Marine Quiz – guessing closed

May 28, 2012June 4, 201212 Comments

Memorial Day is a time to honor those who have given the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country and also to thank all of the veterans and active members of the military. Let’s see if you can identify these United States Marines.

You have until noon Sunday to submit your answers as a comment. Comment will be hidden until I post the answers. No Googling!

This round will last til August. The person with the most points will win a B&N gift card (total $ based on # of total participants, so please play) and a randomly selected participant will win a fun prize from me.

Have fun and Good Luck! Last week’s Mark Ruffalo quiz here . Leaderboard and rules here.

1. This famous Clevelander is really best know for his comedy and now his game show hosting gig, but he did write an autobiography titled Dirty Jokes and Beer. He served in the Marine Corp Reserve for 6 six years in the 80’s. Drew Carey

2. This author of the Bourne series also wrote under the pseudonyms Jonathan Ryder and Michael Shepherd. Robert Ludlum

3. Tom Cruise made Born on the Fourth of July a must see movie, but who was the Marine that lived and wrote it? Ron Kovic

4. This novelist wrote Sophie’s Choice plus many others. Although he joined the Marines at the end of WWII the Japanese surrendered before he left the US. William Styron

5. This author of historical fiction (Exodus and Trinity to name a few) joined the Marines at 17 and served in the South Pacific. Leon Uris

6. The lone woman on the list joined the Marines after earning a degree in history. She writes science fiction and her book The Speed of Dark won the Nebula prize in 2003. Elizabeth Moon

7. Which one of these actors was NOT a Marine? Gene Hackman, Harvey Keitel, or Joe Pesci Joe Pesci

8. This Vietnam vet wrote a biography on George Reeves while still in school and an autobiography a few years ago titled Life’s That Way. He’s seen on TV in Deadwood and Supernatural these days. Jim Beaver

9. Which one of The Daily Show cast is a current member of the Marine Corp Reserve and has served in Liberia, Kosovo, and Afghanistan? Rob Riggle

10. Who is this Marine and you’ll get bonus points if you can name one of his movies. Steve McQueen

Mark Ruffalo was in that? Quiz

May 22, 2012May 28, 201216 Comments

We saw The Avengers last weekend and really liked it. It had a great cast, including a few of my favorite actors, like Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L Jackson, and Mark Ruffalo. I’ve listed Ruffalo’s characters in the order that I like the movies best with the name of a co-star or two. These are only movies I’ve seen. Can you identify the movie?

You have until noon Sunday to submit your answers as a comment. Comment will be hidden until I post the answers. No Googling!

Have fun and Good Luck! Last week’s Mom Quiz here. Leaderboard and rules here.

1. Paul (2010)- Annette Bening and Julianne Moore couldn’t have had their 2 kids without him. The Kids Are All Right (2010)

2. Fanning (2004)- Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx are the leads of this thriller. Collateral (2004)

3. Matt Flamhaff (2004) – Jennifer Garner was the timeless love interest. 13 Going on 30 (2004)

4. Brad Sullivan (2010)- Tina Fey and Steve Carrell were having a bad night. Date Night (2010)

5. Chuck Aule (2010)- Leo DiCaprio helped make this movie based on a Dennis Lehane novel a good one. Shutter Island (2010)

6. Inspector David Toschl (2007)- Based on a non-fiction book by Robert Graysmith about the hunt for a serial killer. Also starred Jake Gyllenhaal and Robert Downey Jr. Zodiac (2007)

7. Bruce Banner/The Hulk (2012) – no description necessary. The Avengers (2012)

8. David (2005) – a very unreal/real Reese Witherspoon played his love interest. Just Like Heaven (2005)

9. Yates (2001) – Robert Redford goes to prison. The Last Castle (2001)

10. Stan (2004) – Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet had a few problems. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

Mom Quiz

May 15, 201212 Comments

I know I should have been together enough to get this up last week, but that didn’t happen so here it is a little late. These are noteworthy mothers, good and bad. I’ll take the name of the mom or the book/movie.

