The New Quiz!

[Roquefort Raider]

After the cataclysmic events of Pseudo-literary quiz: disassembled, it's time to re-boot (er... I mean redefine) the concept.

We'll now turn our classic quiz into the JLA of quizzes. The old order changeth! Here's our new line-up of questions!!!

As usual, one point each for a good answer unless otherwise specified, and multiple good answers will be accepted if they were posted within 5 minutes of the first one.

Have fun!


1- The last sentry is presented as the true story that inspired a novel that was later made into a movie. What was the latter's title?

2- Who wrote The Man in the Iron Mask?

3- What is the title of the novel seen in attachment 3?

4- Who wrote the 1976 novel Kiss of the Spider-Woman?

5- Who was featured in the 1978 PocketBook novel "Mayhem in Manhattan"? It was a Marvel character.

6- What Star Wars character is the main protagonist of the novel "Hero for hire"?

7- Who wrote a big blockbuster series of books (à la james Clavell) about ninjas?

Gee, good as this is, it feels a lot like the old quiz!

[Donald M.]

1- The last sentry is presented as the true story that inspired a novel that was later made into a movie. What was the latter's title?

The Hunt For Red October

2- Who wrote The Man in the Iron Mask?

Alexandre Dumas

5- Who was featured in the 1978 PocketBook novel "Mayhem in Manhattan"? It was a Marvel character.

Spider-Man

6- What Star Wars character is the main protagonist of the novel "Hero for hire"?

Han Solo

[CaptMagellan]

7- Who wrote a big blockbuster series of books (à la james Clavell) about ninjas?

Eric Van Lustbader

[Blueferret]

4- Who wrote the 1976 novel Kiss of the Spider-Woman?


Manuel Puig

[Scott Beeler]

I don't have any answers, but Yay! for the Quiz Returned! :D

[Roquefort Raider]

1- The last sentry is presented as the true story that inspired a novel that was later made into a movie. What was the latter's title?
The Hunt For Red October

2- Who wrote The Man in the Iron Mask?
Alexandre Dumas

5- Who was featured in the 1978 PocketBook novel "Mayhem in Manhattan"? It was a Marvel character.
Spider-Man

6- What Star Wars character is the main protagonist of the novel "Hero for hire"?
Han SoloWelcome to the quiz, Donald. That's a strong start! Four points!

7- Who wrote a big blockbuster series of books (à la james Clavell) about ninjas?
Eric Van LustbaderQuite so, signor capitano! And welcome too!

4- Who wrote the 1976 novel Kiss of the Spider-Woman?
Manuel PuigWhat? Another new voice? Welcome, Blueferret! And congrats on your first point. Well done!

I don't have any answers, but Yay! for the Quiz Returned!We aim to please, Scott! :)


3- What is the title of the novel seen in attachment 3?

8- Wayne Douglas Barlowe is well-known for his Guide to extraterrestrials. What other guide did he publish in 1996?

9- For one point each, who wrote...
(a) In cold blood
(b) A coldness in the blood
(c) Cold blood
(d) Blood runs cold

10- In Jules Verne's SF novel "From the Earth to the Moon", from which US state did the moon explorers take flight in their vehicle (fired by a big gun and not propelled by a rocket)?

11- In Asimov's book The gods themselves, what invention may trigger the destruction of ourt solar system?
(a) the proton pump
(b) the positronic pump
(c) the neutron pomp
(d) the electron pump
(e) the quark pump

12- In the prequel to Asimov's Foundation trilogy, why is there a civil war amongst robots?

13- What is the title of John Byrne's Wonder Woman novel?

14- What book by Carl Sagan describes the functioning of the brain and the human mind?

15- What was the first Asimov novel thatwas based on a screenplay?

16- What was the first A.C. Clarke novel based on a screenplay?

17- Who were the parents of Frodo Baggins?

18- In the Dune universe, what is the major export product of planet Caladan?

19- Otto Binder, of Captain Marvel fame, wrote an Avengers novel in 1967. (That's the Marvel comics Avengers, not Mrs. Peel and John Steed). What was its title?

20- In 1928, the short story Armageddon: 2419 A.D., by Philip Francis Nowlan, introduced a famous character. Who was he?

Bonus question: what is the connection between New Avengers and the first seven questions of the new quiz?


Shem the Penman 119,5
thetechnocrat 98,5
Bright-Raven 87
Kirayoshi 64
Scott Beeler 46
priestvyrce 45
Lone Ranger 39
Sir Tim Drake 38,5
berk 35
Expletive Deleted 33,5
SPAfreak 29
SOGG 28
Doodle Bob 28
Solaris 22,5
Memo 21
atoningunifex 20
Rob Allen 14,5
Clark Luthor 14
Melchior 7
Calamas 5
Donald M. 4
RKO 4
Blueferret 1
CaptMagellan 1
GozertheGozarian 1
MarkAndrew 1
scyfli 1

[Karl J. Barnes]

9 a) In Cold Blood- Truman Capote

[Shem the Penman]

14: Been a while since I read it, but: The Dragons of Eden?

15: Fantastic Voyage.

18: Pearls?

[Kirayoshi]

8- Wayne Douglas Barlowe is well-known for his Guide to extraterrestrials. What other guide did he publish in 1996?

Wayne Barlowe's Guide to Fantasy. He also wrote and illustrated an original book called Expedition, a zoological survey of an alien planet.

17- Who were the parents of Frodo Baggins?

According to the family tree in the back of 'Return of the King', Drogo Baggins and Primula Brandybuck.

[Michael P]

11- In Asimov's book The gods themselves, what invention may trigger the destruction of ourt solar system?
(a) the proton pump

12- In the prequel to Asimov's Foundation trilogy, why is there a civil war amongst robots? - One group of robots reasons that covertly guiding mankind's destiny to the best possible outcome is the logical end of the First Law; the other believes it is a violation.

15- What was the first Asimov novel thatwas based on a screenplay? - Fantastic Voyage

17- Who were the parents of Frodo Baggins? - His father was named Drogo; I don't recall his mother's name.

Bonus question: what is the connection between New Avengers and the first seven questions of the new quiz? - They all reference, either directly or obliquley, a member of the team.

[Blueferret]

Here's the bonus answer:

1- The last sentry is presented as the true story that inspired a novel that was later made into a movie. What was the latter's title?

Sentry
2- Who wrote The Man in the Iron Mask?
Iron Man

3- What is the title of the novel seen in attachment 3?
Cap

4- Who wrote the 1976 novel Kiss of the Spider-Woman?
Spider Woman

5- Who was featured in the 1978 PocketBook novel "Mayhem in Manhattan"? It was a Marvel character.
Spidey

6- What Star Wars character is the main protagonist of the novel "Hero for
hire"?
Luke Cage

7- Who wrote a big blockbuster series of books (à la james Clavell) about ninjas?
White Ninja (Daredevil??)


It's the new lineup.

[Blueferret]

9- For one point each, who wrote...

(b) A coldness in the blood

Fred Saberhagen

(c) Cold blood

Theresa Monsour

[Blueferret]

13- What is the title of John Byrne's Wonder Woman novel?

Lifelines

[Blueferret]

10- In Jules Verne's SF novel "From the Earth to the Moon", from which US state did the moon explorers take flight in their vehicle (fired by a big gun and not propelled by a rocket)?


Stone Hill, Florida

[Blueferret]

18- In the Dune universe, what is the major export product of planet Caladan?


Slaves, I think :confused:

[Roquefort Raider]

9 a) In Cold Blood- Truman CapoteYup!

14: Been a while since I read it, but: The Dragons of Eden?
Good memory!

15: Fantastic Voyage.
Correct (some people think it's the other way around, the book having been written before the screenplay).

18: Pearls?
I think they do produce pearls, but there are more important economic sectors.
8- Wayne Douglas Barlowe is well-known for his Guide to extraterrestrials. What other guide did he publish in 1996?
Wayne Barlowe's Guide to Fantasy. He also wrote and illustrated an original book called Expedition, a zoological survey of an alien planet.
Very good!
17- Who were the parents of Frodo Baggins?
According to the family tree in the back of 'Return of the King', Drogo Baggins and Primula Brandybuck.
Both drowned, as I recall. An uncommon end for Hobbits.
11- In Asimov's book The gods themselves, what invention may trigger the destruction of ourt solar system?
(a) the proton pump
I thought that sounded good enough to be plausible, but it's not quite the right invention.

12- In the prequel to Asimov's Foundation trilogy, why is there a civil war amongst robots? - One group of robots reasons that covertly guiding mankind's destiny to the best possible outcome is the logical end of the First Law; the other believes it is a violation.
That is correct, and the first group's beliefs are considered the zeroth law that supercedes the other three.

15- What was the first Asimov novel thatwas based on a screenplay? - Fantastic Voyage
Correct, although Shem answered that a little while ago.

17- Who were the parents of Frodo Baggins? - His father was named Drogo; I don't recall his mother's name.
Primula, thanks to whom Frodo is related to Merry.

Bonus question: what is the connection between New Avengers and the first seven questions of the new quiz? - They all reference, either directly or obliquley, a member of the team.
Absolutely correct! And welcome to the quiz, Michael.

Congrats to Blueferret who also figured out the lineup connection.
9- For one point each, who wrote...
(b) A coldness in the blood
Fred Saberhagen
One point!

(c) Cold blood
Theresa Monsour
And another!

13- What is the title of John Byrne's Wonder Woman novel?
Lifelines
Did Byrne write a novel based on his 7-issue run collected under that title?

10- In Jules Verne's SF novel "From the Earth to the Moon", from which US state did the moon explorers take flight in their vehicle (fired by a big gun and not propelled by a rocket)?
Stone Hill, Florida
That's even more than I asked! I liked the fact that Verne got the state right.

18- In the Dune universe, what is the major export product of planet Caladan?
Slaves, I think
No, Caladan was a pretty decent place (being run by the Atreides and all that).


Shem the Penman 121,5
thetechnocrat 98,5
Bright-Raven 87
Kirayoshi 66
Scott Beeler 46
priestvyrce 46
Lone Ranger 39
Sir Tim Drake 38,5
berk 35
Expletive Deleted 33,5
SPAfreak 29
SOGG 28
Doodle Bob 28
Solaris 22,5
Memo 21
atoningunifex 20
Rob Allen 14,5
Clark Luthor 14
Melchior 7
Calamas 5
Blueferret 4
Donald M. 4
RKO 4
Michael Pullman 2
CaptMagellan 1
GozertheGozarian 1
MarkAndrew 1
scyfli 1

[Roquefort Raider]

3- What is the title of the novel seen in attachment 3?

9- For one point each, who wrote...
(a) In cold blood Truman Capote
(b) A coldness in the blood Fred Saberhagen
(c) Cold blood Theresa Monsour
(d) Blood runs cold

11- In Asimov's book The gods themselves, what invention may trigger the destruction of ourt solar system?
(a) the proton pump
(b) the positronic pump
(c) the neutron pomp
(d) the electron pump
(e) the quark pump

13- What is the title of John Byrne's Wonder Woman novel?

16- What was the first A.C. Clarke novel based on a screenplay?

18- In the Dune universe, what is the major export product of planet Caladan?

19- Otto Binder, of Captain Marvel fame, wrote an Avengers novel in 1967. (That's the Marvel comics Avengers, not Mrs. Peel and John Steed). What was its title?

20- In 1928, the short story Armageddon: 2419 A.D., by Philip Francis Nowlan, introduced a famous character. Who was he?

21- Who wrote "surrender the pink", "the best awful" and "delusions of grandma"?

