h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Flight of the Navigator

TRiG -5 (Post 2, bad joke)
Icy North +2 (Post 11, mentioning a mine, albeit the wrong sort, and being interesting)
Icy North +1 (Post 31, quite interesting)
Taff Agent of Kaos (Post 43, runways)
SWL +1 (Post 45, quite interesting)
Psycorp -5 (Post 72, bad joke)
eloisa -5 (Post 87, bad joke)
RodtheBrit +2 (Post 96, open cast mines)
Psycorp +1 (Post 104, Grand Canyon)
Mu Beta - Elf bonus please

B

QI - Wheelbarrow:

Scores:

Psycorp +3 (post 7) crashed wheelbarrow while ferrying a drunk
RodtheBrit +1 (post 9) Astronomer Royal involved
Reddyfreddy +1 (post 17) Halley
Bob Stafford +1 (post 26) Russian czar

Icy

QI - Cause of Death



QI (+6)
None awarded.


Correct (+3)
Matt (Stampede)
Matt (Pub Logo)
RodtheBrit (Riot)
Orcus (Explosion)
Bob Stafford (Drowning)
Bob Stafford (Alcohol Poisoning)
Bob Stafford (House Collapse)


Klaxon (-5)
Rod The Brit (Cholera)


Elf (+1)
Clive.

QI - Cause of Death ale



QI (+6) eureka
None awarded.


Correct (+3) geek
Matt (Stampede)
Matt (Pub Logo)
RodtheBrit (Riot)
Orcus (Explosion)
Bob Stafford (Drowning)
Bob Stafford (Alcohol Poisoning)
Bob Stafford (House Collapse)


Klaxon (-5)bluelight
Rod The Brit (Cholera)


Elf (+1)cheers



QI - Cause of Death ale



QI (+6) eureka
None awarded.


Correct (+3) geek
Matt (Stampede)
Matt (Pub Logo)
RodtheBrit (Riot)
Orcus (Explosion)
Bob Stafford (Drowning)
Bob Stafford (Alcohol Poisoning)
Bob Stafford (House Collapse)


Klaxon (-5)bluelight
Rod The Brit (Cholera)


Elf (+1)cheers
Clive.
Clive.

QI - Cause of Death ale



QI (+6) eureka
None awarded.


Correct (+3) geek
Matt (Stampede)
Matt (Pub Logo)
RodtheBrit (Riot)
Orcus (Explosion)
Bob Stafford (Drowning)
Bob Stafford (Alcohol Poisoning)
QI - Cause of Death ale



QI (+6) eureka
None awarded.


Correct (+3) geek
Matt (Stampede)
Matt (Pub Logo)
RodtheBrit (Riot)
Orcus (Explosion)
Bob Stafford (Drowning)
Bob Stafford (Alcohol Poisoning)
Bob Stafford (House Collapse)


Klaxon (-5)bluelight
Rod The Brit (Cholera)


Elf (+1)cheers
Clive.


SCORE POSTED 4/10
Bob Stafford (House Collapse)


Klaxon (-5)bluelight
Rod The Brit (Cholera)


Elf (+1)cheers



QI - Cause of Death ale



QI (+6) eureka
None awarded.


Correct (+3) geek
Matt (Stampede)
Matt (Pub Logo)
RodtheBrit (Riot)
Orcus (Explosion)
Bob Stafford (Drowning)
Bob Stafford (Alcohol Poisoning)
Bob Stafford (House Collapse)


Klaxon (-5)bluelight
Rod The Brit (Cholera)


Elf (+1)cheers
Clive.
Clive.

