The Name Game #1 - An easy Trivia

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Introduction

With Christmas, New Year and the Holiday Season, it’s a fun time of year and to go with these fun times, we’ve had a number of challenges like the recent Community Challenge on Google Maps and if you haven’t yet seen it, there’s the Play Guiding Stars Trivia that’s on now until January 31. Well I thought I’d jump in with a trivia/challenge of my own :slightly_smiling_face:

Background

I’ve always admired some of the gifs included in the signatures of a number of Local Guides here on Connect and, as I’ve mentioned several times now, the one that I’ve always thought as being the best is that by fellow Connect Moderator @OmerAli . I think it’s clever, well executed and with very few words, tells you a lot about him being a Local Guide. Well done Omer!

Your Challenge, should you accept it!

Well Omer’s brilliant gif gave me the inspiration to add an animated gif of my own to my signature which I added just today to dovetail in with the posting earlier today of the Top 100 Local Guides in each Country post, which is the very first Top100 leaderboards post for 2023! You’ll see the gif in my signature below and as you can see it has pictures of 9 different people. They are all Local Guides like you and me here on Connect! So back to the trivia. Your challenge is to name these Local Guides in a list numbered 1 to 9.

Now realizing that the gif is animated and so the faces are whizzing past, and not wanting anyone to be disadvantaged, I’ve added the faces in the cover image of this post. Yes I know there’s 180 faces in the cover image but they are only of 9 different people and yes, not meaning to confuse you, sometimes the duplicates are facing right and at other times they are facing left…yes and some are not so right and not so left…come on I just wanted to throw in a few curve balls, add some extra difficulty and make this a little more fun and interesting :joy: :rofl: :sunglasses:

The Rules & Conditions of Entry

Well it’s all very simple really. As shown in rules #1 and #2 below, it’s a two-part trivia. The first part is compulsory and the second is optional for the brightest ones to work out and thereby earn extra kudos :wink:

  1. Add a list numbered 1 to 9 with your guesses for each person’s name in a comment here. To avoid annoying Local Guides with repeated pings, do not tag them, just add the names of your guesses.
  2. As well as your guesses as to the names of the Local Guides, what double entendre have I deliberately added in my new signature! You must send this answer to me privately using this link and not add this here in your comment together with your answers of your face guesses to part #1!
  3. If you’re one of the Local Guides whose picture is on the gif then your entry must be by private treaty message; use this link.
  4. Entries close midnight January 31 (AESDT)
  5. No badges, just kudos for correct entries and extra kudos for correct answers to part #2, But get both right and if you’re a leaderboard participant you get 2 months bonus VIP Lounge access :wink:
  6. Only one entry and no editing of your entry is allowed after posting [ screenshots will be taken :wink: ]
  7. Entries of anyone caught cheating, like copying someone else’s answers or colluding will not be counted and lead to your instant disqualification :joy: :rofl: :sweat_smile: :sunglasses:
  8. These rules can change at any time!
  9. The judge’s (moi’s) decision is final.

Note:
(a) If you want to be one of the “face” participants in The Name Game, you must by a participant on the Top 100 Leaderboards (hint, hint). Here is the pre-requisite entry form link that may get your face on the next Name Game :wink:

(b) This was all done to give me a break from the tedious mind breaking work in preparing the Top 100 leaderboards involving lots of numbers, complex spreadsheets and thousands of lines of HTML coding (you can read about this here) :joy: :rofl: :smile:

Enjoy!

A Summary of the Winners and Losers

Firstly, please make sure that you have read the slightly modified rules and conditions of entry, highlighted in color but do let me know if you’re color blind :wink:

As well as in the comments of this post, a summary of running commentary will be shown in the table below and will be finalized and locked in when this month’s winners and losers are announced soon after midnight on January 31 (AESDT).

