NTN Encore Question of October 9th, 2010.
Played at The Unicorn in Toronto, Ontario.
Headliner:...RAP over Jazz and RnB
Encore Question:...Which rapper and his/her album title are incorrect?
Tonight I'm playing as ROCKET and LITBOX with Rob COSMO/ONJ, and Phil PLBAAB.
Here's how my game went and my comments: TuneUp...ROCKET...5000/5000...1st/5...my two win round at 5000 while my friends are at 4500. .............LITBOX...5000/5000...1st/5...I go 2 for 2 in guessing. The LineUp...ROCKET...13000/15000...1st/5. ...........LITBOX...13000/15000...1st/5. We go 8 for a good score. Rob gets us one while I know the rest that we get right. Triviaoke...ROCKET...19260/25000...2nd/5...ONJ wins round. ..........LITBOX...19280/25000...1st/5...I figure I must have got three wrong for -250 each. Opening Act...ROCKET...26260/35000...2nd/5...I think I won this round. ................LITBOX...26280/35000...1st/5. I must have got 7 right for 1000, 1 for +250, 1 for -250, and 1 I didn't answer. Headliner...ROCKET...28760/56250...2nd/5...my two win round. ............LITBOX...28780/56250...1st/5. With so many wrong in this round, I'll put my answer beside the right one. RAP:...1. When Wil Smith was a rapper in the 1990s he was 'The Fresh Prince'. Who was his partner?--DJ Jazzy Jeff...2. Making the most of your opportunities is the theme of this Grammy winning rap song:...Lose Yourself (I had Bring The Noise, wasn't thinking of the Eminem song) ...3. It was the first rap group to have a gold album and a video on MTV:--Run DMC (I had Sugarhill Gang who had the first gold single BUT were from before the days of MTV and I was thinking that when I answered but didn't change)...4. This Public Enemy rap tune was the theme song for Spike Lee's 'Do The Right Thing'--Fight The Power...5. Butterfly, Ladybug, and Doodlebug made up this 1990s rap trio:...Digable Planets (I had PM Dawn after realizing I knew the names of some of De La Soul members, except that was Deee-Lite. Knew nothing about the right answer) ...6. This white rapper hit it big with 1998s 'Devil Without A Cause':--Kid Rock...7. On 'Spaceship' Kanye West raps about his low paying job at:--The Gap (I was sure I'd read that he worked in Burger King when he was younger but I guess that was someone else or a song)...8. Which country does rapper Dizzee Rascal hail from?--England (I answered Jamaica but should have had the right answer)...9. Which New York rappers released the album 'Hell On Earth' in 1996?--Mobb Deep (I guessed Boogie Down Productions but had no idea)...10. The rap group Black Star consists of:--Talib Kweli and Mos Def (no idea about this but for once I guess right 1 in 5 chance). That was a round of 4 right and 6 wrong.
The only category I would have done worse on would have been Jazz although I guess one right in the LineUp round so I think that won't be this week's Headliner.
Now the Encore betting comes up. Well 50% as usual. We better be right or we won't get 3000+ points. I could bet 10% and get my bonus points but I don't come out often enough that I don't care anymore.
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Well first pass and I've already ruled out 1, 3, and 5. I own those albums. Pretty good. Now it's betweeen 2 and 4. I just hope it's not the only Common album I own from about two years ago. I go with 2 but say to my friends that I'm not sure if it's 2 or 4.
Correct Answer:....4. Common--Dead & Gone
[NTN Extra Fact:...Common had a 2008 album with "Universal Mind Control".]
That's the one I own but I was thinking maybe the album was back in the 1990s and didn't think that all the albums listed were within the last few three years. I own the T.I. album which has the song 'Dead & Gone' but don't think of that at the time.
I'm wrong and drop to second as LITBOX with 14390. I finish 415th in all North America out of 5407 players players. I earn only 1500+ points
for not meeting the standard of 18000. Rob won as COSMO at 38640 by splitting his boxes.
(NTN.com listed our bar in 28th place out of 1472 bars in North America.)
Here's how the rest of the bar did: Player preEncore Final Rank ntn.com rank LITBOX 28780 2 14390 415 684 ROCKET 28760 2 14380 416 685 ONJ 25870 2 12935 497 874 COSMO 25760 4 38640 32 47 PLBAAB 23720 4 11860 570 1053 (ntn.com listed 5407 players with 4895 with a positive score)
Tonight I'm playing at The Unicorn which is a short subway ride from my home. The beer is slightly cheaper than the Firkin pubs which we usually go to and almost pays for my transit fare. This bar at one time (or may still) be owned by the music group The Irish Rovers who had a hit with 'The Unicorn'. They were very famous in Canada and had many more hit songs and their own television show which I watched many years ago. The decor is very much like the Firkins as in an English pub style.
Other games:...I don't look up my Player's Plus points tonight.
7:30pm...Buzztime...ROCKET...5658/10000...1st/4...300+ points...I'm 518th in NA.
...............LITBOX...5646/10000...2nd/4...300+ points...I'm 521st in NA...I'm signed on for the last seven questions.
7:45pm...Buzztime...ROCKET...7623/10000...2nd/4...900+ points...I'm 118th in NA.
...............LITBOX...7642/10000...1st/4...900+ points...I'm 115th in NA.
8:00pm...Buzztime...ROCKET...6417/10000...2nd/4...900+ points...I'm 385th in NA.
...............LITBOX...6441/10000...1st/4...900+ points...I'm 391st in NA.
8:15pm...Buzztime...ROCKET...7930/10000...3nd/4...900+ points...I'm 97th in NA.
...............LITBOX...7924/10000...4th/4...900+ points...I'm 98th in NA...PLBAAB wins.
8:30pm...Buzztime...ROCKET...6857/10000...2nd/4...900+ points...I'm 134th in NA.
..............LITBOX...6862/10000...1st/4...900+ points...I'm 133rd in NA.
8:45pm...Tuned-In TV...ROCKET...8291/10000...3rd/4...1000+ points...I'm 355th in NA.
..............LITBOX...8321/10000...2nd/4...1000+ points...I'm 344th in NA...COSMO wins with 9437...the bar is 69th which is pretty good
for only having four boards.
9:00pm...Playback (see above).
My friends helped me about one answer per game which helped ensure that each game I got the bonus points.
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