View Full Version : Not a Quiksand Puzzle, Volume 3
Marmel
07-09-2003, 12:25 PM
1. Billy was a hero, contrary to advice, but what happened to the letter documenting this fact?
2. Who agreed to marry P. Fogg after learning he couldn’t complete his journey on time ?
3. I’m the Browning character whose painting looks like I’m almost alive, and my image is hung near Neptune taming a sea-horse. Who am I?
4. If you want to get married quickly, see a J.P. - and if you have a kid, what J.P. is best-known for defining stages of childhood development?
5. Name the only Salem witch trial judge to admit that they might have been a tad off-base with the killings and such.
6. I was 6 feet, six inches tall, weighed 245 pounds, and my body ended up at the bottom of a mine – but at least the other miners’ lives were saved. Who am I?
7. Name the chef known for kickin’ it up a notch.
8. What priest had a Billboard #1 single in 1990?
9. My rule is simple: a stable bridged bicyclic compound cannot have a double bond at a bridgehead carbon unless one ring has at least eight carbons.
10. Harry, Homer, Happy, and Henry’s tails all get smacked repeatedly.
11. Every Catholic knows the Nicean creed, but what ecumenical council promoted it?
12. In the pilot, Arnie and Roxanne discover a dead body in the office. Whose?
13. Who does Hemingway owe credit to for the title of the work that covers four days in the Spanish Civil War?
14. What’s Faraday’s constant?
15. Who was prisoner 24601, and why is it unlikely that he ever met The Prisoner, who of course was Number Six?
16. Ruben is to Kelly as Clay is to [?]
17. Chandler Bing is a transponster, right?
18. What Tonight Show feature highlights the inability of random people to answer simple general knowledge questions?
19. Bloodiest battle of the US Civil War?
20. I heard a fly buzz when I died.
21. New York, London, Paris, Munich – everybody talk about.
22. Five Clay measures to reconcile the North and the South.
23. King promises to sacrifice the first living thing he sees when he reaches shore – but, oops, it’s his son.
24. “Who made you Judge Judy and executioner?” My question is, what m-word best describes this error?
25. Vienna is to Danube as Boston is to [?]
26. Software piracy is a no-no, but what classic pirate helped Jackson beat the Brits?
27. Where should you go to watch a performance of the classic farcical play “Nothing On?”
28. Who was the time-traveling Connecticut Yankee?
29. Who is best known for opposing Emperor Ming?
30. Will Darnell and Buddy Repperton were killed, but Sandy Galt survived until much later, well after Leigh and Dennis smashed the car.
31. What’s the thing wherein we’ll catch the conscience of the king?
32. Who wrote the play that had the character from which the word that’s the answer to question #24 is derived?
33. American Asa Trenchard is introduced to his aristocratic relatives, and much hilarity ensues.
34. I never understood a single word he said, but I helped him drink his wine.
35. Two Guns, Arizona, is a ghost town, but it was Ghost Dance that led to the famous massacre.
36. Odysseus destination or Cornell home.
37. Eastern Bloc : Radio Free Europe :: Cuba : [?]
38. What was the starship class to which Voyager belonged?
39. And the barber kept on shaving.
40. Sir Edward Elgar’s best-known graduation present?
41. Dian F. studied chimps, and Jane G. studied gorillas, right?
42. Darwin had his beagle… what did Drake have?
43. It really would have been best if Curly had convinced Jud to kill himself.
44. Irving story about motorcycle riding through Austria?
45. ELO is a great band, but what FLO is associated with the design of Central Park?
46. Seinfeldism referring to the practice of giving someone a gift that you were given?
47. What NFL team was the first to lose four Super Bowls?
48. Daughter dearest that wrote her actress mom’s scathing biography?
49. I could have danced all night, after fooling the Hungarian.
50. Although I was born into a poor family, I was adopted by a wealthy one; the only symbol of my former life that I missed was my stuffed bear. I held on to a trillion-dollar bill until foolishly spending it in the Caribbean. I was painted naked by a local artist and was an unsuccessful gubernatorial candidate. Who am I?
JeeberD
07-09-2003, 12:32 PM
7. Name the chef known for kickin’ it up a notch.
Emeril
16. Ruben is to Kelly as Clay is to [?]
Justin
17. Chandler Bing is a transponster, right?
Friends character
24. “Who made you Judge Judy and executioner?” My question is, what m-word best describes this error?
