Cedar Point "Rare Entries" game
CP Survivor will return at a later time, but here's another game to keep you occupied in the meantime...
IMPORTANT - DO NOT POST ANSWERS HERE. INSTEAD, E-MAIL THEM TO ME AT DBCAHILL@DEJAZZD.COM. You might want to read this entire post before answering the questions.
For each of the items below, your objective is to give an answer which is both correct and will be duplicated by as few other people as possible. The
lowest score wins with a perfect score being 10 (1 per answer). Specific rules and regulations follow the 10 questions below.
1. Give the name of any roller coaster operating in the 2001 season at Cedar Point (remember, you want your answer duplicated by as FEW people as possible - strategize as you wish)
2. Name any Cedar Point ride in which the rider travels primarily in a circular path.
3. Give the location of any restroom within the park gates.
4. Name any attraction along the Frontier Trail.
5. Give any Cedar Point advertising slogan used by the park since 1970.
6. Name any water attraction at Soak City.
7. Give the name of any ride in Kiddie Kingdom.
8. Name any show performed by Cedar Point Live Entertainment running in the 2001 season.
9. Give the name of any full-service restaurant on park property (once you've passed the toll booths).
10. Name any ride that operated at Cedar Point anytime during or after the 1970 season that is no longer at Cedar Point.
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If your answer to a question is correct, then your score is the number of people who gave that answer or an answer I consider equivalent. If wrong, or if you skip the question, you get a high score equal to the total number of entrants as a penalty. The scores on the different questions are ADDED to produce a final score.
As an example of the scoring, say I'd asked for a color on the American flag. 19 people say blue, 5 say red, 3 skip the question, 2 say pink, and one
answers white.
The 19 people who answered blue are correct and score 19 each for that question.
The 5 people who answered red are correct and score 5 each for that question.
The 3 people who skipped the question score 30 each for that question.
The 2 people who answered pink are wrong and also score 30 each for that
question.
The person who answered white is correct and scores 1, the best possible score, for that question.
As moderator, I will be the sole judge of what answers are correct, and whether two answers are to be considered the same.
For my convenience please do not quote this message when responding via e-mail.
Your message should preferably consist of just the 10 answers, numbered 1 to 10, along with any explanations required, and your GTTP screen name.
IMPORTANT - There are no "trick" questions. Questions are not intended to be hard to understand, and normally no clarifications will be given during the contest. Only the first answer you submit counts; no changes are allowed after submitting an entry, nor alternate answers within an entry. If you provide any explanatory remarks along with your answers, you are responsible for making it sufficiently clear that they are not part of the answers.
1-2 times per day, I will post an update of the number of entries. This game will end at 12:00 noon, Thursday, July 26.
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Duane Cahill
Cedar Point - One small part of a whole big life.
IMPORTANT - DO NOT POST ANSWERS HERE. INSTEAD, E-MAIL THEM TO ME AT DBCAHILL@DEJAZZD.COM. You might want to read this entire post before answering the questions.
For each of the items below, your objective is to give an answer which is both correct and will be duplicated by as few other people as possible. The
lowest score wins with a perfect score being 10 (1 per answer). Specific rules and regulations follow the 10 questions below.
1. Give the name of any roller coaster operating in the 2001 season at Cedar Point (remember, you want your answer duplicated by as FEW people as possible - strategize as you wish)
2. Name any Cedar Point ride in which the rider travels primarily in a circular path.
3. Give the location of any restroom within the park gates.
4. Name any attraction along the Frontier Trail.
5. Give any Cedar Point advertising slogan used by the park since 1970.
6. Name any water attraction at Soak City.
7. Give the name of any ride in Kiddie Kingdom.
8. Name any show performed by Cedar Point Live Entertainment running in the 2001 season.
9. Give the name of any full-service restaurant on park property (once you've passed the toll booths).
10. Name any ride that operated at Cedar Point anytime during or after the 1970 season that is no longer at Cedar Point.
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If your answer to a question is correct, then your score is the number of people who gave that answer or an answer I consider equivalent. If wrong, or if you skip the question, you get a high score equal to the total number of entrants as a penalty. The scores on the different questions are ADDED to produce a final score.
As an example of the scoring, say I'd asked for a color on the American flag. 19 people say blue, 5 say red, 3 skip the question, 2 say pink, and one
answers white.
The 19 people who answered blue are correct and score 19 each for that question.
The 5 people who answered red are correct and score 5 each for that question.
The 3 people who skipped the question score 30 each for that question.
The 2 people who answered pink are wrong and also score 30 each for that
question.
The person who answered white is correct and scores 1, the best possible score, for that question.
As moderator, I will be the sole judge of what answers are correct, and whether two answers are to be considered the same.
For my convenience please do not quote this message when responding via e-mail.
Your message should preferably consist of just the 10 answers, numbered 1 to 10, along with any explanations required, and your GTTP screen name.
IMPORTANT - There are no "trick" questions. Questions are not intended to be hard to understand, and normally no clarifications will be given during the contest. Only the first answer you submit counts; no changes are allowed after submitting an entry, nor alternate answers within an entry. If you provide any explanatory remarks along with your answers, you are responsible for making it sufficiently clear that they are not part of the answers.
