Subject: The Pangalactic Sunnies Challenge
Posted by: WesleyCrusher
Date: Mar 02 12
With Kyle's permission, I am going to launch an activity of my own, especially created for those of you who just never seem to have enough options to stretch your authoring skills to the limits and beyond.
At its heart, this is a new marathon quiz authoring race requiring a combination of speed, persistence, quality and variance. While you could win up to six badges(*) for finishing, those are standard awards you'll just happen to pick up on the way (unless you already have them). Essentially, you are thus competing for the love of authoring and for the bragging rights to have completed one of the most demanding authoring quests that will ever hit the site.
The race is open to every FT author and will run for as long as people wish to continue working on it. You can start the race at any time by signing up. Then, your goal is to write one sunglassed quiz per category, begun after the signup date (those you wrote before don't count). Each of these must be for an author challenge or for an author lounge activity (lounge challenge, commission). Report your finished works here once they have received their Sunnies to be added to the leaderboard. Finishers will be sorted by the time needed from signup to their 20th set of shades (so late starters will never be penalized). If anyone does this under a year, they're a master author, but anyone seeing this to the end will be a champion in their own right.
Oh yes, should you finish this and want to try again to improve your time, feel free to reenter. We'll keep your best time and your number of completions!
A few answers before you ask the corresponding questions:
In order not to penalize those who have taken an early jump at "Stepping Up XII", you *may* count a quiz you've done for that challenge even if you have already begun it. If you wish to do so, just notify me with your signup that you wish to retroactively sign up as of yesterday (March 1).
Quizzes written for The Amazing Trivia Race by those not yet arrived do count only if they are also author challenges and have been begun on March 1 or later.
If you still have to create a work in any other challenge or commission you entered before your signup date which you have never yet submitted to an editor, you CAN finish, submit and count it. This would be a good time to catch up on your commissions!
If you get an Editor's Choice on a quiz, it will qualify even if does not get actual Sunnies. This is also a great way to avoid the wait for ratings and shave several weeks off your score!
Once a quiz has been crosschecked and marked off on your grid, it does not matter whether it does retain its Sunny status later on. Once qualified, it remains qualified.
You are responsible for reporting your quizzes yourself in this thread once they do qualify (please provide a link for quick checking). It's best to check on Monday afternoon or Tuesday, that way you will always catch those newly awarded Sunnies early.
If you have added no new quizzes to your score for three months, your name will be dropped from the public listing of racers. However, you will remain in the internal database and once you do submit another qualifying quiz, you will be back in the list. This is just to weed out those who abandoned the game.
I will provide regular updates to the standings once the first quizzes start rolling in (which will obviously take 3-4 weeks). Kyle will be using his magical mod powers to add them to this post.
To make things easy for me, please do not link to your quizzes in this thread until they qualify.
If you have any further questions, just ask away. Good luck!
WesleyCrusher
(*) The 5, 10, 15 categories, Cool Quizzes, Author Challenges and one badge from the "Author" series.
Current Standings:
http://www.krath.org/pangalactic.png
***HALL OF FAME***
Looney_Tunes has finished the Pangalactic course TWICE! First time it took 181 days, the second time 361 days. Incredible!
Dcpddc478 has finished the Pangalactic course in the record time of 94 days! Amazing!
Rossian has finished the course in 143 days.
Reedy has finished the course in 150 days.
Kyleisalive has finished the course in 242 days.
Creedy has finished the course in 429 days.
Gracious1 has finished the course in 272 days.
Cellardoor has finished the course in 627 days.
Suomy has finished the course in 396 days.
WesleyCrusher has finished the course in 1,026 days.
JanIQ has finished the course in 1,005 days.
Pollucci19 has finished the course in 1,151 days.
Fifiona81 has finished the course in 533 days.
1nn1 has finished the course in 1,767 days.
spanishliz has finished the course in 1,989 days.
Posted by: WesleyCrusher
Date: Mar 02 12
With Kyle's permission, I am going to launch an activity of my own, especially created for those of you who just never seem to have enough options to stretch your authoring skills to the limits and beyond.
At its heart, this is a new marathon quiz authoring race requiring a combination of speed, persistence, quality and variance. While you could win up to six badges(*) for finishing, those are standard awards you'll just happen to pick up on the way (unless you already have them). Essentially, you are thus competing for the love of authoring and for the bragging rights to have completed one of the most demanding authoring quests that will ever hit the site.
The race is open to every FT author and will run for as long as people wish to continue working on it. You can start the race at any time by signing up. Then, your goal is to write one sunglassed quiz per category, begun after the signup date (those you wrote before don't count). Each of these must be for an author challenge or for an author lounge activity (lounge challenge, commission). Report your finished works here once they have received their Sunnies to be added to the leaderboard. Finishers will be sorted by the time needed from signup to their 20th set of shades (so late starters will never be penalized). If anyone does this under a year, they're a master author, but anyone seeing this to the end will be a champion in their own right.
