Silliness Quiz - Page 566

Bilbo1967 · 07-26-2012, 03:20 PM

For those that are interested, the full list (in order) was;

Floyd Mayweather (Boxing)
Manny Pacquaio (Boxing)
Tiger Woods (Golf)
LeBron James (Basketball)
Roger Federer (Tennis)
Kobe Bryant (Basketball)
Phil Mickelson (Golf)
David Beckham (Football)
Christiano Ronaldo (Football)
Peyton Manning (American Football)

74Cuda · 07-26-2012, 03:42 PM

I'm really surprised that one of the NASCAR stars didn't make the list. I'm not a fan of his but Earnhardt Jr. makes a ton of money on endorsements alone.

Anyway thanks Bilbo but I don't have a clue what to do here. I opt to hand it over to the first person who really wants to do it and is able to do it right.

Bilbo1967 · 07-26-2012, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 74Cuda

I'm really surprised that one of the NASCAR stars didn't make the list. I'm not a fan of his but Earnhardt Jr. makes a ton of money on endorsements alone.

Anyway thanks Bilbo but I don't have a clue what to do here. I opt to hand it over to the first person who really wants to do it and is able to do it right.

I just looked it up, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. was the highest earning NASCAR driver at 28.2 million dollars. That was only good enough for 23rd place though, about 14 million dollars behind tenth placed Peyton Manning.

The source was Forbes, if anybody wants to look at it.

74Cuda · 07-26-2012, 04:12 PM

Wow. He's not as hot as he thinks he is.

Good job Bilbo.

Bilbo1967 · 07-26-2012, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 74Cuda

Wow. He's not as hot as he thinks he is.

Good job Bilbo.

Yeah, 28 milion, I don't know why he bothers!

74Cuda · 07-26-2012, 04:24 PM

Yeah he should take himself off the list and go pitch pennies somewhere.

Shayne Parkinson · 07-28-2012, 12:52 AM

Since things are so quiet (is everyone watching the Olympics?) perhaps I can slip in a quiz.

The following are fictional placenames from various works. A point each for the correct author and title. If the author used the placename in more than one book, identifying any one of those titles will do.

In some cases the name may exist in real life, but I'm after its fictional use.

If more than one author used the same fictional name, I'm open to negotiation.

1. Caladan
2. Calormen
3. Chetwood
4. Glome
5. Linden-Car
6. Milton
7. Queen's Crawley
8. Quirm
9. Longbourn
10. Sandbourne

Billi · 07-28-2012, 03:11 AM

9. Longbourn

Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice

Bookpossum · 07-28-2012, 04:21 AM

7. Queen's Crawley
Thackeray - Vanity Fair

10. Sandbourne
Thomas Hardy - Tess of the D'Urbervilles

Shayne Parkinson · 07-28-2012, 04:41 AM

Well done, you two!

1. Caladan
2. Calormen
3. Chetwood
4. Glome
5. Linden-Car
6. Milton
7. Queen's Crawley - Thackeray, Vanity Fair. Bookpossum, 2 points
8. Quirm
9. Longbourn - Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice. Billi, 2 points
10. Sandbourne - Thomas Hardy, Tess of the D'Urbervilles. Bookpossum, 2 points

Bilbo1967 · 07-28-2012, 07:15 AM

Quirm is a Terry Pratchett Discworld place I believe?

Can't think of a specific book it's in though, so I'll just guess one, Guards, Guards?

poohbear_nc · 07-28-2012, 09:17 AM

1. Caladan - Dune, Frank Herbert

poohbear_nc · 07-28-2012, 09:20 AM

Chetwood - Lord of the Rings, Tolkien

issybird · 07-28-2012, 09:20 AM

5. Linden-Car: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Anne Bronte

pdurrant · 07-28-2012, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

2. Calormen

Isn't that C. S. Lewis, A Horse and his Boy?

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07-26-2012, 03:20 PM	#8476
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	For those that are interested, the full list (in order) was; Floyd Mayweather (Boxing) Manny Pacquaio (Boxing) Tiger Woods (Golf) LeBron James (Basketball) Roger Federer (Tennis) Kobe Bryant (Basketball) Phil Mickelson (Golf) David Beckham (Football) Christiano Ronaldo (Football) Peyton Manning (American Football)

07-26-2012, 03:42 PM	#8477
74Cuda MaxPuppy Rules Posts: 31,418 Karma: 31670648 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: NW Oregon Device: Kindle Fire 8.9 HDX Kindle 3, Kindle Fire, Kindle Fire HD, Acer A200	I'm really surprised that one of the NASCAR stars didn't make the list. I'm not a fan of his but Earnhardt Jr. makes a ton of money on endorsements alone. Anyway thanks Bilbo but I don't have a clue what to do here. I opt to hand it over to the first person who really wants to do it and is able to do it right.

07-26-2012, 04:12 PM	#8479
74Cuda MaxPuppy Rules Posts: 31,418 Karma: 31670648 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: NW Oregon Device: Kindle Fire 8.9 HDX Kindle 3, Kindle Fire, Kindle Fire HD, Acer A200	Wow. He's not as hot as he thinks he is. Good job Bilbo.

07-26-2012, 04:24 PM	#8481
74Cuda MaxPuppy Rules Posts: 31,418 Karma: 31670648 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: NW Oregon Device: Kindle Fire 8.9 HDX Kindle 3, Kindle Fire, Kindle Fire HD, Acer A200	Yeah he should take himself off the list and go pitch pennies somewhere.

07-28-2012, 12:52 AM	#8482
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	Since things are so quiet (is everyone watching the Olympics?) perhaps I can slip in a quiz. The following are fictional placenames from various works. A point each for the correct author and title. If the author used the placename in more than one book, identifying any one of those titles will do. In some cases the name may exist in real life, but I'm after its fictional use. If more than one author used the same fictional name, I'm open to negotiation. 1. Caladan 2. Calormen 3. Chetwood 4. Glome 5. Linden-Car 6. Milton 7. Queen's Crawley 8. Quirm 9. Longbourn 10. Sandbourne

07-28-2012, 03:11 AM	#8483
Billi Wizard Posts: 3,388 Karma: 14190103 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Berlin Device: Cybook, iRex, PB, Onyx	9. Longbourn Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice

07-28-2012, 04:21 AM	#8484
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	7. Queen's Crawley Thackeray - Vanity Fair 10. Sandbourne Thomas Hardy - Tess of the D'Urbervilles

07-28-2012, 04:41 AM	#8485
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	Well done, you two! 1. Caladan 2. Calormen 3. Chetwood 4. Glome 5. Linden-Car 6. Milton 7. Queen's Crawley - Thackeray, Vanity Fair. Bookpossum, 2 points 8. Quirm 9. Longbourn - Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice. Billi, 2 points 10. Sandbourne - Thomas Hardy, Tess of the D'Urbervilles. Bookpossum, 2 points

07-28-2012, 07:15 AM	#8486
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	Quirm is a Terry Pratchett Discworld place I believe? Can't think of a specific book it's in though, so I'll just guess one, Guards, Guards?

07-28-2012, 09:17 AM	#8487
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,591 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	1. Caladan - Dune, Frank Herbert

07-28-2012, 09:20 AM	#8488
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,591 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Chetwood - Lord of the Rings, Tolkien

07-28-2012, 09:20 AM	#8489
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,330 Karma: 234636059 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	5. Linden-Car: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Anne Bronte