show that ran, or is running, for more than one season
8. Name someone who has lost to Ant and Dec for "Best Entertainment Presenter" at the National Television Awards
9. Name a book written by Roald Dahl
10. Name a Shakespeare play where a character's name doesn't appear in the title (ie. not Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, etc)

For Pointless... all books and plays required must be fully published novels and plays. No collections of anthologies, one-off poems, or whatever. I require full names for #3, #4, #5, and #8. For #2 I will accept sitcoms that debuted from 2010 onwards. For #7, I will allow shows where there have been different seasons under different names of the same show, but they must have been a show that was commissioned by Netflix first - not picked up by Netflix from another channel.

[MTVN]

Surprised at Dreamcast losing out by so much, thought that was easily the most iconic console

[Ammi]

...I wonder what the top score for a single TA has ever been in all editions...

[James]

7. Name a button that appears on any PlayStation controller

X - 19
Triangle - 2
Home / Playstation - 1
Joystick - 1


That one cost me the most.

[Cherie]

Ss expected horrific :laugh:

[Rob!]

This is my round :love:

[Smithy]

Yay I always seem to do ****e in the first few rounds of this game then pull it back in the second half

[Calderyon]

I did fine.

The Pokemon question was a miss, but I have never played any Pokemon game for more than 10 minutes so it's expected.

[Rob!]

Can’t believe I didn’t put electric for the pokemon question.

[Mitchell]

Yay I always seem to do ****e in the first few rounds of this game then pull it back in the second half

Complete opposite for me, ****ing triangle button :p

[Babayaro.]

Yeah I always start well then gradually it turns to ****.

[Smithy]

8. Name a game that you'd play on a mobile phone, other than Candy Crush Saga

Snake - 1


Who is living in 2004 still, own up

[Jessica.]

8. Name a game that you'd play on a mobile phone, other than Candy Crush Saga

Snake - 1


Who is living in 2004 still, own up

Marc was tired, let her live

[Babayaro.]

Marc was tired, let her live

I said pokemon! :oh:

[Denver]

8. Name a game that you'd play on a mobile phone, other than Candy Crush Saga

Snake - 1


Who is living in 2004 still, own up
Niamh?

[Tony Montana]

I did pretty well.

[Shaun]

Once again, there are 20 participants so any incorrect answers are worth 20pts.

Pointless

1) Name an animal species that appears in the Animal Crossing series as a potential neighbour

Shaun - Goat
Niamh - Deer
Rob! - Boar
Calderyon - Octopus
Strictly Jake - Eagle
Jake - Ostrich
Cherie - Hedgehog
Liam- - Koala
Smithy - Chicken
MTVN - Kangaroo
Black Dagger - Sheep
Jessica - Octopus
Mitchell - Lion
Matthew. - Kangaroo
Tony Montana - Dog
AnnieK - Alligator
MB - Pig
Cal - Elephant
Babayaro - Hippopotamus
Denver - Duck

Hmm... there is a debate to be had here over whether Boar is an eligible answer. Two boars do appear in the series, but they are visitors that come along every Sunday morning to sell turnips. I don't know if that constitutes a neighbour :think:

2) Name a console released by Sega

Shaun - Saturn
Niamh - Genesis /Mega Drive (said '32X' which was an add-on for the Genesis)
Rob! - Pico
Calderyon - Game Gear
Strictly Jake - Saturn
Jake - Nomad
Cherie - Master System
Liam- - Game Gear
Smithy - Dreamcast
MTVN - Game Gear
Black Dagger - Mega Drive / Genesis (said 'CD' which was an add-on for the Genesis/Megadrive)
Jessica - Pico
Mitchell - Master System
Matthew. - Genesis / Mega Drive (said '32X' which was an add-on for the Genesis)
Tony Montana - Genesis / Mega Drive
AnnieK - Saturn
MB - Genesis / Mega Drive (said '32X' which was an add-on for the Genesis)
Cal - Genesis / Mega Drive (said 'CD' which was an add-on for this)
Babayaro - Dreamcast
Denver - Master System

This could easily have been a bloodbath if I just let everyone who named an add-on score an incorrect answer, but there were so many of them that sharing a popular answer seemed punishment enough :think: The Saturn, Dreamcast and Pico score 1pt, Master System and Game Gear score 2, and the Genesis/Mega Drive and its many add-ons score 5pts.

