#August 13th: Watchmen

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spring ether
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Who watches the Watchmen? I can’t answer that, but I hope you’ve at least read it! Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ masterpiece is the subject of this week’s Trivia Tuesday.

tired nebula
jovial silo
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HCQ, I have a new image for you:

icy hawk
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ready to lose

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read watchmen once like three years ago and didn’t absorb any of it 🔥🔥🔥

dense glacier
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I have a deluxe edition of the full original run of comics. Also included is the origianl movie (DVD), directors edition (Blue Ray) and the live action comic on dvd. Perfect combo for any fan.

tired nebula
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Does this start at 6 or 7 est tonight?

icy hawk
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7

spring ether
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Correct

flat berry
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I'm so ready for my first Trivia tuesday

spring ether
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TWO HOURS to showtime!

jovial silo
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I did not re-read Watchmen but I will have my copy of the trade next to me. It might help.

icy hawk
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i have a copy of v for vendetta… close enough

flat berry
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I'll just channel my inner Alan Moore: "Ugh I hate adaptions of my work"

final zenith
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i gave reading it a solid C- effort

jovial silo
final zenith
# jovial silo That's more than I did! Congrats!

my bookmark was still on the same page from years ago..."possibly homosexual, must remember to investigate further"

i just skipped the entire page this time because it had already stopped me twice

jovial silo
final zenith
tired nebula
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I've been swamped the past week so I didn't get a chance to reread it much

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I'll be happy with one or two points

cold cargo
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Made it through 4 issues so we will see if that helps me 🤷‍♀️

spring ether
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<@&1261390862726991973> and all hopefuls -- WATCHMEN TRIVIA begins in 5 MINUTES!

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IT BEGINS

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QUESTION #1

Under what title was the original Silk Spectre's ill-fated biopic ultimately released?
tired nebula
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Under the Dress

jovial silo
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Under the Hood?

flat berry
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Under the Silk

magic crescent
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silk swingers from suburbia

spring ether
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InterdimensionalNerd [9]
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Grail [1]
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QUESTION #2

On what date was The Comedian killed in New York?
flat berry
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1989

cold cargo
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Oct 12 1985

jovial silo
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oct, 12 1985

final zenith
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october 12th 1985

tired nebula
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October 12 1985

magic crescent
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october 26th 1985

spring ether
jovial silo
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almost had it.

cold cargo
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It was so close

spring ether
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QUESTION #3

What was Adrian Veidt's password on his personal computer?
tired nebula
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Ramses II

flat berry
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Ramses II

magic crescent
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RAMESES III

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noo Batfacepalm

spring ether
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Almost got me.

final zenith
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Ramses III

flat berry
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Ramses III will have his day

jovial silo
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RAMESES II

spring ether
jovial silo
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Yesssss!

magic crescent
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i messed up Batfacepalm

spring ether
final zenith
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this book is too big to speed read

spring ether
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SCOREBOARD

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tired nebula
icy hawk
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the answer to the next question is lego batman 3: beyond gotham

spring ether
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QUESTION #4

In addition to Watchmen, on what other DC project did colorist John Higgins collaborate with Alan Moore?
tired nebula
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Swamp Thing

final zenith
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v for vendetta

icy hawk
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green lantern corps

flat berry
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Hellraiser

icy hawk
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oh i’m dumb

magic crescent
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The killing joke

spring ether
flat berry
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This is my one bad day

icy hawk
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lmao

spring ether
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The dream of the 24-way tie moves on...

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SCOREBOARD

veekx [2]
SpoilerAlert88 [1]
Row.Harper [1]
jovial silo
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12 way tie still available!

final zenith
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the killing joke isnt real to me

spring ether
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QUESTION #5

What locksmith company does Dan Dreiberg call on throughout Watchmen to upgrade his security?
tired nebula
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Gordian Knot Lock Company

icy hawk
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gordian knot

spring ether
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SCOREBOARD

veekx [2]
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InterdimensionalNerd [1]
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QUESTION #6

