Topic: Push Square Forum Weekend Quiz MK-II

[checks watch] Well, I make that quiz time!

I've borrowed a few round ideas from previous quizzes, so these rounds are a bit scattershot, but I hope you'll enjoy them nevertheless.

There are twenty points available, all told. I'll post results second half of Monday.

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OBSCURE SCREENCAP ROUND
For your consideration, four of the most unidentifiable screencaps I could find in my extensive collection, all captured on my PS4. Which games do they come from?

1) First Screencap:

2) Second Screencap:

3) Third Screencap:

4) Fourth Screencap:

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THE TAGLINE ROUND
Six pithy marketing phrases taken from trailers, print ads and the backs of boxes; let's see if they worked. Tell me which game (or series of games) they refer to, please!

5) A Survivor Is Born
6) Evil Is Powerful, But Courage Is Solid
7) Half Otter. Half Weasel. All Hero!
8) Take New York For A Spin
9) War Is Your Business
10) You Don't Play, You Volunteer

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OBSCURE GUEST STAR ROUND
So obscure, I've made these multiple choice; four questions about cameos, guest stars and other crossovers from various videogames. Have at them!

11) Which of the following characters from Tekken 6 also appeared as a bonus playable fighter in Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2, wearing an outfit designed by Masashi Kishimoto?
a) Lars Alexandersson
b) Alisa Bosconovitch
c) Miguel Caballero Rojo
d) Robert "Bob" Richards

12) Joker (the one from Persona 5, not the one from Gotham City) has stopped by many games for a cameo, but which of the following only saw his outfit make an appearance?
a) Catherine: Full Body
b) Phantasy Star Online 2
c) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
d) Star Ocean: Anamnesis

13) In LEGO Marvel Superheroes, once you've rescued Stan Lee from all fifty of his perilous situations, his unlocked playable minifig (rightly) comes equipped with some superpowers. Which ones?
a) Wolverine's sense of smell and a big, green "Stan Hulk" mode.
b) Spider-Man's web-swinging and the laser eyes of Cyclops.
c) Mister Fantastic's flexibility and the magnetism of Magneto.
d) All of the above, plus telekinesis and mind control.

14) Out of the following four options, can you identify who has not (yet) been a playable character in Ubisoft's free-to-play fighting game Brawlhalla?
a) Lara Croft
b) Rayman
c) Ezio Auditore da Firenze
d) Shovel Knight

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THE MUSIC ROUND
As always, tell me from where these four tracks originated (hint: one of them technically isn't from a game, but is nevertheless very, very strongly related to gaming).

15) Track 1:
16) Track 2:
17) Track 3:
18) Track 4:

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OBSCURE BONUS QUESTION
Because it simply wouldn't fit anywhere else, but I still really wanted to ask it. Give me the right answer here, and I'll give you two points. Best of luck!

19) In the English dub of Kingdom Hearts II, who voices the talking teapot, Mrs. Potts?

Screenshot Round

Question 1. Is it Drive Club?

Question 2. Not quite sure at all there to be honest. The Unfinished Swan?

Question 3. I have no idea here either. I guess I'll go with Metal Gear Solid V

Question 4. I actually recognise this... But I don't know the name at all. Castaway?

Tagline Round

Question 5. ... Nope I have nothing for that one.

Question 6. Metal Gear Solid... Surely?

Question 7. That's for the Jak & Daxter spinoff Daxter presumably

Question 8. Spider-Man?

Question 9. ... Mercenaries?

Question 10. I'll... go with Medal Of Honour?

Guest Star Round

Question 11. A

Question 12. B?

Question 13. C?

Question 14. D?

Music Round

Question 15. No Man's Sky because why not?

Question 16. Sonic Forces?

Question 17. No clue about the gaming relation if I'm being honest.

Question 18. No idea for that either. I'm gonna hedge my bets and say No man's sky again because for some reason that's all I can think of. And I'm not sure why. I've never even see footage of it

Question That Couldn't Fit Anywhere Else Round

Question 19. ... Angela Lansbury? Or is it a trick question? I can't remember if it is! It's been too long! 😅

Good Quiz there @RogerRoger with some tricky questions that's for sure!

@RogerRoger Did somebody say quiz time?

