Common Denominator Quiz

July 13, 2010July 16, 201031 Comments

What is the common denominator in these book combinations? Tell me the number and what you think the five books have in common, Go ahead and take a guess – you could be right! Since these are tougher feel free to do any investigating you need to, like using google. And if you figure a few out today and a few tomorrow, that’s okay, just leave separate comments. You have until Friday morning. Have fun 🙂

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. Yes, we’re going by the honor system

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

If you haven’t seen this quiz before, here is a link to a past one with answers. Answers to last week’s quiz here. Leaderboard here.

Colors in title

Main character named Claire/Clare

Set in Miami

Ghosts/Spirits

Time Travel

Influenced /Inspired by Jane Eyre

Christian fiction

Authors have last name Smith

Graphic memoirs

10.

Debut novels

Each correct answer worth 10 points.

Jane Austen Adaptation Quiz – guessing closed

June 22, 2010March 21, 201326 Comments

Most of us have seen at least one film based on a Jane Austen novel, so this week let’s see if you can place these faces. You only need to tell me the character and the movie (not the actor’s name or the year of the film). They are all direct adaptations and the images may or may not be from the Austen movie – I can’t make it that easy! There are only 6 titles to choose from so how hard can it be? 🙂

Each question is worth 5 points and since I’m getting this posted a little late you have until Friday morning to leave your answers in the comments.

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 Dr. Seuss results here. Current Leaderboard here.

1. Marianne Dashwood, Sense & Sensibility

2. Fanny Price, Mansfield Park

3. Mr. Bennet, Pride & Prejudice 4. Mr. Palmer, Sense & Sensibility

5. Elizabeth Bennet, Pride & Prejudice 6. Emma, Emma

7. Mr. Darcy, Pride & Prejudice 8. Mr. Knightley, Emma

9. Elinor Dashwood, Sense & Sensibility

10. Elizabeth Bennet, Pride & Prejudice

11. Captain Wentworth, Persuasion

12. Edmund Bertram and Charles Bertram, Mansfield Park OR Mr. Knightley, Emma

13. Emma, Emma 14.Lady de Bourgh, Pride & Prejudice

15. Edward Ferrars, Sense & Sensibility 16. Henry Crawford, Mansfield Park

17. Elizabeth Bennet, Pride & Prejudice 18. Mr. Darcy, Pride & Prejudice

19. Colonel Brandon, Sense & Sensibility 20. Mr. Darcy, Pride & Prejudice

Your answers will appear on Friday.

Dr. Seuss Quiz

June 15, 2010June 15, 201028 Comments

I went to the library to get a few ideas for the baby’s room and came back with a quiz! This week you only need to give me the title of the 10 Dr. Seuss books. 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.

Here are the results from last week’s quiz. And the current leaderboard.

Happy Guessing 🙂

Please submit your answers by Thursday night. Each question worth 10 points.

Detective Scattergories Quiz – Round 3 Begins Today

June 8, 201022 Comments

Welcome to Round 3!

I love a great detective story. If I want to jump start my reading I always pick a mystery and they usually involve a detective. So, this week I’m looking for great detectives. They can come from a standalone book or a series and include private eyes or official detectives in the police force or government.

List up to 10 detectives and the book or series they come from. The answer only counts if you are the only one who lists it. If there are repeats no one gets points.

So, you may come up with 10 detectives and get 0 points or give me one title and get 10 points. Tricky, huh?

Feel free to browse your own blogs or bestseller lists for ideas. You have until Thursday night to submit your answers.

10 points per title.

Have fun detecting which ones your competition might list 🙂

Round Two Winners

June 1, 20108 Comments

Round Two of my Quizzes is over and Nise of Under the Boardwalk has won with a whopping 752.75 points! Way to go Nise 🙂 And for the randomly chosen second winner (I asked my hubby for a number) the winner is Jenny of Jenny Loves to Read!! Congrats Jenny 🙂 I picked up a small gift for each of you at the Louvre in Paris last Wednesday and will be mailing it to you soon.

Round Three will begin next week.

Tomorrow I will be drawing winners for the 9 giveaways posted while I was gone, so take a look at the posts from the last week or so and see if there’s anything you’d like to have delivered to your doorstep.

I had a fabulous time in France and will be posting about it this weekend. As much as I love vacations it is always nice to be home 🙂

I Wish I Had a Mother Quiz

May 11, 2010May 14, 201028 Comments

Mother’s Day has come and gone, but these fictional characters never had the chance to know their mothers. Leave the number and title in the comments. There are books and movies in this quiz.

No copying from other commenters or googling – that’s cheating and no fun! Here are more details and the current Leaderboard. I welcome first timers, you still have a chance to win a prize.

Each question is worth 10 points and because I’m so late you have until Friday morning to submit answers.

