MOPS or Most Outstanding Player June 2008

Valid until August 1st.

TOP 10 MOPS

1. ryanknight USA up 57
2. chipownz USA up 48
3. FANS UK up 47
4. Kick UK up 36
5. solan_goose UK up 35
6. notae UK up 35
7. midgetmark UK up 30
8. purelyqing UK up 26
9. Stuhern UK up 23
10. OldSpotPig UK up 23

6strings_uk UK up 4
adumbledore40 USA up 2
BB1 USA up 1
Bocefish USA up 6
Deborah USA up 2
donamaria USA up 9
finstockian UK up 5
Georgia USA up 9
glitterfairy UK up 17
greenwitch UK up 1
LanaDale USA up 7
lg549 UK held position
lynn-ann UK up 8
magijoh1 UK held position
miffy42 UK up 15
milamtexan USA up 3
Mutski USA up 7
NEWSoUSA USA up 11
onebraincellUK UK up 12
paper_aeroplane UK
poolosopher USA up 18
Qmel USA up 5
Quiz_Beagle UK up 4
salami_swami USA up 22
scubascott USA up 15
shadowzep USA up 8
sparklingwine UK up 3
strnog1 USA held position
Wetherby_Pond UK up 10

30th June Shout Box


Union Jack
Hoisted by lg549

1. lg549#10 UK...More! More! you got in the toughies!
2. midgetmark UK..Am I kneeling before a new champ?
3. jules44#1 UK...Here's the current one...our fab jules
4. BB1#3 USA...an Invincible..the soon to be USA top dog?
5. ryanknight USA...And a rank for you too?

It was all the cleverest players piling in yesterday....and 3/2 for the UK & C0.
My fave Challenge player...and I have to say this right at the outset today...was lg549. Been with us a few months now...was a top MOP, ranked #7 in December. Snatched a PB yestrday and broke the 20 secs barrier. Not many can do that you know.
There's some serious last minute scuffles on the boil.
And the prize is personal glory...aswell as team pride.
paper areoplane could'nt fend off maggie...but stuhern is galloping up behind..though he is being hunted by Quiz Beagle.
magijoh1, who's played like a real trooper this month is after julieanne123...but then again Deborah..ryaman and poolospher are having a final charge.
You know...no one is safe.
j2cp2 and sparkling wine are still locked in deadly combat...as are purelyqing and Anton.
Dr Gas is well placed to creep up and biff adumbldore40 and argentum.
Now this next little bunch of diehards deserve a medal...all eyeing each other up and scrabbling in and out the trenches...tisonlyme321...NEWSoUSA...FANS...shoemike and Alien.
Wonder who'll come out on top of that heap?
Yes..it's the last chance to improve your own ranking and snatch last minute points. Every single point is going to count this time.

And the Mogul?
Yesterdays fabiest Movie Mogul was jules44#1 UK

5 In A Row...cor....and if anyone deserves it..it's jules. Can she match her own record of 6 , set in april. No one has ever beat 6 by the way on either quiz.
My fave Mogul was Anton...nipped in 4th..matched his own PB. A valueable member of the USA team who has been very good at bagging goodies.
Today I'm feeling nostalgic...it's coming up for the end of the First Tour of Duty...12 months of hectic dashing around the battlefields with bandages, stretchers and aqua vitae.
Moi, Penguin would like to thank all you troopers who enlisted and have earned the honour...yay..honour of fighting for your country.
I've made new friends...can a cheeky penguin call you friend? I've enjoyed myself immensely..and hope you have to. And we have team mascots...onebraincellUK and cat brat63....the latter who generously provides tasty nibbles on the Mogul running buffet.
But who has won?
I'm starting to get fidgety with nerves...am rattling my abacus with infantile impatience.
Is is the UK & C0..with 6 battle wins already under their grenade belt?
Or will the USA have forced a draw....a stalemate....
Drat! Will have to wait till tomorrow.

Then the stakes get higher...we have the new battlefields...where friendly skirmishing has already begun but will start proper..in earnest...and guess what...I have the bandages ready.
Yesterday our top Titan was shadowzep USA....and our Last Human Standing was miffy42#6 UK.
Tomorrow HQ will start monitoring these events and spitting out new stats.

So..until tomorrow...hasta la vista mi amigos!...
I have tons of exciting things to do whilst you hurdle the trenches at breakneck speed.
Handy Links

29th June Shout Box


Stars & Stripes
Hoisted by mike32768#4

1. mike32768#4 USA..He's part of the USA hit squad you know.
2. jules44#1 UK...Brave fighting..but the USA are getting tough.
3. strnog1#5 USA...They're bringing out their top guns.
4. magijoh1#8 UK...Hah...but UK resistance is strong too!
5. thereds4ever UK...Yes it is...no doubt about it

That's 3/2 for the UK & Co and the suspense is starting to get to me..cause me sleepless nights. There's a posse of wicked americans creating havoc on the leaderboard.
My fave Challenge player(s) are...well, so many of you are pulling out all the stops and racing for the finnishing line I couldn't pick just one. A few of you were fab yesterday...there was mike32768, I was cheering for him of course, but I'm dying to mention threds4ever and adumbledore40 and polaris and donamaria and loginnamealias...so I just have. Keep scoring like that and you'll really leapfrog up the rankings.
The Invincibles are busy thrashing it out in style aswell...these are the ones who accidentally tread on you if you dare get in their way. Yes...them. You've seen them on the battlefield..they're the ones with oxygen tanks strapped to their backs...for when they scoot home at night to Olympus.
Hmn....things could change...fate can be fickle but if it doesn't these will be our new generals......and mess with them at your own peril!

