VH1 AND ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY ARE BACK TO DETERMINE “WILDCARD” TEAM FOR THE SECOND SEASON OF “THE 2007 WORLD SERIES OF POP CULTURE”
Online Qualifying Pop Culture Exam To Take Place Wednesday, February 14, 2007 At 7:00 PM (EST) and 10:00 PM (EST) At http://pciq.vh1.com
Valentine’s dinner plans will be slightly delayed, while pop culture fanatics throughout the country test their talents online in hopes of qualifying for VH1 and Entertainment Weekly’s upcoming televised competition, “The 2007 World Series of Pop Culture.” VH1 and Entertainment Weekly’s “PCIQ” is a standardized test designed to measure pop culture knowledge in the areas of television, movies, music, and pop culture news. Three of the top scorers from the online exam will join forces to become the 16th and final “wildcard” team in the tournament. This “wildcard” team will compete along with the 14 teams cast during the in-person regional qualifiers and last year’s returning champions, El Chupacabra. For more information including online test rules and guidelines visit http://pciq.vh1.com .
Exam Description & Instructions:
§ The “PCIQ” exam will consist of six (6) sections including pop culture analogies, quote identification, lyric identification, error identification, numbers and actor/actress body of work identification.
§ Each section will contain ten (10) questions. Contestants will be given six (6) minutes to complete each section.
§ Don’t bring two No. 2 pencils — the exam will be administered online.§ Contestants are advised to arrive at their computers by 6:55 PM (EST) for the 7:00 PM (EST) test or 9:55 PM (EST) for the 10:00 PM (EST) test.
§ Contestants must begin the 7:00 PM (EST) test no later than 7:10 PM (EST), and the 10:00 PM (EST) test no later than 10:10 PM (EST). The system will not allow participants to start the test any later.
§ Contestants may only work within each section of the “PCIQ” exam for the time allotted. Participants will not be permitted to go back to a section once that section has ended. Contestants are permitted to start the next section if they finish a section early.
§ Applicants may take the “PCIQ” exam twice (i.e., once at 7 PM (EST) and once at 10 PM 9EST)), but the average of their two test scores will be taken to form a final score.
Sample Questions from the “PCIQ” Exam:
Analogies
Hans: Dana Carvey: Franz :
a) Jon Lovitz
b) Phil Hartman
c) Kevin Nealon
d) Martin Short
Numbers
Number of luftbaloons in a popular 1980’s song by Nena + number of miles to the Love Shack according to the faded sign by the side of the road =
1. 106
2. 105
3. 115
4. 114
Lyric Identification
Tom Petty, Free Fallin’: “It’s a long day living in Reseda/There’s a freeway runnin’ through the yard/And I’m a bad boy cause . . .”
a) I just kissed her sister
b) I just stole a Chevy
c) I don’t want a honey
d) I don’t even miss her
Body of Work
A Huge New York Knicks fan … appeared in “Vision Quest,” “Full Metal Jacket,” “Gross Anatomy” and “Any Given Sunday”
1. James Woods
2. Matthew Modine
3. Vincent D’Onofrio
4. Dennis Quaid
From the executive producer of “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire,” “The 2007 World Series of Pop Culture” is the ultimate pop culture competition designed for teams to display their astounding range of knowledge about everything music, television and film. Hosted by NY1 News anchor Pat Kiernan, “The 2007 World Series of Pop Culture” is scheduled to premiere on VH1 in the summer of 2007.
The search for the country’s best pop culture gurus will culminate when 16 teams face off in New York City and compete in the biggest team trivia challenge ever, where one team will be crowned the champions of “The 2007 World Series of Pop Culture” and could win up to $250,000 in cash and prizes.
Good luck Smackaholics!
Spicy
Source: VH1
