Advance notice - Niners Nation Trivia Challenge, Wednesday 6 July

by LondonNiner on Jul 4, 2011 10:23 AM PDT

Fooch's Note: LondonNiner has run this contest the last two weeks and it's been great fun. While we'd love to see more folks join in the contest, at the very least swing by to see it in action as contestants vie to assert their 49ers trivia dominance.

Hi guys -

This is a heads-up that on Wednesday we will be running the third installment of our weekly LIVE Niners Nation Trivia Challenge.

The quiz will start at 1pm Pacific this Wednesday, 6 July. The theme for this week will be the 49ers in the 1990s.

If you're new to this weekly quiz, have a look at the inaugural one we ran, which was a very general quiz, and the second one, where we ran a theme of 2000-2011 (to appease the likes of Manraj who complained about too many questions from ye olden days of the 50s and 60s in the first quiz).

The winner of quiz one was ToddCommish, while quiz two was won by Teekay. Congratulations both. If you want to join that nascent roll of honor, and if you know a bit about the San Francisco 49ers 1990-1999, then drop by at 1pm Pacific on Wednesday.

The main thing to remember is that we play live and there is no Googling. If you are tempted to cheat, I ask you to remember that Bill Walsh watches over every one of us and he will be mightily disappointed if you ruin the quiz by using Google. It's a fun thing so don't spoil it by cheating.

And feel free to mention in the comments below that you'll be playing, as a sense of numbers will help me to prepare the correct number of questions (I don't want to prepare questions on the fly; I did that last week and actually got one wrong, because I incorrectly recalled that it was Marc Bulger's ribs that Patrick Willis broke in a touchdown-saving tackle when it was actually Matt Hasselbeck, so from now on I'm going back to checking and double-checking in advance!)

London.

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Can't make it

have a big test on monday so I need to study.

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by manraj7 on Jul 4, 2011 10:58 AM PDT reply actions

Tired of losing huh ...!!

I'm your " Huckelberry "...it's just my game ...Jimmy Raye your no daisy ...!!

by Edggy on Jul 4, 2011 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions

I won the last one

by manraj7 on Jul 4, 2011 1:05 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions

You very much did not. But, on the plus side, you were nowhere near as bad as I thought you would be.

by LondonNiner on Jul 4, 2011 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions

I did too

by manraj7 on Jul 4, 2011 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions

I'll be at work like last time

I’ll try and make it if I’m not too busy. Again, I will be a game time decision.

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by Haggardninja on Jul 4, 2011 1:18 PM PDT reply actions

Cool.

by LondonNiner on Jul 4, 2011 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions

I never make it to the contest

But I do enjoy reading the action

by Huey49ers4life on Jul 4, 2011 1:37 PM PDT via mobile reply actions

That’s fine too!

by LondonNiner on Jul 4, 2011 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions

I will plan to participate ... assuming that my wife doesn't blind side me with "must be done" chores.

But, here’s a plea. Some of us are old men (I’m probably the oldest) and need an extra advantage … when do you plan to return to trivia featuring the 50’s through 80’s? I figure that I should have less competition there.

by 49erFanSince1950 on Jul 4, 2011 2:44 PM PDT reply actions

Having done the first week as a great big jumble of everything from 49ers history, I then set about doing themed quizzes.

So last week was 2000s, this week will be 1990s, then I do 1980s, 1970s, 1960s and 1950s in that order for the next four Wednesdays after this one.

Then I’ll take a break in August, because I’m going on holiday, and I’ll return in late August with a few extra themed quizzes (eg one on Bill Walsh, one on the Super Bowls, one on 49ers Hall of Famers, whatever), and then in September when the regular season happens (IF the regular season happens!) I will run a weekly news quiz testing you all on your knowledge of the previous seven days. How does that sound?

by LondonNiner on Jul 4, 2011 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions

Awesome. Awesome to the max.

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by jbrown63 on Jul 4, 2011 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions

Thanks Browners.

by LondonNiner on Jul 4, 2011 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions

Brilliant!

by teekay on Jul 5, 2011 2:11 AM PDT up reply actions

Sounds like GREAT FUN! Many thanks for your efforts in organizing and presenting.

by 49erFanSince1950 on Jul 5, 2011 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions

Welcome

I really enjoy doing it and it’s nice if people enjoy it.

by LondonNiner on Jul 5, 2011 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions

Question!

