Sheep - Reveal Friday 30 November (Oz time)

[ChrisV]

Update - I have answers from 17 people:

WesleyC InvaderZ drzen mute Dudd mogwai316 Solanthos kokiri eurythmech sixfour PokerSpiv jjp RoundTower clowntable kevkev60614 jgunnip Bulletproof Monk

[ChrisV]

I finished with answers from 22 people. In hindsight a few of the questions were too easy, but none of them received unanimous answers. Here's the first half of the reveal.

Tell me if your score is wrong - it was generated using COUNTIF and could be wrong if there's a spelling mistake I missed. There were a couple of answers left blank - I scored these one point since you could have just put "sgsfdghdfhfghdg" and got a point.

1. A former Soviet republic (not including Russia)

I wondered how many people would go the Borat route here. As it turns out, not enough. Weirdly, two people managed to independently choose the same country even though it was never a Soviet republic. Almost everyone else simply went for the large, well-known one.



Ukraine: 15
Kazakhstan: 4
Romania: 2
Lithuania: 1

Standings:

AlexM: 15
Bulletproof Monk: 15
clowntable: 15
drzen: 15
Dudd: 15
eurythmech: 15
jgunnip: 15
kevkev60614: 15
kokiri: 15
mustmuck: 15
mute: 15
RoundTower: 15
Siegmund: 15
Solanthos: 15
WesleyC: 15
BCarlisle: 3
jjp: 3
sixfour: 3
InvaderZ: 2
PokerSpiv: 2
mogwai316: 1
PunterSThompson: 1

2. A metal band excluding Metallica

I was expecting Slayer or Megadeth to dominate here, but some people have loose definitions of metal bands. GNR are hard rock, dammit! Only about half the bands on this list qualify as metal imo. Oh well, the people have spoken...



Guns N' Roses: 4
Slayer: 3
Black Sabbath: 2
Iron Maiden: 2
ACDC: 2
Motley Crue: 2
Aerosmith: 1
Rammstein: 1
Tool: 1
Linkin Park: 1
Rage Against The Machine: 1
Megadeth: 1
Led Zeppelin: 1

Standings:

kokiri: 19
mute: 19
RoundTower: 19
Solanthos: 19
Dudd: 17
eurythmech: 17
jgunnip: 17
mustmuck: 17
WesleyC: 17
AlexM: 16
Bulletproof Monk: 16
clowntable: 16
drzen: 16
kevkev60614: 16
Siegmund: 16
sixfour: 6
BCarlisle: 5
jjp: 5
PokerSpiv: 5
InvaderZ: 4
mogwai316: 4
PunterSThompson: 2

3. A kind of salad

Less diversity here than I expected. I was expecting fruit salad to maybe crop up.



Caesar: 17
Greek: 1
Coleslaw: 1
American: 1
Cobb: 1
Garden: 1

Standings:

kokiri: 36
mute: 36
Solanthos: 36
Dudd: 34
eurythmech: 34
jgunnip: 34
mustmuck: 34
WesleyC: 34
AlexM: 33
drzen: 33
Siegmund: 33
sixfour: 23
BCarlisle: 22
jjp: 22
InvaderZ: 21
mogwai316: 21
RoundTower: 20
PunterSThompson: 19
Bulletproof Monk: 17
clowntable: 17
kevkev60614: 17
PokerSpiv: 6

4. A country in continental Europe

This was one of the ones that was simply too easy, given America-Europe relations over the last 5 years or so. A few people did miss the mark though, very expensively.



France: 19
Germany: 3

Standings:

kokiri: 55
mute: 55
Solanthos: 55
Dudd: 53
jgunnip: 53
mustmuck: 53
WesleyC: 53
AlexM: 52
drzen: 52
sixfour: 42
BCarlisle: 41
jjp: 41
InvaderZ: 40
mogwai316: 40
RoundTower: 39
PunterSThompson: 38
eurythmech: 37
Bulletproof Monk: 36
kevkev60614: 36
Siegmund: 36
PokerSpiv: 25
clowntable: 20

5. A Tom Clancy book

I feel the majority here were expressing man-love for Sean Connery.



