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« on: December 22, 2003, 10:39:47 pm »

This is the easiest way I can group all current contributers into one place and get your input.  I want every piece of El-Hazard trivia that a person should know to say that they are at least a general El-Hazard fan.

This will be put together as the El-Hazard Aptitude Test, or EHATs.  Passing this test automatically grants you Contributer status.

Then there ought to be a more advanced trivia one for MP3 access.

The goal of this is so I can do away with email verification which is really just a pain since I've become so busy lately.  :P  Email verification only works -sometimes-,  and I therefore have to check every member that joins.  This hopefully will also keep more newbies who might be scared off or too lazy to be a "contributer" by the typical status.

This forum should only be seen by current contributers, so no worries there.

The tests will be multiple choice so it can be auto-graded.  I'll probably even retain your percentage score for the hell of it.  There will be randomization of answers and questions and stuff.

Now, give me trivia.  I don't care how mundane.  :P  Even the mundane is important because I'll forget about it.

Just specify if it's simple or advanced.  And please provide the correct answer especially if it's obscure.  ;)

Any questions, ask in a seperate thread in this forum only.

After I think there's enough, I'll terminate this forum section.
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« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2003, 12:28:34 pm »

The only real thing I am worried about, Bob, is that someone could just bang up a "cheat sheet" and just finish a test lickiety split, knowhutimean?

EDIT: "Rob" will now enforce that he is "Bob".  :P
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« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2003, 11:31:43 pm »

Well probably, they'd research the problems, which makes them more involved into El-Hazard as far as I can tell..... Shouldn't be a problem.
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« Reply #3 on: December 24, 2003, 01:19:24 am »

One way to combat cheat sheets would be to randomize the questions. Or have a large cache of them and let the script choose a handful of em for each test generated.
We'll see how it goes  8)
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« Reply #4 on: December 24, 2003, 01:22:01 am »

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One way to combat cheat sheets would be to randomize the questions. Or have a large cache of them and let the script choose a handful of em for each test generated.
We'll see how it goes  8)


Oh, yes, actually this is exactly what I planned.  I'd like a huge list of questions, but then you'll get like 30 or something.  Plus, of course, the test is handled completely server-side, so viewing HTML source should provide absolutely no hint.  (I'll figure out how the implementation would work later.)

Of course, there's no way to make it 100% cheat sheet proof.  Anyone could just sit there and document the answers to questions.  But I'd like to think if we had enough it'd only take a complete weenie to bother.  :P
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« Reply #5 on: December 24, 2003, 04:35:40 pm »

Okay.  This isn't a good time, what with the end of the year holidays, and my completely slacking off on practically everything in my life again (the Round Robin excluded).  But I'll try to get back to you with some possibilities.

Can you use fan fiction questions?  It might be fair to ask a couple questions on El-Hazard: Earth or Shape Of Things To Come, for example.  Or Fault by Fish  ;D

Can you use Japanese language questions?  I dunno, maybe character's names, or place names, in Japanese, or something.

Heh.  "Provide six commonly accepted spellings for the new water priestess' name."   ::)
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« Reply #6 on: December 24, 2003, 05:31:46 pm »

If one's gonna use Japaneese characters in their questions, they need the text files installed. I know I do because I play Maple Story. Besides, if you do install the Japaneese characters, it takes up 250MB of space and you can't remove it.
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« Reply #7 on: December 24, 2003, 05:35:27 pm »

I dun think they mean to use actual Japanese characters, just Romanji.  8)
And Japanese text display support for Windows is only a 4 to 6mb download from Windows Update. Not a big install.  ^^; Of course, if you plan to write in Japanese, it's another story...
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« Reply #8 on: December 24, 2003, 07:23:49 pm »

Off the top of my head:

Hard:
Q: What science fiction classic is El-Hazard partially based off of?
A: Edgar Rice Burrough's "Princess of Mars" (I believe there was a thread about this though ^^; )