22- Who created Peter Pan? And where was he from?

23- What famous Canadian writer sometimes used the pseudonym "Samuel Marchbanks"

24- What are the titles comprising the shadow war trilogy, a sequel to the movie Willow, and written by Chris Claremont and George Lucas?

25- What is the current title of the SF magazine known in the golden age as Astounding science-fiction?

26- Who drew this classic cover? (See attchment 26).

[Karl J. Barnes]

11- In Asimov's book The gods themselves, what invention may trigger the destruction of ourt solar system?

(b) the positronic pump



16- What was the first A.C. Clarke novel based on a screenplay?
2001: A Space Odyssey







22- Who created Peter Pan? And where was he from?
Barrie, Scotland

[Shem the Penman]

21: Carrie Fisher.

[Lone Ranger]

19. Avengers vs. the Earth Wrecker (cool painted cover)

20. Buck Rogers (95% sure)

23. Robertson Davies

26. Kelly Freas

[Donald M.]

25- What is the current title of the SF magazine known in the golden age as Astounding science-fiction?

Analog

[Kirayoshi]

24- What are the titles comprising the shadow war trilogy, a sequel to the movie Willow, and written by Chris Claremont and George Lucas?

Shadow Moon, Shadow Dawn, Shadow Star

Nice original titles those.

[Karl J. Barnes]

24- What are the titles comprising the shadow war trilogy, a sequel to the movie Willow, and written by Chris Claremont and George Lucas?

Shadow Moon, Shadow Dawn, Shadow Star

Nice original titles those.

I only got about a hundred pages into Shadow Moon and I just had to stop reading. Claremont's dialogue is just as bad as the stuff he writes in comics. Just dreadful stuff.

[Blueferret]

I only got about a hundred pages into Shadow Moon and I just had to stop reading. Claremont's dialogue is just as bad as the stuff he writes in comics. Just dreadful stuff.


Plus, they whack Mad Martigan right off the bat. Not a good sign.

[Michael P]

11- In Asimov's book The gods themselves, what invention may trigger the destruction of ourt solar system?
(e) the quark pump

22- Who created Peter Pan? And where was he from? - J.M. Barrie, of England.

[Kirayoshi]

11- In Asimov's book The gods themselves, what invention may trigger the destruction of ourt solar system?
(e) the quark pump

22- Who created Peter Pan? And where was he from? - J.M. Barrie, of England.
Actually J.M. Barrie was Scottish.

Oh, if you get the chance, read 'Peter and the Starcatchers' by Dave Barry and Ridley Pierson.

[Bright-Raven]

3 - What is the name of the Captain America novel?

A: HOLOCAUST FOR HIRE

13- What is the title of John Byrne's Wonder Woman novel?

A: GODS & GODDESSES (just gave my copy to DB for Christmas last year)

26 - Name the artist of images:

26a- Captain America Novel

A: (Guess) Steranko

26b- Astounding 9/ 1954

A: Frank Kelly Freas.

[Roquefort Raider]

11- In Asimov's book The gods themselves, what invention may trigger the destruction of ourt solar system?
(b) the positronic pump
Another feint that worked! "positrov=nic pump" sounds so Asimovish... but it's not the answer.

16- What was the first A.C. Clarke novel based on a screenplay?
2001: A Space Odyssey
Yessir! And the voyage through infinity was much clearer in the novel.

22- Who created Peter Pan? And where was he from?
Barrie, Scotland
James Matthew Barrie was indeed a Scotsman; I don't now why, I had always thought he was Swiss.
21: Carrie Fisher.
Yep; she's quite proficient with her pen.
19. Avengers vs. the Earth Wrecker (cool painted cover)
Good lord, man! Is there any cryptic comic-book reference that you do not know? ;) I am flabbergasted! (Is there any chance we can take a peek at that cover, by the way?)

20. Buck Rogers (95% sure)
And 100% right!

23. Robertson Davies
Can't get a Canadian writer by you, eh?

26. Kelly Freas
Yes, one of the great SF illustrators.
25- What is the current title of the SF magazine known in the golden age as Astounding science-fiction?

Analog

That is correct!
24- What are the titles comprising the shadow war trilogy, a sequel to the movie Willow, and written by Chris Claremont and George Lucas?

Shadow Moon, Shadow Dawn, Shadow Star

Nice original titles those.

Well, we are talking Lucas and Claremont...

Good job!
11- In Asimov's book The gods themselves, what invention may trigger the destruction of ourt solar system?
(e) the quark pump

Afraid not; but we're getting closer.

3 - What is the name of the Captain America novel?
A: HOLOCAUST FOR HIRE
Good call!

13- What is the title of John Byrne's Wonder Woman novel?
A: GODS & GODDESSES (just gave my copy to DB for Christmas last year)
What did you think of the book?

26 - Name the artist of images:
26a- Captain America Novel
A: (Guess) Steranko
It does look Steranko-ish, doesn't it? But I don't know for sure.

26b- Astounding 9/ 1954
A: Frank Kelly Freas.
Yes, it was Freas.



Shem the Penman 122,5
thetechnocrat 98,5
Bright-Raven 89
Kirayoshi 67
priestvyrce 48
Scott Beeler 46
Lone Ranger 43
Sir Tim Drake 38,5
berk 35
Expletive Deleted 33,5
SPAfreak 29
SOGG 28
Doodle Bob 28
Solaris 22,5
Memo 21
atoningunifex 20
Rob Allen 14,5
Clark Luthor 14
Melchior 7
Calamas 5
Donald M. 5
Blueferret 4
RKO 4
Michael Pullman 2
CaptMagellan 1
GozertheGozarian 1
MarkAndrew 1
scyfli 1

[Roquefort Raider]

9- For one point each, who wrote...
(a) In cold blood -Truman Capote
(b) A coldness in the blood -Fred Saberhagen
(c) Cold blood -Theresa Monsour
(d) Blood runs cold

11- In Asimov's book The gods themselves, what invention may trigger the destruction of ourt solar system?
(a) the proton pump
(b) the positronic pump
(c) the neutron pomp
(d) the electron pump
(e) the quark pump

18- In the Dune universe, what is the major export product of planet Caladan?


27- The bekilted fellow in attachment 27 is one of SF's most beloved characters. Who is he?

28- What does Starbuck do on the Pequod?

29- What victorian atrocity is the goal of the quest described in to say nothing of the dog?

30- What Shakespeare play introduced the character of Shylock?

31- Would you be so kind as to list the four Ringworld novels by Larry Niven?

32- Roy Thomas and Gil Kane turned two R.E. Howard stories (The gods of Bal-Saggoth and the dark man) into Conan adventures. In the original tales, who was their protagonist?

33- Although certain writers turned non-Conan stories into Conan adventures, Howard himself was not above re-writing Conan tales into something else. The story "The dark stranger", better known to us as the Sprague deCamp-edited "the treasure of Tranicos", was intitially rewritten by Howard as...?

34- Who is Leopold Bloom?

35- Who is Myrna Minkoff?

36- Who is the character in attachment 36? (Fair warning: this is a trick question).

[Lone Ranger]

30 - Merchant of Venice

34 - The protagonist of Ulysses

[Shem the Penman]

28: First mate, IIRC.

29: The bishop's bird stump.

[CaptMagellan]

30- What Shakespeare play introduced the character of Shylock?
The Merhcant of Venice

32- Roy Thomas and Gil Kane turned two R.E. Howard stories (The gods of Bal-Saggoth and the dark man) into Conan adventures. In the original tales, who was their protagonist?
Turlogh O’Brien

33- Although certain writers turned non-Conan stories into Conan adventures, Howard himself was not above re-writing Conan tales into something else. The story "The dark stranger", better known to us as the Sprague deCamp-edited "the treasure of Tranicos", was intitially rewritten by Howard as...?
As a Howard fan I am ashamed to say, “I don’t know.”

36- Who is the character in attachment 36? (Fair warning: this is a trick question).
Agnes De Chastillon

[Kirayoshi]

31- Would you be so kind as to list the four Ringworld novels by Larry Niven?

Ringworld
Ringworld's Engineers
Ringworld's Throne
Ringworld's Children

The rumor is that there's a Ringworld miniseries to debut on the Sci-Fi channel.

[Michael P]

Actually J.M. Barrie was Scottish.

Oh, if you get the chance, read 'Peter and the Starcatchers' by Dave Barry and Ridley Pierson.
Got it for Christmas. Very enjoyable.

[Michael P]

11- In Asimov's book The gods themselves, what invention may trigger the destruction of ourt solar system?
(c) the neutron pump

28- What does Starbuck do on the Pequod? First mate

30- What Shakespeare play introduced the character of Shylock? Merchant of Venice

33- Although certain writers turned non-Conan stories into Conan adventures, Howard himself was not above re-writing Conan tales into something else. The story "The dark stranger", better known to us as the Sprague deCamp-edited "the treasure of Tranicos", was intitially rewritten by Howard as...? The Tower of the Elephant

[Blueferret]

11- In Asimov's book The gods themselves, what invention may trigger the destruction of ourt solar system?

(c) the neutron pomp

[Bright-Raven]

Roquey:

I can't say that the WONDER WOMAN novel was any great shakes. Maybe it had a little more legs than his comic work on the character, but not much.

More Answers:

9d) BLOOD RUNS COLD is by Robert Bloch

35) Who is Myrna Minkoff?

A: A Jewish Heiress from NYC who becomes a beatnik and has a lot of political / philosophical arguments with her pseudo-boyfriend Ingatius Reilly via letters and phone calls throughout the novel. (NOVEL: A CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES)

[Roquefort Raider]

The Lone ranger gets two points for these answers:
30 - Merchant of Venice
34 - The protagonist of Ulysses,

while Shem the Penman does the same for these:
28: First mate, IIRC.
29: The bishop's bird stump.

Capt Magellan impresses me with his RE Howard knowledge, because he managed to identify dark Agnes on the cover of the book "Sword Woman", eschewing names like Red Sonya of Rogatino, Valeria or even Red Sonja. He also nailed Turlogh O'Brien as the hero of God of Bal-Saggoth and the dark man!

Kirayoshi gets the point for identifying the four titles in the Ringworld series: Ringworld; Ringworld's Engineers; Ringworld's Throne and Ringworld's Children.


Michael Pullman guesses (as does Blueferret, actually) that the neutron pump was the invention threatening the solar system in "The gods themselves", but that was another misdirection on my part. And "the dark stranger" was rejected as a Conan tale, forcing Howard to re-write it as a non-Conan story, thus eliminating the tower of the elephant as its new title.

Bright-Raven concludes this wave of answers with these two:
9d) BLOOD RUNS COLD is by Robert Bloch

35) Who is Myrna Minkoff?
A: A Jewish Heiress from NYC who becomes a beatnik and has a lot of political / philosophical arguments with her pseudo-boyfriend Ingatius Reilly via letters and phone calls throughout the novel. (NOVEL: A CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES)

Thanks for your opinion of the Wonder Woman novel, too. It sort of reflects what I expected.



11- In Asimov's book The gods themselves, what invention may trigger the destruction of ourt solar system?
(a) the proton pump
(b) the positronic pump
(c) the neutron pomp
(d) the electron pump
(e) the quark pump

18- In the Dune universe, what is the major export product of planet Caladan?

27- The bekilted fellow in attachment 27 is one of SF's most beloved characters. Who is he?

33- Although certain writers turned non-Conan stories into Conan adventures, Howard himself was not above re-writing Conan tales into something else. The story "The dark stranger", better known to us as the Sprague deCamp-edited "the treasure of Tranicos", was intitially rewritten by Howard as...? (Extra point if you tell us what its hero was called).