How much time does the trivia contest take up? I’d like to be a part of it, but I do have a schedule to keep.

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by OnDeck_Matt on Jul 4, 2011 4:24 PM PDT via mobile reply actions

time

Looking through, the first one had its first question at 1:13pm pacific and the last question was at 3:34pm. The second one had its first question at 1:01pm pacific and ended at 3:47pm. The end time depends in part on when LondonNiner has to head to bed but the start time will generally be around 1pm. And you don’t have to stay for the whole thing. Just post a comment when you have to leave.

by David Fucillo on Jul 4, 2011 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions

As Fooch says, 1pm Pacific is 9pm for me so by the time we’ve done nearly three hours, I’m starting to (a) think about getting up for work on Thursday morning and (b) run out of questions!

But the key point is that you can dip in for literally one question if you wanted. That’s fine. When we came up with the quiz, we intended it to be knockout format, a bit like James’ Tournament of Badness, but like all good audience-facing products, we let the audience decide the best way, organically, and it just kind of happened that we ended asking a bunch of questions for whoever happened to be around at that time and then counting the scores up at the end.

I think last week a few folks just answered one question if they happened to be there at that point. It will either be a named round (ie I direct a question your way if you’re there and only you can answer, unless you get it wrong in which case others can have a go) or it will be Fastest Finger First, which we’ll do a few of.

If anyone is interested, have a click on the links above to the previous two weeks’ quizzes – you’ll get a good idea of the format there.

by LondonNiner on Jul 4, 2011 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions

suggestion

don’t do the quiz in your pajamas, sipping sleepy-time tea and adjusting your night cap.

by mcwagner on Jul 5, 2011 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions

How did you get that photo of me McStalker?

by LondonNiner on Jul 5, 2011 10:41 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions

bah, he's far too handsome

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I just Twitter'd that

by Tre9er on Jul 5, 2011 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions

too nice of teeth

by manraj7 on Jul 5, 2011 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions

Dang , can't believe you went there , thinkin if you ever play again , there will be no rite answer's for you ...!!

I'm your " Huckelberry "...it's just my game ...Jimmy Raye your no daisy ...!!

by Edggy on Jul 5, 2011 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions

Is this how you picture it?

LN: Who was the HC for the first game of the 2010 season?
Me: Mike Singletary
LN: Ooooh I’m sorry I didn’t specify which team I was talking about the Hawks and everyone knows its Pete Carroll.

by manraj7 on Jul 5, 2011 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

by LondonNiner on Jul 5, 2011 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions

Yup ...!!

I'm your " Huckelberry "...it's just my game ...Jimmy Raye your no daisy ...!!

by Edggy on Jul 6, 2011 4:57 AM PDT up reply actions

Most likely I will make it.

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by mikeinsp on Jul 4, 2011 4:34 PM PDT reply actions

Cool. Your presence last week was appreciated Mike.

by LondonNiner on Jul 4, 2011 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions

Count me in for most of it I think

by teekay on Jul 5, 2011 2:13 AM PDT reply actions

Champion returns, aiming to repeat.

by LondonNiner on Jul 5, 2011 4:13 AM PDT up reply actions

I'm in

I can finally show off to the community how lacking my actual 49er IQ is. But I have a nonstop motor so I will keep getting answers wrong despite the giggles. 1st round draft pick 49er receiver? Who is Josh Morgan?

by mcwagner on Jul 5, 2011 10:05 AM PDT reply actions

The winner of quiz one was ToddCommish, while quiz two was won by Teekay.

Wow, that’s a pretty bizarre typo. I know they both start with the letter “T”, but it still seems like you could tone down the autocorrect a little. Next week I expect credit for having won each of the first two quizzes, and possibly the third quiz even if I’m not here for it.

We don't need 8 in the box. We have 52 in the box.

by these3words on Jul 5, 2011 10:13 AM PDT reply actions