The WIN MY BOOK Trivia Contest

[Kalel21]

My next book--Radio by the Book: Adaptations of Literature & Fiction on the Airwaves--is being published this fall. You can click on the link in my signature for more information about it.

So I am running a trivia contest with a signed copy of the book going to the winner.

The contest is open for 10 contestants. Questions will cover old-time radio, comics, old movies and classic television.

THE RULES:

Questions will be posted on Mondays and Thursdays around 3 pm Eastern time. These dates/times also act as a deadline for answering the previous question. Not answering counts as a wrong answer.

Every player is given his/her own individual question. Players MAY trade questions any time before the deadline. Both players must post that they are making the trade.

Players may research the questions. Yes, you may use Google to try to find the answer.

A player is eliminated when he/she has two wrong answers. (Not two in a row--just a total of two wrong answers.)

When we are down to one player--he/she wins. I'll send the winner a copy of my book as soon as it's published.

IF YOU ARE NOT PLAYING--feel free to kibbitz and mock the players, but please DO NOT post answers. (If you want to PM players with any information, that's fine. Just don't publically post anything.)

First come, first serve for signing up. If we have enough people interested in playing, I'll post the first questions this Thursday.

[Ignatz_Mouse]

I'm in! Please sign me up.

[Rokk_Krinn]

Oooh...I'm divided here. Part of me wants to sign up but part of me feels I should support your sales by purchasing (I know - give a copy to someone else but I have to know someone who would be interested in the topic.)

[batfink]

Yes please.

[Kalel21]

Oooh...I'm divided here. Part of me wants to sign up but part of me feels I should support your sales by purchasing (I know - give a copy to someone else but I have to know someone who would be interested in the topic.)


I appreciate the thought, but please feel free to play if you think you'd have fun with it. (Besides, you buy multiple copies and give them away like candy if you want to support my sales. :p )

[Rokk_Krinn]

I appreciate the thought, but please feel free to play if you think you'd have fun with it. (Besides, you buy multiple copies and give them away like candy if you want to support my sales. :p )

Reread my post - specifically the part in the parantheses - for my dilemma on that. ;)

Okay, I'll play.

[Kalel21]

That's three players so far:

Ignatz Mouse

batfink

Rokk Krinn

[Ignatz_Mouse]

You could always forgo the prize, of have an 'archival" copy for yourself.

[CheeseWiz]

*stands in the back of the crowd with his hand held high*

I wanna play

Pick me, pick me!

[batfink]

I call Portwaist Gunner. Oh wait, wrong game.

[Ignatz_Mouse]

Rokk, you could also donate a copy to a library. Ask batfink!

[Kalel21]

That's 4 players signed up so far.

I will, by the way, run the contest with less than 10 players if we don't have that many people interested in playing.

[batfink]

I already intended to purchase a copy for our Library.

[readyeddy?]

Sign me up.

[Darkseid Sr.]

I'll play......or else!

[Kalel21]

That makes six contestants so far:

Ignatz Mouse

batfink

Rokk Krinn

CheeseWiz

reddyeddy?

Darkseid Sr.

Four more slots to go.

[Antipathy]

Could I please sign up?

[Kalel21]

Could I please sign up?

You may.

Three slots still open.

[theanalogkid]

Sign me up.

[Kalel21]

That leaves two slots open:

Ignatz Mouse

batfink

Rokk Krinn

CheeseWiz

reddyeddy?

Darkseid Sr.

Antipathy

theanalogkid

[hail_eris]

Count me in!

[KitsuShel]

I'll take the last!

[KitsuShel]

On second thought, I'll leave the last spot open for someone who really wants to try.

I wouldn't do well anyway. :p

[AlienFlanders]

If KitsuShel doesn't mind too much I would like to sign up.

[Kalel21]

Okay, here's the ten players:

Ignatz Mouse

batfink

Rokk Krinn

CheeseWiz

reddyeddy?

Darkseid Sr.

Antipathy

theanalogkid

hail eris

AlienFlanders


I will post the first round of questions on Wednesday, with a Monday deadline for posting an answer. After that, I'll stick to a Monday & Thursday schedule for the deadlines.

[Kalel21]

To clarify how the contest will work:

Tomorrow, I'll post the first round of questions. The post will look like this:


Ignatz Mouse: Who is editor of the Daily Planet?

Rokk Krinn: Who wrote The Big Sleep?

...and so on until all players each have a question (though, hopefully, the real questions will be a tad bit harder.)

Everyone will have until Monday afternoon to post an answer. Remember, two players can mutually agree to trade questions by posting their desire to do so.

Starting Monday, new questions will be posted Monday & Thursday afternoons. These times also represent the deadlines for answers to the last question.

You can edit a post containing your answer if you want. Answers aren't considered final until the day of the deadline.

[Kalel21]

Oh, and if someone wants to slip me an envelope of used $100.00 bills with non-sequential serial numbers, I might be able to provide that person with "special consideration" when adjudicating answers.

[readyeddy?]

Oh, and if someone wants to slip me an envelope of used $100.00 bills with non-sequential serial numbers, I might be able to provide that person with "special consideration" when adjudicating answers.
All I have is this bag full of cash that sprays purple ink all over you when you open it up. Will that do?

[batfink]

Oh, and if someone wants to slip me an envelope of used $100.00 bills with non-sequential serial numbers, I might be able to provide that person with "special consideration" when adjudicating answers.
Or we can just, I dunno, buy a copy.

[Kalel21]

Or we can just, I dunno, buy a copy.


But then it wouldn't be a SIGNED copy, potentially worth milliions as a collector's item.

[spikerdude]

Dang it, wanna make room for another player?

[Kalel21]

Okay, here's the first round of questions. The deadline is Monday, 3 pm Eastern time.


Ignatz Mouse: You have an appointment with famed criminal attorney Perry Mason. When you walk into his office, who is the first person you are likely to see?

batfink: Who killed Casper Gutman?

Rokk Krinn: The cannonball that took off Long John Silver’s leg also wounded another member of Captain Flint’s crew. Who was this and what was the nature of his injury?

CheeseWiz: This actor portrayed Sherlock Holmes in 1938, then later portrayed Professor Moriarty in the mid 1950s. Who was he?

reddyeddy?: What member of the Superman Family was originally created on The Adventures of Superman radio show?

Darkseid Sr.: Of Franco, Pinkley, Maggot and Jefferson: Which of them died first?

Antipathy: Jack Benny carried on a long-running “fued” with another famous radio comedian. Who was Jack’s nemesis?

theanalogkid: What role playing game expanded 19th Century European imperialism to the surfaces of Mars and Venus?

hail eris: What action earned Scotty a commendation for innovative tactics from Captain Kirk?

AlienFlanders: What was Madame Defarge’s hobby?

[Ignatz_Mouse]

Della Street (layup!)

[readyeddy?]

I'm tempted to say Kryptonite but I'm going to go with Inspector Henderson.

[batfink]

batfink: Who killed Casper Gutman?

I really had to rack my brain on this one. Of course, everyone else's was easy. ;)
Casper Gutman, more commonly known as The Fat Man, was one of the characters after the Maltese Falcon.

[readyeddy?]

I really had to rack my brain on this one. Of course, everyone else's was easy. ;)
Casper Gutman, more commonly known as The Fat Man, was one of the characters after the Maltese Falcon.
You better delve a little further there. You're supposed to say who whacked him.

[batfink]

Oops, I missed that.

[Rokk_Krinn]

That would be ol' Blind Pew who was, well, blinded if I remember correctly.

[batfink]

I don't know who killed Casper Gutman.

[Kalel21]

I don't know who killed Casper Gutman.


Well, you got five days to solve the case.

[hail_eris]

hail eris: What action earned Scotty a commendation for innovative tactics from Captain Kirk?
Scotty beams Kirk and Spock out of a gladiator arena that was previously being broadcast on planet-wide TV. The commendation is for his knack of being the only member of the blasted crew who can remember the prime directive. Scotty knocks out power to the planet in question (how he does that, I can't quite remember), so the transporter escape isn't captured on camera.

