61.05-I would be very concerned if they used actual corpses for cocktails

 Previously on the Smole...

Harper: "You clearly remember me. Why did you lie that you didn't?"

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Hyden: "It's been so long. So many things have changed."

Harper: "That's why we need to catch up on everything!"

Hyden: "Sims naturally drift apart, Harper."

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Eris: "I have children too. My daughter Kyleleigh is 11 this year, and Jaxten is a wee little toddler. Let me show you pics of them as babies."

Ambrose: "Err...those are Sim babies."

Eris: "Duh? Aren't yours?"

Bridget: "Ours are fur babies."

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Danny: "Without recognition you're nothing. You can't spread your message if no one hears you. You need a platform."

Micah: "I already have one. I get invited to seminars and talks."

Danny: "Invited? Not even hosted? That's really really pathetic. No offence. How many Sims can you change the lives of? Hundreds at most. And what about those in say, Africa? They need to hear advice most. You need a bigger platform. A cross-border platform."

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Laron: "Anyway, what I want to say is that we should form a coalition. Two heads are better than one. We clearly have some form of chemistry even if not in the romantic sense. And because I trust you."

Yvon: "But I don't know if I can trust you yet."

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Landon: "How about we revisit this a few days later when we had time to prove our trustworthiness to one another?"

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"Unfortunately, Bridget Cabalt, it means you are executed tonight."

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Landon: "Bridget was the sweetest old lady who would go round talking to everyone. She reminded me of my own grandma. I thought she was going to be the underdog of the season. I miss her already."

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Eris: "Bridget captured all of our hearts. Whoever dared to fool Bridget is gonna pay."

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Ambrose: "I hope I didn't cause Bridget to be executed. She was my partner in crime. Don't worry Bridget. I will not let your execution be in vain."

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Micah: "We packed our bags and boarded the bus to the next town called Vendon. It's a lot like London, but I don't feel like crashing as much in Vendon than I did in London. But I do feel quite sluggish from time to time here. Maybe it's the hubbub of the city."

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Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "There are few things Britons love more than pubs and trivia. As of 2024, there were estimated to be 45,800 pubs all over UK. Today, we are in one such pub. You will be taking part in a pub quiz and can earn 1 point for each correct answer."

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "You have decided on your groupings. Before we begin our pub quiz, let's hear your team names while I distribute pens and writing paper."

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "Let's hear from this team. What's your team name?"

Harper: "Connection. Because I recently reconnected with an old friend, and I'm looking forward to making new friends on the Smole."

Micah: "And also because we can make the connections to all your questions and ace this quiz."

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "And this team?"

Laron: "We are Team YLL. It's our initials."

Ambrose: "We are Old School Kool."

Eris: "With a K."

Danny: "So cringe. I had no part in this team name. I don't identify as old."

Hyden: "Something is written on this paper. We are allowed to cheat as long as we don't get caught. Each method of cheating may only be used once, and if a contestant is caught cheating, that question is worth nothing for the team. It won't affect our karma."

To ace the pub quiz, the contestants have to be very knowledgeable about obscure trivia...or they can cheat. But only Team Connection is given this information because of their good karma.

On the flipside, Team Old School Kool has the worst karma thanks to the prior actions of Eris and Ambrose, and are thus seated furthest from the rest. Not only that, the pub quiz host is situated closest to him, and thus is able to watch them like a hawk and hear them most clearly.

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "Question 1: What is the 81st digit of pi?"

Laron: "I have no idea beyond the third digit."

Landon: "There are only 9 digits. It's a 1 in 9 chance."

Yvon: "10 actually. Let's just pick a random number like 9."

Harper: "Does it include the number before the decimal?"

Hyden: "I have zero idea."

Micah: "3.14159....umm...2...6..."

Ambrose: "This is ridiculous. Do you know?"

Eris: "Why are you looking at me? I'm not the professor."

Danny: "We should just make a guess. How about 7?"

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "Question 2. What are the ingredients in the Death in the Gulf Stream cocktail?"

Ambrose: "A what?"

Harper: "We can cheat. Let's ask the bartender."

Hyden: "I don't like cheating."

Micah: "I don't either, but these questions are clearly going to be incredibly hard. We have to cheat. It won't affect our karma."

Harper: "Hyden, you're the closest. See if you can ask the bartender without getting caught."

Hyden: "There's no way he won't notice. He's even got glasses on."

Micah: "Psst Laron. Do you think your table can help create a distraction so that we can ask the bartender for help?"

