[Babayaro.]

Originally Posted by Shaun

There's nothing more soul-destroying than thinking you've chosen a really well-known city in Barcelona and then watching the entire forum send in a vote for THAT bloody place one by one I thought "in Europe" would make people automatically stray outside of the UK

me

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by MB.

Technically I think Niamh's answer should probably count, as I had Niue for one of my answers in the history round (the countries known by former names question) and it was deemed correct

Thanks for saying that MB, you didn't have to draw attention to the fact you named it as a country too

[Niamh.]

Also thanks Cherie, Jess & Rob.....and Shaun

[Shaun]

I think I accepted it for MB because it would've been seen as a country at the time, when it was named "Savage Island", but obviously this pre-dated the whole "recognised by the United Nations" thing so it's a bit of a grey area. If anything it did make me a little inclined to go back and give MB a wrong answer but it's all good. At least nobody said something embarrassing like John Barrowman

[Shaun]

Oh also, re: the Sir David Attenborough question, it has to be one that he has presented and been the key contributor to. If he's popped up as a narrator on someone else's documentary then it won't count. Anything under "Major Projects" here would count: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_...gh_filmography but "Other programmes" won't because they mostly consist of guest appearances on things like talkshows, interviews, other documentary-makers' work, etc.

[Niamh.]

That was tough, lots of the top answers literally none popped in to my head straight away and googling didn't help

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Also thanks Cherie, Jess & Rob.....and Shaun

Cherie showing blatant bias....grassing me up for an answer Shaun hadn't noticed and letting you get away with that.......blatant xenophobia

[Mitchell]

Will do this later today

[Shaun]

Have so far got answers from Black Dagger, Strictly Jake, Cal, Niamh, Matthew, James, Calderyon, AnnieK, Rob!, Liam-, Amy Jade, Ammi, MTVN, Cherie, Denver, Mitchell & Smithy.

If I'm remembering correctly that means I'm just waiting on Jake, Babayaro, Jessica, MB and Daniel (and indeed anyone who missed Round 5)

[Ammi]

...I’m on my way Miss Shauna......I’m just taking the scenic route and enjoying the science and nature of the landscape etc...and I might have got a bit lost as well, my Sat Nav’s a bit dodgy...that might be Lucas I can see over there....

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

Cherie showing blatant bias....grassing me up for an answer Shaun hadn't noticed and letting you get away with that.......blatant xenophobia

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

Cherie showing blatant bias....grassing me up for an answer Shaun hadn't noticed and letting you get away with that.......blatant xenophobia

It happened in one of the previous rounds as well but it didn’t affect me so I let it slide



Also with Niamh it was not clear cut


Sent

[Babayaro.]

will send mine in this evening

[Shaun]

Just waiting on Jess', Marc's and Daniel's now and on an amendment from Smithy, silly cow

edit: Rhyme was unintentional but wonderful

[Cal.]

Originally Posted by Shaun

Just waiting on Jess', Marc's and Daniel's now and on an amendment from Smithy, silly cow

[Jessica.]

Sorry, I keep forgetting this until I'm heading to bed

[Shaun]

21 of you took part in Pointless this time, but Top Answers manages more once again with 24 participants. Let's release the science test results.

Nature & Science

Top Answers

1. Name a TV show presented by Sir David Attenborough

Planet Earth - 16
Blue Planet - 6
Blue Planet II - 1
Our Planet - 1

2. Name a chemical element whose symbol is a single letter

Oxygen (O) - 12
Hydrogen (H) - 11
Carbon (C) - 1

3. Name a type of renewable energy

Solar - 22
Wind - 2

4. Name a moon that is in our solar system (other than the Earth's moon)

Europa - 9
Titan - 7
Ganymede - 3
Phobos - 3
Deimos - 2

5. Name someone who has received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry

Marie Curie - 18
Akira Yoshino - 3
John B Goodenough - 3 (john really do be good enough tho)

