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Mar-15-2009 18:00

In an effort to liven up the boards again, some of us have decided to resuscitate the Daily pub quiz but we will be doing

it on a weekly basis. This is a tribute to the original founder, jstkdn. We have decided to take turns coming

up with the questions. The team consists of myself, Ms. Helen, nicnic and detectivehappy.


1. Each week we will post 10 questions.
2. Each Quiz runs exactly one week.
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. :)

Apr-12-2009 15:26

Well, time's up and it looks like the winner, with all questions correctly answered, is Ctown... wait... this is a FAKE hundred dollar bill!

So the winner is Nic, with nine of ten answers correct! See? Y'all complained it looked so hard, but it was so easy.

1. Sells the next book. Mickey Spillane

Nobody reads a mystery to get to the middle. They read it to get to the end. If it's a letdown, they won't buy anymore. The first page sells that book. The last page sells your next book.
Author: Mickey Spillane

2. The observance of trifles.

You know my method. It is founded upon the observance of trifles.
Author: Arthur Conan Doyle

3. Blockheads

Mystery is the wisdom of blockheads.
Author: Horace Walpole

4. Anais Nin

The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery.
Anais Nin

5. Completely unimportant. (the Dame is, of course, Dame Agatha Christie)

It is completely unimportant. That is why it is so interesting!”
Agatha Christie quotes

6. Sue Grafton

I spent the first twenty years of my writing career preparing for the mystery genre, which is my favorite literary form.
Sue Grafton

7. You can often miss the truth that is staring you in the face.

It's a great thriller or mystery, but on another level it's a film about the fact that, if you only look at a person through one lens, or only believe what you're told, you can often miss the truth that is staring you in the face.
Kevin Spacey (about The Usual Suspects)

8. Most everybody.

Mystery is something that appeals to most everybody.
Angela Lansbury

9. Mystery and surprise. Julia Cameron

Mystery is at the heart of creativity. That, and surprise.”
Julia Cameron quotes

10. Jean Genet

This summer, I'll be bringing out a mystery that involves a young lawyer and a court scene the likes of which I don't think you've ever seen.
James Patterson (who says he was most influenced by Jean Genet)

Apr-12-2009 18:27

What do you mean that $100 is fake? Do you have any idea how long it took me to make...errrr earn that much money?

Anyhow, onto this weeks quiz

This weeks quiz is authored by everbodys favorite rodent, the one and only Secret_Squirrel


Match the Author to the Book to a Character from the book.

1. Andrew Pepper
2. Rex Stout
3. Elizabeth Peters
4. Agatha Christie
5. Raymond Chandler

i. The League of Frightened Men
ii. The Big Sleep
iii. Serpent on the Crown
iv. The Revenge of Captain Paine
v. Hallowe'en Party

A. Ariadne Oliver
B. Ramses Emerson
C. Carmen Sternwood
D. Archie Goodwin
E. Pyke

Name the sleuth player described below:


6. OWW!! I cut myself shaving! OWW!! That's twice!

7. Ana is nine today. Well, not quite nine.

8. She always wants you to put in extra!

9. If I wanted to go exploring in Portugal, I'd probably start with 'Bras & Co.'?

10. A vials contents usually get mixed up, but this time there's a reason.

BONUS:
Togetherness...

eg (from an old quiz) These two Sleuth’s *last names together* sum up best in what conditions our cars usually decide to break down.

Clara DARK and Kahlo RAINS :)

11. His last and her last might get the sheep to market.

12. His last and her last might make footwear fit for royalty.

Apr-12-2009 22:49

6. OWW!! I cut myself shaving! OWW!! That's twice!
That must be you, ctown! :P

Apr-17-2009 23:29

5/ii/C Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, Carmen Sternwood
2/i/D Rex Stout, The League of Frightened Men, Archie Goodwin
3/iii/B Elizabeth Peters, Serpent on the Crown, Ramses Emerson
4/v/A Agatha Christie, Hallowe'en Party, Ariadne Oliver
1/iv/E Andrew Pepper, The Revenge of Captain Paine, Pyke

6. ctown28
7. Annika (?)
8. Breitkat (?)
9. Makensie Brewer (?)
10. SecretSquirrel
11. Oi!
12. Oi-er!

