Candyworld: Taffybot Trivia

Candyworld, Eyewire, citizen science

Now you’re covered in chocolate and your teeth are killing you… Candyworld was supposed to be a magical dreamland, right? Perhaps your next destination will be more relaxing. You check your cards as you trundle down the colorful road again. Apparently you need to see “the Taffybot.” Whatever that means.

After a few blocks, you find yourself in Candyworld’s icing-slicked midway, surrounded by little tents hawking inevitably rigged games and inevitably rich snacks. That’s when you notice the sign over one tent: BATTLE THE MIGHTY TAFFYBOT!

It’s the moment of truth! You step right up, beckoned by a helpful Gummy Grim, and come face to face with the Taffybot in question. It’s, well, a robot. Made of something that looks rather gooey and tasty. But this time, you aren’t supposed to eat it. Instead, it waves at you mechanically and opens its mouth. On its taffy tongue, it extends a candy wrapper with some text on it:

Greetings, wanderer. I am the Taffybot. My questions are sticky, so your answers had best be smart. Do you wish to engage?

Of course you do. Trivia will start at 11:00 AM EST on 12/11 and continue until 11:00 AM EST on 12/13, at which point we’ll conclude with a power hour till noon!

Submit your answers by typing them into the chat box. Optional: you may submit answers privately by messaging Taffybot if you do not want other players to see your responses. To do this, type /pm Taffybot before your message.

Bonuses for each question:
1st to answer – 300 points
2nd to answer – 200 points
3rd to answer – 100 points

For science! And taffy!

Artwork by Tyler Scagliarini

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