Trivia Time: Chrono Trigger Edition

[Johnny Unusual]

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Judging from many of the popularity contests it won, it is no surprise that Chrono Trigger is talking time's favourite RPG and maybe game ever. Now YOU have the opportunity to save the time stream... through trivia. But who can travel back the furthest to save humanity? The more questions you get right, the further in time you can travel into.

Here are the topics...

1. Chrono Trigger – Questions about Assassinations in History
2. Chrono Cross – Questions about Time Zones
3. Radical Dreamers – Questions about cool activists
4. Crono – Questions About Thyme
5. Marle – Questions About Mudstone
6. Lucca – Questions about Lucca, Italy
7. Frog – Questions about amphibians
8. Ayla – Questions about Isla Fisher
9. Robo – Questions about automation
10. Magus – Questions about types of magic

Let's get started with Round 1

1. What poisoned food was Grigory Rasputin fed at the beginning of his assassination?
2. Which is the only province in Canada and the only place in the world that uses the time zones UTC−03:30 and UTC−02:30?
3. Which activist became the youngest Nobel Prize laureate in 2014?
4. What positive quality did the ancient Greeks believe thyme held within it, to the point where it was burned as incense in temples?
5. What is the name of the NASA rover that has discovered mudstone on Mars?
6. What was the name of the political alliance made by Julius Caesar, Pompey and Crassus in the Lucca Conference, which relates to a rule by three?
7. Why don’t frogs need to drink water?
8. In what Austrailian soap opera did Fisher appear in 345 episodes?
9. In automation, what does NC stand for?
10. What spiritual and religious practice allowed the practitioner to interact with the spirit world through an altered state?

 

[Johnny Unusual]

Answers!

1. What poisoned food Grigory Rasputin at the beginning of his assassination? Cake
2. Which is the only province in Canada and the only place in the world that uses the time zones UTC−03:30 and UTC−02:30? Newfoundland and Labrador.
3. Which activist became the youngest Nobel Prize laureate in 2014? Malala Yousafzai
4. What positive quality did the ancient Greeks believe thyme held within it, to the point where it was burned as incense in temples? Courage
5. What is the name of the NASA rover that has discovered mudstone on Mars? Curiosity
6. What was the name of the political alliance made by Julius Caesar, Pompey and Crassus in the Lucca Conference, which relates to a rule by three? The First Triumvirate
7. Why don’t frogs need to drink water? They absorb it through their skin
8. In what Austrailian soap opera did Fisher appear in 345 episodes? Home and Away
9. In automation, what does NC stand for? Numerical Control
10. What spiritual and religious practice allowed the practitioner to interact with the spirit world through an altered state? The intended answer was shamanism. Several people said "séance" and I thought that might not entirely fit with the question but I guess it does. It's popularity rose literally through a religion called "Spiritualism". So I'm going to accept that, too.

Kirin - 8 Points
Violent Vixen - 7 Points
Rascally Badger - 6 Points
Capt Blasto - 4 Points

Moving on to Round 2!

1. What was the name of the play that Abraham Lincoln attended the night he was assassinated?
2. Which nation made the decision to completely skip December 30th, 2011 when it moved time zones?
3. Which activist and performance art group contains the members "Balaclava", "Cat", "Seraph", "Terminator", and "Blondie"?
4. What is one of the more common names for Thymus citriodorus?
5. What kind of mudstone exhibits parallel layering? (note: I’ve seen this rock, in different sources, as a subcategory as well as its own category)
6. Which famous conqueror declared his sister “The Princess of Lucca”?
7. What body part are “sirens” missing that most other salamanders have?
8. For what movie was Isla nominated for “Best Hissy Fit” at the Teen Choice Awards for her portrayal of Gloria Cleary?
9. What is the term for home automation system will monitor and/or control home attributes such as lighting, climate, entertainment systems, and appliances?
10. What magical practice could be directly translated as "death divination" in Late Latin?

 

[Rascally Badger]

I think I might have cheated on one. On the Isla Fisher question, I googled Chris Hemsworth because I knew he was on an Australian soap and guessed it would be the same one. Turns out it was, but googling at all was probably not cool.

 

[Johnny Unusual]

1. What was the name of the play that Abraham Lincoln attended the night he was assassinated? Our American Cousin
2. Which nation made the decision to completely skip December 30th, 2011 when it moved time zones? Samoa. “The Samoan government instituted the change in a bid to separate the nation from its trading past with the US, and to improve its working relationships with closer countries like Australia, China, and Singapore -- all on the same time of GMT -11:00.”
3. Which activist and performance art group contains the members "Balaclava", "Cat", "Seraph", "Terminator", and "Blondie"? Pussy Riot
4. What is one of the more common names for Thymus citriodorus? Citrus Thyme/Lemon Thyme
5. What kind of mudstone exhibits parallel layering? (note: I’ve seen this rock, in different sources, as a subcategory as well as its own category) Shale
6. Which famous conqueror declared his sister “The Princess of Lucca”? Napoleon Bonaparte.
7. What body part are “sirens” missing that most other salamanders have? Hind legs
8. For what movie was Isla nominated for “Best Hissy Fit” at the Teen Choice Awards for her portrayal of Gloria Cleary? The Wedding Crashers
9. What is the term for home automation system will monitor and/or control home attributes such as lighting, climate, entertainment systems, and appliances? Smart home, smart house, home automation, domotics
10. What magical practice is directly translated as death knowledge? Necromancy

Kirin - 15 Points
Violent Vixen - 13 Points
Capt Blasto - 10 Points
Rascally Badger - 6 Points

Round 3

1. The murder of James Stewart in 1570 marked the first recorded assassination with what kind of weapon?
2. Which dictator changed Spain’s time zone, making it an hour ahead of what it should be?
3. By what conveyance did Greta Thunberg travel to the 2019 UN Climate Action Summit?
4. What condiment comes from Arabic for the words thyme and marjoram?
5. What kind of rock is mudstone both referred to as a subcategory of and a synonym for? Hint: all the words for the answer are in this question.
6. What kind of biome was Lucca named after?
7. What is a group of frogs called? Hint: There's more than one correct answer
8. In what sitcom did Isla appear as Rebel Alley, the daughter of a famous director?
9. In automation, what does HMI stand for?
10. What magic, also called “success magicks”, is practiced by writers such as William S Burroughs, and Grant Morrison?