1. One of my favorite books so far this year, this young girl lost her mother and then her father gave her away to and aunt who moved her to Savannah and surrounded her with wonderful ladies. Saving Cee Cee Honeycutt

2. Pippi Longstocking

3. This gothic classic saw the longsuffering heroine find her prince at Thornfield Manor, only he was married! Jane Eyre

4. Cinderella

5. A couple wanted to adopt a boy, but got sent a girl who wished her name was Cordelia instead. Anne of Green Gables

6. Lily’s distant father made her rely on Rosaleen and in turn Rosaleen taught Lily about love and race in the 1960’s South. Secret Life of Bees

7.Heidi

8. Lady Russell stepped in to give Anne advice in place of her dead mother in this Austen novel. Persuasion

9. Little Orphan Annie

10. Elizabeth Berg’s debut introduced us to Katie, a sweet 12-year-old, who is afraid of her father. Berg went on to write 2 more books with Katie. Durable Goods

What Book is That? Quiz

March 30, 2010April 2, 201051 Comments

Time for the Tuesday Quiz. Can you identify these books by their censored titles? Leave a comment with the number, title and author or authors.

No copying off other commenters. Your first answer is the one accepted. Each question worth 10 points. Go ahead and Google if you want on this one.

Answers to last week’s quiz. Current leaderboard after 3 weeks.

1. Eternal On the Water by Joseph Monniger

2. The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Neffenegger

3. Posed for Murder by Meredith Cole

4. Vision in White by Nora Roberts

5. Drood by Dan Simmons

6. Raven Stole the Moon by Garth Stein

7. Caught by Harlan Coben

8. Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier

9. Shanghai Girls by Lisa See

10. The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Anne Barrows

Irish Actors Quiz

March 16, 2010March 19, 201021 Comments

Time for the Tuesday quiz. For this one you need to tell me the Irish actor in each of these movies. There are only 5 actors, 2 movies each. I’ve chosen my favorite movies from each of these well-know Irishmen. As I looked at this after I published it I decided it’s a little hard. Here are the initials of the 5 actors GB, CF, PO, PB, LN

Each one is worth 10 points. Check out the leaderboard from week 1.

No Googling and no copying off other commenters. Your first answer is the one accepted.

1. Batman Begins (2005) – Liam Neeson

2. The Usual Suspects (1995) – Gabriel Byrne

3. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) – Pierce Brosnan

4. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) – Peter O’Toole

5. Love Actually (2003) – Liam Neeson

6. The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) – Pierce Brosnan

7. The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) – Gabriel Byrne

8. Daredevil (2003) – Colin Farrell

9. Stardust (2007) – Peter O’Toole

10. Phone Booth (2002) – Colin Farrell

Good luck and wishing you a happy St. Patrick’s Day tomorrow!

What Book Is That? Quiz

February 23, 2010February 26, 201014 Comments

This is the final week of the new and improved weekly quiz where I’ve decided to have them count for something! While you all get adjusted this first round will last through February and there will be 2 prizes! Check out the details HERE.

The biggest difference is that you don’t have to be first. Everyone gets an equal shot. You have until Thursday night to submit your guesses. I’ll announce the big winners on Friday.

Please no copying off of other commenters! Since this one is hard feel free to look around the web to find the books.

Want to see the leaderboard? Answers from last week’s quiz? And please guess if you only know one or two. You’ll still be eligible for a prize!

Each book is worth 10 points. points for the title and 5 points for the author. These are all recent wins, so you should recognize some of them.

1.Show No Fear by Marliss Melton

2.City of Refuge by Tom Piazza

3. Try Darkness by James Scott Bell

4.How to Be a Hepburn in a Hilton World by Jordan Christy

5.Seduce Me by Robyn DeHart

6.Searching for Pemberley by Mary Lydon Simonsen

7.The Financial Lives of the Poets by Jess Walter

8.The Survivor’s Club by Ben Sherwood

9.Dying for Mercy by Mary Jane Clark

10.The Queen’s Mistake by Diane Haeger

Star Crossed Lovers Quiz

February 16, 2010February 19, 201018 Comments

This is week two of the new amd improved weekly quiz where I’ve decided to have them count for something! While you all get adjusted this first round will last through February and there will be 2 prizes! Check out the details HERE.

The biggest difference is that you don’t have to be first. Everyone gets an equal shot. Your comments will show up tomorrow.

Last week we did lovers for Valentine’s Day, but that day is done and tragedy has struck! This week I’m going to give you two actors who have portrayed famous lovers onscreen. You tell me the loving, yet doomed couple (fictional names, not actors names, last names are not necessary, 5 points) and/or the movie title (5 points). Each question you get right is worth 10 points. List as many as you know and no cheating off other commenters Good luck!

Want to see the leaderboard from week one? Answers from last week’s quiz? And please guess if you only know one or two. You’ll still be eligible for a prize!

1. Rose & Jack – Titanic