3) Name a playable character that appears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Shaun - Lucina
Niamh - Ken Masters
Rob! - Falco
Calderyon - Ryu
Strictly Jake - Chrom
Jake - Dr. Mario
Cherie - Inkling
Liam- - Ice Climbers
Smithy - Zero Suit Samus
MTVN - Luigi
Black Dagger - Wii Fit Trainer
Jessica - Mario
Mitchell - Lucas
Matthew. - Kirby
Tony Montana - Link
AnnieK - Bayonetta
MB - Galleom
Cal - Dr. Mario
Babayaro - Mario
Denver - Falco

Not too much damage here, but maybe naming Mario isn't the best strategy in a question where there's like 100 different answers :oh:

4) Name a film based on a video game

Shaun - Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions
Niamh - BloodRayne
Rob! - Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel.
Calderyon - Max Payne
Strictly Jake - BloodRayne
Jake - Super Mario Bros.
Cherie - Pokemon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of the Apes
Liam- - Resident Evil: Degeneration
Smithy - Angry Birds Movie 2
MTVN - Alone in the Dark
Black Dagger - Far Cry
Jessica - Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life
Mitchell - Resident Evil: Afterlife
Matthew. - Wreck It Ralph
Tony Montana - Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
AnnieK - Mortal Kombat
MB - Alone in the Dark 2
Cal - House of the Dead 2
Babayaro - Far Cry
Denver - Rampage

One grey area here again: Wreck-It Ralph. It's based on a fictional video game but does feature a lot of cameos from real video games :think: I'm on the fence here. We could probably all have score a pointless answer if the question was "name a movie based on a Pokemon game"

5) Name a Pokemon type, other than Grass/Water/Fire

Shaun - Ice
Niamh - Rock
Rob! - Normal
Calderyon - Rock
Strictly Jake - Bug
Jake - Normal
Cherie - Ground
Liam- - Bug
Smithy - Steel
MTVN - Ground
Black Dagger - Steel
Jessica - Fairy
Mitchell - Ghost
Matthew. - Fairy
Tony Montana - Electric
AnnieK - Fairy
MB - Rock
Cal - Bug
Babayaro - Ice
Denver - Dragon

1pt for Ice, Normal, Steel and Ground. 2pts for Bug, Fairy and Rock. Other potential pointless answers: Dark, Fighting, Poison, Flying and Psychic

6) Name a video game where zombies are featured prominently

Shaun - Zombie Wranglers (2009)
Niamh - Dead 'n' Furious ("Touch the Dead" in America) (2007)
Rob! - Plants vs Zombies
Calderyon - Infected
Strictly Jake - Stubbs the Zombie
Jake - Beast Busters
Cherie - Zombie Wranglers (2009)
Liam- - Entombed
Smithy - Plants vs. Zombies 2
MTVN - Corpse Craft: Incident at Weardd Academy
Black Dagger - Dead Rising
Jessica - Killing Floor 2
Mitchell - Zombie Safari
Matthew. - Call of Duty: World at War
Tony Montana - Dying Light
AnnieK - ZombiU
MB - No More Room in Hell
Cal - Entombed
Babayaro - Dying Light
Denver - Zombie Lane

Plenty of variety, plenty of games I will never play

7) Name a button that features on any PlayStation controller

Shaun - Up
Niamh - Square
Rob! - Up
Calderyon - Down
Strictly Jake - Select
Jake - R3
Cherie - L1
Liam- - Select
Smithy - Circle
MTVN - L3
Black Dagger - Share
Jessica - Left
Mitchell - Left
Matthew. - Left
Tony Montana - Square
AnnieK - Options
MB - R3
Cal - Home / Playstation
Babayaro - Select
Denver - X

Fun fact: if you type all of these buttons in order in the new Tony Hawk remaster, you can unlock a skateboard that says "Wettie!" on it :) R3, Up and Square score 1pt. Select and Left score 2. Other pointless answers: R1, R2, L2, Right, Start and Triangle.

8) Name a game someone might play on their mobile phone, other than Candy Crush

Shaun - Kim Kardashian: Hollywood
Niamh - The Witness
Rob! - Tenable
Calderyon - Final Fantasy Brave Exvius
Strictly Jake - Bubble Tea!
Jake - Mario Kart Tour
Cherie - Altos Odyssey
Liam- - WWE Supercard
Smithy - Doorman Story
MTVN - Football Manager
Black Dagger - Bitlife
Jessica - Tangle Master 3D
Mitchell - Speak to the Manager
Matthew. - Akinator
Tony Montana - Tetris
AnnieK - Snake
MB - Geometry Dash
Cal - Jumping Fish
Babayaro - Monument Valley
Denver - Bitlife

Unsurprisingly, the world was our oyster for this round. So close to a perfect score.

9) Name a Killer from Dead By Daylight

Shaun - The Plague
Niamh - The Deathslinger
Rob! - The Demogorgon
Calderyon - The Doctor
Strictly Jake - The Executioner (Pyramid Head)
Jake - The Clown
Cherie - The Legion
Liam- - The Plague
Smithy - The Demogorgon
MTVN - The Huntress
Black Dagger - The Blight
Jessica - The Wraith
Mitchell - The Pig
Matthew. - The Leatherface
Tony Montana - The Hag
AnnieK - The Hillbilly
MB - The Leatherface
Cal - The Spirit
Babayaro - The Trapper
Denver - The Nurse

lowkey annoying being the only one on this list to play it and score a point :oh: Only three other potential pointless answers and they were the Oni, the Shape and the Nightmare