6. Name an animal that has been heavily impacted by poachers

Elephants - 19
Rhinos - 4
Leopards - 1

7. Name a bird that is native to the UK

Robin - 14
Pigeon - 4
Blackbird - 3
Seagull - 1
Barn Owl - 1
Swan - 1

8. Name a country severely impacted by the Boxing Day tsunami of 2004

Indonesia - 10
Thailand - 9
India - 5

9. Name a type of poisonous mushroom

Death Cap - 21
Deadly Webcap - 2
Angels Wings - 1

10. Name one of the body's five senses

Sight - 16
Smell - 5
Taste - 3

Scores

Cal. - 156
MTVN - 153
MB. - 151
Black Dagger - 150
AnnieK - 146
Amy Jade - 141
Daniel. - 140
Cherie - 138
Niamh - 135
Strictly Jake - 129
Jessica - 127
Babayaro - 126
Jake. - 126
Ammi - 125
Smithy - 123
Liam- - 121
Matthew. - 121
Calderyon - 120
Shaun - 119
Rob! - 115
Mitchell - 108
Tony Montana - 108
James - 106
Denver - 100

Cal snatching another crown

[Rob!]

Omfg I did terribly

[Mitchell]

Why the **** did I go for rhino ffs

Even said in my pm I bet elephant is top

[Ammi]

...well done the top fabulous five...Cal, MTVN, MB, Lucas and Annie....

[Shaun]

As stated, an incorrect answer would be worth 21pts this time.

Pointless

1) Name a TV show presented by Sir David Attenborough

Shaun - The First Eden (1987)
Black Dagger - Superfish: Bluefin Tuna
Calderyon - Destruction of the Indian
Liam- - Life in the Freezer
AnnieK - Life in Cold Blood
Rob! - The Lost Gods of Easter Island
Strictly Jake - Wildlife On One
Cal - The Queen's Green Planet
Niamh - Heart of a Nomad
Matthew. - Secrets of Wild India
Ammi - Blue Planet
Cherie - The Trials of Life
Smithy - Life - East Africa (1967)
Denver - A Blank on the Map
MTVN - Secrets of Wild India
Mitchell - Attenborough and Animals
Tony Montana - Dynasties
MB - Animal Crime Scene
Jake. - Dynasties
Babayaro - Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor: The Link
Jessica - Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives

With 120 correct answers I would've assumed that this would be a damage-free round... it wasn't to be, however.

2) Name an element on the periodic table whose symbol is a single letter


Shaun - Potassium (K)
Black Dagger - Tungsten (W)
Calderyon - Sulfur (S)
Liam- - Hydrogen (H)
AnnieK - Boron (B)
Rob! - Phosphorous (P)
Strictly Jake - Tungsten (W)
Cal - Boron (B)
Niamh - Iodine (I)
Matthew. - Uranium (U)
Ammi - Carbon (C)
Cherie - Oxygen (O)
Smithy - Carbon (C)
Denver - Boron (B)
MTVN - Vanadium (V)
Mitchell - Uranium (U)
Tony Montana - Yttrium (Y)
MB - Potassium (K)
Jake. - Oxygen (O)
Babayaro - Sulfur (S)
Jessica - Sulfur (S)

14 possible answers here and nobody goes for Fluorine (F) or Nitrogen (N). Sulfur and Boron score 2pts, everything else scores 1.

3) Name a type of renewable energy

Shaun - Tidal
Black Dagger - Geothermal
Calderyon - Tidal
Liam- - Hydro
AnnieK - Biomass
Rob! - Tidal
Strictly Jake - Biomass
Cal - Geothermal
Niamh - Tidal
Matthew. - Geothermal
Ammi - Solar
Cherie - Tidal
Smithy - Solar
Denver - Wind
MTVN - Biomass
Mitchell - Tidal
Tony Montana - Tidal
MB - Hydro
Jake. - Wind
Babayaro - Wind
Jessica - Wind

Unsurprisingly, with only six valid answers this was a bit of a mess. Re: the nuclear argument, it involves breaking apart atoms of radioactive materials so will still, technically, run out of materials one day (even if it's far less imminent than fossil fuels). I had to autocorrect a few of these answers since you gave different names for the same source of power. Solar and Hydro score 1, Biomass and Geothermal score 2, Wind scores 3 and Tidal scores 6.