UK Invincibles
#1. midgetmark
#2. jules44#1
#3. miffy42#6
#4. paper_aeroplane
#5. Maggie#2
#6. Squisher#5
#7. Quiz_Beagle#7
#8. Seurat#3
#9. Stuhern
#10. magijoh1#8

Cor...Little_Heaven#4 might lose her ledge...same for mhallesy and lg549.

USA Invincibles
#1. BB1#3
#2. WorldB#1
#3. strnog1#5
#4. ryanknight
#5. mike32768#4
#6. Eebs#2
#7. shadowzep
#8. Deborah
#9. julieanne123#6
#10. poolosopher

Wonder if these 2 can sprint fast enough to nick poolosophers precarious perch? ryaman#9 has his rank at stake. Qmel is looking a threat too.
Any USA Invincibles set to be tipped off their lofty eyrie? Oh dear....
hemisphere...j2cp2 and bernie73.
Demotion can be painful...but there was always a soft penguins shoulder to cry on..you did read that right, it's the penguin that's soft not my shoulder...and now, hark, official announcement...there is another bonus.
Grin and bear your untimely demise and go nip over to the Titans and stir up trouble. Go tussle over the title Titanasaurus Rex.
Invincibles are not eligible...confused? Don't be...on the first of every month I will post here on the blog and on the Titan game exactly who can play...if they dare

And the Mogul?
Yesterdays worldy-wise History Mogul was jules44#1 UK

This means 4 Wins In A Row! Well done! Now you have to admire this. Jules is fighting to the death....to the gritty end. Can she catch miffy? I had said an emphatic NO! I still say no ...but now with awe...miffy is been relentlessly reeled in..unless he's on elastic and pings back.
Three Cheers for jules for trying!
Pengy loves determined fighters...and this brings me to my fave Mogul.
Well magijoh1 caught my eye...but then so did cyberhen. Great stuff. And a tear in my eye for poor JCSon1982 who got all 10 right and fell fowl of the time limit...and whey hey...a grin for CRAZZYMAN who just shaved in by 1 second.

Have you gastro gourmets noticed OldSpotPig is back..What a relief....I have, in the past, murmured speculation over cat brat's treats...er, tasty as they are. I deny any implication or vague accusation over what we're eating. There, duty done..that's me covering myself. Don't tell cat brat when she comes back incase she skewers me.

The new Titan quiz (countdown till open warfare ...counting down) saw purelyqing romping home first yesterday. That's a different winner emerging from the scrum everyday.
And midgetmark snatched the Last Human Standing...going to be tough there...I can tell. Have to admit I'm getting a little excited...a bit nervous...I've got to catch any stragglers and take prisoners and I'm ticklish on my....

Handy Bits

28th June Shout Box


Union Jack
Hoisted by jules44#1

1. jules44#1 UK...Didn't let them past this time!
2. shadowzep USA... head of the hunters...what a scrap!
3. WorldB#1 USA...yes..it was get jules...but met failiure
4. Eebs#2 USA...even you? But you all kept an M back.
5. miffy42#6 UK... and you stopped ryaman nipping in.

It was still 3/2 for the americans though...they're starting to pile in some pretty tough little fighters. They're already looking set to win the Mogul. Will the UK & Co manage to keep the hungry pack at bay...at arms length....and still snatch a win? Or will they end up face in the mud? I'm clueless...no idea whether to get the tissues monogrammed with an eagle or not. No point speculating it just keeps me lying awake at night itching to buy a crystal ball.
My fave Challenge player was ...well solan goose was eyecatching...coming along well...and then there was 6strings UK...back from R & R. He's garrotes the opposition ...or is that just a rumour?
We have a possee of americanos trail blazing up the table...hmn...wonder if team stuff will go out of the window in favour of personal glory. Will ryanknight and strnog1 set on each other? Will Eebs make a charge to tackle mike32768?
Sometimes wish I was a fly on the wall..not a penguin..at the risk of getting swatted.
So is anyone in dire danger of getting rugby scrummed from behind...friend or foe? Can be the same thing right now...
paper aeroplane...maggie is only 9 footsteps behind...a team mate, tis true. With squisher only 7 leaps behind her.
Quiz beagle and stuhern might be eyeing each other up...
Oh you poor guys and girls...go with your conscience ...heh...heh.
Anyone wellplaced to win a trench and grab points off the enemy?
ryaman could have a late encounter with Little_Heaven and magijoh1. Two fine UK & Co warriors.
Will sparklingwine UK be able to catch j2cp2 and bernie73...USA
solan goose and scubascott could clash...there's a watery grave at the end of this one.
Is this stirring stern fighting stuff or is this stirring stern fighting stuff?
Dr Gas has two americans not far infront...kjc and argentum..but can he get a knockout? Are his grenades filled with ether?
Bocefish is after onebraincelluk ...shoemike and FANS are getting uncomfortably close...with...NEWSoUSA...tisonlyme321 and Alien8 having a running battle right behind.
Can't bear to look...clamp flippers over eyes and peek out.
Deep breaths.....ah that's better. Whew.

And the Mogul?
Yesterdays smartest People Mogul was jules44#1 UK

And that's 3 wins in the bag! That's another entry in the Hall of Flame for you , you cheeky bright thing. Is managing to shave down miffy's lead but..aw..I fear this task is too great...even for jules. Time is too short..but then again they'll be another harder, tougher crown to win next time around. Yay, I speak (reverently and timorously with hushed breath) of the Last Human Standing which starts next week.
My fave Mogul was a furry critter...MarchHare007. Is good as nabbing those oh so valuable goodies. Looking forward to see this clever beastie high up the table given a full months play.
And how are the friendly bouts between the new Titans coming along?
Qmel led the american team to victory yesterday...
and isn't she starting to look a threat! A future Titanasaurus Rex there I reckon unless anyone can stop her.
The Last Man Standing in the warm up fisticuffs was jules44.
A few of you troopers are getting repeat questions during the practice sessions. Enjoy it while it lasts...come next tuesday the fighting will begin in earnest with various subjects...getting progresively harder...with moi running behind, trying to catch you and whisk you away to the stockade.
I've splashed out some body armour but don't be fooled by my gormless expression...that's just camouflage to lull you into a false sense of security because I'm sneaky.