What new fragrance line replaces "Nostalgia" in 1986?
icy hawk
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mercy

magic crescent
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millenium

tired nebula
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Millennium

spring ether
icy hawk
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lol

spring ether
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SCOREBOARD

veekx [2]
InterdimensionalNerd [2]
SpoilerAlert88 [1]
Row.Harper [1]
magic crescent
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again Catfacepalm

final zenith
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12 way tie still possible

spring ether
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QUESTION #7

Although he never appears in person, who is the only character in the entirety of Watchmen, other than Doctor Manhattan, with supernatural powers?
tired nebula
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Mime

ripe hornet
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Moloch

flat berry
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The Telepath guy

ripe hornet
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I forgot about trivia my mind all gummy

jovial silo
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Oh, it has to do with the squid, right?

icy hawk
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is it just the squid

magic crescent
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Alien Monster

icy hawk
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umbrella academy reference

ripe hornet
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Oh I think I remember now

final zenith
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JFK

icy hawk
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lmao

supple wasp
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Was it one of the old villains?

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Like one of the golden age guys?

jovial silo
spring ether
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Time's Up!

The answer was Robert Deschaines, a telepath whose brain was stolen and cloned to create the monster at the end of the story.

supple wasp
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OH YEAH

flat berry
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I didnt remeber his name

magic crescent
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i almost said bubastis lol

jovial silo
spring ether
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QUESTION #8

What movement does Bernard's regular customer Joey put up a poster for at his newsstand? (Just the acronym, please.)
supple wasp
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Has something to do with feminism I think

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Damn if only I was home LMAO

spring ether
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Well, trivia will be at this same time next week so you can remember to be prepared next time!

civic notch
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Lurking here realising I should really read the comic again…

tired nebula
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GWAR

spring ether
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SCOREBOARD

InterdimensionalNerd [3]
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QUESTION #9

As a child, what did Walter Kovacs believe his father's job was?
icy hawk
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reporter

jovial silo
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Cop?

civic notch
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Tailor

flat berry
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Astronaut

tired nebula
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Presidential Aide

icy hawk
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you should do a yes or no question

spring ether
ripe hornet
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These are good questions

icy hawk
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lmao

spring ether
ripe hornet
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🫡

flat berry
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They are tough, but fair

spring ether
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SCOREBOARD

InterdimensionalNerd [4]
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QUESTION #10

To what publication did Dan Dreiberg submit his own articles?
flat berry
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Popular Mechanics

tired nebula
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Journel of American Ornithological Society

civic notch
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Journal of American ornithological society

spring ether
final zenith
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Journal of the American ornithological society

civic notch
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Sorry to steal

flat berry
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oof

icy hawk
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gerbil of american birds

spring ether
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SCOREBOARD

InterdimensionalNerd [4]
veekx [2]
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thefastestqueeralive [1]
tired nebula
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Fair enough

spring ether
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QUESTION #11

What did Adrian call his Antarctic compound?
icy hawk
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karnak

flat berry
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Fotress of Solitude

spring ether
icy hawk
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yay!!!

spring ether
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SCOREBOARD

InterdimensionalNerd [4]
veekx [2]
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Row.Harper [1]
thefastestqueeralive [1]
Twent [1]
flat berry
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good job twent

icy hawk
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your answer was better tbh

spring ether
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QUESTION #12

During his psychiatric evaluation sessions, what does Rorschach say was the last word he ever spoke as Walter Kovacs?
tired nebula
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Mother

spring ether
final zenith
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knwing him, probably a slur

spring ether
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His last word as Rorschach was "it"

flat berry
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I thought Mommy but

icy hawk
spring ether
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SCOREBOARD

InterdimensionalNerd [5]
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QUESTION #13

How is American love like Coke in green glass bottles?
final zenith
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toxic

tired nebula
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They dont make it anymore

flat berry
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Miscolored

magic crescent
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they dont make it anymore

spring ether
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SCOREBOARD

InterdimensionalNerd [6]
veekx [2]
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Twent [1]
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@tired nebula running away this week. What's your Watchmen history?

tired nebula
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Did a book report on it in 12th grade

spring ether
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Oh, that'll do it!

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Who said you don't learn anything useful in school?

icy hawk
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was it just a report or was there like a thesis

tired nebula
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Ethics of vigilantism

icy hawk
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sick

spring ether
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Oh, perfect book for that

icy hawk
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did you talk about phoenix jones (?)

