TBT Fair Quiz

[Alolan_Apples]

Time for an unofficial event hosted by the apples. This one would test your knowledge on past TBT Fairs, including fairs that I missed. You have until Saturday to answer these questions. Please keep your answers in spoilers.

Questions:

1. What year was the first TBT Fair set in?
2. Which TBT Fair had the Spin the Wheel event?
3. Which mirror from the House of Mirrors events was the only mirror nobody got right?
4. Who was the first member to win four animated collectibles?
5. Before Oblivia became a staff member, which staff member hosted the Count Inside the Bottle event?
6. Which TBT Fair introduced the picture coloring event?
7. What were the first two balloon collectibles introduced?
8. What type of dust did users have to gather during the 2022 TBT Fair?
9. What was the name of the cooking event from the 2016 TBT Fair?
10. Which mirror character eventually became the mascot of the TBT Fair of that year?
11. Before the TBT Fair became a summer event, what month was the TBT Fair set in?
12. What TBT Fair introduced the plush collectibles?
13. What unique feature did the 2017 TBT Fair had that the others lacked?
14. What was the theme of the 2016 TBT Fair?
15. What were the five animated collectibles from the past TBT Fairs?

 

[DaCoSim]

Ooohhhh I know #4!!!!

 

[Doo]

Alright! I know none of it so this is gonna be funny

Spoiler: idk

1) 2016
2) 2020
3) the wobbly mirror
4) DaCoSim???
5) Chris
6) 2018
7) green balloon and blue balloon
8) space dust
9) the cookbook
10) space whale
11) November
12) 2020
13) teams
14) animals
15) blossoming bloom, fireworks, shooting star, ….. blinking Isabelle , colour changing glow wand

 

[Alolan_Apples]

The quiz is over. Although you are free to take the quiz at any time, the answers to the quiz have been posted.

Spoiler: Answers

1. What year was the first TBT Fair set in?
   • 2004. When the forum first opened to the public, there was a TBT Fair along with the grand opening.
2. Which TBT Fair had the Spin the Wheel event?
   • 2013 TBT Fair. The Spin the Wheel Event, where you can earn tickets, lose tickets, or win a pinwheel, was an exclusive event to the 2013 Fair. It hasn’t returned since it was a lot of work for the staff.
3. Which mirror from the House of Mirrors events was the only mirror nobody got right?
   • Buttterfly Peach. Also known as the butterfly mirror. It was one of the bonus mirrors for the House of Mirrors in 2017. It was the most infamous one since nobody got it right.
4. Who was the first member to win four animated collectibles?
   • DaCoSim. Although only a few won an animated collectible in four different TBT Fairs, only one of them won the Green Pinwheel, which was the first animated collectible.
5. Before Oblivia became a staff member, which staff member hosted the Count Inside the Bottle event?
   • Justin. Back when the Count Inside the Bottle activity first debuted, Justin was the host of the event. Since Oblivia was the first user to win this event, she began hosting the event as soon as she became a staff member, starting in 2016.
6. Which TBT Fair introduced the picture coloring event?
   • 2016 TBT Fair. The coloring event first debuted as Bucket of Paint, first hosted by Laudine. It was one of the most popular events, hence why it reoccured several times.
7. What were the first two balloon collectibles introduced?
   • Blue Balloon and Green Balloon. As part of the 2014 TBT Fair, balloon collectibles were first introduced, but there were very few. The Red Balloon World Tour introduced three more, and then the Farewell to New Leaf event finished the ACNL balloon collection.
8. What type of dust did users have to gather during the 2022 TBT Fair?
   • Fairy Dust. Before Confetti and Streetpass Silver, there were four different types of dust. The fairy dust was the dust from the 2022 TBT Fair.
9. What was the name of the cooking event from the 2016 TBT Fair?
   • Chopped. The cooking event from the 2016 Fair was not just an event where you cook, but it was emulated to follow the Food Network show Chopped. It also had three rounds opposed to one event-long round.
10. Which mirror character eventually became the mascot of the TBT Fair of that year?
    • Kracko. In the 2017 TBT Fair, the second mirror character was Kracko. Because of the mirror’s difficulty and his obscurity, the whole site blew up, and then Kracko became the site’s obsession for the 2017 Fair.
11. Before the TBT Fair became a summer event, what month was the TBT Fair set in?
    • December. Since the site first opened up in December 2004, the TBT Fair was a regular event for December. The staff decided to move the event to the summer so a regular Christmas event can take place during December.
12. What TBT Fair introduced the plush collectibles?
    • 2020 TBT Fair. The original three plush collectibles were the Sheep Plush, Mom’s Plush, and the Celeste Chick Plush. They were three of the 2020 Fair prizes, but then the category expanded to include more, like the Ghostly Kitty Plush and the Clownfish Plush,
13. What unique feature did the 2017 TBT Fair had that the others lacked?
    • The Arcade. As part of the 80’s themed/arcade themed 2017 Fair, where there ten Flash-based games where users can play to earn tickets and build up their scores. Other than the Gaming Night event in early 2020, the 2017 TBT Fair was the only event to have mini-games like Neopets and Newgrounds.
14. What was the theme of the 2016 TBT Fair?
    • Summer Nights. The focus of the 2016 Fair was the night festival in the summer. The famous glow wand collectibles were part of the theme as they generate light at night.
15. What were the five animated collectibles from the past TBT Fairs?
    • The Green Fair Pinwheel, Crescent Moon Glow Wand, Tetris Grid, Shooting Star, and Enchanted Bloom. Despite making a comeback in later events, every fair had its own unique animated collectible that you can win if you earned a staff favorite or did better than others in other events.