You have until noon Sunday to submit your answers as a comment. Comment will be hidden until I post the answers. No Googling!

Have fun and Good Luck! Last week’s Boggle Quiz here. Leaderboard and rules here.

1. It couldn’t have been easy raising seven red-headed kids with little money and it got a whole lot tougher when you take in a son’s BFF, one with a shocking tattoo no less, and love him like your own.

2. The prairie was a wonderful place to raise four children, especially one precocious pig-tailed girl who went on to write about her childhood.

4. This was one tough chick. She had to fight to stay alive so that one day in the future her son could save mankind. Good thing she was so buff.

5. This mother had to wear her shame for life after bearing an illegitimate daughter.

6. Having to choose which child will live and which will die is enough to drive this mother into a dangerous depression.

9. The original mom who was a temptress with an apple.

10. This saintly mother of four daughters endures hardship and still inspires.

Big Boggle Quiz

May 8, 201217 Comments

Here’s how to play…Words are formed from adjoining letters. (You may not skip over letters) Letters must be in the proper sequence to spell a word. They may join horizontally, vertically, or diagonally to the left, right or up-and-down. No letter cube may be used more than once in a single word.

No proper nouns, abbreviations, contradictions, hyphenated or foreign words.

Scoring-Make up to 20 words with at least 3 letters. If someone else makes the same word you will still get one point. If you are the only one to find a word you will score how many letters are in that word (3 letters=3 pts, 4 letters=4 pts, etc)

Bonus-There is an author’s name (first and last name connected). Find it for 2o points.

I love Boggle and have already made my list of 20 words. The more people who play the more fun it is. Spread the word

See how that last round played out here. Current leaderboard here. Last week’s Frenchy quiz here.

Frenchy Quiz – guessing closed

May 1, 2012May 7, 201223 Comments

Two years ago this month Jason and I were enjoying France for the first time (but hopefully not the last). See if you can figure out these books set in France.

You have until noon Sunday to submit your answers as a comment. Comment will be hidden until I post the answers. No Googling!

Have fun and Good Luck! Last week’s Grisham quiz here. Leaderboard and rules here.

1. A concierge and a school girl form an unlikely friendship in this book set in a posh apartment building in Paris. The Elegance of the Hedgehog

2. Jean-Baptiste was born without a body scent, and his search for the perfect scent leads to murder. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

3. This novel that alternates between 1942 Vel’ d Hiv’ and 2002 Paris, illuminating the horrors of the French Jews imprisoned on behalf of the Nazis. Sarah’s Key

(I have some old editions of a few of these that should make it fun)

4. Corked 5. Chocolat 6. Anything Considered 7. A Tale of Two Cities 8. French Lessons 9. The DaVinci Code 10. The Diving Bell & the Butterfly

Isn’t that what I said? Grisham Quiz – guessing closed

April 24, 2012April 29, 201226 Comments

These John Grisham titles are not quite right, but they’re close. Give me the correct title for 10 points each.

You have until noon Sunday to submit your answers as a comment. Comment will be hidden until I post the answers. No Googling!

Have fun and Good Luck!

1. A Moment to Silence – A Time to Kill

2. The Fugitive Peers – The Runaway Jury

3. The Road Attorney – The Street Lawyer

4. A Colorful Abode – A Painted House

5. The Ruler of Wrongful acts – The King of Torts

6. The Guiltless Mortal – The Innocent Man

7. The Fish-eating bird Short – The Pelican Brief

8. Hopping Yuletide – Skipping Christmas

9. Splotched Coffee – Calico Joe

10. Shallow water Province – Ford County

Last week’s Graphic Novels quiz here. Leaderboard and rules here.

