Sunday 24 July
Round 24

1. Name one of the ships in the First Fleet to Australia.
2. Name a film starring David Gulpilil.
3. Name an Australian breed of dog.
4. Name an offshore Australian territory.
5. Name a work of fiction by Morris West.

Round 27 Questions

Brought to you by the Commonwealth of Virginia

1. A U.S. president who was born in Virginia.

2. Something which borders Virginia (body of water, state or territory).

3. A county in Virginia.

4. A famous singer or actor who was born in Virginia.

5. Something you associate with Virginia.

Round 28

My very last time to author a Trivia Round *sniff sniff*. Thus I'll do a LAST theme:

1. A female actor who appeared in "The Last Temptation Of Christ" (1988) [Voiced characters or the actresses voicing them are fine to use].
2. They sang "The Last Train To Clarksville". Just pick one of the original members of The Monkees.
3. What last words! Mention a country/region/continent spoken in Richard Nixon's resignation speech on August 8, 1974.
4. The band Everlast had an album called "White Trash Beautiful". Select a track from it.
5. If you were about to be done in what would your last words be to the firing squad?

Help is a available if needed. *Sorry to make you all suffer through that resignation speech, too. Nixon was such a blowhard *

Round 29

Please name:

1. A hardcover fiction title on the Publishers Weekly Bestsellers List for the week of July 25, 2005.

2. A U.S. Civil War battle that had at least 20,000 total casualties.

3. A male actor who appears in the top ten of the American Film Institute's list of the 50 greatest screen legends.

4. A member of the Ingalls family who was a regular character on the TV series "Little House on the Prairie."

5. A famous writer, poet, or novelist who attended Oxford University in England.

Enjoy! If you have any questions, please send a PM. I will close the round late on Sunday or on Monday. Enjoy!

Edited to correct punctuation typo.

Round 25 is closed --- results up later today.

Round 30

1. On July 30, 1863, Henry Ford was born. Name a Ford vehicle that is manufactured at the present time.

2. On July 30, 1947, actor-turned-politician Arnold Schwarzenegger was born. Name any of his movies.

3. On July 30, 1818, author and poet Emily Bronte was born. Name any of her 5 siblings.

4. On July 30, 1936, author Margaret Mitchell sold the rights to her novel, Gone With the Wind, to MGM Studios. The film made during the next few years became one of the most beloved of all time. Name any of the 9 Academy Awards that it won.

5. On July 30, 2005, country star Kenny Chesney comes to Heinz Field in Pittsburgh for a concert with several other big name stars. Name any of his albums.

Results of Round 26

Q1. On Friday night a pole vault competition was held in London, that saw the first women leap over five meters. Name anyone who competed. (Note: I will accept the one girl who failed to jump any height)

For 10 points: Dana Ellis; Janine Whitlock; Tatiana Grigorieva; Carolin Hingst

For 5 points: Yelena Isinbayeva [2]; Anna Rogowska [2]

Not mentioned: Pavla Hamácková; Thórey Edda Elísdóttir; Tracy O'Hara; Yelena Belyakova and April Steiner (who failed to clear her opening height of 4.17)


Q2. Give my a national park in Zambia

For 10 points: Liuwa Plain; Lukusuzi; Sioma Ngwezi; Lochinvar; Lower Zambezi

For 5 points: Kafue [3]

Not accepted: Busanga (Part of the Kafue park)

Not mentioned: North and South Luangwa amongst others.


Q3. Give me a reason that someone might arrive in a foreign country without a passport.

For 10 points: Not required; Accidentally flushed passport down toilet on aeroplane; Person is dead in a coffin; They're a felon; Born on plane before arrival; forced to flee their own country in a hurry; covert military operations; soldier

For 5 points: (none)

Not mentioned:Plane Hijack; Yacht blown off course and many others


Q4. Legend has it that at the greatest King of the Picts was called Cruithne. He reighned for 100 years. When he died his Kingdom was devided between his seven sons, becoming the seven provinces of Scotland. Name one of the seven sons of Cruithne.

For 10 points: Fib; Caitt (or Cat); Cercenn; Fotla (or Foclaid or Fotlaig)

For 5 points: Ce [2]; Fidach [2]

Not mentioned: Fortrenn (or Fortriu)


Q5. Name a "Jack Reacher" novel by Lee Child

For 10 points: Trip Wire; Without Fail; Running Blind (or The Vistor)

For 5 points: Die Trying [2]; The Enemy [3]

Not mentioned: Killing Floor; Echo Burning; Persuader; One Shot

Scores:
50 Littlewomen2; Cinnam0n
45 ElfTwinkle
40 Polaris101; Ren33
30 LeoDaVinci; Gemini19; Gatsby722

Well done to our two perfect scores, who take the points.