37- The following titles feature a comic-book character. Which one?
Clash by Night; The Lazarus Heart; Temple of Night; Wicked Prayer.

38- The term "robot" was created by Carel Capek for one of his plays. What was its title?

39- "Sons of the bear-God" was adapted in which comic-book series (one point)? And in what pulp magazine did it first appear (one point)? (the cover, with title altered, is seen in attachment 39).

40- Japanese author Yukio Mishima met an uncommon end. How did he die?




Shem the Penman 124,5
thetechnocrat 98,5
Bright-Raven 91
Kirayoshi 68
priestvyrce 48
Scott Beeler 46
Lone Ranger 45
Sir Tim Drake 38,5
berk 35
Expletive Deleted 33,5
SPAfreak 29
SOGG 28
Doodle Bob 28
Solaris 22,5
Memo 21
atoningunifex 20
Rob Allen 14,5
Clark Luthor 14
Melchior 7
Calamas 5
Donald M. 5
Blueferret 4
RKO 4
Michael Pullman 2
CaptMagellan 3
GozertheGozarian 1
MarkAndrew 1
scyfli 1

[Shem the Penman]

38. Rossum's Universal Robots (or RUR).

40. He committed seppuku.

[Kirayoshi]

27- The bekilted fellow in attachment 27 is one of SF's most beloved characters. Who is he?

June 1941, huh? Lazarus Long, perchance?

37- The following titles feature a comic-book character. Which one?
Clash by Night; The Lazarus Heart; Temple of Night; Wicked Prayer.

The Crow

[Doodle Bob]

40. He committed seppuku.

Not for points obviously, but just for interest: as I'm sure Shem knows, he commited seppuku after taking over a school for boys with his own paramilitary group and exhorting the students to rise up a re-establish a japanese empire, a scene that he seemingly lifted from his own brilliant novel Runaway Horses.

[Blueferret]

27- The bekilted fellow in attachment 27 is one of SF's most beloved characters. Who is he?

June 1941, huh? Lazarus Long, perchance?

37- The following titles feature a comic-book character. Which one?
Clash by Night; The Lazarus Heart; Temple of Night; Wicked Prayer.

The Crow

I think you're right on #37. That was the first month Heinlein started Methuselah’s Children in the mag.

[Arrjay]

I have no idea about anything else but Methuselah's Children is a great read.

[Roquefort Raider]

Shem continues to provide good answers:
38. Rossum's Universal Robots (or RUR).
40. He committed seppuku.

Not to be outdone, Kirayoshi does the same!
27- The bekilted fellow in attachment 27 is one of SF's most beloved characters. Who is he?
June 1941, huh? Lazarus Long, perchance?

37- The following titles feature a comic-book character. Which one?
Clash by Night; The Lazarus Heart; Temple of Night; Wicked Prayer.
The Crow

Lazarus Long in a kilt was certainly not the way my mind's eye remembered him, but he's been depicted that way in other instances (on a recent edition of Time enough for love, for example).


11- In Asimov's book The gods themselves, what invention may trigger the destruction of ourt solar system?
(a) the proton pump
(b) the positronic pump
(c) the neutron pomp
(d) the electron pump
(e) the quark pump

18- In the Dune universe, what is the major export product of planet Caladan?
Hint: it's edible.

33- Although certain writers turned non-Conan stories into Conan adventures, Howard himself was not above re-writing Conan tales into something else. The story "The dark stranger", better known to us as the Sprague deCamp-edited "the treasure of Tranicos", was intitially rewritten by Howard as...? (Extra point if you tell us what its hero was called).
Hint: the hero had another adventure that was adapted as a Conan story in Marvel Super Special #2.

39- "Sons of the bear-God" was adapted in which comic-book series (one point)? And in what pulp magazine did it first appear (one point)? (the cover, with title altered, is seen in attachment 39).


41- Find the intruder:
The possessed
A raw youth
Crime and punishment
Taras Bulba
House of the dead

42- The Crichton novel "Eater of the dead" has some parallel with the DC comic "Arak, son of thunder". What is it?

43- Please identify the author of the following quotes:

(a) "A lot of men have dreamed about an impingement of nonhuman intelligences on the human race. Almost without exception the dream has taken one of two forms, invasion and war, or exploration and mutual social intercourse. Both concepts postulate that nonhumans are enough like us either to fight with us or talk to us - treat us as equals, one way or the other. I don't believe that X is sufficiently interested in human beings to want to enslave them, or even exterminate them. They may not even study us, even when we come under their notice. They may lack the scientific spirit in the sense of having a monkeylike curiosity about everything that moves. For that matter, how thoroughly do we study other life forms? Did you ever ask your goldfish for their views on goldfish poetry or politics?"

(b) Finally, a hawk-nosed man sauntered over from another door, and looked in at Gosseyn. He said, with an unmistakeable sneer, "So this is the dangerous man!"
It seemed a futile insult. Gosseyn started to carry on with his examination of the man's physical characteristics, and then the import of the words penetrated. He had been expecting to be asked to get out of the car. Now he settled back in his seat. The idea that he was considered a dangerous man was absolutely new. It didn't seem to have any structural relation to the facts. Gilbert Gosseyn was a trained Null-A whose brain had been damaged by an amnesiac calamity. He might prove worthy of Venus in the games, but he would simply be one of thousands of similarly successful contenders. He had yet to show a single quality of structural difference between himself and other human beings.
"Ah, silence," drawled the big man. "The Null-A pause, I suppose. Any moment now, your present predicament will have been integrated into control of your cortex, and semantically clever words will sound forth."

(c) "I tell you I can levitate", shouted Roger.
Dr Morton turned red. "Look, Toomey, let's not discuss it. I don't care if you fly up in the air right this minute."
"You mean seeing isn't believing as far as you're concerned?"
"Levitation? Of course not." The department chairman was bellowing. "If I saw you fly, I'd see an optometrist or a psychiatrist. I'd sooner believe myself insane than that the laws of physics - " He caught himself, harumphed loudly. "Well, as I said, let's not discuss it."

44- What is the link between these words: web, drill, rip, flash, cloud and seeker?



Shem the Penman 126,5
thetechnocrat 98,5
Bright-Raven 91
Kirayoshi 70
priestvyrce 48
Scott Beeler 46
Lone Ranger 45
Sir Tim Drake 38,5
berk 35
Expletive Deleted 33,5
SPAfreak 29
SOGG 28
Doodle Bob 28
Solaris 22,5
Memo 21
atoningunifex 20
Rob Allen 14,5
Clark Luthor 14
Melchior 7
Calamas 5
Donald M. 5
Blueferret 4
RKO 4
Michael Pullman 2
CaptMagellan 3
GozertheGozarian 1
MarkAndrew 1
scyfli 1

[Karl J. Barnes]

43 b) A E van Vogt

[Shem the Penman]

41. Taras Bulba was not written by Dostoevsky (it's Gogol, IIRC).

[Memo]

The intruder in Crime and Punishment is Raskalnikov-- I think.

I just noticed that the quiz is back...that's great.

[Memo]

44- They all have something to do with computer functions.

[Roquefort Raider]

43 b) A E van Vogt Yep, fellow Canuck Alfred E.

41. Taras Bulba was not written by Dostoevsky (it's Gogol, IIRC). Man, that was fast! Taras Bulba was indeed written by Gogol.

44- They all have something to do with computer functions. They do? I'm not very computer literate, I'm afraid. Web, drill, rip, flash, cloud and seeker are a genuine literary reference, though (we've mentioned the book they're from in the past). And welcome back, Memo!

11- In Asimov's book The gods themselves, what invention may trigger the destruction of our solar system?
(a) the proton pump
(b) the positronic pump
(c) the neutron pomp
(d) the electron pump
(e) the quark pump
hint: we've narrowed it down quite a lot...

18- In the Dune universe, what is the major export product of planet Caladan?
Hint: it's edible.

33- Although certain writers turned non-Conan stories into Conan adventures, Howard himself was not above re-writing Conan tales into something else. The story "The dark stranger", better known to us as the Sprague deCamp-edited "the treasure of Tranicos", was intitially rewritten by Howard as...? (Extra point if you tell us what its hero was called).
Hint: the hero had another adventure that was adapted as a Conan story in Marvel Super Special #2.

39- "Sons of the bear-God" was adapted in which comic-book series (one point)? And in what pulp magazine did it first appear (one point)? (the cover, with title altered, is seen in attachment 39).
Hint: if you don't know the magazine, it's kind of normal.

42- The Crichton novel "Eater of the dead" has some parallel with the DC comic "Arak, son of thunder". What is it?

43- Please identify the author of the following quotes:

(a) "A lot of men have dreamed about an impingement of nonhuman intelligences on the human race. Almost without exception the dream has taken one of two forms, invasion and war, or exploration and mutual social intercourse. Both concepts postulate that nonhumans are enough like us either to fight with us or talk to us - treat us as equals, one way or the other. I don't believe that X is sufficiently interested in human beings to want to enslave them, or even exterminate them. They may not even study us, even when we come under their notice. They may lack the scientific spirit in the sense of having a monkeylike curiosity about everything that moves. For that matter, how thoroughly do we study other life forms? Did you ever ask your goldfish for their views on goldfish poetry or politics?"

(c) "I tell you I can levitate", shouted Roger.
Dr Morton turned red. "Look, Toomey, let's not discuss it. I don't care if you fly up in the air right this minute."
"You mean seeing isn't believing as far as you're concerned?"
"Levitation? Of course not." The department chairman was bellowing. "If I saw you fly, I'd see an optometrist or a psychiatrist. I'd sooner believe myself insane than that the laws of physics - " He caught himself, harumphed loudly. "Well, as I said, let's not discuss it."

44- What is the link between these words: web, drill, rip, flash, cloud and seeker?

45- Please complete the titles of this series:
Pawn of...
Queen of...
Magician's...
Castle of...
Enchanter's...

46- Who wrote the autobiographical books
"Home sweet home" and "a year in Jerusalem"?

47- Joe Giligan, Donald Mahon, Joseph Mahon and Margaret Powers are characters from what novel?



Shem the Penman 127,5
thetechnocrat 98,5
Bright-Raven 91
Kirayoshi 70
priestvyrce 49
Scott Beeler 46
Lone Ranger 45
Sir Tim Drake 38,5
berk 35
Expletive Deleted 33,5
SPAfreak 29
SOGG 28
Doodle Bob 28
Solaris 22,5
Memo 21
atoningunifex 20
Rob Allen 14,5
Clark Luthor 14
Melchior 7
Calamas 5
Donald M. 5
Blueferret 4
RKO 4
Michael Pullman 2
CaptMagellan 3
GozertheGozarian 1
MarkAndrew 1
scyfli 1

[Karl J. Barnes]

45- Please complete the titles of this series:
Pawn of... Prophecy
Queen of... Sorcery

Magician's... Gambit
Castle of... Wizardy
Enchanter's... EndGame

[Blueferret]

11- In Asimov's book The gods themselves, what invention may trigger the destruction of our solar system?
(a) the proton pump
(b) the positronic pump
(c) the neutron pomp
(d) the electron pump
(e) the quark pump
hint: we've narrowed it down quite a lot...


It's (D) The electron pump. Hell, it's the only one left. I shouldn't get any ponts for this.

[Blueferret]

42- The Crichton novel "Eater of the dead" has some parallel with the DC comic "Arak, son of thunder". What is it?

