Silliness Quiz - Page 660

poohbear_nc · 11-06-2012, 06:03 PM

11. Of Mice and Men?

Shayne Parkinson · 11-06-2012, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

11. Of Mice and Men?

Add the author to your answer, and I'll tell you whether you're right or not.

poohbear_nc · 11-06-2012, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

Add the author to your answer, and I'll tell you whether you're right or not.

Well ... John Steinbeck .. of course

Daithi · 11-06-2012, 06:06 PM

Steinbeck

poohbear_nc · 11-06-2012, 06:07 PM

Hah! Beat you this time evil usurper!

Daithi · 11-06-2012, 06:07 PM

Dang! I tried to beat Poohbear out on the author, because that would have been funny.

Muahahahah!

Shayne Parkinson · 11-06-2012, 06:13 PM

Daithi, you're wicked!

poohbear_nc · 11-06-2012, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Daithi

Dang! I tried to beat Poohbear out on the author, because that would have been funny.

Muahahahah!

Hoisted by your own petard! Yee Haw!

Shayne Parkinson · 11-06-2012, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Well ... John Steinbeck .. of course

Steinbeck is correct, the title is not (which is why I needed the author to give you a point

).

poohbear_nc · 11-06-2012, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

Daithi, you're wicked!

The Lounge Quiz is rapidly becoming "Fight Club"!

Full contact questions & answers!

poohbear_nc · 11-06-2012, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

Steinbeck is correct, the title is not (which is why I needed the author to give you a point

).

Hah! Saved by a ripple in the space-time continuum!

poohbear_nc · 11-06-2012, 06:16 PM

The Red Pony?

Daithi · 11-06-2012, 06:32 PM

The Grapes of Wrath?

Shayne Parkinson · 11-06-2012, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Daithi

The Grapes of Wrath?

Correct - and unequivocably your point, Daithi.

Shayne Parkinson · 11-06-2012, 06:44 PM

Last words from some famous works.

One point each for author and title.

1. I leave it to be settled by whomsoever it may concern, whether the tendency of this work be altogether to recommend parental tyranny, or reward filial disobedience. - Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen - Billi 2 points

2. "Thank goodness!" said [Bilbo] laughing, and handed him the tobacco-jar. - The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien - Dreams 2 points

3. ... and that things are not so ill with you and me as they might have been, is half owing to the number who lived faithfully a hidden life, and rest in unvisited tombs.

4. As soon as they had strength, they arose, joined hands again, and went on. - Tess of the d’Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy - poohbear_nc, 2 points

5. "Oh, my girls, however long you may live, I never can wish you a greater happiness than this!" - Little Women, Louisa May Alcott - Daithi 2 points

6. The Knife came down, missing him by inches, and he took off. - Catch-22, Joseph Heller - Orlok 2 points

7. For though he was master of the world, he was not quite sure what to do next. But he would think of something. - 2001: A Space Odyssey, Arthur C. Clarke - Daithi 2 points

8. [Aunt Sally] she’s going to adopt me and civilize me and I can’t stand it. I been there before. - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain - Dreams 2 points

9. Now at last they were beginning Chapter One of the Great Story which no one on earth has read: which goes on for ever: in which every chapter is better than the one before. The Last Battle, C.S. Lewis - pdurrant 2 points

10. "Well, I’m back,” he said. The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien - pdurrant 2 points

11. She looked up and across the barn, and her lips came together and smiled mysteriously. The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck - Daithi 1 point, poohbear_nc 1 point

12. ... and wondered how anyone could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth. - Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte - poohbear_nc, 2 points

Scores so far:
Daithi, Poohbear - 5 points each
Dreams, pdurrant - 4 points each
Billi, Orlok - 2 points each

Never mind the election, this is really exciting!

One question (and two points) to go.

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11-06-2012, 06:03 PM	#9886
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,468 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	11. Of Mice and Men?

11-06-2012, 06:06 PM	#9889
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	Steinbeck

11-06-2012, 06:07 PM	#9890
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,468 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Hah! Beat you this time evil usurper!

11-06-2012, 06:07 PM	#9891
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	Dang! I tried to beat Poohbear out on the author, because that would have been funny. Muahahahah!

11-06-2012, 06:13 PM	#9892
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	Daithi, you're wicked!

11-06-2012, 06:16 PM	#9897
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,468 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	The Red Pony?

11-06-2012, 06:32 PM	#9898
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	The Grapes of Wrath?

11-06-2012, 06:44 PM	#9900
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	Last words from some famous works. One point each for author and title. 1. I leave it to be settled by whomsoever it may concern, whether the tendency of this work be altogether to recommend parental tyranny, or reward filial disobedience. - Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen - Billi 2 points 2. "Thank goodness!" said [Bilbo] laughing, and handed him the tobacco-jar. - The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien - Dreams 2 points 3. ... and that things are not so ill with you and me as they might have been, is half owing to the number who lived faithfully a hidden life, and rest in unvisited tombs. 4. As soon as they had strength, they arose, joined hands again, and went on. - Tess of the d’Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy - poohbear_nc, 2 points 5. "Oh, my girls, however long you may live, I never can wish you a greater happiness than this!" - Little Women, Louisa May Alcott - Daithi 2 points 6. The Knife came down, missing him by inches, and he took off. - Catch-22, Joseph Heller - Orlok 2 points 7. For though he was master of the world, he was not quite sure what to do next. But he would think of something. - 2001: A Space Odyssey, Arthur C. Clarke - Daithi 2 points 8. [Aunt Sally] she’s going to adopt me and civilize me and I can’t stand it. I been there before. - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain - Dreams 2 points 9. Now at last they were beginning Chapter One of the Great Story which no one on earth has read: which goes on for ever: in which every chapter is better than the one before. The Last Battle, C.S. Lewis - pdurrant 2 points 10. "Well, I’m back,” he said. The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien - pdurrant 2 points 11. She looked up and across the barn, and her lips came together and smiled mysteriously. The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck - Daithi 1 point, poohbear_nc 1 point 12. ... and wondered how anyone could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth. - Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte - poohbear_nc, 2 points Scores so far: Daithi, Poohbear - 5 points each Dreams, pdurrant - 4 points each Billi, Orlok - 2 points each Never mind the election, this is really exciting! One question (and two points) to go.