10) Name a game released by Valve Corporation

Shaun - Day of Defeat: Source
Niamh - Team Fortress Classic
Rob! - The Orange Box
Calderyon - Portal
Strictly Jake - Counter Strike: Neo
Jake - Left 4 Dead 2
Cherie - Counter Strike: Condition Zero
Liam- - Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
Smithy - Portal 2
MTVN - Dota: Underlords
Black Dagger - Portal
Jessica - Team Fortress 2
Mitchell - Counter Strike: Online 2
Matthew. - Garry's Mod
Tony Montana - Left 4 Dead
AnnieK - Team Fortress
MB - Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
Cal - Counter Strike: Condition Zero
Babayaro - Counter Strike: Neo
Denver - The Lab

Hold your hands up: how many of you actually heard of any of these bar Portal :unsure:

Scores

AnnieK - 3
Jake - 3
Smithy - 3
Denver - 4
Mitchell - 4
MTVN - 4
Cherie - 5
Rob! - 5
Shaun - 5
Calderyon - 6
Jessica - 7
Strictly Jake - 7
Tony Montana - 7
Babayaro - 8
Black Dagger - 9
Liam- - 9
Niamh - 9
Cal - 10
MB - 10
Matthew. - 11

Congrats to Annie, Jake and Smithy on the best score!

[Jessica.]

Holy moly

[Denver]

I did pretty well baring in mind its my weakest round

[Smithy]

Yay :D

[Babayaro.]

Truly awful

[Babayaro.]

Not me beating gaymer Lucas :hehe:

[Shaun]

Just another warning for the Arthur Conan Doyle question: it must be a novel, not a short story written in a periodical of his time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Conan_Doyle_bibliography

The 'novels' tab here will be your friend. Anything else is incorrect.

[Tony Montana]

I did good again.

Damn you Marc for picking the same zombie game as me. :fist:

You should've skipped this round like you were gonna!

[Mitchell]

I’m still absolutely shocked that Lucas didn’t also choose Lucas :p

Very happy with 4 points :D

[Strictly Jake]

This round was so hard mainly trying to think of the top answers!!

[Niamh.]

Niamh?I said Angry Birds :oh:

[Shaun]

I should've probably also pointed out that this is the final round :D unless people want a surprise "double points" round that I haven't actually worked out questions for yet but I'm sure I could do since that's the easiest part of the game :suspect:

[Mitchell]

I should've probably also pointed out that this is the final round :D unless people want a surprise "double points" round that I haven't actually worked out questions for yet but I'm sure I could do since that's the easiest part of the game :suspect:
I want 50 more rounds :p

[Shaun]

7 sets of answers so far and already there are six different answers for a science fiction author and five for entertainment presenter beaten by Ant & Dec :skull: (in Top Answers, that is)

[Babayaro.]

I should've probably also pointed out that this is the final round :D unless people want a surprise "double points" round that I haven't actually worked out questions for yet but I'm sure I could do since that's the easiest part of the game :suspect:
Yes please!

:bonuswettie:

[Cal.]

I should've probably also pointed out that this is the final round :D unless people want a surprise "double points" round that I haven't actually worked out questions for yet but I'm sure I could do since that's the easiest part of the game :suspect:

No do some more rounds sex

[Black Dagger]

Not me beating gaymer Lucas :hehe:

Why don't you just die already.

[Babayaro.]

Why don't you just die already.

me when babe from babe: pig in the city keeps on unrealistically surviving throughout the movie

[Cherie]

I will do mine tomorrow

[Niamh.]

I should've probably also pointed out that this is the final round :D unless people want a surprise "double points" round that I haven't actually worked out questions for yet but I'm sure I could do since that's the easiest part of the game :suspect:Yes please

[Rob!]

If anybody had said the same pokemon movie as me I would have done time!

[Smithy]

Done :D

[Mitchell]

If anybody had said the same pokemon movie as me I would have done time!

Asking for a friend, would this time have stopped from participating in rounds 10 and 11? :hehe:

[Ammi]

...definitely one or two/a few/several more rounds, Shaun...as many as you’re able to before you flop and drop etc...

[Ammi]

...well done Annie, Jake and Smithy...:love:..you lovely Pointless people ....

[Rob!]

Asking for a friend, would this time have stopped from participating in rounds 10 and 11? :hehe:

No, after the game :hee:

And we'll be leaving boar very much alone thank you Shaun!

[Cherie]

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TV & Literature

1. Name a book written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
2. Name an American sitcom that started after 2010
3. Name an Eastenders character who had a dramatic death
4. Name a Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom
5. Name a famous science fiction author
6. Name a historical moment that was broadcast live on television
7. Name a Netflix original TV show that ran, or is running, for more than one season
8. Name someone who has lost to Ant and Dec for "Best Entertainment Presenter" at the National Television Awards
9. Name a book written by Roald Dahl
10. Name a Shakespeare play where a character's name doesn't appear in the title (ie. not Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, etc)

For Pointless... all books and plays required must be fully published novels and plays. No collections of anthologies, one-off poems, or whatever. I require full names for #3, #4, #5, and #8. For #2 I will accept sitcoms that debuted from 2010 onwards. For #7, I will allow shows where there have been different seasons under different names of the same show, but they must have been a show that was commissioned by Netflix first - not picked up by Netflix from another channel.

