Olympics PEEHS Finals (The Reveal)

Necro

6. Name a country that currently has a representative on the International Olympic Committee Executive Board (16 correct answers)

This was a tricky one without Google. Some of the answers will surprise you..

Electric Nitwit

Necro wrote: »

I'm not sure if EN was having a laugh but yeah, English isn't correct.

Unless he meant Mark English....

Oh, I genuinely did mean him. Sorry it wasn't clear

the purple tin

Necro wrote: »

6. Name a country that currently has a representative on the International Olympic Committee Executive Board (16 correct answers)

This was a tricky one without Google. Some of the answers will surprise you..

This sounds like a clickbait ad

Necro

Question 6: Name a country that currently has a representative on the International Olympic Committee Executive Board (16 correct answers)


Dick Pound is indeed one of the greatest names ever devised Zaph but sadly it is not correct. He is no longer on the executive board I am sad to say.

Switzerland - 3
davetherave
Electric Nitwit
HeidiHeidi

USA - 3
cj maxx
GreenAndRed
Irish Aris

China - 3
Neowise
Sheridan81
Trigger

ACES - 1:

Germany - rainbowtrout
Italy - KathleenGrant
Zimbabwe - Reberetta
Australia - wrestlemaniac
Aruba - Bryce Straight City

INCORRECTS - 4.5:

Brazil - Declan A Walsh
Brazil - yozico
Canada - Also Starring LeVar Burton
Canada - quickbeam
Canada (Dick Pound, what a name! ) - Zaph
England - JohnGreenFan
France - Strawberry Milkshake
Greece - Collie D
Greece - Homer J. Fong
Greece - the purple tin
Japan - Barney92
Japan - DJIMI TRAORE
Japan - Kolido
Netherlands - Sawduck
Norway - Montageofhell
Republic of Ireland - aaronjennings
Spain - ShaneU

Necro

I'll take your word for it EN and amend the scores:

Scores after question 5:

Player Score
Reberetta 5
Bryce Straight City 8
rainbowtrout 11
HeidiHeidi 14
Electric Nitwit 17
Zaph 17
JohnGreenFan 18
Sheridan81 18
KathleenGrant 19
GreenAndRed 19
Collie D 20
Trigger 20
yozico 21.5
Also Starring LeVar Burton 22
davetherave 22
Strawberry Milkshake 23
the purple tin 23
Neowise 24
Declan A Walsh 25
DJIMI TRAORE 25
wrestlemaniac 25.5
Irish Aris 26
cj maxx 26
Barney92 28
ShaneU 28.5
Homer J. Fong 30
Sawduck 30.5
quickbeam 31.5
Montageofhell 32.5
aaronjennings 33
Kolido 33


And then we add in the IOC question:


Scores after question 6:

Player Score
Reberetta 6
Bryce Straight City 9
rainbowtrout 12
HeidiHeidi 17
Electric Nitwit 20
KathleenGrant 20
Sheridan81 21
Zaph 21.5
GreenAndRed 22
JohnGreenFan 22.5
Trigger 23
Collie D 24.5
davetherave 25
yozico 26
Also Starring LeVar Burton 26.5
wrestlemaniac 26.5
Neowise 27
Strawberry Milkshake 27.5
the purple tin 27.5
Irish Aris 29
cj maxx 29
Declan A Walsh 29.5
DJIMI TRAORE 29.5
Barney92 32.5
ShaneU 33
Homer J. Fong 34.5
Sawduck 35
quickbeam 36
Montageofhell 37
aaronjennings 37.5
Kolido 37.5

Electric Nitwit

Necro wrote: »

I'll take your word for it EN and amend the scores

Phew!
I'll admit I left his first name out because I wasn't 100% I was right with it!

Ah how the hell does Greece not have a permanent seat there? They invented the damn thing!

HeidiHeidi

I'm calling for in-competition drug-testing to be introduced immediately!

aaronjennings

I'm not doing as badly as I thought I would so far. At least I'm not alone at the bottom of the table

HeidiHeidi

What a time for the site to start having yet another of its hissy fits :rolleyes:

aaronjennings

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

What a time for the site to start having yet another of its hissy fits :rolleyes:

It would be typical of 2020 to suspend play due to Boards having a computer virus

Necro

Technical issues folks. In other words this site is bloody borked. So sick of it now.

the purple tin

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

I'm calling for in-competition drug-testing to be introduced immediately!

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

What a time for the site to start having yet another of its hissy fits :rolleyes:

I think we should test Boards.ie for drugs :rolleyes:

Necro

Deleted User wrote: »

Ah how the hell does Greece not have a permanent seat there? They invented the damn thing!

They don't even have one on the extended committee bizarrely.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Olympic_Committee

Necro

Right let's soldier through if we can.

7. Name a U.S. or Canadian city that has hosted an Olympic Games (9 correct answers)

A big Canadian city caught a few people out here.