Laron: "Isn't that cheating?"

Micah: "We can cheat. Don't you know that?"

Laron: "No I didn't. That explains a lot."

Landon: "What did he say?"

Laron: "Keep it down but that team was told they are allowed to cheat on the pub quiz."

Landon: "It means we can too. Dude, that makes life so much easier."

Laron: "But they need a distraction. They want to ask the bartender the answer."

Yvon: "On it."

Yvon: "Excuse me! Mr. Earwax-Buildup!"

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "Stay at your seat. I'll come to you."

Harper: "Now's your chance."

Hyden: "I'm not sure I want to cheat."

Harper: "Fine, I'll do it."

Hyden: "Fine. I'll do it. It's better that I do it than you."

Yvon: "Can you escort me to the bathroom?"

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "It's just that way."

Yvon: "No I want you to personally escort me and watch the door. There are some perverts in the bar."

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "Ok."

Harper: "Guys, Hyden is going to ask the bartender for answers. We are going to need to work together to win this mission."

Danny: "Clever girl."

*** CHEAT: ASK BARTENDER ***

Hyden: "Do you know the answers to the pub quiz questions?"

Roosevelt: "I'm just the bartender."

Hyden: "Then do you know what's in a Death Gulf cocktail?"

Roosevelt: "You mean Death in the Gulf Stream? Malty genever, lime juice..."

Yvon: "CAN YOU SING TO ME?"

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "What?"

Yvon: "FACE THE DOOR AND SING TO ME!"

Yvon: "I hope that's not a real bomb. Or is this another way to cheat? Explode the bathroom?"

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "You! What are you doing over there? No talking to other quizzers!"

Harper: "Fuck! Sorry I'll be right back."

Roosevelt: "Angostura bitters...if you want a little bit of sugar, that's fine as well."

Hyden: "Got it thank you. I have to head back now."

***CHEAT METHOD: GIVE ANSWER TO ANOTHER TEAM***

Micah: "What's the answer?"

Hyden: "Fuck. I forgot. I think it was cadaver and sugar."

Micah: "Cadaver and sugar."

Laron: "Writing that down."

Harper: "I didn't manage to convey it to the other team."

Danny: "Fuck. That old man had to disturb our plans."

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "I'm right behind you."

Ambrose: "Let's go with a typical cocktail. Some white rum, limes and soda water."

Eris: "I think there should be whisky instead of rum."

Ambrose: "Fine, whisky instead of rum."

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "Question 3. What is the name of the school in Twinbrook?"

Harper: "We know the answer to this one. Stary Community School."

Laron: "Bro, what's the answer?"

Micah: "I'm afraid I can't tell you. We are only allowed to use each cheat method once. If we use it again the answer becomes invalid."

Laron: "Damn it. We can't rely on them for answers any more."

Yvon: "What a bunch of ingrates."

Landon: "We helped them create a diversion!"

Laron: "It's the rules of the game. It's not their fault."

Danny: "Psst, I see a diploma on the wall. But I don't want the old man to hear me. Do you think you can see it?"

*** CHEAT: LOOK AT DIPLOMA ***

Eris: "Sto...Ambrose you have a face I can look at all day but in this moment can you duck?"

Ambrose: "Sorry."

Eris: "Stary Community School."

*** REPEAT CHEAT: LOOK AT DIPLOMA ***

Landon: "There's a high school diploma on the wall! It's from Stary Community School."

Yvon: "Let's write that down."

"Question 4. What is the fear of judgement from others called?"

Landon: "Allodoxaphobia."

Laron: "Woah dude. How did you know that?"

Yvon: "How do you spell that?"

Landon: "I'll write it."

Micah: "There's something on the bartop."

Danny: "I see travel brochures for the Canary Islands but that's it."

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "Hey hey hey, no wandering eyes."

Ambrose: "I can't help it sir. Those glasses are really nice."

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "Thank you. They help me see better. It's also very high-tech. I can see the questions and answers through the lens."

Ambrose: "Let me take a closer look at you. You have beautiful features. And that goatee? Rebellious and hot."

Danny: "Ew, are you flirting with the host?"

Eris: "Why can't that be me?"

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "Oh, thank you. You're not trying to get an answer from me, are you?"

Ambrose: "No, but now that you mention it...did I tell you how beautiful your eyes are?"

*** CHEAT: MAKE HOST CRINGE TO GIVE ANSWER ***

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "Stop it. I'm not gay."

Danny: "You're either gay or closeted."