Malapropism?
34. I never understood a single word he said, but I helped him drink his wine.
Joy to the World - Three Dog Night
46. Seinfeldism referring to the practice of giving someone a gift that you were given?
Re-gifting
47. What NFL team was the first to lose four Super Bowls?
Minnesota Vikings
50. Although I was born into a poor family, I was adopted by a wealthy one; the only symbol of my former life that I missed was my stuffed bear. I held on to a trillion-dollar bill until foolishly spending it in the Caribbean. I was painted naked by a local artist and was an unsuccessful gubernatorial candidate. Who am I?
Charles Montgomery Burns
digamma
07-09-2003, 12:33 PM
16. Justin
18. Jaywalking
25. Charles
36. Ithaca
46. Re-gift
47. Vikings
Axxon
07-09-2003, 12:33 PM
1. She threw it away
6. John Henry
13. Shalespeare
19. Antietim
31. the play that hamlet has the players put on.
34. Jeremiah the bullfrog
41. Yes
47. Vikings
48. christina crawford
Not many and some were guesses.
cuervo72
07-09-2003, 12:34 PM
7. Emiril LaGasse
50. Montgomery Burns
47. Minnesota Vikings
34. Joy To The World, Three Dog Night (Jeremiah was a bullfrog...)
JeeberD
07-09-2003, 12:37 PM
19. Bloodiest battle of the US Civil War?
Gettysburg?
30. Will Darnell and Buddy Repperton were killed, but Sandy Galt survived until much later, well after Leigh and Dennis smashed the car.
Christine - Stephen King
41. Dian F. studied chimps, and Jane G. studied gorillas, right?
It was the opposite, right? Fossey studied the mountain gorillas and Goodall studied the chimps...
cuervo72
07-09-2003, 12:38 PM
29. Flash Gordon
21 Pop Musik :)
12. Senior Partner Norman Cheyney
JeeberD
07-09-2003, 12:42 PM
Originally posted by cuervo72
29. Flash Gordon
I think that was Ming the Merciless, not Emperor Ming... :D
But of course, I could be wrong...
Marmel
07-09-2003, 12:45 PM
1 Axxon - She threw it away
2
3
4
5
6 Axxon - Big John Henry
7 cuervo - Emeril Lagasse
8
9
10
11
12 Cuervo - Norm chaney (LA Law)
13
14
15
16 Jeeber - Justin
17
18 digamma - Jaywalking
19 Jeeber - Gettysburgh
20
21 cuervo - Pop Music
22
23
24 Jeeber - Malapropism
25 Digamma - Charles River
26
27
28
29 cuervo - Flash Gordon
30 Jeeber - Christine
31 Axxon - A play
32
33
34 Jeeber - Joy to the World
35
36 Digamma - Ithaca
37
38
39
40
41 Jeeber - no, the opposite
42
43
44
45
46 Jeeber - Re-Gifting
47 Jeeber - Minn. Vikings
48 Axxon - C. Crawford
49
50 Jeeber - Burns
Marmel
07-09-2003, 12:45 PM
BTW, you are sick for getting Pop Musik so fast cuervo. :D
QuikSand
07-09-2003, 12:49 PM
40. Elgar wrote "Pomp and Circumstance"
41 Fossey and Goodall, and I think they are reversed
42. The Golden Hind ? (name of ship)
JeeberD
07-09-2003, 12:50 PM
Damn, guess I was wrong on chastizing cuervo on Ming...
QuikSand
07-09-2003, 12:51 PM
13. John Donne, For Whom the Bell Tolls
Maple Leafs
07-09-2003, 12:51 PM
Originally posted by Marmel
15. Who was prisoner 24601, and why is it unlikely that he ever met The Prisoner, who of course was Number Six?Jean Valjean (I'm sure my spelling is off) from Les Miserables. It's unlikely the ever met, seeing as one was a literary character, and one was from a television show.