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is that his name

jovial silo
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That's neat.

spring ether
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QUESTION #14

Who wrote the 19th century poem "Ozymandias"?
tired nebula
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Percy Shelley

final zenith
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percy shelley

flat berry
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Peter Shelly

magic crescent
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Pecy Bysshe Shelley

icy hawk
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Percy Bysshe Shelley

flat berry
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shooz

spring ether
jovial silo
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It is always Shelley. I should know this by now.

flat berry
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I forgot his name no

spring ether
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SCOREBOARD

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QUESTION #15

Which musician has the most songs cited throughout the text of Watchmen?
tired nebula
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Bob Dylan

flat berry
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Bob Dylan

icy hawk
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that was gonna be my guess damn

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he has very quotable lyrics

spring ether
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SCOREBOARD

InterdimensionalNerd [8]
veekx [2]
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Row.Harper [1]
thefastestqueeralive [1]
Twent [1]
flat berry
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literature nobel priye winner

ripe hornet
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Bro might be Adrian Veidt

final zenith
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its still anyones game! not mine, but someone else

spring ether
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QUESTION #16

What gift does Walley Weaver arrive with for Janey on the day of Kennedy's assassination?
cold cargo
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Earrings

civic notch
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A watch

icy hawk
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earrings

flat berry
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A dress

jovial silo
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pin

spring ether
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SCOREBOARD

InterdimensionalNerd [8]
veekx [2]
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QUESTION #17

Which character appears on the spine of the DC Compact Comics edition of Watchmen?
ripe hornet
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Manhattan

flat berry
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Rorschach

spring ether
magic crescent
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Nite owl

spring ether
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Foreknowledge, or random guess?

jovial silo
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Me: checking the spine of my very not-compact Watchmen book.... "Oh, right"

spring ether
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SCOREBOARD

InterdimensionalNerd [8]
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ripe hornet
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I know Rorschach was on the front and the spine has the iconic Manhattan sitting pose

spring ether
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Yep!

final zenith
icy hawk
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i didn’t even know it was out lmfao

jovial silo
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QUESTION #18

In their first ill-fated meeting, what did Captain Metropolis propose calling the new superhero team to succeed the Minutemen?
tired nebula
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Crimebusters

cold cargo
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Crimebusters

flat berry
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Guardians

icy hawk
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the crimebusters

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SCOREBOARD

InterdimensionalNerd [9]
veekx [2]
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Row.Harper [1]
thefastestqueeralive [1]
Twent [1]
Elm [1]
magic crescent
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is it different in the movie? lol i havent watched it

tired nebula
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WOO I WIN ONE

flat berry
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I knew it wasnt Watchmen

spring ether
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Yeah, in the movie he calls them the Watchmen, LOL

flat berry
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suble

spring ether
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What are we, some kinda Watchmen?

ripe hornet
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Lmao

icy hawk
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can’t believe zack snyder didn’t have comedian say that while looking straight at the camera

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smh

spring ether
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QUESTION #19

Which missing comic book writer was credited (in fiction) as the author of Tales of the Black Freighter?
flat berry
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Its part of the 5h directors cut

final zenith
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joe orlando

flat berry
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Jack Kirby

ripe hornet
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Max shea

magic crescent
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Max Shea

spring ether
ripe hornet
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ARGGEEHHE

icy hawk
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rip lmfao

ripe hornet
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Autocorrect got me sobbing but I’ll take it

spring ether
ripe hornet
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Good job veekx

flat berry
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the shea audeciety

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i cant write

final zenith
tired nebula
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Going for 12 points now, gotta lock in

icy hawk
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lmao

spring ether
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SCOREBOARD

InterdimensionalNerd [9]
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Elm [1]
tired nebula
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Wait I think that's a typo, veekx only has 3

icy hawk
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damn bro

spring ether
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Oh yeah, good catch.

icy hawk
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didn’t know we had a rat in our midst

spring ether
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FAIR PLAY, folks.

tired nebula
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Sorry man, gotta secure the bag

icy hawk
jovial silo
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Honesty is an important part of trivia.

spring ether
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QUESTION #20

Which city did Laurie Juspeczyk typically patrol during her solo career as Silk Spectre?
flat berry
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Chicago

wooden perch
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Juniper City 😆

magic crescent
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NYC

civic notch
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Manhattan

tired nebula
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Manhattan

wooden perch
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I just wanted to say something. No clue.

cold cargo
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Boston

ripe hornet
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LA?

flat berry
icy hawk
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New York, New York

jovial silo
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Detroit?

civic notch
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Idk the surrounding cities I’m not from US lol

flat knot
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San Francisco?

wooden perch
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Had to remind myself the rules are you only get one answer.

spring ether
final zenith
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gila flats

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TIME'S UP!