.

[Denver]

Sent

[Jessica.]

Sent too, was a fun round!

[MTVN]

Sorry I will get my answers in today but might be quite late, 10pm ish

[Cherie]

Sent

[Smithy]

Not being funny but I think I’ve come up with one of the best answers ever for pointless

[Jessica.]

Not being funny but I think I’ve come up with one of the best answers ever for pointless

David is dead?

[Ammi]

David is dead?

https://media.giphy.com/media/IKsyFPQpJyOxq/giphy.gif

[Denver]

David is dead?

Oh I put Babe: Pig in The City

[Jessica.]

Babe: Pig in the City

[MTVN]

Sent, was very torn on a few of those :worry:

[Shaun]

I'm exhausted and have to be up super early, so I will do this when I get home tomorrow sorry!

[Shaun]

I will say one thing: some of you are really stretching the definition of the word "historic" for question 6

[Amy Jade]

I'll do mine asap I'm sorry

[Cherie]

I will say one thing: some of you are really stretching the definition of the word "historic" for question 6

hand out those 20 pointers :pipe:

[Babayaro.]

I will say one thing: some of you are really stretching the definition of the word "historic" for question 6

hand out those 20 pointers :pipe:

:oh:

[Cherie]

:oh:

he is probably talking about mine :oh:

[Niamh.]

Mine is bloody historic :fist:

[Smithy]

:worry:

[Babayaro.]

I almost put Nadia winning BB but then thought others may be just as hilarious and choose the same

[Cherie]

mine is 100% historic :pipe:

[Calderyon]

I did not stretch.

[Jake.]

I did not stretch.

Me after being asked how my first yoga session went

[Babayaro.]

I did not stretch.

Me when I'm a foreskin belonging to an STD-heavy penis

[Shaun]

:worry:

Yours is obviously the most historic

(But no in all seriousness I never set parameters of what is and isn't historical so it's basically going to allow every answer.)

[Jessica.]

I think people could use common sense to figure out what historic means.

[Smithy]

Yours is obviously the most historic

(But no in all seriousness I never set parameters of what is and isn't historical so it's basically going to allow every answer.)

:D

[Babayaro.]

I think people could use common sense to figure out what historic means.

And I think you should shut your mouth, actually!

[Denver]

And I think you should shut your mouth, actually!

Me when Karen asks to speak to my manager

[Ammi]

And I think you should shut your mouth, actually!

...me to you when you’re not wearing a mask and only 1.9M away...

[Babayaro.]

Me when Karen asks to speak to my manager

I can smell tumbleweed but I can't see it?

[Babayaro.]

...me to you when you’re not wearing a mask and only 1.9M away...

*touches you instead*

[Denver]

I can smell tumbleweed but I can't see it?

You should wash your knickers then

[Ammi]

I can smell tumbleweed but I can't see it?

...me when I refuse to look in any mirrors because I haven’t been for a hairdo since February...

[Jessica.]

And I think you should shut your mouth, actually!

I bet you'd think me closing my mouth was a historic moment too :smug:

[Jessica.]

...me when I refuse to look in any mirrors because I haven’t been for a hairdo since February...

:joker: I bet your hair is lovely

[Babayaro.]

I bet you'd think me closing my mouth was a historic moment too :smug:

Is Jessica flirting with me?



:worry:

[Jessica.]

Is Jessica flirting with me?



:worry:

I was making a joke about how DENSE you are and the fact that you got FLIRTING out of what I said confirms it, hun

[Babayaro.]

Yeah, she's flirting with me


:smug:

[Black Dagger]

And I think you should shut your mouth, actually!

Curb your attitude.

[Babayaro.]

Curb your attitude.

Didn't ask

[Shaun]

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TV & Literature

Top Answers

1. Name a book written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Hound of the Baskervilles - 10
A Study in Scarlet - 6
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - 5
Sherlock Holmes - 1
The Lost World - 1

2. Name an American sitcom that started after 2010

Brooklyn Nine-Nine - 11
The Good Place - 2
New Girl - 2
The Big Bang Theory - 1
Breaking Bad - 1 :unsure:
Family Guy - 1 (only started in the 90s, close)
Mike & Molly - 1
Modern Family - 1
Suits - 1
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt - 1
Young Sheldon - 1

3. Name an Eastenders character that had a dramatic death

Lucy Beale - 8
Ronnie Mitchell - 6
Ronnie & Roxy Mitchell - 3
Den Watts - 2
Archie Mitchell - 1
Ethel Skinner - 1
Peggy Mitchell - 1
Roxy Mitchell - 1

4. Name a poet laureate of the UK

Carol Ann Duffy - 14
William Wordsworth - 4
Alfred, Lord Tennyson - 3
Simon Armitage - 2