Hunt for Red October: 15
Patriot Games: 3
Splinter Cell: 1
Clear and Present Danger: 1
Rainbow Six: 1
The Sum of All Fears: 1

Standings:

mute: 70
Solanthos: 70
Dudd: 68
mustmuck: 68
WesleyC: 68
AlexM: 67
kokiri: 58
BCarlisle: 56
jjp: 56
mogwai316: 55
jgunnip: 54
drzen: 53
PunterSThompson: 53
eurythmech: 52
kevkev60614: 51
Siegmund: 51
sixfour: 45
InvaderZ: 43
PokerSpiv: 40
RoundTower: 40
Bulletproof Monk: 37
clowntable: 35

6. A band who typically sing in a language other than English

I didn't really know what to expect here as I don't know what's popular in the States. I figured it would be either Rammstein or Sigur Ros.



Gay Germans it is, then.

Rammstein: 11
Sigur Ros: 3
Werner: 1
Los Lobos: 1
Kraftwerk: 1
O-Zone: 1
Nena: 1
Buena Vista Social Club: 1

Standings:

Solanthos: 81
Dudd: 79
WesleyC: 79
mute: 71
mustmuck: 69
AlexM: 68
mogwai316: 66
kevkev60614: 62
Siegmund: 62
kokiri: 59
BCarlisle: 57
jjp: 57
drzen: 56
PunterSThompson: 56
sixfour: 56
jgunnip: 55
InvaderZ: 54
eurythmech: 53
PokerSpiv: 51
Bulletproof Monk: 48
clowntable: 46
RoundTower: 43


Solanthos is leading with the only perfect score.

Second half later.

[jgunnip]

lol good 1-4, not so good 5-6

[RoundTower]

Hunt for Red October is clearly the right answer but I overthought it and figured people wouldn't associate it with Tom Clancy.

[eurythmech]

This is so sick. I can understand that Germany wasn't a good an answer as France. But that difference? Huge. Very surprising. But hey, caesar salad and Rammstein kinda shocked me too.

[valenzuela]

Btw I did 2 questions a year ago URSS country and Europe( though I did western europe instead of continental europe) Ukraine and France were the major winners as well.

[kokiri]

mute, man, WTF? You're supposed to suck at this

[ChrisV]

ChrisV Sheep, Episode 2: Attack of the Sheep

7. A species of fish

People were divided here, but the majority headed for the ones you get in a can.



Tuna: 6
Salmon: 4
Trout: 4
Shark: 3
Goldfish: 2
Cod: 1
Clownfish: 1
Snapper: 1

Standings:

Dudd: 85
Solanthos: 85
WesleyC: 82
mute: 74
mustmuck: 72
AlexM: 70
mogwai316: 70
kevkev60614: 66
Siegmund: 66
kokiri: 65
BCarlisle: 63
jjp: 61
InvaderZ: 60
sixfour: 60
eurythmech: 59
jgunnip: 59
drzen: 57
PunterSThompson: 57
PokerSpiv: 52
Bulletproof Monk: 50
clowntable: 50
RoundTower: 49

8. A movie starring Johnny Depp

Hey, anyone remember that movie Edward Scissorhands? Sigh.



Pirates of the Caribbean: 21
Blow: 1

Hey jgunnip, remember this?

[ QUOTE ]
I win

[/ QUOTE ]

Those were the days, huh?

Standings:

Dudd: 106
Solanthos: 106
WesleyC: 103
mute: 95
mustmuck: 93
AlexM: 91
mogwai316: 91
kevkev60614: 87
Siegmund: 87
kokiri: 86
BCarlisle: 84
jjp: 82
InvaderZ: 81
sixfour: 81
eurythmech: 80
drzen: 78
PunterSThompson: 78
PokerSpiv: 73
Bulletproof Monk: 71
clowntable: 71
RoundTower: 70
jgunnip: 60

9. A British television series

This one was influenced a bit by how many Aussies were competing - I doubt any Americans even know what The Bill is. The classic of classics, Fawlty Towers, was right up there, but in the end the fundamentals of Sheep won out; keep it well known and keep it recent.