Q: What was the name of Hayashi's cat, the original model for Ura?
A: Omae (another forum topic ^^; )

Medium:
Q: What delicious midnight snack do Afura and Shayla sneak out of their dorm to obtain in Wanderers?
A: Oden (Someone correct me if I'm wrong)

Easy:
Q: Who was the character designer for The Magnificent World OVA?
A: Kazuto Nakazawa

Q: Who composed the soundtrack for The Magnificent World OVA?
A: Seikou Nagaoka

Q: What anime did creator Hiroki Hayashi work on before El-Hazard?
A: Tenchi Muyo OVA 1
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« Reply #9 on: December 26, 2003, 08:07:49 pm »

Might want to consider a few simple ones to start with.

Q.  How long did Ifurita claim she remained in stasis before Makoto for the "first time?"

A.   10,000 years.

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« Reply #10 on: December 26, 2003, 08:13:25 pm »

Easy:

Q:  What are the English names of Jinnai's 6 'Elite' Bugrom?

A:  Gummo, Chico, Zeppo, Groucho, Harpo, & Margaret

Q:  What is the name of the 4th Priestess who only appears in the El-Hazard video game?

A:  Ishiel Soel

Q:  In OAV2, what mountain was Fujisawa looking for?

A:  Lilicoco Mountain

Medium:

Q:  List at least 5 Alliance nations/cities, excluding Roshtaria and Florestica.

A:  (Possible answers)
Gannan
Balta Hill
Doros Land
Geynos
Laide
Kobisho
El Dolash
Baron
Ogresio
Volcano Lisabi
Beansland
Duchy of Paralia

Q:  What currency does El-Hazard use (other than gold)?

A:  The Roshtal

Q:  How many known different types of Bugrom are there, counting Queen Diva but excluding Super-Bugrom, Bugrom airships, and the Alternative World Bugrom?

A:  10 - Katsuo, Namihei, Ikura, Masuo, Norisuke, Tarao, Messenger Bugrom, Scorpion/Seige Bugrom, Scout/Tiny Bugrom (i.e. Tenchi), and Queen Diva

Hard:

Q:  Which two El-Hazard characters have cameos in Tenchi spin-offs?

A:  Katsuhiko Jinnai in "Magical Project S" and Masamichi Fujisawa in "Tenchi in Tokyo" a.k.a. "Shin Tenchi"

Q:  Who else did Nanami write love letters to in OAV Episode 1?

A:  Hyatt(sp?) and Hayashi

Q:  How many times has Makoto nearly died in the combined OAV/TV continuities?

A:  ...Anybody care to answer this?  ;D
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« Reply #11 on: December 27, 2003, 11:32:46 am »

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I dun think they mean to use actual Japanese characters, just Romanji.  8)

Oh yes, I meant romaji.  Man, I'm causing trouble all over the place.  I'm gonna shut up for awhile  :P
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« Reply #12 on: December 27, 2003, 05:42:53 pm »

um, trivia.

Q: Name every Demon God(dess) in ANY el hazard series.
A: Ifurita, Kalia, Ab Zahal, and Jinnistacia.
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« Reply #13 on: December 27, 2003, 08:19:27 pm »

Well, if cheat sheets is all you're worried about, just take the questions and divy them into four or more tests, like the stipid drivers ed tests, so the test-ee will never know which he'll get. I think that would be easier to grade then the random questions, and if you update the tests every once and a while, it should have no problems.
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« Reply #14 on: December 28, 2003, 09:34:02 pm »

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Q:  What are the English names of Jinnai's 6 'Elite' Bugrom?

A:  Gummo, Chico, Zeppo, Groucho, Harpo, & Margaret


Well, it's good you wrote "English" names.  This is a problem.  I know there are some Japanese purists who I fear might not be as familiar with the English names, and vice versa for "dub's good enough, no need subtitle" types.  Of course, I suppose any "real" El-Hazard fan should be familiar with both realms.  :P
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