Silliness Quiz - Page 785

issybird · 04-22-2013, 07:25 PM

I just scrolled up and see that Fat Abe edited his post to add Dawes well before I pulled him out. So, Fat Abe, if you'd like to pose the next quiz, be my guest.

tubemonkey · 04-22-2013, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by issybird

How about Teddy Roosevelt as one of the Nobelists? He was active in negotiating the peace between Japan and Russia. Except I think that would have been after he was president.

Teddy got the Peace Prize during his presidency.

Fat Abe · 04-23-2013, 01:06 PM

Oh, dear, I am feeling a bit morbid today. This list of questions concerns writers that the world has lost, due to unnatural causes.

1. Mother attempted to kill this writer, while he was still in her womb. The writer is believed (by some) to have later killed himself, although the death certificate attributes the cause to kidney failure.

2. This writer, wearing a coat weighted with stones, walked into a river, died and was not found for a month.

3. She was very pretty but insecure. In spite of her beauty, her husband cheated on her. After one or more unsuccessful suicide attempts, she finally took her life using a gas oven.

4. This brilliant writer died by hanging himself. He appeared in a scene in a Simpsons cartoon.

orlok · 04-23-2013, 01:34 PM

3. Sylvia Plath?

orlok · 04-23-2013, 01:38 PM

2. Virginia Woolf?

Fat Abe · 04-23-2013, 02:22 PM

2. This writer, wearing a coat weighted with stones, walked into a river, died and was not found for a month.
:: Virginia Woolf

3. She was very pretty but insecure. In spite of her beauty, her husband cheated on her. After one or more unsuccessful suicide attempts, she finally took her life using a gas oven.
:: Sylvia Plath

Two points to Orlok who will, at the very least, tie for first place.

Fbone · 04-23-2013, 04:04 PM

4. David Foster Wallace

Fbone · 04-23-2013, 04:32 PM

1. Jack London (guessing)

Bilbo1967 · 04-23-2013, 04:32 PM

1. Dylan Thomas (also guessing)

Fat Abe · 04-23-2013, 05:00 PM

1. Mother attempted to kill this writer, while he was still in her womb. The writer is believed (by some) to have later killed himself, although the death certificate attributes the cause to kidney failure.
:: Jack London

4. This brilliant writer died by hanging himself. He appeared in a scene in a Simpsons cartoon.

:: David Foster Wallace

Two points for Fbone and two for Orlok. Both winners. I am thinking of a number between 1 and 10. Whichever one is closest to my guess can get the honor of hosting the next quiz, or you can assign this right to the other person.

orlok · 04-23-2013, 06:09 PM

7, but I'm happy to give Fbone a go, as I have posed a couple of quizzes recently.

Fat Abe · 04-24-2013, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by orlok

7, but I'm happy to give Fbone a go, as I have posed a couple of quizzes recently.

That is 1 away from my lucky number, so you can go if Fbone does not take it in the next four hours. The clock starts now. Tick, tock. The hand now points to Orlok.

Bilbo1967 · 04-25-2013, 10:27 AM

I'll pop one in, if I may? Empires;

1. A European empire that was governed by kings called Pepin the Short and Louis the Pious amongst others.

2. TV show set in Atlantic City during the prohibition era.

3. The largest empire ever seen on earth.

4. Empire with the motto, "indivisible and inseparable" that was divided and separated in 1918

5. Who made an over eight hour long film called 'Empire' consisting solely of slow motion, black and white footage of the Empire State Building in 1964?

orlok · 04-25-2013, 11:45 AM

3. Mongol empire?

4. Ottoman Empire?

5. Andy Warhol?

Fat Abe · 04-25-2013, 12:57 PM

2. Boardwalk Empire, starring Steve Buscemi, who was born in Brooklyn. The role he plays is based on a political boss (nicknamed Nucky) who was eventually convicted of racketeering. The show has high production value, but the female leads lack the zest of Dorothy Provine, an actress from a much earlier show, The Roaring 20's, set in Chicago.

