Silliness Quiz - Page 1015

doubleshuffle · 03-03-2016, 05:45 AM

Next quiz: Is emyjames going to respond to the first posts of all the threads on MR?

pdurrant · 03-03-2016, 05:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doubleshuffle

Next quiz: Is emyjames going to respond to the first posts of all the threads on MR?

Since emyjames is no longer a member, I'd guess not.

doubleshuffle · 03-03-2016, 05:57 AM

So they were a spammer... How disappointing.

drjd · 03-03-2016, 06:22 AM

9. Portrait of a Lady, Henry James.

drjd · 03-03-2016, 06:25 AM

11. Goodbye to Berlin, Christopher Isherwood.

drjd · 03-03-2016, 06:28 AM

6. Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys

Bookpossum · 03-03-2016, 06:30 AM

8. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Bilbo1967 · 03-03-2016, 07:11 AM

Everybody was correct with all their answers!

1. All this happened, more or less.
Slaughterhouse Five; Kurt Vonnegut - Fbone

2. The schoolmaster was leaving the village, and everybody seemed sorry.
Jude the Obscure; Thomas Hardy - doubleshuffle

3. It was inevitable: the scent of bitter almonds always reminded him of the fate of unrequited love.
Love in the Time of Cholera; Gabriel Garcia Marquez - Fbone

4. It was love at first sight. The first time Yossarian saw the chaplain he fell madly in love with him.
Catch 22; Joseph Heller - pdurrant

5. The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.
The Go-Between; L.P. Hartley - orlok

6. They say when trouble comes close ranks, and so the white people did.
Wide Sargasso Sea; Jean Rhys - drjd

7. It was a queer, sultry summer, the summer they electrocuted the Rosenbergs, and I didn't know what I was doing in New York.
The Bell Jar; Sylvia Plath - doubleshuffle

8. All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
Anna Karenina; Leo Tolstoy - Bookpossum

9. Under certain circumstance there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.
The Portrait of a Lady; Henry James - drjd

10. They’re out there. Black boys in white suits up before me to commit sex acts in the hall and get it mopped up before I can catch them.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest; Ken Kesey - Phyllis41

11. I am a camera with its shutter open, quite passive, recording, not thinking.
Goodbye to Berlin; Christopher Isherwood - drjd

12. It was the day my grandmother exploded.
Crow Road; Iain Banks - orlok

13. Mother died today. Or maybe, yesterday; I can't be sure.
The Stranger; Albert Camus - doubleshuffle

14. You better not never tell nobody but God.
The Colour Purple; Alice Walker - doubleshuffle

15. I'm pretty much fucked.
The Martian; Andy Weir - orlok

So, the scores;

doubleshuffle - 4
orlok - 3
drjd - 3
Fbone - 2
pdurrant - 1
Bookpossum - 1
Phyllis41 - 1

Phyllis41 · 03-03-2016, 07:17 AM

10. Ken Kesey - One flew over the cuckoos nest.

Bilbo1967 · 03-03-2016, 07:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phyllis41

10. Ken Kesey - One flew over the cuckoos nest.

Correctomundo!

Updated my previous post, and it's over to doubleshuffle or, realistically, whoever wants to put up a quiz.

Fbone · 03-03-2016, 09:06 PM

Here's a quickie.

Who were the first African-Americans to win Academy Award for Best Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress?

And who was the first African-American to win a Tony Award?

Shayne Parkinson · 03-03-2016, 09:24 PM

The first Supporting Actress winner (I think the first African-American winner in any category) was Hattie McDaniel, for "Gone With the Wind".

Shayne Parkinson · 03-03-2016, 09:28 PM

I think Sidney Poitier was the first Best Actor winner, but I don't know for which movie (probably not "To Sir With Love"

)

Fbone · 03-03-2016, 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

I think Sidney Poitier was the first Best Actor winner, but I don't know for which movie (probably not "To Sir With Love"

)

Hattie and Sidney are correct. Sidney's was for Lillies of the Field in 1963.

Bookpossum · 03-04-2016, 12:53 AM

Best actress: Halle Berry?