Laurie patrolled Washington DC! She tells Jon about her favorite patrol routes, taking her past the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial.

ripe hornet
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Ah

jovial silo
cold cargo
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I almost said that! Aw man

flat berry
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I feel like going on patrol in a park is cheating

spring ether
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QUESTION #21

What band was Laurie planning to see live at Madison Square Garden in November?
tired nebula
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Pink Triangle

flat berry
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Queen

magic crescent
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Pale Horse

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InterdimensionalNerd [9]
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Elm [1]
tired nebula
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Again, I think veekx jumped a point

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Sorry to point it out again

spring ether
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Just keeping you on your toes.

flat berry
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sus

cold cargo
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Haha thought my eyes were playing tricks on me

spring ether
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QUESTION #22

By Moore's own tacit confession in the final issue, what television series originally featured Adrian's grand plot to save the world?
wooden perch
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Mork and Mindy

flat berry
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Thunderbirds

magic crescent
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The prisoner

civic notch
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Masters of the universe

wooden perch
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We are all doing wonderfully 😆

spring ether
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Starting to wonder if 7:00 PM EST is a little too late to start trivia after all

civic notch
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Ngl I’m hoping for a very specific question cause I’m confident in only that 😂

flat berry
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We didnt do enough Watching of the Watchmen it seems

final zenith
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dimension x

ripe hornet
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I believe it’s Watchmen Babies V is for Vacation

flat berry
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Always wondered if thats the subtitle or meant to be a roman 5

jovial silo
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I can't find it.

spring ether
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That's actually a plot point in V for Vendetta

flat knot
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Outer limits

spring ether
ripe hornet
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Yooo

flat berry
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Thagt show never aired here

ripe hornet
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Congrats Grail

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InterdimensionalNerd [9]
veekx [4 million and three]
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Row.Harper [1]
thefastestqueeralive [1]
Twent [1]
Elm [1]
Grail [1]
flat knot
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Never heard of it tbh, google my beloved

wooden perch
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Good job Grail!

jovial silo
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Dang, how is 4 million and 3 less than 9?

civic notch
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Semantics

cold cargo
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Haha wow think there is a new winner

final zenith
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QUESTION #24

Which infamous 1960s murder case motivated Walter Kovacs to take on the Rorschach identity?
flat berry
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Kitty Cerrano

ripe hornet
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The Genovese case

flat knot
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Murder of kitty genovese

jovial silo
spring ether
flat berry
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Im bad with last names no

flat knot
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w elm

ripe hornet
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Whoopee 🙏🙏

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InterdimensionalNerd [9]
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Twent [1]
Grail [1]
tired nebula
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Just couldn't remember the name

final zenith
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well at least i tried

tired nebula
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But anyways WOO WINNER

ripe hornet
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Congrats

jovial silo
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Nice game everyone!!

spring ether
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And that's the ballgame folks! Our new TRIVIA CHAMPION is our good Book Report Boy, @tired nebula!

flat knot
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Congrats

spring ether
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Thank you all for playing this week! I hope to see you all next time for the WILDSTORM NINETIES!

flat berry
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Good game everyone, maybe next time ill get a point

tired nebula
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I will be getting zero points

flat berry
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bye

tired nebula
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I've read some old Grifter comics and that's it

civic notch
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That was fun! I didn’t know this was a thing until an hour prior lol

cold cargo
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Good game everyone, congrats @tired nebula

wooden perch
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Congrats @tired nebula! Next time I might know what we are talking about haha

spring ether
civic notch
final zenith
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time to get confused with whats from the 90s and whats not

tired nebula
magic crescent
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i only know grifter and wildcats Batfacepalm

spring ether
# spring ether
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Should I do a yes or no question?

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9

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2

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no

icy hawk
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i thought next week was zero hour

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but hey whatever

spring ether
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Zero Hour's in two weeks!

icy hawk
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yeah i saw