1)He's a foreigner in Viking territory. Arak is Native American. Ibn Fadlin is Arab.

2) He's taken under the wing of someone in the Viking tribe and taught the language.

3)Arak goes on a raid an awakens a Monster that comes back to get revenge on the Vikings. Same with Ibn Fadlin.

Hope this is enough.

[Blueferret]

47- Joe Giligan, Donald Mahon, Joseph Mahon and Margaret Powers are characters from what novel?

Faulkner's Soldiers Pay

[Blueferret]

39- "Sons of the bear-God" was adapted in which comic-book series (one point)? And in what pulp magazine did it first appear (one point)? (the cover, with title altered, is seen in attachment 39).
Hint: if you don't know the magazine, it's kind of normal.


The Magazine was Unknown Fantasy Magazine, published by Street and Smith

[Blueferret]

39- "Sons of the bear-God" was adapted in which comic-book series (one point)? And in what pulp magazine did it first appear (one point)? (the cover, with title altered, is seen in attachment 39).
Hint: if you don't know the magazine, it's kind of normal.


It was adapted in Conan the Barbarian #109-112.

[Blueferret]

39- "Sons of the bear-God" was adapted in which comic-book series (one point)? And in what pulp magazine did it first appear (one point)? (the cover, with title altered, is seen in attachment 39).
Hint: if you don't know the magazine, it's kind of normal.



This was a bitch question. Hard as hell.

[Roquefort Raider]

45- Please complete the titles of this series:
Pawn of... Prophecy
Queen of... Sorcery
Magician's... Gambit
Castle of... Wizardy
Enchanter's... EndGameCheck, check, check, check and check, mate.

11- In Asimov's book The gods themselves, what invention may trigger the destruction of our solar system?
(a) the proton pump
(b) the positronic pump
(c) the neutron pomp
(d) the electron pump
(e) the quark pump
hint: we've narrowed it down quite a lot...


It's (D) The electron pump. Hell, it's the only one left. I shouldn't get any ponts for this.

Now, now. You're still the one who called it! One point for you.

42- The Crichton novel "Eater of the dead" has some parallel with the DC comic "Arak, son of thunder". What is it?

1)He's a foreigner in Viking territory. Arak is Native American. Ibn Fadlin is Arab.
2) He's taken under the wing of someone in the Viking tribe and taught the language.
3)Arak goes on a raid an awakens a Monster that comes back to get revenge on the Vikings. Same with Ibn Fadlin.

Hope this is enough.

Oh, it's plenty! The first sentence in your first answer was all I was asking for.

47- Joe Giligan, Donald Mahon, Joseph Mahon and Margaret Powers are characters from what novel?

Faulkner's Soldiers Pay

Right!

39- "Sons of the bear-God" was adapted in which comic-book series (one point)? And in what pulp magazine did it first appear (one point)? (the cover, with title altered, is seen in attachment 39).
Hint: if you don't know the magazine, it's kind of normal.

The Magazine was Unknown Fantasy Magazine, published by Street and Smith.

It was adapted in Conan the Barbarian #109-112.

This was a bitch question. Hard as hell.

Unknown was probably my favorite pulp. It had really great stories. Well done, Blueferret.


18- In the Dune universe, what is the major export product of planet Caladan?
Hint: it's edible.

33- Although certain writers turned non-Conan stories into Conan adventures, Howard himself was not above re-writing Conan tales into something else. The story "The dark stranger", better known to us as the Sprague deCamp-edited "the treasure of Tranicos", was intitially rewritten by Howard as...? (Extra point if you tell us what its hero was called).
Hint: the hero had another adventure that was adapted as a Conan story in Marvel Super Special #2.

43- Please identify the author of the following quotes:

(a) "A lot of men have dreamed about an impingement of nonhuman intelligences on the human race. Almost without exception the dream has taken one of two forms, invasion and war, or exploration and mutual social intercourse. Both concepts postulate that nonhumans are enough like us either to fight with us or talk to us - treat us as equals, one way or the other. I don't believe that X is sufficiently interested in human beings to want to enslave them, or even exterminate them. They may not even study us, even when we come under their notice. They may lack the scientific spirit in the sense of having a monkeylike curiosity about everything that moves. For that matter, how thoroughly do we study other life forms? Did you ever ask your goldfish for their views on goldfish poetry or politics?"

(c) "I tell you I can levitate", shouted Roger.
Dr Morton turned red. "Look, Toomey, let's not discuss it. I don't care if you fly up in the air right this minute."
"You mean seeing isn't believing as far as you're concerned?"
"Levitation? Of course not." The department chairman was bellowing. "If I saw you fly, I'd see an optometrist or a psychiatrist. I'd sooner believe myself insane than that the laws of physics - " He caught himself, harumphed loudly. "Well, as I said, let's not discuss it."

44- What is the link between these words: web, drill, rip, flash, cloud and seeker?

46- Who wrote the autobiographical books
"Home sweet home" and "a year in Jerusalem"?

48- Who wrote the following?

TO MY BOOK.
It will be look'd for, BOOK, when some but see
Thy title, EPIGRAMS, and named of me,
Thou shouldst be bold, licentious, full of gall,
Wormwood, and sulphur, sharp, and tooth'd withal ;
Become a petulent thing, hurl ink, and wit,
As madmen stones ; not caring whom they hit.
Deceive their malice, who could wish it so ;
And by thy wiser temper, let men know
Thou art not so covetous of least self-fame,
Made from the hazard of another's shame ;
Much less, with lewd, profane, and beastly phrase,
To catch the world's loose laughter, or vain gaze.
He that departs with his own honesty
For vulgar praise, doth it too dearly buy.


49- After the print media, where was "the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy" next adapted?

50- Altogether, how many different hands did Corum have during his life? And what were they? (Sounds like a question better suited to Mr. Potato-head...)

51- Please complete the titles of this trilogy:
An alien...
The hollow...
The end of all...

52- What nanotech engineer created "a young lady's illustrated primer"?

53- In an eponymously titled novel, a new kind of ice freezes at room temperature. What is its name?

54- Please complete the titles of this series:
Guardians of...
King of the...
Demon Lord of...
Sorceress of...
Seeress of...

55- Where did the X-Men first see print in prose form?



Shem the Penman 127,5
thetechnocrat 98,5
Bright-Raven 91
Kirayoshi 70
priestvyrce 50
Scott Beeler 46
Lone Ranger 45
Sir Tim Drake 38,5
berk 35
Expletive Deleted 33,5
SPAfreak 29
SOGG 28
Doodle Bob 28
Solaris 22,5
Memo 21
atoningunifex 20
Rob Allen 14,5
Clark Luthor 14
Blueferret 9
Melchior 7
Calamas 5
Donald M. 5
RKO 4
Michael Pullman 2
CaptMagellan 3
GozertheGozarian 1
MarkAndrew 1
scyfli 1

[Expletive Deleted]

51- Please complete the titles of this trilogy:
An alien...
The hollow...
The end of all...

Heat, Lands, and Songs.

52- What nanotech engineer created "a young lady's illustrated primer"?

John Percival Hackworth of Neal Stephenson's DIAMOND AGE.

54- Please complete the titles of this series:
Guardians of...
King of the...
Demon Lord of...
Sorceress of...
Seeress of...

The West, Murgos, Karanda, Darshiva, and Kell.

[Shem the Penman]

49: I'm gonna guess and say radio.

50: Four: he started, like anyone else, with two hands, lost one to Earl Glandyth, received the Hand of Kwll in its place, and then replaced it with a mechanical silver hand when he lost that one.

53: I'm not sure, but ice-9 brought about the end of the world in Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle.

[Karl J. Barnes]

55- Where did the X-Men first see print in prose form?

Pocket Books

[CaptMagellan]

44- What is the link between these words: web, drill, rip, flash, cloud and seeker?

You can add the word 'site' to them and they'll still make sense.

[Lone Ranger]

46 - Mordecai Richler

Just to keep my tradition of answering Canadian questions alive!

[Kirayoshi]

49- After the print media, where was "the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy" next adapted?

Stage, then TV.

[Kirayoshi]

44- What is the link between these words: web, drill, rip, flash, cloud and seeker?

They were six charges used in the gun employed by Logan in Logan's Run.

[Roquefort Raider]

51- Please complete the titles of this trilogy:
An alien...
The hollow...
The end of all...
Heat, Lands, and Songs.

Yep, from the Dancers at the End of Time series (a very good comedy by Michael Moorcock).

52- What nanotech engineer created "a young lady's illustrated primer"?

John Percival Hackworth of Neal Stephenson's DIAMOND AGE.

Percy was just damn good at his job.

54- Please complete the titles of this series:
Guardians of...
King of the...
Demon Lord of...
Sorceress of...
Seeress of...

The West, Murgos, Karanda, Darshiva, and Kell.

Right all the way. These are the titles of the (forgetable) Malloreon, the sequel to the excellent Belgariad by David Eddings.
49: I'm gonna guess and say radio.

You guessed right, effendi.

50: Four: he started, like anyone else, with two hands, lost one to Earl Glandyth, received the Hand of Kwll in its place, and then replaced it with a mechanical silver hand when he lost that one.

As the Germans say: ausgezeichnet!

53: I'm not sure, but ice-9 brought about the end of the world in Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle.

You're correct.
55- Where did the X-Men first see print in prose form?

Pocket Books

Yup. Back in 1978, in the Marvel Novel Series from Pocket Books (it was in book #9, titled "the marvel super-heroes", an anthology of four short stories featuring the Avengers, Daredevil, the Hulk, and the X-Men). The story was "Children of the atom", written by Chris Claremont.
44- What is the link between these words: web, drill, rip, flash, cloud and seeker?

You can add the word 'site' to them and they'll still make sense.

They could also be the names of GI Joe characters!
46 - Mordecai Richler

Just to keep my tradition of answering Canadian questions alive!

An enduring tradition, to be sure! Well done.
44- What is the link between these words: web, drill, rip, flash, cloud and seeker?

They were six charges used in the gun employed by Logan in Logan's Run.

Correct! They also appeared in the last issues of the Logan's run comic-book from marvel, when the title started an original storyline following its adaptation of the movie.


18- In the Dune universe, what is the major export product of planet Caladan?
Hint: it's edible and must be harvested.

33- Although certain writers turned non-Conan stories into Conan adventures, Howard himself was not above re-writing Conan tales into something else. The story "The dark stranger", better known to us as the Sprague deCamp-edited "the treasure of Tranicos", was intitially rewritten by Howard as...? (Extra point if you tell us what its hero was called).
Hint: the hero is a pirate and had another adventure that was adapted as a Conan story in Marvel Super Special #2.

43- Please identify the author of the following quotes:

(a) "A lot of men have dreamed about an impingement of nonhuman intelligences on the human race. Almost without exception the dream has taken one of two forms, invasion and war, or exploration and mutual social intercourse. Both concepts postulate that nonhumans are enough like us either to fight with us or talk to us - treat us as equals, one way or the other. I don't believe that X is sufficiently interested in human beings to want to enslave them, or even exterminate them. They may not even study us, even when we come under their notice. They may lack the scientific spirit in the sense of having a monkeylike curiosity about everything that moves. For that matter, how thoroughly do we study other life forms? Did you ever ask your goldfish for their views on goldfish poetry or politics?"
hint: he's a well-known SF author.

