So we know how much you guys love turning the site upside down and inside out to find the answers to these so we’re going to give you 48 hours instead of the standard 24 but there will still be another event posted tomorrow so if you need a break, you can check that one out as well.
Ground Rules
Please send all answers to Rydia and Meshugenah in a PM - do not post on this thread!
1. Absolutely no bumping of topics that may be relevant. If such a topic is found, the posts will be deleted, and the bumper disqualified.
2. You may beg, borrow, or steal, but you may not bully, bribe, or otherwise harass anyone into helping you complete this.
3. You may use any means necessary available to you, but may not do anything illegal - i.e. try to hack into the super duper secret no one knows about it mod castle secret base where we keep all the good chocolate (hint: it’s definitely not on Mars, nor has it ever been).
The prize is bragging rights for knowing YWS better than anyone else and a certificate to that effect. The certificate will be awarded at the end of the week.
Easy (all worth 1 point)
If you’ve been with us a few months then you probably know some of these and even if you’ve just joined, they’re not buried too deep!
1. How many reviews do I need to do to earn my first review star?
2. How old will YWS be on the 7th August 2031?
3. On what exact date was YWS officially created?
4. Who are the newest additions to the mod squad?
5. Who is the newest group leader of the Storybooks Crew?
6. What is the name of the YWS internal e-zine?
7. Name a member who joined the site on November 16th 2004.
8. Who is 11th in the All Time review rankings?
9. To the nearest thousand how many members does YWS have?
10. What is the name of the area of the site where the NaNoWriMo forums are found?
General Knowledge (all worth 2 points)
Somewhere in the back of your head is the answer to at least one of these questions but don’t
pull your brain out trying to find it - search YWS instead.
Somewhere in the back of your head is the answer to at least one of these questions but don’t
pull your brain out trying to find it - search YWS instead.
1. Have we re-used more or less questions in this Scavenger Hunt than last time?
2. Who won the silver medal in the ‘The Library of Imaginary Things’ event?
3. In the 2012 Writing Olympics, what was the third task? (Bonus point if you complete it now)
4. In which years were the YWS Literary Journals all published?
5. Who ran event 5 in the last writing olympics?
6. Who are the two legendary warring cliques on YWS?
8. What colour user names did the instructors, greeters and mentors have?
9. Who posted the very first poem on YWS?
10. What happened to question 7?
Check the Archives (all worth 3 points)
These are getting harder and if you can answer any without looking it up, you deserve some free candy but we don’t have free candy so have a pat on the back instead!
These are getting harder and if you can answer any without looking it up, you deserve some free candy but we don’t have free candy so have a pat on the back instead!
1. What was the training area called before you reached the capital Sanctum in the YWS game Sanctum?
2. Where on YWS are you likely to find a dancing baby?
3. What is NLA and what does it stand for?
4. How many times was the word Fahrvergnügen used on the review day where the last review was written by LilySoulMahon?
5. On which day did the current iteration of Squills debut and what was the contest reported within and who was the contest run by?
6. On what day was the original YWS ‘Zine published?
7. What were the names of the four teams for the Summer review event run by Rydia?
8. Before the badges system was revamped, there were just five badges which were awarded by moderators. What colour was the 1001 posts badge?
9. Who has been featured member twice in December?
10. When was FRED born? (bonus point if you can also tell us where he was born).
Fiendish and a little bit crazy (all worth 4 points)
Some of these questions are so challenging you may not be able to find the answers on YWS.
Some of these questions are so challenging you may not be able to find the answers on YWS.
1. What was the name of YWS’ sister site which was due to open October 1st 2005 but didn’t open until October 16th?
2. During the great blackout of 2006, there was a site that YWSers flocked to. What was the site, and who created it?
3. Name at least two leaders/founding members, past or present, for each of the two YWS rival cults.
4. How many answers did you get wrong? (bonus point if you tell us how many points you’ve got to the nearest 5)
5. What has recently been deleted from YWS (in the last week)?
Bekah and Heather section (all worth 5 points)
We know the answers but you probably don’t
We know the answers but you probably don’t
1. How many questions have we re-used in this year’s Scavenger Hunt? (bonus point if you can list 3 of them)
2. Name 15 YWS’ers who either Rydia or Meshugenah have met in person (1 point for every 3, minus incorrect answers).
3. What is Mesh’s favorite fandom? (bonus point for the top 3 fandoms OR favorite character for fanfic)
5. Name something which Rydia is allergic or intolerant to (1 point for each thing named up to 5 points)
5. In regard to the hit TV show Supernatural, which of the brothers do Rydia and Meshugenah favour?
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