Shiny Questions

> "Shiny Questions, just like Shiny Pokémon, are worth the same amount of points, they’re just slightly different and a little rarer." - Mike Trapp
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The initial two episodes of Um, Actually uploaded to the CollegeHumor’s YouTube Channel didn’t have any shiny Questions. When Um, Actually returned two years later in 2017, the episodes each had one Shiny Question. Since the episodes became longer and moved partially to DROPOUT in 2019 for its second season, each episode has had three Shiny Questions.

Each Shiny Question is, as promised, just slightly different than the other questions, usually involving a multi-media approach as opposed to the straightforward text paragraph. Sometimes shiny questions can also be broken up into several, smaller rounds in which the contestant who gets the most correct will win the point. If it’s a tie, both contestants gain a point.

Shiny Questions are for the most part listed here alphabetically by title. Some similar games with varying titles are grouped for convenience.

## Recurring Shiny Questions

These question themes are repeated throughout the show using different schema.

### A Book by its Cover

Identify the title of a book from its cover.

Note: Episode #2.07 is Musical Theatre themed, so the covers are of original Playbills.

(#1.17)

Fahrenheit 451
The Hobbit
The Stand
Ender's Game
The Mists of Avalon
Ryan Martin (2)
Jackie Kashian (3)
 #2.07
Godspell
Guys and Dolls
La Cage aux Folles
Showboat
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Siobhan Thompson (3)
Rachel Bloom (5)

### A Title of Words

Correctly put together the correct "\_\_\_\_\_ of \_\_\_\_\_" book titles.

The War of the Worlds
The Name of the Wind
The Color of Magic
Wolves of the Calla
The Grace of Kings
Jenny Lorenzo (1)
Erika Ishii (5)
 #1.29
Children of Blood & Bone
A Case of Conscience
The Courts of Chaos
The Laithe of Heaven
The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian
Jessica Clemons (1)
Chris Calilung (1)

### Acronym Bee

Presented with the acronym of a video game title, correct guess what it stands for.

FNaF: Five Nights at Freddy's
LoL: League of Legends
PUBg: Player Unknown Battlegrounds
DMC: Devil May Cry
WoW: World of Warcraft
TF2: Team Fortress 2
PvZ: Plants vs. Zombies
GTA: Grand Theft Auto
CS:GO: Counter Strike: Global Offensive
CoD: Call of Duty
Ryanni (1)
Ify Nwadiwe (8)

### Always Pay Your Debts

Match the character to the type of currency.

Shmeckles
Ryō
Simoleon
Quatloo
Gold Dragon
Slippery Stair, "Rick and Morty"
Naruto
Sims
Triskelion, "Star Trek"
Tyrion Lannister, "Game of Thrones"
Amy Vorpahl (6)
Jason Gong (2)

### Cryptogeography

Match the monster to its place of origin on the map of the world.

Rakshasa - *India*
Troll - *Scandanavia*
Curupira - *Brazil*
Kishi - *Angola*
Bunyip - *Australia*
Manananggal - *Philippines*
Baku - Japan
Chupucabra - *Puerto Rico*
Amy Vorphal (2)
Matt Mercer (3)
 #1.10
Chonchon - *Southern Chile*
Domovoi - *Russia*
Harpy - *Greece*
Headless Horseman - *New York*
La Llorona - *Mexico*
Selkie - *Ireland*
Taniwha - *New Zealand*
Yeti - *Nepal*
Zach Sherwin (6)
Siobhan Thompson (not given)
 #1.13
Hydra - *Greece*
Ifrit - *Saudi Arabia*
Jackalope - *American Southwest*
Kraken - *Norway*
Ninki Nanka - *Zambia*
Pixtako - *Peru*

Qilin - *China*
Wendigo - *Canada* [Fan Correction]
Ryan Martin (3)
Zach Kornfeld (4)
 #1.20
Impundulu - *South Africa*
Kanontsistonties - *Native American, Iroqouis*
Olgoikhorkhoi - *Mongolia*
Serpopard - *Egypt, Mesopotamia*
Yowie - *Australia*
Jon "Gutz" Gutierrez (2)
Maggie Mae Fish (0)

### Find The Fake!

From the images up on the screen, it is up to you to find the one that doesn't belong.

The game "Not the Droid You're Looking For" (#1.21) is essentially "Find the Fake!" with a different name, so it is listed here.