1. That's Burnout Paradise I reckon
2. This is like the good old days of holiday snaps, when you get to the end of the reel and there are some really random photos that someone took just to use up the film. No idea. Death Stranding?
3. Armoured Core IX: A Hike to Remember
4. Hmm, feel like I should know it. Can't even formulate a guess. I'm intrigued by that glowing thing in the background though

5. Hopefully this is the Rocky game we got on PS2, because that would be an excellent tagline for it
6. Too obvious to say Metal Gear Solid, surely? Pretty poor effort if so. They should have used "You've had liquid, you've had gas, now try... Solid"
7. It's one of the Jak and Daxter games, but I don't know which one. Let's go Jak 2
8. Spiderman, must be
9. Civilization?
10. I remember the tagline, unsure of the game. Medal of Honour Frontline?

11. Guess time! B
12. A
13. D, let's do the big man justice
14. A, because I like to think I would have heard about that

15. This is the music that plays when I have to think really hard, such as when the cashier at the petrol station asks me which pump I used
16. This is the song I sing to my children at bedtime
17. Every winter, usually on Christmas Eve, I shovel snow from my elderly neighbour's drive, dressed as a topless santa. I demand no fee, my only request is that she plays this music at full volume so that the entire street comes out to watch
18. This is my celebratory music for when I have solved a particularly tricky sudoku puzzle. My family must stand to attention while my youngest son brings me my ceremonial quill on a velvet cushion so I can write in the final number. If the quill is not preened to my satisfaction then we must begin the process again

19. Is this it? Is this the Angela Lansbury moment?? I might cry if it isn't. I might even cry if it is. Don't toy with my emotions like this

Brilliant quiz, as ever

This might be a tricky quiz for me, but I'll guess with all my heart.

This looks pretty difficult!

Definitely a fun one but for someone who listens to a lot of music and soundtracks, I'm utter pants at those music rounds.

My gosh I have no idea what the answers are,I will do the quiz but it will be mostly guesses or jokey answers so here goes....

Oh well! Might've got one point!

Huge thanks to everybody who's taken part thusfar! Sorry to see it's turned out to be quite a challenging quiz; that really wasn't my intention. Some of you have done better than you think!

Giving a friendly, no-pressure tag to previous participants @Kidfried @LieutenantFatman @mookysam @Ralizah @Th3solution @themcnoisy and @Thrillho (apologies if I've missed anybody, my coffee hasn't kicked in yet). The quiz is open until tomorrow afternoon, so give it a shot if you fancy doing so!

OBSCURE SCREENCAP ROUND
1)
Driveclub

3)
Fallout 76

4)
I remember this game came out a few years ago on PS4, exploring a world that's flooded, traversing by boat, I recall it was poorly reviewed, but the name escapes me completely.

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THE TAGLINE ROUND

5) A Survivor Is Born Tomb Raider
6) Evil Is Powerful, But Courage Is Solid Metal Gear Solid?
7) Half Otter. Half Weasel. All Hero! Daxter
8) Take New York For A Spin Spider-Man
9) War Is Your Business Killzone Mercenary
10) You Don't Play, You Volunteer Touch My Katamari

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OBSCURE GUEST STAR ROUND

11) Which of the following characters from Tekken 6 also appeared as a bonus playable fighter in Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2, wearing an outfit designed by Masashi Kishimoto?
Lars Alexandersson

12) Joker (the one from Persona 5, not the one from Gotham City) has stopped by many games for a cameo, but which of the following only saw his outfit make an appearance?
Catherine: Full Body

13) In LEGO Marvel Superheroes, once you've rescued Stan Lee from all fifty of his perilous situations, his unlocked playable minifig (rightly) comes equipped with some superpowers. Which ones?
d) All of the above, plus telekinesis and mind control.

14) Out of the following four options, can you identify who has not (yet) been a playable character in Ubisoft's free-to-play fighting game Brawlhalla?
b) Rayman

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THE MUSIC ROUND

15) Track 1: The Outer Worlds?
16) Track 2: Sounds like a Miracle of Sound track
17) Track 3: An exciting remix of Carol of the Bells, the only game I can think of that might use such a soundtrack would be Kingdom Hearts, as it has a Nightmare Before Christmas as one of the worlds.
18) Track 4: Wonderful, I feel I should know this one, but I'm unable to place it. Feels like the end credits to something. Tomb Raider?

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OBSCURE BONUS QUESTION

19) In the English dub of Kingdom Hearts II, who voices the talking teapot, Mrs. Potts?

[/quote] No idea, the orginal voice actress from Beauty & the Beast? I seem to recall this being mentioned in a previous conversation so will be interested to see who it is.

Great quiz! A tough one but I think I put in some decent guesses. Loving the music round as always even though I'm not sure where any of them are from.

@LieutenantFatman Thanks, buddy!

My coffee has kicked in now, so apologies and belated no-pressure invitational tags to @Arugula @BearsEatBeets and @WanderingBullet as well.

