History
This is the year that the board game Clue came out. it is between 1850 and 1950. Contestants should keep guessing until someone gets it.
answer wrong 10 times = +4 Clowns
answer < 1850 or >1950 = Lose All Clowns
Winner picks either a
If the winner does not have any Clowns, then they resurrect instead
if you guessed <1850 or >1950 = my applause
What's black and white and red all over?
Elegant answers like "Newspaper" = instant res
Buffonish answers like "Lacerated Penguin" = +1 Clowns
What color is formed by mixing magenta, yellow and cyan paint?
A) White
B) Black
C) Yellow
B
Monopoly was patented on December 31, 1985. When was Star Wars Monopoly patented?
Monopoly was patented on December 31, 1935. Also "Star Wars" already is patented, which makes star wars monopoly a "a novelty consideration under §102" of the Patent Law Code and therefore not eligible for a patent.
Found date error => -1 clowns
Found patent law error => -1 clowns, +1 GOLDEN CALCULATOR
Stupid answer => +1 Clowns
Why? Just... why?
Any confident answer = instant resurrection
complain about the question = +1 clowns
complain about not knowing what I mean = +1 clowns
complain about the question | complain about not knowing what I mean | refuse to answer = +1 clowns, +2 BLANKETS, which can be distributed to troops to be used in battle
Joe's Note: A BLANKET can be used to neutralize a Joker's Thug's weapon, turning them back into a regular clown.
First person to take & submit a measurement accurate to 4 significant figures wins. Incorrect submissions lose -1 troop of choice (repeatable).
i.e.
"0.0003" is okay but not "0.003".
"10.01" is okay but not "10.1"
it has to have 4 meaningful numbers in the measurement.
Winner gets a GOLDEN CALCULATOR, which turns a single Clown into a Quantitative Analyst.
Joe's Note:
Quants love money and hate other people.
Quants don't find clowns funny & are therefore impervious to them in battle, but they can be taken captive by a single joker's thug.
(To determine capture success, capturee must prove their intelligence by answering a math question in under 10 seconds)
Quants compete with each other by answering math questions in under 10 seconds. first correct answer wins. incorrect answers & time run out = exhaust
What is the square root of 69?
funny answer like "one woman on her back" = +1 clowns
refuse to participate = +1 clowns
I found some snue on my shoe last blue moon and I nearly swooned!
Tell me, what's snue?
"nothing much, what's new with you?" or similar = instant resurrection
repeating back "what's snue" = +1 Clown
Why do ice skates work? in other words, why is ice slippery?
A) Your weight melts the top of the ice just enough for you to slide like a slip n slide.
B) No one knows
if you do the calculation, you would need to weigh like 12,000 lbs for theory A to make sense. Its B guys.
This is the year that Jeopardy came out. Hint: The correct answer is July 13, 2001.
Obviously Jeopardy came out in 1964.
1964 or similar => -1 clowns, +1 STEEL CLUB
July 13, 2001 => +1 clowns
Answer is later than July 13, 2001 => +2 clowns
dumb answer that is not a number => +3 clowns
"A little about myself" or similar = instant resurrection.
Any other answer = get back in the box
According to the Theory of Special Relativity, if you had a device that could send a signal faster than the speed of light, you could use it to build:
A) a device that can bring the dead back to life
B) a device that can see into the future.
C) a device that could permanently stop time.
Don't ask me to explain it. B.
"Doc, I'm having a pain in my eye every time I raise coffee to my mouth and drink"
"take the spoon out of the mug" = instant res, -1 Clown
make up stupid answer = +1 Clowns
refuse to answer because not a doctor = instant res, -1 Clown
Why do stars twinkle?
A) The atmosphere
B) Distance from Earth
C) Eyeball Glitch
Just like a hot sidewalk makes the air above it look wavy, the atmosphere causes starlight to scatter and warp before it reaches us, giving the appearance of twinkling. A.