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It's Earth's Very Own Day!

Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 12:02 am
by The Silken Knot
:globe It's Earth's Very Own Day! :globe
And you know us Castle Earth types... we love our games. (And our showers, but that's for another time.)


In celebration of the day, I'll be posting up some Earth themed this-and-thats here throughout the day. I'll post the last set before midnight EDT-US (4 AM UTC), and take answers until the following midnight. Send your answers to The Silken Knot via PM, unless the description for a task says to post them. I will take partial answers (example, just A in the first question, them maybe the others later), but once you've sent an answer to me, it's locked in-- no changes.

Scoring for each task will be noted in the descriptions.

And what's in it for you, you ask?
  • • MAGIC INTERNET POINTS. I know how you love your points. Get more here!
    • Fun, glory, arcane knowledge, and, most importantly, BRAGGING RIGHTS.
    • A wee GIFT CERTIFICATE from Earth's most customer centric company.
    • A wee DONATION in your name to water.org, or the environmental charity of your choice.
Isn't that almost as good as being in Castle Earth? Almost.

:smt077 :smt049 :globe

Re: It's Earth's Day!

Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 12:42 am
by The Silken Knot
Name That Earthling! Round 1

In the long and glorious history of the Lux Castles Tournaments, many illustrious Luxers have been fortunate enough to represent Earth.

Please name the Earth players that these images represent.

PM your answers to The Silken Knot. 5 points for each correct answer. 10 bonus points for the first player to correctly identify these four players.

  • A.
    • Image

    B.
    • Image

    C.
    • Image

    D.
    • Image

Re: It's Earth's Very Own Day!

Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 1:18 am
by Rhye
I can't see how two pieces of bread isn't me, regardless of what happens to be smeared on them. :llama

Re: It's Earth's Very Own Day!

Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 1:21 am
by The Silken Knot
Seedless Rhye? Sacrilege!

Plus, you were never on Castle Earth. That should help you narrow it down. :wink:

It's Earth's Very Own Day!

Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 1:33 am
by The Silken Knot
Recycling, Round 1

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How many aluminum soda can tabs were used to make this fetching frock? (The model is of average height and weight.)
  • A. 1 - 2,500

    B. 2,501 - 5,000

    C. 5,001 - 7,500

    D. 7,501 - 10,000

    E. more than 10,000
5 points for the correct answer.
15 bonus points if you choose to narrow your answer and are within 250 +/- of the actual answer.

Re: It's Earth's Very Own Day!

Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 2:15 am
by The Silken Knot
Tell A TSK! Round 1

What is your favorite song with Earth in the title or lyrics?

Post your answers here, please. If Earth is not in the title, quote the lyrics to show your Earth love.

15 points if Earth is in the song title.
10 points if Earth is in the lyrics only.

:smt020

Re: It's Earth's Very Own Day!

Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 6:55 am
by n00less cluebie
I Feel the Earth Move

Re: It's Earth's Very Own Day!

Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 11:17 am
by The Silken Knot
A classic. Well done!

∞ TSK chooses to take that as an answer, and not a commentary on the cl00bies' morning activities... ∞


:smt077

Re: It's Earth's Very Own Day!

Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 12:24 pm
by The Silken Knot
Yes, Earth is a AMAZING Castle...

Choose either or both. 100 points for the biggie, 15 for the small... plus 10 points each for finishing first. And correctly.

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Re: It's Earth's Very Own Day!

Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 12:26 pm
by n00less cluebie
I feel nothing before my second cup of coffee....

It's Earth's Day!

Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 12:42 pm
by The Silken Knot
Name That Earthling! Round 2


Please name the Earth players that these images represent. Remember, these are all Luxers who are or have been on the Castle Earth team. And once you've made a guess, no changes. :smt077

PM your answers to The Silken Knot. 5 points for each correct answer. 10 bonus points for the first player to correctly identify all four players in this group.

  • A.
    • Image

    B.
    • Image

    C.
    • Image

    D.
    • Image

It's Earth's Very Own Day!

Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 12:50 pm
by The Silken Knot
Earthly Wisdom... Round 1

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Who said it?
5 points for a correct answer.

Winner! It's Earth's Very Own Day!

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2016 12:53 am
by The Silken Knot
:globe :globe :globe :globe :globe :globe :globe :globe :globe :globe

CONGRATULATIONS

to BIG WINNER

n00less cluebie!

:globe :globe :globe :globe :globe :globe :globe :globe :globe :globe

Professor cluebie was both quick on the draw and (mostly) accurate. Not bad for a non-Castle Earth Luxer.
Please let me know who your chosen environmental charity is, and check your PM for a very important message from
:globe 's most customer centric, uh, you know.



Honorable mention to Rhyeby.


(I suspect he would have won, but he kept losing count of the tabs making up the dress. Reuse at its finest, no?)

Thanks for playing!

:smt058

Re: It's Earth's Very Own Day!

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2016 8:42 pm
by n00less cluebie
Wow. I only started to solve puzzles because there were puzzles to solve and didn't notice the FABULOUS PRIZES involved.

While water.org is a great organization, and is enough of a kicker to see an earth player donating to, as a musician and an erstwhile Virtue member, I'd love to promote the Virtu Foundation http://www.virtufound.org which provides musical instruments to those who can't afford them. Additionally I'll be happy to match TSK's donation (or will donate to HER selected charity) for putting together a great pre-Passover puzzler!

Re: It's Earth's Very Own Day!

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2016 9:27 pm
by The Silken Knot
Virtu Foundation it is! :smt058

Re: It's Earth's Very Own Day!

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2016 11:56 pm
by Rhye
I should've taken some of the freebies, but I was too exhausted after solving the big maze :panic:

Happy Earth/Virtue/Water/Clean Air Act, etc. day to all.

Re: It's Earth's Very Own Day!

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 9:52 am
by n00less cluebie
Ok. So water.org as well as virtufound.org have received donations. Anyone want to join in the fund, maybe with an AIR charity like aircharitynetwork.org? Or maybe even the Earl BANE foundation? :shock:

Re: It's Earth's Very Own Day!

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 2:06 pm
by Symbiosis

Re: It's Earth's Very Own Day!

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2016 12:12 am
by The Silken Knot
Oh, yes, there are actual answers… :smt017

Name that Earthling, Round 1:
  • A. bean
    B. PJB
    C. SnyperEye
    D. Tazzygirl
Recycling, Round 1:
  • B. is the correct answer (actually, 3,112)
    Interestingly, not a single Luxer made a guess for this one.
Tell A TSK, Round 1:
  • There are many possible answers. The most correct, of course, is Not To Touch The Earth (The Doors).
Earth is A Amazing Castle:
  • C'mon, just diy.
Name That Earthling, Round 2:
  • A. Rich Girl
    B. Markus Tullus (Cicero)
    C. The Silken Knot
    D. Cortes
Earthly Wisdom, Round 1:
  • Marshall McLuhan
…and then I fell asleep, so maybe the rest will show up another time.

Re: It's Earth's Very Own Day!

Posted: Mon May 23, 2016 1:50 pm
by Dangerous Beans
n00less cluebie wrote:I feel nothing before my second cup of coffee....
Every cup of coffee that you drink razes and rapes mother earth.