03-03-2016, 07:11 AM	#15218
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	Everybody was correct with all their answers! 1. All this happened, more or less. Slaughterhouse Five; Kurt Vonnegut - Fbone 2. The schoolmaster was leaving the village, and everybody seemed sorry. Jude the Obscure; Thomas Hardy - doubleshuffle 3. It was inevitable: the scent of bitter almonds always reminded him of the fate of unrequited love. Love in the Time of Cholera; Gabriel Garcia Marquez - Fbone 4. It was love at first sight. The first time Yossarian saw the chaplain he fell madly in love with him. Catch 22; Joseph Heller - pdurrant 5. The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there. The Go-Between; L.P. Hartley - orlok 6. They say when trouble comes close ranks, and so the white people did. Wide Sargasso Sea; Jean Rhys - drjd 7. It was a queer, sultry summer, the summer they electrocuted the Rosenbergs, and I didn't know what I was doing in New York. The Bell Jar; Sylvia Plath - doubleshuffle 8. All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. Anna Karenina; Leo Tolstoy - Bookpossum 9. Under certain circumstance there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea. The Portrait of a Lady; Henry James - drjd 10. They’re out there. Black boys in white suits up before me to commit sex acts in the hall and get it mopped up before I can catch them. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest; Ken Kesey - Phyllis41 11. I am a camera with its shutter open, quite passive, recording, not thinking. Goodbye to Berlin; Christopher Isherwood - drjd 12. It was the day my grandmother exploded. Crow Road; Iain Banks - orlok 13. Mother died today. Or maybe, yesterday; I can't be sure. The Stranger; Albert Camus - doubleshuffle 14. You better not never tell nobody but God. The Colour Purple; Alice Walker - doubleshuffle 15. I'm pretty much fucked. The Martian; Andy Weir - orlok So, the scores; doubleshuffle - 4 orlok - 3 drjd - 3 Fbone - 2 pdurrant - 1 Bookpossum - 1 Phyllis41 - 1 Last edited by Bilbo1967; 03-03-2016 at 07:24 AM.

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03-03-2016, 05:45 AM	#15211
doubleshuffle Unicycle Daredevil Posts: 13,944 Karma: 185432100 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Planet of the Pudding Brains Device: Aura HD (R.I.P. After six years the USB socket died.) tolino shine 3	Next quiz: Is emyjames going to respond to the first posts of all the threads on MR?

03-03-2016, 05:57 AM	#15213
doubleshuffle Unicycle Daredevil Posts: 13,944 Karma: 185432100 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Planet of the Pudding Brains Device: Aura HD (R.I.P. After six years the USB socket died.) tolino shine 3	So they were a spammer... How disappointing.

03-03-2016, 06:22 AM	#15214
drjd The Couch Potato Posts: 34,509 Karma: 230999999 Join Date: Aug 2015 Device: Kobo Glo, Kobo Touch, Archos 9, Onyx Boox C67ML Carta	9. Portrait of a Lady, Henry James.

03-03-2016, 06:25 AM	#15215
drjd The Couch Potato Posts: 34,509 Karma: 230999999 Join Date: Aug 2015 Device: Kobo Glo, Kobo Touch, Archos 9, Onyx Boox C67ML Carta	11. Goodbye to Berlin, Christopher Isherwood.

03-03-2016, 06:28 AM	#15216
drjd The Couch Potato Posts: 34,509 Karma: 230999999 Join Date: Aug 2015 Device: Kobo Glo, Kobo Touch, Archos 9, Onyx Boox C67ML Carta	6. Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys

03-03-2016, 06:30 AM	#15217
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	8. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

03-03-2016, 07:17 AM	#15219
Phyllis41 Wizardess Posts: 1,987 Karma: 10093808 Join Date: Nov 2015 Device: Kobo H2O, Galaxy Note 3	10. Ken Kesey - One flew over the cuckoos nest.

03-03-2016, 09:06 PM	#15221
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,297 Karma: 101697116 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	Here's a quickie. Who were the first African-Americans to win Academy Award for Best Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress? And who was the first African-American to win a Tony Award?

03-03-2016, 09:24 PM	#15222
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	The first Supporting Actress winner (I think the first African-American winner in any category) was Hattie McDaniel, for "Gone With the Wind".

03-03-2016, 09:28 PM	#15223
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	I think Sidney Poitier was the first Best Actor winner, but I don't know for which movie (probably not "To Sir With Love" )

03-04-2016, 12:53 AM	#15225
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	Best actress: Halle Berry?