Sleuth Home - Message Boards - Message Board Game Room

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. :)

May-8-2006 03:49

1. Melonhead & Company, Ltd.??
2. Rhiemma Moon
3. Emmeline Bogart
4. Lady Emerald Devon & Blueberry Hill
5. Reda??
6. SMRT Investigations
7. Remington Steel
8. Out of a list ten-miles long, the favorite he mentioned was the "This reply has been deleted by a Moderator." banner found in a deleted posting.
9. false
10. A great big huge neon (the color pink or red has been mentioned by some) that lights up for especially important messages, and should supposedly flash when disastrous consequences might follow.

May-8-2006 03:50

10. (sign) that is.

May-8-2006 13:56

1. Dickie Tracey's was always Dickie Tracey's.
2. Rhiemma Moon.
3. Emmeline Bogart.
4. Lady Emerald Devon & Blueberry Hill
5. Jstkdn
6. SMRT Investigations
7. Remington Steel
8. "This reply has been deleted by a Moderator"
9. Am I supposed to answer this? ;)
10. A BIG pink flashing neon sign. BIG as in HUGE.

May-8-2006 15:27

I am declaring breitkat the winner, as answer number 5 you could be me or Reda. :) Further remains Crazy Ideas.

May-10-2006 06:43

Oooh, too bad I left early for the weekend, I grew up on fairy tales - hehe - on the other hand I would have gotten a big fat zero on the Agatha Christie quiz - hmm, maybe a summer project in there somewhere? :D

Oki, well not my turn but just to keep the quiz going while waiting for the scary hairy extravaganza. So apologies to Breitkat if she was just about to post one, and pre-apologies to all for my late realization that at least one question will just be a repetition of another one used very recently - oh, and please keep in mind (and bear with me) that the following questions have suffered a bit due to an attempt at thematic continuity ;)

Anyway, The Mythic Detective Quest:

1) What is the name of the spirit of divine retribution in Greek mythology?
2) And which detective was referred to as being that by a deceased "client"?
3) "Beware (/be wary) of Greeks bearing gifts" – what is this saying an allusion to?
4) Part of the saying is also the title of one of the episodes of a series with which police detective?
5) Which instrument does Pan play?
6) The violin is a favoured instrument of which detective?
7) How many labours did Hercules (Heracles) perform?
8) Which detective decided to solve the same amount of cases as a grand finale before retiring?
9) Who blinded himself after killing his father and marrying his mother?
10) Which police detective had a case where the killers turned out to be three children who had killed their father because they wouldn't have their mother's love and attention to be directed at anyone but them?

May-10-2006 13:45

1. Nemesis
2. Miss Marple
3. Trojan horse
4. Don't know
5. Flute
6. Sherlock Holmes
7. 12?
8. Hercule Poirot
9. Oedipus
10. Inspector Barnaby?

May-10-2006 14:24

1. Nemesis
2. Miss Marple
3. Trojan Horse
4. Inspector Morse
5. Pipes
6. Sherlock Holmes
7. 12
8. Hercule Poirot
9. Oedipus
10. I don't know

May-10-2006 14:35

1. Nemesis
2. Miss Marple
3. Trojan Horse
4. Inspector Morse, Greeks Bearing Gifts
5. Flute
6. Sherlock Holmes
7. 12
8. Hercule Poirot
9. Oedipus
10. Inspector Barnaby (just cos Ijon Tichy said so)

May-10-2006 15:24

"just cos Ijon Tichy said so" - *lol* - and with that you win the Mythic Detective Quest, jai holmes, with 10 out of 10 (I accept (oof, sounds so formal) both "flute" and "pipes" for 5.) - well, done everyone :)

May-10-2006 18:32

Detectives on TV - Quiz

1) This man has played Christie's Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot from the late 1970's to the late 1980's in such classics as "Death on the Nile," "Evil Under the Sun," and "Appointment with Death." Who is he?
2) She is considered to be the best portrayer of Miss Marple in television history. She played the tweedy spinster in the 1980's, and finished with "The Mirror Crack'd" in 1992. Who is she?
3) The long-running television series "Inspector Morse" starred this late British actor as the main lead. He has also appeared in many other successful British dramas. Who is this man?
4) Rosemary Boxer and Laura Thyme are the green-fingered sleuths in this new detective series. They solve murder while on the job fixing and making gardens for their clients. Who are the two well-known actors who play the roles of Rosemary and Laura?
5) Another brilliant Poirot portrayer, he is considered to be the best man who's portrayed the Belgian detective. He has the perfect French accent and thick black mustache, and he's still making Poirot films. Most recently, he's done "After the Funeral," and "Cards on the Table." Who is he?
6) In 2004, this woman was selected to be the Miss Marple of the twenty-first century. However, criticism has resulted in the new adaptations because of changed killers, added lesbienism, changed plotlines, among others. Recently she finished her second season with two adaptations of books that originally never had Miss Marple in them - "By the Pricking of My Thumbs" and "The Sittaford Mystery." Who is she?
7) This actor has portrayed, among others, Sherlock Holmes from 1984 to 1994. However, many of his fans consider him to be the best portrayer of Holmes since Basil Rathbone in the 1940's. Who is he?
8) The star-studded detective series "Midsomer Murders" has received great acclaim, although it has been remarked that the body count is too high for each episode. Which actor plays the lead role of Inspector Tom Barnaby?