[OFF TOPIC] Quiz Thread

[Quasit 865]

Then I will say that it wasn't the worst decision.

 

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@toulousain

And I presume you would have said Journey to the West?

[toulousain 35]

If I had to guess, yes.

[Quasit 865]

Just now, toulousain said:

If I had to guess, yes.

Journey to the West is wrong.

It is about a monk from around the 7th century in a short-lived period called the Sui Dynasty.

 

The right answer is Water Margin, also translated as Suikoden in Japanese.

 

 

 

Pts. 500,000

Which of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature tells the story of 108 righteous outlaws during the Song Dynasty?
♦ A: Romance of the Three Kingdoms	♦ B: Water Margin
♦ C: Dream of Red Chamber	♦ D: Journey to the West

 

 

I wonder if anyone besides Vic Liu would have known that.

[Agger 1,663]

My slight knowledge from my two or three lectures on Chinese history only helped count out A

[toulousain 35]

That was quite a journey !

[Quasit 865]

And that ends today's episode with @toulousain who's our first Pts. 250,000 winner.

Thanks for playing, I hope you enjoyed it.

 

 

 

toulousain

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[toulousain 35]

Yeah it was really fun but now I'm exhausted !

[Quasit 865]

1 minute ago, toulousain said:

Yeah it was really fun but now I'm exhausted !

Me too, it does take quite a while on a forum.

[Quasit 865]

Chronology of runs:

 

 

#Run	Player	Lifelines	Winnings	Reached	Notes	Date
1	mrv86	3	32,000	Q13	first 250,000 question highest loss (-93,000)	2nd January 2021
2	Vojthas	3	1,000	Q9		2nd-3rd January 2021
3	OlympicIRL	3	32,000	Q12		3rd January 2021
4	hckosice	3	64,000	Q12	first to stop	9th January 2021
5	Olympian1010	4	1,000	Q10	first risk format player	9th-10th January 2021
6	toulousain	3	250,000	Q14	first 500,000 question	17th January 2021