Welcome to a new month, one and all !

Round 1:

1. Name a noted person or a common thing with the initals A.F. (like "April Fools" - but now you can't use that answer).

2. Find a word of at least four letters in the word "April" -use letters only once.

3. A city in the continental U.S. where you'd find a "Hard Rock Cafe" [ones in Hawaii won't count].

4. One of the 7 latest inductees into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in March 2005.

5. One of the short stories in Raymond Carver's book "Cathedral" without 'The' in the title.

Have fun and see you Sunday.

Is this the real round for today, or is it an April Fool and Gatsby has the real one hidden up his sleeve somewhere?

Mondays - Santana and Eftwinkle
Tuesdays - Me and LeoDaVinci
Wednesdays - Kuu, Chris Schru and Helen 295
Thursdays - Julia and Ozzz and me!
Fridys - Gatsby and LittleWoman
Saturdays - Kevinatilusa and CinnamOm
and Sundays - SpanishLiz and Exit10

I'd say that it was the real one! Good Luck all!

Round 2

1. Name one of the ten currently tallest buildings in the world.(this does not include buildings under construction)
2. Name an NFL team with an animal other than a bird in its name.
3. Name a Jerry Lewis/Dean Martin movie.
4. Name a room in the White House that has the word "Room" in its title.
5. Name one of the 9 remaining contestants on the current American Idol.

Have fun - results on Monday!

Here are Sunday's questions:

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ROUND 3

Please name:
1 A woman who had a romantic relationship (not necessarily a wife) with the artist Pablo Picasso

2 A FunTrivia crossword in the category Hobbies (the title of the crossword)

3 An actor who has played King Henry VIII in movies or TV

4 A song from the Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young album 'Deja Vu'

5 In honour of the most recent recipient, announced just over two weeks ago, a recipient of the Victoria Cross since the end of WWII who survived the action for which the award was made. (There are now six: two from Korea, two from Vietnam, one from Sarawak in the sixties, and the most recent one in Iraq.)

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This round will close sometime on Tuesday.

Round 1 is closed now. Results in a few moments (or minutes or hours or soon...)

Well, April Fools Day to me! This round had a lot of twists and turns that were unexpected. 11 players this time.

But here is all that involves Round 1:

People Or Things With The Initial A.F. (As In April Fools)

For 10 points:
Alleyne Francique (runner), Abercrombie & Fitch, Atlanta Falcons, 'Animal Farm', Albert Finney, Andy Flower (cricketer), Arthur Fiedler (conductor), Allen Funt (he with that Candid Camera), Anne Frank, A.F. - which was tempting to disallow but it really is an accepted abbreviation for Afghanis/Afghanistan, Anti-Freeze.

10 points for everyone!

Words Of At Least 4 Letters That Can Be Made From A-P-R-I-L

For 10 points:
lair, April, pial (something about arteries, I find), rial (Italian currency), Prial (used mostly as a last name), pail, lira (yet more currency), 'pali' (Buddhist texts).

For 5 points:
pair(3).

Continental US Cities That Have A 'Hard Rock Cafe'

Yikes! The initial list I found was short but you all made it longer. Seems like these places are next to everywhere! I checked all answers and all are correct.

For 10 points:
Minneapolis, New Orleans, San Antonio, Nashville, Miami, Destin (Florida), Baltimore.

For 5 points:
La Jolla (California)(2), Sacramento(2)

A 2005 Inductee Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

For 10 points:
The Pretenders

For 5 points:
The O'Jays(2), Buddy Guy(3), U2(3), Percy Sledge(2)

The other two weren't performers that weren't mentioned. Frank Barcelona and Seymour Stein - both founders/producers of record companies.

A Short Story In Raymond Carver's Collection "Cathedral" Without 'The' In The Title

Some ran into a few problems on this one. It helps when I had the book just a foot away from my head, I guess. But we all got the right ones in the end.

For 10 points:
Where I'm Calling From, Vitamins, Preservation, Feathers, Careful.

For 5 points:
A Small Good Thing(2), Fever(4).

Only ones not said were Chef's House and Cathedral.

A close round this time! Good going everyone! But here's the winners' list:

ceci1980, ElfTwinkle, Julia103 - each 45 points!
Mugaboo, Santana2002, ozzz2002, bracklaman - each 40 points
SRSTrekker, littlewoman2, Shrivats (and welcome to our new player!), cinnamOn - each 35 points

Off to a good month, I'd say! Thanks for joining in, everyone!

