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The Ultimate QoD Challenge -- Week 1, Wednesday
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 5:01 am
by Pastor Fireball
"4-by-4"
Now it's time for the real fun to begin...
Unscramble these two grids to make groups of four answers. 2 points for each valid foursome
with its valid description, 2 point bonus for any acceptably completed grid, and 10 point bonus if you get all eight groups matched and identified.
Although it wasn't explicitly stated in the rules, it should be noted that Grid 1 answers and Grid 2 answers are not to be mixed together. I guarantee it will not form more than one valid group. Grid 1 answers stay within Grid 1, Grid 2 answers stay within Grid 2.
Answers are due by Thursday 4/10 at 4 PM EDT.
Grid 1:
BREAK THROUGH | CHANGE | FIRED UP | GET READY
GOOD CALL | HOPE | LET'S ALL BE THERE | MOVING FORWARD
NO BOUNDARIES | NOW IS THE TIME | REACH FOR GREATNESS | SEE THE U.S.A.
TRUE | TURN IT LOOSE | TURN IT UP | YES WE CAN
Grid 2:
BLUES | BUCKS | CARDINALS | EAGLES
GIANTS | ISLANDERS | JETS | KINGS
LIGHTNING | PANTHERS | PIRATES | RANGERS
ROYALS | THUNDER | TIGERS | WARRIORS
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Re: The Ultimate QoD Challenge -- Week 1, Wednesday
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 6:23 am
by smilergrogan
Pastor Fireball wrote:"4-by-4"
Now it's time for the real fun to begin...
Unscramble these two grids to make groups of four answers. 2 points for each valid foursome
with its valid description, 2 point bonus for any acceptably completed grid, and 10 point bonus if you get all eight groups matched and identified.
Although it wasn't explicitly stated in the rules, it should be noted that Grid 1 answers and Grid 2 answers are not to be mixed together. I guarantee it will not form more than one valid group. Grid 1 answers stay within Grid 1, Grid 2 answers stay within Grid 2.
Answers are due by Thursday 4/10 at 4 PM EDT.
Grid 1:
BREAK THROUGH | CHANGE | FIRED UP | GET READY
GOOD CALL | HOPE | LET'S ALL BE THERE | MOVING FORWARD
NO BOUNDARIES | NOW IS THE TIME | REACH FOR GREATNESS | SEE THE U.S.A.
TRUE | TURN IT LOOSE | TURN IT UP | YES WE CAN
Political slogans: CHANGE/HOPE/MOVING FORWARD/YES WE CAN
Car company slogans: BREAK THROUGH/NO BOUNDARIES/SEE THE U.S.A./TURN IT LOOSE
Phone company slogans: GET READY/GOOD CALL/LET'S ALL BE THERE/NOW IS THE TIME
TV network slogans: FIRED UP/REACH FOR GREATNESS/TRUE/TURN IT UP
Grid 2:
BLUES | BUCKS | CARDINALS | EAGLES
GIANTS | ISLANDERS | JETS | KINGS
LIGHTNING | PANTHERS | PIRATES | RANGERS
ROYALS | THUNDER | TIGERS | WARRIORS
NHL teams: BLUES/ISLANDERS/LIGHTNING/PANTHERS
NBA teams: BUCKS/KINGS/THUNDER/WARRIORS
NFL teams: CARDINALS/EAGLES/GIANTS/JETS
MLB teams: PIRATES/RANGERS/ROYALS/TIGERS
Re: The Ultimate QoD Challenge -- Week 1, Wednesday
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 7:16 am
by ShamelessWeasel
Beer Slogans REACH FOR GREATNESS | TRUE | TURN IT LOOSE | GOOD CALL
Obama Slogans YES WE CAN | HOPE | CHANGE | FIRED UP
Car Slogans NO BOUNDARIES | MOVING FORWARD | SEE THE U.S.A. | BREAK THROUGH
Other Slogans GET READY | LET'S ALL BE THERE | NOW IS THE TIME | TURN IT UP
Baseball - ROYALS | TIGERS | PIRATES | RANGERS
Basketball - THUNDER | WARRIORS | BUCKS | KINGS
Football CARDINALS | EAGLES | GIANTS | PANTHERS
Hockey LIGHTNING | BLUES | ISLANDERS | JETS
Re: The Ultimate QoD Challenge -- Week 1, Wednesday
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 11:12 am
by plasticene
Yikes!