Local Guide Comment Answered #2
@OmerAli It’s 9 man not 8 -
@JustJake Haha you’re to funny Jake. -
@Cecilita Too funny you say Ceilita! You should see it from my side of the fence lol. -
@Mikeinthefalls I can see that you like to give things a lot of thought before jumping in Mike. A good strategy :wink: And Mike, please note the closing time is Australian, not American Eastern Time. We’d hate to see you miss the closing time :sweat_smile: -
@SholaIB It’s nice to see that you’re always in for a bit a fun Shola :heavy_check_mark:
@TerryPG A calculated guess or was there some collusion here…Make sure you understand the consequences of breaking rule #7 Terry… :wink: -
@SoniaK Nice try Sonia you… :wink: -
@HUMVILA Oh have a go Humberto just do not copy anyone else’s answers… :wink: -
@Trail_blazer So you think most of the LGs are very familiar and popular. Well take note, this is the first round of The Name Game, kept simple just to suck you all in…stay tuned for next month’s… -
@AZ_2021 Nice digging AZ_2021 and really great you had a shot at the double entendre, a great one too… :heavy_check_mark:
@Stephanie_OWL A very nice presentation of your answer to part 1 Steph and I must add, like AZ_2001, it’s fantastic that you had a go at the double entendre, and a great one too… :heavy_check_mark:
@EvaBar Yes the faces should be familiar. I don’t understand why the order required would be confusing lol… .
@you ? -
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i’ll go first. From Left to right

  1. @LuigiZ
  2. @Stephanie_OWL
  3. @TorM
  4. @katydarhel
  5. @LightRich
  6. @PennyChristie
  7. @AdamGT
  8. @LudwigGermany
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I’m game! I’ve decided to not add the tags to the names so these folks aren’t being pinged over and over :grin: , AND to make it more difficult for others to confirm my wrong/right answers!

  1. katydarhel

  2. LuigiZ

  3. TorM

  4. LudwigGermany

  5. Stephanie_OWL

  6. LightRich

  7. PennyChristie

  8. Mikeinthefalls

  9. The Bot Tamer extraordinaire, @AdamGT

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Hi @AdamGT !!

This is too funny!

Here is my list:

  1. katydarhel

  2. LuigiZ

  3. TorM

  4. LudwigGermany

  5. Stephanie_OWL

  6. LightRich

  7. PennyChristie

  8. Mikeinthefalls

  9. AdamGT

Regards

Ceci

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@AdamGT This was the perfect post to start my Friday :joy:

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Hello @JustJake

You are so intelligent, no wonder you were nominated as a guiding star. I like your suggestion of not tagging these local guides and moderators. I will follow your suggestion as well.

I wouldn’t like to be getting all these notifications if I was in their shoes.

Hello Adam, hear is my list below as well.

  • Luigiz
  • Stephanie_Owl
  • TorM
  • Katydarhel
  • LightRich
  • PennyChristie
  • @AdamGT
  • LudwigGermany
  • Mikeinthefalls

Thank you Adam for all you do to keep connect lively. I like it when we are all active and interacting here on the forum. You truly deserve to be a guiding star,congratulations again.

Look forward to the answers and congratulations to the winners in advance.

Cheers

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I’m sorry you early gamers @OmerAli , @JustJake . @Cecilita , @Mikeinthefalls , and @SholaIB I’d forgotten to add a rule and condition of entry. I’ve done so now in red :wink:

A good point Jake else some will be tagged over and over. I’ll add it to the Rules & Conditions of Entry. Haha Bot Tamer, now that’s too funny. :joy: :rofl: :sunglasses: :smiley:

Interesting. There are some right and some wrong answers already!!! Hehehe!

I may have perhaps made round #1 too easy but things will change as we move along in the year, I promise with the grand-prize, the BIG KUDOS being awarded at the end of the year (hint, hint for @Stephanie_OWL who loves my hints lol).

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Awesome idea @AdamGT Here’s my guess

  1. Katydarhel

  2. LuigiZ

  3. TorM

  4. LudwigGermany

  5. Stephanie_OWL

  6. LightRich

  7. Penny Christie

  8. Mikeinthefalls

  9. AdamGT

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I don’t think we will ever know the correct answer as to who is in these pictures, as it was when we never got an answer to the question of who was in the illustration https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t5/General-Discussion/Happy-Anniversary-Challenge/m-p/2974595/highlight/true#M1143209.