4) Name a moon that is in our solar system (other than Earth's)

Shaun - Albiorix
Black Dagger - Callisto
Calderyon - Galatea
Liam- - Despina
AnnieK - Ganymede
Rob! - Puck
Strictly Jake - Iapetus
Cal - Hegemone
Niamh - Puck
Matthew. - Carme
Ammi - Phobos
Cherie - Suttungr
Smithy - Sinope
Denver - Himalia
MTVN - Iapetus
Mitchell - Ananke
Tony Montana - Proteus
MB - S/2004 S 22
Jake. - Belinda
Babayaro - Euanthe
Jessica - Ijiraq

So many beautiful names from poetry and classic civilisation here... but it doesn't get more striking than S/2004 S 22 Puck and Iapetus score 1.

5) Name someone who's won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry

Shaun - Adolf Butenandt
Black Dagger - Frederick Soddy
Calderyon - Luis F Leloir
Liam- - Melvin Calvin
AnnieK - Dan Schechtman
Rob! - Ben Feringa
Strictly Jake - Adolf Butenandt
Cal - Walter Gilbert
Niamh - Fritz Pregl
Matthew. - Alan J Heeger
Ammi - John B Goodenough
Cherie - R. A. Zsigmondy
Smithy - Aziz Sincar
Denver - Irwin Rose
MTVN - Willard Libby
Mitchell - Richard Martin Willstaetter
Tony Montana - Gerhard Ertl
MB - Wendell Meredith Stanley
Jake. - John B Fenn
Babayaro - George Charles de Hevesy
Jessica - Otto Paul Hermann Diels

"Surely no one else will pick the one called Adolf who won during the era of Nazi Germany," Shaun naively thought.

6) Name an animal to have suffered at the hands of poachers

Shaun - Coyotes
Black Dagger - Lemurs
Calderyon - Pangolins
Liam- - Chestnut-mandibled toucans
AnnieK - Chacma baboons
Rob! - Impalas
Strictly Jake - Pangolins
Cal - Pacific parakeets
Niamh - Gorillas
Matthew. - Pangolins
Ammi - Rhinos
Cherie - Grouses
Smithy - Thylacines
Denver - Muskoxen
MTVN - Wattled guans
Mitchell - Lemurs (no chicken's do not count because their eggs are "poached" )
Tony Montana - Lemurs
MB - Spiny dogfish
Jake. - Lemurs
Babayaro - Lemurs
Jessica - Asian elephants

Was looking nice and peaceful until the stragglers all came in talking about lemurs. They score 4pts, whilst Pangolins score 2.

7) Name a species of bird native to the UK

Shaun - Bittern
Black Dagger - Long Tailed Tit
Calderyon - Dunnock
Liam- - Yellowhammer
AnnieK - Great cormorant
Rob! - Fieldfare
Strictly Jake - Great tit
Cal - Scottish Crossbill
Niamh - Turnstone
Matthew. - Great tit
Ammi - Robin
Cherie - Jackdaw
Smithy - Common shelduck
Denver - Cretzschmar's bunting
MTVN - Hawfinch
Mitchell - Magpie
Tony Montana - Starling
MB - St. Kilda Wren
Jake. - Nightjar
Babayaro - Eurasian spoonbill
Jessica - Dipper

...something something "not so great tits".

8) Name a country severely impacted by the Boxing Day tsunami of 2004

Shaun - Bangladesh
Black Dagger - Somalia
Calderyon - Seychelles
Liam- - India
AnnieK - Somalia
Rob! - Madagascar
Strictly Jake - Kenya
Cal - Mauritius
Niamh - Somalia
Matthew. - Myanmar
Ammi - Indonesia
Cherie - India
Smithy - Myanmar
Denver - Madagascar
MTVN - Somalia
Mitchell - Somalia
Tony Montana - Kenya
MB - Myanmar
Jake. - Seychelles
Babayaro - Australia
Jessica - Tanzania

Other valid answers would've included Yemen, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, South Africa... basically anywhere on the East of Africa or touching the Indian ocean, really. In a way I'm glad this happened before social media was really a thing, because the devastation caused by this is frightening enough without super-visceral first hand footage readily retweetable. Seychelles, India, Kenya and Madagascar score 1, Myanmar scores 2, whilst Somalia scores 4.