Digimon (#0.09)Pokémon (#1.18)Fictional Elements & Materials (#1.21)Professional Wrestlers (#2.05)Dungeons & Dragons Modules (#2.08)Simpsons Characters (#2.10)

 #1.18
 #1.21
 #2.05
 #2.08
 #2.10

### Hear Me Roar

Identify the sound or the property that comes from it.

Because this is a recurring game, it is not listed with the other Matching Games with Sounds.

### Mapmaker, Mapmaker, Make Me a Map

Place the locations in the right area of the map.

 #1.12
[Fan Correction]

### Matching Games with Sounds

2) Salaca doo la menthicka boo la bibbidi-bobbidi-boo
3) Jazama pajama, pajama jazama
4) Alohomora
5) Nin o Chithaeglir lasto beth dhaer; Rimmo nin Bruinen dan in Ulaer
6) [captions not provided]
2) Fairy Godmother, creating Cinderella's dress ("Cinderella")
3) Little Nemo, banishing the Nightmare King ("Little Nemo")
4) Hermione Granger, unlocking a door ("Harry Potter")
5) Arwen, pushing back the water to cross into the City of the Elves ("Lord of the Rings")
6) Carolinus, the spell of removal ("Flight of Dragons")

Emily Heller (2)
Edgar Momplaisir (0)

### Match the Voice

Match the cartoon character to the voice actor who portrayed them.

Because this is a recurring game with the same title in multiple episodes, it is not listed with the other Matching Games with Images.

2) Homer's Spirit Guide, "The Simpsons"
3) Ms. Frizzle, "The Magic School Bus"
4) Eugene Krabs, "Spongebob Squarepants"
5) Kwame, "Captain Planet and the Planeteers"
6) Lumière, "Beauty and the Beast"
2) Johnny Cash
3) Lily Tomlin
4) Clancy Brown
5) LeVar Burton
6) Jerry Orbach
Haley Mancini (6)
Kirk Damato (6)
Haley Mancini
 #1.19
2) Yellow M&M
3) Sonic, "The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog"
4) Frances Sinclair, "Dinosaurs"
5) Dr. Blight, "Captain Planet"
6) The Iron Giant
2) JK Simmons
3) Jaleel White
4) Jessica Walter
5) Meg Ryan
6) Vin Diesel
Jenny Lorenzo (6)
Erika Ishii (6)
Jenny Lorenzo
 #1.31
2) Calcifer, "Howl's Moving Castle"
3) Princess Mononoke
4) Isamu Alva Dyson, "Macross Plus"
5) Fang, "Fist of the North Star"
6) Takashi, "My Neighbors the Yamadas"
2) Billy Crystal
3) Claire Danes
4) Bryan Cranston
5) James Avery
6) Jim Belushi
Amy Vorpahl (4)
Jason Gong (6)

### Name That...

Name the most of the given genre of character/object.

Name That Dragon (#1.05)Name That Witch (#1.10)Name That Wizard (#1.15)Name That Catchphrase (#2.02)

### Needs More Pixels

Identify the property from the scene shown through several layers of pixelation.

 #2.06
 #2.11

### Once More Without Feeling

Reading lyrics with as little rhythm & affectation as possible, guess the property where the song comes from.

[2] Step by Step
[3] All in the Family
[4] Family Matters
[5] Baywatch
[6] The Sopranos
Joan Ford
Janie Stolar
 #2.09
[2] Kim Possible
[3] Garfield and Friends
[4] My Life as a Teenage Robot
[5] Muppet Babies
[6] Jem and the Holograms
Emma Fyffe
Michelle Nguyen Bradley
 #2.11
2) The Weekenders
3) The Mighty Ducks
4) Aqua Teen Hunger Force
5) Chowder
6) Doug
Mike Drucker
Alex Song
Jamel Woods

### Order Up

Arrange a series of items by size, name, etc. Fastest correct answer wins.

### Sp'el Ling Bi

Spelling in English is hard enough but spelling in the world of fantasy is much more difficult.

### Super Saying

Match the common expression to the character it goes with. First to get all correct wins the point.

[2] Sauron, "Lord of the Rings"
[3] Worf, "Star Trek"
[4] Fenix, "Starcraft"
[5] Sebulba, "Star Wars"
[6] Neytiri, "Avatar"
[2] "Azsh nagh gimbatul" [Fan Correction]

[3] "Heghlu'meh qaq jajvam" [Fan Correction]
[4] "Adun Tassadar" [Fan Correction]

[5] "Yo can ta bantha poodoo"
[6] "Toruk Makto!"
Becca Scott
Thomas Middleditch
 #1.16
[2] Muldoon, "Jurassic Park"
[3] John Hartigan, "Sin City"
[4] Wicked Witch, "Wizard of Oz"
[5] Obi-Wan, "Star Wars"
[6] Terminator
[2] "Clever girl..."
[3] "An old man dies, a young woman lives. Fair trade. I love you Nancy."
[4] "Who would have thought a good little girl like you could destroy my beautiful wickedness? Ahhhh, I'm going!"
[5] "If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine."
[6] "I know now why you cry, but it's something I can never do."
Jordan Doll
Ify Nwadiwe

### Tag Out

Match the movie poster with its tag line.