Round 4: Mon. Mar. 4th

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Give me the:



Question 1) Name of a movie released BEFORE 2005/this year starring actor Keanu Reeves (Note: movies released in 2005 or later, movies made for TV, and movies that Keanu Reeves was either uncredited or just provided the voice for a character will NOT be accepted):



Question 2) Name of a book/novel written by Farley Mowat:



Question 3) Title of a song on the album, Best Of Burton Cummings (released in 1980) by Burton Cummings:



Question 4) The Montreal Expos played in Major League Baseball's National League from 1969 to 2004, before becoming the Washington Nartionals during this past off-season --- give me the name of a person named to the All Expos Team (PM me if you need a hint as to where to look) :



Question 5) Baseball season is now officially underway with the opening game(s) of the 2005 Major League Baseball season being played last night --- give me the name of a place in Canada that has a monument related to Baseball (ie a baseball bat, baseball/softball, baseball cap, etc) as a roadside attraction (There are at least 5 --- PM me if you need a hint as to where to look) :

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Have fun!

This round will close sometime Wednesday

Round 2 will close at noon! Results sometime later...

Round 2 Results
13 people played!

1. Tallest buildings -
10 points - Two International Finance Center, Hong Kong; Empire State Building, NYC; John Hancock Center, Chicago; CITIC Plaza, China

5 points Jin Mao Building,Shanghai(5), Sears Tower, Chicago(2), Petronas Tower, Malaysia(2)

The John Hancock Center was not on the original list I found; however, it was on a list that counted all antennae, spires, etc. as part of the building's height. Since I didn't specify in the the question, I gave credit for it.
Not mentioned was the tallest building in the world, Taipei 101 in Taiwan.

2.NFL Teams with animal names other than birds
10 points - Lions
5 points - Dolphins(4), Rams(4), Broncos(3)

No Jaguars, Bengals, Panthers, Bears, or Colts! Giants were disallowed.

3.Jerry Lewis/Dean Martin movies
10 points - Pardners, That's My Boy, Sailor Beware, Road to Bali, Scared Stiff, Hollywood or Bust, Jumping Jacks, You're Never Too Young
5 points - The Caddy (2), At War with the Army (2)

I disallowed The Nutty Professor - Dean Martin wasn't in it!

4. White House Rooms
10 points - China Room, Roosevelt Room, Map Room, Green Room, Vermeil Room, East Room, Lincoln (Bed)Room
5 points - Blue Room(2), Red Room(2, State Dining Room(2)

5. Idol contestants
10 points - Anthony Fedorov, Constantine Maroulis, Nadia Turner
5 points - Vonzell Solomon(4), Anwar Robinson(3), Scott Savol(3)

Bo Bice, Carrie Underwood,and Nikko Smith were not mentioned.

Scores
45 points - gatsby722
40 points - Mugaboo, cici1980
35 points - Santana2002, littlewoman2,ElfTwinkle, Shrivats, kaushik twin, SRSTrekker
30 points - bbSean, Julia103,
25 points - ozzz2002,
20 points - bracklaman

Good crowd! Thanks for playing everyone!
Welcome to our newer players, and congrats to Gats!

Round 5 - Tuesday 5th March!

Five questions about a few of my favourite DVD’s this week!
1. Name me a colour in Joseph’s coat, in the song “Coat of many colours”

2. Name me a character (character not the actor) who appears to the Walt Disney film Mary Poppins….Mary Poppins is not allowed!

3. Name me a song which appears in “My Fair Lady” starring Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn

4. Name me a actor who starred in the musical “Oliver” in 1968

5. And finally give me a actor (not a character) who starred in the Ultimate Cats DVD be helpful if you said who they played!

Any problems send me a PM!

Round closes Thursday sometime!

Ah, I just realised that it is Tuesday already... Round 3 is now closed. Results soonest.

ROUND 3 RESULTS

Ten people played this round.


1 A woman who had a romantic relationship (not necessarily a wife) with the artist Pablo Picasso

Worth 10 points:
Francoise Gilot (An artist herself; with Picasso in the ‘40s and ‘50s; mother of Claude and Paloma)

Worth 5 points:
Dora Maar (4)(Photographer; recorded the various stages of the painting of ‘Guernica’ in 1937), Olga Koklova (3)(First wife. Ballet dancer; mother of Paolo),
Fernande Olivier (2)(One of his earliest lovers)

Not mentioned:
Eva Gouel (died early of TB), Marie-Therese Walter (mother of Maya), Jacqueline Roque (the last woman in his life)

2 A FunTrivia crossword in the category Hobbies (the title of the crossword)

Worth 10 points:
‘All About Board Games’, ‘Tree Cross’

Worth 5 points:
‘Food, Food, Food’ (4), ‘Flower Power’ (2), ‘Flowery Cross’ (2)

Seems several people were hungry when playing this round.

