Category: Quizzes

Gage Quiz

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I’m trying to get back into the swing of things here as Gage turns one week old.  Let’s see how much you know about the name and word Gage.  Each one worth 10 points and you have until Thursday night to submit your answers. I hide your answers until then.

Here are the rules… 1. Open to everyone.  Play once or every week, that’s okay.  I’m happy to have you here today.

2. No cheating.  No googling, other internet searches or looking at other commenter answers.  Yes, we’re going by the honor system

3. Your first answers will be the only ones accepted.

Last quiz here. Current Leaderboard here.

1. The name Gage gained popularity with this 1980’s Stephen King novel and movie. Pet Sematary

2. Gage is an old French, English, or Scottish surname?  English

3. William Dietrich’s Ethan Gage series is set during which wars?  Napoleonic

4. Which is NOT a definition for gage? 

 A. Old fashioned slang for marijuana

 B. An object thrown down to indicate a challenge

 C. To pledge or wager

 D. In abundance

5. The book Phineas Gage by John Fleischman is the gruesome but true story about what?  Brain Science

6. Leighton Gage writes a series about Chief Inspector who?  Mario Silva

7. Gage is another name for which fruit?  Plum

8. A British general and governor of Massachusetts, his attempts to suppress colonial resistance led to the start of the American Revolution.  Thomas Gage

9. Gage as a boy’s name reached the height of its popularity at #136 in the year 1989, 2003, or 2009?  2003

10. There are 13,584 people with the last name Gage in the US.  In which state is it most popular?  Texas

Birthday Movie Quiz

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Thank you for your birthday wishes yesterday!  I had a very fun day with my wonderful husband.  See if you can identify these 10 movies that all contain a birthday.  Each one worth 10 points and you have until Thursday night to submit your answers. I hide your answers until then.

Here are the rules… 1. Open to everyone.  Play once or every week, that’s okay.  I’m happy to have you here today.

2. No cheating.  No googling, other internet searches or looking at other commenter answers.  Yes, we’re going by the honor system

3. Your first answers will be the only ones accepted.

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

1. 2.

1. Sixteen Candles 2. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

3. Jim Carrey can only tell the truth because of a wish his son made on his birthday in this 1997 movie.  Liar, Liar

4.  5.

4. 13 Going on 30   5. The Game

6. Billy Crystal has just turned 39 (I know how that feels!) and is suffering from a midlife crisis (Good thing I don’t have time or energy for that now!).  He and two of his best friends decide to go west and participate in a cattle drive where they are a little afraid of Curly.  City Slickers

7.  8.

7.  Harold & Maude    8. Taken

9.  10.

9. Mrs. Doubtfire   10. The Royal Tenembaums

Scrambled Halloweenish Quiz

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It’s October!  That means my birthday, our anniversary, and Halloween decorating 🙂  I love fall.  See if you can unscramble these titles (5 pts each) and authors (5 pts each). They all contain a Halloweeny kinda word.

You have until Thursday at midnight to submit your answers as a comment.  I hide your answers until then.

Here are the rules… 1. Open to everyone.  Play once or every week, that’s okay.  I’m happy to have you here today.

2. No cheating.  No googling, other internet searches or looking at other commenter answers.  Yes, we’re going by the honor system

3. Your first answers will be the only ones accepted.

Last week’s Banned Book Quiz here.  Current Leaderboard here.

1. HET RVEAGYADR OKOB – LINE MIGANA – The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

2. ULMP OPSOYK – NATEJ VANVICEOH – Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich

3. KELESNOT WERC – SPHETNE NIKG – Skeleton Crew by Stephen King

4. NOS FO A TWICH – GORYREG GAMRUEI – Son of a Witch by Gregory Maguire

5. NA HECO NI ETH NOBE – AANID BALDNOGA – An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon

6. OTINGNH TUB STSHOG – HETB TRAPKEH – Nothing But Ghosts by Beth Kephart

7. FINFOC CANRED – FRYJEEF VADERE – Coffin Dancer by Jeffery Deaver

8. GINTHAUN FO LILH USHOE – HIRELYS SACKJON – Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

9. LINGWIL PRITSIS – LISPHYL BEERCHIS – Willing Spirits by Phyllis Schieber

10. WRITREGHOTS – VISTAR RESTHARH – Ghostwriter by Travis Thrasher

Banned Book Quiz

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It’s Banned Book Week.  Can you guess these 10 most challenged books of 2009?  10 points each (5 points title, 5 points author. You have until Thursday at midnight to submit your answers as a comment.  I hide your answers until then.

Here are the rules… 1. Open to everyone.  Play once or every week, that’s okay.  I’m happy to have you here today.