HeidiHeidi

the purple tin wrote: »

I think we should test Boards.ie for drugs :rolleyes:

Put it on an intraveneous drip, more like :pac:

Necro

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Put it on an intraveneous drip, more like :pac:

I'd prefer a shotgun and put it out of it's misery

ShaneU

Every single Sunday Boards does this I've a serious pain in the arse with it now.

Irish Aris

Deleted User wrote: »

Ah how the hell does Greece not have a permanent seat there? They invented the damn thing!

yes, I didn't know that we didn't. I was very tempted to give Greece as an answer, but decided to play it safe.

Electric Nitwit

Irish Aris wrote: »

yes, I didn't know that we didn't. I was very tempted to give Greece as an answer, but decided to play it safe.

Maybe no one's volunteered, there's an opportunity there for you Aris!

HeidiHeidi

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

What a time for the site to start having yet another of its hissy fits :rolleyes:

Interference from corrupt officials clearly. Whatever the outcome, it will have to be declared null and void. What a shame! :pac:

And I had worked so hard training to compete for the Spoon.

Necro

Question 7: Name a U.S. or Canadian city that has hosted an Olympic Games (9 correct answers)

Toronto catches three people out and the Ace streak for Reb is finally over!!

Montreal - 7
Declan A Walsh
KathleenGrant
Kolido
quickbeam
Sawduck
Trigger
wrestlemaniac

Atlanta - 6
aaronjennings
cj maxx
davetherave
Irish Aris
Neowise
Strawberry Milkshake

Salt Lake City - 5
Barney92
DJIMI TRAORE
Electric Nitwit
Montageofhell
yozico

Lake Placid - 4
Collie D
Bryce Straight City
Reberetta
Zaph

Calgary - 2
Also Starring LeVar Burton
Homer J. Fong

St Louis - 2
GreenAndRed
Sheridan81

ACES - 1:

Squaw Valley - rainbowtrout
Vancouver - HeidiHeidi

INCORRECTS - 10.5:

Toronto - JohnGreenFan
Toronto - ShaneU
Toronto - the purple tin

Neowise

Scores after question 6:

Player Score

1. Reberetta 6
2. Bryce Straight City 9
3. rainbowtrout 12
4. HeidiHeidi 17
5. Electric Nitwit 20
6. KathleenGrant 20
7. Sheridan81 21
8. Zaph 21.5
9. GreenAndRed 22
10. JohnGreenFan 22.5
11. Trigger 23
12. Collie D 24.5
13. davetherave 25
14. yozico 26
15. Also Starring LeVar Burton 26.5
16. wrestlemaniac 26.5
17. Neowise 27
18. Strawberry Milkshake 27.5
19. the purple tin 27.5
20. Irish Aris 29
21. cj maxx 29
22. Declan A Walsh 29.5
23. DJIMI TRAORE 29.5
24. Barney92 32.5
25. ShaneU 33
26. Homer J. Fong 34.5
27. Sawduck 35
28. quickbeam 36
29. Montageofhell 37
30. aaronjennings 37.5
31. Kolido 37.5

happy with midtable so far

Necro

Scores after question 7:

The gap is still 3 points but it's rainbowtrout now who jumps into joint second!

Player Score
Reberetta 10
rainbowtrout 13
Bryce Straight City 13
HeidiHeidi 18
Sheridan81 23
GreenAndRed 24
Electric Nitwit 25
Zaph 25.5
KathleenGrant 27
Also Starring LeVar Burton 28.5
Collie D 28.5
Trigger 30
davetherave 31
yozico 31
JohnGreenFan 33
Neowise 33
Strawberry Milkshake 33.5
wrestlemaniac 33.5
DJIMI TRAORE 34.5
Irish Aris 35
cj maxx 35
Declan A Walsh 36.5
Homer J. Fong 36.5
Barney92 37.5
the purple tin 38
Sawduck 42
Montageofhell 42
quickbeam 43
aaronjennings 43.5
ShaneU 43.5
Kolido 44.5

the purple tin

Arse! I must have been thinking of the Winter Olympics.

HeidiHeidi

Necro wrote: »

Question 7: Name a U.S. or Canadian city that has hosted an Olympic Games (9 correct answers)



ACES - 1:

Squaw Valley - rainbowtrout
Vancouver - HeidiHeidi

Yesssssssss!!!

Necro

the purple tin wrote: »

Arse! I must have been thinking of the Winter Olympics.

Never hosted them either, I'd have given it as correct had it done so:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Olympic_Games_host_cities

rainbowtrout

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Yesssssssss!!!

Winter Olympics comes through again!

the purple tin

the purple tin wrote: »

Arse! I must have been thinking of the Winter Olympics.

The winter Olympics counted.

Necro

8. Name a European city that has hosted a Summer Olympic Games (12 correct answers)

A solitary incorrect answer here, it's a costly one too.