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It probably takes a while on the phone.

I'm not sure if English helps but you two go ahead.

Okay... Olympian, mrv and toulousain have comfirmed that they are here.

@hckošice Pts. 4,000 What was the bantamweight class in boxing named for? ♦ A: Thai rice ♦ B: Malay squid ♦ C: Javanese chicken ♦ D: Papuan rodent

The others are games and hardware, telecommunications and cars. Next up is Pts. 4,000...

Pts. 2,000 Which Japanese company is known for its instant noodles? ♦ A: Nintendo ♦ B: Nippon Telegraph ♦ C: Nissan ♦ D: Nissin By logical elimination... it is Nissin! Pts. 2,000 Which Japanese company is known for its instant noodles? ♦ A: Nintendo ♦ B: Nippon Telegraph ♦ C: Nissan ♦ D: Nissin ♦ P t s . 2 , 0 0 0 ♦

@hckošice The drama accelerates. Now with Pts. 2,000: Pts. 2,000 Which Japanese company is known for its instant noodles? ♦ A: Nintendo ♦ B: Nippon Telegraph ♦ C: Nissan ♦ D: Nissin

And that has brought you a thousand points! Pts. 1,000 A 1993 romantic comedy starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan bears the title "Sleepless in ..."? ♦ A: Seattle ♦ B: San Diego ♦ C: San Francisco ♦ D: Salt Lake City ♦ P t s . 1 , 0 0 0 ♦

@hckošice And one more question to avert a blowout but that should not be a problem, I think: Pts. 1,000 A 1993 romantic comedy starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan bears the title "Sleepless in ..."? ♦ A: Seattle ♦ B: San Diego ♦ C: San Francisco ♦ D: Salt Lake City

Of course. Pts. 500 Who visits Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'? ♦ A: Ghost of Christmas Card ♦ B: Ghost of Christmas Present ♦ C: Ghost of Christmas Tree ♦ D: Ghost of Christmas Speech ♦ P t s . 5 0 0 ♦

@hckošice Pts. 500 Who visits Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'? ♦ A: Ghost of Christmas Card ♦ B: Ghost of Christmas Present ♦ C: Ghost of Christmas Tree ♦ D: Ghost of Christmas Speech

Lots of references then for you so far. Right. Pts. 300 What long-extinct bird used to be endemic to the island of Mauritius? ♦ A: Dada ♦ B: Laa Laa ♦ C: Dodo ♦ D: Wee-wee ♦ P t s . 3 0 0 ♦

@hckošice Pts. 300 What long-extinct bird used to be endemic to the island of Mauritius? ♦ A: Dada ♦ B: Laa Laa ♦ C: Dodo ♦ D: Wee-wee

Correct! Pts. 200 Which of these disciplines in athletics is also referred to as "dash"? ♦ A: Long jump ♦ B: 100 metres ♦ C: Shot put ♦ D: High jump ♦ P t s . 2 0 0 ♦

@hckošice Pts. 200 Which of these disciplines in athletics is also referred to as "dash"? ♦ A: Long jump ♦ B: 100 metres ♦ C: Shot put ♦ D: High jump

Yes, no problem for Slovaks either. Pts. 100 Which of these is a key on a standard computer keyboard? ♦ A: Caps lock ♦ B: Berets clamp ♦ C: Fezzes bolt ♦ D: Sombreros latch Question by OlympicIRL ♦ P t s . 1 0 0 ♦

@hckošice Pts. 100 Which of these is a key on a standard computer keyboard? ♦ A: Caps lock ♦ B: Berets clamp ♦ C: Fezzes bolt ♦ D: Sombreros latch Question by OlympicIRL

You get your 50:50, an Expert and Switch the Question then, as usual. 50:50 Expert Switch Team 15 Pts. 1 Million 14 Pts. 500,000 13 Pts. 250,000 12 Pts. 125,000 11 Pts. 64,000 10 Pts. 32,000 9 Pts. 16,000 8 Pts. 8,000 7 Pts. 4,000 6 Pts. 2,000 5 Pts. 1,000 4 Pts. 500 3 Pts. 300 2 Pts. 200 1 Pts. 100 So now you have the chance to expand on your bank filled with 64,000 points on a new set of questions. Good luck, here we go!

Awesome. Obviously, you are the first to play for a second time so you know how it works! I need you to tell me if you want to go for 3 lifelines and safety net, just as last time or play with 4. Also, something new this time: You kinda create your own luck as you get to choose a random stack. Just give me a number between 1 and 5 and you will go for one of five prepared stacks!

Alright, @hckošice it is. hckosice ♦ ♦ Slovakia And you were worried not being fast enough!

Okay, Hot Seat is OPEN. Whose turn will it be?

As promised, I offer some quiz tonight. The second edition is on and open to all who have played before as well. We still have a couple of minutes left and we need a player. As I announced last time, it's first come, first serve. It's quite simple. I'll simply give a signal that we need a player and the first person who wants to play to reply gets into the hot seat. So it's just like a "fastest fingers first" just without the question. This is not yet the signalling post though, just a heads up. I'll wait for a couple of minutes and then we'll start.

We'll start at about 8 pm CET later. You're welcome to serve as experts again. @dcro @Olympian1010 @mrv86 @Dolby @toulousain

Time for some quiz again. I'll start my second season this Saturday (10th). It'll be open for anyone interested again, being contestant as well as part of the expert/team lifeline. Setting a date with someone is not required this time. We'll play on a "first come, first serve" basis with those who are there on a given time. More about that later. @Olympian1010 @mrv86 @dcro

9/9 points for Armenia so far.