Ambrose: "Exactly."

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "Gross. I'll tell you the answer if you'll stop. It's allodoxaphobia."

Micah: "These are mental wellness pamphlets."

*** CHEAT METHOD: BROWSE PAMPHLETS ***

Micah: "We just need to find if there's anything about phobias. Let's see..."

Micah: "Aha! I found the list of phobias. Ablutophobia is the fear of bathing..."

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "Hey hey hey. What's that on the table?"

Hyden: "Nothing sir."

Micah: "Sir, we just want to improve our mental wellness."

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "You can do that after the quiz. I'll be taking that."

Harper: "Great. Now what do we do?"

Micah: "We can leave this blank first and copy from someone else later."

Hyden: "I don't like how you have all these cheats up your sleeve."

"Question 5: The Canary Islands are named after what animal?"

Danny: "The brochure!"

Harper: "Canaries of course."

Micah: "Is it that simple? I thought the questions were all incredibly hard."

Harper: "They can't keep giving us hard questions all the time."

Hyden: "I think you're overthinking this Micah."

Yvon: "Hey Mr. Buildup."

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "What is it?"

*** CHEAT: BROWSE BROCHURE ***

Danny: "Let's see...aha! It is named after dogs! It's Latin: Canaria."

Yvon: "Do you mind telling us the answer?"

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "Yes I mind very much. Now go back to your seat."

Yvon: "He didn't tell us."

Laron: "Just as well. This was an easy question. It's clearly canary."

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "Question 6. Approximately how many pubs are there in the UK as of 2024?"

Ambrose: "Eris, you can flirt with him to get an answer."

Eris: "Him? Ew no. He's old and ugly. And he's not rich or famous."

Ambrose: "But he has answers."

Eris: "Fine. Only for you, handsome."

Eris: "Hey handsome."

Danny: "Barf."

Harper: "They're actually trying to flirt with him."

Hyden: "Do you think there's an answer in this unicorn? It must be sitting here for a reason."

Micah: "Won't hurt to find out."

Hyden: "Do you think you can find me a knife?"

Micah: "Let me take a look around the bar and see what else might be useful."

Eris: "Can I see the beautiful eyes you're hiding?"

Yvon: "No! I was going to flirt with him."

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "Are you trying to get me to take off my glasses? I'm not giving it to you. It has all the answers."

Yvon: "Does it now..."

*** CHEAT: SEDUCE HOST***

Eris: "Oh I love a man who plays hard to get. You don't have to take off your glasses. I just want to get to know you, truly. Here's my number. What's yours?"

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "Here you go."

Micah: "It worked? Oh my lord."

Landon: "I can flirt better."

Laron: "I thought you were straight. At least that's what Ambrose said."

Landon: "I'm an actor bro. I could convince you pigs can fly."

Micah: "Here's your knife."

Harper: "Did you manage to find out what the host gave Eris?"

Micah: "No. It was too risky. Let's just go with a number like 100k."

*** CHEAT: PEEK AT OTHER TEAM'S ANSWERS ***

Yvon: "I didn't manage to see it. Eris sniped my strategy. But I did manage to sneak a peek at that team's answers. They wrote 'dog' for the previous question."

Landon: "Isn't it canary?"

Yvon: "They took something from that rack over there so they must have had evidence."

Laron: "I'll change our answer. But what about this one?"

Landon: "Let's just put it at 10,000 for now. We can always change it later."

Eris: "That was a bad idea. Now he keeps looking at me. I think he's infatuated."

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "Question 7: What substance do platypuses sweat?"

Danny: "We need to get his glasses. I could knock him out."

Eris: "You? I think I stand a better chance."

Ambrose: "Let's leave that to the last question. If he gets knocked out there is no more quiz. Anyway, we need to find a way to get out of his sight."

Yvon: "I know this answer. It's milk."

Laron: "Are you certain?"

Yvon: "Don't doubt me. I know all about animals."

Harper: "There are dozens of books here."

*** CHEAT: READ FROM BOOKSHELF ***

Harper: "I'll just try this one."

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "You! Hand me that book."

Harper: "Shit."

Harper: "He confiscated the book."

Micah: "Weird question but do you think the bartender knows?"

Hyden: "We can't ask him again. The unicorn had nothing other than fluff too."

"Question 8. What is the name of the first song from the musical Hairpsray?"

*** CHEAT: LISTEN TO RADIO ***

Ambrose: "The TV gotta have the answer."

Danny: "Or the song that keeps playing on loop on the radio. Anyone recognise that song?"

