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                                         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.) Extremely common
nicknames for places such as 'Philly' are also acceptable.  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 regular trivia games, when there are 15 or less players,
the first four answers are awarded points on a gradated scale of 4, 3, 2 and
1.  When there are at least fifteen players but less than twenty, the first five
answers are awarded points on a gradated scale of 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1. When
there are 20 or more players, the first six answers are awarded points on a
gradated scaled of 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1. If there are more points than answers,
everyone still gets points according to the scale.

13) NO RACIAL EPITHETS. No racial or ethnic slurs --used in ANY manner--
will be tolerated.

14) What happens in Yahoo stays in Yahoo. We want a happy, feud-free room.

15) Intermediate Trivia is the 9:00 EST game on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and
Thursdays. Intermediate games are open to everyone, but they are scored
differently than regular games.  Each correct answer is worth one point,
regardless of the order in which you answered it.  Regular / Difficult 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 ABBREVIATIONS

St. (Street and saint)
Dr.
Mr.
Mrs.
Ms.
Mt.
U.S.
U.S.S.R.
Oz
Aus.
U.K.
FBI
WWI
WWII
RCMP

ACCEPTABLE NICKNAMES

St. Nick (Santa Claus)
Elvis
Cher
Madonna
The Rock
J Lo
Britney
Charo
The Governator
Dubya
Princess Di
Philly (Philadelphia)
Mounties (RCMP)
          OUR GOAL
We do not ban players for the
occasional expletive or humorous
sexual banter. We would like to
keep the actual game times as
clean as possible, however, out of
respect for people of all ideologies
and moral standards.
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.’

ACROWGRAMS
What noun is spelled by the first
letter of each of the answers to the
following clues?   1. Female fox 2.
Cry of pain 3. Lohan 4. Fox hunt
cry              VOLT   (Vixen, Ouch,
Lindsay, Tallyho!)
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