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The Official BYC Trivia Challenge will be on Saturday, September 5th 2015 at 10.30PM East coast/7.30PM PDT.
This BYC contest is brought to you by our sponsors. Please visit them and thank them for their support of BYC: https://www.backyardchickens.com/sponsors
1st Place: 3 Month Golden Feather Membership (for you or a friend)
This contest will send you on a hunt to various parts of BYC and our sister sites!
A few tips and rules:
1. Open 2 or 3 windows (or use tabbed browsing if you have it). Keep one window open to the contest and use the other windows to search for your answers. The questions will all be posted right here in post #1. Keep an eye on this post, a new question will be put up approximately every three minutes, or after the previous question has been answered.
2.. Post and number your answers to each question so we can more easily tally the score.
3. Don't post pictures or custom smilies, and only one or two regular smilies if you really must (we do not want to slow anyone down).
4. Don't edit your post. If you change your mind you can post again. Edited posts will not count.
5. Whoever answers first with the correct answer will win the point. One point for each correct answer - that's it. Whoever wins the most points WINS the prize!! (Only one Trivia Challenge winner per member, so if you've won a BYC Trivia Challenge in the past please let others have a go.)
6. Have FUN.... and good luck!
To check your time zone: map (USA), converter (rest of the world)
Please remember to number your answers!!!
Questions:
1. How many BYC users have a post count over 40,000?
Ans: 7 [Exotica]
2. On what date was the BYC post with the highest ovation made? Post a link to the thread it’s on.
Ans: 9/30/09 https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/250783/buy-sell-trade-rules-must-read-agree-to-participate-in-bst [AmyLynn2374]
3. Which page in the learning centre’s “Maintaining a Healthy Flock” section states the percentage of chicken eggs which have a defect? What is this percentage?
Ans: 2% https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/common-egg-quality-problems [chicken pickin]
4. What was the “join date” of the BYC Project Manager?
Ans: 2/22/09 [Exotica]
5. In Catie79’s article about rare breed chickens, which five breeds are listed as “critical”?
Ans: Chantecler, Nankin, Holland, Delaware, White faced black Spanish [Exotica]
6. According to the Learning Centre’s “How to Incubate & Hatch Eggs” page, how long should shipped eggs be allowed to rest prior to setting?
Ans: 24 hours [chicken pickin]
7. Part II of the article in Question 6 is about raising baby chicks. Post a link to that article. What temperature should the brooder be at during the first week?
Ans: 90-95F. https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/...ks-the-first-60-days-of-raising-baby-chickens [Wisher1000]
8. What is the one result given for a cold-tolerant large fowl with pea comb in the “Breeds” section? What percentage of positive reviews does it have?
Ans: Buckeye, 100% [Exotica]
9. To the nearest ten thousand, how many likes does the BYC Facebook page have?
Ans: 380,000 [Exotica]
10. How many threads are there in the Beehive section of BackYardHerds Forum?
Ans: 12 [Exotica]
11. Whose picture is being used for the latest Official Caption Contest? Post a link to their profile.
Ans: https://www.backyardchickens.com/u/368875/rachel-p [Exotica]
12. How many threads in the “Pictures and stories of my chickens” forum are longer than 500 pages?
Ans: 5 [Fire Ant Farm]
13. Which state has the most ordinances on BYC’s Laws and Ordinances database? (Bonus: Which prominent BYC staff member lives in that state?
)
Ans: California [Fire Ant Farm]
14. Post a link to any thread which was started on 1st April 2013
[Exotica]
15. According to the official BYC poll, what is the number range of chickens which most people have in their flocks? Post a link to the poll.
Ans: 16-25 https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...chickens-do-you-have-how-many-chickens-on-byc [Exotica]
16. What is the name of the coop built by kdikeman, and what was their main weather concern?
Ans: Cozy Cottage Coop, heat [Fire Ant Farm]
17. What is the highest rated waterer in the “Reviews” section?
Ans: Plastic 1 Quart Jar waterer [Fire Ant Farm]
18. Post the link to the Appetizers and Beverages recipe (located in the Learning Centre) which was posted by a moderator.
Ans: https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/stuffed-jalapenos [Fire Ant Farm]
19. What does SufficientSelf user Marianne suggest to do to recycle old clothing and fabric? Give one example. (Hint: What to Do With Fabric)
19. How many caption contests have been held on TheEasyGarden?
Ans: 5 [Exotica]
20. Which option on the current SufficientSelf official poll has received 0 votes?
Ans: Cloves to calm bloating and flatulence [Fire Ant Farm]
Thanks for playing!