The Office: 8
Fawlty Towers: 6
Monty Python: 3
The Bill: 3
Dr Who: 1
Eastenders: 1

Standings:

Dudd: 114
Solanthos: 114
WesleyC: 104
mute: 101
AlexM: 99
mustmuck: 99
kevkev60614: 95
mogwai316: 94
kokiri: 92
Siegmund: 90
eurythmech: 88
sixfour: 87
BCarlisle: 85
jjp: 85
drzen: 84
InvaderZ: 84
PunterSThompson: 81
clowntable: 79
PokerSpiv: 79
RoundTower: 78
Bulletproof Monk: 74
jgunnip: 68

10. A synonym for the word "happy"

There was a tie for the top spot here. I thought half of the winners came up with a very reasonable word:



The rest of you are all very immature and should be ashamed.



Pleased: 5
Gay: 5
Glad: 4
Joyful: 3
Content: 2
Cheerful: 1
Jubilant: 1
Merry: 1

Standings:

Dudd: 119
Solanthos: 119
WesleyC: 109
mute: 105
mustmuck: 104
AlexM: 103
kevkev60614: 100
mogwai316: 95
kokiri: 93
eurythmech: 91
Siegmund: 91
BCarlisle: 90
sixfour: 90
drzen: 89
InvaderZ: 89
jjp: 89
clowntable: 84
PokerSpiv: 84
PunterSThompson: 83
RoundTower: 82
Bulletproof Monk: 77
jgunnip: 70

11. A 2+2 forum, excluding POG

f OOT



BBV: 13
OOT: 7
Internet Gambling: 1
Sporting Events: 1

Standings
Solanthos: 132
Dudd: 126
WesleyC: 122
mute: 118
mustmuck: 111
AlexM: 110
kevkev60614: 107
kokiri: 106
eurythmech: 104
BCarlisle: 103
sixfour: 103
drzen: 102
InvaderZ: 102
mogwai316: 102
clowntable: 97
PokerSpiv: 97
jjp: 96
PunterSThompson: 96
Siegmund: 92
Bulletproof Monk: 90
RoundTower: 89
jgunnip: 71

Solanthos is back out on his own, can he hold it?

12. A named Sea (not an Ocean)

I was expecting to see some votes for the North Sea, as well as a few more for the Dead Sea



Mediterranean: 11
Dead: 2
Caribbean: 2
Caspian: 2
Black: 1
Red: 1
Tasmanian: 1
Irish: 1
Aegean: 1

Standings:

Solanthos: 143
Dudd: 137
WesleyC: 133
mute: 129
mustmuck: 122
AlexM: 121
BCarlisle: 114
kevkev60614: 108
PokerSpiv: 108
jjp: 107
kokiri: 107
eurythmech: 105
drzen: 104
mogwai316: 104
sixfour: 104
InvaderZ: 103
RoundTower: 100
clowntable: 99
PunterSThompson: 98
Siegmund: 94
Bulletproof Monk: 92
jgunnip: 82


Last question and Solanthos's gap is pretty solid, but Dudd is well within striking distance

13. A famous Australian, excluding Steve Irwin

Answers were actually pretty divided here. This is probably because Australia is awesome and there are tons of famous people from here.

Top honours were split. Depends if you think people get famous by marrying more famous people...



...or by punching people.



The people who put Olivia Newton John... SERIOUSLY? That's what comes to mind when you think about my country?

Nicole Kidman: 4
Russell Crowe: 4
Ian Thorpe: 2
Paul Hogan/Croc Dundee: 2
Mel Gibson: 2
Olivia Newton John: 2
John Howard: 2
Kevin Rudd: 1
Pat Cash: 1
Ned Kelly: 1
Shane Warne: 1

Final standings:

Solanthos: 147
Dudd: 141
WesleyC: 135
mute: 130
AlexM: 123
mustmuck: 123
BCarlisle: 116
kevkev60614: 110
PokerSpiv: 110
eurythmech: 109
jjp: 109
kokiri: 109
mogwai316: 108
InvaderZ: 107
drzen: 105
sixfour: 105
clowntable: 103
RoundTower: 102
PunterSThompson: 100
Siegmund: 98
Bulletproof Monk: 96
jgunnip: 84

The lack of action in the last round means SOLANTHOS is across the line! Nice work.

[mustmuck]

Nice that the top two for 13 weren't born in Australia.

5th isn't too bad I guess. Damn you Ned Kelly.

[kokiri]

and kylie doesn't get a vote...