Handy Links

27th June Shout Box


Stars & Stripes
Hoisted by Qmel

1. Qmel USA...Do you feel chuffed? Smug? You should. Well Done!
2. Eebs USA...What do you think of that then Eebs?
3. ryanknight USA...Come on now...let the UK get a sniff in.
4. miffy42#6 UK....Bet you'll be watching Qmel now
5. jules44#1 UK...Another american threat? What d'you think?

It's getting tougher...there's spiffy players turning into new threats..and well, it doesn't look like the established top guns are going to move aside without a fight. And who can blame them...that would make life too easy and I already know you're all fighters to the death...and it also makes great fun for me hanging on the edge of my seat...anxious, nibbling my flippers with trepidation.
The pace is getting fast and furious..bound to...adrenalin overload with only days to go and no one knows who's going snatch victory this month. HQ has clammed up and is not even dropping a hint to moi. All I know it's a state of High Alert...think I'd better replenish the bombpod ready for the fallout.
Of course...if the americans win that's a draw for the first Tour of Duty....and well...all you talented tough survivors will have to fight it out all over again to decided which army is the greatest and set for world domination.
My fave Challenge player yesterday had to be Qmel..who else could it be? Hope to see more of this fine trooper is killer mode.
Two players are catching my beady eye..playing super good and getting better everyday. I speak of Georgia and shoemike. Yes..I have seen you and I'm telling everyone so you can't hide anymore.

And the Mogul?
Yesterdays top Music Mogul was jules44#1 UK

With 2 fine wins in the bag can jules make it a third today? Can she catch miffy and hang onto her crown. 71 points lies between them. Hmn...too many points I would say but this is jules we're talking about. My fave Mogul was Pix . Only run the gauntlet 13 times this month...oh..and so could easily be in the top 20 if he'd played all. Bet the rest of you just heaved a sigh of relief.
At this point I ought to warn Maggie that Eebs is closing in....plotting to nab her 6th spot. And ryanknight is breathing down magijoh1's neck.
I've a confession...I've been wicked and not updated the Mogul bonus points. This is pure idleness, not sadism. It has nothing do with impending Armageddon. I will break into HQ tonight and get counting.

I'm chuffed how many of you have already enlisted for the Titan quiz. Can't wait for that to get going. Quiz Beagle bounded into topspot ysterday...but...the americans look set to dominate this battle once it starts proper as over half the recruits are USA daredevils. Remember...you have to be in it to win it....unless you're an Invincible then you can cheer from the sidelines with me.

And on Last Human Standing... it was an M. Not saying who..not going to utter the evocation. Daren't. Anyone think they can beat M and avoid elimination? But it's all just good fun......yeh, it is.

I'm going to traipse over to the Mogul now...beg some titbits..cat brat come back soon I'm hungry!

Handy Links

26th June Shout Box


Stars & Stripes
Hoisted by shadowzep
1. shadowzep USA...that's 2 wins in the bag...good going
2. miffy42#6 UK...did you get sandwiched by americans
3. strnog1#5 USA.....yes...this one.
4. midgetmark UK...hah, reinforcements...too late
5. jules44#1 UK...who's got the Union Jack then? You?

It was 3/2 for the Uk & Co...but the one that counted, shadowzep, had already scurried up the flagpole and hung the Stars & Stripes.(my dearly beloved bedspread). This also stopped midgetmark from topping up his Wins In A Row. Aw bad luck...
My fave Challenge player was ...did you notice out of yesterdays top 10 that 7 of them were americans? Well I'm surprised you allowed that UK...but, my faves were adumbledore40 and MarchHare007 and smiling-knife. Playing especially well I must say....
I think the UK are going on the offensive...paper aeroplane is closing in on Eebs and shadowzep might have to contend with squisher after bravely landing just infront of her after bungey jumping up the field. Gee I do love daring bold recklessness.

And the Mogul?
Yesterdays top Sci-Tech Mogul was jules44#1 UK

But can she catch miffy before the end of the month? Can she hang onto her crowns? Yes..both of them are at stake. Oh, her poor nerves must be shot to peices...My fave Mogul was TAR fan..snatched 8th..snatched a PB too. ...but you have to give an aw of sympathy for poor blackprinceuk...got 10 right..but was 2 seconds too late as I lowered the chequered flag. Heck that must be galling.
A quick peek over the parapet...have to be especially vigilant for fouls now...tensions mounting...trigger happy players are volleying off paintballs.
Hah!...the UK are heartily bashing the americans. j2cp2 is surrounded. miffy is standing on midget's shoulders and hoisting the Challenge Union Jack.
On the Mogul ..it's Music...urgh. strnog1 is in the lead ..no surprise there but Eebs hasn't arrived yet and she's won every Music day so far.
Swivel my telescope over to the Titans...hmn...supposed to be a friendly training ground until July 1st. Boy, do they play rough there. Stuhern won yesterday....and remember my little friends...Invincibles can't run riot on this battlefield so if you want to grab a crown...hotfoot it over there. There's one lying around in the mud somewhere.
Which reminds me, I tried to rig up a vote...Drat and blast to new fangled technology. It didn't work! But we now have a title for the fiestiest titan who wins.
Our fab new champ will be called....Titanasaurus Rex ...cor, and if that doesn't instil fear nothing will.
Me, I can't wait for the Last Man Standing to start proper.
Why? Because I get to join in with this one..and I don't even have to answer any tricky questions! What more could a penguin want? I get to patrol the battleground and kidnap you if I can catch you and whisk you off to my stockade at the foot of Mount Olympus where'll you can sit out the remainder of the month...with moi, eating kippers and prawns. Wonder if I'll ever manage to kidnap miffy or midget?
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25th June Shout Box




Union Jack
Hoisted by midgetmark

1. midgetmark UK 3 In A Row...come on midget..more! more!
2. jules44#1 UK ...4 in a row...troopers tied on time I mean
3. Eebs#2 USA...here comes the second...sprinting neck and neck
4. thereds4ever UK ...just couldn't nose past...
5. Maggie#2 UK...nor a whisker..this is close stuff!