[CheeseWiz]

Okay, here's the first round of questions. The deadline is Monday, 3 pm Eastern time.

CheeseWiz: This actor portrayed Sherlock Holmes in 1938, then later portrayed Professor Moriarty in the mid 1950s. Who was he?



Wow. You really had me. My first instinct was Basil Rathbone. Thankfully, I double-checked my answer, as it was WRONG.

If I've done my research, Orson Welles is the correct answer, having played Holmes in a 1938 'Mercury Theater on the Air' production and then cast as Holmes' nemesis during a 1952 BBC run of the 'Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'.

Fingers Crossed.

[batfink]

Well, you got five days to solve the case.
I'm guessing Joel Cairo.

[AlienFlanders]

Madame Defarge's hobby is knitting, specifically the names of those she has condemned.

[Darkseid Sr.]

I have not seen The D.D. in forever. I'm thinking Maggot, but I honestly don't remember. I'll have to research it, though.

[theanalogkid]

I am going with Space:1889 as my final answer.

[Kalel21]

Everyone remember that you may edit or re-post your answer freely anytime before the deadline. If you decide your answer may not be correct, you still have the option of changing your mind.

[Darkseid Sr.]

Yeah...I'm getting nowhere with my research, so I'm going to say Maggot.

[Antipathy]

He had a "feud" with Fred Allen.

[Kalel21]

Okay, everyone's submitted an answer, but I'm going to stick to the Monday deadline. Everyone has until then to change an answer if they desire to do so.

[Kalel21]

I'm a little early, but it seems unlikely that anyone will jump in with a last-minute answer change, so here goes.

Seven of you had correct answers. Three of you were WRONG, WRONG, WRONG!!!!!:

Ignatz Mouse—the first person you see when you enter Mason’s office is not likely to be Della Street (who was Perry’s confidential secretary), but Gertie (full name: Gertrude Lude), Perry’s receptionist/switchboard operator.

batfink: Gutman was not killed by Joel Cairo, but by Wilmer Cook, the young thug. This happens “off-screen” in the original novel, though I don’t believe it happens in the Bogart movie.

Darkseid, Sr: Good guess, but Pinkley was killed by a German soldier moments before Maggot was gunned down.

So you three are now each saddled with one wrong answer. One more wrong answer will eliminate you.

Here’s the next set of questions. The deadline is Thursday, approximately 3 pm Eastern.



:(Ignatz Mouse: What actor has played Commissioner Gordon, Archie Andrews and Superboy?

:(batfink: Four actors played Frankenstein’s Monster for Universal Pictures, starting with Frankenstein (1931) and ending with Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948). Who are those four actors?

Rokk Krinn: What famous detective once traveled from Lakehurst, NJ to Berlin, Germany aboard the zeppelin Hindenburg?

CheeseWiz: From which prison did Edmund Dantes escape?

reddyeddy?: Which of Sherlock Holmes’ cases involved a poisonous snake known as the “swamp adder?”

:(Darkseid Sr.: How did Scrooge McDuck earn his first dime?

Antipathy: What kind of tank was the original “Haunted Tank?”

theanalogkid: Jay Little Bear was a member of what two commando groups during World War II?

hail eris: Who drove a bowie knife into Dracula’s heart?

AlienFlanders: What is Dr. Susan Calvin’s job?

[readyeddy?]

The Adventure Of The Speckled Band.

[hail_eris]

hail eris: Who drove a bowie knife into Dracula’s heart?
I believe that was Lucy's Texan, one Quincey Morris.

[Ignatz_Mouse]

Bob Hastings.

Dang, and I thought I had just gotten an easy question last time! I'm going to be more careful from now on and check my answers!

[Darkseid Sr.]

He got the dime shoe-shining.

[theanalogkid]

The groups would be The Deadly Dozen and the Leatherneck Raiders.

[Rokk_Krinn]

*looks at his question and then ones like those drawn for Hail and Antipathy* I know I can answer the ones I'm getting but I wouldn't mind a "bye" round like they're getting. ;)

[Antipathy]

*looks at his question and then ones like those drawn for Hail and Antipathy* I know I can answer the ones I'm getting but I wouldn't mind a "bye" round like they're getting. ;)



Rokk Krinn: What famous detective once traveled from Lakehurst, NJ to Berlin, Germany aboard the zeppelin Hindenburg?



Charlie Chan :rolleyes: :p

[AlienFlanders]

Susan Calvin is a Robopsychologist

[Kalel21]

Are Rokk and Antipathy trading questions? Please clarify when you can. :ermm:

[batfink]

Boris Karloff: Frankenstein, Bride Of Frankenstein, Son Of Frankenstein

Ghost of Frankenstein:Lon Chaney Jr

House Of Frankenstein: Glenn Strange

Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman:Bela Lugosi

[CheeseWiz]

CheeseWiz: From which prison did Edmund Dantes escape?



If this is the Edmond Dantès (slightly different spelling) from the Count Of Monte Cristo then he escaped from the Château d'If. Had to look up the spelling.

Don't suppose that if you are talking about a different Edmund, you'd let me know before the deadline? :p

[Kalel21]

The deadline is tomorrow. I will need some sort of confirmation that Rokk and Antipathy are trading questions (if in fact, they are) before then.

[Rokk_Krinn]

Are Rokk and Antipathy trading questions? Please clarify when you can. :ermm:

Not that I knew of unless Antipathy was requesting as such.

[Kalel21]

Not that I knew of unless Antipathy was requesting as such.

Okay. Still waiting for answers from both you and Antipathy, then.

[Rokk_Krinn]

*looks up from his Light Tank M3 Stuart and answers...*

Charlie Chan. ;)

[Kalel21]

Still waiting for one player to submit an answer.


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[Rokk_Krinn]

Still waiting for one player to submit an answer.


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Antipathy may have thought by answering my question he had traded with me. If so, I don't want him penalized for what may have been me miscommunicating intent; that's why I slipped the answer to his question into my official answer.

Would you allow a switch just to make sure there isn't a "loss" for him because of that?

[Kalel21]

Antipathy may have thought by answering my question he had traded with me. If so, I don't want him penalized for what may have been me miscommunicating intent; that's why I slipped the answer to his question into my official answer.

Would you allow a switch just to make sure there isn't a "loss" for him because of that?

Gee whiz, because I'm offering a prize for this contest, I think I gotta be mean and nasty and stick pretty close to the rules.

The rules in the first post on the thread state that both players have to post their desire to trade (not just answer another person's question--which is why I asked for a clarification when he did that.) So Antipathy still needs to post an answer to his original question before 3 pm to avoid a loss. Either that or confirm that he does want to trade (at which point I will agree you have both submitted correct answers.)

Sorry--I appreciate your good sportsmanship in this. But rules is rules.

[Antipathy]

It really doesn't matter either way. I just answered Rokk's question for him as a way of slightly jabbing him for saying that my question was too easy. :p No harm intended.

My answer is a Light Tank M3 Stuart.

[Kalel21]

Well, that's everyone then. And you all have the correct answers, so no one earns another "frowny face" this time. Also, this means I might as well post the final results now rather than wait until 3.

By the way, did anyone have to actual research any of the last questions, or did you all just know?

Here's the next batch of questions. The deadline is Monday, 3 pm Eastern:

:disappoinIgnatz Mouse: Under what circumstances were Balthus and Slasher killed?

:disappoinbatfink: In the movie Destroy All Monsters, which monster attacked Moscow?

Rokk Krinn: What initials did Sherlock Holmes form on the wall of his apartment with bullet holes?

CheeseWiz: In what way is Ultra Boy’s ultra vision superior to Superboy’s X-Ray vision?

reddyeddy?: Match the city up with the appropriate private eye:

1. San Francisco
2. Miami
3. Los Angeles

a. Michael Shayne
b. Sam Spade
c. Philip Marlowe

:disappoinDarkseid Sr.: Whom did the Iron Major consider to be his greatest enemy?