Oh yes, should you finish this and want to try again to improve your time, feel free to reenter. We'll keep your best time and your number of completions!
A few answers before you ask the corresponding questions:
If you have any further questions, just ask away. Good luck!
WesleyCrusher
(*) The 5, 10, 15 categories, Cool Quizzes, Author Challenges and one badge from the "Author" series.
Current Standings:
http://www.krath.org/pangalactic.png***HALL OF FAME***
Looney_Tunes has finished the Pangalactic course TWICE! First time it took 181 days, the second time 361 days. Incredible!
Dcpddc478 has finished the Pangalactic course in the record time of 94 days! Amazing!
Rossian has finished the course in 143 days.
Reedy has finished the course in 150 days.
Kyleisalive has finished the course in 242 days.
Creedy has finished the course in 429 days.
Gracious1 has finished the course in 272 days.
Cellardoor has finished the course in 627 days.
Suomy has finished the course in 396 days.
WesleyCrusher has finished the course in 1,026 days.
JanIQ has finished the course in 1,005 days.
Pollucci19 has finished the course in 1,151 days.
Fifiona81 has finished the course in 533 days.
1nn1 has finished the course in 1,767 days.
spanishliz has finished the course in 1,989 days.
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zorba_scank 
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Someday I’ll get that VG struck off.... Reply #1701. Jul 02 19, 4:25 AM |
spanishliz
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Looks like you missed this one, Wes, reported on May 20th (same post as the disallowed oldie): Animals (Team Task Challenge) http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Animals/Exemplary-Animals-397365.html It's definitely since my second sign-up. Reply #1702. Jul 02 19, 6:27 AM |
CmdrK
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"Two of those three stuck on Video Games..." And the other is stuck on Brain Teasers - but I'm still trying. Reply #1703. Jul 02 19, 3:14 PM |
WesleyCrusher
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Brain Teasers is a really difficult one to get sunnies on. People tend to rate them lower than other quizzes. Reply #1704. Jul 02 19, 3:17 PM |
1nn1
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On October 31 2018 I signed up for a second round of the Pan-Galactic Sunglasses To date 47 quizzes were written in that period of which 44 received “Sunnies”. Of those 44, 40 qualify for PGS Rd 2 (The outstanding four were all failed contracts where if I had written those quizzes sooner they would have qualified and shortened the time frame, as all four gained sunnies – Ah well, I digress). From the 40, three were team quizzes and are listed but not claimed here, giving a total of 37 quizzes spanning all twenty categories. I have monitored each quiz weekly and can provide initial and peak ratings for each if required. The Quizzes that qualify are Animals (1). 1. Quiz 31 Author Challenge “An Owl With Glasses” online 19 APR 19 http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Animals/An-Owl-with-Glasses-397246.html Brainteasers (3) 2. Quiz 4 Quiz Writing Month 2018 “America Without Vowels” online 13 NOV 18 http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/BrainTeasers/MRC-WTHT-VWLS-America-Without-Vowels-395136.html 3. Quiz 9 Quiz Writing Month 2018 “Anagrammed Crazy Definitions” Online 26 NOV 18 http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/BrainTeasers/Anagrammed-Crazy-Definitions-395331.html 4. Quiz 41 Contract #18 “Aibophobia” Online 17/05/19 http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/BrainTeasers/Aibohphobia-397624.html Celebrities (1) 5. Quiz 7 Quiz Writing Month 2018 “Never Write A Quiz When You’re Hungry” online 18 NOV 18 http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Celebrities/Never-Write-a-Quiz-When-You-Are-Hungry-395234.html Entertainment (1) 6. Quiz 22 Quiz Writing Month 2018 “I See Red” online 19 DEC19 http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Entertainment/I-See-Red-397286.html For Children (2) 7. Quiz 5 QWM 18 “So You Think You Want To Be A Blood Donor” online 14 NOV 18 http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/ForChildren/So-You-Think-You-Want-to-be-a-Blood-Donor-395210.html 8. Quiz 26 Finding Your Niche Challenge “African Geography For Kids” Online 23 FEB19 http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/ForChildren/African-Geography-for-Kids-396430.html General (3) 9. Quiz 6. QWM 18 Bear Walks Into a Bar. online18 NOV 18 http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/General/A-Bear-Walks-into-a-Bar-394254.html 10. Quiz 10 QWM18 Girl With a Beatles Connection Walks Into a Bar online 30 NOV 18 http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/People/Girl-with-a-Beatles-Connection-Walks-Into-a-Bar-395338.html 11. Quiz 22 Sprint Reloaded Week 5 “Postcards From Places That Don’t Exist” online 03 FEB /19 http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/General/Postcards-from-Places-that-Dont-Exist-396244.html Geography (3) 12. Quiz 18 Author Challenge “Seaport Cities” online 23 FEB 19 http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Geography/Seaport-Cities-394462.html 13 Quiz 23 Sprint