(c) "I tell you I can levitate", shouted Roger.
Dr Morton turned red. "Look, Toomey, let's not discuss it. I don't care if you fly up in the air right this minute."
"You mean seeing isn't believing as far as you're concerned?"
"Levitation? Of course not." The department chairman was bellowing. "If I saw you fly, I'd see an optometrist or a psychiatrist. I'd sooner believe myself insane than that the laws of physics - " He caught himself, harumphed loudly. "Well, as I said, let's not discuss it."
Hint: he's a well known SF author, too.

48- Who wrote the following?

TO MY BOOK.
It will be look'd for, BOOK, when some but see
Thy title, EPIGRAMS, and named of me,
Thou shouldst be bold, licentious, full of gall,
Wormwood, and sulphur, sharp, and tooth'd withal ;
Become a petulent thing, hurl ink, and wit,
As madmen stones ; not caring whom they hit.
Deceive their malice, who could wish it so ;
And by thy wiser temper, let men know
Thou art not so covetous of least self-fame,
Made from the hazard of another's shame ;
Much less, with lewd, profane, and beastly phrase,
To catch the world's loose laughter, or vain gaze.
He that departs with his own honesty
For vulgar praise, doth it too dearly buy.


56- Who wrote the novelization of the comic-book series Kingdom come?

57- When it started publishing Conan pastiches, TOR decided to go the Tarzan way and named each book "Conan the (something)". The results were unequal, to say the least. Among the following titles, which one is not an actual Conan title?
(a) Conan the brave
(b) Conan the formidable
(c) Conan the hero
(d) Conan the valiant
(e) Conan the magnificent
(f) Conan the fearless
(g) Conan the great

58- Who wrote the first and the second Conan movie novelizations? (They're not the same person).

59- The complete twenty-four-volume translation of the works of Sigmund Freud was published by Hogart press, a publishing house founded by a famous writer and her husband. Who was she?

60- In The long goodbye, Raymond Chandler writes the following discussion about literary quotes:

" I grow old... I grow old... I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled. What does that mean, Mr. Marlowe?"

"Not a bloody thing. It just sounds good."

He smiled. "That is from the Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock. Here's another one. In the room women come and go/Talking of Michael Angelo. Does that suggest anything to you, sir?"

"Yeah -- it suggests to me that the guy didn't know very much about women."

"My sentiments exactly, sir. Nonetheless I admire XXXXXXXX very much."

"Did you say, 'nonetheless'?" Now for the question... What Saint Louis-born writer (whose name is here crossed out) is referred to?


Shem the Penman 130,5
thetechnocrat 98,5
Bright-Raven 91
Kirayoshi 71
priestvyrce 51
Lone Ranger 46
Scott Beeler 46
Sir Tim Drake 38,5
berk 35
Expletive Deleted 36,5
SPAfreak 29
SOGG 28
Doodle Bob 28
Solaris 22,5
Memo 21
atoningunifex 20
Rob Allen 14,5
Clark Luthor 14
Blueferret 9
Melchior 7
Calamas 5
Donald M. 5
RKO 4
Michael Pullman 2
CaptMagellan 3
GozertheGozarian 1
MarkAndrew 1
scyfli 1

[Shem the Penman]

49. The only person I can think of who wrote a book called Epigrams was the Roman poet Martial -- although that's certainly not the original Latin ...

[Michael P]

56- Who wrote the novelization of the comic-book series Kingdom come? - Elliot S! Maggin

60- In The long goodbye, Raymond Chandler writes the following discussion about literary quotes:
Now for the question... What Saint Louis-born writer (whose name is here crossed out) is referred to? - TS Eliot.

[Kirayoshi]

rats, someone beat me to it!

[Roquefort Raider]

56- Who wrote the novelization of the comic-book series Kingdom come? - Elliot S! Maggin

60- In The long goodbye, Raymond Chandler writes the following discussion about literary quotes:
Now for the question... What Saint Louis-born writer (whose name is here crossed out) is referred to? - TS Eliot.

Right on both counts.


18- In the Dune universe, what is the major export product of planet Caladan?
Hint: it's edible and must be harvested.

33- Although certain writers turned non-Conan stories into Conan adventures, Howard himself was not above re-writing Conan tales into something else. The story "The dark stranger", better known to us as the Sprague deCamp-edited "the treasure of Tranicos", was intitially rewritten by Howard as...? (Extra point if you tell us what its hero was called).
Hint: the hero is a pirate and had another adventure that was adapted as a Conan story in Marvel Super Special #2.

43- Please identify the author of the following quotes:

(a) "A lot of men have dreamed about an impingement of nonhuman intelligences on the human race. Almost without exception the dream has taken one of two forms, invasion and war, or exploration and mutual social intercourse. Both concepts postulate that nonhumans are enough like us either to fight with us or talk to us - treat us as equals, one way or the other. I don't believe that X is sufficiently interested in human beings to want to enslave them, or even exterminate them. They may not even study us, even when we come under their notice. They may lack the scientific spirit in the sense of having a monkeylike curiosity about everything that moves. For that matter, how thoroughly do we study other life forms? Did you ever ask your goldfish for their views on goldfish poetry or politics?"
hint: he's a well-known SF author.

(c) "I tell you I can levitate", shouted Roger.
Dr Morton turned red. "Look, Toomey, let's not discuss it. I don't care if you fly up in the air right this minute."
"You mean seeing isn't believing as far as you're concerned?"
"Levitation? Of course not." The department chairman was bellowing. "If I saw you fly, I'd see an optometrist or a psychiatrist. I'd sooner believe myself insane than that the laws of physics - " He caught himself, harumphed loudly. "Well, as I said, let's not discuss it."
Hint: he's a well known SF author, too.

48- Who wrote the following?

TO MY BOOK.
It will be look'd for, BOOK, when some but see
Thy title, EPIGRAMS, and named of me,
Thou shouldst be bold, licentious, full of gall,
Wormwood, and sulphur, sharp, and tooth'd withal ;
Become a petulent thing, hurl ink, and wit,
As madmen stones ; not caring whom they hit.
Deceive their malice, who could wish it so ;
And by thy wiser temper, let men know
Thou art not so covetous of least self-fame,
Made from the hazard of another's shame ;
Much less, with lewd, profane, and beastly phrase,
To catch the world's loose laughter, or vain gaze.
He that departs with his own honesty
For vulgar praise, doth it too dearly buy.
hint: He's English and has been seen in Sandman.

57- When it started publishing Conan pastiches, TOR decided to go the Tarzan way and named each book "Conan the (something)". The results were unequal, to say the least. Among the following titles, which one is not an actual Conan title?
(a) Conan the brave
(b) Conan the formidable
(c) Conan the hero
(d) Conan the valiant
(e) Conan the magnificent
(f) Conan the fearless
(g) Conan the great

58- Who wrote the first and the second Conan movie novelizations? (They're not the same person).

59- The complete twenty-four-volume translation of the works of Sigmund Freud was published by Hogart press, a publishing house founded by a famous writer and her husband. Who was she?

61- Who wrote the famous line "Progress, far from consisting in change, depends on retentiveness. Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" ?


62- Cartoonist supreme Alex Raymond wrote a novel in 1937. What was its title?

63- What English philosopher and essayist wrote "A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion"? hint: he was knighted in 1603, created Baron Verulam in 1618, and created Viscount St Albans in 1621.

64- Isaac Asimov published over 500 books during his lifetime, but certain british writer is said to have written 723 during hers! Who is she?

65- Steven Brust's homage to the three musketeers has a sequel that's a homage to the musketeers' own, 20 years after. What are the two Brust novels?

66- Jugurtha, a North African prince who fought against the might of Rome, was the star of his own graphic novel series (http://www.bdcouvertes.com/collection/jugurtha.html) in Europe. What classic writer described the War of Jugurtha?

67- What was Batman vs the fearsome foursome by Winston Lyon?

68- Going by titles alone, what Sesame Street character could be said to have won a Hugo award in 2004?

69-After Meg and the trench, what is the third installment in Steve Alten's series about giant sharks?




Shem the Penman 130,5
thetechnocrat 98,5
Bright-Raven 91
Kirayoshi 71
priestvyrce 51
Lone Ranger 46
Scott Beeler 46
Sir Tim Drake 38,5
berk 35
Expletive Deleted 36,5
SPAfreak 29
SOGG 28
Doodle Bob 28
Solaris 22,5
Memo 21
atoningunifex 20
Rob Allen 14,5
Clark Luthor 14
Blueferret 9
Melchior 7
Calamas 5
Donald M. 5
RKO 4
Michael Pullman 4
CaptMagellan 3
GozertheGozarian 1
MarkAndrew 1
scyfli 1

[atoningunifex]

59- The complete twenty-four-volume translation of the works of Sigmund Freud was published by Hogart press, a publishing house founded by a famous writer and her husband. Who was she?
Virginia Woolf

[Shem the Penman]

61: George Santayana.

63: Francis Bacon.

65: The Phoenix Guards and Two Hundred Years After.

[Karl J. Barnes]

64. Agatha Christie

[CaptMagellan]

"33- Although certain writers turned non-Conan stories into Conan adventures, Howard himself was not above re-writing Conan tales into something else. The story "The dark stranger", better known to us as the Sprague deCamp-edited "the treasure of Tranicos", was intitially rewritten by Howard as...? (Extra point if you tell us what its hero was called).
Hint: the hero is a pirate and had another adventure that was adapted as a Conan story in Marvel Super Special #2."

Hmm... Sounds like Cormac Mac Art. In which case, the Cormac story that bears the most resemblance to "The Dark Stranger" is "Night of the Wolf". But I was under the impression that although certain plot elements and themes are present in both, that "Night of the Wolf" isn't a rewriting.

Unless I'm completely missing the mark on this one ;)

[Karl J. Barnes]

43 a) Carl Sagan?

[Kirayoshi]

67- What was Batman vs the fearsome foursome by Winston Lyon?
Wouldn't happen to be the novelization of that '60 Batman theatrical release starring Adam West and Burt Ward, with Cesar Romero(Joker), Frank Gorshin(Riddler), Burgess Meredith(Penguin) and Lee Merriwether(Catwoman), would it?

Lee Merriwether? If you can't get either Julie Newmar or Eartha Kitt, why bother?

68- Going by titles alone, what Sesame Street character could be said to have won a Hugo award in 2004?
The Cookie Monster by Verner Vinge

[Roquefort Raider]

59- The complete twenty-four-volume translation of the works of Sigmund Freud was published by Hogart press, a publishing house founded by a famous writer and her husband. Who was she?

Virginia Woolf Yup!

61: George Santayana.

63: Francis Bacon.

65: The Phoenix Guards and Two Hundred Years After. I think it's actually 500 years later, but why nitpick?


64. Agatha Christie

43 a) Carl Sagan? 64: A not unreasonable guess, because Dame Agatha produced over 80 books. But no, it's not her.
43a: no, not Carl Sagan.

"33- Although certain writers turned non-Conan stories into Conan adventures, Howard himself was not above re-writing Conan tales into something else. The story "The dark stranger", better known to us as the Sprague deCamp-edited "the treasure of Tranicos", was intitially rewritten by Howard as...? (Extra point if you tell us what its hero was called).
Hint: the hero is a pirate and had another adventure that was adapted as a Conan story in Marvel Super Special #2."

Hmm... Sounds like Cormac Mac Art. In which case, the Cormac story that bears the most resemblance to "The Dark Stranger" is "Night of the Wolf". But I was under the impression that although certain plot elements and themes are present in both, that "Night of the Wolf" isn't a rewriting.
Strangely enough, Cormac Mac Art never starred in a Marvel comic. The closest he came to, as far as I know, was in a pin-up drawn by David Wenzel that appeared in one of the Conan Treasury Editions. So no, it's not Cormac. (The pirate in question is more of a Tales of the Black Freighter character).


