52.09-Power feels great

Last time on the Smole, three contestants had to listen to Simon's instructions while the others had to find Simon. When Maurice found Simon 110/210 points could be earned for the mission to make the pot  251/430 points. Seth and Sabrina survived but Elise did not. She's not the Mole, but who is?

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Maurice: "Who the hell voted for Elise? Was it Deborah and Seth? She could never be the Mole! And for her to leave in this state. I hope she doesn't feel guilty. She shouldn't."

Seth: "When she left Princess Elise seemed a bit uptght and tired, like she didn't sleep or dare to sleep. It must be tough managing an entire nation and play a mind game on top of it. If only mental health breaks were more prevalent at work or life."

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Dotty: "I'm feeling sore all over."

Sabrina: "Now you know how bad it is to sleep on a used bed."

Dotty: "It isn't that bad. At least we have a bed. Seth and Maurice have to sleep on the floor."

Dotty: "Do you regret not patching things up with Elise?"

Sabrina: "Why? It's not like she's gone for good. And now I finally have control of the castle. Power feels great."

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"Good morning contestants. Today you will be tested on your trivia knowledge. Two of you will be collecting answers Jeopardy-style. These answers will be used by the other four contestants, who can answer other trivia to collect hints. The first two contestants will also assign points based on how they think the rest of you will answer, with the caveat that points must be assigned to at least two answers per question. You can earn 100 points in this mission. Please divide yourselves accordingly."

Dotty: "I've been on Jeopardy before. I can take that role."

Deborah: "I work in a school so my trivia knowledge should be above average."

Sabrina: "That makes you more suited to be in the group of four rather than the group of two."

Maurice: "If she's going to be in the bigger group I'll join Dotty."

Archibald: "If it's about Soleundan history I'll do well. Otherwise I'm bad at trivia."

Sabrina: "You've been in a position of power too many times, Maurice. I think I would do well with Dotty."

Maurice: "I'm not working with Deborah."

Seth: "There are three of you who want the role."

Sabrina: "Dotty, can you give up the role?"

Dotty: "I think I'm the best suited to play Jeopardy."

Deborah: "Archibald, Seth and I can vote democratically for who we don't want to be assigning points."

Deborah: "I'll start first. I do not trust Maurice at all. He is a monster."

Maurice: "Oh shut it already."

Seth: "I really don't want to do this, but...I guess I don't want Sabrina to be with Dotty. Sorry. It was a random decision."

Deborah: "The tiebreaker is on you, Archibald. Please don't vote for Dotty."

Archibald: "I vote against Sabrina."

Sabrina: "I respect your decision."

Maurice: "Great! It's settled then."

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Host: "Welcome to a very special edition of Jeopardy!"

Host: "Today we have two very special contestants from another game show called The Smole! Dotty and Maurice, are you ready?"

Dotty: "Ready!"

Maurice: "Let's get started."

Host: "Here are your categories. In this special edition, none of them are worth money. You have to answer all the questions.."

Dotty: "Which one are you most confident in?"

Maurice: "Let's go with sports. The fifth category."

Host: "Born 5 January 1991, this Canadian long-distance runner is a three-time Olympian and clinched silver at the Men's 5000m event in the 2020 Olympics."

Maurice: "This wasn't what I was expecting."

Dotty: "But it's right up your alley. You're a runner."

Maurice: "I don't know. Who is Maurice Wentworth?"

Host: "Incorrect. The correct answer is Mohammed Ahmed."

Maurice: "Let's go with the second sports category."

Host: "This man is considered to be one of the best sprinters in the world and currently holds the world record in the Men's 100m event. Born in Jamaica, perhaps he can even run at the speed of light."

Dotty: "Nobody can run at the speed of light."

Maurice: "Don't challenge me. Anyway my gut tells me Usain Bolt."

Dotty: "Then go for it."

Maurice: "Who is Usain Bolt?"

Host: "That is correct."

Dotty: "I think we should take turns picking a question."

Maurice: "Sure. Your go."

Dotty: "Let's go with TV shows."

Host: "In the show Dharma & Greg, he is the one with the shorter legs; his companion is Stinky. Woof."

Dotty: "I've never even heard of this show before. Have you, Maurice?"

Maurice: "Nope. Then let's not waste time. What is Greg?"

Host: "Incorrect. The answer is Nunzio."

