Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the first DS Big Brother Forum Live Quiz
Whether or not it is also the last will depend on how well things go over the next few hours
Please keep your fingers crossed that my internet connection does not go down before the end of the quiz
(on second thoughts, don't do that because it will make typing your answers a lot more difficult)
All the rules, instructions and tips are contained in the "is coming" thread:
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showt...1#post79935241
if you haven't read it yet, you've got about a quarter of an hour to cram it all in
If you haven't done so yet please open your clock window from the following link as described in the "is coming" thread
http://time.is/London
In case you missed the tip, clicking on the digits after they have started updating will remove the surrounding text
Unless you are confident you know the Season Id of which season featured every individual housemate I recommend that you keep the list of Season Ids from the "is coming" thread onscreen in a separate window during the quiz
I suppose I should say (read this in an exaggerated Geordie accent): "WARNING The following clips contain highly offensive language", as if you couldn't have guessed
A brief reminder of my planned posting routine for each question:
* A Pre Question post which will specify the precise time the question will be posted and some information about the question, it's type (text, picture or video), and I will say if I think it is particularly easy or difficult
* A Question post which will contain the answer requirements, the question itself and for picture and video questions a link to the associated picture/clip
* If a Question Simplification if required (see "is coming" thread for details) there will be Pre Simplification post which will specify the time that the simplification will be posted, followed by the Simplification post at that time; if this proves to be problematic I may decide to abandon posting simplifications
* An Answer post containing the answer to the question, this will be posted after a correct answer has been posted or after I decide time is up as no-one seems to know the answer; this will be a pre-prepared post so will not identify who posted the first correct answer (that comes a bit later); it will usually contain a link to a video clip related to the question, it may also contain my opinion on anything related to the question as I will probably not have time to take part in any resulting discussion as I will be busy preparing my next post; I encourage you to violently disagree with me in my absence in the time honoured Big Brother tradition; it is hoped this post will initiate comments on its content for a few minutes; as I probably won't be able to read all the comments, if you ask me a question and I don't respond then I'm not being rude, I just won't have seen it
* A Score Update post which will identify who got the point(s) for the question and an updated leaderboard, I will allow time for the clip to be viewed and wait for any discussion/comments to quieten down before making this post
The quiz will start at 19:00:00, when I will make the first Pre Question post
GOOD LUCK EVERYONE
Apologies in advance if your favourite housemate doesn't get a mention, but there are hundreds of them and only twenty four questions
So in the meantime, would any of you care to admit that you're "In it to win it", or are you all going to say "Of course I'd like to win, but I'm really just here for the experience"
Whether or not it is also the last will depend on how well things go over the next few hours
Please keep your fingers crossed that my internet connection does not go down before the end of the quiz
(on second thoughts, don't do that because it will make typing your answers a lot more difficult)
All the rules, instructions and tips are contained in the "is coming" thread:
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showt...1#post79935241
if you haven't read it yet, you've got about a quarter of an hour to cram it all in
If you haven't done so yet please open your clock window from the following link as described in the "is coming" thread
http://time.is/London
In case you missed the tip, clicking on the digits after they have started updating will remove the surrounding text
Unless you are confident you know the Season Id of which season featured every individual housemate I recommend that you keep the list of Season Ids from the "is coming" thread onscreen in a separate window during the quiz
I suppose I should say (read this in an exaggerated Geordie accent): "WARNING The following clips contain highly offensive language", as if you couldn't have guessed
A brief reminder of my planned posting routine for each question:
* A Pre Question post which will specify the precise time the question will be posted and some information about the question, it's type (text, picture or video), and I will say if I think it is particularly easy or difficult
* A Question post which will contain the answer requirements, the question itself and for picture and video questions a link to the associated picture/clip
* If a Question Simplification if required (see "is coming" thread for details) there will be Pre Simplification post which will specify the time that the simplification will be posted, followed by the Simplification post at that time; if this proves to be problematic I may decide to abandon posting simplifications
* An Answer post containing the answer to the question, this will be posted after a correct answer has been posted or after I decide time is up as no-one seems to know the answer; this will be a pre-prepared post so will not identify who posted the first correct answer (that comes a bit later); it will usually contain a link to a video clip related to the question, it may also contain my opinion on anything related to the question as I will probably not have time to take part in any resulting discussion as I will be busy preparing my next post; I encourage you to violently disagree with me in my absence in the time honoured Big Brother tradition; it is hoped this post will initiate comments on its content for a few minutes; as I probably won't be able to read all the comments, if you ask me a question and I don't respond then I'm not being rude, I just won't have seen it
* A Score Update post which will identify who got the point(s) for the question and an updated leaderboard, I will allow time for the clip to be viewed and wait for any discussion/comments to quieten down before making this post
The quiz will start at 19:00:00, when I will make the first Pre Question post
GOOD LUCK EVERYONE
Apologies in advance if your favourite housemate doesn't get a mention, but there are hundreds of them and only twenty four questions
So in the meantime, would any of you care to admit that you're "In it to win it", or are you all going to say "Of course I'd like to win, but I'm really just here for the experience"