Antipathy: This actor played both Sherlock Holmes and the Saint during the Golden Age of Radio. Who was he?

theanalogkid: Near the end of what novel does Hercule Poirot pass away?

hail eris: Who said “Feast your eyes—glut your soul—on my accursed ugliness!!”?

AlienFlanders: Who said “I mean to kill you in one minute, Ned. Or see you hanged in Fort Smith at Judge Parker’s convenience. Which’ll it be?”

[batfink]

Why is it I read other people's questions & think that they're easy?:noid:

[Antipathy]

Antipathy: This actor played both Sherlock Holmes and the Saint during the Golden Age of Radio. Who was he?

I assume you mean that he played both on the radio?

[Kalel21]

I assume you mean that he played both on the radio?

Yes. He played both characters on radio.

Sorry for the unclear question.

[Ignatz_Mouse]

Why is it I read other people's questions & think that they're easy?:noid:

I wonder the same thing. Ultra-Boy question is tooooo easy! (For me)

[Kalel21]

I wonder the same thing. Ultra-Boy question is tooooo easy! (For me)

I made up the questions weeks ago and I'm now assigning them randomly. I did think about how ironic it would have been if either you or Rokk had gotten the Ultra Boy question.

You can always ask CheeseWiz if he wants to trade.

[Antipathy]

Yes. He played both characters on radio.

Sorry for the unclear question.

Then it's Tom Conway.

And no problem. :)

[hail_eris]

By the way, did anyone have to actual research any of the last questions, or did you all just know?
Knew mine, but I must have read Dracula a couple dozen times (recovering Goth kid).

hail eris: Who said “Feast your eyes—glut your soul—on my accursed ugliness!!”?
That would be the Phantom of the Opera.

[Darkseid Sr.]

I'm assuming you mean the Iron Major from the comics, not the football movie from way back when?

If it's from comics, that's definately Seargent Rock.

[batfink]

:disappoinbatfink: In the movie Destroy All Monsters, which monster attacked Moscow?


Rodan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5jfCb6-2RA

[Ignatz_Mouse]

I had to research mine, I had no idea-- but after blowing the first one thinking I knew it cold, I would have researched to confirm regardless.

[CheeseWiz]

By the way, did anyone have to actual research any of the last questions, or did you all just know?

Here's the next batch of questions. The deadline is Monday, 3 pm Eastern:

CheeseWiz: In what way is Ultra Boy’s ultra vision superior to Superboy’s X-Ray vision?




Knew the last one 'cause I read the book not too long ago.

I froze for a second on this one, especially when Batfink said it was easy. That, and I wanted the Phantom of the Opera question.

Anyway, I did check my answer, but since Superboy can't see through lead (and why not???), I guessed that Ultra-boy can.

I'm sure Rokk or you other Legion fans would have much more eloquently than I.

[AlienFlanders]

I researched the answers to confirm my guesses so far.

This one I'll say Rooster Cogburn

[readyeddy?]

I knew mine but looked it up to verify.

Philip Marlowe - L.A.

Sam Spade - S.F.

Michael Shayne - Miami

[Ignatz_Mouse]

Balthus and his dog slasher died trying to warn of a Pictish advance. Once htey realized they could not reach the fort in time, they made a last stand, buying time for at least some of the women to escape.

[theanalogkid]

By the way, did anyone have to actual research any of the last questions, or did you all just know?


I have had to dig for each of my answers. The only ones I have known I have not been asked.

Curtain was Poirot's last case.

[Ignatz_Mouse]

I had to research. Found the novella online, and actually read the account of the characters' deaths (which happens off-screen).

[Rokk_Krinn]

Answer: Holmes shot the initials V.R. into his wall (standing for "Victoria Regina" as his demonstration of patriotism).

[Kalel21]

Everyone got in their answers pretty quickly, but I'll still wait for the Monday deadline before confirming any answers as right or wrong. If anyone has any second thoughts prior to then, you still have time to change your answer.

[Kalel21]

I'm a tad early with the results, but I'm gonna be away from my desk for much of the rest of the afternoon. Besides, you all got the correct answers yet again. Now I'm glad my book is still scheduled for a November release--it may very well take that long to whittle you all down to a single winner.


Here's the next batch of questions:

:disappoinIgnatz Mouse: Whose business card reads “Have Gun—Will Travel?”

:disappoinbatfink: What comic strip character has been played by Walter Matthau, Don Rickles and Robert Wagner?

Rokk Krinn: Who killed Penthesila?

CheeseWiz: In early episodes of the Muppet Show, Miss Piggy was at least once given a last name. What was it?

reddyeddy?: What is the name of the raced of winged men who live on Caspak?

:disappoinDarkseid Sr.: He was a sailor, then a doctor, then a slave, then a pirate, then a governor. Who was he?

Antipathy: According to the original novel: Other than the language of the apes, what language did Tarzan first learn to speak?

theanalogkid: What was the name of Nero Wolfe’s cook?

hail eris: In his very first animated cartoon appearance, with whom did Popeye the sailor dance?

AlienFlanders: In what comic strip did the character of the Dragon Lady originate?

The deadline, as usual, is Thurday by 3 pm Eastern.

[Ignatz_Mouse]

Paladin.

This one I knew, althogh after the Della Street Fiasco I always check.

And now I have the theme song stuck in my head!

[readyeddy?]

The race of winged men are known as the Wieroo.

This time I had to look it up. Last time I knew about Marlowe but wasn't sure about the other two, but if I couldn't have found the answer, I would have guessed it right.

[CheeseWiz]

Would Hail_eris like to switch with me? I've only watched season 1 of the Muppet Show, and don't have a clue. Might be an easy one for you?

Oh, yes and also cause I know the answer to yours.

[AlienFlanders]

Going to to go with Terry and the Pirates, but might have to do a bit more research.

[Rokk_Krinn]

Answer: That would be Achilles; what a heel.

[batfink]

:disappoinbatfink: What comic strip character has been played by Walter Matthau, Don Rickles and Robert Wagner?

The deadline, as usual, is Thurday by 3 pm Eastern.

Mr. Wilson from Dennis The Menace. I was positive about Walter Matthau & Don Rickles, but had to research Robert Wagner.
Wow, from Alexander Mundy(" It Takes A Thief") to Mr. Wilson. What is the world coming to. :speechles

[Kalel21]

Mr. Wilson from Dennis The Menace. I was positive about Walter Matthau & Don Rickles, but had to research Robert Wagner.
Wow, from Alexander Mundy(" It Takes A Thief") to Mr. Wilson. What is the world coming to. :speechles

Mr. Wilson could take Alexander Mundy in a fight. Anyone "trained" by Dennis the Menace can handle anything else life throws at him.

[CheeseWiz]

CheeseWiz: In early episodes of the Muppet Show, Miss Piggy was at least once given a last name. What was it?


The deadline, as usual, is Thurday by 3 pm Eastern.

Well, I haven't heard back from hail yet, so I had to do some digging. Miss Piggy's last name is Lee, Apparently, her full name is Miss Pigathius Lee. I'm glad this is an open book exam, otherwise I would have failed with guessing 'Piggy Sue'.

[batfink]

Well, I haven't heard back from hail yet, so I had to do some digging. Miss Piggy's last name is Lee, Apparently, her full name is Miss Pigathius Lee. I'm glad this is an open book exam, otherwise I would have failed with guessing 'Piggy Sue'.

As in "Piggy Sue Got Married"....to Kermit?

[CheeseWiz]

As in "Piggy Sue Got Married"....to Kermit?

I was thinking along similar lines of the Buddy Holly song, but that is much, much funnier! :p:laugh:

[theanalogkid]

Nero Wolfe's cook is Fritz Brenner.

[Kalel21]

I just got an e-mail from my publisher. They just shipped me the galley proof by UPS. Once I've proof-read it and created an index (which won't take me long), they estimate about 4 weeks after that before it's published.

