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You're on your own now and you say it's a cheese. Pts. 8,000 Where in a supermarket can you expect to find Havarti? ♦ A: Fruit and vegetable stalls ♦ B: Dairy products section ♦ C: Drinks department ♦ D: Frozen food section It is a semi-soft, slightly strong cheese from Denmark and you won Pts. 8,000. Pts. 8,000 Where in a supermarket can you expect to find Havarti? ♦ A: Fruit and vegetable stalls ♦ B: Dairy products section ♦ C: Drinks department ♦ D: Frozen food section ♦ P t s . 8 , 0 0 0 ♦

@hckošice We're not going fencing now. Instead, we are going grocery shopping for a bit. Pts. 8,000 Where in a supermarket can you expect to find Havarti? ♦ A: Fruit and vegetable stalls ♦ B: Dairy products section ♦ C: Drinks department ♦ D: Frozen food section

First we breathe calmly. And I tell you it was the helm. Pts. 8,000 Which of these nautical terms refers to the tiller or wheel for steering a ship? ♦ A: Heel ♦ B: Helm ♦ C: Hitch ♦ D: Hoist Question by OlympicIRL

@hckošice Let's see if this is better. Pts. 8,000 Which of these nautical terms refers to the tiller or wheel for steering a ship? ♦ A: Heel ♦ B: Helm ♦ C: Hitch ♦ D: Hoist Question by OlympicIRL

Sorry about that but you're just down to one lifeline. But nothing is lost yet. 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

Bantam is simply a type of poultry on Java. There's also a Javanese port city called Java. So the good news is, C is right. Pts. 4,000 What was the bantamweight class in boxing named for? ♦ A: ♦ B: ♦ C: Javanese chicken ♦ D: Papuan rodent ♦ P t s . 4 , 0 0 0 ♦

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

Well, he said he would be shocked if it was a rodent. We all would be, right?

I was gonna say, maybe you should go for some more safety in this case. Sorry about that. 50:50 incoming... Pts. 4,000 What was the bantamweight class in boxing named for? ♦ A: ♦ B: ♦ C: Javanese chicken ♦ D: Papuan rodent

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 ♦