Eris: "Unholy. I love Sam Smith."

Harper: "La la la la li la...Baltimore! Good Morning Baltimore!"

Landon: "The most well-known song is You Can't Stop The Beat."

Laron: "It's our best bet. I'm not a musical kinda guy."

Yvon: "Nor am I."

Landon: "Actually wait. I change my mind. I think it's Good Morning Baltimore."

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "Question 9. Name the colours on the flag of Rotterdam in order."

*** CHEAT: COPY FLAG COLOURS ON WALL ***

Danny: "There's a flag on the wall. I bet it's that."

Micah: "There's a flag on the wall behind you. Green, white, green."

Harper: "Isn't that Ireland?"

Hyden: "That's orange, white, green."

Harper: "Oh right. I suppose the answer must be green, white, green then."

Landon: "It's on the wall! Green, white, green!"

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "What is the name of the song Elton John and Bernie Taupin wrote for Princess Diana?"

*** REPEATED CHEAT: LISTEN TO RADIO ***

Ambrose: "This must be Unholy."

Danny: "Then what was the previous answer?"

Eris: "No idea. We'll figure it out later."

Hyden: "There's a Sam Smith song playing. Unholy, I think."

Micah: "Wrong era."

Yvon: "Is that Unholy playing on the radio? That's our answer."

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "What is the name of English singer Sam Smith's first number one single in the US?"

Micah: "Now that's Unholy."

Ambrose: "Are we wrong again?"

Danny: "If we keep filling in Unholy, it's bound to be right for one question. Not like we know the answers to the rest anyway."

Landon: "Oh. I think Unholy is the answer to this question. But we can't change our answers any more since we used the cheat for the previous question?"

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "The motif on the Sami flag represents the moon and sun using two colours. What colour is used to represent the sun?"

*** CHEAT: LOOK AT SUN ***

Ambrose: "Well there's a red sun right there, so red?"

Harper: "It's a 50-50 shot. I'm leaning towards red."

Micah: "I'm thinking of blue. What about you Hyden? You're the deciding vote."

Hyden: "I think red."

Landon: "Let's not waste a cheat on this question."

Yvon: "Let's guess red."

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "Question 13. What competition did Bridget enter with her late husband?"

Danny: "I didn't get a chance to talk to her enough."

Eris: "There's a phone there. Do you think we can call her?"

Ambrose: "We can try. Danny, it's your turn to distract."

Danny: "Ugh, fine."

Danny: "OW!"

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "Are you alright?"

Ambrose: "I'll help him up."

Eris: "I'll call an ambulance."

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "There's no need for that. Sit back down. I'll do it."

Eris: "A life is at stake! Do you want to be responsible if he gets seriously injured? I thought not."

Eris: "There's only one number saved."

Landon: "Beatrice! Can you come over? Let us all hear it."

Yvon: "Thank god for all that earwax buildup."

Danny: "Owww..."

Ambrose: "We uh, can't lift him. We need to do CPR on him."

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "We shouldn't turn him over."

*** CHEAT: CALL BRIDGET ***

Eris: "Hi, is this Bridget? It is! Perfect, we need to know what competition you took part in with your Franklin."

Bridget: "Oh, it was the Sims Amazing Race. It brings back memories. We were the underdogs of the season, always placing second last and escaping elimination. We have a lot of selfies to show for it too."

*** CHEAT: EAVESDROP ***

Eris: "Sims Amazing Race? Got it."

Bridget: "Yes dear. We started the race in-"

Eris: "Bye Bridget!"

Landon: "Write that down! Write that down!"

Micah: "Sims Amazing Race, huh? She's a fun one."

Danny: "I suddenly feel better."

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "Do you need a doctor?"

Danny: "I'm good. Let's continue."

Eris: "Nobody picked up. Maybe I dialled the wrong number to the hospital. Oh well."

Eris: "It was the Sims Amazing Race."

Danny: "I hope I didn't actually scrape myself."

Eris: "Don't be such a pussy."

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Hyden: "In retrospect, we could have all benefitted from the cheat if Eris had put it on speaker phone. That way we would all be using the cheat simultaneously. Does it work that way?"

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Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "What caused the permanent closure of the restaurant 'Cafe  Parisian' in 1912?"

Harper: "Excuse me, Mr. Earwax-Buildup. Over here."

 Harper: "I'm having trouble breathing. I think I need some fresh air for a while."

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "Let me escort you out. The rest of you stay put."