Marmel
07-09-2003, 12:51 PM
1 Axxon - She threw it away
2
3
4
5
6 Axxon - Big John Henry
7 cuervo - Emeril Lagasse
8
9
10
11
12 Cuervo - Norm chaney (LA Law)
13
14
15
16 Jeeber - Justin
17
18 digamma - Jaywalking
19 Jeeber - Gettysburgh
20
21 cuervo - Pop Music
22
23
24 Jeeber - Malapropism
25 Digamma - Charles River
26
27
28
29 cuervo - Flash Gordon
30 Jeeber - Christine
31 Axxon - A play
32
33
34 Jeeber - Joy to the World
35
36 Digamma - Ithaca
37
38
39
40 Quiksand - Pomp and Circumstance
41 Jeeber - no, the opposite
42 Quiksand - The Golden Hind
43
44
45
46 Jeeber - Re-Gifting
47 Jeeber - Minn. Vikings
48 Axxon - C. Crawford
49
50 Jeeber - Burns
QuikSand
07-09-2003, 12:51 PM
Originally posted by Marmel
BTW, you are sick for getting Pop Musik so fast cuervo. :D
What are the odds that comes up in two different FOFC puzzles on the same day?
Marmel
07-09-2003, 12:54 PM
Was that in your music quiz Quik? I cannot listen to it herr at work, so I did not even know.
I would imagine the odds are better on the Bengals winning the Superbowl this year. :)
QuikSand
07-09-2003, 12:54 PM
I hate history, but is 22 the Missouri Compromise?
Marmel
07-09-2003, 12:56 PM
Compromise is correct, but Missouri is not (again, according to the information I have at hand, this is one I am not even familiar with).
Marmel
07-09-2003, 12:56 PM
1 Axxon - She threw it away
2
3
4
5
6 Axxon - Big John Henry
7 cuervo - Emeril Lagasse
8
9
10
11
12 Cuervo - Norm chaney (LA Law)
13 Quiksand - John Donne, FWTBT
14
15 Maple - Jean Valjean, diff. Authors
16 Jeeber - Justin
17
18 digamma - Jaywalking
19 Jeeber - Gettysburgh
20
21 cuervo - Pop Music
22
23
24 Jeeber - Malapropism
25 Digamma - Charles River
26
27
28
29 cuervo - Flash Gordon
30 Jeeber - Christine
31 Axxon - A play
32
33
34 Jeeber - Joy to the World
35
36 Digamma - Ithaca
37
38
39
40 Quiksand - Pomp and Circumstance
41 Jeeber - no, the opposite
42 Quiksand - The Golden Hind
43
44
45
46 Jeeber - Re-Gifting
47 Jeeber - Minn. Vikings
48 Axxon - C. Crawford
49
50 Jeeber - Burns
QuikSand
07-09-2003, 12:56 PM
"Malapropism" is from an 18th century play named The Rivals, but I am blanking on the playwright. Drat!
JeeberD
07-09-2003, 12:57 PM
36. Odysseus destination or Cornell home.
Ithaca
20. I heard a fly buzz when I died.
Emily Dickenson
JeeberD
07-09-2003, 12:59 PM
33. American Asa Trenchard is introduced to his aristocratic relatives, and much hilarity ensues.
Our American Cousin
Marmel
07-09-2003, 12:59 PM
yes on 20 Jeebs, 36 was already answered.
Marmel
07-09-2003, 01:00 PM
Yes on 33 as well.
digamma
07-09-2003, 01:01 PM
Is 9 MC Hammer?
JeeberD
07-09-2003, 01:02 PM
28. Who was the time-traveling Connecticut Yankee?
Hank Morgan
Marmel
07-09-2003, 01:03 PM
digamma, i assume you mean 8, and no.
Hank Morgan is correct on #28 Jeeber.
cuervo72
07-09-2003, 01:03 PM
27. The play (or movie) Noises Off
cuervo72
07-09-2003, 01:05 PM
My guess for 8 would have been Judas Priest, but I don't think they had a hit then....
JeeberD
07-09-2003, 01:05 PM
9. My rule is simple: a stable bridged bicyclic compound cannot have a double bond at a bridgehead carbon unless one ring has at least eight carbons.
Bredt’s Rule
Marmel
07-09-2003, 01:05 PM
correct on 27 cuervo....updated list...