Not mentioned:
‘Brewing’ and ‘Cluedo-Solve the Crime’


3 An actor who has played King Henry VIII in movies or TV

Worth 10 points:
Arthur Bourchier (‘Henry VIII’-1911), Charles Laughton (‘The Private Life of Henry VIII’-1933 and ‘Young Bess’-1953), Ray Winstone (‘Henry VIII’-2003, TV)

Worth 5 points:
Robert Shaw (3)(‘A Man for All Seasons’-1966), Charlton Heston (2)(‘Crossed Swords’-1978), Sid James (2)(‘Carry On Henry’-1970)

There were many others to choose from, including Montagu Love and Keith Michell.


4 A song from the Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young album 'Déjà Vu'

Worth 10 points:
‘4 + 20’, ‘Country Girl’, ‘Déjà Vu’, ‘Everybody I Love You’, ‘Teach Your Children’, ‘Woodstock’

Worth 5 points:
‘Almost Cut My Hair’ (4)

Not mentioned:
‘Carry On’, ‘Helpless’, ‘Our House’


5 In honour of the most recent recipient, announced just over two weeks ago, a recipient of the Victoria Cross since the end of WWII who survived the action for which the award was made. (There are now six: two from Korea, two from Vietnam, one from Sarawak in the sixties, and the most recent one in Iraq.)

Worth 10 points:
James Carne (Lieut. Colonel, 1st Bn, The Gloucestershire Regt., 22/23 April 1951, Korea), Rayene Simpson (Warrant Officer Class II, Australian Army Training Team, Vietnam, 6/11 May 1969, Vietnam)

Worth 5 points:
Johnson Beharry (3) (Private, 1st Bn, Princess of Wales’s Royal Regt, 1 May 2004 and 11 June 2004, Iraq), Rambahadur Limbu (3)(Lance-Corporal, 2nd Bn, 10th Princess Mary’s Gurkha Rifles, 21 Nov 1965, Sarawak), Keith Payne (2)(Warrant Officer Class II, AATT,V, 24 May 1969, Vietnam)

Not mentioned:
Bill Speakman, the other living recipient in Korea.

Carne and Simpson have since died. Beharry’s citation is worth reading. It’s about saving his colleagues rather than killing the other guys (and he did it twice, being severely wounded on the second occasion.) It can be found here .

And the winners are:

With 40 points each BbSean and cinnam0n

35 points: ElfTwinkle, littlewoman2, Mugaboo
30 points: ceci1980, gatsby722
25 points: bracklaman, ozzz2002, Shrivats

Congrats to BbSean and cinnam0n!
Thanks all for playing!

Round 6

1. Name someone who was awarded the Medal of Honor for actions performed during the Vietnam War, whose last name begins with the letter "A".

2. Name a city that has hosted a Summer Olympics at any point prior to 1930.

3. Name a game played in casinos.

4. Name a metropolitan area in the United States whose population is greater than 4.5 million, according to the 2000 census.

5. Name a word of at least four letters that can be formed from the letters in the word "MASTER" (sorry, I won't accept the word "master")

Round 4 is now closed.

Results for Tuesday 5 April
1. Name me a colour in Joseph’s coat, in the song “Coat of many colours”
For ten points:
Ochre, Fawn, Ruby, Blue, Red, Olive,
For five points:
Brown (2)
Not mentioned

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It was red and yellow and green and brown
And scarlet and black and ochre and peach
And ruby and olive and violet and fawn
And lilac and gold and chocolate and mauve
And cream and crimson and silver and rose
And azure and lemon and russet and grey
And purple and white and pink and orange
And red and yellow and green and brown
Scarlet and black and ochre and peach
And ruby and olive and violet and fawn
And lilac and gold and chocolate and mauve
And cream and crimson and silver and rose
And azure and lemon and russet and grey
And purple and white and pink and orange
And blue

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Lots of colours to choose from!