67- What was Batman vs the fearsome foursome by Winston Lyon?
Wouldn't happen to be the novelization of that '60 Batman theatrical release starring Adam West and Burt Ward, with Cesar Romero(Joker), Frank Gorshin(Riddler), Burgess Meredith(Penguin) and Lee Merriwether(Catwoman), would it?

Lee Merriwether? If you can't get either Julie Newmar or Eartha Kitt, why bother?

68- Going by titles alone, what Sesame Street character could be said to have won a Hugo award in 2004?
The Cookie Monster by Verner Vinge

You got it!!! The Biff! Whamm!!! Pow!!! Batman movie was indeed novelized by Winston Lyon. (My kids still love that movie, not yet realizing how much of a comedy it is).

And Cookie Monster always deserved an award, as far as I'm concerned.


18- In the Dune universe, what is the major export product of planet Caladan?
Hint: it's edible and must be harvested.

33- Although certain writers turned non-Conan stories into Conan adventures, Howard himself was not above re-writing Conan tales into something else. The story "The dark stranger", better known to us as the Sprague deCamp-edited "the treasure of Tranicos", was intitially rewritten by Howard as...? (Extra point if you tell us what its hero was called).
Hint: the hero is a pirate and had another adventure that was adapted as a Conan story in Marvel Super Special #2.

43- Please identify the author of the following quotes:

(a) "A lot of men have dreamed about an impingement of nonhuman intelligences on the human race. Almost without exception the dream has taken one of two forms, invasion and war, or exploration and mutual social intercourse. Both concepts postulate that nonhumans are enough like us either to fight with us or talk to us - treat us as equals, one way or the other. I don't believe that X is sufficiently interested in human beings to want to enslave them, or even exterminate them. They may not even study us, even when we come under their notice. They may lack the scientific spirit in the sense of having a monkeylike curiosity about everything that moves. For that matter, how thoroughly do we study other life forms? Did you ever ask your goldfish for their views on goldfish poetry or politics?"
hint: he's a well-known SF author.

(c) "I tell you I can levitate", shouted Roger.
Dr Morton turned red. "Look, Toomey, let's not discuss it. I don't care if you fly up in the air right this minute."
"You mean seeing isn't believing as far as you're concerned?"
"Levitation? Of course not." The department chairman was bellowing. "If I saw you fly, I'd see an optometrist or a psychiatrist. I'd sooner believe myself insane than that the laws of physics - " He caught himself, harumphed loudly. "Well, as I said, let's not discuss it."
Hint: he's a well known SF author, too.

48- Who wrote the following?

TO MY BOOK.
It will be look'd for, BOOK, when some but see
Thy title, EPIGRAMS, and named of me,
Thou shouldst be bold, licentious, full of gall,
Wormwood, and sulphur, sharp, and tooth'd withal ;
Become a petulent thing, hurl ink, and wit,
As madmen stones ; not caring whom they hit.
Deceive their malice, who could wish it so ;
And by thy wiser temper, let men know
Thou art not so covetous of least self-fame,
Made from the hazard of another's shame ;
Much less, with lewd, profane, and beastly phrase,
To catch the world's loose laughter, or vain gaze.
He that departs with his own honesty
For vulgar praise, doth it too dearly buy.
hint: He's English and has been seen in Sandman.

57- When it started publishing Conan pastiches, TOR decided to go the Tarzan way and named each book "Conan the (something)". The results were unequal, to say the least. Among the following titles, which one is not an actual Conan title?
(a) Conan the brave
(b) Conan the formidable
(c) Conan the hero
(d) Conan the valiant
(e) Conan the magnificent
(f) Conan the fearless
(g) Conan the great

58- Who wrote the first and the second Conan movie novelizations? (They're not the same person).

62- Cartoonist supreme Alex Raymond wrote a novel in 1937. What was its title?

64- Isaac Asimov published over 500 books during his lifetime, but certain british writer is said to have written 723 during hers! Who is she?

66- Jugurtha, a North African prince who fought against the might of Rome, was the star of his own graphic novel series in Europe. What classic writer described the War of Jugurtha?

69-After Meg and the trench, what is the third installment in Steve Alten's series about giant sharks?

70- What influential book penned by Erich von Daniken argues that the Earth has been visited by ancient astronauts since the dawn of time? The book was in part the inspiration for Jack Kirby's The Eternals.

71- How is the black monolith destroyed in 3001: the final odyssey?

72- Perhaps inspired by Star Wars, Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
(authors of the left behind series) have started down the way of prequels. What is the title of the first prequel?

73- What was the first book in the "... for dummies" series?





Shem the Penman 133,5
thetechnocrat 98,5
Bright-Raven 91
Kirayoshi 73
priestvyrce 51
Lone Ranger 46
Scott Beeler 46
Sir Tim Drake 38,5
berk 35
Expletive Deleted 36,5
SPAfreak 29
SOGG 28
Doodle Bob 28
Solaris 22,5
Memo 21
atoningunifex 21
Rob Allen 14,5
Clark Luthor 14
Blueferret 9
Melchior 7
Calamas 5
Donald M. 5
RKO 4
Michael Pullman 4
CaptMagellan 3
GozertheGozarian 1
MarkAndrew 1
scyfli 1

[Rob Allen]

64- Isaac Asimov published over 500 books during his lifetime, but certain british writer is said to have written 723 during hers! Who is she?

Barbara Cartland?

70- What influential book penned by Erich von Daniken argues that the Earth has been visited by ancient astronauts since the dawn of time? The book was in part the inspiration for Jack Kirby's The Eternals.

Chariots of the Gods.

[Karl J. Barnes]

57- When it started publishing Conan pastiches, TOR decided to go the Tarzan way and named each book "Conan the (something)". The results were unequal, to say the least. Among the following titles, which one is not an actual Conan title?

(b) Conan the formidable- sounds too corny

[Blueferret]

72- Perhaps inspired by Star Wars, Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
(authors of the left behind series) have started down the way of prequels. What is the title of the first prequel?

The Rising . I was just given it as a gift, ironically enough.

[Blueferret]

58- Who wrote the first and the second Conan movie novelizations? (They're not the same person).


Conan the Barbarian- L. Sprague De Camp

Conan the Destroyer-Stanley Mann

[Blueferret]

69-After Meg and the trench, what is the third installment in Steve Alten's series about giant sharks?

Primal Waters

[Blueferret]

62- Cartoonist supreme Alex Raymond wrote a novel in 1937. What was its title?

Flash Gordon in the Water World of Mongo

[Roquefort Raider]

64- Isaac Asimov published over 500 books during his lifetime, but certain british writer is said to have written 723 during hers! Who is she?

Barbara Cartland?

Yep!The lady in the pink chiffon outwrote the good doctor.

70- What influential book penned by Erich von Daniken argues that the Earth has been visited by ancient astronauts since the dawn of time? The book was in part the inspiration for Jack Kirby's The Eternals.

Chariots of the Gods.

Nonsensical, but certainly influential, Chariots of the gods was the source of many SF and fantasy stories.

57- When it started publishing Conan pastiches, TOR decided to go the Tarzan way and named each book "Conan the (something)". The results were unequal, to say the least. Among the following titles, which one is not an actual Conan title?

(b) Conan the formidable- sounds too corny

And yet... http://www.ffbooks.co.uk/images/n1/n9157.jpg
(Those titles are just horrible, for the most part).
72- Perhaps inspired by Star Wars, Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
(authors of the left behind series) have started down the way of prequels. What is the title of the first prequel?

The Rising . I was just given it as a gift, ironically enough.

[b]Is there an equivalent to Jar-Jar Binks in the prequel?

58- Who wrote the first and the second Conan movie novelizations? (They're not the same person).

Conan the Barbarian- L. Sprague De Camp
Conan the Destroyer-Stanley Mann

de Camp is right, but not Mann. You still get half a point!

69-After Meg and the trench, what is the third installment in Steve Alten's series about giant sharks?


Primal Waters

Correct. I look forward to it, too. Alten is a nice bloke.

62- Cartoonist supreme Alex Raymond wrote a novel in 1937. What was its title?


Flash Gordon in the Water World of Mongo

Man, you're good!




18- In the Dune universe, what is the major export product of planet Caladan?
The answer is Pundi rice.

33- Although certain writers turned non-Conan stories into Conan adventures, Howard himself was not above re-writing Conan tales into something else. The story "The dark stranger", better known to us as the Sprague deCamp-edited "the treasure of Tranicos", was intitially rewritten by Howard as...? (Extra point if you tell us what its hero was called).
The answer is "swords of the red brotherhood", featuring the pirate Terence "Black" Vulmea. The story can be found in the Berkley paperback "Black Vulmea's vengeance".


43- Please identify the author of the following quotes:

(a) "A lot of men have dreamed about an impingement of nonhuman intelligences on the human race. Almost without exception the dream has taken one of two forms, invasion and war, or exploration and mutual social intercourse. Both concepts postulate that nonhumans are enough like us either to fight with us or talk to us - treat us as equals, one way or the other. I don't believe that X is sufficiently interested in human beings to want to enslave them, or even exterminate them. They may not even study us, even when we come under their notice. They may lack the scientific spirit in the sense of having a monkeylike curiosity about everything that moves. For that matter, how thoroughly do we study other life forms? Did you ever ask your goldfish for their views on goldfish poetry or politics?"
hint: he's a well-known SF author.

(c) "I tell you I can levitate", shouted Roger.
Dr Morton turned red. "Look, Toomey, let's not discuss it. I don't care if you fly up in the air right this minute."
"You mean seeing isn't believing as far as you're concerned?"
"Levitation? Of course not." The department chairman was bellowing. "If I saw you fly, I'd see an optometrist or a psychiatrist. I'd sooner believe myself insane than that the laws of physics - " He caught himself, harumphed loudly. "Well, as I said, let's not discuss it."
Hint: he's a well known SF author, too.

48- Who wrote the following?

TO MY BOOK.
It will be look'd for, BOOK, when some but see
Thy title, EPIGRAMS, and named of me,
Thou shouldst be bold, licentious, full of gall,
Wormwood, and sulphur, sharp, and tooth'd withal ;
Become a petulent thing, hurl ink, and wit,
As madmen stones ; not caring whom they hit.
Deceive their malice, who could wish it so ;
And by thy wiser temper, let men know
Thou art not so covetous of least self-fame,
Made from the hazard of another's shame ;
Much less, with lewd, profane, and beastly phrase,
To catch the world's loose laughter, or vain gaze.
He that departs with his own honesty
For vulgar praise, doth it too dearly buy.
hint: He's English and has been seen in Neil Gaiman's Sandman.

57- When it started publishing Conan pastiches, TOR decided to go the Tarzan way and named each book "Conan the (something)". The results were unequal, to say the least. Among the following titles, which one is not an actual Conan title?
(a) Conan the brave
(b) Conan the formidable
(c) Conan the hero
(d) Conan the valiant
(e) Conan the magnificent
(f) Conan the fearless
(g) Conan the great

58- Who wrote the second Conan movie novelizations? (They're not the same person).

66- Jugurtha, a North African prince who fought against the might of Rome, was the star of his own graphic novel series in Europe. What classic writer described the War of Jugurtha?

71- How is the black monolith destroyed in 3001: the final odyssey?

73- What was the first book in the "... for dummies" series?

74- What was the first book in the New Jedi order series?

75- What famous American co-wrote the memoir "The Soul of a Butterfly : Reflections on Life's Journey" with his daughter?