9) Name a type of poisonous mushroom

Shaun - Club-footed clitocybe
Black Dagger - Deadly skullcap (galerina marginata)
Calderyon - Cinnamon webcap
Liam- - Fly agaric (amanita muscaria)
AnnieK - Destroying angel
Rob! - Destroying angel
Strictly Jake - Fools funnel
Cal - Club-footed clitocybe
Niamh - Fly agaric (amanita muscaria)
Matthew. - Fools funnel
Ammi - Death cap
Cherie - Spiny puffball
Smithy - Panther cap
Denver - Angels wing
MTVN - Lepiota subincarnata
Mitchell - Poison champagne amanita
Tony Montana - Deadly skullcap (galerina marginata)
MB - Liberty cap
Jake. - Fly agaric (amanita muscaria)
Babayaro - "Little white mushroom" (trogia venenata)
Jessica - Sulfur tuft (hypholoma fasciculare)

Turned out to be the trickiest question to moderate because I had to make sure the scientific names some of you were giving weren't the same as their common names (and, indeed, some were). Everything here scores 1 point with the exception of the fly agaric mushroom, scoring 2.

10) Name one of the body's five senses.

Shaun - Hearing
Black Dagger - Touch
Calderyon - Sight
Liam- - Smell
AnnieK - Smell
Rob! - Smell
Strictly Jake - Taste
Cal - Hearing
Niamh - Hearing
Matthew. - Touch
Ammi - Sight
Cherie - Smell
Smithy - Touch
Denver - Taste
MTVN - Hearing
Mitchell - Smell
Tony Montana - Hearing
MB - Smell
Jake. - Touch
Babayaro - Sight
Jessica - Hearing

Tasting comes off best here with just the 1pt. Sight is next-best with 2pts. Touching manages a reasonable 3, but Hearing and Smelling are the worst pair with 5pts each.

Scores

Ammi - 4
Smithy - 7
Denver - 7
Liam- - 9
MB - 9
Cal - 10
Jessica - 10
Strictly Jake - 10
Babayaro - 11
Calderyon - 13
Cherie - 13
Jake. - 13
Matthew. - 13
MTVN - 13
AnnieK - 14
Rob! - 14
Shaun - 14
Black Dagger - 15
Niamh - 17
Tony Montana - 18
Mitchell - 20

Congrats once more to Ammi, and a close tie for second between Adam and Smithy!

[Ammi]

...Adam, Smithy, Liam and MB.....

[Shaun]

Film

1. Name a film starring Amy Adams
2. Name someone who has directed a Batman film
3. Name a popular genre of film
4. Name a film with a type of animal in its (English) title
5. Name a Disney prince (not princess!)
6. Name a horror film franchise
7. Name a character that has been portrayed by Robert De Niro
8. Name a film that won Best International Feature Film at the Academy Awards, other than Parasite
9. Name a film that won Best Picture at the Academy Awards in the 1980s
10. Name a film starring Sean Penn

For the Pointless round: all "name a film..." questions must be cinema (or Netflix/Amazon) releases; no straight to DVD nonsense thank you! For #4, the type of animal can be singular or plural, so go wild with that one. In the likely event that Amy Adams happens to also be the name of a less famous actress, I am specifically asking for the famous one For #7, I want a full name that he is credited for in the film... no "cameo" appearances or extra work before he was famous, thanks! For #9, any film that won Best Picture at the Oscars between 1980 and 1989 is eligible; I know the winner in 1990 will have been released in the 80s but it's still a 90s ceremony.

[Black Dagger]

Pointless can get in the ****ing bin

[Cherie]

So Ammi’s tactic of putting mainly the same answer for top and pointless is paying off while the rest of us are googling like mad