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The Realizer's Trivia Nights / Forest Trivia Competition:

And here they are!
Trivia Answers for Week 4, the big one!

Forest Trivia Answers Week Four:

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Forest Connect!

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Connections Round


Question 1 -

What is the connection between these four seemingly random clues?

- Wagner

- Mahler

- Grieg

- Strauss


Answer 1 -

- Answer = They are all composers from the romantic period

- Other Accepted Answers = They are all composers. The time period isn't the most important thing

- Will NOT accept = Anything about their nationalities... While Wagner and Strauss are German, Mahler is Czech and Grieg is Norwegian.


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Question 2 -

What is the connection between these four seemingly random clues?

- Ruby

- White

- Milk

- Dark


Answer 2 -

- Answer = They are all types of chocolate

- Other Accepted Answers = N/A

- Will NOT accept = Well... anything else really...


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Question 3 -

What is the connection between these four seemingly random clues?

- Categories

- Pigeons

- Crowds

- Rattler


Answer 3 -

- Answer = They all have animals at the start of the word -

- Categories
- Pigeons
- Crowds
- Rattler

- Other Accepted Answers = Anything along the lines of the above...

- Will NOT accept = N/A


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Question 4 -

What is the connection between these four seemingly random clues?

- Alps

- Himalayas

- Andes

- Ural


Answer 4 -

- Answer = They are all mountain ranges

- Other Accepted Answers = N/A

- Will NOT accept = They are all the largest mountain ranges on each continent... Ural mountains and Himalayas are both in Asia so that can't be the case.


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Question 5 -

What is the connection between these four seemingly random clues?

- Alpha

- Bravo

- Charlie

- Delta


Answer 5 -

- Answer = They are the first four letters of the NATO phonetic alphabet

- Other Accepted Answers = Words to that affect

- Will NOT accept = N/A


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Sequences Round


Question 6 -

What would come 4th in this sequence?

- Vettel

- Verstappen

- Schumacher

- ?


Answer 6 -

- Answer = Hamilton

- Explanation = These are the four F1 drivers with the most wins so we were counting back to the driver with the most wins which is Lewis Hamilton

- Other Accepted Answers = N/A

- Will NOT accept = N/A


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Question 7 -

What would come 4th in this sequence?

- 1950 - Uruguay

- 1938 - Italy

- 1934 - Italy

- ?


Answer 7 -

- Answer = 1930 - Uruguay

- Explanation = These are the first four football World Cup winners in order. The first winner was Uruguay in 1930

- Other Accepted Answers = N/A

- Will NOT accept = Well... anything else...


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Question 8 -

What would come 4th in this sequence?

- The Final Frontier

- JEFF

- Starlight Brigade

- ?


Answer 8 -

- Answer = Anime Nations Against Liberals

- Explanation = These are the top four factions from the most recent N-Day... ANAL came first, Starlight slipped under the radar for second and JEFF claimed third after a valiant battle with KHAN...

- Other Accepted Answers = N/A

- Will NOT accept = Any other faction, lol...


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Question 9 -

What would come 4th in this sequence?

- Charles III

- Elizabeth II

- George VI

- ?


Answer 9 -

- Answer = Edward VIII

- Explanation = These are the most recent monarchs of the UK in order. The 4th most recent is Edward VIII who's reign was so short that we might as well timed it against a lettuce (if you know, you know)

- Other Accepted Answers = N/A

- Will NOT accept = Any other Monarch...


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Question 10 -

What would come 4th in this sequence?

- 1908 - London

- 1904 - St Louis

- 1900 - Paris

- ?


Answer 10 -

- Answer = 1896 - Athens

- Explanation = These are the first four modern Olympic games host cities... So we were counting back towards the first which was Athens in 1896

- Other Accepted Answers = N/A

- Will NOT accept = N/A


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The Connecting Wall -


Find the four groups of four clues hidden in the grid below

Group 1 -
- W
- X
- Y
- Z
Connection - They are all...

Group 2 -
- W
- X
- Y
- Z
Connection - They are all...

Group 3 -
- W
- X
- Y
- Z
Connection - They are all...

Group 4 -
- W
- X
- Y
- Z
Connection - They are all...

Answer Connecting Wall -

Scoring System -

- 1 point for each group found
- 1 point for each connection given
- 2 bonus points if all groups and connections are found
- Maximum score of 10


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The Missing Vowels Round -


Question 11->15 -

We've taken the vowels out and changed the spacings, but what are these clues?