*** CHEAT: OBSERVE TEAM ENGRAVINGS ***

Danny: "Hmm, there are two team names written here: Tottenham Hotspur and Swindon Town."

Yvon: "Do you think we can copy your answers? There are some we're not sure of."

Danny: "Go right ahead."

*** CHEAT: COPY ANOTHER TEAM'S ANSWERS ***

Yvon: "Are you sure it's 45,800?"

Eris: "That's the number he gave me love."

Yvon: "It could be an actual phone number."

Ambrose: "Phone numbers aren't that short."

*** REPEATED CHEAT: PEEK AT ANOTHER TEAM'S ANSWERS ***

Eris: "Since you're here, let me see your answer sheet."

Yvon: "Here."

Eris: "Cadaver? That's a corpse!"

Yvon: "What?"

Eris: "Milk from platypuses?"

Hyden: "Do you have the TV remote?"

Roosevelt: "I'll turn it on for you."

*** CHEAT: WATCH TV ***

TV Newscaster: "Good morning Baltimore! We're back with the latest news. 10 Baltimore country schools remain closed today."

Yvon: "It's definitely milk. Don't doubt me. I bet that's why they use cadaver too! It's not Death in the Gulf Stream for nothing."

Ambrose: "I would be very concerned if they used actual corpses for cocktails."

Yvon: "It's so weird it must be true."

Eris: "I think we'll stick to our answers. Water makes more sense."

*** CHEAT: OBSERVE MODEL SHIP ***

Danny: "Oh, there's a model of the Titanic. Labelled 1912. I think that's the answer, Hyden."

*** CHEAT: VIEW DRINK RECIPES ***

Danny: "Oh, there are all kinds of drink recipes."

Harper: "Wait, I think I need more air."

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "That's enough air for you. Besides, it's raining. Let's get back in."

Danny: "Fuck! I didn't have a good look at all the recipes."

Harper: "Sorry I couldn't keep him back any longer."

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "Why are you lot standing? Sit back down."

Yvon: "Just stretching."

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "Question 15. Only one team in the English soccer pyramid (up to League 2) doesn't contain any letters from the word 'mackerel'. Which team is it?"

Danny: "It's Tottenham Spurs or Swindon Town."

Ambrose: "There's an 'e' in Tottenham Spurs. There's no matching letters in Swindon Town."

Landon: "Bro, watch football?"

Laron: "No, I play basketball."

Yvon: "I overheard Danny saying something about team names written on the foosball table."

Laron: "Then it's of no use to us. Each cheat can only be worth points once."

Landon: "Can we just lie and say we actually knew this?"

*** CHEAT: OBSERVE JERSEY COLOURS ***

Harper: "One has a white jersey and one has a yellow jersey."

Hyden: "Leeds United wears white. But it has an 'e'."

Micah: "Tottenham Spurs too. I think Real Madrid as well."

Harper: "They all have a letter in 'mackerel'."

Micah: "I'm not familiar with yellow football teams."

Hyden: "Let's just go with Chelsea even though that's wrong."

Harper: "We should have copied answers earlier. Yvon's team did it and now we can't use that option."

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "Question 16. Which Emily Bronte novel served as inspiration for a Kate Bush song?"

Eris: "If either of you say Unholy again, I swear..."

Danny: "Sam Smith and Kim Petras?"

Harper: "There's a bookshelf."

Hyden: "You tried that earlier."

Harper: "There's no harm trying again. I wasn't successful earlier so maybe it doesn't count?"

Laron: "Do any of you know?"

Landon: "Nah dude. I don't read Bronte."

Yvon: "Wuthering Heights? Just a guess."

Laron: "Is that a Kate Bush song? You know what, let's just write it down."

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "What is it?"

Micah: "It's a pub quiz but we only got the quiz without the drinks. We're feeling thirsty."

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "I'll order a round of drinks."

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "Put it on the producer's tab."

*** CHEAT: OBSERVE BOOKSHELF AUTHORS ***

Harper: "Hmm, there's only one Emily Bronte novel."

Roosevelt: "Here you go."

Harper: "It's Wuthering Heights. It's the only Emily Bronte book here."

Hyden: "Hide it before he catches you with it!"

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "I'll bring the drinks over."

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "Question 17. Which country is Freetown in?"

Danny: "Freetown? What a stupid name. Is it even real?"

*** CHEAT: OFFER A LOCAL SOMETHING IN EXCHANGE FOR ANSWERS ***

Hyden: "Hey there. Do you want a drink? I don't feel like drinking."

