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Quiz about You Pick Scissors I Pick Rock

You Pick Scissors... I Pick Rock! Quiz

Whether it was to decide whose turn it is to buy supper or whose turn it is to clean the bathroom. Rock, Paper, Scissors is a useful decision tool. I hope you enjoy my quiz on the history of Rock, Paper, Scissors!

A multiple-choice quiz by CharK. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
CharK

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
316,359

Updated
Sep 18 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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724

Last 3 plays: Guest 115 (2/10), Guest 174 (7/10), Guest 172 (0/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the name of the organization dedicated to all things rock, paper, scissors? Hint

Scissors Cuts Paper

International Rock Paper Scissors Organization

World RPS Society

RPS Rules!

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is NOT another word for Rock, Paper, Scissors? Hint

Jenken

Roshambo

Jenga

Jan Ken Pon

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Question 3 of 10

3. The television show "The Big Bang Theory" used another variation of traditional Rock, Paper, Scissors. What was it called? Hint

Star, Planet, Nebula

Rock, Paper, Scissors, Warf, Frog

Rock, Paper, Scissors, Death Star

Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the first ever champion of the International World Championship of Rock, Paper, Scissors? Hint

Peter Lovering

Peter Sellers

Tom Selleck

Buffy St. Marie

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Question 5 of 10

5. Rock, Paper, Scissors was used in a court of law to settle a dispute.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. Did millions of dollars once hang in the balance of a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors?

Yes

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Question 7 of 10

7. A Rock, Paper, Scissors tournament is in the Guinness Book of World Records.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the title of the 2007 movie about one man's journey to become the world's best Rock, Paper, Scissors player? Hint

Above All, Nothing Beats Rock

Rock, Paper, Scissors: The Way of the Tosser

International Year of The Rock

Lead by Example: Paper

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who wrote "The Official Rock Paper Scissors Strategy Guide"? Hint

Tina and Ike Turner

William Shatner

Donnie and Marie Osmond

Douglas and Graham Walker

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Question 10 of 10

10. In a standard game of Rock, Paper, Scissors, what beats rock? Hint

Grenade

Scissors

Paper

Nothing! The Rock is all powerful.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of the organization dedicated to all things rock, paper, scissors?

Answer: World RPS Society

The World RPS Society was founded in 1842 as a way to keep the fun in the sport. At the time a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors would be used to settle disputes, the result constituted a binding contract therefore taking the fun out of playing.
The original name was The Paper Scissors Stone Club but as membership rose to over 10,000 they changed the name in 1925.

2. What is NOT another word for Rock, Paper, Scissors?

Answer: Jenga

Roshambo is from France.
Jan Ken Po is from Indonesia.
Jenken is from Japan.

Some of these variations have the same rules but different weapons. One version uses Elephant, Earwig and Human. Elephant crushes human, human crushes earwig and earwig crawls into the elephant's ear and drives it crazy.

Jenga is a game played with a tower of wooden blocks where players try to remove blocks without knocking the tower over.

3. The television show "The Big Bang Theory" used another variation of traditional Rock, Paper, Scissors. What was it called?

Answer: Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock

Invented by Sam Kass, this variation adds "Spock" and "lizard" to the traditional Rock, Paper, Scissors. "Spock" is signified with the Star Trek Vulcan salute, while "lizard" is shown by making a mouth with your hand. Spock breaks scissors and smashes rock.

He is poisoned by lizard and disproved by paper. Lizard poisons Spock and eats paper. It is crushed by rock and decapitated by scissors.

4. Who was the first ever champion of the International World Championship of Rock, Paper, Scissors?

Answer: Peter Lovering

The first championship held by the World RPS Society was in 2002. Peter Lovering from Canada was the first winner. This competition is still held today among many others.
In 2005 a World Series of Rock, Paper, Scissors was held in conjunction with the World Series of Poker and was aired on ESPN.

5. Rock, Paper, Scissors was used in a court of law to settle a dispute.

Answer: True

I think it is a sad day for the judicial system when they have to resort to RPS but, in 2006 a judge ordered opposing sides in a lengthy court case to use RPS to settle the dispute over where to hold a deposition.

6. Did millions of dollars once hang in the balance of a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors?

Answer: Yes

Japanese businessmen, Takashi Hashiyama, decided to auction off many impressionist paintings he asked Christie's International and Sotheby's Holdings to use RPS to decide who would hold the auction. Christie's won and with it, millions of dollars in revenue.

7. A Rock, Paper, Scissors tournament is in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Answer: True

On April 3, 2009, an elementary school in Ottawa, Canada, held the largest recorded rock, paper, scissors tournament, with approximately 1150 participants. The winner was Cody Lombardo and he got a trophy and his name in the Guinness Book of World Records.

8. What is the title of the 2007 movie about one man's journey to become the world's best Rock, Paper, Scissors player?

Answer: Rock, Paper, Scissors: The Way of the Tosser

Starring Tim Doiron and April Mullen, "Rock, Paper, Scissors: The Way of the Tosser" follows Gary Brewer (Doiron) in the days leading up to a RPS tournament.
This "mockumentary" was shot in just 7 days and is a hidden indie-gem.

9. Who wrote "The Official Rock Paper Scissors Strategy Guide"?

Answer: Douglas and Graham Walker

Released in 2004 this book is essential to anyone interested in winning. It covers many different strategies including The Rounder's Ploy and when all else fails go with paper.

10. In a standard game of Rock, Paper, Scissors, what beats rock?

Answer: Paper

Paper wins against Rock
Rock wins against Scissors
Scissors wins against Paper

Source: Author CharK

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