Protmušis

'Mindfight') is a team pub quiz-type game that takes place in Vilnius, Lithuania.

About 250 people (38 teams) have chosen to participate in the twelfth season of Protmušis, which started in March 2009.

During the match ten pre-prepared questions are shown on the large screen in the front of the hall (the questions are of such a style that in order to answer them one needs both general knowledge and the ability to think logically).

During that one minute players are permitted to discuss the possible answers with the fellow members of their team and to think.

If both teams have an equal number of points at that time, the match ends in a draw.

A draw is only possible in the regular season; if such a situation occurs during the playoffs, an overtime is played: additional questions are presented to the teams until the first correct answer is given - at that point the team which answered correctly is declared to be the winner.

The questions that are presented in the Protmušis games requires both general knowledge and the ability to think logically.

Usually, the questions are about more or less minor topics that are not known to most people, but after thinking logically it is possible to guess the answer based on one's general knowledge about various similar more important subjects.

The goal of Protmušis is not only to entertain but to expand the knowledge of the players and the spectators as well, therefore, the questions that are related to interesting subjects that are not widely known to the general public, but are worth to be known, are especially valued.

The technology have improved (for example, special buttons are now used by the teams to express their will to attempt answer the question; prior to the fifth season lamps were used instead and in the 1997 it was simple hand raising), the number of organisers and the question authors have increased.

Protmušis found many sponsors (such as Vaga, one of the biggest publishing houses in Lithuania) and therefore prizes are given now.

The official internet website and forums were established and had improved, Protmušis was featured many times in the student press.

The logo of Protmušis.
A match of Protmušis. One of the teams and the spectators are visible, the opposing team is to the right.
A team of Protmušis is deliberating before attempting to answer the question.
The "cup" of Protmušis (actually a glass brain) that is awarded to the champions.
An example of a question as presented on the screen during the Protmušis matches. The question reads: "Probably Mary was the only elephant hanged in world history. This happened on September 13, 1916 in Erwin, Tennessee . Why was she hanged?"