76- Before "water world of Mongo", cartoonist Alex Raymond wrote a Flash Gordon novel in 1936. What was its title?



Shem the Penman 133,5
thetechnocrat 98,5
Bright-Raven 91
Kirayoshi 73
priestvyrce 51
Lone Ranger 46
Scott Beeler 46
Sir Tim Drake 38,5
berk 35
Expletive Deleted 36,5
SPAfreak 29
SOGG 28
Doodle Bob 28
Solaris 22,5
Memo 21
atoningunifex 21
Rob Allen 16,5
Clark Luthor 14
Blueferret 12,5
Melchior 7
Calamas 5
Donald M. 5
RKO 4
Michael Pullman 4
CaptMagellan 3
GozertheGozarian 1
MarkAndrew 1
scyfli 1

[Kirayoshi]

43- Please identify the author of the following quotes:

(a) "A lot of men have dreamed about an impingement of nonhuman intelligences on the human race. Almost without exception the dream has taken one of two forms, invasion and war, or exploration and mutual social intercourse. Both concepts postulate that nonhumans are enough like us either to fight with us or talk to us - treat us as equals, one way or the other. I don't believe that X is sufficiently interested in human beings to want to enslave them, or even exterminate them. They may not even study us, even when we come under their notice. They may lack the scientific spirit in the sense of having a monkeylike curiosity about everything that moves. For that matter, how thoroughly do we study other life forms? Did you ever ask your goldfish for their views on goldfish poetry or politics?"

Robert A. Heinlein. Sounds like something from his 'Notebooks of Lazarus Long' now that I think of it.

73- What was the first book in the "... for dummies" series?
PCs for Dummies

74- What was the first book in the New Jedi order series?
The Force For Dummies(kidding, it's Vector Prime)

[Roquefort Raider]

43- Please identify the author of the following quotes:

(a) "A lot of men have dreamed about an impingement of nonhuman intelligences on the human race. Almost without exception the dream has taken one of two forms, invasion and war, or exploration and mutual social intercourse. Both concepts postulate that nonhumans are enough like us either to fight with us or talk to us - treat us as equals, one way or the other. I don't believe that X is sufficiently interested in human beings to want to enslave them, or even exterminate them. They may not even study us, even when we come under their notice. They may lack the scientific spirit in the sense of having a monkeylike curiosity about everything that moves. For that matter, how thoroughly do we study other life forms? Did you ever ask your goldfish for their views on goldfish poetry or politics?"

Robert A. Heinlein. Sounds like something from his 'Notebooks of Lazarus Long' now that I think of it.

You got it!

73- What was the first book in the "... for dummies" series?
PCs for Dummies

According to Wikipedia, that was the second one.

74- What was the first book in the New Jedi order series?
The Force For Dummies(kidding, it's Vector Prime)

Harh!!! :D Good one.




43- Please identify the author of the following quote:
(c) "I tell you I can levitate", shouted Roger.
Dr Morton turned red. "Look, Toomey, let's not discuss it. I don't care if you fly up in the air right this minute."
"You mean seeing isn't believing as far as you're concerned?"
"Levitation? Of course not." The department chairman was bellowing. "If I saw you fly, I'd see an optometrist or a psychiatrist. I'd sooner believe myself insane than that the laws of physics - " He caught himself, harumphed loudly. "Well, as I said, let's not discuss it."
Hint: he's a well known SF author, among other things.

48- Who wrote the following?

TO MY BOOK.
It will be look'd for, BOOK, when some but see
Thy title, EPIGRAMS, and named of me,
Thou shouldst be bold, licentious, full of gall,
Wormwood, and sulphur, sharp, and tooth'd withal ;
Become a petulent thing, hurl ink, and wit,
As madmen stones ; not caring whom they hit.
Deceive their malice, who could wish it so ;
And by thy wiser temper, let men know
Thou art not so covetous of least self-fame,
Made from the hazard of another's shame ;
Much less, with lewd, profane, and beastly phrase,
To catch the world's loose laughter, or vain gaze.
He that departs with his own honesty
For vulgar praise, doth it too dearly buy.
hint: He's English and has been seen in Neil Gaiman's Sandman.

57- When it started publishing Conan pastiches, TOR decided to go the Tarzan way and named each book "Conan the (something)". The results were unequal, to say the least. Among the following titles, which one is not an actual Conan title?
(a) Conan the brave
(b) Conan the formidable
(c) Conan the hero
(d) Conan the valiant
(e) Conan the magnificent
(f) Conan the fearless
(g) Conan the great

58- Who wrote the second Conan movie novelizations?

66- Jugurtha, a North African prince who fought against the might of Rome, was the star of his own graphic novel series in Europe. What classic writer described the War of Jugurtha?

71- How is the black monolith destroyed in 3001: the final odyssey?

73- What was the first book in the "... for dummies" series?

75- What famous American co-wrote the memoir "The Soul of a Butterfly : Reflections on Life's Journey" with his daughter?

76- Before "water world of Mongo", cartoonist Alex Raymond wrote a Flash Gordon novel in 1936. What was its title?

77-The Dark Star, Alien, Clash of the titans, Outland, and the thing, apart from being SF stories seen on the silver screen, have one thing in common, What is it?

78- Who is the clerical opponent of the three musketeers in 20 years after?

79- Scottish hero Rob Roy is pretty famous, but what was his family name?

80- What is Tarzan's real name?

81- The following screenplays were written by a famous american novelist. Who is he?
Double Indemnity (from the novella by James M Cain)
And Now Tomorrow (with Frank Partos)
The Unseen (with Hager Wilde)
The Blue Dahlia (original)

82- Who created the police detective commissaire Maigret?


Shem the Penman 133,5
thetechnocrat 98,5
Bright-Raven 91
Kirayoshi 75
priestvyrce 51
Lone Ranger 46
Scott Beeler 46
Sir Tim Drake 38,5
berk 35
Expletive Deleted 36,5
SPAfreak 29
SOGG 28
Doodle Bob 28
Solaris 22,5
Memo 21
atoningunifex 21
Rob Allen 16,5
Clark Luthor 14
Blueferret 12,5
Melchior 7
Calamas 5
Donald M. 5
RKO 4
Michael Pullman 4
CaptMagellan 3
GozertheGozarian 1
MarkAndrew 1
scyfli 1

[Karl J. Barnes]

78- Who is the clerical opponent of the three musketeers in 20 years after?
Cardinal Richilieu(sp?)
79- Scottish hero Rob Roy is pretty famous, but what was his family name?

80- What is Tarzan's real name?
Lord GreyStoke

81- The following screenplays were written by a famous american novelist. Who is he?
Double Indemnity (from the novella by James M Cain) William Faulkner(?)

[Shem the Penman]

77. Their novelizations were written by Alan Dean Foster.

82. Georges Simenon.

[Expletive Deleted]

81- The following screenplays were written by a famous american novelist. Who is he?
Double Indemnity (from the novella by James M Cain)
And Now Tomorrow (with Frank Partos)
The Unseen (with Hager Wilde)
The Blue Dahlia (original)Raymond Chandler!

[Michael P]

80- What is Tarzan's real name?

Lord John Greystroke.

[Sir Tim Drake]

48- Who wrote the following?

Christopher Marlowe?

57- When it started publishing Conan pastiches, TOR decided to go the Tarzan way and named each book "Conan the (something)". The results were unequal, to say the least. Among the following titles, which one is not an actual Conan title?

(c) Conan the hero?

79- Scottish hero Rob Roy is pretty famous, but what was his family name?

Macgregor

[Kirayoshi]

80- What is Tarzan's real name?
John Clayton III, Lord Greystoke.

[Roquefort Raider]

78- Who is the clerical opponent of the three musketeers in 20 years after?
Cardinal Richilieu(sp?)

He was their nemesis in "the three musketeers", but 20 years later he was dead.


80- What is Tarzan's real name?
Lord GreyStoke

Mmmh... That's his title, not his name.

81- The following screenplays were written by a famous american novelist. Who is he?
Double Indemnity (from the novella by James M Cain) William Faulkner(?)

No, not quite.
77. Their novelizations were written by Alan Dean Foster.

82. Georges Simenon.

You know Simenon??? Both answers are correct.
81- The following screenplays were written by a famous american novelist. Who is he?
Double Indemnity (from the novella by James M Cain)
And Now Tomorrow (with Frank Partos)
The Unseen (with Hager Wilde)
The Blue Dahlia (original)

Raymond Chandler!

Yessir!
80- What is Tarzan's real name?

Lord John Greystroke.

He's indeed John Something, and his title is Lord Greystoke. We're getting there!
48- Who wrote the following?

Christopher Marlowe?

You're close!

57- When it started publishing Conan pastiches, TOR decided to go the Tarzan way and named each book "Conan the (something)". The results were unequal, to say the least. Among the following titles, which one is not an actual Conan title?

(c) Conan the hero?

It's also a title bad enough never to have been chosen, but there is such a book. *sigh*.

79- Scottish hero Rob Roy is pretty famous, but what was his family name?

Macgregor

Och! Aye, laddie.
80- What is Tarzan's real name?
John Clayton III, Lord Greystoke.

And there we are!






43- Please identify the author of the following quote:
(c) "I tell you I can levitate", shouted Roger.
Dr Morton turned red. "Look, Toomey, let's not discuss it. I don't care if you fly up in the air right this minute."
"You mean seeing isn't believing as far as you're concerned?"
"Levitation? Of course not." The department chairman was bellowing. "If I saw you fly, I'd see an optometrist or a psychiatrist. I'd sooner believe myself insane than that the laws of physics - " He caught himself, harumphed loudly. "Well, as I said, let's not discuss it."
Hint: he's a well known SF author, among other things.

48- Who wrote the following?

TO MY BOOK.
It will be look'd for, BOOK, when some but see
Thy title, EPIGRAMS, and named of me,
Thou shouldst be bold, licentious, full of gall,
Wormwood, and sulphur, sharp, and tooth'd withal ;
Become a petulent thing, hurl ink, and wit,
As madmen stones ; not caring whom they hit.
Deceive their malice, who could wish it so ;
And by thy wiser temper, let men know
Thou art not so covetous of least self-fame,
Made from the hazard of another's shame ;
Much less, with lewd, profane, and beastly phrase,
To catch the world's loose laughter, or vain gaze.
He that departs with his own honesty
For vulgar praise, doth it too dearly buy.
hint: He's English and has been seen in Neil Gaiman's Sandman.

57- When it started publishing Conan pastiches, TOR decided to go the Tarzan way and named each book "Conan the (something)". The results were unequal, to say the least. Among the following titles, which one is not an actual Conan title?
(a) Conan the brave
(b) Conan the formidable
(c) Conan the hero
(d) Conan the valiant
(e) Conan the magnificent
(f) Conan the fearless
(g) Conan the great

58- Who wrote the second Conan movie novelizations?

66- Jugurtha, a North African prince who fought against the might of Rome, was the star of his own graphic novel series in Europe. What classic writer described the War of Jugurtha?

71- How is the black monolith destroyed in 3001: the final odyssey?

73- What was the first book in the "... for dummies" series?

75- What famous American co-wrote the memoir "The Soul of a Butterfly : Reflections on Life's Journey" with his daughter?

76- Before "water world of Mongo", cartoonist Alex Raymond wrote a Flash Gordon novel in 1936. What was its title?

78- Who is the clerical opponent of the three musketeers in 20 years after?

83- What comic-book character stars in these three books?
The Lost Army
Odd Jobs
The Bones of Giants

84- Who are the parents of Neville Longbottom?