Wow! I turn my back and all hell breaks lose on the course. It was 4/1 for the UK & Co....but how did midget avoid been trampled? Me, if I'd seen 4 such great players coming in a charge..I'd have dived headlong in the nearest trench. Yay..I'm a yellow belly.

My fave Challenge player was ...well, thereds4ever is back, sort off I think, and was in that four-legged race for the finish. That's impressive but then this little player is always good...sometimes brilliant...the skill of some of you takes my breath away but that could be the air hole in the vaccuum you create in your wake.

Oh...and mikew41, wriggled under the wire whilst I wasn't looking. Cheeky hey? He did well and so did one of our newest fighters silver lining...batting for the USA. Has someone been recruiting again I ask myself?

And..there are only 5 days left till Judgement Day...and this month it's anybodies guess who will win.
It's close, it's that close it's frightening. The UK & Co were leading by the skin of their teeth...but since then the USA have extended their Mogul lead. Victory is promised for one team...and shame and defeat for the other.

So how went the Mogul yesterday?
Our winning Animal Mogul was miffy42#6 UK

That's 2 in a row now...good work. The americans were starting to dominate there for a few days. Such treatment is gauranteed to earn a slap from miffy...or from one of the M's...those whose names must not be uttered.
My Mogul hero was defintiely mikew41. Back to wreak havoc..snatched goodies and snatched 5th. But I wonder sadly what Winston thinks...not George Orwells friend in 1984...the other one. Is it all too late?

And now new battlefronts are breaking out next month how will the war develop then?
The Titan battalions are already enlisting. And my the first recruit was quick....poolosopher appeared first in full battle kit before I'd even filled the hot tub.. Yes he did. There's more. The americans are there in numbers..fierce-eyed, already in hard training and looking tough. They'll be building barricades next!
Congrats to the brave souls who've already scampered over to the Last Human Standing....no midgetmark yet...seems strange...battle nerves do you think? Naw..not midget. Oops...bite my tongue off..just peeked and he's there.

Swivel my telescope over to the Challenge...it's miffy and midget and mike32768...M's. A hat trick! Over to the Mogul and m...my goodness...it's, sheer coincidence...midget..miffy and magijoh1. How do they do that?

Right I'm off...trillions of things to do...and only one pair of flippers...
Good innit.

By the way my friends...2 titbits to mention
1) If you want to enlist on the new quizzes remember you will have to create a new account there (with your usual name and password etc of course)....otherwise you might get daft messages saying you've already played. No.. It does not mean you have a clone on the loose masquerading as you.

2) We have a Titan battlefield, a vacant throne and a new crown up for grabs but no title. Tut...tut. Soon, later, I will be rigging up a little vote of a shortlist here on the blog and you can pick what the most frightening, most gifted and victorious Titan will be dubbed. Hail...whatever!

See you on the battlefields my friends...and someone pack a nice hamper with nibbles...cat brat is off for a few days and we'll all starve!

Handy Links

Hiya my friends


Just to let you know there will be a blog today
Normal Service Will Be Resumed

I will be braving the war zones....your friendly referee....once I've clambered out of the hot tub on the new Titan battlefield.

Yay...after a friendly mudbath we all clambered in....and someone has to get some more nibbles. I'm out of kippers and wine.

Great News from HQ

The Two New Quizzes Have Now Been Launched

Penguin Welcomes All New Recruits Who Want To Enlist

The UK Versus USA Titans
Click here to check it out


The UK Versus USA Last Human Standing
Click here to have a look


But above all.....have fun!

How It All Works

Thinking of recruiting?
Wondering how it all works?

It's simple really...has to be because I'm simple. That's moi, the penguin referee. I'm the one that bombards you with idle chatter and utter drivel everyday. Thanks to my partner , Piranha , the horrible job of rattling an abacus to add all the sums together is now consigned to the last millenium.

4 monthly Quizzes Decide Who Is Overall winner
The UK & Commonwealth or the USA

You don't have to play all four...take your pick and just play one if you want...but if you decide to accept this mission ..be proud to be patriotic.. you will be fighting for your country and your country needs you!

Enlist by creating an account on any of the quiz pages. It's free and quick and painless. Each quiz you join will need to be registered seperately..joining one does not automatically allow you to play the others.

The UK Versus USA Challenge
The fastest, toughest and most furious battle. A team event where each armies total points are added & averaged per player. Test your general knowledge at varying levels of difficulty.
Regardless of which side wins glory the top player earns the distinction of been crowned Challenge Champ.

The Top 10 players from each side are awarded a rank...
the dreaded Invincibles....and you'll learn to fear them
for they are superhuman and show no mercy. The best the opposing army can field.
Any player who improves their rank after consecutive months play are eligible to earn the title...MOP. These are the Most Outstanding Players who've bravely fought their way up the scoreboard and finished higher than the previous month.
Top Mop is the greatest...but the Top 10 are
honoured as national heroes and heroines.