1-2 times per day, I will post an update of the number of entries. This game will end at 12:00 noon, Thursday, July 26.
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Duane Cahill
Cedar Point - One small part of a whole big life.
Very intersting idea for a game. One that makes you think.
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Scott W. Short, Rail Junkie
scott@midwestcoastercentral.com
http://www.midwestcoastercentr
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Scott W. Short, Rail Junkie
scott@midwestcoastercentral.com
http://www.midwestcoastercentr
What fun! I hope you'll send everyone (if possible!) back an email telling them what their points are, good or bad answers, incorrect and so forth. I'd love to know how I make out against some of our more CPish posters! :)
Great Idea -- thanx Duane!
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PO!NT OF VIEW - A Different Look at Roller Coasters
http://www.crosswinds.net/~justmayntz/thrills/
Great Idea -- thanx Duane!
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PO!NT OF VIEW - A Different Look at Roller Coasters
http://www.crosswinds.net/~justmayntz/thrills/
CrystalKat - I will post answers and results for everyone here at GTTP. In less than seven hours, there are already 17 entries. If we keep going at this rate, I'll probably end it early. I think 50 is about the maximum number I want to sort through :)
So far, I have entries from:
Lorax, DargonZetaQuell, Gemini, Slithernoggin, RideMan, ShiveringTim, MillRace, Elroy, CABEWNCP, CrystalKat, Mantomantic, SwanBoat, Shorti, Jesserina, Ikaika, Pete and bobthetomato. If you've sent an entry and you're not on this list, then I didn't get your entry.
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Duane Cahill
Cedar Point - One small part of a whole big life.
So far, I have entries from:
Lorax, DargonZetaQuell, Gemini, Slithernoggin, RideMan, ShiveringTim, MillRace, Elroy, CABEWNCP, CrystalKat, Mantomantic, SwanBoat, Shorti, Jesserina, Ikaika, Pete and bobthetomato. If you've sent an entry and you're not on this list, then I didn't get your entry.
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Duane Cahill
Cedar Point - One small part of a whole big life.
Entries received from:
Ron Shrewsbery (who's this?), Nick G, Loriu, NoRules2K, Ptrapt@aol.com, Vince and Mannes.
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Duane Cahill
Cedar Point - One small part of a whole big life.
Ron Shrewsbery (who's this?), Nick G, Loriu, NoRules2K, Ptrapt@aol.com, Vince and Mannes.
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Duane Cahill
Cedar Point - One small part of a whole big life.
Great Idea... I love this one.. got to list some of my favorite memories from the past...
You're a good egg.. dispite what Liz at the Garter said about you... ;)
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- Big Pimp -
MF 2000 - 269 laps
MF 2001 - 103 laps as of (7/19/01)
June 11th, 2001 - Gemini 100
You're a good egg.. dispite what Liz at the Garter said about you... ;)
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- Big Pimp -
MF 2000 - 269 laps
MF 2001 - 103 laps as of (7/19/01)
June 11th, 2001 - Gemini 100
I e-mailed my entry at about 3:30 this morning... I'll re-send it.
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-John Gilman; Proud Participant of the DT 80 and member of the O.C.!
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-John Gilman; Proud Participant of the DT 80 and member of the O.C.!
Now if Dave Althoff does not win I will be surprised.
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I rode Magnum 5 times and MF once with Robin Innes.
Gemini 100
It's Dan K's fault.
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I rode Magnum 5 times and MF once with Robin Innes.
Gemini 100
It's Dan K's fault.
More entries -
Crashoverride, Neil, Red Garter Rob, KevinC85@aol.com, Julia, Squishypants, Richie, Cpparrothead, UCSigep
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Duane Cahill
Cedar Point - One small part of a whole big life.
Crashoverride, Neil, Red Garter Rob, KevinC85@aol.com, Julia, Squishypants, Richie, Cpparrothead, UCSigep
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Duane Cahill
Cedar Point - One small part of a whole big life.
Entries since my last post:
Ride of Steel
SkyKicker
Hurricane 6
RPerz
37 entries so far. Again, the game will end at either noon Thursday or when we reach 50 entries (I'll accept entries beyond 50 as long as I'm still calculating scores).
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Duane Cahill
Cedar Point - One small part of a whole big life.
Ride of Steel
SkyKicker
Hurricane 6
RPerz
37 entries so far. Again, the game will end at either noon Thursday or when we reach 50 entries (I'll accept entries beyond 50 as long as I'm still calculating scores).
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Duane Cahill
Cedar Point - One small part of a whole big life.
Entries or good answers?
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PO!NT OF VIEW - A Different Look at Roller Coasters
http://www.crosswinds.net/~justmayntz/thrills/
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PO!NT OF VIEW - A Different Look at Roller Coasters
http://www.crosswinds.net/~justmayntz/thrills/
Both. It's been interesting. :)
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Duane Cahill
Cedar Point - One small part of a whole big life.
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Duane Cahill
Cedar Point - One small part of a whole big life.
OK, we now have 50 entries. I realize that I said I'd continue to take entries while I score, but it just now occurs to me that further entries will change the scores each time. Therefore, I'll go with the current entries and announce the results this afternoon.
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Duane Cahill
Cedar Point - One small part of a whole big life.
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Duane Cahill
Cedar Point - One small part of a whole big life.
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