That means the prize will be available some months earlier than I expected. You all need to start providing wrong answers so we can narrow the field down to a single winner. :cheeky:

[batfink]

OOOO!
You could sell the unedited copy on e-bay for Millions, just like a JK Rowlings book.

[Ignatz_Mouse]

I just got an e-mail from my publisher. They just shipped me the galley proof by UPS. Once I've proof-read it and created an index (which won't take me long), they estimate about 4 weeks after that before it's published.

That means the prize will be available some months earlier than I expected. You all need to start providing wrong answers so we can narrow the field down to a single winner. :cheeky:

I've already done my share on the Wrong Answer front.

[Kalel21]

I've already done my share on the Wrong Answer front.

And now whenever you walk down the street, children throw refuse at you and taunt you with cries of "Della Street!!!"

[Kalel21]

Only a few hours to go. There are still a few unanswered questions out there.

[Kalel21]

Well, the deadline has arrived and I'm afraid three of our players have not submitted answers. That means Darkseid Sr. is eliminated, while Antipathy & hail eris both rack up one wrong answer.

The answers to their questions are:

He was a sailor, then a doctor, then a slave, then a pirate, then a governor. Who was he? --That would be Peter Blood from Captain Blood. The question applies both to Raphael Sabatini's original novel and the Erroll Flynn movie.

According to the original novel: Other than the language of the apes, what language did Tarzan first learn to speak?--Though Tarzan taught himself to read and write English during his childhood (using an alphabet picture book and a dictionary he found in his father's cabin), the first human language he learned to speak was French. Taught to him by French Navy officer Paul D'Arnot after Tarzan rescued him from cannibals.

In his very first animated cartoon appearance, with whom did Popeye the sailor dance?--Betty Boop.

So here are the next round of questions. Deadline is Monday, 3 pm Eastern:

:disappoinIgnatz Mouse: What weapon did Pvt. Kirby usually carry throughout most of the TV series in which that character appeared?

:disappoinbatfink: Dick Tracy’s first case involved him getting evidence to use against what criminal?

Rokk Krinn: What happens to the Horta every 50,000 years?

CheeseWiz: What detective agency employed the protagonist of the story “The Whosis Kid?”

reddyeddy?: What rodent did Luke Skywalker use for target practice while piloting his T-16 skyhopper?

:disappoinAntipathy: What type of ammunition does an M41A pulse rifle use?

theanalogkid: What alien race once inhabited Altair IV?

:disappoinhail eris: Ned Land is a native of what country?

AlienFlanders: Who is Bertha Cool’s chief operative?

[batfink]

:disappoinbatfink: Dick Tracy’s first case involved him getting evidence to use against what criminal?


That would be Big Boy.

[Rokk_Krinn]

Answer: Every 50,000 years almost the entire species dies off and is left with only one female which then lays oodles and oodles of eggs and restarts the whole cycle.

[Antipathy]

Wait. I thought the deadline was every Monday?

[Ignatz_Mouse]

Pvt Kirby weilds the Browning Automatic Rifle.

Thank you, search, I would have guessed wrong.

[theanalogkid]

The Krell once inhabited Altair IV.

[readyeddy?]

Those would be Womp Rats.

[AlienFlanders]

I'll say Donald Lam.

[Kalel21]

Wait. I thought the deadline was every Monday?

Sorry--it's Mondays & Thursdays.

[Kalel21]

Answer: Every 50,000 years almost the entire species dies off and is left with only one female which then lays oodles and oodles of eggs and restarts the whole cycle.

Kirk: You've found more Horta eggs, Spock? How many?

Spock: Oodles and oodles, Captain.

[Rokk_Krinn]

Kirk: You've found more Horta eggs, Spock? How many?

Spock: Oodles and oodles, Captain.

Eh, bear with me. My "goodwill sci-fi" series of choice of "Doctor Who" (and you know -he- would use "oodles and oodles" and then specify the number as an aside :) ).

Seriously, you could always tell the Hawk and Dove in my family: my brother was Star Trek and I was Star Wars. :laugh:

[readyeddy?]

Seriously, you could always tell the Hawk and Dove in my family: my brother was Star Trek and I was Star Wars. :laugh:

Hah! The irony! I prefer Trek to Star Wars.

[Antipathy]

10mm Explosive Tipped Caseless Light Armour Piercing round

It also can fire grenades.

[CheeseWiz]

CheeseWiz: What detective agency employed the protagonist of the story “The Whosis Kid?”

The protagonist, the Continental Op, was hired by the San Francisco office of the Continental Dective Agency. This was hard, as I ashamedly have never been too much of a classic mystery fan (It didn't help that this was a short story, written under a psuedonym, the main character didn't have a name, and every search I ran sent me to the "Maltese Falcon'). Now that you know my kryptonite, I'm gonna have to crack open that door, aren't I?

And I would have done so much better with the Womp Rat one.

[Kalel21]

Welp, another deadline has arrived and we haven't heard from hail eris. He is, sadly, eliminated.

The rest of you all once again gave correct answers. CURSE YOU ALL---BUT YOU ALL WILL BOW DOWN BEFORE ME SOMEDAY!!!!

Here's the next round of questions:

:disappoinIgnatz Mouse: Who was Sgt. Friday’s original partner?

:disappoinbatfink: What sort of parasite does Rick Blaine object to?

Rokk Krinn: What two weapons did the Martians primarily use in their 1898 invasion of Earth?

CheeseWiz: “His appearance made me gasp. I was prepared for something strange, but not for so overpowering a personality as this. It was his size, which took one's breath away-his size and his imposing presence. His head was enormous, the largest I have ever seen upon a human being. I am sure that his top hat, had I ventured to don it, would have slipped over me entirely and rested on my shoulders. He had the face and beard, which I associate with an Assyrian bull; the former florid, the latter so black as almost to have a suspicion of blue, spade-shaped and rippling down over his chest. The hair was peculiar, plastered down in front in a long, curving wisp over his massive forehead. The eyes were blue-grey under great black tufts, very clear, very critical, and very masterful. A huge spread of shoulders and a chest like a barrel were the other parts of him which appeared above the table, save for two enormous hands covered with long black hair.” Whom does this passage describe?

reddyeddy?: In what country do you find Arenjun, the City of Thieves?

:disappoinAntipathy: Who is the mother of Carthoris and Tara?

theanalogkid: What does the “D” button on the Mach 5 do?

AlienFlanders: During the reign of the king who follows Numedides III, who commanded the Black Dragons?

[Ignatz_Mouse]

Sgt Ben Romero.

[readyeddy?]

That would be Zamora in the Hyborian Age.

[batfink]

:disappoinbatfink: What sort of parasite does Rick Blaine object to?


A cut-rate parasite,perhaps like Renault who offered Annina exit visas in exchance for sex.

[theanalogkid]

The D on the Mach 5 stands for Defensor. It makes the driver invunerable by encasing him in a bullet proof and crash proof bubble. It is also air and water tight.

[AlienFlanders]

During the reign of the king who follows Numedides III, who commanded the Black Dragons?

Pallantides

[Kalel21]

I literally almost tripped over the box containing the galley proof for my book when I walked out the door of my home this morning. In all probability, the book will be published within a month.

[batfink]

Just in time for my new budget.

[Kalel21]

I realized I had made a typo on Antipathy's question. I've edited the post to correct it.

[CheeseWiz]

CheeseWiz: “His appearance made me gasp. I was prepared for something strange, but not for so overpowering a personality as this. It was his size, which took one's breath away-his size and his imposing presence. His head was enormous, the largest I have ever seen upon a human being. I am sure that his top hat, had I ventured to don it, would have slipped over me entirely and rested on my shoulders. He had the face and beard, which I associate with an Assyrian bull; the former florid, the latter so black as almost to have a suspicion of blue, spade-shaped and rippling down over his chest. The hair was peculiar, plastered down in front in a long, curving wisp over his massive forehead. The eyes were blue-grey under great black tufts, very clear, very critical, and very masterful. A huge spread of shoulders and a chest like a barrel were the other parts of him which appeared above the table, save for two enormous hands covered with long black hair.” Whom does this passage describe?