 

[Johnny Unusual]

The previous rounds answers...

1. The murder of James Stewart in 1570 marked the first recorded assassination with what kind of weapon? Firearm
2. Which dictator changed Spain’s time zone, making it an hour ahead of what it should be? Francisco Franco
3. By what conveyance did Greta Thunberg travel to the 2019 UN Climate Action Summit? Yacht/sailing
4. What condiment comes from Arabic for the words thyme and marjoram? Za’atar
5. What kind of rock is mudstone both referred to as a subcategory of and a synonym for? Hint: all the words for the answer are in this question. Mudrock
6. What kind of biome was Lucca named after? Marsh
7. What is a group of frogs called? Army, chorus, or colony
8. In what sitcom did Isla appear as Rebel Alley, the daughter of a famous director? Arrested Development. She played Ron Howard's fictional daughter
9. In automation, what does HMI stand for? Human machine interface
10. What magic, also called “success magicks” is practiced by writers such as William S Burroughs, and Grant Morrison? Chaos Magic

Kirin - 21 Points
Violent Vixen - 17 Points
Capt Blasto - 16 Points
Rascally Badger - 14 Points

Man, Rascally missed a week but sure made up the difference today.

Last round!

1. Who attempted to halt the murder of Julius Caesar but was intercepted and detained either by Trebonius or Brutus Albinus (depending on the source)?
2. Which iconic time zone was established in the Royal Observatory in Greater London?
3. Which U.S. Representative released a series of graphic novels entitled “March” detailing his experiences with the Civil Rights movement in the 60s and his work with Martin Luthor King Jr.?
4. Which ancient civilization used thyme in embalming?
5. In what popular video game can mudstone be found in omnigeodes and be used to craft a brown coat?
6. What has surrounded the old town of the city since the Renaissance era?
7. There are three kind of amphibians including frogs/toads and salamanders/newts. What is the third kind?
8. In what movie did Isla play an iguana named Beans?
9. What device was originally created by Christiaan Huygens for windmills before James Watt adapted one to control the steam regulation in steam engines?
10. What magical practice was performed by Nostradamus by staring into a bowl of water or a "magic mirror" to see the future?

 

[Johnny Unusual]

Let's see how you guys did in the last round...
1. Who attempted to halt the murder of Julius Caesar but was intercepted and detained either by Trebonius or Brutus Albinus (depending on the source)? Marc Antony
2. Which iconic time zone was established in the Royal Observatory in Greater London? Greenwich Mean Time
3. Which U.S. Representative released a series of graphic novels entitled “March” detailing his experiences with the Civil Rights movement in the 60s and his work with Martin Luthor King Jr.? John Lewis. Its a good series, especially the last one.
4. Which ancient civilization used thyme in embalming? The Egyptians
5. In what popular video game can mudstone be found in omnigeodes and be used to craft a brown coat? Stardew Valley
6. What has surrounded the old town of the city since the Renaissance era? Walls
7. Three are three kind of amphibians including frogs/toads and salamanders/newts. What is the third kind? Caecilians
8. In what movie did Isla play an iguana named Beans? Rango
9. What device was originally created by Christiaan Huygens for windmills before James Watt adapted one to control the steam regulation in steam engines? Centrifugal governor
10. What magical practice was performed by Nostradamus by staring into a bowl of water or a "magic mirror" to see the future? Scrying. I intended this specifically but I'll accept divination

Kirin - 29 Points
Violent Vixen - 22 Points (SOOO close to getting #3)
Capt Blasto - 21 Points (you were SO close to getting #1)
Rascally Badger - 14 Points

So the winner by a very good lead is Kirin!

You heard the lady, get to work!

Thanks so much for taking part and I'll start the next game nowish.

 

[Violentvixen]

I'm glad I got the Stardew Valley one! My spouse apparently hadn't used the sewing machine at all in the game despite playing it for 100+ hours and was baffled when I mentioned it.

 

[Johnny Unusual]

Yeah I'm on year three and barely touched cloth. Er... in the non-British sense.

 

[CaptBlasto]

I'm actually playing Stardew right now (one Red Cabbage left to finish the Center!), so while I didn't know a lot about crafting clothes, Omnigeode was a pretty big giveaway for me.

 

[Kirin]

My partner got the Stardew one, also from the omnigeode.

This was just a really good set for me! Most of the automation questions are literally about my job, and a lot of the others randomly hit things I know about. The only category that was a complete wash was Isla Fisher.

 

[Violentvixen]

Ha, yeah, I tried to use that as a point for it, but he kept insisting there must be another game that uses omnigeode since he was sure he'd have seen the cloth stuff after playing so much.

I invoked our golden trivia rule though: don't argue the answer based on how sure you are that it's right, argue it based on how mad you'll be if it turns out you were right and your answer was shot down. I made it clear I would be real pissed.

 

[Kirin]

The other good rule that could fall under is "don't discard your first guess if you don't have a clearly better one".