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BuzzJack Music Forum _ UK Charts _ POINTLESS FORTUNE

Posted by: danvember Nov 3 2020, 09:49 PM

POINTLESS FORTUNE



It's a ... slightly new format. But mostly just two old formats smashed together. magic.gif

You have 14 questions – all you need to do is answer each one accordingly -
Pointless - what you think will be the least popular answer - note that maximum points are given for incorrect answers.
Family Fortunes - what answer you think will be the most popular - there are no wrong answers.

Answers must be sent to my PM inbox before Monday 9 November at 11pm.

You get a point for every poster who puts down the same answer as you. If you put down a wrong answer in a POINTLESS question, you will be given maximum points. Your Family Fortunes score will then be deducted from your Pointless score to see who has the least number of points and is determined the winner. All questions relate to the OFFICIAL UK singles chart as determined by the OCC, not The Big Top 40, the sales only chart, or any other chart.

I hope that all makes sense! Good luck!

POINTLESS Questions:
Name a Christmas song that charted in the top 40 last year.
Name a Dance song that charted in the top 40 this year.*
Name an Australian performer (band or solo artist) with a top 40 hit.
Name a top 10 hit by a female rapper.*
Name a #1 single that appears on a #1 STUDIO album.*
Name a top 40 hit by Drake that is NOT a collaboration.
Name a performer who has exactly seven #1s.

* Dance song, as in the genre of dance music (any song that has a thread in the Dance forum) *
* any top 10 hit where a female rapper is credited counts *
* any compilations (I.e. early volumes of NOW!) or Greatest Hits compilations do not count *


FAMILY FORTUNES Questions:
Name a #1 hit that is or contains a proper noun.
Name a performer who has had at least two #1 hit singles, including at least one as the lead and one as the feature.
Name a top 10 hit with a colour in the title.
Name a song you'd associate with a dance.
Name a performer who hasn't been seen in the top 40 singles chart since 2010.
Name a performer who has been the featured artist in a top 40 hit, but hasn't had one as a lead.
Name a hit song from 2020 that is widely considered (on Buzzjack) to be rubbish.

Posted by: danvember Nov 3 2020, 09:55 PM

Phew, I always forget how long it takes to think of these questions.
I almost had it where the pointless and FF questions would be the same, but eventually thought that would be too confusing - but if a future host wants to try it then the idea's out there.
Hope you enjoy having two formats in one!

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds Nov 3 2020, 10:01 PM

A nice varied set of questions there! Will try and get this done tomorrow evening (and will, as ever, do terribly wink.gif)

Posted by: rio309 Nov 3 2020, 11:34 PM

Looks good, keen to play along. In the Pointless section, are you to give a list of answers that you think are correct, and then say which one is your final answer?

Posted by: jlj Nov 3 2020, 11:38 PM

A great idea! It’s always hard when it’s Pointless because I then think people will go for obscure answers so I go obvious. Doesn’t always work in my favour.

For the question “Name a performer who hasn't been seen in the top 40 since 2010”. Is this both the singles albums or both?

Posted by: danvember Nov 3 2020, 11:42 PM

QUOTE(rio309 @ Nov 3 2020, 11:34 PM) *
Looks good, keen to play along. In the Pointless section, are you to give a list of answers that you think are correct, and then say which one is your final answer?
No - just simply give your 'final answer'.

QUOTE(jlj @ Nov 3 2020, 11:38 PM) *
A great idea! It’s always hard when it’s Pointless because I then think people will go for obscure answers so I go obvious. Doesn’t always work in my favour.

For the question “Name a performer who hasn't been seen in the top 40 since 2010”. Is this both the singles albums or both?
Singles.

Posted by: Bjork Nov 4 2020, 08:57 AM

Could you explain better the question about the noun? What do you mean? Isn't like everything a noun?

Posted by: danvember Nov 4 2020, 09:04 AM

QUOTE
Hi Dan!

A few queries on the Pointless Section:

Name a Dance song that charted in the top 40 this year - Does a song with Dance/Dancing in the title technically count here?
Name an Australian with a top 40 hit. Can a band count here or does it need to be a solo artist?
Name a top 10 hit by a female rapper. Can this be a feature or it needs to be them as the lead artist or solo only?

Thanks smile.gif
- must be a song of the Dance genre (if it's been posted to the Dance forum, it counts)
- either or
- may be a feature

QUOTE(Bjork @ Nov 4 2020, 08:57 AM) *

Could you explain better the question about the noun? What do you mean? Isn't like everything a noun?

I mean just proper nouns, not any nouns

dictionary definition if anyone is confused:
the name of a particular person, place, or object that is spelled with a capital letter:
Examples of proper nouns in English are Joseph, Vienna, and the White House.