This BYC contest is brought to you by our sponsors. Please visit them and thank them for their support of BYC: https://www.backyardchickens.com/sponsors
1st Place: 3 Month Golden Feather Membership (for you or a friend)
This contest will send you on a hunt to various parts of BYC and our sister sites!
A few tips and rules:
1. Open 2 or 3 windows (or use tabbed browsing if you have it). Keep one window open to the contest and use the other windows to search for your answers. The questions will all be posted right here in post #1. Keep an eye on this post, a new question will be put up approximately every three minutes, or after the previous question has been answered.
2.. Post and number your answers to each question so we can more easily tally the score.
3. Don't post pictures or custom smilies, and only one or two regular smilies if you really must (we do not want to slow anyone down).
4. Don't edit your post. If you change your mind you can post again. Edited posts will not count.
5. Whoever answers first with the correct answer will win the point. One point for each correct answer - that's it. Whoever wins the most points WINS the prize!! (Only one Trivia Challenge winner per member, so if you've won a BYC Trivia Challenge in the past please let others have a go.)
6. Have FUN.... and good luck!
To check your time zone: map (USA), converter (rest of the world)
Please remember to number your answers!!!
Questions:
1. How many BYC users have a post count over 40,000?
Ans: 7 [Exotica]
2. On what date was the BYC post with the highest ovation made? Post a link to the thread it’s on.
Ans: 9/30/09 https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/250783/buy-sell-trade-rules-must-read-agree-to-participate-in-bst [AmyLynn2374]
3. Which page in the learning centre’s “Maintaining a Healthy Flock” section states the percentage of chicken eggs which have a defect? What is this percentage?
Ans: 2% https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/common-egg-quality-problems [chicken pickin]
4. What was the “join date” of the BYC Project Manager?
Ans: 2/22/09 [Exotica]
5. In Catie79’s article about rare breed chickens, which five breeds are listed as “critical”?
Ans: Chantecler, Nankin, Holland, Delaware, White faced black Spanish [Exotica]
6. According to the Learning Centre’s “How to Incubate & Hatch Eggs” page, how long should shipped eggs be allowed to rest prior to setting?
Ans: 24 hours [chicken pickin]
7. Part II of the article in Question 6 is about raising baby chicks. Post a link to that article. What temperature should the brooder be at during the first week?
Ans: 90-95F. https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/...ks-the-first-60-days-of-raising-baby-chickens [Wisher1000]
8. What is the one result given for a cold-tolerant large fowl with pea comb in the “Breeds” section? What percentage of positive reviews does it have?
Ans: Buckeye, 100% [Exotica]
9. To the nearest ten thousand, how many likes does the BYC Facebook page have?
Ans: 380,000 [Exotica]
10. How many threads are there in the Beehive section of BackYardHerds Forum?
Ans: 12 [Exotica]
11. Whose picture is being used for the latest Official Caption Contest? Post a link to their profile.
Ans: https://www.backyardchickens.com/u/368875/rachel-p [Exotica]
12. How many threads in the “Pictures and stories of my chickens” forum are longer than 500 pages?
Ans: 5 [Fire Ant Farm]
13. Which state has the most ordinances on BYC’s Laws and Ordinances database? (Bonus: Which prominent BYC staff member lives in that state?
)Ans: California [Fire Ant Farm]
14. Post a link to any thread which was started on 1st April 2013
[Exotica]
15. According to the official BYC poll, what is the number range of chickens which most people have in their flocks? Post a link to the poll.
Ans: 16-25 https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...chickens-do-you-have-how-many-chickens-on-byc [Exotica]
16. What is the name of the coop built by kdikeman, and what was their main weather concern?
Ans: Cozy Cottage Coop, heat [Fire Ant Farm]
17. What is the highest rated waterer in the “Reviews” section?
Ans: Plastic 1 Quart Jar waterer [Fire Ant Farm]
18. Post the link to the Appetizers and Beverages recipe (located in the Learning Centre) which was posted by a moderator.
Ans: https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/stuffed-jalapenos [Fire Ant Farm]
19. How many caption contests have been held on TheEasyGarden?
Ans: 5 [Exotica]
20. Which option on the current SufficientSelf official poll has received 0 votes?
Ans: Cloves to calm bloating and flatulence [Fire Ant Farm]
Thanks for playing!
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