1 Axxon - She threw it away
2
3
4
5
6 Axxon - Big John Henry
7 cuervo - Emeril Lagasse
8
9
10
11
12 Cuervo - Norm chaney (LA Law)
13 Quiksand - John Donne, FWTBT
14
15 Maple - Jean Valjean, diff. Authors
16 Jeeber - Justin
17
18 digamma - Jaywalking
19 Jeeber - Gettysburgh
20 Jeeber - E. Dickenson
21 cuervo - Pop Music
22
23
24 Jeeber - Malapropism
25 Digamma - Charles River
26
27 cuervo - Noises Off
28 Jeeber - Hank Morgan
29 cuervo - Flash Gordon
30 Jeeber - Christine
31 Axxon - A play
32
33 Jeeber - Our American Cousin
34 Jeeber - Joy to the World
35
36 Digamma - Ithaca
37
38
39
40 Quiksand - Pomp and Circumstance
41 Jeeber - no, the opposite
42 Quiksand - The Golden Hind
43
44
45
46 Jeeber - Re-Gifting
47 Jeeber - Minn. Vikings
48 Axxon - C. Crawford
49
50 Jeeber - Burns
JeeberD
07-09-2003, 01:06 PM
8. Maxi Priest???
Axxon
07-09-2003, 01:10 PM
Ah, Antietam was the civil wars bloodiest day, Gettysburg was the bloodiest battle. Damn, caught by a technicality. :)
Marmel
07-09-2003, 01:11 PM
yes on 8 Jeeber
dacman
07-09-2003, 01:18 PM
26) Jean Lafitte
JeeberD
07-09-2003, 01:19 PM
Originally posted by JeeberD
9. My rule is simple: a stable bridged bicyclic compound cannot have a double bond at a bridgehead carbon unless one ring has at least eight carbons.
Bredt’s Rule
Or to be more specific, the rule was written by Konrad Julius Bredt.
cuervo72
07-09-2003, 01:19 PM
Originally posted by Marmel
BTW, you are sick for getting Pop Musik so fast cuervo. :D
Check QS's scrambled song thread ;)
dacman
07-09-2003, 01:20 PM
22) Compromise of 1850 and no it's not the same as the Missouri Compromise
Marmel
07-09-2003, 01:22 PM
1 Axxon - She threw it away
2
3
4
5
6 Axxon - Big John Henry
7 cuervo - Emeril Lagasse
8 Jeeber - Maxi Priest
9 Jeeber - Bredt's Rule
10
11
12 Cuervo - Norm chaney (LA Law)
13 Quiksand - John Donne, FWTBT
14
15 Maple - Jean Valjean, diff. Authors
16 Jeeber - Justin
17
18 digamma - Jaywalking
19 Jeeber - Gettysburgh
20 Jeeber - E. Dickenson
21 cuervo - Pop Music
22 dacman - Comp. Of 1850
23
24 Jeeber - Malapropism
25 Digamma - Charles River
26 dacman - Jean Lafitte
27 cuervo - Noises Off
28 Jeeber - Hank Morgan
29 cuervo - Flash Gordon
30 Jeeber - Christine
31 Axxon - A play
32
33 Jeeber - Our American Cousin
34 Jeeber - Joy to the World
35
36 Digamma - Ithaca
37
38
39
40 Quiksand - Pomp and Circumstance
41 Jeeber - no, the opposite
42 Quiksand - The Golden Hind
43
44
45
46 Jeeber - Re-Gifting
47 Jeeber - Minn. Vikings
48 Axxon - C. Crawford
49
50 Jeeber - Burns
Axxon
07-09-2003, 01:25 PM
2. Aouda
dacman
07-09-2003, 01:25 PM
4) Justice of the Peace; Jean Piaget
Marmel
07-09-2003, 01:27 PM
correct on both accounts guys
Axxon
07-09-2003, 01:28 PM
3. My Last Dutchess
Marmel
07-09-2003, 01:29 PM
1 Axxon - She threw it away
2 Axxon - aouda
3 Axxon - My Last duchess
4 dacman - Jean Piaget, JOTP
5
6 Axxon - Big John Henry
7 cuervo - Emeril Lagasse
8 Jeeber - Maxi Priest
9 Jeeber - Bredt's Rule
10
11
12 Cuervo - Norm chaney (LA Law)
13 Quiksand - John Donne, FWTBT
14
15 Maple - Jean Valjean, diff. Authors
16 Jeeber - Justin
17
18 digamma - Jaywalking
19 Jeeber - Gettysburgh
20 Jeeber - E. Dickenson
21 cuervo - Pop Music
22 dacman - Comp. Of 1850
23
24 Jeeber - Malapropism