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@katydarhel I remember that post katy and also wondered if we would ever know.

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Ooops!!! Dear @katydarhel and @TerryPG I get so busy sometimes that I forget some things…I will back track and see if I can work it out soonest :wink: Yes there are some similarities with this new The Name Game :wink:

ps: And do you realize Katy by you making an appearance here, you’ve given a clue :disappointed:

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This is fun, @AdamGT . Let me try:

From left to right:

  1. Luigi

  2. Stephanie

  3. Torben

  4. Katy

  5. Buzz

  6. Penny

  7. Adam

  8. Ludwig

  9. Mikeinthe Falls

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Podría realizar la lista, pero no me voy a engañar, se que copiaría parte de ella, simplemente quiero felicitarles el nuevo año, intentando esforzarmen mucho más este año, aunque dificilmente llegue nunca a ser como @AdamGT . Muchas gracias por dar tanto juego.

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Copying even part of it would be breaking Rule #7 and lead to immediate disqualification of your entry @HUMBERTO_V so I’m glad to hear that you will not do this :wink:

I’m pleased to hear you say that you will try to do a lot more this year and that’s a great New Year’s resolution…and never say never my friend, you can be greater than AdamGT and even take over doing what he does when he goes traveling again which he hopes he will do sometime in 2023 :wink:

Thank you for your New Year wishes and blessings and best wishes to you Humberto in that beautiful part of the world in which you live.

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1.Katydarhel

  1. LuigiZ

  2. TorM

  3. LudwigGermany

  4. Stephanie_OWL

  5. LightRich

  6. Penny Christie

  7. Mikeinthefalls

  8. AdamGT

Most of the LGs are very familiar and popular.

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Thank you very much @AdamGT I wish you the best for this year. What you say is really true, I live in one of the most incredible places in the world. Where you can always enjoy new adventures with spectacular and beautiful landscapes, with excellent cuisine, and an enviable climate. I feel very lucky to have been born here. I really admire your work, let’s go for more!

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Thanks you @HUMBERTO_V for your kind comment, more is coming :wink:

By the way, you have tagged the wrong Local Guide!

Too fun @AdamGT

All set :slightly_smiling_face: Below I’ve posted my guesses. I would say 1-5, I knew at a glance. The others needed more digging. :two_hearts:

  1. AdamGT- That was the first photo that jumped out.

  2. Stephanie- The red hair gives it away and she is my twin on Connect as we connect on so many different things.

  3. Buzz (LightRich)- The glasses and his red shirt just made me knew it was him.

  4. MikeIntheFalls- The sunglasses and brown jacket

  5. PennyChristie- I think I saw her picture somewhere, and also she is top for star photo views in Australia.

  6. Katydarhel- her name was mentioned in the article for her positive comment

  7. LuigiZ- Photo Views and Star views/ day Italy; moderator

  8. TorM- moderator

  9. Herve- because similar hairstyle

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@AdamGT this is easy! I feel like I see those faces everytime I get on Connect :slightly_smiling_face: I did have to find out one name from their Google Maps since it’s not part of their name here on Connect lol

I went by your signature order. It was a bit confusing on what order (if any) we needed to put the names, so this was easiest for me.

  1. Katydarhel - Katy

  2. LuigiZ - Luigi

  3. TorM - Torben

  4. LudwigGermany - Ludwig

  5. Stephanie_OWL - Stephanie

  6. LightRich - Buzz or Ricardo

  7. PennyChristie - Penny

  8. Mikeinthefalls - Michael

  9. AdamGT - Adam

Look forward to more challenges!

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Good to see you have a go @EvaBar . Q1 might be easy this first time round but let’s wait and see how we progress each month from here :wink: Also, why don’t you join @AZ_2021 and @Stephanie_OWL and have a go at Q2 :wink:

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