Posted by: Bjork Nov 4 2020, 09:14 AM

^thanks! I actually had understood it wrong, thanks for clarifying, thought a noun was "dog" or "monkey" haha biggrin.gif

Posted by: RabbitFurCoat Nov 4 2020, 03:55 PM

Name a performer who hasn't been seen in the top 40 singles chart since 2010.

Does this mean they have to have been in there in 2010 and not since, or any act who's just not been in since then, so could have last charted in say 1997?

Posted by: danvember Nov 4 2020, 04:01 PM

QUOTE(RabbitFurCoat @ Nov 4 2020, 03:55 PM) *
Name a performer who hasn't been seen in the top 40 singles chart since 2010.

Does this mean they have to have been in there in 2010 and not since, or any act who's just not been in since then, so could have last charted in say 1997?

Bolded.

Posted by: RabbitFurCoat Nov 4 2020, 04:21 PM

Thanks, I'd assumed it was but then wondered, it was what I was hoping.

Posted by: M4NGO Nov 4 2020, 05:33 PM

^ I'd understood that as they had to have had a Top 40 single in 2010 but none since then - surely that would make more sense, otherwise there's hundreds of acts who haven't had a hit in the last ten years unsure.gif

Posted by: danvember Nov 4 2020, 05:39 PM

yes there are hundreds. but its a family fortunes question.

Posted by: M4NGO Nov 4 2020, 06:04 PM

In that case I might rethink my answer for that one, I spent ages trying to find an act who charted in 2010 but hasn't charted since laugh.gif

Posted by: danvember Nov 5 2020, 06:36 PM

Players so far:
danvember
n4yr
gaulgilb
chrissmith276
M4NGO
b
dj_tim_e


Posted by: PeteFromLeeds Nov 5 2020, 08:32 PM

Entered! As always I never know where to turn in Family Fortunes so hope I've turned the right way for at least some of the answers.

Posted by: vibe Nov 5 2020, 09:16 PM



Some very good questions

Posted by: awardinary Nov 5 2020, 11:00 PM

Entered also!

Posted by: danvember Nov 7 2020, 11:51 AM

BUMP

Posted by: danvember Nov 9 2020, 08:16 AM

FINAL DAY BUMP

Posted by: vibe Nov 9 2020, 09:44 AM

Can you update the entry list?

Did you receive mine?

Posted by: Nina West Nov 9 2020, 10:32 AM

Just submitted mine..

Posted by: Jade Nov 9 2020, 10:52 AM

I'll make sure to get some answers in today!

Posted by: Bré Nov 9 2020, 06:57 PM

Wow this thread feels like it just went up like a couple of days ago, did not realise it was already nearly the deadline kink.gif sending answers now ~

(I blame the election taking up all my mental energy for the last week)

Posted by: danvember Nov 9 2020, 07:09 PM

Players so far:

danvember
n4yr
gaulgilb
chrissmith276
M4NGO
b
dj_tim_e
PeteFromLeeds
awardinary
vibe
Bjork
jlj
rio309
Nina West
RabbitFurCoat
Ansel
StoneDragon
AaronTM
jimwatts
Dobbo
Riser

(21)

I would like to reach 30 players and Bré makes a good point of the election (plus the chart forum event of the year) overshadowing this quiz somewhat so I'll be extending the deadline to tomorrow at 11pm.

Posted by: Jade Nov 9 2020, 08:47 PM

Answers sent cheer.gif I imagine FF will go better than Pointless as ever laugh.gif

Posted by: jlj Nov 9 2020, 09:48 PM

Really enjoyed this!

No idea which one I’ll do better on. With Pointless I never know if it’s better to deliberately pick something obscure or to go for something really obvious and hope everyone else has went for an obscure answer. The main question I’m intrigued at was the #1 single taken from a #1 studio album.

Posted by: danvember Nov 10 2020, 03:53 PM

Anymore anymore? Tonight is the night to get in your answers. dance.gif

Posted by: M4NGO Nov 10 2020, 09:24 PM

When are you planning on doing the results for this Dan?

Posted by: XhannahlongX Nov 10 2020, 10:18 PM

Mess I better hurry up

Posted by: danvember Nov 10 2020, 11:38 PM

Results should be happening tomorrow night (sadly this extension hasn't done us much good so far with only 1 set of answers since).

I'll give until 3PM to get in any late late late answers. strictly no answers past then as I'll need to then do Prep.

Posted by: danvember Nov 11 2020, 08:52 AM

Anymore today?

Posted by: awardinary Nov 11 2020, 10:37 AM

I think 21/22 is about right this time around, I don’t think you’ll get many other last minute entrants unfortunately Dan. Still a decent turnout though. smile.gif

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