25 Digamma - Charles River
26 dacman - Jean Lafitte
27 cuervo - Noises Off
28 Jeeber - Hank Morgan
29 cuervo - Flash Gordon
30 Jeeber - Christine
31 Axxon - A play
32
33 Jeeber - Our American Cousin
34 Jeeber - Joy to the World
35
36 Digamma - Ithaca
37
38
39
40 Quiksand - Pomp and Circumstance
41 Jeeber - no, the opposite
42 Quiksand - The Golden Hind
43
44
45
46 Jeeber - Re-Gifting
47 Jeeber - Minn. Vikings
48 Axxon - C. Crawford
49
50 Jeeber - Burns
Axxon
07-09-2003, 01:29 PM
5. Jonathan Corwin
Axxon
07-09-2003, 01:32 PM
11. The first council in Nicea ( 325 )
dacman
07-09-2003, 01:35 PM
14) 6.626*10^-34 ??? unless you actually wanted a word description
Marmel
07-09-2003, 01:41 PM
11 - that is only half of the answer Axxon
14 - looking for a word description
Axxon
07-09-2003, 01:44 PM
11b. second ecumenical council in Constantinople (381)
Axxon
07-09-2003, 01:46 PM
14. A constant ( the number dac gave )used to calculate the electric charge needed to discharge a particular quantity of ions during electrolysis.
Axxon
07-09-2003, 01:47 PM
38. intrepid class
Marmel
07-09-2003, 01:47 PM
11 - correct
14 - there is a simple, more precise way to put it
Marmel
07-09-2003, 01:48 PM
38 correct
Axxon
07-09-2003, 01:48 PM
39. the owl critic - james fields
Marmel
07-09-2003, 01:49 PM
39 correct
Marmel
07-09-2003, 01:49 PM
1 Axxon - She threw it away
2 Axxon - aouda
3 Axxon - My Last duchess
4 dacman - Jean Piaget, JOTP
5
6 Axxon - Big John Henry
7 cuervo - Emeril Lagasse
8 Jeeber - Maxi Priest
9 Jeeber - Bredt's Rule
10
11 Axxon - Nicea (325), Const. (381)
12 Cuervo - Norm chaney (LA Law)
13 Quiksand - John Donne, FWTBT
14
15 Maple - Jean Valjean, diff. Authors
16 Jeeber - Justin
17
18 digamma - Jaywalking
19 Jeeber - Gettysburgh
20 Jeeber - E. Dickenson
21 cuervo - Pop Music
22 dacman - Comp. Of 1850
23
24 Jeeber - Malapropism
25 Digamma - Charles River
26 dacman - Jean Lafitte
27 cuervo - Noises Off
28 Jeeber - Hank Morgan
29 cuervo - Flash Gordon
30 Jeeber - Christine
31 Axxon - A play
32
33 Jeeber - Our American Cousin
34 Jeeber - Joy to the World
35
36 Digamma - Ithaca
37
38 Axxon - Intrepid
39 Axxon - J. Fields, Owl
40 Quiksand - Pomp and Circumstance
41 Jeeber - no, the opposite
42 Quiksand - The Golden Hind
43
44
45
46 Jeeber - Re-Gifting
47 Jeeber - Minn. Vikings
48 Axxon - C. Crawford
49
50 Jeeber - Burns
Axxon
07-09-2003, 01:52 PM
Hmm.
14. its a unit of electric charge also called the Faraday. Stems from Faradays second law.
Marmel
07-09-2003, 01:55 PM
14. It is the electric charge carried by what?
sterlingice
07-09-2003, 02:07 PM
14. Faraday's constant is the charge on a mole of electrons
17. Isn't the one of those jackasses on Friends (I may be wrong, tho)
SI
Axxon
07-09-2003, 02:09 PM
14. one mole of electrons.
Marmel
07-09-2003, 02:26 PM
correct on #14
The Chandler question is referring to an episode.
Marmel
07-09-2003, 02:27 PM
1 Axxon - She threw it away
2 Axxon - aouda
3 Axxon - My Last duchess
4 dacman - Jean Piaget, JOTP
5
6 Axxon - Big John Henry
7 cuervo - Emeril Lagasse
8 Jeeber - Maxi Priest
9 Jeeber - Bredt's Rule
10
11 Axxon - Nicea (325), Const. (381)
12 Cuervo - Norm chaney (LA Law)
13 Quiksand - John Donne, FWTBT
14 sterling - electric charge on a mole of elec.