Professor Challenger, from his first character appearance in the only Sir Arthur Conan Doyle book I've read, The Lost World.

[Rokk_Krinn]

This is actually mildly tricky as I have to figure your definition of weapon; then again I'm likely over-analyzing due to this coming from one of my all-time favourite stories.

[Rokk_Krinn]

Still, I'm going to assume the entire tripod doesn't count for what you mean as weapon, nor the results of their "terraforming" so I'm answering: heat ray and "The Black Smoke".

[Antipathy]

Dejah Thoris is the mother of Carthoris and Tara.

[Kalel21]

All the answers are in, but I'll still wait for tomorrow to give you all a chance to have SECOND THOUGHTS about your answers.

[CheeseWiz]

In other words, at least one of us is wrong . . .

or

He could be psyching us out,

or

or clearly I cannot choose the wine in front of me . . .

or is it the chalice from the palace with the brew that is true?

Nevermind.

[batfink]

I think Kalel has built up an immunity to iocane.

[CheeseWiz]

inconceivable!!!

[Kalel21]

Well, you all DO have correct answers, so I'll go ahead and post the next batch of questions a little early.

The Deadline is Monday at 3 pm Eastern:

:disappoinIgnatz Mouse: Which name does not belong: Harry Vincent, Clyde Burke; Paul Wilson, Rutledge Mann, Claude Fellows.

:disappoinbatfink: The DC Comics character of General Norton is based on what real-life person?

Rokk Krinn: Who killed Terkoz?

CheeseWiz: The Brow and Prune Face with both spies for what country?

reddyeddy?: In what month of what year did Victor and Ilsa visit the Café Americain?

:disappoinAntipathy: How many tiger tanks did Oddball’s Sherman destroy?

theanalogkid: What “Our Gang” member later worked for the Daily Planet?

AlienFlanders: In Turok and Andar’s original appearance, what was the very first prehistoric animal the two Indians encountered?

[Ignatz_Mouse]

I know TAK's answer, if he wants to swap.

[Ignatz_Mouse]

Never mind, I know mine now as well.

Paul Wilson does not belong, the others are agents of the Shadow.

[batfink]

I know CheeseWiz's.

[Rokk_Krinn]

I know of at least two Terzog's - is either answer acceptable or do I need to shoot for a specific one?

[readyeddy?]

I'm going with December 1941.

[Kalel21]

I know of at least two Terzog's - is either answer acceptable or do I need to shoot for a specific one?

I didn't know there was more than one Terzog.

You can give both answers and, if either of them is right, you get full credit.

[Kalel21]

I know of at least two Terzog's - is either answer acceptable or do I need to shoot for a specific one?

It would probably also help you out if I spelled the name correctly.

It's Terkoz, not Terzog.

Sorry about that.

[Rokk_Krinn]

Yes, that makes a bit of a difference.

All bow to Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle, Viscount Greystoke and Killer of Terkoz!

[batfink]

General Norton?
Is that what Ed Norton did before moving above Ralph Kramdon and becoming a waste disposal enginner?

[Kalel21]

General Norton?
Is that what Ed Norton did before moving above Ralph Kramdon and becoming a waste disposal enginner?

Is that your final answer? :p

[batfink]

Is that your final answer? :p

:sigh: So, far its the best I can come up with. I can't even find a DC comic character named General Norton. Emperor Norton, perhaps, but not General.

[Kalel21]

:sigh: So, far its the best I can come up with. I can't even find a DC comic character named General Norton. Emperor Norton, perhaps, but not General.

Well, you got four days yet. Maybe someone else will trade questions with you.

[CheeseWiz]

:sigh: So, far its the best I can come up with. I can't even find a DC comic character named General Norton. Emperor Norton, perhaps, but not General.

Sorry, Batfink, mine seems to be a softball. The Brow and Pruneface are both Nazi (German) spies in the Dick Tracy comics. I like softballs.

I've done a bit of digging and have also come up with absolutely no reference to a General Norton in DC comics. I'll keep poking around. Maybe if we knew to what comic that he is a supporting member of? (pardon my grammar).

[Ignatz_Mouse]

The closest I can find is a character in Hellboy, but Norton is his first name, and that's not DC.

[Kalel21]

It is obscure, but the question stands as is. No additional clues. Sorry about that.

[theanalogkid]

That would be Jackie Cooper.

[AlienFlanders]

I think I am wrong but I will say the Cave Bear

[batfink]

I'll take a shot in the dark and say General Patton.

[Antipathy]

Well I hope it's 2, since 2 were destroyed. However, I don't know if Oddball's Sherman was the one to make the kills. I guess I just have to hope for the best.

[Kalel21]

Everybody's correct again.

batfink's shot in the dark hit the target. General Norton was a reoccuring character in the "Haunted Tank" stories published in 1971-1972. He was indeed based on Patton.

Oddball's Sherman did destroy both the Tigers.

And how the heck did AlienFlanders come up with "Cave Bear?" It is correct, but I was sure whomever was unlucky enough to draw a question that obscure would be doomed.

Anyway, no more wrong answers assigned this time around.

:disappoinIgnatz Mouse:

:disappoinbatfink:

Rokk Krinn:

CheeseWiz:

reddyeddy?:

:disappoinAntipathy:

theanalogkid:

AlienFlanders:

This time around, we are having a surprise "Which comic book plot is fake?" round. (We will return to a fresh set of indiviudal questions on Thursday.)

This time, you must simply vote whether you think the following comic book plot is real or fake:

Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson are taking a cross-country drive. They arrive in a city to see the local cops beating someone up for speaking out against the Mayor. They investigate and soon learn that the Mayor has fired all the honest cops and officials, then hired a local racketeer's thugs to fill those positions.

Batman and Robin quickly take a hand, rescuing an honest reformer from "arrest." They then intercept a truck smuggling narcotics and smash a slot machine racket. Then they start picking off the local cops one by one at night, taking them prisoner.

Since the newspaper is also controlled by the Mayor, Robin organizes some local kids to print flyers calling the citizens to a mass meeting. The former honest cops take the lead in an attack on City Hall and the police department, capturing the thugs. Batman and Robin personally stop the Mayor and the chief racketeer when those criminals attempt to flee. The city is free again.

Is it real or is it fake? You have until Thursday at 3 pm to vote.

[Ignatz_Mouse]

My old favorite! However, much scarier with one wrong answer already.

I'll say fake, but withhold my reasoning until the reveal.

[readyeddy?]

AlienFlanders gets the Cave Bear thing so you start playing hardball?

Okay, I'll say it's real (as far as comics go anyway).

[Kalel21]

AlienFlanders gets the Cave Bear thing so you start playing hardball?




Actually, I had the occasional "fake comic book" rounds planned in advance.


Although I am bitter beyond despair about the Cave Bear thing. :laugh:

[AlienFlanders]

I have to admit to disparing, until I did a search for Turok comics in torrent form, I was going to guess Pteradactyl, but after reading the comic decided on the Cave Bear, technically it was the fish (but only Andar? encountered them before the bear).

As for the comic book, I will go real.

[Kalel21]

I have to admit to disparing, until I did a search for Turok comics in torrent form, I was going to guess Pteradactyl, but after reading the comic decided on the Cave Bear, technically it was the fish (but only Andar? encountered them before the bear).

As for the comic book, I will go real.

The fish, technically, weren't prehistoric because piranaha still exist today. But giant cave bears don't. That's why the bear counted as their first prehistoric encounter.

[Kalel21]

Only a day to go before the deadline. Five of you haven't voted "Real" or "Fake" yet.

[batfink]

Fake
:victory:

[CheeseWiz]

I'm also going with 'Fake'.

