A Trivial Showdown

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Welcome to the very first installment of A Trivial Showdown! This will run similarly to The Smog's Puzzle Page. Basically, just answer as many of the questions below as you can, and once you think you've got them, PM your solutions to The Player on Smogon. Correctly answered Easy questions are worth 1 point, Medium questions are worth 2, Hard questions are worth 3, and the Bonus question is worth 5 points. We'll announce the winners (the people with the most points) when the next issue of The Player rolls around. Prizes will be considered in the future for repeat participants/winners. Good luck and have fun!

Trivia

Easy

  1. This user created Pokémon Showdown!
  2. This user created the "Horizon" background for PS.
  3. This is the only Smogon-official tier that shows Mega Evolutions in the Teambuilder on PS.
  4. This is the only PS global Driver whose name starts with the letter Q.
  5. This user created The Beginner's Guide to PS.

Medium

  1. This PS user will always be at the top of any public user list.
  2. Two of this PS public room's Owners do not have a Smogon account.
  3. This is the highest amount of users PS has had online at one time in January of 2014.
  4. This user drew the Heatmor picture that is currently in the PS Trivia room's intro.

Hard

  1. If you send out a Koffing which has this nickname, the song in Roxie's gym from BW2 will play on PS.
  2. This global staff member's custom avatar on PS depicts the Substitute doll.
  3. This article from the PS webzine, The Player, has the most co-authors.

Puzzles

Question: Hint

Easy - Hangman. Fill out the rest of the word according to the hint.

  1. _ o _ _ t _ _ _ r _: The original name of a PS Mod who has previously had the names "Truckster" and "Dickster" on Smogon.
  2. _ _ r _ a _ _ _: A PS Leader who has been an Admin at one point.
  3. _ _ _ m _ _ h a _: A PS Mod who is subject to the most puns.
  4. _ _ _ e _ _ n _: A sub-room of Wi-Fi for more focused discussion on this topic.
  5. _ _ U _ N - E: The specialized bot of the Tournaments room, created by sirDonovan.

Medium - Anagrams. Switch around the order of the letters to receive a PS related answer (ex. Need Hug Gun would be Hugendugen)

  1. A Fermentation Jungle Shot: A PS staff member and a room he/she owns.
  2. Claw Foe We: A public room on PS.
  3. Brain Mil Zit: Was RO of Lobby at one point.
  4. Orbs Ding: The name of global Leader jdarden's custom avatar.

Hard - "Psywaves" Questions. Use the clues to find synonyms to complete the full word. Be careful because this type of question is based on pronunciation. For example, when a clue is "A Letter" the letter may be R but be ar in the word. (ex. Onomatopoeia + Hole + A Letter would be Pupitar. Pew + Pit + Ar)

  1. What + Male: PS staff member.
  2. One + Category: Room on PS.
  3. 2x(Wave + Onomatopoeia): PS staff member.

Bonus Question!

We hope you enjoyed the first ever installment of A Trivial Showdown! Please PM a full answer list to The Player. The winners will be announced in the next issue of The Player. If your brain is aching, that means we've done our job well, so be sure to take some Aspirin and keep an eye out for the next installment of A Trivial Showdown!

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