Graphic Novels Quiz – guessing closed

April 17, 2012April 23, 201214 Comments

So many books are being retold these days, graphic style. I went to the library and chose 10 graphic books. The first 6 are classics (one is not a novel). I accidentally picked up two copies of the same book, one original text and one quick text, SO #10 is the same book as one of the first 9. Just give me the title of the book it’s based on.

You have until noon Sunday to submit your answers as a comment. Comment will be hidden until I post the answers. No Googling!

Have fun and Good Luck!

Answers to last week’s poetry quiz here. Leaderboard here.

1. Great Expectations – original text 2. Fahrenheit 451 3. Sense & Sensibility 4. Jane Eyre 5. Dante’s Divine Comedy 6. Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species 7. The Exile (Diana Gabaldon) 8. Richard Castle’s Deadly Storm 9. Troublemaker (Janet & Alex Evanovich) 10. Great Expectations – quick text

Ethan Coen Poetry Quiz – guessing closed

April 10, 2012April 16, 201220 Comments

In honor of National Poetry Month this first quiz of round 2 features poetry from Ethan Coen’s new book The Day the World Ends (read yesterday’s post for details about the book). I’m also giving away the copy they sent me so I could make this quiz. All you have to do is guess at least answer on the quiz. You don’t have to get any right to be entered 🙂

You have until noon Sunday to submit your answers as a comment. Comment will be hidden until I post the answers. No Googling!

This round starts today and will last til August. The person with the most points will win a B&N gift card (total $ based on # of total participants, so please play) and a randomly selected participant will win a fun prize from me.

Have fun and Good Luck!

Unscramble the words in these poems

1. Uh-huh, I (LOVED) you once, it’s true,

And acted like the man that I

Believed you’d be attracted by-

And I myself (BELIEVED) the lie.

2. His (BRIEFCASE) was a lightish brown:

Its leather (TONGUE) would buckle down

3. A (HORSE) and (WAGON) bore you here:

We duly filed behind.

The day was dull, the winter drear,

Yet no one seemed to mind.

4. Eyes open to find-

(DARK).

Yes, (DARK).

And everything is still.

5. You rise

To dump a paw on either (SHOULDER),

And my (BODY) steadies as you let loll

Your great rough tongue.

6. They hurl their lightning bolts at me.

I duck- and dodge- and feint- and flee.

The great contend; the mighty (STRIVE);

The slippery, like me, (SURVIVE).

7. Who is this (NEWBORN),

Time will tell;

The old man (DYING)

We know well.

Leave a comment on yesterday’s post for another chance to win.

2012 Round One Quiz WINNERS

April 3, 201215 Comments

Round One is officially over and we have a repeat winner…

Nise!! (Under the Boardwalk)

This is Nise’s very impressive 5th win in 8 rounds! You all need to study up to beat her, LOL! This round there were 24 participants so she will be receiving a $24 gift card to Barnes & Noble. Congratulations!

And now for my randomly chosen winner, or maybe I should say Gage’s randomly chosen winner…

Carol M!!

Carol will be receiving a special gift from me just for participating 🙂

Thank you both for playing along with me on Tuesdays and letting me get back to my teaching roots by making quizzes and grading them 🙂

Sorry for the quality of the picture, someone was on his way to bed.

For those who read Gage’s April Fooling post the TRUE statement is that he rocks out to La Bamba. He has a dog that dances and plays La Bamba when you push its foot. A surefire way to turn a frown upside down around here is to push the foot and dance around the room with complete abandon. And that works for the adults too!

What’s Missing Quiz

March 27, 201219 Comments

For this last quiz of the first round of 2012 I want you to tell me what you don’t see. Tell me the novels that are missing from the library’s shelves by these authors. Some authors are only missing 1 title, some many more, so you can score more than 100 points 🙂

You have until noon Saturday to submit your answers as a comment. Comment will be hidden until I post the answers. No Googling!

LAST WEEK TO PLAY FOR THIS ROUND!!

Have fun and Good Luck!

Obviously the formatting is off so don’t worry about the numbers-just the names and books missing.