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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. :)

Oct-26-2005 04:12

Here are the answers to Detective and Mystery Entertainment Trivia, (most were guessed correctly at least once.)

1) Both Cluedo and Clue are correct - [Clue is the American version of the original Cluedo game]

2) #1 son, and #2 son

3) Very Tough. [Very tough indeed!]

4) Dick Tracy

5) 'The Maltese Falcon' [One of my all time favorite films]

6) Nancy Drew

7) Judge Doom -OR- Baron von Rotton.

8) The original title was 'Ten Little Niggers', but I'm also going to give credit for 'Ten Little Indians'.

9) 'The Shadow' -OR- 'Detective Stories'

10A) 'Murder by Death'

10B) Extra credit
Sam Diamond = Sam Spade
Miss Marbles = Miss Marple
Dick and Dora Charleston = Nick and Nora Charles
Milo Perrier = Hercule Poirot
Sidney Wang = Charlie Chan

10C) Extra-extra credit :
Sam Diamond = Peter Falk
Miss Marbles = Elsa Lanchester
Dick and Dora Charleston = David Niven and Maggie Smith Milo Perrier = James Coco
Sidney Wang = Peter Sellers
[What an all-star cast for such a campy movie!]

Oct-26-2005 07:21

at. 10A,B,C - Oh, I remember seeing that one when I was a child. I actually thought it was such a thrilling story (maybe because I missed the end - *lol*). However, I'll also have to admit that when I finally saw it again several years later, and got to the end, it wasn't quite as I remembered :D

Oct-26-2005 08:32

While Google/Wiki (or any other search engines) aren't allowed, there are ways of finding these answers ;)

1. Which John Wayne movie won his only oscar?
2. How much does the City News cost?
3. Which Spice girl married a famous British soccer player?
4. In which city is Da Vinci's "The Last Supper" currently located in?
5. Which countries border the Netherlands?
6. If a person is poisoned of Cynaide, what do they apparently smell of?
7. What is Dr Phil's last name?
8. What is a kibitz in chess?
9. What is a 15 sided polygon called?
10. What year was the Tommy Gun invented?

Oct-26-2005 10:08

3. Victoria
4. London
5. Germany and dunno
6. Dunno, but I recall thinking it was something relatively pleasant (as opposed to, like, death)
8. Too much chatter?
9. Tetrahedron

Oct-26-2005 11:07

2. 5ct
3. posh spice
4. milan
5. germany and belgium..and the english wish they did .. :)
6 almonds (thanks JR)
7 McGraw
8 talking..hebrew?
10 1918

Oct-26-2005 12:30

1. i bet The Cowboys, 'cause he dies.
2. 5 cents
3. posh?
4.Paris?
5. France, Germany, belgium
6. Almonds is right :) CSI said that once.
7. What is Dr Phil's last name? McGraw
8. i really should know this one...an aggrevise opening with the bishops?
9. What is a 15 sided polygon called? no clue
10. What year was the Tommy Gun invented? 1922?

Oct-26-2005 14:27

1) True Grit
2) 5 cents
3)? I dunno - Paprika Spice?
4) Milan, Italy
5) Germany and Belgium
6) Almonds
7)? Emasculatus?
8) A spectator
9) Pentadecagon
10) 1920

Hrmmm, I wonder why I had such a feeling of deja-vu when answering these ;)

Oct-27-2005 00:36

HA HA HA! Paprika!!!!

*chortles with enjoyment*

Oct-29-2005 00:58

Dionne Dawson is a winner with 7.
All these questions were past quiz questions. (Mostly from jstkdn).

Oct-29-2005 01:30

Ohhhhhhh, /that's/ why I knew the answer to the Tommy Gun one!

*was having an eerie sense of deja vu*