[Rokk_Krinn]

I'm actually going to go with "Real" on this one for reasons I won't say until finding out if I'm wrong or right.

[Kalel21]

Still waiting for TAK and Antipathy to vote. The deadline fast approaches.

[Kalel21]

Well, carnage and horror stalk the trivia game this round.

The plot is real, from Detective Comics #43 (Sept. 1940).

That means Ignatz Mouse and batfink are eliminated. So is Antipathy, who did not come out to play this round.

TAK also gets a wrong answer by virtue of not answering, while Cheesewiz gets his first frowny face.

My condolences to those who were eliminated. I actually feel badly about the necessity.

Now we return to individual questions for awhile. The deadline is Monday at 3 pm Eastern:

Rokk Krinn: Aside from numerous humans, we see Gwangi kill a total of three animals. Identify all three.

:disappoinCheeseWiz: From which law school did Theodore Marley Brooks graduate?

reddyeddy?: According to Generation One animated continuity, which Transformers were created by Starscream out of World War II vehicles?

:disappointheanalogkid: Who was a member of both the Magnificent Seven and the Dirty Dozen?

AlienFlanders: Name the head of the Superman Emergency Squad.

[Rokk_Krinn]

I'm actually going to go with "Real" on this one for reasons I won't say until finding out if I'm wrong or right.

Okay, I didn't want to give away that I have a copy of the story and while it's been awhile, was pretty sure this was it. ;) (I know it may not be very sportsmanlike but I didn't want to clue in others that had answered fake...sorry. :( )

[Rokk_Krinn]

Question - are you counting dinosaurs as animals here? I know technically they are but due to the nature of the film I feel I'd best check with you.

[Kalel21]

Question - are you counting dinosaurs as animals here? I know technically they are but due to the nature of the film I feel I'd best check with you.

Yes. Dinosaurs do count as animals.

[readyeddy?]

That would be the Combaticons. Whew! I was almost ready to beg AnalogKid for his question.

[Rokk_Krinn]

Yes. Dinosaurs do count as animals.

1) An Ornithomimus
2) A Styracosaur
3) An Elephant

(Which one of these things is not like the other one... ;) )

(I debated horses as there were a few I think probably would have been put down if not outright killed but those are the three confirmed deaths.)

[theanalogkid]

That's what I get for waiting. I thought it was real, but I was going to make sure Wednesday night but I lost power and Internet. I am using Paul's computer now. Hopefully, I will get it back before Monday.

[AlienFlanders]

I'm going to say Don-El.

[Ignatz_Mouse]

The mention of narcotics struck me as wrong-- but I was also assuming a 1950's story (and hence probably much tamer). The 40's were obviously wilder. Ah well.

[theanalogkid]

That would be Charles Bronson.

[theanalogkid]

And I would have switched, readyeddy.

[readyeddy?]

And I would have switched, readyeddy.Luckily I didn't need to and neither did you. I might have also gone for Cheesewhiz' question.

[CheeseWiz]

The plot is real, from Detective Comics #43 (Sept. 1940).


Now we return to individual questions for awhile. The deadline is Monday at 3 pm Eastern:

:disappoinCheeseWiz: From which law school did Theodore Marley Brooks graduate?




Harvard.

I guessed the plot was fake, because I scoured hundreds of Batman comic synopsis and couldn't find anything remotely similar. I'll take condolence in the fact that between Dectective comics, Batman and Batman/Superman, among others, there are hundreds of stories, and I only made it up to the mid-50's. I must of skipped right over it. Without the hard proof, I went against my first thoughts.

[Kalel21]

Well, since you all have correct answers, I figure I might as well post the next set of questions:

Rokk Krinn: Who has been both a librarian and an Orion slave girl?

:disappoinCheeseWiz: Who packed a sawed-off Winchester rifle in his pistol holster?

reddyeddy?: According to Tolkien: Of the four hobbits in the Fellowhip, who was the first to kill an orc?

:disappointheanalogkid: Who was responsible for evolving Jimmy Olsen into a super-intelligent being from 1,000,000 A.D.?

AlienFlanders: In the original version of the story, how many crewmen from the Venturer died on Skull Island?

The deadline is 3 pm Thursday.

[Ignatz_Mouse]

Dangit, I know Rokk's question, and that would have been mine, being at the top of the list!

[Kalel21]

Dangit, I know Rokk's question, and that would have been mine, being at the top of the list!

Della Street, dressed as an Orion Slave Girl, will forever haunt your dreams now.

[Rokk_Krinn]

Normally I have a bit of problem with Star Trek questions but this one, oh, how can anyone not know Yvonne Craig?

(She's no Audrey but I notice her. ;) )

[readyeddy?]

Ouch. I haven't read The Lord of The Rings since I was a high school sophomore. I doubt the movies will help. CheeseWiz, I'd consider a trade if you're game.

[batfink]

Rokk Krinn: Who has been both a librarian and an Orion slave girl?


The deadline is 3 pm Thursday.

Well, one of our Catalogueing librarians is a big green.

[batfink]

[QUOTE=Kalel21;3712276]Well, carnage and horror stalk the trivia game this round.

The plot is real, from Detective Comics #43 (Sept. 1940).

That means Ignatz Mouse and batfink are eliminated. So is Antipathy, who did not come out to play this round.

[/quote=Kalel21]
I didn't think people in the 1940s werethat jaded about Government.

[readyeddy?]

I figured it was real because Batman always seems to be bringing down corrupt government officials. At least in the old days before they decided he should be able to beat anything.

[theanalogkid]

The absent-minded Professor Potter.

[AlienFlanders]

AlienFlanders: In the original version of the story, how many crewmen from the Venturer died on Skull Island?


No idea, going to guess - 15.

[readyeddy?]

Is AlienFlanders question concerning the novelization or the screenplay?

[CheeseWiz]

Ouch. I haven't read The Lord of The Rings since I was a high school sophomore. I doubt the movies will help. CheeseWiz, I'd consider a trade if you're game.

I'll get back to you later today. I don't know either answer.

Guessing, I'd go with Wild Bill, as he's known for packing a sawed off shotgun.

I'd also take a stab at Sam Gamgee, for your question, although with the funky narrative of Tolkien, it's hard for the casual reader to know what parts happen first (i.e. did the battle of Pelenor feilds happen concurrently with the events at Cirith Ungol?).

I have to do some research.

[readyeddy?]

I'm thinking he's talking about a fictional character for yours of which I think I might know it. I'm also thinking I can answer AlienFlanders question if I get an answer to my earlier post.

[AlienFlanders]

Is AlienFlanders question concerning the novelization or the screenplay?

It does say original version, although it could be tricky, was the spider scene included in the original version and cut out of the film before it became "Original"?

[readyeddy?]

It does say original version, although it could be tricky, was the spider scene included in the original version and cut out of the film before it became "Original"?
I think the scene was removed from the original screenplay.

[CheeseWiz]

I think the scene was removed from the original screenplay.

Wow. That's actually kinda important. If the crew started out with X number of people, just because a scene is cut doesn't take away from the fact that there are still going to be that many less crewmembers at the end of the flick. How does one account for them, unless it is explicitly stated in the narrative?

Also, wasn't there a swamp scene in the original that was removed that Jackson put into his version that he too ultimately removed??

Oh, bother.

[CheeseWiz]

:disappoinCheeseWiz: Who packed a sawed-off Winchester rifle in his pistol holster?



Josh Randall, the charitable bounty hunter played by Steve McQueen in Wanted: Dead or Alive.

Sorry Readyeddy.

[CheeseWiz]

Dusting off my copy of Lord of the Rings, and flipping through it, I would still say that Sam is the first hobbit to slay an Orc, though it was much earlier, in Khazad-dum, rather than in the tower of Cirith Ungol.

I'm still very uncertain if this is the answer, but I hope it at least points one in the right direction.

I should be ashamed of myself, having eaten at the Eagle and Child pub in Oxford, and paid respects at Tolkien's resting place.

[Kalel21]

Is AlienFlanders question concerning the novelization or the screenplay?