Dotty: "Aww, what a cute dog."

Maurice: "Yeah, let's continue. Let's go with the next sports question."

Host: "This Ugandan runner has clinched 7 golds, his latest being at the Men's 5000m event in Tokyo."

Maurice: "Oh, I remember...hmm...who is Joshua...Joshua Cheptegei?"

Host: "That is correct."

Dotty: "Why are all the questions about track and field?"

Maurice: "Beats me. Now hurry up and choose a category."

Dotty: "Don't rush me. How about the first gemstones category?"

Host: "This gemstone may be confused with rubies, but is of the beryl mineral species like emeralds."

Dotty: "These questions are too difficult. What would be confused with rubies? Bloodstone? I'm guessing what is bloodstone?"

Host: "Incorrect. The correct answer is red beryl."

Dotty: "But the answer was in the question. That's misleading."

Maurice: "Host, you know what I want. The last sports category."

Host: "According to Wikipedia to date, A.C. Milan has played the most matches (19) with FC ___."

Dotty: "Hmm..."

Maurice: "What is Barcelona?"

Host: "Correct."

Maurice: "Too easy."

Dotty: "That was quick."

Dotty: "Let's try language. The fourth category, please."

Host: "This word means 'tending to talk a great deal; talkative". It can also be a hip-hop/rap artist whose works include 'No Hablo Engles'."

Dotty: "Oh, I don't listen to hip hop or rap."

Maurice: "Neither do I. Your call."

Dotty: "Talkative...talkative...what is loquacious?"

Host: "That is correct."

Maurice: "Nice. Let's go with monsters next."

Host: "This green Halloween monster is often confused with its creator's name."

Maurice: "What is Frankenstein?"

Host: "Frankenstein is correct."

Dotty: "I'll go with geography please."

Host: "With an area of about 415 square kilometres, this is the capital of Austria."

Maurice: "Ooh, tough. I don't know what it is."

Dotty: "I don't know either. What is Donbas?"

Host: "The correct answer is Vienna."

Maurice: "Oh of course. Let's go with Dogs on Flights."

Host: "This dog is the only known non-human passenger on Oceanic Flight 815. Hopefully he's been found."

Maurice: "No idea. What is Bruno?"

Host: "The correct answer is Vincent from Lost."

Dotty: "Oh! I should have known it was referring to Lost."

Dotty: "Shall we go with language again?"

Maurice: "Ok."

Host: "This word is used to describe someone who is reserved or uncommunicative in speech and is eight letters long."

Dotty: "I can only think of reserved but that's in the question and is only seven letters."

Maurice: "Quiet is only five letters. Let's just give a random answer."

Dotty: "No. We're not rushing. Give me a while to think...what is reticent?"

Host: "Incorrect. The word we're looking for is taciturn."

Maurice: "I want creationism next."

Host: "In one of the theories of Light, she was created after Lux was fragmented into seven and is often represented by the colour blue, cyan or aqua."

Maurice: "Do you have an answer? Because I don't."

Dotty: "Let's try sapphire. What is sapphire?"

Host: "The correct answer is Kira."

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Dotty: "We didn't expect there to be so many questions about Soleunda on a game of Jeopardy. It just so happens that neither Maurice nor I am from Soleunda. We tried to avoid it for a long time but we had to do it eventually. We got a lot of it wrong."

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Host: "This bustling downtown area in Soleunda has a bakery, a grocery store and a great view."

Dotty: "Oh, I know this one. It's in Marina Avenue. I've been there. What is Marina Avenue?"

Host: "That is correct."

Maurice: "U.S Presidents. The first one."

Host: "This man served alongside Barack Obama as Vice President during Obama's presidency."

Dotty: "You know this, right?"

Maurice: "Yeah, who doesn't? Who is Joe Biden?"

Host: "Correct."

Dotty: "Let's do gemstones again. The second one, please."

Host: "Known as a girl's best friend, these coloured gems are even rarer than their pink and blue counterparts."

Dotty: "Diamonds are a girl's best friend. I know pink diamonds are very rare. What could be rarer than that?"

Maurice: "Make a guess?"

Dotty: "Okay. What are red diamonds?"

Host: "Correct."

Dotty: "Lucky guess."

Maurice: "You good with literature? I never paid attention in class."

Dotty: "We can try."

Maurice: "Literature."