The UK Versus USA TitansThe second team battlefield. Often a more ferocious, closer fight.
Holders of the coveted Invincible status are not allowed on this battlefield but if you lose your rank one month you are then eligible to register to play...go trounce a few Titans or get bitten by the pack. Regain your Challenge Invincible status and you're barred again. I will issue reminders to the players concerned incase this is confusing.
All other players can fight both here and on the Challenge, if their nerves can stand it. Questions are set at General Knowledge.
The victor will be awarded the Titanasaurus Rex crown....a coveted title to hold.

The Mogul
You're a loner? More a sniper than a team player?
Try the Mogul run.
Everyday you get 10 answers correct in 60 seconds or less you win 10 bonus points for your country.
Yes...it's that simple.
The top player reigns as Mogul Maximus.

The UK V USA Survivor
The ultimate battle for the troops with the strongest nerves. Do you dare pick up the gauntlet? You'll need steel sheathed body armour to survive this one or you could be knocked out. Think I'm exaggrating? Try it !
You must begin playing before the first K.O. date (7th of the month) to be awarded points.
If you are knocked out you can continue to play to keep in training but only the survivors points continue to be added.
In short...
Win bonus points for each day you survive...no matter what you score....survival is your objective so try to avoid the Danger Zone. Questions will be various subjects, getting progressively harder. ...and I mean hard!
Penguin,moi, and my devious partner Piranha will eliminate the bottom 25% of troops every week. Then the board is reset..meaning no one gets a headstart.
The final survivors after K.O.3 (the cull on the 21st) get to fight the Final Frontier and after a few days instant and brutal elimination begins until only one of you remains and will become the revered Sole Survivor

Four Tournaments Offering Five Crowns of Equal Distinction
Challenge Champ
MOP
Titanasauras Rex
Mogul Maximus
Sole Survivor

Oh, and two cheeky mascots to cheer us all on.....
onebraincelluk UK & Co
& Qmel USAalso kind supplier of Mogul treats

23rd June Shout Box

Union Jack
Hoisted by midgetmark


1. midgetmark UK...Hah..decided UK rule OK hey?
2. jules44#1 UK...Yay..an unbeatable duo...
3. shadowzep USA...same time but jules had dug in..
4. ryanknight USA...Are you keeping the stars & stripes safe?
5. BB1#3 USA....or you? Ready for the next flag dash to the mast

That made 3/2 for the USA....hey they're getting good at this aren't they?
My fave Challenge player was ....yay...Alien8. Why? For getting 10 correct! And it was a speed record I'm sure. 7489 seconds. That is phenomenal...wonder what happened? Had he been apprehended and taken back to hangar 51? Did his mouse go rogue...or need feeding with new nutritious batteries at a critical moment. We will never know.

And the Mogul
Yesterdays absaloutely fab Movie Mogul was Deborah USA

Three Cheers for Deborah...hip hip..because the day before she had glory cruelly snatched from her grasp. Did she lie down in surrender...she did not! No one else comes close to been my fave Mogul after that star performance.

I have urgent news to impart...leaked from HQ

Two New Quizzes Are Starting In July

Yes, isn't this exciting news....fighting is about to break out on 2 new fronts.
You can ignore them..choose not to play them...you will not be shot for cowardice.....but naturally I hope you will.
Choose to play them that is...not be shot.

The UK Versus USA Titans
Details of Rules of Engagement will be posted here on the blog
...once I've thought of them.
One thing you ought to know now.
Holders of the coveted Invincible status are not allowed on this new battlefield.
If you lose your rank one month though you are then eligible to register to play...go trounce a few Titans or get bitten by the pack. Regain your Challenge Invincible status and you're barred again. I will issue reminders to the players concerned incase this is confusing.
All other players can fight in both ......questions will be set at General Knowledge....and there will be a title to win of course... and inclusion in the Hall of Flame for the top Titan.

The UK V USA Last Human Standing
A tough battle for the troops with the strongest nerves. Open to all . But do you dare pick up the gauntlet?
Win bonus points for each day you survive...no matter what you score....questions will be various subjects.
Sound too easy? Wait....
How long do you think you can survive fighting each other...whilst moi, penguin is busy eliminating the bottom 25% of troops every week aswell. Yes, every 7 days there will be a cull. I will take prisoners from the battlefield (delete you)...

Because this quiz will have so many casualties it will probably require all players to have to re-register at the beginning of each months play. Hope this isn't a pain to have to do.
The winner will win the honour of been crowned Last Human Standing on a par with the Challenge Champ...Mogul Maximus...MOP and new titan champ, (title yet to be decided).

You can play either new quiz...or neither. Both are stand alone tournaments though at the end of each month all the scores will be added in with the Mogul and the Challenge to decide which country wins.
I'm looking forward to this alrready...heh heh.
Will post more details tomorrow...and go get the battlegrounds..sorry quizzes so you can enlist in good time for the war.

22nd June Shout Box


Stars & Stripes
Hoisted by BB1#3

1. BB1#3 USA...the ground trembled...it was BB
2. WorldB#1 USA...and an aftershock...it was WB
3. squisher#5 UK...and yes, poor squisher was squished
4. poolosopher USA...into a pool..hey this is fun.
5. mike32768#4 USA..and no more UK got a sniff in

