Unutterably Silly Quiz

[Kumabjorn]

Originally Posted by Glorfindel

they ruin atmosphere?

Nope
You're interpreting "negative connotation" the wrong way.

[Glorfindel]

people commit suicide with them?

[Kumabjorn]

Originally Posted by Glorfindel

people commit suicide with them?

Actally when death occurs it is usually because of overdose, not premeditated suicide. So no. There is another unanswered question that might be easier to solve first.

[Gazella]

Originally Posted by Kumabjorn

Time for hints.



#2 Not an American

I'll confess. I googled this question. Kumabjorn, you do realize that no one will get it, right? I had no idea and I wouldn't have guessed the answer. I studied that person in school since he/she is/was an important figure and is of the same region I'm from. I asked my father if he knew about this and he didn't. A very hard question. I'd be really impressed if someone guesses the answer

[Kumabjorn]

Originally Posted by Gazella

I'll confess. I googled this question. Kumabjorn, you do realize that no one will get it, right? I had no idea and I wouldn't have guessed the answer. I studied that person in school since he/she is/was an important figure and is of the same region I'm from. I asked my father if he knew about this and he didn't. A very hard question. I'd be really impressed if someone guesses the answer

Well, these quizzes are supposed to be a tad difficult, but more to the Point, I'm a big fan of unexpected answers. And as you say, people will be very surprised when they learn.
Again, bedtime is closing in. So, if no one gets Another Point while I'm sleeping I will present the correct answers when I Wake up and declare a Winner.

New hints:

#2 Passed away

#4 Beware of your etymology

[orlok]

Originally Posted by Kumabjorn

2. Who was awarded the keys to Detroit City in 1980?

2. Nelson Mandela?

[Glorfindel]

#4 Winston Churchill took them? unexpected....

[Kumabjorn]

Originally Posted by orlok

2. Nelson Mandela?

Wasn't he still in jail at that time? At least you are moving in the right direction.

[Kumabjorn]

Originally Posted by Glorfindel

#4 Winston Churchill took them? unexpected....

He had been dead for more than ten years I believe.

[Kumabjorn]

Are you ready to get your minds blown?

#2 The man who got the keys to Detroit City in 1980 was no less than the humongously popular Mr. Saddam Hussein.

#4 LSD, speed, cocaine and crystal meth's common denominator is, are you ready for it, that hey are NOT narcotics.

Yeah, I couldn't Believe it either, until I realized that the pharmacological definition doesn't coincide with the judicial definition. Just like all of you, I went after the judicial rather than the pharmacological.

Three people on one point each, so I decide in favor of our newest member, take it away gazella.

[Gazella]

Originally Posted by Kumabjorn

#4 LSD, speed, cocaine and crystal meth's common denominator is, are you ready for it, that hey are NOT narcotics.

Yeah, I couldn't Believe it either, until I realized that the pharmacological definition doesn't coincide with the judicial definition. Just like all of you, I went after the judicial rather than the pharmacological.

Three people on one point each, so I decide in favor of our newest member, take it away gazella.

What?? Really?? That's very interesting!

[Gazella]

Here we go ...


Question 1: An early draft of John Steinbeck’s novel was eaten by his dog. Which novel was it?


Question 2: How many pencils did Steinbeck use to write "East of Eden"?


Question 3: How many lines are there in a traditional English sonnet?


Question 4: "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark” is a quote found in which play by Shakespeare? Who is the speaker of the quote?


Question 5: Name one Shakespearean tragedy and one Shakespearean comedy.


Question 6: Which play by murder-mystery writer Agatha Christie has been showing in London since 1952?


Question 7: In the early 1900s a thriller was instead more commonly referred to as what sort of book?


Question 8: What was Samuel Langhorne Clemens' pen-name?


Question 9: What controversial novel opens with the line: "[a person's name], light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, My soul," ?


Question 10: Which Alice in Wonderland character says "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.”


BONUS: What is the world’s most expensive book? (worth three points!)

[Bookpossum]

3. Fourteen.
4. "Hamlet". Said by Prince Hamlet.
5. "Macbeth" and "Twelfth Night or What You Will".
6. "The Mousetrap".
8. Mark Twain.
9. "Lolita".
10. The Cheshire Cat I think.

[Kumabjorn]

Steinbeck didn't use a pencil.
Hamlet takes place on Kronborg Castle in Denmark, so 4 it's Hamlet and Hamlet.
Richard III is a tragedy and Merchants of Venice is a comedy.
Clemens is better known as Mark Twain.
I would assume that an original Gutenberg Bible would be the most expensive book you can get your hands on.

[Kumabjorn]

Dang! It takes too long to write on a phone.