Somar: "I'll never say no to free drinks."

Hyden: "Since you're here, do you know what country Freetown is in?"

Somar: "Freetown...that's in Sierra Leone, I believe."

Micah: "Thank you. You've been a great help."

Yvon: "MR. EARWAX-BUILDUP! THAT TEAM IS CHEATING!"

Micah: "No we're not!"

Harper: "What did we to do you?"

Yvon: "Sorry! I needed to distract him."

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "Did you give them answers?"

Somar: "So what if I did? I got a free drink out of it."

Somar: "There's no need to be so uptight about it."

Hyden: "Mr. Earwax-Buildup, someone just snuck into the toilet!"

Harper: "Hyden!"

Hyden: "Tit for tat."

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "I'll deal with you later."

*** CHEAT: OBSERVE MAP ***

Yvon: "I remember thinking it was weird to see a world map here. Now I know why."

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "Aha, you're trying to cheat!"

Yvon: "No I'm not. I just needed to pee. Don't you know it's rude to barge in on a woman like that?"

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "No leaving your seat unless I say so! Now go back!"

*** CHEAT: ASK A LOCAL (NOTHING IN EXCHANGE) ***

Eris: "Such a slut."

Danny: "Psst! Quickly, what country is Freetown in?"

Jeanna: "Sierra Leone."

Danny: "Good. Now you better keep your mouth shut when the old fogey comes out. And wear something for goodness sake."

Jeanna: "Woah, you're harshing the vibes."

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "Second last question. See that bust there? Who is the inspiration for this statue bust?"

*** CHEAT: BRIBE HOST ***

Eris: "Hey handsome. My friend here has something for you."

Ambrose: "Me? It was your idea."

Eris: "I only take money from men. I don't give money."

Ambrose: "Here's a little...token of appreciation for being a wonderful host. It would be even more wonderful if you could give us an answer."

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "Oh. Don't tell anyone, but it's Rutherford Scott Boshentoffer."

*** CHEAT: LOOK AT STATUE ENGRAVING ***

Landon: "Can you see it?"

Yvon: "Just a little bit closer...AAAH!"

Yvon: "OW!"

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "I'm not falling for this again."

Laron: "Yo, what the fuck? She's actually actively bleeding!"

Yvon: "I'm fine!"

Landon: "No you're not. We need actual medical help!"

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Landon: "She was trying to look at the engraving on the statue beside her. Next thing I know, she tipped too hard and hit her head against the edge of the pedestal."

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*** CHEAT: REMEMBER UNICORN ***

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "Someone is attending to her. Not to worry. She's fine. Now on to our final question of the quiz. What is Scotland's national animal?"

Micah: "Maybe the strange unicorn plush toy was a clue."

Hyden: "You might be right."

Danny: "I think it's a horse. It was on the shelf there."

Landon: "Yvon said there was a bomb in the bathroom."

Laron: "Yo. Seriously?"

Landon: "Of course not. It was a joke. Haha. But I can do something about it."

Landon: "THERE'S A BOMB IN THE BATHROOM!"

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "Everyone evacuate!"

Micah: "Time to search for clues. What haven't we cheated about?"

Eris: "I'm curious to see this bathroom everyone keeps visiting."

Landon: "Is there anything in here?"

Eris: "There is a bomb here. Heh heh."

Eris: "A little chaos hurt nobody."

Harper: "Why is she running? Is it an actual threat?"

Eris: "Let's see the power in that baby."

KABOOM!

Hyden: "What the fuck?"

Harper: "What was that?"

Eris: "That's it?"

Eris: "Disappointing."

Mr. Earwax-Buildup: "Why is there nobody else evacuating? Was it a prank? Why are all of you standing? Sit back down!"

*** CHEAT: USE CRUMPLED PAPER ***

Eris: "I found this crumpled piece of paper. It says 9. I think that's our first question."

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"Contestants, the quiz has been completed and scores have been tallied. You were eager to use under-the-table methods to achieve your goals, but you were caught a few times."

"Team Connections had 10 questions correct, but 5 of them were disregarded due to using a used cheat or being caught for a cheat."

"Team YLL had 13 questions correct, but 4 of them were disregarded."

"Team Old School Kool had 13 questions correct as well, but only 1 was disregarded. 26/57 points were added to the pot, and Team Old School Kool earns 2 bugs each."

Ambrose: "Yeah! Old is best!"

Eris: "I'm not old."

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Pot: 121/290