Category - Capital Cities

Question 11

- CN BRR

Question 12

- BN SRS

Question 13

- KN G STW N

Category - NationStates Regions

Question 14

- T HRJC TDRL MS

Question 15

- THBR NT HCR NRFV RYR GN

Answer Missing Vowels Round -

Category - Capital Cities

Answer 11 -

- CANBERRA

Answer 12 -

- BUENOS AIRES

Answer 13 -

- KINGSTOWN

Category - NationStates Regions

Question 14

- THE REJECTED REALMS

Question 15

- THE BAR ON THE CORNER OF EVERY REGION


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The General Knowledge Round -


Question 16 -

According to Benjamin Franklin, two things in life are certain. Death and what?

Answer 16 -

- Answer = Taxes

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Question 17 -

Which famous painter is most well-known for painting waterlilies?

Answer 17 -

- Answer = Claude Monet

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Question 18 -

What is the only country in the world with 3 capital cities?

Answer 18 -

- Answer = South Africa. It has Pretoria, Cape Town and Bloemfontein as its capitals...

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Question 19 -

What is the name of the part of the plant cell where photosynthesis occurs?

Answer 19 -

- Answer = Chloroplasts

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Question 20 -

What type of number is the square root of minus one?

Answer 20 -

- Answer = Imaginary / i

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Bonus Question! -


Question 21 -

The 5 people with the closest answer shall recieve 3 points

Approximately how many ACTIVE man-made satellites are currently orbiting Earth?

Answer 21 -

- Answer = As of 4th of May 2024, 9,900

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    Forest Trivia Competition Leaderboard

    Week Four

  1. Verdant Haven

  2. 31

  3. Atsvea

  4. 30

  5. Kannap

  6. 30

  7. Macrasetia (XKI)

  8. 29.5

  9. Ypogegrammeni

  10. 28

  11. South Miruva (TLA)

  12. 28

  13. Wan nyan (Yggdrasil)

  14. 27

  15. The Washington Federation (TRTHNBB)

  16. 26.5

  17. Roless

  18. 26.5

  19. Aequus (Wintreath)

  20. 25

  21. Middle Barael

  22. 24

  23. America the Greater (TRTHNBB)

  24. 21.5

  25. Rhodevus

  26. 19

  27. Bilsa

  28. 18.5

  29. Trecdom2 (Texas)

  30. 18

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      Forest Trivia Competition Leaderboard

      Overall Leaderboard

    1. Kannap

    2. 18

    3. Logophilia Lyricalia (Haiku)

    4. 15

    5. Verdant Haven

    6. 14.5

    7. Kissinger-Monroe(TBOTCOER)

    8. 13

    9. Atsvea

    10. 12

    11. Aequus (Wintreath)

    12. 12

    13. Ruinenlust

    14. 12

    15. Wan nyan (Yggdrasil)

    16. 11.5

    17. Texas Jaguarundi (Texas/Forest)

    18. 11.5

    19. Roless

    20. 11

    21. The Washington Federation (TRTHNBB)

    22. 11

    23. Ypogegrammeni

    24. 10.5

    25. Furilisca

    26. 10

    27. Uan aa Boa

    28. 9

    29. Jutsa

    30. 8.5

    31. United Malay Federation

    32. 8

    33. America the Greater (TRTHNBB)

    34. 6.5

    35. Middle Barael

    36. 6.5

    37. Almonaster Nuevo (Canada)

    38. 6

    39. Esterild

    40. 6

    41. Krayo29 (TRTHNBB)

    42. 5

    43. Bilsa

    44. 5

    45. Macrasetia (XKI)

    46. 5

    47. South Miruva (TLA)

    48. 4

    49. Szaki (Canada)

    50. 4

    51. Orcuo (TRR)

    52. 3

    53. New United Common-lands (TRTHNBB)

    54. 3

    55. MountAye (Philosophers)

    56. 3

    57. Zerphen

    58. 2.5

    59. Neovilla

    60. 2

    61. Evedenvale

    62. 1

Read dispatch

Congratulations to Verdant Haven for winning this bumper edition!

Due to the hamster uprising, the scores for this week won't count towards the overall leaderboard so don't worry if you missed it!

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Just as a reminder, here are the questions for week 5:

Forest Trivia Questions Week Five:

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Forest Trivia Week Five

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Question 1 -

What is the connection between these four seemingly random clues?

- 105: Colonising Villages

- 150: Colonising London

- 200: Colonising Countries

- 250: Colonising Canberra Last


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Question 2 -

What is the connection between these four seemingly random clues?

- Jaune

- Amarillo

- Amarelo

- Gelb


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Question 3 -

What would come 4th in this sequence?

- King Leopold II

- Adolf Hitler

- Joseph Stalin

- ?


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Question 4 -

What would come 4th in this sequence?

- Paraguay

- Belize

- Australia

- ?


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Question 5; DOUBLE POINTS! -

What would come 4th in this sequence?

- Netherlands

- Italy

- Ukraine

- ?


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Read dispatch

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And our new event, the Forest Poetry Fantasia!:

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Forest Poetry Fantasia

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Forest Poetry Fantasia!

