Shiny Questions

"'Shiny Questions, just like Shiny Pokémon, are worth the same amount of points, they’re just slightly different and a little rarer.' - Mike Trapp" The initial two episodes of Um, Actually uploaded to the CollegeHumor’s YouTube Channel didn’t have any shiny Questions. When Um, Actually returned two years later in 2017, the episodes each had one Shiny Question. Since the episodes became longer and moved partially to DROPOUT in 2019 for its second season, each episode has had three Shiny Questions.

Each Shiny Question is, as promised, just slightly different than the other questions, usually involving a multi-media approach as opposed to the straightforward text paragraph. Sometimes shiny questions can also be broken up into several, smaller rounds in which the contestant who gets the most correct will win the point. If it’s a tie, both contestants gain a point.

Shiny Questions are for the most part listed here alphabetically by title. Some similar games with varying titles are grouped for convenience.

Recurring Shiny Questions
These question themes are repeated throughout the show using different schema.

A Book by its Cover
Identify the title of a book from its cover.

A Title of Words
Correctly put together the correct "Blank of blank" book titles.

Acronym Bee
Presented with the acronym of a video game title, correct guess what it stands for.

Always Pay Your Debts
Match the character to the type of currency.

Cryptogeography
Match the monster to its place of origin on the map of the world.

Fictionary
Draw a creature/monster from folklore.

Find The Fake!
From the images up on the screen, it is up to you to find the one that doesn't belong.

The game "Not the Droid You're Looking For" (#1.21) is essentially "Find the Fake!" with a different name, so it is listed here.

Hear Me Roar
Identify the sound or the property that comes from it.

Because this is a recurring game, it is not listed with the other Matching Games with Sounds.

Mapmaker, Mapmaker, Make Me a Map
Place the locations in the right area of the map.

Matching Games with Images
{| class="fandom-table" !Episode !Game Title !Directions !Objects/Characters !Answer !Contestants (# Correct) !Winner
 * 1.02
 * 1.02

Drug Dealer
[2] Spice or Melange
 * Match the drugs of the future to the person it belongs to from that franchise.
 * [1] Soma

[3] Death Sticks

[4] Moloko Plus

[5] Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster

[6] Slurm [2] Fremen, "Dune"
 * [1] Brave New World Beta

[3] Jedi, "Star Wars"

[4] Ultra-Violent Criminal, "A Clockwork Orange"

[5] Arthur Dent, "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"

[6] Fry, "Futurama"
 * 1.06
 * 1.06
 * 1.06
 * 1.06

Super Saying
[2] Sauron, "Lord of the Rings"
 * Match the common expression to the character it goes with.
 * [1] Jaqen H'ghar, "Game of Thrones"

[3] Worf, "Star Trek"

[4] Fenix, "Starcraft"

[5] Sebulba, "Star Wars"

[6] Neytiri, "Avatar" [2] "Azsh nagh gimbatul" [ Fan Correction] [3] "Heghlu'meh qaq jajvam" [ Fan Correction]
 * [1] "Valar Morghulis"

[4] "Adun Tassadar" [ Fan Correction]

[5] "Yo can ta bantha poodoo"

[6] "Toruk Makto!" Becca Scott
 * Zac Oyama

Thomas Middleditch (first to get all correct)
 * Thomas Middleditch
 * 1.06
 * 1.06

Mish-Mash-Mix-Em-Up
[2] Highgarden
 * Match the House words to the correct Game of Thrones sigil.
 * [1] Tully [ Fan Correction]

[3] Baratheon [ Fan Correction]

[4] Martell

[5] Arryn

[6] Greyjoy [2] "Growing Strong"
 * [1] "Family, Duty, Honor"

[3] "Ours Is The Fury"

[4] "Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken"

[5] "As High As Honor"

[6] "We Do Not Sow" Becca Scott
 * Zac Oyama

Thomas Middleditch (first to get all correct)
 * Thomas Middleditch
 * 1.07
 * 1.07

Power Up
Pac-Man
 * Match the power ups to the correct character that will make them temporarily invincible.
 * Kirby

Mario

Banjo-Kazooie

Crash Bandicoot Big circle
 * Lollipop

Star

Wonderwing

Mask DC Pierson
 * Ify Nwadiwe

Emily Axford (first to get all correct)
 * Ify Nwadiwe
 * 1.32
 * 1.32

I Require Sustenance
G'Kar, "Babylon 5"
 * Match the food items to the character who eats it.
 * King Bumi, "Avatar: The Last Airbender"

The BFG

Jayne, "Firefly"

Gimli, "Lord of the Rings"

Naomi Nagata, "The Expanse" Breen
 * Jennamite

Frobscottle

Mudder's Milk

Cram

Red Kibble Siobhan Thompson (3)
 * Ify Nwadiwe (1)

