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In Australia we have a show called Hard Quiz (no idea if it exists elsewhere) and you can choose which subject you are an 'expert' on. The subject can be basically anything. A celebrity, a historical event, a place, a science subject etc. The twist is if a competing contestant knows the answer to your subject they can steal your question for double points. So really the more niche your subject is the better you'll do assuming you are an expert at it. But if you make it to the final round the questions get very hard and can no longer be stolen.

Here's an episode (which hopefully works in every region)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sD7IyLQf6r4&list=PL1W69hL8XUGLZG2c9bxoQD-Xchnjh2B0-&index=6

These are the subjects that have been used so far. So bonus points if you choose one that hasn't been done.
https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/04/dont-apply-for-hard-quiz-with-these-topics.html

I think I'd go with Xbox actually. I know some really specific things about Xbox and its history but I also think general questions would be hard to steal. I watched the episodes that had Donkey Kong and Halo as a subject and did quite well!

These were the Donkey Kong questions for example from a guy who made it to the end.
Round 1
Created by Shigeru Miyamoto and released in 1981 Donkey Kong soon incurred legal action from Universal Studios claiming infringement of copyright for what film?

The first screen of Donkey Kong shows Donkey Kong kidnapping a woman and defending himself by throwing which item?

Popularized in a 1992 song by rapper Ice Cube and trademarked by Nintendo is the phrase "It's what by Donkey Kong?"

Donkey Kong features the appearance from a character called Jumpman who Nintendo later renamed what?

Miyamoto's original concept for the game was based on characters from a comic about which sailor?

Final Round
Some Donkey Kong machines were made by reprogramming the hardware of low selling game Radar Scope and can be told apart by what visual clue?

In the manual for 1994's Donkey Kong Country this Donkey Kong (picture of Donkey Kong) is the grandson of the original arcade gorilla. With the grandfather been given what name? (The guy got this wrong lol. He said Super Kong.)

Which gaming innovation still in use today was created originally for Donkey Kong by Nintendo's Gunpei Yokoi?

According to creator Shigeru Miyamoto Donkey Kong's growl replaced what sound which was recorded but deemed unsatisfactory?

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Things I don't know.

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That's pretty cool, wish we had it when I watched gameshows more often.

I'd make it about vidya, but the deep dank vidya knowledge. Trivia about frame data and weird properties.

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Oh wow. I aced the regular questions but only knew one of the "hard" questions. Gotta hand it to whoever does the research for this thing. >_>

I'd probably pick like, tokusatsu or something, but I know for a fact I'd fail most of the "hard" questions lol

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EnvoyOfTheLight posted...

That's pretty cool, wish we had it when I watched gameshows more often.

I'd make it about vidya, but the deep dank vidya knowledge. Trivia about frame data and weird properties.

You'd need to make it specific I think. So something like fighting games or a random gaming franchise.

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Ronda Rousey's Armpits
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Probably Rush

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AlisLandale posted...

Oh wow. I aced the regular questions but only knew one of the "hard" questions. Gotta hand it to whoever does the research for this thing. >_>

I'd probably pick like, tokusatsu or something, but I know for a fact I'd fail most of the "hard" questions lol

Yeah they do a pretty good job of giving people who only have casual knowledge a chance on early questions. I was disappointed when the Halo guy got out early heh.

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Shit. I can only survive if I pick god of war or resident evil, and those are just maybes.

Socrawheeze posted...

Shit. I can only survive if I pick god of war or resident evil, and those are just maybes.

Yeah those franchises intimidate me because I think I'd ace round one no problem but they can get really specific with those hard questions quite easily with how long lasting those franchises are.

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Maybe A Song of Ice and Fire, but it might be too easy for people to get the round 1 questions just from watching the show.

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Darmik posted...

You'd need to make it specific I think. So something like fighting games or a random gaming franchise.

I'd keep it to vidya in general, but a subject or genre per show, in rotation. Or maybe like Jeopardy, with a few different subjects available.

I would probably only be able to win when it comes to fighting and stealth, maybe lore.

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Married With Children, I feel I know everything about that show.
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bigtiggie23 posted...

Married With Children, I feel I know everything about that show.

Which character has an odd number of digits? Fingers and toes, I mean.

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EmbraceOfDeath posted...

Maybe A Song of Ice and Fire, but it might be too easy for people to get the round 1 questions just from watching the show.

Looks like Game of Thrones was done earlier this year. Can't find the episode unfortunately. Season 5 episode 10.

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EnvoyOfTheLight posted...

Which character has an odd number of digits? Fingers and toes, I mean.

Main or side character? Because on one hand Bud did apparently lose some toes to frostbite during the last Christmas episode. Then there was Eric "Nine Toes" Waters, who Kelly tricked into waiting for her on top of a skyscraper one winter night.
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bigtiggie23 posted...

Main or side character? Because on one hand Bud did apparently lose some toes to frostbite during the last Christmas episode. Then there was Eric "Nine Toes" Waters, who Kelly tricked into waiting for her on top of a skyscraper one winter night.

You're good. Real good.

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1. Sneakers
2. Flags of the World
3. Countries of the World

For some reason I find international geography fascinating so I taught myself to recognize almost every national flag in the world, which in turn means I can name every country in the world, as well as where on the earth they are located. Its a weird thing to know lol

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EnvoyOfTheLight posted...

You're good. Real good.

Thanks. It would be my luck if I did that on an actual game show they would ask for something like exact weekly ratings.
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Is this like Mastermind?
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I have a bizarre knowledge of the elements for some reason, to the point that I can identify most of them by taste.
Haven't licked anything past bismuth, for good reason.

US game shows

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cuh posted...

Thank you, Im now watching an entire episode of some random show Ive never heard of before

Haha it's a pretty good quiz show tbh! Although it depends if you know one or two of the categories lol

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Amusement parks owned by Cedar Fair. I've been brushing up on the history of Cedar Fair lately.

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