 

[Suguri]

The quiz is over. Although you are free to take the quiz at any time, the answers to the quiz have been posted.

Spoiler: Answers

1. What year was the first TBT Fair set in?
   • 2004. When the forum first opened to the public, there was a TBT Fair along with the grand opening.
2. Which TBT Fair had the Spin the Wheel event?
   • 2013 TBT Fair. The Spin the Wheel Event, where you can earn tickets, lose tickets, or win a pinwheel, was an exclusive event to the 2013 Fair. It hasn’t returned since it was a lot of work for the staff.
3. Which mirror from the House of Mirrors events was the only mirror nobody got right?
   • Buttterfly Peach. Also known as the butterfly mirror. It was one of the bonus mirrors for the House of Mirrors in 2017. It was the most infamous one since nobody got it right.
4. Who was the first member to win four animated collectibles?
   • DaCoSim. Although only a few won an animated collectible in four different TBT Fairs, only one of them won the Green Pinwheel, which was the first animated collectible.
5. Before Oblivia became a staff member, which staff member hosted the Count Inside the Bottle event?
   • Justin. Back when the Count Inside the Bottle activity first debuted, Justin was the host of the event. Since Oblivia was the first user to win this event, she began hosting the event as soon as she became a staff member, starting in 2016.
6. Which TBT Fair introduced the picture coloring event?
   • 2016 TBT Fair. The coloring event first debuted as Bucket of Paint, first hosted by Laudine. It was one of the most popular events, hence why it reoccured several times.
7. What were the first two balloon collectibles introduced?
   • Blue Balloon and Green Balloon. As part of the 2014 TBT Fair, balloon collectibles were first introduced, but there were very few. The Red Balloon World Tour introduced three more, and then the Farewell to New Leaf event finished the ACNL balloon collection.
8. What type of dust did users have to gather during the 2022 TBT Fair?
   • Fairy Dust. Before Confetti and Streetpass Silver, there were four different types of dust. The fairy dust was the dust from the 2022 TBT Fair.
9. What was the name of the cooking event from the 2016 TBT Fair?
   • Chopped. The cooking event from the 2016 Fair was not just an event where you cook, but it was emulated to follow the Food Network show Chopped. It also had three rounds opposed to one event-long round.
10. Which mirror character eventually became the mascot of the TBT Fair of that year?
    • Kracko. In the 2017 TBT Fair, the second mirror character was Kracko. Because of the mirror’s difficulty and his obscurity, the whole site blew up, and then Kracko became the site’s obsession for the 2017 Fair.
11. Before the TBT Fair became a summer event, what month was the TBT Fair set in?
    • December. Since the site first opened up in December 2004, the TBT Fair was a regular event for December. The staff decided to move the event to the summer so a regular Christmas event can take place during December.
12. What TBT Fair introduced the plush collectibles?
    • 2020 TBT Fair. The original three plush collectibles were the Sheep Plush, Mom’s Plush, and the Celeste Chick Plush. They were three of the 2020 Fair prizes, but then the category expanded to include more, like the Ghostly Kitty Plush and the Clownfish Plush,
13. What unique feature did the 2017 TBT Fair had that the others lacked?
    • The Arcade. As part of the 80’s themed/arcade themed 2017 Fair, where there ten Flash-based games where users can play to earn tickets and build up their scores. Other than the Gaming Night event in early 2020, the 2017 TBT Fair was the only event to have mini-games like Neopets and Newgrounds.
14. What was the theme of the 2016 TBT Fair?
    • Summer Nights. The focus of the 2016 Fair was the night festival in the summer. The famous glow wand collectibles were part of the theme as they generate light at night.
15. What were the five animated collectibles from the past TBT Fairs?
    • The Green Fair Pinwheel, Crescent Moon Glow Wand, Tetris Grid, Shooting Star, and Enchanted Bloom. Despite making a comeback in later events, every fair had its own unique animated collectible that you can win if you earned a staff favorite or did better than others in other events.

I didn't take the quiz because I'm not a veteran, but it's great that I could learn so much more about the TBT Fair!