[2] Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
[3] Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
[4] Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
[5] Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
[6] Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
[7] Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
[8] Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
[2] Something evil has returned to Hogwarts!
[3] Something wicked this way comes.
[4] Everything is about to change.
[5] Dark secrets revealed.
[6] Make a final stand.
[7] It all ends here.
[8] It all ends.
Jessica Ross [6]
Alyssa Rousonelos [4]
 #2.04
[2] Transformers
[3] Waterworld
[4] Event Horizon
[5] The Terminator
[6] Avatar
[2] Their war. Our world.
[3] Beyond the horizon lies the secret to a new beginning.
[4] Infinite space infinite terror.
[5] The thing that won't die, in the nightmare that won't end.
[6] Enter the world.
Eme Ikwuakor [4]
Erika Ishii [6]

### Technical Difficulties/Tic Tac Tec

Identify the gadget/gizmo that does not belong to the same world as the others.

In #1.07, the game was titled "Tic Tac Tec", and is essentially the same as "Technical Difficulties" as it was titled in #1.01.

Lightsaber
Bowcaster
Han Solo's blaster
Gungan Booma
 #1.05
Throwing star
Megaphone
Sword
Hairclip
***Teeth***
Gun
Spear

### Time Travel Maps/Crunch Time

Assign the correct title of movie/TV show/book/video game to its timeline.

[2] 12 Monkeys
[3] The Time Machine by H. G. Wells
[4] Terminator
[5] Groundhog Day
[6] Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Siobhan Thompson (3)
Adam Conover (2)
 #1.12
[2] A Christmas Carol
[3] Looper
[4] 11.22.63
[5] X-Men: Days of Future Past
[6] Time Bandits
Natalie Palamides (0)
Demi Adejuygibe (2)
 #2.08
[2] Timequake
[3] Chrono Trigger
[4] Kindred
[5] Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
[6] Prince of Persia
Nick Marini (1)
Liam Senior (0)
Nick Marini

### Under Review

Guess the movie by its review.

"Two thumbs down... One of the most boring, nonsensical, illogical fantasies in a long time." -Roger Ebert & Gene Siskel, At the Movies
 #1.29

### What's My Line?

Complete the iconic movie quotes.

"Excuse me, I have to go \_\_\_\_\_." (Robocop, "Robocop")
"Run! Go! \_\_\_\_\_." (Dutch, "Predator")
"You lose, \_\_\_\_\_." (Willy Wonka, "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory")
"somewhere there is a crime happening."
"Get to the chopper!"
"Good day, sir!"
Caldwell Tanner

### What’s Wrong (With This Picture)?

The contestants have to tell us what’s wrong with the picture.

### Where Am I?

Name the location by its unlabeled map.

Azeroth
The Lands of Rhyme & Reason (The Lands Beyond)
[Fan Correction]
Fiji
Zanth
Siobhan Thompson (2)
Brennan Lee Mulligan (2)
[1, 4]
[2, 3]
 #1.17
[2] The Hundred Acre Wood
[3] Westeros
[4] Discworld
[5] Hyrule
[6] Disneyland
Ryan Martin (1)
Jackie Kashian (1)
[6]
[2]
 #1.32
[2] Witcher 3
[3] Super Mario World
[4] Fall Out 3 Capital Wasteland
[5] Fortnite
[6] Oregon Trail
Siobhan Thompson
Jeremy Puckett
[none]
[1, 6]
 #2.10
[2] One Piece
[3] The Goonies
[4] The Princess Bride
[5] Waterworld
[6] Treasure Island
Caldwell Tanner (2)
Frank Garcia-Hejl (0)
[1, 4]
[none]
Caldwell Tanner

### "Yeah, but in the book..."

Identify which movie was not adapted from a comic book.

A History of Violence
**The Fifth Element**
[Fan Correction]
Monkeybone
Weird Science
Road to Perdition

## One-Off Shiny Questions

These Shiny Questions are not repeated, sometimes due to them fitting a particular themed episode.

