Silliness Quiz - Page 986

pdurrant · 02-18-2015, 07:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Alliterative Actors! I want you to give me the names of alliterative actors, that is, actors (& actresses) whose first and last names start with the same [sound].

Stage names count 1 point. Real names (if also alliterative) count 2 points (you must link the real name to the stage name, although the same person doesn't have to give both). If they use their real name as their stage name and it's alliterative, 5 points!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

1 Marilyn Monroe [Norma Jeane Mortenson]
5 Charlie Chaplin [Charles Spencer Chaplin]
1 Doris Day [Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff]
1 Robert Redford [Charles Robert Redford Jr.]
5 Amy Adams [Amy Lou Adams ]
1 Alan Alda [Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo ]
5 Alan Arkin [Alan Wolf Arkin ]
5 Anthony Andrews [Anthony Corin Gerald Andrews ]
5 Lucy Lawless (which is actually her real name) [OK. Lucille Francis Ryan/Lawless/Tapert ]
5 Kevin Kline [Kevin Delaney Kline ]
5 Frances Farmer [Frances Elena Farmer ]
5 Emilio Estevez [Emilio Estevez ]
1 Greer Garson [Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson ]
1 Susan Sarandon [Susan Abigail Tomalin ]

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Quote:

Originally Posted by doubleshuffle

1 Chevy Chase [Cornelius Crane Chase ]
5 Kevin Costner [Kevin Michael Costner ]
5 Ronald Reagan [Ronald Wilson Reagan ]
5 Mike Myers [Michael John Myers ]
5 Graham Greene [Graham Greene]
2 Marshall Mathers (Eminem)
5 Michael Madsen [Michael Soren Madsen ]
5 Nick Nolte [Nicholas King Nolte ]
5 Vince Vaughn [Vincent Anthony Vaughn ]
5 Sylvester Stallone [Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone ]
5 David Duchovny [David William Duchovny ]
5 Sarah Silverman [Sarah Kate Silverman ]
1 Greta Garbo [Greta Lovisa Gustafsson ]
5 Holly Hunter [Holly P. Hunter ]
1 Nichelle Nichols [Grace Nichols ]
1 Tina Turner [Anna Mae Bullock ]
5 Helen Hunt [Helen Elizabeth Hunt ]
5 Lindsay Lohan [Lindsay Dee Lohan ]

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Bookpossum

1 Simone Signoret [Henriette Charlotte Simone Kaminker ]
5 Danielle Darrieux [Danielle Yvonne Marie Antoinette Darrieux ]
2 Greta Gustavsson, which was Greta Garbo's real name. (Not sure of the spelling.)

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

2 Marion Morrison (John Wayne)
1 Cyd Charisse [Tula Ellice Finklea ]
5 Pete Posselthwaite [Peter William Postlethwaite ]
5 Darren Day [Darren Day]
5 Bill Bixby [Wilfred Bailey Everett Bixby III ]
5 Courtney Cox [Courteney Bass Cox ]
5 Carol Cleveland [Carol Cleveland]
1 Erik Estrada [Henry Enrique Estrada ]

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

I shall try to declare a winner this lunchtime.

Just checking.... scores soon!

DoubleShuffle is the winner! Congratulations, and over to you!

doubleshuffle · 03-04-2015, 03:31 AM

I think it's my turn. Let's do another list thingy: Titles of novels (and only novels!) taken from Shakespeare.

1 point each for novel and full name of author, 2 points for the correct source of the quote, 1 bonus point for pasting the whole quote here, 5 bonus points for a nice explanation of the title in the context of the novel.

Stitchawl · 03-04-2015, 06:14 AM

The Dogs of War - Frederick Forsyth
The Winter of our Discontent - John Steinbeck
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
The Quality of Mercy - Faye Kellerman
Something Wicked This Way Comes - Ray Bradbury
Twice-Told Tales - Nathaniel Hawthorne

Stitchawl

doubleshuffle · 03-05-2015, 02:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

The Dogs of War - Frederick Forsyth
The Winter of our Discontent - John Steinbeck
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
The Quality of Mercy - Faye Kellerman
Something Wicked This Way Comes - Ray Bradbury
Twice-Told Tales - Nathaniel Hawthorne

Nice. Two points each for the first five. I can't give any points for Hawthorne's Twice-Told Tales, unfortunately - it's a short story collection, not a novel, so no points, even though the title indeed comes from Shakespeare, from King John III.iv to be precise, and a passage that can really cheer you up on a grey morning:

Quote:

There's nothing in this world can make me joy:
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man;
And bitter shame hath spoil'd the sweet world's taste
That it yields nought but shame and bitterness.

doubleshuffle · 03-09-2015, 10:25 AM

Thanks to everybody for not making this quiz too much work for me!

The winner is Stitchawl. Over to you!

Stitchawl · 03-09-2015, 11:25 AM

OK... a multi-parter!

1. How many roads must a man walk down before they call him a man?
(I'm looking for a number here, not a meteorological phenomenon.)
2. Who wrote the Book of Love?
3. What would have happened if Charlie Brown called the English teacher 'Sir?'
4. What if the Starland Vocal Band worked the afternoon shift?
5. What if Janis Joplin wanted a vette,instead of a Mercedes Benz?

One point for each correct answer. One half point for the DSM-4 citation for it.
Should you or any of your team be caught or killed, the secretary will disavow all knowledge of your actions. Good luck, Jim. This tape will self-destruct in five seconds.

