A Trivial Showdown: Volume 2

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Welcome to the second installment of A Trivial Showdown! This will run similarly to The Smog's puzzle page. Basically, just answer as many of the questions given 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 three people with the most points) when the next issue of The Player rolls around. Prizes will be given out to the winners. Good luck and have fun!

Last Issue's Winners:

Trickster - 47 points
Xylen - 44 points
GoodMorningEspeon - 42 points

Thanks to everyone who participated! We got a really large turnout this time around. These 3 finalists will be receiving points on the Scavengers Official Ladder. 1st place will receive 50 points, 2nd place will receive 40 points, and 3rd place will receive 30 points. If you would like the answer key or your score from last issue, feel free to shoot The Player a PM. We wish you luck for the following questions!

Trivia

Easy

  1. This user is the most recently promoted PS Admin.
  2. This user created the art for BLT (Best Leaderboarders Tournament).
  3. Which issue of The Player featured Chinchou on the cover?
  4. What is the fifth rule of the PS global rules?
  5. This room thinks Defense of the Legends is a superior game to League of Ancients.

Medium

  1. How many PS Drivers are current Smogon Super Mods?
  2. What is the minimum global rank required to make unsigned HTML declarations
  3. This user was the winner of Darnell's Random Cup Tournament.
  4. This is the only public room that hasn't had an room Owner in PS history.

Hard

  1. Who is the character depicted in global Mod Antemortem's custom avatar on PS?
  2. Which user recently received The Immortal's old custom avatar on PS?
  3. When were the PS TVBF Oscars held?

Puzzles

Question: Hint

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

  1. _ _ o _ _ _ _ _ _ _: PS global staff member.
  2. _ _ _ _ _ _ o _: PS public room.
  3. _ _ a _ _ a _ _ _: User in the PS credits.
  4. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ v _ _: Former PS global Moderator.
  5. _ _ _ _ _ m _ _ _: PS public room Owner.

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

  1. Plasma Sin Trots: PS global staff member and a public room he/she owns.
  2. Ran Biz Eek: PS global Mod and Smogon Super Mod.
  3. Smarten Unto: Tied with two other public rooms for the most room Owners.
  4. Castrate Prism: PS global staff member in charge of move animations.

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 spelled "ar" in the word. (ex. "Onomatopoeia + Hole + A" Letter would be Pupitar. Pew + Pit + Ar)

  1. Letter + Letter + Reserve + Smooth + Layers: PS public room.
  2. Letter + Letter + Bird + Letter + Shape: PS public room Owner.
  3. Body Part + Letter + No: PS global staff member.

Bonus Question!

We hope you enjoyed the second 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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