QI - Wheelbarrow:

Scores:

Psycorp +3 (post 7) crashed wheelbarrow while ferrying a drunk
RodtheBrit +1 (post 9) Astronomer Royal involved
Reddyfreddy +1 (post 17) Halley
Bob Stafford +1 (post 26) Russian czar

+1 Icy
SCORE POSTED 4/10

QI Industrial Heritage

Clivetheflyingostrich: +6

Taff Agent of Kaos.......Avatar of the Blood God Khorne (On a throne of blood on a mountain of skulls) +3

minichessemouse -10

rodthebrit -5

QI Boer War

Taff Agent of Kaos: +6

Oops_the_Destroyer: +6

ReadyFreddie: +3

QI - Freedom:

+1 Orcus (post 2) - ceremonial key - (not correct, but worth a bonus)
-5 Orcus (post 4) - right to bear sword (I've not awarded the sheep klaxon, as I give a small bonus for it later on)
+1 RF (post 10) - guilds & livery companies
+3 RF (post 13) - correct: school
+1 InfiniteImp (post 29) - (charity sheep drive)
+2 Feisor (post 32) - freedom from tolls (correct, although historic)

Icy

QI - Cement

Robyn -5 for the barn and +1 for the farmer in Post 2
Feisor +5 for the ferrocement boat, post 8
Taff -5 for the Arc de Triomphe, post 12
Taff -5 for the Channel Tunnel, post 19
SWL -5 for either the cobbler or the mafia, post 22
Clive -5 for the bridge, post 28
King Bomba +5 for the gardener, post 37
Clive +6 for cows being Quite Interesting, Post 40
Icy +1 for finding the appropriate hootoo link, post 42
TRiG +1 for the birdbath, thinking along the right lines, post 54
minichessemouse +5 for a correct answer, post 81
Rod +4 for early concrete dinosaurs being Quite Interesting, post 87 (not +6 on account of using google)

Matt +1 for getting the hand in the very first post! (well, post 2)

minichessemouse -5 for the nose in post 12

Matt +1 for no fingers in post 15 (getting to the answer in parts, there...)

pedro -5 for the, er, sausage, post 19

Matt +1 for the false fist, post 35

Taff +2 for a partially correct answer in post 44 (total of 5 between Matt and Taff there, then)

Matt +6 for a Quite Interesting reference in Post 52. I knew it, but most others will not have known it.

Taff -5 in Post 64 for the vampire

King Bomba +5 for a correct answer in post 74

Ooops - that last is for

QI - Götz von Berlichingen

QI Industrial Heritage

Clivetheflyingostrich: +6

Taff Agent of Kaos.......Avatar of the Blood God Khorne (On a throne of blood on a mountain of skulls) +3

minichessemouse mouse -10

rodthebrit -5


SCORE POSTED 09/10

QI Boer War

Taff Agent of Kaos: +6

Oops_the_Destroyer: +6

ReadyFreddie: +3

Infinateimp +1

SCORE POSTED 09/10

QI - Freedom:

+1 Orcus (post 2) - ceremonial key - (not correct, but worth a bonus)
-5 Orcus (post 4) - right to bear sword (I've not awarded the sheep klaxon, as I give a small bonus for it later on)
+1 RF (post 10) - guilds & livery companies
+3 RF (post 13) - correct: school
+1 InfiniteImp (post 29) - (charity sheep drive)
+2 Feisor (post 32) - freedom from tolls (correct, although historic)

+1 Icy

SCORE POSTED 09/10

Malabarista
QI - Cement
Malabarista +1
Robyn -5 for the barn and +1 for the farmer in Post 2
Feisor +5 for the ferrocement boat, post 8
Taff -5 for the Arc de Triomphe, post 12
Taff -5 for the Channel Tunnel, post 19
SWL -5 for either the cobbler or the mafia, post 22
Clive -5 for the bridge, post 28
King Bomba +5 for the gardener, post 37
Clive +6 for cows being Quite Interesting, Post 40
Icy +1 for finding the appropriate hootoo link, post 42
TRiG +1 for the birdbath, thinking along the right lines, post 54
minichessemouse +5 for a correct answer, post 81
Rod +4 for early concrete dinosaurs being Quite Interesting, post 87 (not +6 on account of using google)


SCORE POSTED 09/10

QI - Manifest Destiny
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Correct +3