85- What british prime minister wrote the trilogy "Coningsby", "Sybil" and "Tancred"?

86- How are the four parts of the novel "The once and future king" titled?

87- Who wrote the first book in the current ongoing Star Trek line of novels?




Shem the Penman 135,5
thetechnocrat 98,5
Bright-Raven 91
Kirayoshi 76
priestvyrce 51
Lone Ranger 46
Scott Beeler 46
Sir Tim Drake 39,5
berk 35
Expletive Deleted 37,5
SPAfreak 29
SOGG 28
Doodle Bob 28
Solaris 22,5
Memo 21
atoningunifex 21
Rob Allen 16,5
Clark Luthor 14
Blueferret 12,5
Melchior 7
Calamas 5
Donald M. 5
RKO 4
Michael Pullman 4
CaptMagellan 3
GozertheGozarian 1
MarkAndrew 1
scyfli 1

[Kirayoshi]

83- What comic-book character stars in these three books?
The Lost Army
Odd Jobs
The Bones of Giants

Hellboy

85- What british prime minister wrote the trilogy "Coningsby", "Sybil" and "Tancred"?

Benjamin Disraeli

86- How are the four parts of the novel "The once and future king" titled?

The Sword in the Stone
Queen of Air and Darkness
The Ill-Made Knight
The Candle in the Wind

87- Who wrote the first book in the current ongoing Star Trek line of novels?

D. C. Fontana(guess)

[Shem the Penman]

78. Aramis.

[scyfli]

43. I'm thinking Isaac Asimov?

57. Conan the formidable

[Michael P]

84- Who are the parents of Neville Longbottom?

Frank and Alice Longbottom.

[Sir Tim Drake]

48. Ben Jonson?

[Blueferret]

78- Who is the clerical opponent of the three musketeers in 20 years after?

King Louis???? (Guess)

[DonC]

48- Who wrote the following?

TO MY BOOK.
It will be look'd for, BOOK, when some but see
Thy title, EPIGRAMS, and named of me,
Thou shouldst be bold, licentious, full of gall,
Wormwood, and sulphur, sharp, and tooth'd withal ;
Become a petulent thing, hurl ink, and wit,
As madmen stones ; not caring whom they hit.
Deceive their malice, who could wish it so ;
And by thy wiser temper, let men know
Thou art not so covetous of least self-fame,
Made from the hazard of another's shame ;
Much less, with lewd, profane, and beastly phrase,
To catch the world's loose laughter, or vain gaze.
He that departs with his own honesty
For vulgar praise, doth it too dearly buy.
hint: He's English and has been seen in Neil Gaiman's Sandman.



I'll go with the obvious: William Shakespeare?

[Blueferret]

48- Who wrote the following?

TO MY BOOK.
It will be look'd for, BOOK, when some but see
Thy title, EPIGRAMS, and named of me,
Thou shouldst be bold, licentious, full of gall,
Wormwood, and sulphur, sharp, and tooth'd withal ;
Become a petulent thing, hurl ink, and wit,
As madmen stones ; not caring whom they hit.
Deceive their malice, who could wish it so ;
And by thy wiser temper, let men know
Thou art not so covetous of least self-fame,
Made from the hazard of another's shame ;
Much less, with lewd, profane, and beastly phrase,
To catch the world's loose laughter, or vain gaze.
He that departs with his own honesty
For vulgar praise, doth it too dearly buy.
hint: He's English and has been seen in Neil Gaiman's Sandman.

Boswell??

[Roquefort Raider]

83- What comic-book character stars in these three books?
The Lost Army
Odd Jobs
The Bones of Giants

Hellboy

Correct!

85- What british prime minister wrote the trilogy "Coningsby", "Sybil" and "Tancred"?

Benjamin Disraeli

Good job! How many people even know that Dizzie ever wrote anything, much less what? (I know I didn't before researching this question! ;) ]

86- How are the four parts of the novel "The once and future king" titled?

The Sword in the Stone
Queen of Air and Darkness
The Ill-Made Knight
The Candle in the Wind

All of which seem to pop up on an individual basis from time to time.

87- Who wrote the first book in the current ongoing Star Trek line of novels?

D. C. Fontana(guess)

Could have been, but no.
78. Aramis.

Naaah... Good Aramis may have had ambiguous career goals at times, but he would never have turned against his bvrothers in arms.
43. I'm thinking Isaac Asimov?

You are thinking correctly.

57. Conan the formidable

Sounds like a horrible title, right? But it exists. Oh, boy.
84- Who are the parents of Neville Longbottom?

Frank and Alice Longbottom.

Yep!

48. Ben Jonson?

Yes! I read somewhere that Gaiman put Jonson in the final issue of Sandman to affirm his belief that Honest Ben had not written Shakespeare,s plays.
78- Who is the clerical opponent of the three musketeers in 20 years after?

King Louis???? (Guess)

No, it has to be a cleric.


57- When it started publishing Conan pastiches, TOR decided to go the Tarzan way and named each book "Conan the (something)". The results were unequal, to say the least. Among the following titles, which one is not an actual Conan title?
(a) Conan the brave
(b) Conan the formidable
(c) Conan the hero
(d) Conan the valiant
(e) Conan the magnificent
(f) Conan the fearless
(g) Conan the great

58- Who wrote the second Conan movie novelizations?

66- Jugurtha, a North African prince who fought against the might of Rome, was the star of his own graphic novel series in Europe. What classic writer described the War of Jugurtha?

71- How is the black monolith destroyed in 3001: the final odyssey?

73- What was the first book in the "... for dummies" series?

75- What famous American co-wrote the memoir "The Soul of a Butterfly : Reflections on Life's Journey" with his daughter?

76- Before "water world of Mongo", cartoonist Alex Raymond wrote a Flash Gordon novel in 1936. What was its title?

78- Who is the clerical opponent of the three musketeers in 20 years after?

87- Who wrote the first book in the current ongoing Star Trek line of novels?

88- Who wrote Flying Saucers : A Modern Myth of Things Seen in the Skies ?
(a) Karl Marx
(b) Carl Sagan
(c) Carl Jung
(d) Carl Yatsremski
(e) Karl Popper

89- What is the origin and meaning of the name "Charlemagne"?

90- Egil's saga, the Greenlanders' saga and the saga of the people of Laxardal belong to the literature of...
(a) Iceland
(b) Sweden
(c) Norway
(e) Denmark
(f) Finland

91- Which of the two is a bigger book, Das Kapital or the Communist party manifesto?

92- Who among these characters does not act as a detective?
(a) Rouletabille
(b) Raffles
(c) brother Cadfael
(d) Sam Spade
(e) Fantomas






Shem the Penman 135,5
thetechnocrat 98,5
Bright-Raven 91
Kirayoshi 79
priestvyrce 51
Lone Ranger 46
Scott Beeler 46
Sir Tim Drake 40,5
berk 35
Expletive Deleted 37,5
SPAfreak 29
SOGG 28
Doodle Bob 28
Solaris 22,5
Memo 21
atoningunifex 21
Rob Allen 16,5
Clark Luthor 14
Blueferret 12,5
Melchior 7
Calamas 5
Donald M. 5
RKO 4
Michael Pullman 5
CaptMagellan 3
GozertheGozarian 1
MarkAndrew 1
scyfli 2

[Shem the Penman]

73. DOS for Dummies?

89. It's a corruption of the Latin Carolus Magnus, Charles the Great.

[Michael P]

92- Who among these characters does not act as a detective?
(e) Fantomas

[Karl J. Barnes]

88- Who wrote Flying Saucers : A Modern Myth of Things Seen in the Skies ?

(b) Carl Sagan




90- Egil's saga, the Greenlanders' saga and the saga of the people of Laxardal belong to the literature of...


(c) Norway


91- Which of the two is a bigger book, Das Kapital or the Communist party manifesto?

Communist Party Manifesto

[CaptMagellan]

"90- Egil's saga, the Greenlanders' saga and the saga of the people of Laxardal belong to the literature of...
(a) Iceland
(b) Sweden
(c) Norway
(e) Denmark
(f) Finland"

a) Iceland

p.s... in reference to a question from the 1st quiz... Egil's Saga is the best damn saga. Nuff Said ;)

[CaptMagellan]

"89- What is the origin and meaning of the name "Charlemagne"?"

It means Charles the Great (roughly) and was given to him for his efforts in bringing Christianity to his lands. The other side of the story is that he is a bloody butcher who slaughtered thousands of Saxons by way of deceit because they didn't believe in the same god he did.

[Sir Tim Drake]

78. Cardinal Mazarin?

[Blueferret]

76- Before "water world of Mongo", cartoonist Alex Raymond wrote a Flash Gordon novel in 1936. What was its title?


I think there were two written in 36. One was The Caverns of Mongo and the other was The Witch Queen of Mongo

[Blueferret]

58- Who wrote the second Conan movie novelizations?


If not Mann, then Robert Jordan?

[Blueferret]

71- How is the black monolith destroyed in 3001: the final odyssey?

Computer Virus.

[Kirayoshi]

88- Who wrote Flying Saucers : A Modern Myth of Things Seen in the Skies ?

Carl Jung

[Roquefort Raider]

73. DOS for Dummies?

Yes, making it understandable that the title might sometimes be attributed to PC for Dummies.

89. It's a corruption of the Latin Carolus Magnus, Charles the Great.

Quite so!
92- Who among these characters does not act as a detective?
(e) Fantomas

Damn! After all the trouble I had to find detective names!
88- Who wrote Flying Saucers : A Modern Myth of Things Seen in the Skies ?
(b) Carl Sagan

90- Egil's saga, the Greenlanders' saga and the saga of the people of Laxardal belong to the literature of...
(c) Norway


91- Which of the two is a bigger book, Das Kapital or the Communist party manifesto?

Communist Party Manifesto

I'm glad to see my misdirections still work!
"90- Egil's saga, the Greenlanders' saga and the saga of the people of Laxardal belong to the literature of...
(a) Iceland
(b) Sweden
(c) Norway
(e) Denmark
(f) Finland"

a) Iceland

p.s... in reference to a question from the 1st quiz... Egil's Saga is the best damn saga. Nuff Said

I'm reading it right now and I must agree it's a GREAT read. I'm amazed by the modernity of Viking thinking.

"89- What is the origin and meaning of the name "Charlemagne"?"

It means Charles the Great (roughly) and was given to him for his efforts in bringing Christianity to his lands. The other side of the story is that he is a bloody butcher who slaughtered thousands of Saxons by way of deceit because they didn't believe in the same god he did.

That's the way of the world, I'm afraid.
78. Cardinal Mazarin?

The Taxes Cardinal himself, and lover of queen Anne.
76- Before "water world of Mongo", cartoonist Alex Raymond wrote a Flash Gordon novel in 1936. What was its title?


I think there were two written in 36. One was The Caverns of Mongo and the other was The Witch Queen of Mongo

I didn't know that! You get an extra point for service above and beyond the call of duty!

58- Who wrote the second Conan movie novelizations?

If not Mann, then Robert Jordan?

Yup.

71- How is the black monolith destroyed in 3001: the final odyssey?

Computer Virus.

The lamest ending imaginable for what had begun as one of the greatest SF series ever. Clarke REALLY should have stopped after 2010.
88- Who wrote Flying Saucers : A Modern Myth of Things Seen in the Skies ?

Carl Jung

Aber sicher, mein Freund.


57- When it started publishing Conan pastiches, TOR decided to go the Tarzan way and named each book "Conan the (something)". The results were unequal, to say the least. Among the following titles, which