All entries were due by Monday, May 31, 1999.

The contest is now over. Winner and answers are finally up!  (Sorry, but I have been quite busy lately, and so has Derek, so no one really had time to post the answers... until now.

Official Rules: Contest is open to Arcadia High School students only. Either email your answers to Jonathan Yeh at aznraider333@hotmail.com or write your answers on a seperate sheet of paper and give it to him. In case of a tie, another contest will be made for the tie-breaker.
  The entry with the most correct answers will win: 
     
  • 1 Dark Maze 
  • 1 Havoc (printed in Chinese) 
  • 1 Thalakos Sentry (Chinese) 
  • 1 Spire Owl (Chinese) 
  • 1 Grapeshot Catapult 
  • 1 Serrated Arrows 
  • 1 Steal Artifact (French) 
  • 1 Goblin Warrens 
  • 1 Knight of Dusk (Autographed by the artist) 
  • 1 Angelic Chorus 
  • 1 Killer Bees (Autographed) 
     
     
  • 1 Planar Birth 
  • 1 Whirling Dervish 
  • 1 Icatian Town 
  • 1 Oath of Mages 
  • 1 Torture Chamber 
  • 1 Volrath's Stronghold 
  • 1 Subversion 
  • 1 Dream Halls 
  • 1 Alluren 
  • 1 Red Elemental Blast (French) 
  • 2 Abyssal Spectre (Chinese) 
  • 1 Uthden Troll (Autographed) 
  • 1 Avalanche (Autographed) 
 
  Note: In order to encourage more people to participate in this, I have added more prizes. If twenty or more people enter, I will throw in yet more cards! Next month, be on the lookout for foils on the list along with the usual rares, foreign cards, and autographed cards.
- Jonathan Yeh
 

The winner was Sophomore Andrew Liu, with 8 right out of 30.  Thanks to
everyone who entered, and check soon for the summer edition of this
contest (which will be renamed Jackalope Hunter's Monthly Contest).

And now, for the answers:

1. Which of these abilities is not a real creature ability and
currently is not planned to be one in a future set of Magic: the
Gathering?
 
 A. Flanking
 B. Bands with others
 C. Banding
 D. Bands
 E. Haste
 F. Archery
 G. Horsemanship
 H. Desertwalk
 I. Islandhome
 J. Legendary Landwalk

ANSWER: F - Archery

2. What card does Dan Frazier rip up everytime someone takes it to him
to be autographed?

ANSWER: Green Ward.

3. What are green's two color hosers in 6th edition?

ANSWER: Sadly, River Boa and Warthog.

4. Urza's Saga wasn't always planned to be called Urza's Saga. It was
orginally going to be called what?
 
ANSWER: EONS.

5. What is Telim'Tor an anagram for?

ANSWER: Mr. Toilet.

6. What was Cursed Scroll's casting cost during playtesting?

ANSWER: 3.  Then they decided to change the casting cost from 3 to one
and the activation cost from 1 to 3 and allow it to target creatures as
well as players.

7. What was the first "cantrip" card?

ANSWER: Jewled Bird.

8. Which of the following is a "187" creature?
 
 A. River Boa
 B. Carnophage
 C. Royal Assassin
 D. Man-o-War
 E. Ophidian
 F. Verdant Force

ANSWER: D - Man-o-War.  "187" effects are when something happens when
the creature (or other permanent) comes into play.

9. Which of the following IS NOT an elf/elves? (Reminder: This contest
is before June 1st, so Sixth Edition errata does not yet take effect.
 
 A. Quirion Elves
 B. Quirion Ranger
 C. Elven Riders
 D. Fyndhorn Elves
 E. Llanowar Sentinal
 F. Priest of Titania

ANSWER: C - Elven Riders

10. Who is wearing the Jester's Cap?
 
ANSWER: Richard Garfield (the creator of Magic)

11. What is the only card illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi in Unglued?

ANSWER: Gus.  It was originally intended for another set, but got
switched.  And the guy in the picture is Tony DiTerlizzi.

12. What are the three tribes of Rath?

ANSWER: The Kor, the Vec, and the Dal.

13. Who was "Sligh" named after?

ANSWER: Paul Sligh.

14. What is "The Best Fatty Ever Printed?"

ANSWER: Verdant Force.  This nickname was given by pro Magic player
Jamie Wakefield, who is also one of the most famous Magic writers on
the internet.

15. Who is buried in Tormod's Crypt?
 
ANSWER: No one.

16. What color had its mana symbol changed starting from 4th edition?

ANSWER: White.

17. Which person has NEVER, EVER had his name spelled correctly
in an official Magic publication? (People whose names never appeared
at all don't count)

ANSWER: Charlie Catino

18. Continuation of #17: Why is it always mispelled?

ANSWER: IT was misspelled in the Alpha rulebook, so he decided to have
it spelled differently in every publication since then.

19. What was Magic: the Gathering originally intended to be called?

ANSWER: Mana Flash.

20. What color backing was Arabian Nights planned to have originally?

ANSWER: Purple.  But enough people complained to keep it with the same
backs.

21. In a matchup between "High Tide" and "C'Sliver" in Extended '99,
what normally wins?

ANSWER: Counter Sliver.  Duh.

22. Who is credited for creating "Secret Force?"

ANSWER: Jamie Wakefield.

23. T or F: Mind Twist is restricted in Type I.

ANSWER: F - it is banned.

24. T or F: Serra Angel comes back in 6th Edition.

ANSWER: F - thank god.

25. T or F: In Jonathan's opinon, Thalakos Sentry sucks.

ANSWER: T - Kenneth uses them, so they must suck.

26. T or F: In Jonathan's opinon, Overrun sucks.

ANSWER: F - Considering the fact that my main tournament deck runs four
of these...

27. Which two of the following were left out of Alpha by mistake?

A. Bayou and CoP: Blue
B. Tundra and CoP: Red
C. Scrubland and CoP: White
D. Volcanic Island and CoP: Black
E. Strip Mine and CoP: Green

ANSWER: D

28. Who was Urza's mentor/teacher?

ANSWER: Tocasia

29. How many cards are currently banned in Type II?
 
ANSWER: 9.  Waaay too many.

30. Which of the following is a real Magic card?
 
 A. 1998 World Champion
 B. B.F.M. (Big Fuzzy Monster)
 C. Telekinetic Lift
 D. Blood Sacrifice
 E. Floral Spuzzem
 F. Final Showdown
 G. Pikachu
 H. Island of Okk-Okk
                           I. Aroma
                           J. Timmy, Video Gamer
                           K. Energy Showers
                           L. Garden of Eden
                           M. Jackalope Hunter
                           N. Oath of Orangatans
                           O. Jonathan Yeh
                           P. None of these

ANSWER: E - Floral Spuzzem.
 
Congrats again to Andrew Liu, and good luck to everyone next time (contests resume when school starts again in September).
 
P.S. Hey Peter, I won your contest, but I'm still waiting for the cards!  I see you every day, but everytime I mention the cards you change the subject!  What the hell!!!