15 Maple - Jean Valjean, diff. Authors
16 Jeeber - Justin
17
18 digamma - Jaywalking
19 Jeeber - Gettysburgh
20 Jeeber - E. Dickenson
21 cuervo - Pop Music
22 dacman - Comp. Of 1850
23
24 Jeeber - Malapropism
25 Digamma - Charles River
26 dacman - Jean Lafitte
27 cuervo - Noises Off
28 Jeeber - Hank Morgan
29 cuervo - Flash Gordon
30 Jeeber - Christine
31 Axxon - A play
32
33 Jeeber - Our American Cousin
34 Jeeber - Joy to the World
35
36 Digamma - Ithaca
37
38 Axxon - Intrepid
39 Axxon - J. Fields, Owl
40 Quiksand - Pomp and Circumstance
41 Jeeber - no, the opposite
42 Quiksand - The Golden Hind
43
44
45
46 Jeeber - Re-Gifting
47 Jeeber - Minn. Vikings
48 Axxon - C. Crawford
49
50 Jeeber - Burns
Axxon
07-09-2003, 02:27 PM
Damn I worked for that one and that's more physics than I need for the rest of my life. :)
Thanks for the puzzle Marmel. Fun and educational at the same time.
dacman
07-09-2003, 02:35 PM
35 ) Wounded Knee -- can't believe I missed that question the first few times through.
Marmel
07-09-2003, 02:37 PM
35. correct.
VPI97
07-09-2003, 03:26 PM
17. - "That's not even a word!" - Chandler was a data processor at the time...
23 - Idomeneo
45 - Frederick Law Olmstead (chief architect)
Solecismic
07-09-2003, 05:28 PM
32 - Richard Sheridan
37 - Radio Marti
44 - The Hotel New Hampshire?
49. Eliza Doolittle (Audrey Hepburn) My Fair Lady
Marmel
07-10-2003, 09:30 AM
All correct except for #44 from Solecismic.
Updated list:
1 Axxon - She threw it away
2 Axxon - aouda
3 Axxon - My Last duchess
4 dacman - Jean Piaget, JOTP
5
6 Axxon - Big John Henry
7 cuervo - Emeril Lagasse
8 Jeeber - Maxi Priest
9 Jeeber - Bredt's Rule
10
11 Axxon - Nicea (325), Const. (381)
12 Cuervo - Norm chaney (LA Law)
13 Quiksand - John Donne, FWTBT
14 sterling - electric charge on a mole of elec.
15 Maple - Jean Valjean, diff. Authors
16 Jeeber - Justin
17 VPI - That's not Even a Word!
18 digamma - Jaywalking
19 Jeeber - Gettysburgh
20 Jeeber - E. Dickenson
21 cuervo - Pop Music
22 dacman - Comp. Of 1850
23 VPI - Idomeneo
24 Jeeber - Malapropism
25 Digamma - Charles River
26 dacman - Jean Lafitte
27 cuervo - Noises Off
28 Jeeber - Hank Morgan
29 cuervo - Flash Gordon
30 Jeeber - Christine
31 Axxon - A play
32 Solecismic - Richard Sheridan
33 Jeeber - Our American Cousin
34 Jeeber - Joy to the World
35 dacman - Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee
36 Digamma - Ithaca
37 Solecismic - Radio Marti
38 Axxon - Intrepid
39 Axxon - J. Fields, Owl
40 Quiksand - Pomp and Circumstance
41 Jeeber - no, the opposite
42 Quiksand - The Golden Hind
43
44
45 VPI - F. Law Olmsted
46 Jeeber - Re-Gifting
47 Jeeber - Minn. Vikings
48 Axxon - C. Crawford
49 Matt - Eliza Doolittle, My Fair Lady
50 Jeeber - Burns
TredWel
07-10-2003, 10:24 AM
10. Those are the names of the hippos in the game "Hungry Hungry Hippos".
43. From "Oklahoma". Curly eventually kills Jud in an act of self-defense.
44. This is the plot of "Setting Free The Bears" by John Irving.
Marmel
07-10-2003, 10:27 AM
correct on all three.
That leaves #5 as the only unanswered question!
