Silliness Quiz - Page 596

Shayne Parkinson · 08-28-2012, 03:09 AM

Time to put this one to bed, I think. The missing line is "Are a home for me now".

Fbone wins by a point! Next question, please.

Fbone · 08-28-2012, 10:17 PM

Which three films won 11 Academy Awards?

orlok · 08-29-2012, 04:23 AM

The Godfather?
On Golden Pond?
Titanic?

Bookpossum · 08-29-2012, 07:15 AM

Didn't Ben Hur win lots of Oscars?

HomeInMyShoes · 08-29-2012, 08:57 AM

Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King?

Fbone · 08-29-2012, 03:36 PM

You each got one correct. LOL

Titanic
Ben-Hur
LOTR- Return of the King

Bookpossum · 08-30-2012, 03:51 AM

I don't have a quiz ready, so over to orlok or HIMS.

orlok · 08-30-2012, 06:28 AM

OK, a few author related trivia questions:

1. Which author was working as a journalist trying to track down a serial killer before realising one of her friends was the perpetrator? Extra point for the name of the book she wrote based on the experience.

2. Which author was born on the day Halley's Comet first appeared in 1835? During his lifetime he joked that he would die when it returned. He was true to his word, passing away in 1910 on the day of the comet's next appearance.

3. Who was so admired by his hometown of Dorset that when he died the community rallied to have him buried there? The literati however, thought he deserved a burial at Westminster Abbey. In the end his body was interned at the London landmark, while his heart was kept in a small casket in a Dorset churchyard.

4. Which novelist landed a lucky break when his luggage was lost during a stopover in New York? It was August 8, 1969 and he was on his way to spend a night with Sharon Tate and other friends. Turns out the glitch in his travel plans saved his life as it was the very night that Charles Manson and his disciples attacked Tate. An extra point for the name of the novel he wrote about his experience.

5. Which author wrote to his editor to ask how they were finding the manuscript (of his now famous work), and simply wrote, '?'. The publisher replied, '!'.

6. Which author originally named his sickly character Small Sam and then Puny Pete, before settling on the name now well know by readers of this classic? A point each for author and name of the novel.

7. Pride and Prejudice wasn't always known by that title. When Jane Austen's father submitted an early version of her second novel, what was it called?

8. The famous author of Robinson Crusoe changed his name in 1703 from what to Defoe?

9. What condition does author Jasper Fforde suffer from, and what impact does this have on many of his books?

10. Trimalchio in West Egg; Among Ash-Heaps and Millionaires; On the Road to West Egg; Under the Red, White, and Blue; and The High-Bouncing Lover were all titles considered for which famous work?

Stitchawl · 08-30-2012, 07:22 AM

2. Mark Twain!

6. Tiny Tim

8. Daniel Foe

Stitchawl

orlok · 08-30-2012, 07:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

2. Mark Twain!

6. Tiny Tim

8. Daniel Foe

Stitchawl

All correct! Don't stop there...

And the novel in which Tiny Tim appears (too easy, I know, but it is worth a point)

?

Stitchawl · 08-30-2012, 07:26 AM

Add to #6 Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol." I didn't read the question carefully.

Stitchawl

orlok · 08-30-2012, 07:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Add to #6 Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol." I didn't read the question carefully.

Stitchawl

Correct, of course.

Bookpossum · 08-30-2012, 08:50 AM

3. Thomas Hardy.
7. First Impressions.
9. Bipolarity?

orlok · 08-30-2012, 10:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bookpossum

3. Thomas Hardy.
7. First Impressions.
9. Bipolarity?

3. yes
7. yes
9. no

orlok · 08-30-2012, 06:17 PM

A quick summary of where we are before I go to bed (where's Shayne? She normally pulverises author questions):

1. Which author was working as a journalist trying to track down a serial killer before realising one of her friends was the perpetrator? Extra point for the name of the book she wrote based on the experience.

2. Which author was born on the day Halley's Comet first appeared in 1835? During his lifetime he joked that he would die when it returned. He was true to his word, passing away in 1910 on the day of the comet's next appearance. Mark Twain - Stitchawl

3. Who was so admired by his hometown of Dorset that when he died the community rallied to have him buried there? The literati however, thought he deserved a burial at Westminster Abbey. In the end his body was interned at the London landmark, while his heart was kept in a small casket in a Dorset churchyard. Thomas Hardy - Bookpossum

4. Which novelist landed a lucky break when his luggage was lost during a stopover in New York? It was August 8, 1969 and he was on his way to spend a night with Sharon Tate and other friends. Turns out the glitch in his travel plans saved his life as it was the very night that Charles Manson and his disciples attacked Tate. An extra point for the name of the novel he wrote about his experience.

5. Which author wrote to his editor to ask how they were finding the manuscript (of his now famous work), and simply wrote, '?'. The publisher replied, '!'.

6. Which author originally named his sickly character Small Sam and then Puny Pete, before settling on the name now well know by readers of this classic? A point each for author and name of the novel. Tiny Tim, A Christmas Carol - Stitchawl (2 points)

7. Pride and Prejudice wasn't always known by that title. When Jane Austen's father submitted an early version of her second novel, what was it called? First Impressions - Bookpossum

8. The famous author of Robinson Crusoe changed his name in 1703 from what to Defoe? Daniel Foe - Stitchawl

9. What condition does author Jasper Fforde suffer from, and what impact does this have on many of his books?

10. Trimalchio in West Egg; Among Ash-Heaps and Millionaires; On the Road to West Egg; Under the Red, White, and Blue; and The High-Bouncing Lover were all titles considered for which famous work?