5. Name a prominent science fiction author

HG Wells - 7
Isaac Asimov - 6
George Orwell - 2
Philip K Dick - 2
Arthur C Clarke - 1
Douglas Adams - 1
JRR Tolkien - 1
Jules Verne - 1
Orson Scott Card - 1
Terry Pratchett - 1

6. Name a historical moment that played out on live television

The Moon Landing - 16
9/11 - 4
England winning the 1966 World Cup - 1
Meghan and Harry's wedding - 1
OJ Simpson's car chase - 1

7. Name a Netflix Original series that has run for more than 1 season

Stranger Things - 12
Orange is the New Black - 7
The Crown - 1
The Good Place - 1
Peaky Blinders - 1
RuPaul's Drag Race - 1

8. Name someone beaten by Ant and Dec to the award of 'Best Entertainment Presenter' at the NTAs

Philip Schofield - 7
Graham Norton - 6
Dermot O'Leary - 4
Davina McCall - 3
Holly Willoughby - 1
"Holly and Philip" because I'm a ****ing moron - 1
Bradley Walsh - 1

9. Name a book written by Roald Dahl

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - 19
Matilda - 4

10. Name a Shakespeare play without a character's name in the title

A Midsummer Night's Dream - 19
The Tempest - 3
The Merchant of Venice - 1

Scores

Daniel - 118
Amy Jade - 109
Strictly Jake - 106
Tony Montana - 106
AnnieK - 105
Shaun - 103
James - 102
MB. - 102
Babayaro - 98
Calderyon - 98
Matthew. - 98
Smithy - 94
Liam- - 92
Mitchell - 88
Jake. - 87
MTVN - 84
Rob! - 82
Niamh - 81
Denver - 75
Black Dagger - 74
Cal. - 64
Cherie - 59
Jessica - 50

[Jessica.]

Oh deary me

[Liam-]

You’re gonna do me like that with Sherlock Holmes? :oh:

[Jessica.]

I was gonna say the moon landing but I thought a lot of people would remember 9/11 which is why i said that. :bawling:

[Cherie]

My worst score yet :oh:

[Jessica.]

My worst score yet :oh:

You still beat me by NINE :blush:

[Cherie]

You still beat me by NINE :blush:

Thank God:laugh:

[Shaun]

You’re gonna do me like that with Sherlock Holmes? :oh:

at least the other 5 could be bothered to type out the full name of something that isn't officially a correct answer (it's a collection of 12 short stories) :oh: the pointless answers should be fun :oh:

[Cherie]

I was going to put OINB but though it’s tibb...Ru Paul surely...but no

[MB.]

I originally put Brooklyn Nine-Nine, but switched it out for The Good Place because I was hoping everyone hated the police thought people would go for the more recent one :hmph:

[Shaun]

I was going to put OINB but though it’s tibb...Ru Paul surely...but no

it isn't a Netflix original :tongue: it aired on Logo and then VH1 first (and airs on Netflix for UK viewers)

[MB.]

it isn't a Netflix original :tongue: it aired on Logo and then VH1 first (and airs on Netflix for UK viewers)

although I believe it's marketed in the UK as a "Netflix Original", which is just confusing

[Cherie]

it isn't a Netflix original :tongue: it aired on Logo and then VH1 first (and airs on Netflix for UK viewers)

Aw right googled and couldn’t find a definitive answer

[Smithy]

Lucy Beatles death wasn’t dramatic :fist: you didn’t even see it :fist:

[Jessica.]

Lucy Beatles death wasn’t dramatic :fist: you didn’t even see it :fist:

She died dramatically even if we didn't see it!! :nono:

[MB.]

I'm glad I at least went for Dirty Den (who had two dramatic deaths!) and picked up one point more than I would have done had I gone for Bradley Branning

[Smithy]

I'm glad I at least went for Dirty Den (who had two dramatic deaths!) and picked up one point more than I would have done had I gone for Bradley Branning

Someone else with common sense I see!

[Niamh.]

Ah damn it, i had HG Wells and changed it, also almost put Stranger things [emoji879] oh and who even is that Poet and how us she more popular than Wordsworth [emoji28]

Please Pointless come through [emoji120]

[MB.]

Ah damn it, i had HG Wells and changed it, also almost put Stranger things [emoji879] oh and who even is that Poet and how us she more popular than Wordsworth [emoji28]

Please Pointless come through [emoji120]

Be grateful the Irish are free from the GCSE English Lit curriculum

[Mitchell]

Thank **** I put good place for the Netflix show on top answers and not pointless :joker:

[Shaun]

yeah I assume everyone picked her because she was the most recent one (except the current one) and was in everybody's poetry classes.

Still mildly confused as to how Holly Willoughby ended up being a low scorer for the NTAs

[Niamh.]

yeah I assume everyone picked her because she was the most recent one (except the current one) and was in everybody's poetry classes.