The answer comes from a line of movie dialogue. Also, keep in mind that everyone who fell off the log died, whether or not we got to see them eaten by the spiders.

[readyeddy?]

Ahhh what the heck, it's getting down to the wire so I'll take a stab at my answer. I'm thinking Frodo got the first licks in and whacked him an orc. Though Sam seems like a reasonable answer as well, but I'll try Frodo.

[Rokk_Krinn]

Wow. That's actually kinda important. If the crew started out with X number of people, just because a scene is cut doesn't take away from the fact that there are still going to be that many less crewmembers at the end of the flick. How does one account for them, unless it is explicitly stated in the narrative?

Also, wasn't there a swamp scene in the original that was removed that Jackson put into his version that he too ultimately removed??

Oh, bother.

There was a spider-pit scene that Jackson's crew recreated for a special edition release of the original, if that's what you're thinking of here.

(There's another "log/swamp/chasm" scene that's in Jackson's movie and is by far my favourite part...I've watched it so many times it's embarrassing.)

[AlienFlanders]

Okay, from further research I will say 12 sailors.

[readyeddy?]

allright, I'm switching my answer to Sam.

[Kalel21]

Well, you all have correct answers again. Yes, Sam was the first Hobbit to whack an orc--he did do so in Moria, during the tussle around Balin's tomb (and got a cut on his forehead for his trouble).

Carl Denham does confirm a dozen dead sailors while on stage in New York, when he's introducting Driscoll to the audience. Also, if you go frame-by-frame when the group is marching through the jungle, you can count 12 sailors along with Denham and Driscoll. (Not that I know anyone geeky enough to do that. :noid:) A character in Son of Kong also mentions the crew body count.

So here's the next round of questions. The deadline is Monday at 3 pm:

Rokk Krinn: Prior to the introduction of Popeye in Thimble Theater, who was Olive Oil’s boyfriend?

:disappoinCheeseWiz: In the original pulp magazine stories published by Street and Smith, how many times did Doc Savage team up with the Shadow?

reddyeddy?: Who killed John Straker?

:disappointheanalogkid: In what episode of what TV series did Ultra Magnus kill Jonas Grumby?

AlienFlanders: Who paid Matt Dillon’s salary?

[readyeddy?]

Aaaargh! I never even knew that show existed until now. All I can find is he was struck by a car and the aliens created delays that prevented his father from getting needed antibiotics to him in time. So my best guess is the aliens as their is no reference to who the driver of the car is.

I would have been happy with any of those other questions.

[Kalel21]

Aaaargh! I never even knew that show existed until now. All I can find is he was struck by a car and the aliens created delays that prevented his father from getting needed antibiotics to him in time. So my best guess is the aliens as their is no reference to who the driver of the car is.

I would have been happy with any of those other questions.

Since there is apparently more than one John Straker (which I did not know), I will qualify the question by saying the character I'm referring to did not originate from a TV show.

[Rokk_Krinn]

Olive Oyl (for shame Kal! :) ) was formerly the fiance (kind-of) of one Harold Hamgravy.

[readyeddy?]

Since there is apparently more than one John Straker (which I did not know), I will qualify the question by saying the character I'm referring to did not originate from a TV show.

Well I was referring to a British TV series called UFO from the Seventies. Now it looks like I'm really up the creek.

To quote Emily Litella "Nevermind!" It was the race horse Silver Blaze.

[Kalel21]

Well I was referring to a British TV series called UFO from the Seventies. Now it looks like I'm really up the creek.

The guy from U.F.O. was Ed Straker.

EDIT: I didn't even know that character had a son named John. It was a cool show, though, with some fun anti-alien vehicles in it.

[batfink]

Gerry Anderson was also behind Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, and ,I think but I'm not sure, Space 1999.

[theanalogkid]

I have no idea.

[AlienFlanders]

I have no idea.

I have no clear idea with mine either, want to swap?

[theanalogkid]

I have no clear idea with mine either, want to swap?

Sure, that is fine by me.

[readyeddy?]

Near as I can tell, Analogkid's original question is in what episode did a Transformer kill the skipper from Gilligan's Island. :confused:

Makes me wonder if Kalel21 watches Robot Chicken or something.

[Rokk_Krinn]

Hey Kal, can I get a "Free Miss" if I answer TAK's original question for him? :)

[theanalogkid]

Thanks, gents but we are trying to eliminate people. I know Flanders question, so if he wants to switch, that would be fine.

[AlienFlanders]

Thanks, gents but we are trying to eliminate people. I know Flanders question, so if he wants to switch, that would be fine.

And I know TAK's question (I think) so once Kalel21 gives us the okay, game on.

[theanalogkid]

And I know TAK's question (I think) so once Kalel21 gives us the okay, game on.

Excellent.

[Kalel21]

TAK and AlienFlanders are welcome to trade questions.

[AlienFlanders]

Okay thanks,
in answer to In what episode of what TV series did Ultra Magnus kill Jonas Grumby?

I'll say the Untouchables Season 1 episode 9

[theanalogkid]

And I will say as Matt Dillion was a U.S. Marshall, the Amerian taxpayer paid his salary.

[CheeseWiz]

:disappoinCheeseWiz: In the original pulp magazine stories published by Street and Smith, how many times did Doc Savage team up with the Shadow?


According to this website: http://users.aol.com/the86floor/comics/list.html

Doc Savage has been featured in the Street and Smith the Shadow pulp magazine a total of 66 times. However, this information doesn't tell me if they teamed up in those issues (or what issues, if any, the Shadow was featured in Doc Savage pulps).

I just got back from the European Heroclix Championships in Madrid, just a bit ago, and I'm exhausted. So, hopefully this information is correct, and I'm still in the game.

Right now, I'm off to bed. Seeya!

[Kalel21]

I'm afraid that Cheesewiz is out--the list he links to a list of Shadow comics, not the original pulp novels. Even there, the two characters never crossed over and teamed up. Despite being published by the same company AND despite Doc Savage writer Lester Dent once penning a Shadow story, the two heroes never met each other. Their first team-up came decades later in DC Comics.

The rest of you had the correct answers, including AlienFlanders deducing his question was about the actors who voiced/played Ultra Magnus and the Skipper.

Here's the next round of questions. The deadline is 3 pm on Thursday:

Rokk Krinn: Other than Jackie Cooper, what “Our Gang” member later worked at the Daily Planet?

reddyeddy?: In the first recorded instance in which someone performed emergency surgery on Batman, who actually performed the operation?

:disappointheanalogkid: In which movie was Lee Marvin a veteran of the Rough Riders and had also ridden with Pancho Villa?

AlienFlanders: Who was Terry Lee’s first love?

[readyeddy?]

This could be my first failure here but I'll say Alfred performed the operation.

[CheeseWiz]

I'm afraid that Cheesewiz is out--the list he links to a list of Shadow comics, not the original pulp novels. Even there, the two characters never crossed over and teamed up. Despite being published by the same company AND despite Doc Savage writer Lester Dent once penning a Shadow story, the two heroes never met each other. Their first team-up came decades later in DC Comics.


It seemed like a trick question. I was just too tired to figure it out.

Oh well. Still buying the book anyway.

Good luck to the rest of you!

[Rokk_Krinn]

That would be Tommy Bond (first Tommy who was actually part of the "gang" and later Butch the Bully who tormented the "gang"); he would go on to be Jimmy Olsen of the Daily Planet.

[AlienFlanders]

I have to admit that I remembered a thread in the Movies section about Ultra Magnus and was overthinking my own question. (I read one site that said Dillon had been hired by Dodge City).

Anyway my guess for Terry Lee's first love is April Kane.

[theanalogkid]

I will say The Professionals.

[Kalel21]

I'm afraid that reddyeddy does rack up his first wrong answer--the first time Batman required emergency surgery was after a thug shoots him in Batman #2 (summer 1940). Since Alfred had not yet been introduced as a character, that left a very nervous Robin with the responsibility of digging the bullet out.