Robyn (for getting started on the lateral thinking - post 28)
Malabarista (Density - post 78)
Malabarista (Destiny - post 78)
King Bomba (Manifest - post 85)
Pedro (Westward Expansion / Western Frontier Line - post 122)



QI +6

Rod (Cleopatra's Needle - post 10)
Matt (World's Fair - post 15)
Malabarista (Chicago architecture - post 70)



Klaxon -5

Malabarista (Ships - post 101)
Malabarista (Trains - post 101)


Elf.
Clive +1 For the Question.
Clive +1 For 'it's like, say, a fragment of of medieval art buried with the dead.'
Clive +1 For ' That which is a burden at sea and some how entangled yet very heavy.'



Malabarista - your total score is +2.

+3 +3 +6 (+12) - 5 -5 (-10) = +2


Clive's total score
+1 +1 +1 = +3

QI: Well Guarded

King Bomba +6 for wild fennel QIness in Post 12
Beatrice -5 for tripping over the tulips klaxon in Post 19
Icy North +6 QI about Arab grass in Post 32
Ben -5 for the "limited number of people" in Post 34
Robyn +1 just for the clever idea that it could be a graveyard in Post 36 (If I'm allowed to do that?)
Bored Laura -5 for the poppies in Post 38
Ben +1 for a good summary of the problem, Post 61
B'Elana +3 for Friedrich II of Prussia, Post 66
B'Elana +1 for being a good sport and not telling, even though she knew (possibly on account of being German)
Ben +2 bonus points for knowing about the Lange Kerls (Long Fellows, the honour guard) Post 80
Toy Box +3 for the potatoes, Post 81
Orcus +6 QI for knowing what Prussian Blue is made of, Post 87
Toy Box +3 for guessing the reason for guarding potatoes, Post 116



There were only four klaxons:

tulips
poppies
privilege (reserved for a small group, whatever)
secret weapon

QI - Manifest Destiny
F7180006?thread=5981246

Correct geek +3

Robyn (for getting started on the lateral thinking - post 28)
Malabarista (Density - post 78)
Malabarista (Destiny - post 78)
King Bomba (Manifest - post 85)
Pedro (Westward Expansion / Western Frontier Line - post 122)



QI eureka +6

Rod (Cleopatra's Needle - post 10)
Matt (World's Fair - post 15)
Malabarista (Chicago architecture - post 70)



Klaxon bluelight -5

Malabarista (Ships - post 101)
Malabarista (Trains - post 101)


Elf. elf
Clive +1 For the Question.
Clive +1 For 'it's like, say, a fragment of of medieval art buried with the dead.'
Clive +1 For ' That which is a burden at sea and some how entangled yet very heavy.'



Malabarista - your total score is +2.

+3 +3 +6 (+12) - 5 -5 (-10) = +2


Clive's total score
+1 +1 +1 = +3

SCORE POSTED 18/10

QI: Well Guarded

King Bomba +6 for wild fennel QIness in Post 12
Beatrice -5 for tripping over the tulips klaxon in Post 19
Icy North +6 QI about Arab grass in Post 32
Ben -5 for the "limited number of people" in Post 34
Robyn +1 just for the clever idea that it could be a graveyard in Post 36 (If I'm allowed to do that?)
Bored Laura -5 for the poppies in Post 38
Ben +1 for a good summary of the problem, Post 61
B'Elana +3 for Friedrich II of Prussia, Post 66
B'Elana +1 for being a good sport and not telling, even though she knew (possibly on account of being German)
Ben +2 bonus points for knowing about the Lange Kerls (Long Fellows, the honour guard) Post 80
Toy Box +3 for the potatoes, Post 81
Orcus +6 QI for knowing what Prussian Blue is made of, Post 87
Toy Box +3 for guessing the reason for guarding potatoes, Post 116



There were only four klaxons:

tulips
poppies
privilege (reserved for a small group, whatever)
secret weapon


SCORE POSTED 18/10