Stitchawl

HomeInMyShoes · 03-09-2015, 11:33 AM

5. She would have changed her name to the artist formerly known as Prince.

doubleshuffle · 03-09-2015, 11:46 AM

5. Her friends all drove Porsches, but she'd make them regrette...

doubleshuffle · 03-09-2015, 11:50 AM

1. Five.
2. Did you?

Stitchawl · 03-09-2015, 12:16 PM

I'm going to have to split #5 between the two of you, although one of you could possibly pick up another half point for the DSM-4 cite.

Quote:

Double shuffle
1. Five.
2. Did you?

1. Not even close. Remember, Daylight Savings Time is in effect now.
2. Not according to Don McClean

Stitchawl

HomeInMyShoes · 03-09-2015, 12:28 PM

3. Linus would probably not have had a crush on him. Or maybe Peanuts would have been a little more ahead of the curve on those issues.

I'm not exactly sure how I give a proper citation without cheating by trying to check answers?

orlok · 03-09-2015, 12:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

OK... a multi-parter!

1. How many roads must a man walk down before they call him a man?
(I'm looking for a number here, not a meteorological phenomenon.)
2. Who wrote the Book of Love?
3. What would have happened if Charlie Brown called the English teacher 'Sir?'
4. What if the Starland Vocal Band worked the afternoon shift?
5. What if Janis Joplin wanted a vette,instead of a Mercedes Benz?

One point for each correct answer. One half point for the DSM-4 citation for it.
Should you or any of your team be caught or killed, the secretary will disavow all knowledge of your actions. Good luck, Jim. This tape will self-destruct in five seconds.

Stitchawl

1. The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind
2. The Monotones?
3. He'd be accused of gender dysmorphia?
4. Evening Delight?
5. She wouldn't be making amends. Or friends.

doubleshuffle · 03-09-2015, 01:16 PM

3. He would have walked in the classroom with a smirk.

issybird · 03-09-2015, 05:08 PM

1. 42

Bookpossum · 03-09-2015, 06:37 PM

3. Maybe a detention for being cheeky, since he always called her ma'am.

03-04-2015, 06:14 AM	#14778
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	The Dogs of War - Frederick Forsyth The Winter of our Discontent - John Steinbeck Brave New World - Aldous Huxley The Quality of Mercy - Faye Kellerman Something Wicked This Way Comes - Ray Bradbury Twice-Told Tales - Nathaniel Hawthorne Stitchawl Last edited by Stitchawl; 03-04-2015 at 06:18 AM.

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03-04-2015, 03:31 AM	#14777
doubleshuffle Unicycle Daredevil Posts: 13,923 Karma: 185041098 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Planet of the Pudding Brains Device: Aura HD (R.I.P. After six years the USB socket died.) tolino shine 3	I think it's my turn. Let's do another list thingy: Titles of novels (and only novels!) taken from Shakespeare. 1 point each for novel and full name of author, 2 points for the correct source of the quote, 1 bonus point for pasting the whole quote here, 5 bonus points for a nice explanation of the title in the context of the novel.

03-09-2015, 10:25 AM	#14780
doubleshuffle Unicycle Daredevil Posts: 13,923 Karma: 185041098 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Planet of the Pudding Brains Device: Aura HD (R.I.P. After six years the USB socket died.) tolino shine 3	Thanks to everybody for not making this quiz too much work for me! The winner is Stitchawl. Over to you!

03-09-2015, 11:25 AM	#14781
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	OK... a multi-parter! 1. How many roads must a man walk down before they call him a man? (I'm looking for a number here, not a meteorological phenomenon.) 2. Who wrote the Book of Love? 3. What would have happened if Charlie Brown called the English teacher 'Sir?' 4. What if the Starland Vocal Band worked the afternoon shift? 5. What if Janis Joplin wanted a vette,instead of a Mercedes Benz? One point for each correct answer. One half point for the DSM-4 citation for it. Should you or any of your team be caught or killed, the secretary will disavow all knowledge of your actions. Good luck, Jim. This tape will self-destruct in five seconds. Stitchawl

03-09-2015, 11:33 AM	#14782
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	5. She would have changed her name to the artist formerly known as Prince.

03-09-2015, 11:46 AM	#14783
doubleshuffle Unicycle Daredevil Posts: 13,923 Karma: 185041098 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Planet of the Pudding Brains Device: Aura HD (R.I.P. After six years the USB socket died.) tolino shine 3	5. Her friends all drove Porsches, but she'd make them regrette...

03-09-2015, 11:50 AM	#14784
doubleshuffle Unicycle Daredevil Posts: 13,923 Karma: 185041098 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Planet of the Pudding Brains Device: Aura HD (R.I.P. After six years the USB socket died.) tolino shine 3	1. Five. 2. Did you?

03-09-2015, 12:28 PM	#14786
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	3. Linus would probably not have had a crush on him. Or maybe Peanuts would have been a little more ahead of the curve on those issues. I'm not exactly sure how I give a proper citation without cheating by trying to check answers?

03-09-2015, 01:16 PM	#14788
doubleshuffle Unicycle Daredevil Posts: 13,923 Karma: 185041098 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Planet of the Pudding Brains Device: Aura HD (R.I.P. After six years the USB socket died.) tolino shine 3	3. He would have walked in the classroom with a smirk.

03-09-2015, 05:08 PM	#14789
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 20,220 Karma: 222235366 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: H2O, Aura One, PW5	1. 42

03-09-2015, 06:37 PM	#14790
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,137 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	3. Maybe a detention for being cheeky, since he always called her ma'am.

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