The rest of you had correct answers. But we now come to yet another of the "Which comic book plot is fake?" round:

Rokk Krinn

:disappoinreddyeddy?

:disappointheanalogkid

AlienFlanders

Jimmy Hunter is ashamed of his dad, who works at a boring job as the doorman in the Smallville movie theater. Jimmy thinks his dad is basically a failure at life.

Mr. Hunter is taking correspondence course art classes in order to improve himself, but Jimmy is not impressed by that.

Superboy flies back through time and photographs Mr. Hunter fighting in the war, but Jimmy is still unimpressed. It’s the fact that his dad is today only a lowly doorman that embarrasses him.

The movie theater is showing a movie called “The Rajah’s Treasure” and a real Rajah has allowed his diamond collection to be placed on display as a publicity stunt. Robbers raid the theater, knocking out Mr. Hunter and the guards and making off with the jewels. Mr. Hunter, though, is able to afterwards use his art skills to draw pictures of the thieves. When the drawings are published in the paper, the thieves decide Hunter is too dangerous a witness to leave around

The thieves kidnap Jimmy in order to lure his dad out of town & do away with him. But Hunter leaves behind a trail of gold buttons torn from his doorman’s uniform as he travels to where the thieves are holding his son. When Superboy deduces what happened to them, he is able to follow this trail and rescue the Hunters. Jimmy, impressed with his dad’s resourcefulness, begins to brag about him to everyone.

Is it real or is it fake? The deadline for voting is Monday at 3 pm.

To save you all from overthinking this in one sense--I rolled a die to decide whether to use a real or fake plot. So you don't have to try to guess which route I would go after using a real one last time.

[theanalogkid]

I am going to go real. It just sounds 50's hokey enough to work.

[batfink]

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[Rokk_Krinn]

Know the answer but going to wait a bit before I give it.

[theanalogkid]

Know the answer but going to wait a bit before I give it.

And this is why I hold no real hope in winning this. The only question I could have answered so far with 100% accuracy was the Ultra-Boy one. But having said that, it has been fun exercising my reasearch muscles.

"eagerly sets by the Internet, waiting for Monday to come."

[Rokk_Krinn]

See, now I feel like I'm a poor sport if I don't share my answer well ahead of deadline. :(

[batfink]

:m-dolphin-trans:

[readyeddy?]

I'll go real also. It sounds like an old Superboy plot.

[AlienFlanders]

I'll say fake just to help things along.

[theanalogkid]

See, now I feel like I'm a poor sport if I don't share my answer well ahead of deadline. :(

I didn't mean to make you feel that way. I just meant that I see you as the favorite to win. I am not changing my answer no matter what you come on and say.

[Rokk_Krinn]

As I don't know if I'll be around the next few days, I'll leave my answer now:

I'm calling fake on the plot. I'll give my reasons - right or wrong - later.

[Kalel21]

TAK and reddyeddy have voted REAL.

Rokk and AlienFlanders have voted FAKE.

The deadline is still Monday, so anyone can change his vote between now and then.

[Kalel21]

Well, this one was REAL. It's a Superboy story from the 1950s, but the old DC Blue Ribbon Digest that reprints it does not credit the exact source, so I don't know what issue it originally came out in. (Though it was almost certainly in Adventure Comics.)

That means Rokk Krinn and AlienFlanders each score their first wrong answers. All four remaining players have one wrong answer each--all are one answer away from elimination and all the public shame and social scorn that comes with that.

Here's the next set of questions. The Deadline is Thursday at 3 pm:

:disappoinRokk Krinn: In what novel did the Shadow recruit Cliff Marsland to be an agent?

:disappoinreddyeddy?: What was the name of Philip Boynton’s pet frog?

:disappointheanalogkid: By what collective name were Stony Brooke, Lullaby Joslin and Tucson Smith commonly known?

:disappoinAlienFlanders: Who begins his sermon with the words "Star board gangway, there! side away to larboard- larboard gangway to starboard! Midships! midships!"?

[readyeddy?]

You are progressively becoming more evil aren't you? I know who Philip Boynton is, but I've got a feeling I'm more likely to win the lottery (hopefully not Shirley Jackson's) then I am to stumble across the name of a pet frog!

[Kalel21]

You are progressively becoming more evil aren't you? I know who Philip Boynton is, but I've got a feeling I'm more likely to win the lottery (hopefully not Shirley Jackson's) then I am to stumble across the name of a pet frog!

I'm posting the questions in the order I originally thought of them. That mean they do get a little more obscure as time goes by.

[readyeddy?]

I'm posting the questions in the order I originally thought of them. That mean they do get a little more obscure as time goes by.

Ouch, I'm guessing you're idea of little is Ted Cassidy or Richard Kiel;).

[Kalel21]

Ouch, I'm guessing you're idea of little is Ted Cassidy or Richard Kiel.


Oh, come on! It's Philip Boynton's pet frog. New born babies know this one. Tribesmen still living in the Amazon basin untouched by civilization know this one. Aliens who have never visited Earth know this one. Ask any random person on the street about Philip Boynton's pet frog and they'll say "Of course I know that. Who doesn't?" ;)

[readyeddy?]

If I meet a person on the street who knows this answer I'm gonna join a monastery!

[Rokk_Krinn]

Well, this one was REAL. It's a Superboy story from the 1950s, but the old DC Blue Ribbon Digest that reprints it does not credit the exact source, so I don't know what issue it originally came out in. (Though it was almost certainly in Adventure Comics.)


Kal, I know you're the judge but are you sure here? The plot is absolutely 100% real - the difference is that you gave the boy a different name than the one in the original story: It was Freddy Parker in that comic, not Jimmy.

Superboy No. 49
June 1956
Cover: Superboy and Metallo building dwelling on asteroid //Curt Swan / Creig Flessel
Story: “The Loneliest Boy In Town” (8 pages)
Editor: Whitney Ellsworth
Writer: Otto Binder
Artist: John Sikela
Feature Character: Superboy (last appearance in ADVENTURE COMICS #225)
Intro: Freddy Parker, Captain Joe Parker
Villains: Three crooks (first and only appearance for all)
Comment: This story was adapted for the unsold Superboy TV pilot.
Synopsis: Freddy Parker thinks his father, who works as a doorman at a Smallville movie theater, is a “nobody” until he helps Superboy track down three robbers.

(I also double-checked my own copy of the story to make sure on the name.)

[Kalel21]

Kal, I know you're the judge but are you sure here? The plot is absolutely 100% real - the difference is that you gave the boy a different name than the one in the original story: It was Freddy Parker in that comic, not Jimmy.

Superboy No. 49
June 1956
Cover: Superboy and Metallo building dwelling on asteroid //Curt Swan / Creig Flessel
Story: “The Loneliest Boy In Town” (8 pages)
Editor: Whitney Ellsworth
Writer: Otto Binder
Artist: John Sikela
Feature Character: Superboy (last appearance in ADVENTURE COMICS #225)
Intro: Freddy Parker, Captain Joe Parker
Villains: Three crooks (first and only appearance for all)
Comment: This story was adapted for the unsold Superboy TV pilot.
Synopsis: Freddy Parker thinks his father, who works as a doorman at a Smallville movie theater, is a “nobody” until he helps Superboy track down three robbers.

(I also double-checked my own copy of the story to make sure on the name.)


Which means I got careless and copied the name down incorrectly.

If that fooled you, then that does seem unfair. My inclination is to just toss the results of that round out, but I'm also afraid that might seem unfair to TAK and reddyeddy.

What do the other players think? Please let me know (by PM if you prefer).

[Rokk_Krinn]

Well I hate to be a whiner but I did think that was the "twist" you were throwing in there - making it almost 100% accurate but taking the name of a different individual to catch us off-guard (as I almost put real until I remembered something was off about the name).

On the other hand, I don't want TAK and reddy punished because I'm being nit-pickity.

Sorry about the fuss. :/