That was almost pretty conclusive. 4/1 for the americans...the charge led by BB1. I was jumping up and down on the sidelines for this one. Shook the Stars & Stripes out ready and had it gripped ready in my flipper. By the way sorry squisher...I think I gave you the Kiss Of Death..when will I learn to keep my beak shut. I have an uncanny knack for jinxing my friends.
My fave Challenge player had to be poolosopher....who else could it be after such a good sprint to the finish? Though Marsalinator ...cat brat63 ...Georgia and Alien8 and lynn-ann all romped into the top 20 finishers too. That seems an awful lot of americans. Hah, my laser detectors noticed no1nibbs has returned from leave aswell. Wonderful to see you back on the battlfield...that's fighting spirit..and to snatch 19th...must be in peak form. Good. The more fisticuffs the better now it's getting critical out there.
I have a confession...I'm a big fan of some of you. Can't say who..could jinx you with K.O.D.
But...I wanna share my admiration....so I'll say sorry now...
A few of you haven't reported for duty everyday...no matter...we don't do the firing squad thing here. ...yet against all odds you've still beaten you way into the Top 50.
Cor...With days off for R & R that makes you pretty special to my mind.
I speak of ...
Eebs USA at 11th with only 15 days play under her grenade belt.
j2cp2 USA at 30th after 11 days dodging sniper fire.
Wetherby Pond UK at 31st with only 14 days skirmishing.
Anton USA at 38th with only 14 fisti-fights.
adumbldore40 USA at 48th with only 11 dashes behind enemy lines.

Cor, that's impressive. Tigers waiting to pounce. Think if we asked nicely they'd paint a bullseye on theirs backs so you they can be spotted easier and taken out?

And the Mogul?
Yesterdays wisest History Mogul was WorldB#1 USA

Yes...that's 2 In A Row...nab another WorldB and you get your name etched in the Hall of Flame and become the stuff of heroic sagas and legends and the highest accolade , a bedtime story for penguin pups.
My fave Mogul was ...are...Deborah and CRAZZYMAN ...for both adding more goodies to that USA bonus mountain and doing the USA proud. With this kind of magnificence don't know whether the UK will manage to avert a bloodbath.
A quick peek over the parapet...WHAT! An american, ryanknight, is leading the Challenge and holding 7 UK & Co troops at bay. Go get him...
And the Mogul? Kismet or Karma, call it what you will...the balance is restored.
miffy and magijoh are giving the USA what for...and on Movies too. Now that is a surprise. You're not going to let them get away with that are you?
And there are legs strewn all over the course...but be not alarmed...they are leftover scraps from yesterdays smorgasboard...leg of lamb , though come to think of it we once had a player called ewemama.

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21st June Shout Box


Union Jack
Hoisted by M..miffy42#6

1. miffy42#6 UK...won by a whisker...1 whisker
2. BB1#3 USA...oooerr, almost a win
3. jules44#1 UK...1 more whisker...tied with Seurat
4. Seurat#3 UK...good defensive work..kept out..
5. WorldB#1 USA...the american head honcho

3/2 for the UK & Co again...a win for miffy again...and BB1 is surely heading for fame and glory. My fave Challenge player was shoemike...battled into 15th across the finishing line. With this level of stiff competition that is surely good and the mark of a fighter.

And the Mogul?
Yesterdays fab People Mogul was WorldB#1 USA

Cor...do you think that was a warning shot across the bows UK? A tactful...well, more accurately a hammerblow reminder not to mess with the american Moguls. Are Eebs and WorldB marshalling their troops like good generals do?
My fave Mogul was jacky....for really getting into her stride and not only dashing past the line in 10th but for snatching a well earned PB. Well done...
Big apologies to the UK & Co team...I think I might have innocently bestowed the Kiss of Death. A casual wee remark here and there. You are good...truly good...but...the american Moguls have gone up a gear too (soon they must self-combust with friction burns).
So how does this affect the larger scheme of things...the war.

HQ has been totting up points....last update was the 10th..but this is now and that was then...
There is a tidal wave coming...and the tidal wave is..(hint)...red.
The Challenge....how goes it?
USA have fielded 52 players and have won 8092 pts = 46%
UK & C0 have fielded 48 players and have won 8693 pts = 54%
UK & Co have an 8% lead...good lead hey... but 10 days ago it was 14%

The Mogul
USA
troops have won 2840 points = 53%
UK & Co troops have won 2510 pts = 47%
USA have a 6% lead....10 days ago it was 3.4%

Two quizzes added =
UK & C0 lead by 2%....10 days ago it was 5.2% ...crumbs get counting...how many days left in this month!
Help..you humans have more digits than me.

Deep gulp..hyperventilating..someone hand me a brown paper bag..NO..not a plastic bag!
Know what this means?
The brave fighters in the UK & Co team are not managing to hold the USA Moguls back and not reel them in.
The brave fighters in the USA Challenge team are managing to reel in the UK army if not catch them.....yet.
Can the UK hold the USA at bay for long enough?

I need a lie down...

Flash Warning: american tidal wave coming and it's going to be close!

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20th June Shout Box


Union Jack's back
Hoisted by jules44#1

1. jules44#1 UK...Decided to fly the Union Jack..so did it
2. BB1#3 USA...rescued the Stars & Stripes as it was torn down
3. midgetmark UK...here he comes...reinforcemnts
4. Deborah USA ...and running neck and neck
5. paper aeroplane UK...gave aerial cover to the flagpole.

Well it was a fine fight to replace the flag...some right rough and tumble at the base of the flagpole but jules44 clambered up with the Union Jack and no one could dislodge her. That made a 3/2 for the UK & C0
My fave Challenge player was donamaria...came sprinting home in 22nd...whey hey...my voice went hoarse shouting with glee. A fine MOP candidate there...
Have to confess..I'm watching Wetherby Pond at the moment... can you feel my beady eyes boring into your back Wetherby? Did you think it was an american sniper sighting you? It was moi...because you're spiffy and good and daringly aiming to run down TAR fan. Brave...
Anyone else in the enemy line of fire?
Well Seurat was already been targerted..and got biffed by julieanne123 as she sped past. If it's any consolation she got biffed by Maggie.
Maggie is now after Eebs...heh..heh, this should be good. Can get nasty when Invincibles clash...and both are #2.
WizardOfOz and burnsbaron...making a deadly combination..have broken away from the horrendous melee that's fascinating me...careful Anton...
argentum and Georgia I suspect they aim to pick you off one by one.
donamaria (my fave) swung a punch at reds4ever and landed it!
It's turning into a mudbath...we have new recruits parachuting in and fighting for a trench.