Reloaded Week 7 “Sub-National Regions...But No Vowels” Online 05 FEB19 http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Geography/Sub-National-RegionsBut-No-Vowels-396344.html 14 Quiz 27 Sprint Reloaded Week 9 “To Witness The Power of Pure Water” Online 19 FEB19 http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Geography/To-Witness-The-Power-of-Pure-Water-396524.html 15 Quiz 29 Team Task Challenge Wk 1 “Round The World With Team Red” Online 07 APR 19 http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Geography/Round-the-World-with-Team-Red-Stage-3-397073.html NB. This quiz had contributions from other Team Red Members and is not claimed here. It is included here only for completeness History (4) 16. Quiz QWM18 “Going To Australia “ Online 19 DEC18 http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/History/Going-to-Australia-392340.html 17 Quiz 18 Sprint Reloaded Week 2 “We Didn’t Stop The Fire” Online 23 JAN19 http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/History/We-Didnt-Stop-The-Fire-396056.html 18 Quiz 20 Sprint Reloaded Week 4 “Dear Canada” Online 28 JAN 19 http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/History/Dear-Canada-396172.html 19 Quiz 43 Contract #17 “A Short History of Mozambique” Online 10 JUN 19 http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/History/A-Short-History-of-Mozambique-397655.html Hobbies (1) 20 Quiz 14 QWM18 El McBurger-san“ Online 22 DEC19 http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Hobbies/El-McBurger-san-The-International-Burger-395414.html Humanities (1) 21 Quiz 2 QWM18 Food, But Not In My Stomach Online 07 NOV 18 http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Humanities/Food-But-Not-In-My-Stomach-395104.html Literature (1) 22. Quiz 10 QWM18 “Novelist Walks Into A Bar” Online 30 NOV 18 http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Literature/Novelist-Walks-Into-A-Bar-395403.html Movies (1) 23 Quiz 16 Disney Long Haul Challenge “Cars – the Movie” Online 16 JAN 19 http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Movies/Cars---The-Movie-394637.html Music (6) 24 Quiz 15 Commission 54“Why Why Why” Online 14/01/19 http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Music/Why-Why-Why-Delilah-394008.html 25 Quiz 19 Sprint Reloaded Wk 3 “In The Out Door” Online 23 JAN 19 http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Music/In-the-Out-Door-396094.html 26 Quiz 25 Musical Roulette Challenge “Australia’s Little River Band” Online 12 FEB 19 http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Music/Australias-Little-River-Band-395983.html 27 Quiz 32 Team Task Challenge Week 2 “A Few Songs About Home But No Food Pt 1” Online 11 APR19 http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Music/A-Few-Songs-About-Home-But-No-Food-Pt-1-397165.html 28 Quiz 36 Team Task Challenge Week 4 ‘Classic Album Review: "Making Movies" ‘ Online 04 MAY 19 http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Music/Classic-Album-Review-Making-Movies-397474.html NB. This quiz had contributions from other Team Red Members and is not claimed here. It is included here only for completeness 29 Quiz 37 Team Task Challenge Week 5 “The Life and Works of the Supreme Diana Ross” Online 09 MAY 19 http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Music/The-Life-and-Works-of-The-Supreme-Diana-Ross-397483.html 30 Quiz 45 Contract #31 “Piper Calls The Tune” Online 24 MAY19 http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Music/The-Piper-Calls-The-Tune-397722.html People (1) 31. Quiz 12 “Famous People Who Like Model Trains” Online 17 DEC 18 http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/People/Famous-People-Who-Like-Model-Trains-395560.html Religion (1) 32. Quiz 48 Author’s Challenge “Religion in Poland” Online 01 JUL 19 http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Religion/Religion-in-Poland-397754.html Sci/Tech (1) 33 Quiz 28 Author’s Challenge “Don’t Stop Me Now” Online 31 Mar 19 http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/SciTech/Dont-Stop-Me-Now-396737.html Sports (1) 34 Quiz 7 Quiz Writing Month 18 “Martian Walks into a Sports Bar” Online 24 NOV 18 http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Sports/Martian-Walks-Into-A-Sports-Bar-395260.html Television (1) 35 Quiz 34 Team Task Challenge Week 5 “Don't Fret Over Great TV Characters You Never Saw” Online 03 MAY 19 http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Television/Dont-Fret-Over-Great-TV-Characters-You-Never-Saw-395409.html Video Games (1) 36 Quiz 35 Team Task Challenge Week 4 “Billion $$ Video Game Characters: Humble Origins” Online 04 MAY 19 http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/VideoGames/Billion-$$-Video-Game-Characters-Humble-Origins-395982.html World (3) 37 Quiz 1 QWM 18 “Automobile Models: One Animal at a Time: A Photo Quiz Online 06 NOV 19 http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/World/Automobile-Models-One-Animal-at-a-Time-395031.html 38 Quiz 11 QWM 18 “Christmas Trees Around The World” Online 01 DEC 18 http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/General/01-Christmas-Trees-Around-The-World-395389.html 39 Quiz 30 Author’s Challenge “Golden Gate Golden State” Online 16 Apr 19 