2. No cheating.  No googling, other internet searches or looking at other commenter answers.  Yes, we’re going by the honor system

3. Your first answers will be the only ones accepted.

Last week’s Stephen King Adaptation Quiz here.  Current Leaderboard here.

1. This four letter title is the first of the Internet Girl series and has been challenged for nudity, offensive language, being sexually explicit, and drugs. ttyl by Lauren Myracle

2. This children’s book is based on the true story of two male penguins at the Central Park Zoo who were given an egg to raise.  Banned for homosexuality.  And Tango Makes Three by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson

3. First  lines- “August 25, 1991.  Dear Friend, I am writing to you because she said you listen and understand and didn’t try to sleep with that person at that party even though you could have.”   The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

4. This beloved classic novel and film makes the list because of racism and offensive language.  My cat is named after the pint-sized heroine 🙂  To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

5. Not only do many teen girls love this book, first of a very popular series of books and movies, their mothers do too.  This same author took one of my favorite girls names off our possibility list (Bree) by splashing it across the cover of her latest book 😦  Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

6. This classic made antihero Holden Caulfield a household name in the 1950’s.  The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger

7. “When I was little, the great mystery to me wasn’t how babies were made, but why.”  So begins this tear jerker, often challenged for  being sexist, homosexuality, sexually explicit, drugs, suicide, violence, and offensive language.  My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult

8. This YA book features Virginia, a high school sophomore who lives by the Fat Girl Code of Conduct.  Often challenged for offensive language and being sexually explicit.  The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler

9. “You better not never tell nobody but God.  It’d kill your mammy.” First lines of this classic.  The Color Purple by Alice Walker

10. Jerry refuses to participate in the school’s chocolate sale and the Vigils make him pay the price in this popular school reading list book.  The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier

Stephen King Adaptation Quiz

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Most of us have seen at least one film based on a Stephen King novel or short story, so this week let’s see if you can place these faces with the Stephen King movie. You only need to tell me the movie (not the actor’s name or character).  They are all direct adaptations and the images may or may not be from the King movie – I can’t make it that easy! 

Each question is worth 6.5 points with a bonus question worth 2.5 points.  You have until Thursday at midnight to submit your answers as a comment.  I hide your answers until then.

Here are the rules… 1. Open to everyone.  Play once or every week, that’s okay.  I’m happy to have you here today.

2. No cheating.  No googling, other internet searches or looking at other commenter answers.  Yes, we’re going by the honor system

3. Your first answers will be the only ones accepted.

Last week’s Signed Book Quiz here.  Current Leaderboard here. 

1. 1408

2.  Firestarter

3.  Shawshank Redemption

4.  The Shining

5.  Misery

6.  Carrie

7.  The Secret Window

8.  The Running Man

9.  The Green Mile

10.  Children of the Corn

11. Cujo

12.  Dolores Claiborne

13. Christine

14.  Hearts in Atlantis

15. Stand By Me

*For an extra 2.5 points name one more Stephen King novel or short story that made it to the big screen.  (not one shown)

Signed Book Quiz

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Round 4 begins today!!  This round lasts for 13 weeks when I’ll give away 2 prizes.  I know it’s busy this week due to BBAW so I’m giving you til Sunday to submit answers 🙂  I hope any of you stopping by from BBAW will play along too.

Here are the rules… 1. Open to everyone.  Play once or every week, that’s okay.  I’m happy to have you here today.

2. No cheating.  No googling, other internet searches or looking at other commenter answers.  Yes, we’re going by the honor system

3. Your first answers will be the only ones accepted.

I love autographed books.  Here are my stacks of signed copies.  All you have to do is tell me the author 1-10.  Each correct answer is worth 10 points.  Since this is the first week I chose the authors with the best penmanship (but you may have never heard of them!).

1. Ciji Ware  2. B.D. Joyce  3. Preetham Grandhi  4. Tomi Akinyanmi  5. J. Everett Prewitt  6. Bob Adamov  7. Greg Cielec  8. Christina Bartolomeo  9. MaryRose Wood  10. Vicki M. Taylor

Round 3 Quiz Winners

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Round Three of my Tuesday Quizzes has come to an end and the top of the Leaderboard looks the same as Round 2.  ‘Nise from Under the Boardwalk takes home the top prize again with 944 points!  Congratulations Nise 🙂  And the randomly chosen winner (I drew out of a bowl) is…Jo-Jo from Jo-Jo Loves to Read!  Yay Jo-Jo 🙂  They will both receive a small gift from me.