And the Mogul?
Yesterdays top Music Mogul was Eebs#2 USA

Ah...a sorrowful shake of the head for Pix...who almost won 2 in a row. Oh dear.
On a brighter note that's 3 wins now for Eebs. Not in a row, alas. But..3 wins on Music...always Music. No one else can beat her on this..this is official..
But how goes the Mogul team effort? Good news for the UK & Co.. this could be a bit premature ...could mean the infamous Penguin Kiss of Death but you seem to be reeling the USA in....bit by bit...it's hard to control dust devils but you're having a flippin good try.
Something else has occured to me...it's the 20th. This means HQ stats are due tomorrow. Last time I leaked out the news there was UK dominance on the Challenge.and impending national shame for the americans..but has the status quo changed? Time soon to see who's romping off and who's straggling behind and needs to gird their loins.

And time now for me to jog over to the Mogul, put on my most engaging smile and beg treats off catbrat before they're all wolfed down.

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19th June Shout Box


Stars & Stripes
Yay...Stars & Stripes...
Hoisted by BB1#3

1. BB1#3 USA...Did you see her zip past!
2. midgetmark UK...still in shock hey..
3. miffy42#6 UK... she tripped you up too?
4. jules44#1 UK ...what? all 3 of you! Wow!
5. julieanne#6 USA ....you were the rearguard, right?

Well it might have been 3/2 for the UK & Co...but enough of that. The big news is BB1 cunningly lay tripwires and managed to outfox midgetmark. AND...stopped him nabbing 6 Wins In A Row...and will have to start all over again. Hail BB1....and Three Cheers...and someone text Mr B at the WH...(he has a much nicer website than Gordon). Back to BB1. I knew she was good, very good but it takes sheer nerve and determination to best a bionic midget. I bet she's still clebrating..and why not...so would I.
My fave Challenge player was ...yes, none other than BB1 for a fantastic win. This brought individual acclaim and restored national pride. This is only the second time this month an american has managed to climb the flagpole and hoist their flag. No kidding...tis true. The last american lone ranger was shadowzep on the 8th.
However..there were other outstanding diehards sprinting across the warzone...dodging paintballs and hurdling lethal tripwires. So many upcoming heroes and heroines...one day there is going to be big trouble...watch out for
Anton ....thereds4ever ..poolosopher ...Wetherby_Pond ...bernie73 ...
salami_swami ...scubascott ...Kick and goldbob .
None of these ever surrender and more threatening, they're getting better, quicker and meaner by the day.
Any duels on the go? Yes. Them tactical ambushes I mentioned on Tuesday...left them to fight it out...it's my cowardly policy of non-intervention. So what happened? Who needed a stretcher or The Kiss of Life from moi?
Quiz Beagle was been hounded by bernie73 and julieanne123...but with canine panache romped off and quite cunningly put seurat between herself and the pursuing enemy. Seurat...don't look back (you haven't time.)..julieanne is closing in...and julieanne don't look back...Maggie is about to tackle you.
This is hairy stuff...
Poor outnumbered sparklingwine got trampled by poolosopher and Deborah.
Marsalinator beat solan goose...whilst Wetherby Pond charged straight past and onwards and upwards. Have to say Wetherby's doing terrifically well in reaching 30th with only 12 games tucked under his grenade belt.
And next we reach the pack, the horde, and what can I say...I shudder with flippers covering my eyes. Is this avalanche of troopers dispersing?
No.
More frightening and about to stretch my medical resources to the limit..instead they are moving like a leviathan UP the table. Led by WizardOfOz they are rolling like a juggernaut. Haven't you felt the earth tremble? That's them. Burnsbaron has broke ranks and is targeting argentum and georgia.
That's a wise move...keep one step ahead.
Trapped deep in trench warfare we have
thereds4ever versus donamaria...
hemisphere versus polaris....and our new recruits...cyberhen...MarchHare007 and dotsnoopyfan.
Now there's an initiation by fire in having to fight a path through the deadliest part of the field after already hurdling the fallen.
Good luck to everyone involved!


And the Mogul?
Yesterdays top Sci-Tech Mogul was Pix UK

And Pix is my fave Mogul. Fantastic...what a super win...and a super PB. Now I quite like Pix...and my little heart thudded as he whizzed past the chequered flag. I wish he played more...talented little critter.
Now I've been a lazy penguin and need to trot off and add those precious goodies to the bonus table you've all fought so hard for...I'm curious to see if the UK & C0 have managed to lassoo the americano dust devils and rein them in. Anyone having any bets on this?

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18th June Shout Box


Union Jack..
Hoisted by M...Mi..
Can't say it...acts like an evocation

1. midgetmark UK....mon dieu..c'est six. Formidable!
2. ryanknight USA...A case of suivez midget hey?
3. jules44#1 UK ...How did the chevalier slip through?
4. miffy42#6 UK ...here comes another big gun!
5. WorldB#2 USA ...with 2 troopers snapping at your heels...

3/2 for the UK & Co....again. ...and Deborah and thereds4ever just got nudged out..shared WorldB's time but he scampered in first.
Aw shame, it's tough at the top and only the toughest dare play here anyway. How do I know that so I can brag with confidence? Just checked the top 100 quizzes stats for yesterday..and it's as I suspected ....you clever guy/gals have an average player score of 929. The highest in the Top 100.
Gifted..fearsome and pretty clever hey. So I will brag on your behalf.
My fave Challenge player was dotsnoopyfan....who? A new recruit who dug under the wire and pawed her way into 36th on the first run. But I miss nothing...caught her on cctv and her she is!
Welcome dotsnoopyfan for the USA.

