

| RULES OF PLAY 1) You must be at least 15 years of age to play on this site unless approval is given by Jazz or applet. 2) LAG: Sometimes your answer will appear first or second on your screen but later on the host's screen. Your answer will almost always get to your screen faster since it has a shorter distance to travel. The host can only go by what is on his/her screen, however. 3) NAMES: Full name or last name only is acceptable, while first name only is not. Exceptions can be made in cases where a person is commonly (and generally recognized) by first name only, as is the case with 'Elvis', 'Madonna' and 'Cher'. Well-known nicknames are also acceptable, such as ‘The King,’ (Elvis) and ‘The Governator’ (Arnold Schwarzenegger.) For kings, queens and other rulers, name and regnal number and/or name and surname/sobriquet are acceptable (e.g. Alexander the Great or Elizabeth II). 4) ABBREVIATIONS: Abbreviations are not permitted except for St. (Saint), Mt. (Mount), Mr. and Mrs. and the other abbreviations under 'acceptable abbreviations' listed to the right. Should players still answer with abbreviated answers, the host is free to give points to these answers at his or her discretion, provided unabbreviated answers are awarded points first. A host may deviate from the above-mentioned rule regarding abbreviation only by announcing beforehand that specific exceptions will be made (e.g. 'I will allow all types of abbreviations for this game' or ‘For this question, I will accept abbreviations.’) 5) SPELLING AND TYPOS: As long as words are phonetically correct, they will be accepted. Typographical errors will be accepted at the discretion of the host. Words typed hurriedly with no regard for accuracy may be subject to rejection. 6) COPYING: In the spirit of fair play, copying other people's answers is not acceptable. 7) PRETYPES: Pretypes (An answer typed and entered in anticipation of and before a question) are not worth any points. 8) GOOGLING: Googling an answer during the game is not allowed. We do encourage players to do further research on questions after the game, however. 9) PARTS OF THE ANSWER WITHIN QUESTIONS: If part of the answer is in the question, such as ‘On what mountain did Noah’s ark come to rest?’, players do not need to repeat the word ‘mountain’ in the answer. The word ‘Ararat’ will suffice. 10) BATTLE OF THE SEXES: Players must choose which gender they are at the beginning of the game and remain that gender for the rest of the game. 11) If you believe a question or answer to be in error, please notify the host after the game. The host will do his/her best to investigate the problem and, if need be, adjust the score accordingly. 12) SCORING: For easy and intermediate trivia games, when there are one to four players, one point is given to the first answer. When there are 5 to 9 players, one point is given to the first two answers. When there are 10 - 14 players, one point is given to the first three answers, and so forth. For 10:00 difficult trivia, when there are fewer than ten players, the first three answers are awarded points on a gradated scale of 3, 2, and 1. When there are at least fifteen players but less than twenty, the first four answers are awarded points on a gradated scale of 4, 3, 2 and 1. When there are 20 or more players, the first five answers are awarded points on a gradated scaled of 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1. 13) SCORING AFTER HINTS: If the host has found it necessary to give a hint, the gradated points drop to 2-1-1-1-1. This rules does not apply to easy and intermediate games. 14) NO RACIAL EPITHETS. No racial or ethnic slurs --used in ANY manner-- will be tolerated. 15) What happens in Yahoo stays in Yahoo. We want a happy, feud-free room. 16) Easy Trivia is reserved for slower readers and/or typers and is limited to those who haven't placed first in a regular trivia game; those who haven't placed in the top five players in the 2007 regular trivia Hall of Fame; and/or those who at the host's discretion have been deemed suitable to play Easy Trivia. Intermediate Trivia is open to everyone but the 5 reigning Weekday Trivia monthly point total winners. Weekday Trivia is the 10:00 p.m. EST trivia. 17) HOSTS ARE THE ULTIMATE JUDGES: The host is the ultimate decision- maker in each game. Be kind to your host. After all, s/he has gone through a great effort to create a high quality quiz and trivia environment for you. Have fun and learn! |
ACCEPTABLE NICKNAMES St. Nick (Santa Claus) Elvis Cher Madonna The Rock J Lo Britney Charo The Governator Dubya Princess Di Philly (Philadelphia) Mounties (RCMP) |
| EXPLANATION OF UNUSUAL QUESTION TYPES BANDA (BEFORE AND AFTER) BANDA stands for ‘Before and After’ and is comprised of two separate entities joined by a common word. An example of a clue would be: ‘‘Friends’ actor who traveled in time to become an Erle Stanley Gardner character in 1933.” The answer is Matthew Perry Mason. PERRY would be the word in common. RHYME TIME RHYME TIME is a clue with a two- word rhyming answer. An example of a clue would be: "Agile clanging percussion instrument." The answer is ‘nimble cymbal.’ TOM SWIFTIES A TOM SWIFTY is a phrase in which a sentence is linked by a pun to the manner in which it is said. An example is‘I only have diamonds, clubs and spades," said Tom ___________.’ The answer is 'heartlessly.’ |