[Ammi]

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

Youtube video

[Shaun]

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]

Originally Posted by Shaun

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

[Rob!]

This is my round

[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]

Originally Posted by Smithy

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

[Babayaro.]

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

[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.]

Originally Posted by 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

Marc was tired, let her live

[Babayaro.]

Originally Posted by Jessica.

Marc was tired, let her live

I said pokemon!

[Denver]

Originally Posted by 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

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

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 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

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 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 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

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

[Babayaro.]

Truly awful

[Babayaro.]

Not me beating gaymer Lucas

[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...e_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.

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