Jeremy Puckett (1)
 * Siobhan Thompson
 * 2.03
 * 2.03

I'd Give an Arm and a Leg
Silver Wings: Warren Worthington III, "X-Men"
 * Match the appropriate prosthetic to the character.
 * See Gallery above table
 * Leg: Hiccup, "How to Train Your Dragon"

Chainsaw: Ash, "Army of the Dead"

Gold hand: Jaime Lannister, "Game of Thrones"

Machine Gun: Barrett, "Final Fantasy VII"

Flamethrower: Furiosa, "Mad Max: Fury Road" Ryanni (4)
 * Ally Beardsley (2)

Ify Nwadiwe (6)
 * Ify Nwadiwe
 * 2.05
 * 2.05

Mounting Suspicion
The Greater Nuggalope
 * Match the animal transport to its owner.
 * Rick

Louie

A Chocobo

Flammie

the SV-Camel The Inquisitor
 * Kirby

Bomberman

Gogo

Randi

Fio Luke Field (2)
 * Shane Crown (0)

Danielle Radford (1)
 * Luke Field
 * }

Matching Games with Sounds
{| class="mw-collapsible fandom-table article-table" !Episode !Game Title !Directions !Sounds !Answer !Contestants (# Correct) !Winner
 * 1.11
 * 1.11

Incantatio Ridiculum
2) Salaca doo la menthicka boo la bibbidi-bobbidi-boo
 * Identify the person casting the spell and what the spell does.
 * 1) Higitus, Figitus, Migitus, Mum! Prestidigitorium!

3) Jazama pajama, pajama jazama

4) Alohomora

5) Nin o Chithaeglir lasto beth dhaer; Rimmo nin Bruinen dan in Ulaer

6) [captions not provided] 2) Fairy Godmother, creating Cinderella's dress ("Cinderella")
 * 1) Merlin, cleaning up ("Sword in the Stone")

3) Little Nemo, banishing the Nightmare King ("Little Nemo")

4) Hermione Granger, unlocking a door ("Harry Potter")

5) Arwen, pushing back the water to cross into the City of the Elves ("Lord of the Rings")

6) Carolinus, the spell of removal ("Flight of Dragons")

Emily Heller (2)
 * Nick Marini (3)

Edgar Momplaisir (0)
 * Nick Marini
 * }

Match the Voice
Match the cartoon character to the voice actor who portrayed them.

Because this is a recurring game with the same title, it is not listed with the other Matching Games with Images.

Name That...
Name the most of the given genre of character/object.

Needs More Pixels
Identify what movie is being shown through several layers of pixelation.

Once More Without Feeling
Reading lyrics with as little rhythm & affectation, guess the property where the song comes from.

Order Up
Arrange a series of items by size, name, etc. Fastest correct answer wins.

S'pell Ling Bi
Spelling in English is hard enough but spelling in the world of fantasy is much more difficult.

Super Saying
Match the common expression to the character it goes with. First to get all correct wins the point.

Tag Out
Match the movie poster with its tag line.

Technical Difficulties/Tic Tac Tec
Identify the gadget/gizmo that does not belong to the same world as the others.

In #1.07, the game was titled "Tic Tac Tec", and is essentially the same as "Technical Difficulties" as it was titled in #1.01.

Time Travel Maps
Assign the correct title of movie/TV show to its timeline.

Under Review
Guess the movie by its review.

What’s Wrong (With This Picture)?
The contestants have to tell us what’s wrong with the picture.

Where Am I?
Name the location by its unlabeled map.

"Yeah, but in the book..."
Identify which movie was not adapted from a comic book.

One-Off Shiny Questions
These Shiny Questions are not repeated, sometimes due to them fitting a particular themed episode.

Some Shiny Questions from Season One are also listed here. In the early episodes of the season, only one contestant played at a time, the first being selected in a buzzer race.

ABC, 123
Put together the correct arrangement of letters and numbers to name these Star Wars droids.

Doctor, Cop, Esquire
A grid of 9 characters from television that are doctors, cops, lawyers, or a combination of 2. The person who guesses the most correct titles wins the point. Answers are listed Left to Right, Top to Bottom. Bold answers are half or wholly correct.

Rekha’s Answers: Cop, Esquire, Cop, Cop, Doctor, Doctor, Cop, Esquire, Esquire

Joan’s Answers: Doctor & Cop, Doctor, Cop, Esquire, Doctor, Esquire, Cop, Writer/Doctor, Esquire

Janie’s Answers: Esquire, Esquire, Doctor, Esquire, Doctor, Esquire, Cop, Cop, Doctor & Esquire

Rules Lawyer
In this single round of 5th edition D&D combat, identify all of the mistakes. Assume that they have not left out critical information, multi-class characters, or magical items that would provide the given ability. A single action that breaks four different rules counts as four different mistakes.