Grid 1:
Campaign Slogans:
CHANGE
HOPE
MOVING FORWARD
YES WE CAN
Car Slogans:
FIRED UP
NO BOUNDARIES
REACH FOR GREATNESS
SEE THE U.S.A.
TV Network Slogans:
GET READY
LET'S ALL BE THERE
NOW IS THE TIME
TURN IT UP
Beer Slogans:
BREAK THROUGH
GOOD CALL
TRUE
TURN IT LOOSE
Grid 2:
NFL Teams:
CARDINALS
EAGLES
GIANTS
PANTHERS
NBA Teams:
BUCKS
LIGHTNING
THUNDER
WARRIORS
MLB Teams:
PIRATES
RANGERS
ROYALS
TIGERS
NHL Teams:
BLUES
ISLANDERS
JETS
KINGS
Re: The Ultimate QoD Challenge -- Week 1, Wednesday
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 11:32 am
by jarnon
BLUES ISLANDERS LIGHTNING RANGERS (NHL teams)
BUCKS KINGS THUNDER WARRIORS (NBA teams)
PANTHERS EAGLES JETS GIANTS (NFL teams)
ROYALS TIGERS PIRATES CARDINALS (baseball teams)
Re: The Ultimate QoD Challenge -- Week 1, Wednesday
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 12:23 pm
by Bob Juch
Grid 1:
BREAK THROUGH | NO BOUNDARIES | SEE THE U.S.A. | TURN IT LOOSE - Auto company slogans
HOPE | CHANGE | FIRED UP | YES WE CAN - Obama campaign slogans
REACH FOR GREATNESS | TRUE | TURN IT LOOSE | GOOD CALL - Beer ad slogans
GET READY | LET'S ALL BE THERE | NOW IS THE TIME | TURN IT UP - TV network slogans
Grid 2:
BLUES | ISLANDERS | LIGHTNING | RANGERS - Pro hockey teams
BUCKS | KINGS | THUNDER | WARRIORS - Pro basketball teams
CARDINALS | PIRATES | ROYALS | TIGERS - Pro baseball teams
JETS | EAGELES | GIANTS | PANTHERS - Pro football teams
Re: The Ultimate QoD Challenge -- Week 1, Wednesday
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 1:24 pm
by franktangredi
Grid 1:
BREAK THROUGH | CHANGE | FIRED UP | GET READY
GOOD CALL | HOPE | LET'S ALL BE THERE | MOVING FORWARD
NO BOUNDARIES | NOW IS THE TIME | REACH FOR GREATNESS | SEE THE U.S.A.
TRUE | TURN IT LOOSE | TURN IT UP | YES WE CAN
All I got out of this was
Obama campaign slogans
CHANGE/FIRED UP/HOPE/YES WE CAN
SEE THE USA has to be here for Chevrolet advertising slogans or songs, but I don't pay much attention to car ads.
Grid 2:
BLUES | BUCKS | CARDINALS | EAGLES
GIANTS | ISLANDERS | JETS | KINGS
LIGHTNING | PANTHERS | PIRATES | RANGERS
ROYALS | THUNDER | TIGERS | WARRIORS
Only going for the obvious here:
New York Sports Teams
GIANTS | ISLANDERS | JETS| RANGERS
Animal Species
CARDINALS | EAGLES / PANTHERS | TIGERS
BUCKS and KINGS are both names of counties, but I don't think anything else is.
Re: The Ultimate QoD Challenge -- Week 1, Wednesday
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 5:42 pm
by MarleysGh0st
Present.
Re: The Ultimate QoD Challenge -- Week 1, Wednesday
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 3:32 pm
by Pastor Fireball
As I mentioned before the contest started, there are numerous possible correct answers in each grid. In nearly every case, though, there is only one perfect solution. I will mention only the perfect solutions... but I will also point out distractors that you might have spotted in each grid.
