Mar 17 2010

Bye-bye Howrse Quiz, Hello Archimedes

Published by at 7:28 pm under Divines/Specials,News

For some unknown reason, Howrse closed the Howrse Quiz website and relocating it to the main website. Instead of all the previous riding level questions and answers, questions thought up by players will now be added to the riding level pages. **Update – Many players have said that the main questions are still there and only a few come up from the horse quiz.** Unfortunately, this means I probably can’t provide you with all of the answers, but I will try my best. If any player is passing though the Riding Levels, I’d love if you could copy/paste the question and four answer choices, or the right answer, if you have already passed it. I would really appreciate it. To help figure possible Q&As, visit this page: Archimedes Links

Achimedes

Since this vanished suddenly, Howrse wanted to honor the players who won 100 challenges on the site. To do this, the player was given a new special horse – Archimedes. Just like the Harlequin, it’s breed is Special, instead of Divine. It is a very unique horse since you have the ability to improve it’s intelligence by answering questions. You will also be rewarded with aging points.

Like a foundation horse, the horse’s skills only reaches 350. Born in 287 B.C., players received this horse with 42 years of age, and I’m guessing, about 50% intelligence. The intelligence bar is located right under the characteristics and above the skills.

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40 Responses to “Bye-bye Howrse Quiz, Hello Archimedes”

  1. Maliaon 17 Mar 2010 at 10:37 pm

    I want the Archimedes!!! :(

  2. Maliaon 19 Mar 2010 at 12:52 pm

    I wish Howrse Quiz stayed it’s own website though cause it’s easier.

  3. Jessicaon 19 Mar 2010 at 3:58 pm

    I agree ;)

  4. Greenstar54on 19 Mar 2010 at 7:02 pm

    Hi! I’m new here. I love this site– it is so helpful! I was wondering if Jessica could make an Archimedes page sort of like the Xanthos page. it would be nice because then we could all help the horses get smarter and we could get aging points too!

  5. Jessicaon 19 Mar 2010 at 8:48 pm

    I actually do! There’s a link to it towards the top of this post. ;)

  6. Greenstar54on 20 Mar 2010 at 12:18 pm

    Thankyou!

  7. Maliaon 21 Mar 2010 at 11:20 am

    Congrats on your 2nd place finish in your parade! I tried to put a GA in but it wouldn’t let me :(. I still don’t understand why Harlequins aren’t Divine. I was hoping they were, but it’s not. I want a Xanthos, Fire Slepnir, Slepnir, Ice Horse, Archimedes, and the 5th Element Metal coat. MAN!

  8. Jessicaon 21 Mar 2010 at 12:01 pm

    Thank you! If you tried past Tuesday, March 16th, it already closed. Harlequins kind of are divines in a way…but they can’t enter divine only comps, I believe. As for the parades, they will count as two.

  9. Ashon 02 Apr 2010 at 6:37 pm

    Does anyone know someone who owns an Archimedes?

  10. Jessicaon 02 Apr 2010 at 7:42 pm

    At the top of the post, there is a link to a page to all the Archimedes Links. For the first 20 or so, I was able to put the owner name for the link…I haven’t yet gotten to the rest of them. :p Otherwise, you could click the link and then it will take you to one. Look on the right side for the current owner, or in the Characteristics tab for the breeder.

  11. Madelineon 05 Apr 2010 at 10:06 pm

    what is the max you can answer on an arcamides a day?

  12. Jessicaon 06 Apr 2010 at 6:20 am

    Just one question on one Archimedes per day.

  13. chaucolaion 10 Apr 2010 at 1:59 am

    Haha, I own an Archimedes. Logged in for the first time in literally months and found it.

    So what, can I as an owner, do to it? Or is it just something with low skills that sits in my stables?

  14. chaucolaion 10 Apr 2010 at 2:00 am

    Oh, and I (chaucolai) have an Archimedes…

  15. Jessicaon 10 Apr 2010 at 6:15 am

    Honestly, I don’t think it will help you other than *possibly* improve your popularity. The goal is to improve it’s intelligence by answering the questions correctly, but only visiting players can do that.

  16. meltskuon 16 Apr 2010 at 2:25 am

    How can you get a Archimedes, and can Archimedes breed if its a male?? What about Xanthos?

  17. Jessicaon 16 Apr 2010 at 3:27 pm

    None of the divines can breed.