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04-22-2013, 07:25 PM	#11761
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 20,210 Karma: 222235366 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: H2O, Aura One, PW5	I just scrolled up and see that Fat Abe edited his post to add Dawes well before I pulled him out. So, Fat Abe, if you'd like to pose the next quiz, be my guest.

04-23-2013, 01:06 PM	#11763
Fat Abe Man Who Stares at Books Posts: 1,816 Karma: 10606722 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: 50th State, USA. Also, PA, NY, CA, and elsewhere. Device: All of the Above	Oh, dear, I am feeling a bit morbid today. This list of questions concerns writers that the world has lost, due to unnatural causes. 1. Mother attempted to kill this writer, while he was still in her womb. The writer is believed (by some) to have later killed himself, although the death certificate attributes the cause to kidney failure. 2. This writer, wearing a coat weighted with stones, walked into a river, died and was not found for a month. 3. She was very pretty but insecure. In spite of her beauty, her husband cheated on her. After one or more unsuccessful suicide attempts, she finally took her life using a gas oven. 4. This brilliant writer died by hanging himself. He appeared in a scene in a Simpsons cartoon.

04-23-2013, 01:34 PM	#11764
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	3. Sylvia Plath?

04-23-2013, 01:38 PM	#11765
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	2. Virginia Woolf?

04-23-2013, 02:22 PM	#11766
Fat Abe Man Who Stares at Books Posts: 1,816 Karma: 10606722 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: 50th State, USA. Also, PA, NY, CA, and elsewhere. Device: All of the Above	2. This writer, wearing a coat weighted with stones, walked into a river, died and was not found for a month. :: Virginia Woolf 3. She was very pretty but insecure. In spite of her beauty, her husband cheated on her. After one or more unsuccessful suicide attempts, she finally took her life using a gas oven. :: Sylvia Plath Two points to Orlok who will, at the very least, tie for first place.

04-23-2013, 04:04 PM	#11767
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,189 Karma: 100500000 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	4. David Foster Wallace

04-23-2013, 04:32 PM	#11768
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,189 Karma: 100500000 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	1. Jack London (guessing)

04-23-2013, 04:32 PM	#11769
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	1. Dylan Thomas (also guessing)

04-23-2013, 05:00 PM	#11770
Fat Abe Man Who Stares at Books Posts: 1,816 Karma: 10606722 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: 50th State, USA. Also, PA, NY, CA, and elsewhere. Device: All of the Above	1. Mother attempted to kill this writer, while he was still in her womb. The writer is believed (by some) to have later killed himself, although the death certificate attributes the cause to kidney failure. :: Jack London 4. This brilliant writer died by hanging himself. He appeared in a scene in a Simpsons cartoon. :: David Foster Wallace Two points for Fbone and two for Orlok. Both winners. I am thinking of a number between 1 and 10. Whichever one is closest to my guess can get the honor of hosting the next quiz, or you can assign this right to the other person.

04-23-2013, 06:09 PM	#11771
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	7, but I'm happy to give Fbone a go, as I have posed a couple of quizzes recently.

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04-25-2013, 10:27 AM	#11773
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	I'll pop one in, if I may? Empires; 1. A European empire that was governed by kings called Pepin the Short and Louis the Pious amongst others. 2. TV show set in Atlantic City during the prohibition era. 3. The largest empire ever seen on earth. 4. Empire with the motto, "indivisible and inseparable" that was divided and separated in 1918 5. Who made an over eight hour long film called 'Empire' consisting solely of slow motion, black and white footage of the Empire State Building in 1964?

04-25-2013, 11:45 AM	#11774
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	3. Mongol empire? 4. Ottoman Empire? 5. Andy Warhol?

04-25-2013, 12:57 PM	#11775
Fat Abe Man Who Stares at Books Posts: 1,816 Karma: 10606722 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: 50th State, USA. Also, PA, NY, CA, and elsewhere. Device: All of the Above	2. Boardwalk Empire, starring Steve Buscemi, who was born in Brooklyn. The role he plays is based on a political boss (nicknamed Nucky) who was eventually convicted of racketeering. The show has high production value, but the female leads lack the zest of Dorothy Provine, an actress from a much earlier show, The Roaring 20's, set in Chicago.