A total of 35 of you participated in this round and this made me feel good.  Sometimes a quiz takes me hours to do and sometimes only 20 minutes, so I’m glad that you like to play my games with me.  The most popular quiz this time around was Denzel Washington was in That? Quiz.  The Best Paid Author Quiz also brought some interesting comments.  You might have heard Jenners scream when she saw the best paid author was James Patterson.

A few new quizzes that you’ll see again, Signed Books and Pictured Title.  So, come back next Tuesday for the beginning of Round Four!  Thanks for playing 🙂

Best Paid Authors Quiz – Last week for Round Three

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Forbes Magazine released a list of the top 10 highest paid authors from June 2009-June 2010 who earned a combined $270 million in the 12 months.  I’m giving you 15 authors and you need to rank the top 10 in order.  The extra 5 are just ones I added to keep it interesting.

Here are the rules… 1. Open to everyone.  This is the last week for Round Three.

2. No cheating.  No looking at other commenter answers or Googling!  Yes, we’re going by the honor system

3. Your first answers will be the only ones accepted.

Choose the top 10 best paid authors and rank them in order 1-10.   Each correct answer worth 10 points.  And no checking out the magazine!

1. James Patterson

2. Stephenie Meyer

3. Stephen King

4. Danielle Steele

5. Ken Follett

6. Dean Koontz

7. Janet Evanovich

8. John Grisham

9. Nicholas Sparks

10. JK Rowling

Dan Brown

Michael Connelly

Charlaine Harris

Kathy Reichs

Nora Roberts

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

Pictured Title Quiz

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This week we’re going to try something new.  See if you can guess the titles of the books from the pictures.  For example, if there was a picture of an executioner and a song the answer would be The Executioner’s Song by Norman Mailer.  8 points for the correct answer and 2 points if you know the author too.

Here are the rules… 1. Open to everyone.  Play once or every week, that’s okay.  I’m happy to have you here today.

2. No cheating.  No looking at other commenter answers or Googling!  Yes, we’re going by the honor system

3. Your first answers will be the only ones accepted.

Last week’s answers here.  Current Leaderboard here.

You have until Thursday night to submit your answers.  If you have a problem with the pics let me know.  Happy guessing!

1.The  of

The Art of War by Sun-Tzu

2.  

Animal Farm by Orwell

3. In  

In Cold Blood by Capote

4. The  

The Painted Veil by Maugham

5.  & Demons Black Evil Image 31000

Angels & Demons by Brown

6. The   

The Lace Reader by Barry

7.  &

War & Peace by Tolstoy

8. The  

The Time Machine by Wells

9. The  

The Sugar Queen by Allen 

10. , ,

Eat, Pray, Love by Gilbert

Denzel Washington Was In That? Quiz

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Last week we watched a Denzel movie and thought it was time to spotlight this star.  I’ve listed his characters in the order that I like his movies best with a hint.  Can you identify the movie?  Leave a comment telling me the # and the name of the movie.  No Googling or looking at other commenter’s answers – that’s cheating and no fun!  Each answer worth 6.5 points, with 2.5 points for the bonus question.

Last week’s Better With Age Quiz here.  Current Leaderboard here.  Play once or every week.  It only takes one correct answer to be eligible for a prize.  You have until Thursday night to submit your answers.

1. Private Trip (1989) – He won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in this Civil War film   Glory

2. Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter (1999) – Also starred Liev Schreiber & John Hannah   The Hurricane

3. Coach Herman Boone (2000) – Will Patton also played a coach   Remember the Titans

4. Malcolm (1992) – I refuse to help you any more with this one   Malcolm X

5. Gray Grantham (1993) – Julia Roberts was his co-star   The Pelican Brief

6. Lincoln Rhyme (1999) – This is based on the first book of the popular Jeffery Deaver series   The Bone Collector

7. Agent Doug Carlin (2006) – Also stars James Caviezel   Deja Vu

8. Eli (2010) – There is some kind of book involved   The Book of Eli

9. Nat Sterling (1996) – One of Matt Damon’s early movies   Courage Under Fire

10. Lt. Commander Ron Hunter (1995) – Will the mutiny be successful?   Crimson Tide

11. John Hobbes (1998) – Also stars John Goodman   Fallen

12. Detective Alonzo Harris (2001) – Also stars Ethan Hawke as the trainee   Training Day

13. Don Pedro (1993) – Would Shakespeare approve of this adaptation?   Much Ado About Nothing

14. Creasy (2004) – He was the protector of Dakota Fanning   Man on Fire

15. Ezekiel ‘Easy’ Rawlins (1995) – Based on a series of books by Walter Mosley   Devil in a Blue Dress

BONUS QUESTION – Which one of these movies did Denzel win the Oscar for Best Actor, becoming the second African-American to do so?   Training Day