    Players got an Archimedes since they proposed a lot of questions to the Howrse Quiz.

  18. chaucolaion 24 Apr 2010 at 5:28 pm

    So, is there any point to having 100% intelligence? Or is it just a superficial thing?

    For example, would the owner get an extra AP/day because of it? *shrug* Mine just got to 100% and I don’t know whether I should really care about that..

  19. chaucolaion 24 Apr 2010 at 5:29 pm

    Oh and re:Jessica, you can improve your own Archimedes intelligence – just go into his page from your page (not in the My Horses area, but going to My Page>Horses without a breeding farm or whatever farm you put it in and then clicking on it)..

  20. Jessicaon 24 Apr 2010 at 5:30 pm

    I doubt anything would happen since it has the ability to loose intelligence if someone were to answer a question wrong. Players could easily cheat this way by having someone answer incorrectly so it drops to 99% and then someone else answer correctly to bounce back up to 100%. Then if there was a reward, the player would continue to receive it.

  21. Jessicaon 24 Apr 2010 at 5:31 pm

    Good point! ;)

  22. KaY kAy/ Maliaon 24 Apr 2010 at 11:00 pm

    Check my posts.

  23. Aon 22 May 2010 at 7:15 am

    HOw do you get an arcemedies?

  24. Jessicaon 22 May 2010 at 1:39 pm

    They were given out if you submitted 100+ questions to the Howrse Quiz.

  25. Hannahon 25 May 2010 at 10:37 am

    if anyone is willing to sell their Archimedes…I give passes!!!!!!!!! pm me on howrse at horsegurl115

  26. rockyrox1on 17 Aug 2010 at 12:03 am

    HI um does anyone have an archimedes? please contact me on howrse myname there is: rockyrox1
    thank you

  27. Jessicaon 17 Aug 2010 at 6:03 pm

    There are Archimedes links on the site – you can find the owners there as well.

  28. Elenaon 01 Oct 2010 at 2:43 pm

    How to get want a Xanthos, Fire Slepnir, Slepnir, Ice Horse, Archimedes, and the 5th Element Metal coat????

  29. Jessicaon 02 Oct 2010 at 8:08 am

    Check the FAQ. ;)

  30. Arabian Breeder 2010on 17 Nov 2010 at 10:07 am

    Someone there now the answer for this?

    At a horse show, if the class
    is Baby Green Hunter U/S,
    what does the U/S stand for?

    Under Saddle
    Under Stilts
    Under Sign
    Under Supervision

  31. Rigley12on 02 Dec 2010 at 8:26 pm

    when im on the Archimedes page where do i go to find the Q’s?

  32. Jessicaon 19 Dec 2010 at 1:13 pm

    At the top

  33. californiamaisieon 20 Dec 2010 at 8:23 am

    I am really annoyed – I had an old account in Spring/Summer 2009 and I LOVED the howrse quiz.And I don’t have an Archimedes!

  34. Karen Somerseton 28 Jun 2011 at 1:05 am

    I own an Archimedes if you want to add him, Jessica.

    Cheers from Karen Somerset.

  35. blondie2291on 16 Jul 2011 at 2:30 pm

    how do i answer a question? i have been on a few archimedes pages but i dont see where i am supposed to answer a question. i know there is only one answer allowed per day, but i have not answered any yet. thanks!

  36. 7634275on 05 Sep 2011 at 8:13 pm

    Do you kno the person who ows the cowbra and what it does??? ANYONE ANWSWER THIS PLEASE PLEASE PM ME

  37. 7634275on 05 Sep 2011 at 8:15 pm

    Do you *know* the person who *owns* the Cowbra and what it does??? ANYONE ANWSWER THIS PLEASE PLEASE PM ME

  38. Norseon 06 Sep 2011 at 11:35 am

    You can search “Cowbra” in the horse directories on the site.

    There is only one in existence, it was won by a special contest, it can never be sold or transfered to another person. No one knows if there are ever going to be more released.

  39. HorseLoveron 25 Nov 2011 at 6:28 pm

    Where is the new horse quiz??? I can’t ever find it!!!!

  40. Jessicaon 25 Nov 2011 at 8:12 pm

    It’s not a quiz like the last feature. Instead they added Archimedes – you can answer a question the horse asks and you can win an aging point. A list of Archimedes can be found under Divine Links.

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