Host: "This Pulitzer Prize-winning book was published in 1960 and is about a girl's coming-of-age as well as racism and prejudice. It has little to do with birds."

Dotty: "This feels like a Jane Austen novel."

Maurice: "What's the bird clue for?"

Dotty: "I'm not sure. Is Emma the name of a bird?"

Maurice: "Maybe. You do the honours."

Dotty: "What is Emma?"

Host: "The correct answer is To Kill A Mockingbird."

Dotty: "Let's finish language."

Host: "This 8-letter word means 'not revealing one's thought or feelings readily'."

Dotty: "Maybe this is reticent. Shall we try it?"

Maurice: "Yeah."

Dotty: "What is reticent?"

Host: "That is correct."

Maurice: "Let's do geography. Number 14."

Host: "This city is known for its canals, cycling, beer breweries and Hans Christian Andersen."

Maurice: "Is he German?"

Dotty: "No, he's Danish if I remember right."

Maurice: "Oh, then let's go with a Danish city. What is Copenhagen?"

Host: "Copenhagen is the correct answer."

Dotty: "Two questions left. I'll take the gemstones question please."

Host: "According to legend, this gemstone was named for Alexander II and discovered in 1834. It became the official gemstone of Imperial Russia's Tsardom."

Maurice: "I'm only really familiar with emeralds and certain gems. Definitely not the history of it. You're on your own now."

Dotty: "What gems does Russia like? I'm not familiar with gems named after Alexander II, especially not in Russian."

Maurice: "You got any idea? Don't want to keep the others waiting."

Dotty: "We need to provide them with as many options as possible."

Dotty: "You mentioned emeralds and there was a question about emeralds. Maybe...what are emeralds?"

Host: "That is incorrect. The answer is Alexandrite."

Maurice: "Well bummer. But now we're down to the last question."

Host: "Quotes such as "Never put off till to-morrow what you can do to-day" and "Pride costs us more than hunger, thirst, and cold" have been attributed to this U.S. President who served as the third president."

Maurice: "The third US President? I know George Washington."

Dotty: "He was the first. I think it was him, then Abraham Lincoln, then Thomas Jefferson, then..."

Maurice: "Who is Thomas Jefferson?"

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Deborah and Maurice have cleared the board and collected answers. They have also assigned points to each question. They could assign 2 points, 5 points or 10 points per question with more than one option. Now it is up to the other contestants to earn the points.

"Question 1: Which of the following cities has the largest population?

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B: Copenhagen

C: Barcelona"

Deborah: "Option A is missing."

Deborah: "We can't make an informed decision without the last answer."

Archibald: "Maurice and Dotty didn't collect the first answer. We have to make do and hope A isn't the right answer."

Seth: "Copenhagen is in Denmark, right? Denmark is large."

Archibald: "But it's very sparse."

Sabrina: "The question is looking for total population. Can anyone estimate the populations of both cities?"

Archibald: "No but Barcelona is very dense."

Sabrina: "But Copenhagen is the capital. The capital of Spain is Madrid."

Seth: "The first question is already giving us a headache."

Deborah: "I've been to Madrid. It's extremely crowded."

Sabrina: "Fine. We go with C: Barcelona."

"That is correct. Barcelona has a population of 1.8 million. Copenhagen only has 810,000. You have earned 10 points."

"Question 2. According to Forbes, which was the most expensive gemstone as of 2015?

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B: Red Diamond

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Archibald: "We only have one answer."

Sabrina: "Then our answer is obviously going to be B."

"That is correct, but as it is the only option available, no points are earned."

"Question 3. Which of the following have never been the Vice President of the United States?

A: Joe Biden

B: Thomas Jefferson

C: Franklin D. Roosevelt"

Seth: "I don't know."

Archibald: "Sabrina, you're a politician. Show us what you know."

Sabrina: "I work on the Council of Soleunda, not America."
Deborah: "We could go for a hint."

Sabrina: "You're right."

Archibald: "I'll do the honours."

Archibald has chosen to get a hint.

In the corner of the room is a computer containing additional trivia questions.

Only one contestant can answer the question, Archibald in this case. If he gets it correct, the group will get a hint to the correct answer.

Archibald: "Hmm."

Deborah: "That was quick. What was the question?"

Archibald: "What do Soleundan priests guard at the Sun Temple."

Deborah: "What was your answer?"

Archibald: "The statue of Sole."

