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Well, the pressure grows bigger for @hckošice too.

@OlympicIRL The long stretching of an object that enters a black hole and (theoretically) snaps at its thinnest joint. RIGHT! Pts. 250,000 Who should be familiar with spaghettification? ❆ A: Filmmaker ❆ B: Astrophysicist ❆ C: Mycologist ❆ D: Snake catcher ♦ P t s . 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 ♦

You can't be for real. Pts. 250,000 Who should be familiar with spaghettification? ❆ A: Filmmaker ❆ B: Astrophysicist ❆ C: Mycologist ❆ D: Snake catcher

@OlympicIRL Pts. 250,000 Who should be familiar with spaghettification? ❆ A: Filmmaker ❆ B: Astrophysicist ❆ C: Mycologist ❆ D: Snake catcher

Hm, I wonder if he would have known. You still have him as a backup, along with the switch. We're entering dark territory here, a quarter million points.

It was named in honour of Soviet victory at the Battle of Stalingrad.

The bad news is, you could have gotten that a lot cheaper but the good news is: you are right. Pts. 125,000 At Paris Métro Line 5, what station is situated between Jaurès and Gare du Nord? ❆ A: Constantinople ❆ B: Stalingrad ❆ C: ❆ ♦ P t s . 1 2 5 , 0 0 0 ♦

Pts. 125,000 At Paris Métro Line 5, what station is situated between Jaurès and Gare du Nord? ❆ A: Constantinople ❆ B: Stalingrad ❆ C: ❆ D:

Who would have thought. I'll be happy to take your first choice.

I can see what's coming. Pts. 125,000 At Paris Métro Line 5, what station is situated between Jaurès and Gare du Nord? ❆ A: Constantinople ❆ B: Stalingrad ❆ C: ❆ D:

@OlympicIRL This is a bit like on mrv's run, where he obliterated everything until 250,000 and went on to the million. Of course you still have all the help you can get... for Pts. 125,000. Pts. 125,000 At Paris Métro Line 5, what station is situated between Jaurès and Gare du Nord? ❆ A: Constantinople ❆ B: Stalingrad ❆ C: Léopoldville ❆ D: Karl-Marx-Stadt

@OlympicIRL ... good under pressure! Pts. 64,000 Which of these belongs to the feliform suborder of cat-like creatures? ❆ A: Hyenas ❆ B: Raccoons ❆ C: Koalas ❆ D: Lemurs ♦ P t s . 6 4 , 0 0 0 ♦

Pts. 64,000 Which of these belongs to the feliform suborder of cat-like creatures? ❆ A: Hyenas ❆ B: Raccoons ❆ C: Koalas ❆ D: Lemurs You are ...

@OlympicIRL Haha, 95% better not let you down. This is shaping up to be one of the strongest games in a while. I'm not going to ruin the flow here, you know you can't lose anything on the next question, all lifelines intact. Let's see what it is. Pts. 64,000 Which of these belongs to the feliform suborder of cat-like creatures? ❆ A: Hyenas ❆ B: Raccoons ❆ C: Koalas ❆ D: Lemurs

@OlympicIRL It hasn't come to that. For now. You know your coordinates and that has brought you Pts. 32,000! Pts. 32,000 In a coordinate system, where lies the point (2, -3)? ❆ A: Quadrant I ❆ B: Quadrant II ❆ C: Quadrant III ❆ D: Quadrant IV ♦ P t s . 3 2 , 0 0 0 ♦

Pts. 32,000 In a coordinate system, where lies the point (2, -3)? ❆ A: Quadrant I ❆ B: Quadrant II ❆ C: Quadrant III ❆ D: Quadrant IV You know, nobody has ever lost with all lifelines before.

@OlympicIRL Well, the 32,000 horizon is in sight already. Not even the slightest hint of a lifeline so far. Can you keep it up with this question? Pts. 32,000 In a coordinate system, where lies the point (2, -3)? ❆ A: Quadrant I ❆ B: Quadrant II ❆ C: Quadrant III ❆ D: Quadrant IV

@OlympicIRL ... and is now on 16,000! Pts. 16,000 Tendons connect ...? ❆ A: neuron to neuron ❆ B: muscle to muscle ❆ C: muscle to bone ❆ D: bone to bone ♦ P t s . 1 6 , 0 0 0 ♦ Neurons communicate via synapses and ligaments are what connect two bones.

Pts. 16,000 Tendons connect ...? ❆ A: neuron to neuron ❆ B: muscle to muscle ❆ C: muscle to bone ❆ D: bone to bone Said with confidence...

Calling out @hckošice @dcro @Olympian1010 as experts for later, if you have the time today.

@OlympicIRL It's getting more serious by the minute. Pts. 16,000 ahead! Pts. 16,000 Tendons connect ...? ❆ A: neuron to neuron ❆ B: muscle to muscle ❆ C: muscle to bone ❆ D: bone to bone

I do not have any objections here! Yes, it's the lovely Rudolph. Pts. 8,000 Whose kinsmen are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder and Blitzen? ❆ A: The Grinch ❆ B: Frosty the Snowman ❆ C: Jack Skellington ❆ D: Reindeer Rudolph ♦ P t s . 8 , 0 0 0 ♦

Pts. 8,000 Whose kinsmen are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder and Blitzen? ❆ A: The Grinch ❆ B: Frosty the Snowman ❆ C: Jack Skellington ❆ D: Reindeer Rudolph

@OlympicIRL Half-time with the next question, going well so far. Pts. 8,000 Whose kinsmen are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder and Blitzen? ❆ A: The Grinch ❆ B: Frosty the Snowman ❆ C: Jack Skellington ❆ D: Reindeer Rudolph

Another incident that doesn't seem like it has been more than 10 years already but there you go. Pts. 4,000 In 2010, the majority of European air travel was halted after which volcano erupted and ash clouds spread? ❆ A: Etna ❆ B: Erebus ❆ C: El Chichón ❆ D: Ejyafjallajökull ♦ P t s . 4 , 0 0 0 ♦