2. Name me a character (character not the actor) who appears to the Walt Disney film Mary Poppins….Mary Poppins is not allowed!
For ten points:
Admiral Boom, Mrs Brill (the cook), Constable Jones, Uncle Albert, Mr Dawes junior. Bert,
For five points:
Mr Banks (2) ,
Not mentioned
Jane Banks, Michael Banks, Mrs (Winifred) Banks, Ellen the housemaid, Mr Dawes senior, and more

3. Name me a song which appears in “My Fair Lady” starring Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn
For ten points:
“Without You”, “An ordinary man”, “Wouldn’t it be Luverly”, “Just you Wait” “I could have danced all night”,“Get me to the church on time”,
For five points:
“On the Street where you live” (2) , Not mentioned


4. Name me a actor who starred in the musical “Oliver” in 1968
For ten points:
Joseph O’ Conner as Mr Brownlow, Leonard Rossi tar as Mr Sowerberry, Kenneth Cranham as Noah Claypole,
For five points:
Harry Secombe as Mr Bumble (3) , Oliver Reed as Bill Sykes(2) ,
Not mentioned
Mark Lester played Oliver
Jack Wild played Dodger.
Ron Moody played Fagin.
Shani Wallis played Nancy
It won 6 Academy Awards and has lots of well known songs in it.

5. And finally give me a actor (not a character) who starred in the Ultimate Cats DVD be helpful if you said who they played!
For ten points:
Jo Gibb as Rumpleteaser, James Barron as Bustopher Jones, John Partridge as Rum Tum Tugger. Karl Morgan as Pouncival
For five points:
Ken Paige as Old Deuteronomy (2) , John Mills as Gus, the Theatre Cat (2) ,
Not mentioned
Susie McKenna played Jennyanydots
Michael Gruber played Munkustrap, and
Elaine Paige played Grizabella.(she was married to Ken Paige who played Old Deuteronomy)
Drew Varley, played Mungojerrie.
Geoffrey Garrat played Skimbleshanks
Bryn Walters played Macavity
This is a very different musical than others, but very good.

Eight People played
SCORES
Cinnamom – 50
Braklaman – 45
Gatsby – 40
ElfTwinkle – 40
Shivats – 40
Mugaboo – 40
Ozzz – 35
LittleWoman – 35

Edited becuase of spelling

Round 7

Name
1. A way of cooking chicken
2. A vegetable that is NOT green
3. An animal in the title of a novel by Elizabeth Peters
4. A comedy by William Shakespeare
5. A regular character from the television show "Babylon 5"

Round 8

1. Name the title of a poem by William Butler Yeats that doesn't contain the words "and" or "the."

2. Give me a boy’s name that begins with the letter O.

3. Name one of the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin who was later executed.

4. Name a person in The Brady Bunch household (the character, not the actor).

5. Name one of the top five advertising icons or one of the top five advertising slogans, as ranked in the 2004 Advertising Walk of Fame contest in New York City.

Good luck!

Edited to add: Since several of you are having difficulties with question 5, here's a link that should help out: http://www.adforum.com/adweek/index.asp?nv=t&url=home. Sorry about making that one so hard!

Just a "jump in" here - reading about Johnson Beharry was gratifying indeed! Thanks, liz !

Round 7 is closed. Results shortly.

Round 7

1. A way of cooking chicken
10 points: Stir fry, Steamed, Casserole/stew, Roasting, Fried, Baked, Fajitas
5 points: Grilled (3)

2. A vegetable that is NOT green
10 points: Eggplant, Swede, Radish, Yellow squash, Corn, Parsnip,
5 points: Carrot (2), Sweet potato (2)
No one mentioned tomato (which is actually a fruit)

3. An animal in the title of a novel by Elizabeth Peters
10 points: Crocodile, Jackal, Lion
5 points: Rabbit (3), Falcon (2), Ape (2)
Not mentioned: Snake, Dog, Camel, Hippopotamus, Cat
A list of the book titles is at Michaels-Peters-Mertz Biography

4. A comedy by William Shakespeare
10 points: “The Merry Wives of Windsor”, “The Taming of the Shrew”, “Twelfth Night”, “Pericles, Prince of Tyre”, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, “Much Ado About Nothing”
5 points: “Troilus and Cressida” (2), “Measure for Measure” (2)
Not mentioned: “All’s Well That Ends Well”, “The Comedy of Errors”, “As You Like It”, “Love’s Labor Lost”, “The Merchant of Venice”, “The Tempest”, “The Winter’s Tale”, “Two Gentlemen of Verona”

5. A regular character in the TV series “Babylon 5”
10 points: Ranger Marcus Cole, Morden, Talia Winters, Captain Elizabeth Lochley, Zack Allan
5 points:Ambassador G’Kar (3), Londo Mollari (2)
Not mentioned: Captain Jeffrey Sinclair, Captain John Sheriden, Commander Susan Ivanova, Ambassador Delenn, Vir Kotto, Lyta Alexander, Doctor Stephen Franklin


Gatsby722 50
Shrivats 40
Bracklaman 40
Exit10 40
SRSTrekker 40
ElfTwinkle 40
Cinnam0n 40
Ozzz2002 35
Littlewoman2 35
Mugaboo 25

Congratulations to gatsby, who gets a point!