Apr-18-2009 03:23

Well I only got half the answers. Your cryptics are too cryptic.

1. Andrew Pepper - The Revenge of Captain Paine - Pyke
2. Rex Stout - The League of Frightened Men - Archie Goodwin
3. Elizabeth Peters - Serpent on the Crown - Ramses Emerson
4. Agatha Christie - Hallowe'en Party - Ariadne Oliver
5. Raymond Chandler - The Big Sleep - Carmen Sternwood

6. ctown
7. Anais Nin
8.
9.
10.

Apr-18-2009 04:08

I agree, very difficult!

1. Andrew Pepper - iv. The Revenge of Captain Paine - E. Pyke
2. Rex Stout - i. The League of Frightened Men - D. Archie Goodwin
3. Elizabeth Peters - iii. Serpent on the Crown - B. Ramses Emerson
4. Agatha Christie - v. Hallowe'en Party - A. Ariadne Oliver
5. Raymond Chandler - ii. The Big Sleep - C. Carmen Sternwood

6. Cow Ward II
7. Anais Nin (nice one SS ;) )
8. Admoor
9. Brasco de Gama
10. Sal Iva
11. the best I could come up with is: Ranier Peperhaut Rosemary Thyme - pepper and thyme, geddit? ummm, yeah ok, it's lame...
12. Sean King Botsie Boots - King Boots

Apr-18-2009 08:17

1. Andrew Pepper - The Revenge of Captain Paine - Pyke
2. Rex Stout - The League of frightened Men - Archie Goodwin
3. Elizabeth Peters - Serpent on the Crown - Ramses Emerson
4. Agatha Christie - Hallowe'en Party - Ariadne Oliver
5. Raymond Chandler - The Big Sleep - Carmen Sternwood

6.
7. Anais Nin
8.
9. Brasco de Gamma
10.
11.
12. Sean King and Botsie Boots = King Boots

Yeah I'm completely lost on most of them as you can see lol

Apr-18-2009 09:35

1. Andrew Pepper �" iv. The Revenge of Captain Paine �" E. Pyke
2. Rex Stout �" i. The League of Frightened Men �" D. Archie Goodwin
3. Elizabeth Peters �" iii. Serpent on the Crown �" B. Ramses Emerson
4. Agatha Christie �" v. Hallowe’en Party �" A. Ariadne Oliver
5. Raymond Chandler - ii. The Big Sleep �" C. Carmen Sternwood
6. nicnic :-)
7. Anais Nin
8. Admoor
9. Brasco De Gama
10. Rosemary Thyme
11. Naiman LeMarche? and Caro Lamb
12. Sean King and Botsie Boots

Apr-19-2009 17:42

Good job everyone, the results are in. We have a tie between two players with 10 correct answers. Congrats to nicnic and topkebab.

I still want to know why some of you thought that I was the one that cut myself shaving twice! :-S

Anyhow here are the answers:

1. Andrew Pepper - The Revenge of Captain Paine - Pyke
2. Rex Stout - The League of frightened Men - Archie Goodwin
3. Elizabeth Peters - Serpent on the Crown - Ramses Emerson
4. Agatha Christie - Hallowe'en Party - Ariadne Oliver
5. Raymond Chandler - The Big Sleep - Carmen Sternwood
6. OWW!! I cut myself shaving! OWW!! That's twice!
nicnic (nick...nick)

7. Ana is nine today. Well, not quite nine.
(Anais Nin... Ana is nin-e)

8. She always wants you to put in extra!
(Admoor... Add More)

9. If I wanted to go exploring in Portugal, I'd probably start with 'Bras & Co.'?

(Brasco Da Gama... Bras& Co = Brasco, Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama)

10. A vials contents usually get mixed up, but this time there's a reason.
(Sal Iva... avials mixed up)

11. His last and her last might get the sheep to market.

Caro LAMB & Adam CARTER = LAMB CARTER

12. His last and her last might make footwear fit for royalty.

Sean KING & Bootsie BOOTS = KING BOOTS

Thanks again to Secret_Squirrel for making the quiz.

I will have the current weeks quiz posted shortly

Apr-19-2009 18:07

mmm 11 was confusing as it should have read her last and his last, so I see why people didn't get that. sorry!