Stitchawl - 4
Bookpossum - 2

08-30-2012, 07:22 AM	#8934
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	2. Mark Twain! 6. Tiny Tim 8. Daniel Foe Stitchawl Last edited by Stitchawl; 08-30-2012 at 07:24 AM.

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08-28-2012, 03:09 AM	#8926
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	Time to put this one to bed, I think. The missing line is "Are a home for me now". Fbone wins by a point! Next question, please.

08-28-2012, 10:17 PM	#8927
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,296 Karma: 101697116 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	Which three films won 11 Academy Awards?

08-29-2012, 04:23 AM	#8928
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	The Godfather? On Golden Pond? Titanic?

08-29-2012, 07:15 AM	#8929
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	Didn't Ben Hur win lots of Oscars?

08-29-2012, 08:57 AM	#8930
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King?

08-29-2012, 03:36 PM	#8931
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,296 Karma: 101697116 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	You each got one correct. LOL Titanic Ben-Hur LOTR- Return of the King

08-30-2012, 03:51 AM	#8932
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	I don't have a quiz ready, so over to orlok or HIMS.

08-30-2012, 06:28 AM	#8933
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	OK, a few author related trivia questions: 1. Which author was working as a journalist trying to track down a serial killer before realising one of her friends was the perpetrator? Extra point for the name of the book she wrote based on the experience. 2. Which author was born on the day Halley's Comet first appeared in 1835? During his lifetime he joked that he would die when it returned. He was true to his word, passing away in 1910 on the day of the comet's next appearance. 3. Who was so admired by his hometown of Dorset that when he died the community rallied to have him buried there? The literati however, thought he deserved a burial at Westminster Abbey. In the end his body was interned at the London landmark, while his heart was kept in a small casket in a Dorset churchyard. 4. Which novelist landed a lucky break when his luggage was lost during a stopover in New York? It was August 8, 1969 and he was on his way to spend a night with Sharon Tate and other friends. Turns out the glitch in his travel plans saved his life as it was the very night that Charles Manson and his disciples attacked Tate. An extra point for the name of the novel he wrote about his experience. 5. Which author wrote to his editor to ask how they were finding the manuscript (of his now famous work), and simply wrote, '?'. The publisher replied, '!'. 6. Which author originally named his sickly character Small Sam and then Puny Pete, before settling on the name now well know by readers of this classic? A point each for author and name of the novel. 7. Pride and Prejudice wasn't always known by that title. When Jane Austen's father submitted an early version of her second novel, what was it called? 8. The famous author of Robinson Crusoe changed his name in 1703 from what to Defoe? 9. What condition does author Jasper Fforde suffer from, and what impact does this have on many of his books? 10. Trimalchio in West Egg; Among Ash-Heaps and Millionaires; On the Road to West Egg; Under the Red, White, and Blue; and The High-Bouncing Lover were all titles considered for which famous work?

08-30-2012, 07:26 AM	#8936
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	Add to #6 Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol." I didn't read the question carefully. Stitchawl

08-30-2012, 08:50 AM	#8938
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	3. Thomas Hardy. 7. First Impressions. 9. Bipolarity?

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08-30-2012, 06:17 PM	#8940
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	A quick summary of where we are before I go to bed (where's Shayne? She normally pulverises author questions): 1. Which author was working as a journalist trying to track down a serial killer before realising one of her friends was the perpetrator? Extra point for the name of the book she wrote based on the experience. 2. Which author was born on the day Halley's Comet first appeared in 1835? During his lifetime he joked that he would die when it returned. He was true to his word, passing away in 1910 on the day of the comet's next appearance. Mark Twain - Stitchawl 3. Who was so admired by his hometown of Dorset that when he died the community rallied to have him buried there? The literati however, thought he deserved a burial at Westminster Abbey. In the end his body was interned at the London landmark, while his heart was kept in a small casket in a Dorset churchyard. Thomas Hardy - Bookpossum 4. Which novelist landed a lucky break when his luggage was lost during a stopover in New York? It was August 8, 1969 and he was on his way to spend a night with Sharon Tate and other friends. Turns out the glitch in his travel plans saved his life as it was the very night that Charles Manson and his disciples attacked Tate. An extra point for the name of the novel he wrote about his experience. 5. Which author wrote to his editor to ask how they were finding the manuscript (of his now famous work), and simply wrote, '?'. The publisher replied, '!'. 6. Which author originally named his sickly character Small Sam and then Puny Pete, before settling on the name now well know by readers of this classic? A point each for author and name of the novel. Tiny Tim, A Christmas Carol - Stitchawl (2 points) 7. Pride and Prejudice wasn't always known by that title. When Jane Austen's father submitted an early version of her second novel, what was it called? First Impressions - Bookpossum 8. The famous author of Robinson Crusoe changed his name in 1703 from what to Defoe? Daniel Foe - Stitchawl 9. What condition does author Jasper Fforde suffer from, and what impact does this have on many of his books? 10. Trimalchio in West Egg; Among Ash-Heaps and Millionaires; On the Road to West Egg; Under the Red, White, and Blue; and The High-Bouncing Lover were all titles considered for which famous work? Stitchawl - 4 Bookpossum - 2