Thanks to everyone who played

Trivia Rounds - April: Round 4/April 4th RESULTS: 8 players participated


QUESTION 1

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Name of a movie released BEFORE 2005/this year starring actor Keanu Reeves (Note: movies released in 2005 or later, movies made for TV, and movies that Keanu Reeves was either uncredited or just provided the voice for a character will
NOT be accepted)

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10 points: The Matrix Revolutions, Youngblood, Bill And Ted's Bogus Journey, Johnny Mnemonic

5 points: Chain Reaction (2), The Devil's Advocate (2)

Not Mentioned: There were lots more to chose from --- This site gives a list (Note: this list includes the responses which I specified would not be accepted as well)



QUESTION 2

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A book/novel written by Farley Mowat

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10 points: People of the Deer, Lost in the Barrens, The Dog Who Wouldn't Be, Coppermine Journey: An Account of a Great Adventure, Owls in the Family, Tundra: Selections from the Great Accounts of Arctic Land Voyages, Canada North Now: The Great Betrayal, Woman in the Mists: The Story of Dian Fossey

5 points: Everbody scored 10 points

Not Mentioned: There were many others to choose from (Farley Mowat Books/Novels)



QUESTION 3

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Title of a song on the album, Best Of Burton Cummings (released in 1980) by Burton Cummings

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10 points: Dream Of A Child, My Own Way To Rock, Orly

5 points: Your Backyard (2), I Will Play A Rhapsody (3)

Not mentioned: Stand Tall, I'm Scared, Is It Really Right, Never Had A Lady Before, Timeless Love, Charlemagne, Got To Find Another Way, Break It To Them Gently, A Song For Him, Takes A Fool To Love A Fool, Meanin' So Much, Draggin' 'Em Down The Line, Fine State Of Affairs, Nothing Rhymed


QUESTION 4

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The Montreal Expos played in Major League Baseball's National League from 1969 t0 2004, before becoming the Washington Nartionals during this past off-season --- give me the name of a person named to the All Expos Team

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10 points: Andre Dawson, Vladimir Guerrero, Steve Rogers, Tim Raines, Bill Lee, Moises Alou

5 points: Ross Grimsley (2)

Not Mentioned: Gary Carter, Warren Cromartie, Andres Galarraga, Rusty Staub, Charlie Lea, Dennis Martinez, Pedro Martinez, Carl Morton, Al Oliver, Larry Parrish, Tony Perez, Jeff Reardon, Pete Rose, Bill Stoneman, Larry Walker, Tim Wallach, John Wetteland, Felipe Alou (Manager),
Randy Johnson (Honourable Mention) --- See here for details


QUESTION 5

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Baseball season is now officially underway with the opening game(s) of the 2005 Major League Baseball season being played last night --- give me the name of a place in Canada that has
a monument related to Baseball (ie a baseball bat, baseball/softball, baseball cap, etc) as a roadside attraction

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10 points: Baseball Bat - Battleford, Saskatchewan; Susie The World's Largest Softball - Chauvin, Alberta; Baseball - Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

5 points: Baseball Cap - Rocanville, Saskatchewan (2), Baseball Bat - Edmonton, Alberta (3)

Not Mentioned: The 5 that I am aware of were all mentioned --- There may be others as well


Results

bracklaman: 45 points
gatsby711: 45 points
santana2002: 45points

ozzz2002: 40 points
Shrivats: 40 points

cinnam0n: 35 points
littlewoman2: 35 points
Mugaboo: 35 points


Congratulations to bracklaman, gatsby722, and santana2002 who each collect a point for this round.

Thanks for playing everyone!


*edited to correct a typo in the scores

Trivia Round 10 (Sunday 10 April)

Name:
1. The name 'John' in another language
2. An Irish county (sorry if we have had this before, I can't recall)
3. A type of knife
4. A famous train
5. A Looney Tunes character

Please can I join?? What do I do?

Ren, simply PM your answers to the player.. Each round takes a couple of days to allow everyone time to answer.

You have to try and provide a unique answer to score maximum points, and that is not as easy as it sounds:)

Welcome aboard! We have a lot of fun in here...