trivia and multiple-choice

[newmistakes]

Did you know that thirty-seven years ago today a new type of maze-based video game was released in Japan? But when the manufacturers tried to sell it to an American company, there was a problem. The American company refused to release a game called “Puck Man”, knowing that kids would vandalise the letter “P”. So the name was changed to “Pac-Man”

Comments

[badoinkle]

i want you to eat that hat!

1c 2a 3b (i remember something about a waterfall not sure if you fell down it though) 4c 5b 6b 7c howd i do?

[newmistakes]

Oh Kim, I feel bad for building up your hat eating expectations :P With me there's usually always a trick to a statement like that - and in this case the trick is that I don't have a favourite hat (hats do not suit my massive noggin).

And I feel even worse telling you that you only scored 1.5/7 haha :)

[becofoz]

What the puck?

1c
2c
3a
4c
5c
6c
7a

Too many Cs in there...

[newmistakes]

You did go pretty C heavy there, Bec.

Alas, you only got Questions 2 and 7 right - I gave you a half point for Question 3 (the actual answer was ALL of them). So all in all, you got 2.5/7 :P

Have to say how incredibly incredibly offended I am that you believe I would watch TV swill like "The Bachelor", Bec. I'd rather vomit up my left ventricle than watch that.

[becofoz]

I thought that Game of Thrones would counteract the swill :P (Not that I would know, I don't watch either of those shows...).

[newmistakes]

I got out of Game of Thrones when Khal Drogo died (Season 2) - I was just in it for the eye candy :) And NOTHING could counteract that level of swilldom, Bec. Nothing!

[newmistakes]

Haha oh no! I hope you've managed to get a sleep the last two nights!! :)

You got Questions 2 and 7 completely right and I gave you half marks for Questions 3 (the answer was ALL of them) and 4 (which was both A and B). So all up you scored 3/7, Mel. That's the highest so far haha :P

[dreamer512]

C for every question.

[newmistakes]

Puhlease! Sooo offended! You really think I'd watch a TV show like "The Bachelor"??! I'd rather hold a spider in my hand while dancing with a clown than do something as gross as watching that TV swill!! Total score: 1.5/7, Angela :P

[dreamer512]

Pfft the only reason I chose C for that question was because I know you like Game of Thrones. I'm not familiar with a, and b would be my answer. I hate the Bachelor too, but I didn't put it past you that you would try to throw a tricky one in :p

[newmistakes]

I only liked Game of Thrones when Khal Drogo was on there, then I went off it completely haha. OMG you aren't familiar with "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee"?! It's an American program and it is AWESOME - you'd love it. It's like a tonight show hosted by a smart funny woman who likes to rip into politics with a definite anti-Trump slant. When I grow up I want to be just like Samantha Bee.

[callow_explorer]

It better not be the hat I think it is!

There is a creepy back story to Mario. I don't know if you are familiar with it but after playing one of the Donkey Kong games where you have to rescue Donkey Kong I thought it was weird to see Mario as a bad guy so I did some research. It turns out that the reason Donkey Kong kidnaps the princess in the first game is because he was Mario's 'pet' in the build up to the first game and Mario would abuse him. One day Donkey Kong escaped and went ape shit and decided to get his revenge by taking the princess hostage. My view of Mario changed the day I found out he was a animal sex offender. Of course he was Jump Man back there and was a carpenter and not a plumber. His history probably explains the name and profession change.

[newmistakes]

Of course it isn't the hat you're thinking of, sheesh! When you sent me your favourite hat I told you I couldn't accept it because it was too precious but I would look after it for you until you decided to reclaim it :P (I did take it to school this week and use it to draw names out of a hat to decide speech order. All the kids were mucho impressed with your hat. It's back home now safe and sound). And plus, c'mon, I'm not going to say I'd eat my favourite hat if there wasn't some sneaky trick to it - like I don't have a favourite hat or my favourite hat is miniature and made of chocolate or something mwahahaha. I'm no hat eating amateur!

Wow, I never knew Mario had such a dark and disturbing backstory. Did you know that a Q Score survey in the early nineties revealed that Mario was more recognisable to children than Mickey Mouse?

[callow_explorer]

Now having a stash of chocolate hats sounds like you and maybe by favourite hat you meant your favourite type of chocolate hat.

I didn't know that about Mario vs Mickey. What is wrong with these kids. The whole Mario/ Donkey Kong incident has made me see Mario in a different light.

[newmistakes]

My favourite type of chocolate hat whould be as big as a normal hat, but made of a combination of dark, milk and a little smattering of white chocolate around the rim.... ohh dear god that sounds good. We should go into the chocolate hat making industry - it would probably be very lucrative, for all those people who've said they'd eat their hats and then regretted it.. as most people who say that do.

Mario was named after the inventor's landlord who dropped by when they were brainstorming the name of the character. Great timing!