Okay, I'll fulfill my role of saving anyone else the shame of coming last.

Glad to see people are struggling. It gives me less of an inferiority complex. 😉

It was difficult, but I think I got a couple points, maybe.
But shout out to @RogerRoger for the excellent quiz. I’m always so impressed especially with the videos that are put together so perfectly with the music so as to look professional.

@RogerRoger Thanks for the tag...

Most of my answers are guesses. I’d be surprised if I get three or more correct. lol
Great quiz, btw.

@LieutenantFatman Sorry, dood. Added them.

@WanderingBullet
Hey matey, you forgot to include spoiler tags.

I haven't forgotten quiz time! I'll post my answers in the morning.

@RogerRoger

Challenging quiz. Some very unique questions, though.

...and that's time, folks. Put down your pens, papers, iPads, carrier pigeons and rugs you're using to waft smoke signals; that's the end of the quiz!

Before we get to the scores, here are the answers.

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OBSCURE SCREENCAP ROUND
1) The first screencap is from Burnout Paradise Remastered.
2) The second screencap is from Mirror's Edge: Catalyst.
3) The third screencap is from Just Cause 3 (specifically, its "Mech Land Assault" DLC).
4) The fourth screencap is from Submerged.

THE TAGLINE ROUND
5) A Survivor Is Born = Tomb Raider (2013)
6) Evil Is Powerful, But Courage Is Solid = Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
7) Half Otter. Half Weasel. All Hero! = Daxter
8) Take New York For A Spin = Spider-Man 2
9) War Is Your Business = Killzone Mercenary
10) You Don't Play, You Volunteer = Medal of Honor (various)

OBSCURE GUEST STAR ROUND
11) Appearing in Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 was a) Lars Alexandersson.
12) Joker only sends his outfit along to b) Phantasy Star Online 2, and appears in the rest.
13) They gave LEGO Stan all the powers he's ever created, so it's d) all of the above!
14) Ubisoft have yet to shoehorn their own c) Ezio Auditore da Firenze into Brawlhalla.

THE MUSIC ROUND
15) Track 1 is why I included the hint; it's called "Meet Sonic (Before We Start I Gotta Tell You This)" and is from the recent live-action Sonic the Hedgehog movie. It features the classic Sonic theme tune, as well as the famous "Say-gah!" chant, and was adapted by Tom Holkenborg.
16) Track 2 is entitled "Collective Consciousness" and plays during Raiden's boss fight with Metal Gear EXCELSUS in the penultimate stage of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. It was composed by Logan Mader and Jamie Christopherson, with lyrics by Jimmy Gnecco.
17) Track 3 is called "Can't You Just Play Along?" and does indeed feature a sample of the famous Christmas tune "Carol of the Bells", which serves as the Joker's theme throughout Batman: Arkham Origins. It was adapted by Christopher Drake.
18) Track 4 is music from the finale of The Last Guardian (I won't name the specific track, as its title could be a spoiler for those who've yet to play the game). It was composed by Takeshi Furukawa.

OBSCURE BONUS QUESTION
Who else could it be, but the legendary Angela Lansbury? You've finally made it, Angie!

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As always, my huge thanks to everybody who gave this quiz a shot!

I didn't expect it to be so challenging, and apologise if anybody found it prohibitively so; as a result, I've been very generous with the scores, awarding half-points for general answers (like getting the right franchise for the taglines, even if they come from specific games) and to those who accurately described a game they couldn't ultimately name. Also, saying that Mrs. Potts was voiced by "the original voice actress" from Beauty & the Beast is technically correct, so that answer was awarded one of the two points available.

Numbers have never been my strong suit, so please feel free to double-check my working against the answers above, but I make the final scores as follows.

@WanderingBullet is number one with a bullet, scoring 12/20!
@mookysam comes a respectable second with 10/20!
@nessisonett grabs bronze with 9/20!

@LieutenantFatman and @Ralizah both score 8 and a half points!
@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy and @Gremio108 both score 8 points!
@Th3solution scores 7 points!
@Arugula scores 6 and a half points!
@crimsontadpoles scores 6 points!
@ralphdibny scores 5 points!
@BearsEatBeets scores 4 points!

Congratulations to everybody (you all knew something, at least!) and thanks again. Does our new champion feel like crafting the next quiz, perchance?

So glad I was able to provide my usual role. Good quiz though @RogerRoger.

@RogerRoger awesome! I’m proud of my 7 points! I’m disappointed that I whiffed on a couple of the Taglines. How could I not have at least recognized the series for the MGS and Spiderman taglines? I was definitely overthinking there.
Great quiz and congrats to the leaders!