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Jan-4-2005 18:37

See if there is interest for this.

1. Each day I will post 10 questions, at random times of the day.
2. Each Quiz runs exactly 24 hours.
3. The first person that has all 10 questions right, wins. Or if no one has all questions right, the best one wins.
4. You can only post answers ONCE for the same quiz.
5. No cash involved. Just glory. :)

Aug-6-2006 19:40

We are not worthy, we are not worthy... at last someone who knows more than 2!

Aug-7-2006 01:30

5. Robert B. Parker (I hope they make more Jessie Stone TV movies!)
6.Patricia Cornwell
8. Sue Grafton


Wow, great quiz. Very tough.

Aug-7-2006 01:38

Is Sue Grafton the A is for, B is for... author?

Aug-7-2006 02:14

yes

Aug-7-2006 02:18

thanks justin, I suppose I could have googled it, but hey, why not got to the horses mouth :)

Aug-7-2006 02:19

ok my computer is acting up. i typed in more than just "yes." But whatever. Yes, Secret, Sue Grafton is the ABC writer. I'm not sure what other work she's done as I'm only familiar with those books.

Aug-7-2006 04:10

I think thats all shes done JRoepel

Aug-7-2006 10:21

OK since CLEARLY I am the quiz master, here are the answers:

1. Steve Martini
2. Faye Kellerman
3. Perri O’Shaughnessy
4. Michael Connolly
5. Robert B. Parker
6. Patricia Cornwell
7. Steven White
8. Sue Grafton
9. Janet Evanovich
10. Edna Buchanan

BONUS: Faye Kellerman, the Decker series, definitely the best books I have ever read. Although I highly recommend any of these series as they are really good as well.

Autumnsprings is da winnah!

Aug-7-2006 23:18

Sorry for the delay, just realized i won, thanks to Secret Squirrel....I will have one up soon.

Aug-8-2006 06:26


Okay guys, as a nod to my one time major, (English) here are some Shakespearean questions.

1. In which play does Iago appear?
2. Who said "O, Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo"?
3. The line "To be or not to be" comes from which play?
4. Where was Shakespeare born?
5. How many times is suicide committed (or completed) in Shakespeare’s plays?
6. True or false: Shakespeare invented words and phrases?
7. Which of the following is NOT a Shakespeare play?
A Midsummer’s Night Dream
Cyrano de Bergerac
Timon of Athens
Taming of the Shrew
8. All of which planet’s satellites (moons) are named after Shakespearean characters?
9. What are Hamlet's last words before he dies?
10. With whom is Romeo in love at the beginning of Romeo and Juliet?
Cordelia
Rosaline
Juliet
Portia
Bonus: In number 7, who wrote the play that Shakespeare did not?