And the Mogul?
Yesterdays top Animal Mogul was miffy42#6 UK

Now...this could be sheer coincidence...or could be a global collaberation but..it was Animals and we all know I have soft spot for animal critters..and humans too of course. My fave Mogul(s) had to be 2 more talented newcomers...names of MarchHare007...a new Commonwealth ally who snatched precious bonus goodies on the first sprint for home.
and cyberhen...also arriving to help the UK and who also swiped goodies!

This is an impressive start and is good news for the UK & Co army. Oh and I used to watch Andy Pandy ... just can't remember his friends names...was it Looby or something? And who was the teddy? It isn't Teddy Roosvelt I know that much.
Right...sorry my american friends...I'll stop my little sojourn down memory lane.
Back to the gruesome stuff...
It's about now I like to imagine and tip our new Invincibles...yes...that coveted rank that brings eternal fame and gory glory.
This is how things stand...those there numerals are the current places in the leaderboard....er..new ranks if they can hold on.

The 10 UK Invincibles
1. midgetmark ....yes...we've all noticed midget is back. Keen to be Champ again.
2. jules44#2
3. miffy42#6
10. paper_aeroplane ....welcome him back with open flippers!
11. Squisher#5
12. Maggie#2
13. Seurat#3
15. Quiz_Beagle#7
17. Little_Heaven#4
21. Stuhern ....Another hero could return...I'll get the champagne ready


If things stay as they are...heh heh, would'nt bet on it...3 new/old UK Invincibles will reclaim their eyries on the ledges of airy Olympus.
Unless they get kidnapped on the foothills and bundled aside by
22. sparklingwine
24. Kick
25. magijoh1#8

And not to be outdone....2 americans would reclaim their fearsome status
4. BB1#3
5. WorldB#2
6. ryanknight ...Back and fighting fit and deserves Olympian status
7. strnog1#5
8. mike32768#4
9. Eebs#2
14. shadowzep ...the tough ones always fight upwards and onwards!
16. bernie73#10
18. ryaman#9
19. julieanne123#6

Unless these team mates have other ideas....
20. Deborah
23. poolosopher

Oh and I just spotted another thing....goldbob is back on the Mogul and be warned he was a top USA bonus point winner last month. He's come to create panic in the UK ranks....there...that'll stir things up!
I'm trotting over now to watch you all and cheer like mad...

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17th June Shout Box


Union Jack
Hoisted by midgetmark
1. midgetmark UK...6 In A Row...Keep sprinting!
2. BB1#3 USA... and tied on 20 seconds...
3. jules44#1 UK...and also tied on 20 seconds
4. Eebs#2 USA...and er...I repeat...tied on 20 seconds
5. paper aeroplane UK...a hiccup...but only 1 sec behind.

How close was that! The ground shook as they all romped in...fighting to claim that flagpole...Hey midget..get the feeling the net is closing? You might have to scamper in supersonic mode to keep the hounds at bay from now on. Just about everyone is getting snappy and fast. Still..it made for a 3/2 for the UK...and another fine win too...never mind that coquettish smile from Old Mona...Britannia or Lizzie Windsor (Battenburg...no relationship to the cake) will be wearing one too.
My fave Challenge player was FANS... a relative newbie...but what a good player. Got a PB and was just nudged out of the top 5. Had a peek at the stats and decided we have a new future threat to watch here.
I have another player I admire...can you guess? It's BB1#3. Has been playing tug-of-war with WorldB for top american spot. She swiped it back and is top americano in the Challenge! Good girl...but be careful...WorldB is devilishly clever.
Now....I'm no tactician but either I've missed something or ..private one-to-one duels are out and ambush and bash are in...get this...
Quiz_Beagle UK is valiantly nipping at bernie73 USA...who has julieanne123 USA coming to help.
Deborah USA and sparklingwine UK are trading punches...with poolosopher USA sneaking up...see what I mean?
Marsalinator USA and solan_goose UK are grappling but UK sniper Wetherby_Pond is in firing range.
And then...in one dangerous trench it gets messy ...it makes my eyes water and brings on a panic attack. You can see if you dare look a heat haze..with WizardOfOz bravely infront of a 30 strong pack where stopping to think, or stopping for breath can be fatal. DON'T DO EITHER...or you'll be trampled and fossilized in the mud...a fallen hero we can mourn. The list of fighters is long..it's dotted with dead deserted trenches...and you don't wanna be there.
Who's in most immediate danger?
burnsbaron V kjc... then twosleepy V purelyqing...
DR Gas v NEWSoUSA...don't be alarmed but there's a 8 strong american posse behind you. They're hunting in packs now. Picking off loners.
HQ is expecting high casulaties to be littering the course.

And the Mogul?
Yesterdays top Geography Mogul was miffy42#6 UK

Could this be the UK & Co retaliation...but then again... the americans are tough, unstoppable on the Mogul. Or are they? Since TT time began (tournament time) both teams have won 4 times. Is that well matched or what?
BUT...the UK have'nt won since February.
My fave Mogul was solan goose....another little non-human...snatched a PB...and paddled home in 10th. Not easy yesterday either..only 19 of you won goodies...the rest got lost on the geography course.

Time for a quick peek over the parapet....waving my white flag...
The UK are fighting fit I see and building a barricade....waving the flag is sparklingwine....with support from Quiz_Beagle...Kick...Stuhern...
WizardOfOz...flicker123 and solan_goose. And on the Mogul...magijoh1 is defending the lead...standing shoulder to shoulder with Quiz_Beagle...
sparklingwine...Kick and StuHern. My...aren't we cheeky and putting ourselves in the firing line.....Wake up america...there is work to do!

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