Grid 1:
BREAK THROUGH | CHANGE | FIRED UP | GET READY
GOOD CALL | HOPE | LET'S ALL BE THERE | MOVING FORWARD
NO BOUNDARIES | NOW IS THE TIME | REACH FOR GREATNESS | SEE THE U.S.A.
TRUE | TURN IT LOOSE | TURN IT UP | YES WE CAN
Almost everybody recognized that these were all ad slogans. It was just a matter of properly classifying each group of slogans. This grid had only one perfect solution, with no alternate matches in any category.
1. CHANGE | FIRED UP | HOPE | YES WE CAN -- Barack Obama campaign slogans. MOVING FORWARD was a red herring. His 2012 re-election campaign slogan was simply "Forward", not "Moving Forward".
2. BREAK THROUGH | MOVING FORWARD | NO BOUNDARIES | SEE THE U.S.A. -- Car slogans. They belong to Cadillac, Toyota, Ford, and Chevrolet.
3. GET READY | LET'S ALL BE THERE | NOW IS THE TIME | TURN IT UP -- TV network slogans. They belong to CBS in the early 1990s, NBC in the mid-1980s, ABC in the early 1980s, and UPN before it ceased broadcasting.
4. GOOD CALL | REACH FOR GREATNESS | TRUE | TURN IT LOOSE -- Beer slogans. They belong to Miller Lite, Bass, Budweiser, and Coors.
Grid 2:
BLUES | BUCKS | CARDINALS | EAGLES
GIANTS | ISLANDERS | JETS | KINGS
LIGHTNING | PANTHERS | PIRATES | RANGERS
ROYALS | THUNDER | TIGERS | WARRIORS
Almost everybody recognized a bunch of sports teams. There were five possible perfect solutions to this grid. Here is one of them:
1. BUCKS | KINGS | THUNDER | WARRIORS -- NBA teams. Milwaukee, Sacramento, Oklahoma City, and Golden State.
2. EAGLES | GIANTS | JETS | PANTHERS -- NFL teams. Philadelphia, New York, New York, and Carolina.
3. CARDINALS | PIRATES | ROYALS | TIGERS -- MLB teams. St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Kansas City, and Detroit.
4. BLUES | ISLANDERS | LIGHTNING | RANGERS -- NHL teams. St. Louis, New York, Tampa Bay, and New York.
This solution is "out there", but totally legit:
1. BUCKS | KINGS | THUNDER | WARRIORS -- NBA teams.
2. CARDINALS | GIANTS | ROYALS | TIGERS -- MLB teams. New York's baseball Giants rather than their football Giants.
3. JETS | LIGHTNING | PANTHERS | RANGERS -- NHL teams. Winnipeg Jets and Florida Panthers.
4. BLUES | EAGLES | ISLANDERS | PIRATES -- USL (soccer) teams. The Orange County Blues, Charlotte Eagles, and Harrisburg City Islanders are all in the USL professional league. The Panama City Beach Pirates are in the USL development league.
Bob and Weasel each got really close to the perfect 30 points. Bob accidentally used "Turn It Loose" twice. Weasel matched up the TV slogans, but couldn't quite identify the category specifically enough. Nonetheless, they both jump ahead of Frank... for now.
4/7 + 4/8 + 4/9 Scores (12 participants)
Bob Juch - 9 + 6 + 16 = 31
ShamelessWeasel - 2 + 11 + 16 = 29
smilergrogan - 4 + 11 + 10 = 25
franktangredi - 4 + 13 + 6 = 23
plasticene - 4 + 9 + 8 = 21
jarnon - 1 + 3 + 10 = 14
Bob78164 - 3 + 7 + 0 = 10
MarleysGh0st - 4 + 6 + 0 = 10
kroxquo - 2 + 7 + 0 = 9
Vandal - 4 + 0 + 0 = 4
silverscreenselect - 0 + 0 + 0 = 0
themanintheseersuckersuit - 0 + 0 + 0 = 0