Still mildly confused as to how Holly Willoughby ended up being a low scorer for the NTAsBloody UK bias [emoji28]

[Smithy]

I put her bc she was the top answer on google sksksk

[Jessica.]

yeah I assume everyone picked her because she was the most recent one (except the current one) and was in everybody's poetry classes.

Still mildly confused as to how Holly Willoughby ended up being a low scorer for the NTAs

I remembered Philip Schofield scoring higher in another round so I picked him again because of that, no idea why he seems to be more thought of

[Niamh.]

I went for Graham Norton not a massive point drop so not too disappointed with that one

[Calderyon]

A middle ground performance. (On the Top Answers part)

[Black Dagger]

What a ****ing disaster.

[Calderyon]

yeah I assume everyone picked her because she was the most recent one (except the current one) and was in everybody's poetry classes.

Still mildly confused as to how Holly Willoughby ended up being a low scorer for the NTAs

Poetry classes?

[Black Dagger]

Lmao at me going Matilda bc I thought people would be lazy.

[Cherie]

Bloody UK bias [emoji28]

I put Wordsworth :hee:

And Graham :hee:

[Cherie]

Poetry classes?

Didn’t you have to study poetry at school?

[MB.]

p.s. I'm a little shocked nobody went with the Queen's coronation for the historical live TV question, since afaik it basically invented television

[Babayaro.]

@shaun I chose Phill AND Holly

how many points did I get?

[Mitchell]

@shaun I chose Phill AND Holly

how many points did I get?

Considering people who said Roxy and Ronnie got a separate amount of points to those who said Ronnie, you would get 1 point :p

[Babayaro.]

Wonderful. I lose out on points because of people being STUPID


Phill & Holly are always a duo! :oh:

[Mitchell]

Wonderful. I lose out on points because of people being STUPID


Phill & Holly are always a duo! :oh:

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IFG_v5jWPO8/UxmMMN4d02I/AAAAAAAABiU/wdUMmzI1mGw/s1600/The-Cube.jpg

[Babayaro.]

or are they?


:worry:

[Mitchell]

or are they?


:worry:

Tbf she could be in that stig rip off outfit

[Babayaro.]

Tbf she could be in that stig rip off outfit

:amazed: link?

[Mitchell]

:amazed: link?

https://youtu.be/ocNoZlNgBfw X

[Calderyon]

Didn’t you have to study poetry at school?

No.

[Shaun]

Once again, there are 20 participants so any incorrect answers are worth 20pts.

Pointless

1) Name a bloody NOVEL released by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Shaun - The Poison Belt
Niamh - The Land of Mist
Cal - Rodney Stone
Rob! - The Parasite
Mitchell - A Case of Identity
Strictly Jake - A Duet, With an Occasional Chorus
Jake - A Duet, With an Occasional Chorus
Smithy - Rodney Stone
Calderyon - The Land of Mist
AnnieK - The Sign of the Four
Denver - The Tragedy of the Korosko
Cherie - The Firm of Girdlestone
Jessica - The Firm of Girdlestone
Matthew. - The Doings of Raffles Haw
Liam- - The Land of Mist
Tony Montana - The Poison Belt
Babayaro - The White Company
MB - The Refugees
MTVN - The Tragedy of the Korosko
Black Dagger - The Final Problem

I'm going strict here, because I did clarify they had to be novels and short stories published in periodicals (Victorian magazines). Every duplicate answer scores 1 except 'The Land of Mist' with 2pts.

2) Name an American sitcom that was released after 2010

Shaun - Living Biblically (2018)
Niamh - Cristela (2014-15)
Cal - Mike & Molly (2010-16)
Rob! - Bless the Harts (2019-)
Mitchell - Marlon (2017-)
Strictly Jake - Melissa and Joey (2010-15)
Jake - **** My Dad Says (2010-11)
Smithy - Duncanville (2020-)
Calderyon - Silicon Valley
AnnieK - The Good Place
Denver - Superior Donuts (2017-18)
Cherie - Mery Happy Whatever (2019)
Jessica - The Jellies! (2017-)
Matthew. - Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015-19)
Liam- - Crowded (2016)
Tony Montana - Life in Pieces (2015-19)
Babayaro - Broad City (2014-19)
MB - Saint George (2014)
MTVN - Santa Clarita Diet (2017-19)
Black Dagger - Vice Principals (2016-17)

An entirely pointless round, which seemed unlikely since Jessica thought Breaking Bad was a sitcom :worry:

3) Name an Eastenders character that had a dramatic death

Shaun - Ethel Skinner
Niamh - Andy O'Brien
Cal - Tony King
Rob! - Paul Coker
Mitchell - Andy Hunter
Strictly Jake - Ethel Skinner
Jake - Roy Evans
Smithy - Arthur Fowler
Calderyon - Jane Williams
AnnieK - Ethel Skinner
Denver - Billy Jackson
Cherie - Ethel Skinner
Jessica - Audrey Trueman
Matthew. - Nick Cotton
Liam- - Jack Dalton
Tony Montana - Ashley Cotton
Babayaro - Billy Jackson
MB - Margaret Midhurst
MTVN - Shakil Kazemi
Black Dagger - Andy Hunter

3pts for Ethel, 1pt for Andy and Billy.