1 Axxon - She threw it away
2 Axxon - aouda
3 Axxon - My Last duchess
4 dacman - Jean Piaget, JOTP
5
6 Axxon - Big John Henry
7 cuervo - Emeril Lagasse
8 Jeeber - Maxi Priest
9 Jeeber - Bredt's Rule
10 Tred - Hungry Hungry Hippos
11 Axxon - Nicea (325), Const. (381)
12 Cuervo - Norm chaney (LA Law)
13 Quiksand - John Donne, FWTBT
14 sterling - electric charge on a mole of elec.
15 Maple - Jean Valjean, diff. Authors
16 Jeeber - Justin
17 VPI - That's not Even a Word!
18 digamma - Jaywalking
19 Jeeber - Gettysburgh
20 Jeeber - E. Dickenson
21 cuervo - Pop Music
22 dacman - Comp. Of 1850
23 VPI - Idomeneo
24 Jeeber - Malapropism
25 Digamma - Charles River
26 dacman - Jean Lafitte
27 cuervo - Noises Off
28 Jeeber - Hank Morgan
29 cuervo - Flash Gordon
30 Jeeber - Christine
31 Axxon - A play
32 Solecismic - Richard Sheridan
33 Jeeber - Our American Cousin
34 Jeeber - Joy to the World
35 dacman - Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee
36 Digamma - Ithaca
37 Solecismic - Radio Marti
38 Axxon - Intrepid
39 Axxon - J. Fields, Owl
40 Quiksand - Pomp and Circumstance
41 Jeeber - no, the opposite
42 Quiksand - The Golden Hind
43 Tred - Oklahoma
44 Tred - Setting Free the Bears
45 VPI - F. Law Olmsted
46 Jeeber - Re-Gifting
47 Jeeber - Minn. Vikings
48 Axxon - C. Crawford
49 Matt - Eliza Doolittle, My Fair Lady
50 Jeeber - Burns
Solecismic
07-10-2003, 11:08 AM
I'll try to finish this one off....
5 - Samuel Sewal?
Wow, Irving wrote about bears, motorcycles and Austria more than once... I figured I was wrong 'cause the motorocycle never made it overseas. But isn't Susie the Bear one of the great characters in modern literature?
Marmel
07-10-2003, 11:50 AM
Correct Jim, Samuel Sewall to be exact.
Great job on this 3rd edition. I will try to get a fourth one up sometime within the next few days! :)
Here is the final answer grid with the first person to get it right:
1 Axxon - She threw it away
2 Axxon - aouda
3 Axxon - My Last duchess
4 dacman - Jean Piaget, JOTP
5 Solecismic - Samuel Sewall
6 Axxon - Big John Henry
7 cuervo - Emeril Lagasse
8 Jeeber - Maxi Priest
9 Jeeber - Bredt's Rule
10 Tred - Hungry Hungry Hippos
11 Axxon - Nicea (325), Const. (381)
12 Cuervo - Norm chaney (LA Law)
13 Quiksand - John Donne, FWTBT
14 sterling - electric charge on a mole of elec.
15 Maple - Jean Valjean, diff. Authors
16 Jeeber - Justin
17 VPI - That's not Even a Word!
18 digamma - Jaywalking
19 Jeeber - Gettysburgh
20 Jeeber - E. Dickenson
21 cuervo - Pop Music
22 dacman - Comp. Of 1850
23 VPI - Idomeneo
24 Jeeber - Malapropism
25 Digamma - Charles River
26 dacman - Jean Lafitte
27 cuervo - Noises Off
28 Jeeber - Hank Morgan
29 cuervo - Flash Gordon
30 Jeeber - Christine
31 Axxon - A play
32 Solecismic - Richard Sheridan
33 Jeeber - Our American Cousin
34 Jeeber - Joy to the World
35 dacman - Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee
36 Digamma - Ithaca
37 Solecismic - Radio Marti
38 Axxon - Intrepid
39 Axxon - J. Fields, Owl
40 Quiksand - Pomp and Circumstance
41 Jeeber - no, the opposite
42 Quiksand - The Golden Hind
43 Tred - Oklahoma
44 Tred - Setting Free the Bears
45 VPI - F. Law Olmsted
46 Jeeber - Re-Gifting
47 Jeeber - Minn. Vikings
48 Axxon - C. Crawford
49 Matt - Eliza Doolittle, My Fair Lady
50 Jeeber - Burns
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