The Great Big CaR Forum Quiz 2020! (And the winner is.....!)

[Alex79]

I'm itching to add up the answers

I'll try and have a look at it tonight, sorry guys!

[Alex79]

Here we go! Thank you to everyone who took part, and please accept my annual apologies at the lateness of the results. I could come up with a decent excuse, but the truth is I'm busy all day and haven't felt like doing it in the evening. I am terrible.

So, the answers then!

Round 1: General Gaming

1. What is the name of the 'never officially translated to English' cyber-police detective game from Hideo Kojima? Policenauts.
2. Double Fine studios was founded by which ex-Lucas Arts adventure game veteran? Tim Schafer
3. Super Meat Boy, Braid and Fez featured in which 2012 gaming documentary? Indie Game: The Movie
4. The sequence U,U,D,D,L,R,L,R,B,A is better known as what? The Konami Code
5. Street Fighter 2 mutant, Blanka, honed his skills fighting on the streets of which South American country? Brazil
6. A,B,A,C,A,B,B enabled the blood mode in which Sega Megadrive game? Mortal Kombat
7. In which Nintendo game did Mario, known at the time as Jumpman, make his first ever appearance? Donkey Kong
8. What is the maximum number of lines you can complete at any one time in a traditional game of Tetris? Four
9. What is the name of Tetsuya Mizuguchi's 2011 follow up to the cult-classic shooter, Rez? Child Of Eden
10. What is the name of the thug who roughs up Guybrush Threepwood in the opening scene of Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge? Largo LaGrande


Round 2: Back To The Primitive

1. The characters Bub and Bob are the stars of which 1986 platformer? Bubble Bobble
2. What game followed Desert and Jungle in the popular EA Strike series? Urban Strike
3. Based on the book by Ade Edmondson, this 1987 computer game encouraged you to be a complete what? Bastard
4. What animal was a secret playable character in Streets Of Rage 3? Kangaroo
5. Which much delayed John Romero FPS was finally released to a largely negative press in May 2000? Daikatana


Round 3: This Was The Year That Was

1. The Last Of Us Part 2 is largely set in which US City? Seattle
2. Who composed the soundtrack to Doom Eternal? Mick Gordon
3. Barret, Tifa and Heidegger are characters from the 2020 remake of which game? Final Fantasy VII
4. What did Cane and Rinse arch-enemies, The Computer Game Show, vote as their 2020 Game Of The Year? Hades
5. What is the name of the wise old museum curator in this year's Animal Crossing: New Horizons? Blathers


Round 4: Subtitles (which series do the following games come from)

1. Brotherhood, Unity - Assassin's Creed
2. Lost Legacy, Golden Abyss - Uncharted
3. Origins, Inquisition - Dragon Age
4. Shadows of Amn, Dark Alliance - Baldur's Gate
5. Asylum, Knight - Batman Arkham Series
6. Minish Cap, Spirit Tracks - The Legend Of Zelda
7. Song of Life, Like A Dragon - Yakuza
8. Memories of Celceta, Lacrimosa of Dana - Ys
9. Rising, Evolution - Trials
10. Bloodlines, Portrait of Ruin - Castlevania

Round 5: The Infamous Anagrams (decode the game, ignore all punctuation)

1. MARINA'S CLOSING - Animal Crossing
2. FRANTIC ME - Minecraft
3. DO NOBLE, BRO! - Bloodborne
4. OILY SCUM DIES - Disco Elysium
5. YO, NEAT BAT! - Bayonetta
6. ZEN OF ANTS, AY? - Fantasy Zone
7. ME SHITS - The Sims
8. THE WEST SIN - The Witness
9. GOTH LINK, HOWL! - Hollow Knight
10. IT'S LOW! PING! - Pilotwings


Round 6: The Missing Words Round (number of dashes does NOT indicate number of letters)

1. Paper Mario: The ORIGAMI King
2. A Boy And His BLOB
3. ESCAPE From Monkey Island
4. Plumbers Don't Wear TIES
5. Silent Hill 4: The ROOM
6. Horizon CHASE Turbo
7. UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves
8. Fallout: NEW Vegas
9. Luigi's Mansion: Dark MOON
10. Indiana Jones And The Fate Of ATLANTIS


Round 7: Don't Quote Me On That... (which games do these quotes come from?)