Some Shiny Questions from Season One are also listed here. In the early episodes of the season, only one contestant played at a time, the first being selected in a buzzer race.

### ABC, 123

Put together the correct arrangement of letters and numbers to name these Star Wars droids.

R2D2
BB8
K2SO
C3PO

### Doctor, Cop, Esquire

A grid of 9 characters from television that are doctors, cops, lawyers, or a combination of 2. The person who guesses the most correct titles wins the point.

George Huang, "Law & Order: SVU"
Raymond Langston, "CSI: Las Vegas"
Eleanor Frutt, "The Practice"
Abby Lockhart, "ER"
Kay Howard, "Homicide: Life on the Street"
Victor Cifuenters, "LA Law"
Jessica Fletcher, "Murder, She Wrote"
Unnamed Character, "Law and Order"
Cop & Doctor
Doctor & Cop
Esquire
Doctor
Cop
Esquire
None
Esquire
Joan Ford (5)
Janie Stolar (3)

Answers are listed Left to Right, Top to Bottom. **Bold answers are half or wholly correct.**

Rekha’s Answers: Cop, Esquire, **Cop**, Cop, **Doctor**, Doctor, Cop, Esquire, **Esquire**

Joan’s Answers: **Doctor & Cop**, **Doctor**, **Cop**, **Esquire**, **Doctor**, Esquire, Cop, **Writer/Doctor**, **Esquire**

Janie’s Answers: Esquire, Esquire, **Doctor**, **Esquire**, **Doctor**, Esquire, Cop, Cop, **Doctor & Esquire**

### Sweep the Leg

Circle the weak point of the video game bosses.

(Chrono Trigger)
Kraid (Metroid)
the Hunter (Halo)
the Hive Mind (Deadspace)
Kuromori (Shadow of the Colossus)
Just the right one
Mouth
Small spot on back or under chin
Glowing tumors around mouth
Belly
Nick Marini (1.5)
Liam Senior (.5)
Nick Marini

### Rules Lawyer

In this single round of 5th edition D&D combat, identify all of the mistakes. Assume that they have not left out critical information, multi-class characters, or magical items that would provide the given ability. A single action that breaks four different rules counts as four different mistakes.

Elbratha, the Goliath Fighter, Una, the Halfling Rogue, Calliope, the Elven Wizard, and Omerek, the Dwarven Cleric, face off against a pit fiend and a demilich.Elbratha runs at the pirfiend, using her dodge reaction to avoid the devil's attack of opportunity before sinking her silvered axe into the pit fiend's chest.The pit fiend rolls initiative, casting hold monster on Elbratha, binding her in place, before making its bite, claw, mace and tail attacks on Omerek.Omerek calls on the power of Gruumsh One-Eye, God of the Forge, using a second level spell slot to cast fireball, destroying the pit fiend.Calliope uses Benign Transposition to cast invisibility on Una, before drinking a Potion of Healing.The demilich uses its howl attack on Una, missing due to her invisibility. It then casts vile curse with a legendary action, and Una fails her charisma save. It uses a final legendary action to fly 30 feet straight up.Una uses her jump skill, rolling a nat 30, clearing the 30 feet to the demilich and sneak attacks it. On her bonus action, she turns undead, utterly destroying the demilich.

Cell 2:
* When you runs towards something, you cannot use a reaction. Something must trigger a reaction.
* The devil does not get an attack of opportunity when an opponent enters melee combat.
* [Bonus correction found by Matt Mercer] Silvered axe, because it isn't a magical weapon, will not harm the pit fiend. [Fan Correction]

Cell 3:
* Combat has already initiated so the pit fiend should have already rolled initiative.

Cell 4:
* Gruumsh One-Eye is not the God of the Forge.
* Fireball is a third level spell.
* Fireball is not a cleric spell.
* Pit fiends are immune to fire damage.

Cell 5:
* You cannot both cast a spell and drink a potion on the same turn as they are both actions.

Cell 6:
* The howl attack should still affect an invisible character.
* Legendary actions can only be used at the end of PC's turns.
* Vile curse has a wisdom saving throw to resist.

Cell 7:
* Jump is not a skill.
* Nat 30 is not possible.
* The character cannot sneak attack from their current position.
* Rogues do not have Turn Undead as an ability.
* Turn Undead is an action.
* Turn Undead is incapable of destroying the lich because it is too high of a level.
Amy Vorphal [16]
Matt Mercer [19]

### We'll Just Have to Adapt

All of the movies have been adapted into Broadway musicals except for one.