Sabrina: "We can't use his hint."

Sabrina: "The correct answer should be life fruit."

Deborah: "You're a priest. How could you not know that?"

Archibald: "You believe her instead of me? I worked in that temple for fuck's sake."

"Archibald answered the question correctly. The hint is: This President is the 32nd President of the United States."

Sabrina: "Eh? That can't be right."

Archibald: "I told you I was right."

Seth: "Joe Biden is the current one. He's 40-something. Thomas Jefferson is probably one of the first few Presidents. I think it's C. What do the rest of you think?"

Deborah: "I think that makes the most sense. Let's lock that in."

"Franklin D. Roosevelt is the correct answer. You earned 5 points for this question."

Sabrina: "Did they really think we would go for the wrong answer?"

"Question 4. Which area of Soleunda was the first to be reclaimed?

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B: Marina Avenue

C: Eclessiast Street."

Deborah: "I stay on Eclessiast Street."

Sabrina: "It's none of them. Avira Lane was reclaimed first."

Seth: "We don't have that option."

Deborah: "I think they're most likely to assign the points to Marina Avenue because everyone knows that it's reclaimed land. We choose B."

"That is incorrect. The correct answer is A. You get 10 points for this question."

"Question 5. Of the Five Disciples of Sole, which one is the heaviest?

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Deborah: "We don't have any options?"

Archibald: "That is a pity. I would know this one."

Sabrina: "It's Soleus. The one who is fiercely loyal to the Sun Temple."

Seth: "Huh?"

Deborah: "What are you 'huh'ing about?"

Seth: "Nothing. It's just that Archibald told me Soleus betrayed the temple yesterday."

Archibald: "You misheard. I said Soleus would never do it.."

Sabrina: "Hmm."

"Question 6. Which corporeal entity did ancient Soleundans not worship out of fear of offending Sole and Eunda?

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B:

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Seth: "Another question with no options."

Deborah: "I told you we shouldn't have sent Maurice."

"Question 7. Which word means 'talkative'?

A: Loquacious

B: Reticent

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Sabrina: "Why do we keep missing an answer?"

Archibald: "Do you think we should go for a hint?"

Seth: "We could but I think the answer is A."

Sabrina: "Then we save it. We only have 3 hints available. Let's go with A."

"That is correct. 10 points are earned."

"Question 8. In the 2020 Olympics, who won the Men's 5000 metres event?

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B: Joshua Cheptegei

C: Usain Bolt"

Seth: "Maurice would know this."

Archibald: "I think we need a hint for this question."

Deborah: "Yes. I propose that I go next."

Deborah: "This is an easy one."

"Deborah is incorrect. No hints have been earned."

Archibald: "What was your question?"

Deborah: "It was about the longest river. The options were the Nile, the Amazon River and the Yangtze River. I chose the Amazon River."

Sabrina: "Then we have to just make a guess. Archibald, Seth, what do you think?"

Seth: "It could be Usain Bolt. He's famous."

Archibald: "I do not know at all."

Sabrina: "Usain Bolt does short sprints. I think the answer should be B."

Deborah: "I concur."

"That is correct. 2 points have been earned."

"Question 9. Which of the following famous dogs is not a corgi?

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B: Cheddar

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Sabrina: "We don't have a choice, do we? B."

"That is incorrect. No points have been earned."

"Final question. Which of the following books has not been made into a movie as of date?

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B: Frankenstein

C: The Catcher in the Rye"

Deborah: "It's C."

Sabrina: "It's our last question. We might as well make use of the hint to confirm our suspicions."

Sabrina: "My question is: How many years did the 100 years war last? The options are 91, 100 or 116 years. I know it's not 100 years so I'm picking 116."

"Sabrina has answered her question correctly. The hint is: The author of the book has served in World War II."

Archibald: "Has Frankenstein served in the war?"

Deborah: "Frankenstein is the character in the book. Mary Shelley is the author. J.D. Salinger is the author of The Catcher in the Rye. Women didn't serve in the war."

Sabrina: "Then our final answer shall be C."

"That is correct. This question has earned you 10 points. You have earned 47/100 points in this mission. It's a decent score but there's room for improvement."

With 47/100 points earned, the pot now has 298/530 points. Which side is responsible for the winnings and which side is responsible for the losses? More importantly, who will be the next critical contestant and who will be executed?