1. “They were all dead. The final gunshot was an exclamation mark to everything that had led to this point. I released my finger from the trigger. And then it was over.” - Max Payne
2. “What is a man? A Miserable little pile of secrets!” - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
3. "The cake is a lie." - Portal
4. "May your survival be long, may your death be swift." - The Last Of Us Part II
5. “I used to be an adventurer like you until I took an arrow to the knee.” - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim


Round 8: Movies

1. Quentin Tarantino originally released which film as a grindhouse double feature alongside Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror? Death Proof
2. Which composer scored the films Blade Runner and Chariots Of Fire? Vangelis
3. Harry Styles made his film debut in which 2017 war epic? Dunkirk
4. What was the film in which Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino first acted in the same scene together? Heat
5. Which film opens with the line, "Saigon… Shit. I'm still only in Saigon"? Apocalypse Now


Round 9: TV

1. After being dismissed from Top Gear, Jeremy Clarkson went on to co-present which Prime exclusive motoring show? The Grand Tour
2. The numbers 4, 8, 15, 16, 23 and 42 feature heavily in which mysterious television show? Lost
3. Which actor links Boardwalk Empire, Line Of Duty, Band Of Brothers and the This Is England television series? Stephen Graham
4. "That's Livin' Alright" was the theme tune to which 80s television show? Auf Weidersehen Pet
5. An Elephant Makes Love To A Pig, Osama Bin Laden Has Farty Pants and Imaginationland are episodes of which animated TV show? South Park


Round 10: Sport

1. Which team defeated Miami Heat, 4 games to 2, to claim victory in this year's NBA Playoff finals? LA Lakers
2. YouTube 'celebrity' and colossal prick Jake Paul has offered £50m to which former UFC champion to face him in the boxing ring? Conor McGregor
3. Lewis Hamilton recently equalled the record for Formula One championship wins set by which driver? Michael Schumacher
4. The Hawthorns is the home ground of which Premier League football team? West Bromwich Albion
5. What is the maximum possible amount a player could score with 6 throws of a dart? 360


Round 11: Music

1. 'We passed upon the stair' is the opening line to which David Bowie song? The Man Who Sold The World
2. Members of which band performed alongside Nirvana during their legendary Unplugged set on the songs Lake Of Fire, Plateau and Oh Me? Meat Puppets
3. Which song did Marty McFly suggest the audience weren't ready for, but "your kids are gonna love it" in Back To The Future? Johnny B Goode
4. 19, 21 and 25 are albums from which UK artist? Adele
5. Paul Rodgers and Adam Lambert have both provided live vocals for which British classic rock band? Queen


Round 12: And Finally, Podcasts...

1. What is the name of James Acaster and Ed Gamble's food based comedy podcast? The Off Menu Podcast
2. The first ever issue of the Cane and Rinse podcast featured which video game? God Of War 3
3. As often featured in his podcast, what is the name of Adam Buxton's dog? Rosie
4. What was the name of David Turner's gaming podcast, co-hosted with Micheal Fox and others, prior to The Computer Game Show? Joypod
5. Which two regular Cane and Rinse contributors host the Video Wizards podcast? Michiel Kroder & Ben Cartlidge

And the tie breaker? I had 66 games installed on my Switch.

But who's won? Who indeed!

The results were so nail-bitingly close that I recounted three times!

So, in reverse order, in third place with an excellent 59 points is: Loopoo!

In second place with a mighty 60 points is: Combine Hunter!

But in first place, this years winner of the annual Cane and Rinse forum quiz, with an incredible 62 points is... ColinAlonso!

Awesome work! Well done everyone, and great job Colin! You are hereby crowned forum quiz champion 2020!

Thanks for playing everyone, same time next year!

[Simonsloth]

Not even the podium . I thought I had done ok but leaving those anagrams was my downfall probably.

Thanks for doing this Alex it was great fun

[Feirsteax]

Congrats to the top 3! Stellar scores all round . And thanks again Alex79uk.

[Loopoo]

Whoa! Flippin' 'eck 3rd! I think it was my Nirvana trivia finally being useful!

Thanks again Alex79uk! I had a good laugh delving deep into my brain for these

Congratulations ColinAlonso and a worthy runner up CombineHunter.

[Alex79]

Not even the podium . I thought I had done ok but leaving those anagrams was my downfall probably.

Thanks for doing this Alex it was great fun

Haha, you were 4th with 57 points

[Combine Hunter]

I haven't got my crown back yet huh? Thanks for running this Alex.

[Simonsloth]

Not even the podium . I thought I had done ok but leaving those anagrams was my downfall probably.

Thanks for doing this Alex it was great fun

Haha, you were 4th with 57 points

That makes me feel better

[ColinAlonso]

Didn't expect that. Thanks a lot Alex for running this again. And for making me ponder 'Arsehole, bastard or wanker' for a good 5 minutes.