4) Name a poet laureate of the United Kingdom

Shaun - John Masefield
Niamh - Ted Hughes
Cal - Alfred Austin
Rob! - Nahum Tate
Mitchell - Carol Ann Duffy
Strictly Jake - John Masefield
Jake - Henry James Pye
Smithy - Carol Ann Duffy
Calderyon - Laurence Eusden
AnnieK - Carol Ann Duffy
Denver - William Wordsworth
Cherie - Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Jessica - Colley Cibber
Matthew. - Thomas Warton
Liam- - Ted Hughes
Tony Montana - Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Babayaro - Ted Hughes
MB - Andrew Motion
MTVN - Alfred Austin
Black Dagger - Colley Cibber

Plenty of unused Pointless answers here: Nicholas Rowe, Robert Bridges, Cecil Day-Lewis, John Betjeman, John Dryden and Thomas Shadwell. 1pt for every shared answer except Carol and Ted with 2pts each.

5) Name a prominent Science Fiction author

Shaun - Scott Westerfeld
Niamh - Wayne Barlowe
Cal - Stephenie Meyer
Rob! - Anne McCaffrey
Mitchell - Jules Verne
Strictly Jake - Aldous Huxley
Jake - George Orwell
Smithy - George R.R. Martin
Calderyon - Louis Henri Boussenard
AnnieK - William Gibson
Denver - Orson Scott Card
Cherie - C J Cherryh
Jessica - Pittacus Lore
Matthew. - Michael Moorcock
Liam- - Molly Gloss
Tony Montana - Larry Niven
Babayaro - Andreas Eschbach
MB - Lyuben Dilov
MTVN - Yoshiki Tanaka
Black Dagger - Neal Stephenson

An extremely broad question warrants another pointless round of answers.

6) Name an historical moment that played out live on TV

Shaun - Live 8
Niamh - Conor McGregor becoming the first double champ in UFC history live in New York :unsure:
Cal - San Francisco Earthquake 1989
Rob! - Princess Diana's funeral
Mitchell - Blue Peter's 60th anniversary :unsure:
Strictly Jake - Live 8
Jake - 89th Academy Awards
Smithy - Lady Gaga's 2009 VMA Performance
Calderyon - Fall of the Berlin Wall
AnnieK - The Pope's visit to England, 1982
Denver - Tanya Branning calling Ian Beale "Adam" during the Eastenders Live episode :unsure:
Cherie - Harry and Meghan's wedding
Jessica - Barack Obama's Inauguration
Matthew. - An orange is chucked at Vanessa Layton-Macintosh as she is evicted from the Big Brother 6 house on live television :unsure:
Liam- - Sinead O'Connor ripping up a picture of the Pope on SNL
Tony Montana - Charles and Diana's wedding
Babayaro - Leon Jackson winning the x factor :unsure:
MB - Katheryn Bigelow becoming the first female director to win at the Oscars
MTVN - 2012 Olympics opening ceremony
Black Dagger - Super Saturday, London 2012 Olympics

Sorry for going for the same event of actual significance as you Jake, perhaps we should have gone for an orange being thrown :oh:

7) Name a Netflix original show that's lasted for more than one season

Shaun - One Day at a Time
Niamh - High Seas
Cal - She's Gotta Have It
Rob! - Flaked
Mitchell - Haters Back Off
Strictly Jake - Final Space
Jake - Big Mouth
Smithy - Santa Clarita Diet
Calderyon - The Hook Up Plan
AnnieK - Master of None
Denver - Elite
Cherie - Dirty John
Jessica - 3%
Matthew. - Dear White People
Liam- - The Kominsky Method
Tony Montana - Luke Cage
Babayaro - Kingdom
MB - Harvey Girls Forever!
MTVN - Neo Yokio
Black Dagger - Hemlock Grove

According to my research, 'Dirty John' first aired on Bravo and the USA Network before heading to Netflix, sorry Cherie. Similarly, 'Final Space' first aired on TBS and then Adult Swim, sorry Jake. I was so ready to point out to Marc that both the American and British 'Kingdom's were not Netflix originals, but it turns out there's a bloody South Korean one.

8) Name someone that Ant and Dec beat to win 'Best Entertainment Presenter' at the NTAs (at least once)

Shaun - Michael McIntyre
Niamh - Fern Britton
Cal - Fern Britton
Rob! - Graham Norton
Mitchell - Fern Britton
Strictly Jake - Paul O'Grady
Jake - Michael McIntyre
Smithy - Justin Lee Collins
Calderyon - Alan Carr
AnnieK - Bradley Walsh
Denver - Fern Britton
Cherie - Philip Schofield
Jessica - Holly Willoughby
Matthew. - Noel Edmonds
Liam- - Gary Lineker
Tony Montana - Jonathan Ross
Babayaro - Paul O'Grady
MB - Fern Britton
MTVN - Justin Lee Collins
Black Dagger - Alan Carr

Paul, Justin, Alan and Michael score 1pt. Fern Britton scores a surprising 4pts.