http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/World/Golden-Gate-Golden-State-397102.html 40. Quiz 40 Team Task Challenge Week 6 “In The Red Goes Further” Online 13 MAY 19 http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/World/In-The-Red-Goes-Further-397618.html NB. This quiz had contributions from other Team Red Members and is not claimed here. It is included here only for completeness Signed up (Reply #1596). Oct 31 18. Notification of all 20 categories online July 1 19 244 Days Highest Ranked Quiz Category for a single quiz – Brain Teasers Lowest Eligible Ranked Quiz Category for a single quiz – Brain Teasers Thank you Wes for facilitating and doing all the legwork for what I believe is one of the toughest quiz-writing challenges on Fun Trivia. Reply #1705. Jul 04 19, 2:23 PM |
apathy100
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I just noticed this one had a sunny. I believe this one should fill in my Music spot! https://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Music/Hello-388372.html Reply #1706. Jul 10 19, 6:09 AM |
gracious1
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Spotted a Sunny this evening: https://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/People/A-Short-Story-398207.html Reply #1707. Jul 29 19, 5:53 PM |
| apathy100
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This should fill my Music spot: https://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Music/The-Labels-Bell-391024.html This should fill my People spot: https://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/People/Word-Marathon-386159.html Reply #1708. Aug 07 19, 5:56 AM |
Fifiona81
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This sports one from Globetrot Trivia 4 has eventually crept into sunny territory: https://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Sports/2017-Alpine-World-Ski-Championships-395543.html Reply #1709. Aug 12 19, 6:49 AM |
| gracious1
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Here's one from Commission 56: https://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Geography/Jedda-Rides-the-Bus-398335.html Reply #1710. Aug 12 19, 11:29 PM |
| Fifiona81
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A humanities one from Commission Fission: https://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Humanities/I-Will-Sing-You-that-Song-Now-Comrades-398558.html Reply #1711. Sep 09 19, 6:02 AM |
Kankurette
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Do the quickie challenges count? Here's one I did for the History of Music category that got Sunnies: https://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Music/Factory-the-Haçienda-and-Madchester-398305.html If not, then 'Irking the Purists' - which I did for Commission Fission - also got Sunnies: https://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Music/Irking-the-Purists-398402.html Reply #1712. Sep 10 19, 3:21 PM |
kyleisalive
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Re: "Do the quickie challenges count?" Yup! Reply #1713. Sep 12 19, 2:34 PM |
| spanishliz
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I was away at the beginning of the week and forgot to check, but I'm happy to say it looks like I can cross off Video Games a bit earlier this time around, with this one, written for Commission 57-Long and Short: https://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/VideoGames/Once-Upon-a-Time-Long-Ago-398298.html I believe I'm half way there! Reply #1714. Sep 20 19, 6:22 PM |
| Fifiona81
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And this one from the Following the Trend challenge should cross off Hobbies for me. https://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Hobbies/Stamp-on-an-Anniversary-398789.html Reply #1715. Oct 07 19, 12:58 PM |
| Fifiona81
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If I've counted everything up correctly, then I believe this one for religion completes my second round. https://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Religion/Oh-Mother-My-Mother-398944.html Reply #1716. Oct 21 19, 6:25 AM |
| Fifiona81
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Sorry - forgot to add to the above that the religion quiz was for Commission Fission. Reply #1717. Oct 21 19, 6:26 AM |
bernie73
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My quiz "Diamonds Aren't Forever", in the For Children category, has earned sunglasses. https://www.funtrivia.com/quizdetails.cfm?id=398991 Reply #1718. Nov 13 19, 4:19 PM |
| bernie73
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Sorry, that was for the Player Author Challenges. Reply #1719. Nov 13 19, 4:21 PM |
AcrylicInk
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I was looking to see which categories I still need to complete for this and it looks like Video Games has been ticked off for me, but I haven't written a VG quiz since I signed up. These are the quizzes that should have counted so far: History Take Your Head Out of the Sand! Hobbies Wrapped in Purple Literature Integrate Me Movies "WALL-E": Future Living Science Gone, But Not Forgotten World How High Can You Build It? Reply #1720. Nov 18 19, 2:19 PM |
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