Poetry has been a form of sharing stories since the beginning of time. In the 3rd millennium BCE, the oldest surviving poem was written - "The Epic of Gilgamesh". This ignited a spark which led to some of the most famous poems ever, such as Homer's "The Odyssey" and "The Iliad", being written.

As empires fell and new languages were developed, poetry remained an integral part of culture. Poetry became a way of recording history and sharing tales of gods and goddesses. Poets would often share their epics at large gatherings and festivals where hundreds of people would come to listen. Throughout time, poetry has continued to be a way of bringing people together, particularly in the Roman times when poems would be recited in front of thousands in famous amphitheatres.

Fast forward a few thousand years and poetry has evolved from the epics of old to the shorter forms which we know and love today. It's these shorter forms which we are celebrating in this competition. We invite everyone across the NationStates community to channel their creativity and let their imagination run wild!

Format

- The competition shall start on 5th May

- Participants have until the 21st May to submit their poems

- The results will be announced on the 26th May


Categories

- Haiku

- A Haiku is a poem that comprises of seventeen syllables across three lines. With line one having 5 syllables, line two 7 syllables and line three having 5 syllables.

- Although Haikus traditionally are about the natural world, your Haiku can be about whatever you wish

- Freeverse

- A freeverse (or freeform) poem is a poem that has no set structure or length, no consistent rhyme scheme and no set metrical pattern. In other words, you can do whatever you like!

- Your freeverse poem can be about anything you like! This is more of an open category for you to let your thoughts run wild

- The Environment

- This can be in any form you want! The choice is entirely yours!

- The only requirement for this category is that it must be about the environment. You could write about anything from forests to mountains, from pigeons to cheetahs! It's completely up to you! Let your imagination run wild!

- Vision

- Again, this can be in any form you want! The choice is entirely yours!

- The only requirement for this category is it must be about vision. This is a broad topic so let your imagination run wild! You could write about what you see, visions of the future, how lucky we are to be able to see, perhaps even Eurovision! There are no constraints and with such a broad topic, I'm sure you could write a moving poem...


Submissions

- Participants can submit a maximum of 5 poems across the 4 categories

- However, each participants may submit only 2 haikus

- Participants do not have to submit all their poems at once. You can submit them one at a time if you so wish!

- To submit a poem(s), participants should telegram Forest Poetry Judge. You can either attach a dispatch with the poem(s) in or write out the poem(s) in the telegram - either is fine...

- All poems shall be proudly displayed in a dispatch throughout the event

- The deadline to submit poems is 21st May


Judging

- All poems shall be judged based on three criteria by a panel of 7 judges, comprised of forestians and foreign trees alike...

- Each of the three criteria shall be marked out of 10, with each poem receiving an overall total out of 30. The criteria are as follows:

- Effectiveness

- How effectively is the point gotten across?
- Is it clear what the poem is talking about?
- Are there certain techniques the writer has used to get the point across?

- Thought

- How much thought has been put into writing the poem?
- Has the writer thought about the words they have used?
- If there is a rhyme scheme, are the rhyming couplets forced?
- Has the writer included any literary techniques?

- Resonance

- Has the writer thoughtfully used literary techniques to make the point more meaningful?
- Is the poem moving in any way? Does it resonate with the reader?


Judges

We're still waiting on confirmation from a few judges from our embassy regions but here are the judges we have so far -

Our esteemed Forest Keeper... Having been hailed as a "literary genius" by all, Zerphen is a great choice to be on this judging panel.

An ex-Forest Keeper and our current Deputy Forest Keeper! There are rumours that Garbelia may be a direct descendent of William Shakespeare! Those literary skills have definitely passed on through the generations and that's why Garbelia is an integral part of the judging panel...

They're not a Forest Keeper, or a "literary genius" BUT they do have an 8 at English GCSE. And that's why they are the best, worst part of this judging panel...

The Region That Has No Big Banks's foreign minister and chess master. Their poem "Back to Banks" has been lauded as one of the best poems of the 21st century by many and that is why we are honoured to have them on our judging panel.


Rules

As with all great writing comes a few rules...

- Participants must write the poems themselves. NO AI SHALL BE ALLOWED, it won't help you anyway and ruins the point of the event...

- Do not plagiarise the work of others

- Keep all writing PG-13, in line with NationStates's T&Cs

- And most importantly, Have fun!

Read dispatch

Good Luck everyone! :-)

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Indian Empire wrote:Became a college graduate on Sunday. Exciting news!

Congratulations on Graduating from College, Indian Empire! :-)

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Trecdom2 wrote:Of the questions I answered in the last round, I got most of them right. As for this current group of questions, I can't even hazard a gues s

Congratulations Trecdom2! :-)

Max a.k.a. Yip Man a.k.a. Texas Jaguarundi
Texas' Ambassador to Forest
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