RTS Trivia Contests

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Alright everyone, submissions are all in. Please help me congratulate our winner @GreenLeaf!

PM me your account number or the email address it is registered to, and I will add your 600 reward points to your account.

Thanks for playing everyone and be on the lookout for our twist on trivia tomorrow around 4pm! ;)
 

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Good afternoon everyone!

For a slight twist in trivia this week we are going with some riddles for the chance to win an RTS Vapes T-shirt. This contest will run through Monday night and the winner will be announced on Wednesday. Hope y'all have a great weekend and some fun answering these riddles!

1. This five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it. What is the word?

2. I have seas without water. I have forest without wood. I have deserts without sand. I have houses with no brick. What am I?

3. This ancient invention allows people to see through walls. What is it?

4. Four men were fishing in a boat on a lake. The boat turned over and all four men sank to the bottom of the lake. And, yet not a single man got wet. How is this possible?

5. Two girls ate dinner together. They both ordered iced tea. One girl drank them very fast and had finished five in the time it took the other to drink just one. The girl who drank one died while the other survived. All of the drinks were poisoned. How did the girl who drank the most survive?

6. A woman shoots he husband, and then holds him under water for 5 minutes. A little while later, they both go out and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How is this possible?

7. Many have heard me, but no one has seen me. I will not speak back until spoken to. What am I?

8. What rock group has four men that don’t sing?

9. Alone I am the 24th, with a friend I am 20. Another friend and I am unclean. What am I?

10. 1, 11, 21, 1211, 111221, 312211. What is the next Number in the sequence?

11. 16, 06, 68, 88, ?, 98. What is the missing number?

12. What can you hold in your right hand, but not the left?

13. When you need me, you throw me away. But when you’re done with me, you bring me back. What am I?

14. A woman proves in court that her husband was murdered by her sister, but the judge decides that the sister cannot be punished. Why not?

15. What was the largest island before Australia was discovered?
 

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Everyone please help me in congratulating @Marina2 on winning this week's contest! PM me your shirt size and your account number or email. Also let me know the address where you would like your shirt shipped if different from your account address.

I would like some feedback on the contest if you liked the change or prefer the regular trivia. Thanks!

Answers are posted below:
1. This five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it. What is the word?
a. Shorter

2. I have seas without water. I have forest without wood. I have deserts without sand. I have houses with no brick. What am I?
a. A Map

3. This ancient invention allows people to see through walls. What is it?
a. A Window

4. Four men were fishing in a boat on a lake. The boat turned over and all four men sank to the bottom of the lake. And, yet not a single man got wet. How is this possible?
a. All of the men were married

5. Two girls ate dinner together. They both ordered iced tea. One girl drank them very fast and had finished five in the time it took the other to drink just one. The girl who drank one died while the other survived. All of the drinks were poisoned. How did the girl who drank the most survive?
a. The Poison was in the ice, and she drank her drinks so fast that the ice didn’t have time to melt.

6. A woman shoots he husband, and then holds him under water for 5 minutes. A little while later, they both go out and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How is this possible?
a. The woman shot him with a camera, and then developed the picture.

7. Many have heard me, but no one has seen me. I will not speak back until spoken to. What am I?
a. An Echo

8. What rock group has four men that don’t sing?
a. Mount Rushmore

9. Alone I am the 24th, with a friend I am 20. Another friend and I am unclean. What am I?
a. The letter ‘x.’ it I the 24th letter in the alphabet, XX in Roman numerals is 20, and XXX is a label for inappropriate movies.

10. 1, 11, 21, 1211, 111221, 312211. What is the next Number in the sequence?
a. 13112221. Each number describes the previous number. Starting with 1, the second describes it as 11 (one 1). Then the third describes 11 as 21 (two 1’s). the fourth describes 21 as 1211 (one 2, one 1).

11. 16, 06, 68, 88, ?, 98. What is the missing number?
a. 78, All of the numbers when read upside down are the numbers 86-91.

12. What can you hold in your right hand, but not the left?
a. Your left hand

13. When you need me, you throw me away. But when you’re done with me, you bring me back. What am I?
a. An anchor

14. A woman proves in court that her husband was murdered by her sister, but the judge decides that the sister cannot be punished. Why not?
a. The sisters are conjoined twins, so the guilty one cannot be punished without also punishing the innocent one.

15. What was the largest island before Australia was discovered?
a. Australia, It just hadn’t been discovered yet.
 
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Here is the new trivia! Contest will be for 600 reward points and will run through Midnight (EST) Monday. Winner will be announced on Wednesday. Good luck everyone and have a great weekend!!!

Category: Star Wars
1. Why can R2-D2 not play Leia's message back for Luke in Episode 4?

2. In Episode 4, who does Luke know Obi-Wan Kenobi as?

3. Who is Luke Skywalker’s twin sister and father?

4. In Episode 1, Obi-Wan Kenobi killed Darth Maul. Whose lightsaber did he use?

5. In Episode 5, what happens to Han Solo at the end of the movie?

6. Who was Darth Maul’s Master in Episode 1?

7. A high count of what makes someone a good candidate to become a Jedi?

8. When Luke, Princess Leia, Han Solo, and Chewbacca are trapped in the trash pit in Episode 4; who answers the telecommunicator?

9. Who does Luke go to see in the Dagobah system in Episode 5?

10. Who did Han Solo win the Millennium Falcon from, and what did he use it for prior to joining the Rebel resistance?
 

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Congratulations to this weeks winner @GreenLeaf! Points have already been added to your account.

Thanks to everyone that played, and be on the lookout for new trivia Friday at 4pm!

Answers to Star Wars trivia:
1. Why can R2-D2 not play Leia's message back for Luke in Episode 4?
a. Restraining bolt has a Short

2. In Episode 4, who does Luke know Obi-Wan Kenobi as?
a. Old Ben

3. Who is Luke Skywalker’s twin sister and father?
a. Princess Leia and Darth Vader/Anakin Skywalker

4. In Episode 1, Obi-Wan Kenobi killed Darth Maul. Whose lightsaber did he use?
a. Qui-Gon Jinn

5. In Episode 5, what happens to Han Solo at the end of the movie?
a. He is frozen in Carbonite

6. Who was Darth Maul’s Master in Episode 1?
a. Darth Sidious

7. A high count of what makes someone a good candidate to become a Jedi?
a. Midichlorians

8. When Luke, Princess Leia, Han Solo, and Chewbacca are trapped in the trash pit in Episode 4; who answers the telecommunicator?
a. C-3P0

9. Who does Luke go to see in the Dagobah system in Episode 5?
a. Yoda

10. Who did Han Solo win the Millennium Falcon from, and what did he use it for prior to joining the Rebel resistance?
a. Lando Calrissian & Smuggling
 
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