9) Name a book written by Roald Dahl

Shaun - Danny, Champion of the World
Niamh - My Uncle Oswald
Cal - The Enormous Crocodile
Rob! - Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
Mitchell - The Giraffe, The Pelly and Me
Strictly Jake - Revolting Rhymes
Jake - The Gremlins
Smithy - Fantastic Mr Fox
Calderyon - The Enormous Crocodile
AnnieK - The Twits
Denver - Esio Trot
Cherie - Boy: Tales of Childhood
Jessica - Kiss Kiss
Matthew. - Lamb to the Slaughter
Liam- - The Enormous Crocodile
Tony Montana - Danny, Champion of the World
Babayaro - The Magic Finger :smug:
MB - My Year
MTVN - Switch Bitch
Black Dagger - Esio Trot

If you aren't pointless, you only score a point

10) Name one of Shakespeare's plays where a character's name is not in the title

Shaun - The Comedy of Errors
Niamh - The Comedy of Errors
Cal - The Merry Wives of Windsor
Rob! - The Winter's Tale
Mitchell - The Tempest
Strictly Jake - The Merry Wives of Windsor
Jake - The Comedy of Errors
Smithy - The Taming of the Shrew
Calderyon - The Two Noble Kinsmen
AnnieK - The Tempest
Denver - The Two Noble Kinsmen
Cherie - As You Like It
Jessica - Double Falsehood
Matthew. - The Comedy of Errors
Liam- - The Taming of the Shrew
Tony Montana - A Midsummer Night's Dream
Babayaro - The Comedy of Errors
MB - The Merry Wives of Windsor
MTVN - The Comedy of Errors
Black Dagger - Twelfth Night

Whilst I appreciate the risk of going for something with dubious authorship, there's no proof that Shakespeare wrote 'Double Falsehood' and therefore I cannot accept it, sorry. Tempest, Taming and Noble Kinsmen score 1, the Windsor slags score 2, and The Comedy of Errors a whopping 6.

Scores

Rob! - 0 :clap1:
Tony Montana - 3
Calderyon - 5
Smithy - 5
AnnieK - 6
Liam- - 6
Matthew. - 6
MB - 6
Denver - 8
Jake - 8
Cal - 9
MTVN - 9
Babayaro - 10
Niamh - 14
Shaun - 14
Jessica - 22
Black Dagger - 24
Cherie - 25
Mitchell - 28
Strictly Jake - 29

[Shaun]

@shaun I chose Phill AND Holly

how many points did I get?

well thank you for robbing us both of a point, you ****ing lanky dog

[MB.]

Fern Britton can stick her 4 points up her arse tbqh!

[Babayaro.]

****ing crap

[Shaun]

I'll get working on some bonus questions for the last round later, I'm tired :hmph:

[Matthew.]

I was completely pointless until that last one :oh:

[Babayaro.]

NERD! @rob

[Mitchell]

Well that was a **** show

[Mitchell]

Only went for Fern as I quite like her, not anymore! #teamphilvickery and Arthur Conan Boyle can go **** himself too

[Babayaro.]

Fern Britton can stick her 4 points up her arse tbqh!

I used to love watching Ready Steady Cook :flutter:

[Cherie]

Oh well, should have checked Dirty John

[Cherie]

Would have been 5 if not for the penalty :bawling:

[MB.]

Oh well, should have checked Dirty John

me when I hire a filthy pervert called John without doing a DBS check first

[Niamh.]

What a flop [emoji24]

[Cherie]

me when I hire a filthy pervert called John without doing a DBS check first

:joker:

[Calderyon]

I did well.

Sweet.

[Babayaro.]

me when I hire a filthy pervert called John without doing a DBS check first

:joker:

[Cal.]

God it all really fell apart for me

[Babayaro.]

God it all really fell apart for me

Dirty John looking back on his short spell of employment under TiBB's MB.

[MTVN]

Ah shiiitttt that Top Answers was a bit of a disaster

I thought Terry Pratchett is so loved and wrote so many books he'd be right up there :worry:

And I thought the Tempest is studied in schools and has a nice short title so that'll be popular :worry:

[MTVN]

And also Simon Armitage is only the poet laureate right ****ing now so why did only one other person say it :oh:

[Babayaro.]

Ah shiiitttt that Top Answers was a bit of a disaster

I thought Terry Pratchett is so loved and wrote so many books he'd be right up there :worry:

And I thought the Tempest is studied in schools and has a nice short title so that'll be popular :worry:

His chocolate oranges are class tbf

[Daniel.]

Oh lovely

[Smithy]

God it all really fell apart for me

Tragic!

[Strictly Jake]

Oh no I finished last on the pointless round. But I teached 4th in top answers which is my highest position yet. Im trying to improve my own personal scores and im way behind in points