Time for Sunday's questions. Some of you may know that I'm a big Formula 1 fan, and living in Spain, I support Fernando Alonso, so...the theme this time is Fernando Alonso! (Don't worry, they aren't all sports questions.)

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ROUND 31

1 Name a Grand Prix won by Fernando Alonso in the 2005 season (if he wins this weekend, that one is eligible to use)
2 Alonso comes from the Spanish region of Asturias. Please name a town or city in Asturias.
3 Name another famous person with the initials F.A.
4 Abba sang 'Fernando'. Please give a line from the song that ends in the name Fernando.
5 Fernando Alonso celebrated his 24th birthday on Friday, having been born on 29th July 1981. Please name a recipient of the Victoria Cross for a deed performed in 1881.

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Please pm me for help if you have trouble with any of these. I'll probably close this sometime on Wednesday.

Round 24 Results - 7 players

1. Name one of the ships in the First Fleet to Australia.

10 Points: Sirius, Lady Penryn, The Golden Grove, The Borrowdale, Friendship, Supply, Scarborough

Not mentioned: Alexander, Charlotte, Prince of Wales, Fishburn


2. Name a film starring David Gulpilil.

10 Points: Rabbit Proof Fence, Mad Dog Morgan, One Red Blood
5 Points: Storm Boy (2), Crocodile Dundee (2)

Not mentioned: The Tracker, The Last Wave, Serenades et al.


3. Name an Australian breed of dog.

10 Points: Kelpie, Australian Cattle Dog, Dingo
5 Points: Australian Sliky Terrier (2), Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog (2)

Not mentioned: Australian Terrier

4. Name an offshore Australian territory.

10 Points: Norfolk Island, Macquarie Island (part of Aust Antarctic Territory), Christmas Island
5 Points: Cocos and Keeling Islands (2), Australian Coral Islands Territory (also includes Holmes Reef)(2)

Not mentioned: Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Jervis Bay Territory, Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands

5. Name a work of fiction by Morris West.

10 Points: The Shoes of the Fisherman, The Ambassador, The Devil's Advocate, The World is Made of Glass, Masterclass, The Second Victory, The Clowns of God

Not mentioned: Oodles of others

Scores:

45 Flynn, ozzz, Mugaboo, Elftwinkle
40 Gats
35 ren, Cinnam0n

Congrats to the winners.

Round 27 will be closing shortly. Any late entries welcomed

Round 27 Results - 8 players


Q1. A U.S. President who was born in Virginia.

10 points:
Zachary Taylor, James Monroe, James Madison, William Henry Harrison

5 points:
Woodrow Wilson (2), John Tyler (2)

not mentioned:
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson


Q2. Something which borders Virginia (body of water, state or territory).

10 points:
North Carolina, Atlantic Ocean, Maryland, Tennessee

5 points:
Chesapeake Bay (2), Kentucky (2)

not mentioned:
Washington, DC, West Virginia


Q3. A county in Virginia.

10 points: everyone
Bedford, Fluvanna, King George, Campbell, Louisa, Lee, Page, Henrico

not mentioned:
many others


Q4. A famous singer or actor who was born in Virginia.

10 points:
Roy Clark, Juice Newton, Tim Reid, Patsy Cline

5 points:
Ella Fitzgerald (2), Wayne Newton (2)

not mentioned:
Sandra Bullock, Dermot Mulroney, Shirley MacLaine, Warren Beatty, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, George C. Scott, Pearl Bailey, June Carter Cash, others


Q5. Something you associate with Virginia.

10 points:
Williamsburg & historical connections, tobacco, Blue Ridge Parkway, hospitality, Virginia Tech Hokies (Virginia Polytechnic Institute), grandparents who used to live there

5 points:
Queen Elizabeth I (the virgin queen who Virginia was named after) (2)

not mentioned:
US Civil war, peanuts, Jamestown


SCORES

45 = Mugaboo, Jimjih, ElfTwinkle, cinnam0n

40 = gatsby, ozzz
35 = ren, littlewoman

Congrats to Mugaboo, Jim, Elf and cinnam0n. Always a great round when half of the players win

My Round (#28, I think) will be closing up in maybe 12 hours. Still time to jump in if you want to.

Round 25 results have been delayed --- they will be posted upon my receiving clarification of a couple of answers.

Here's a rather late Round 23

1. A female English or British monarch.
2. A person or group who is addressed one or more letters in the Biblical New Testament.
3. A University which is part of the "Big Ten" conference in the U.S.
4. A novel or book of short stories by Agatha Christie featuring Hercule Poirot
5. A punctuation mark on a standard keyboard.

This round will close in 48 hours

I thought I'd posted the results to Round 25 late last night/early this morning, but...

...apparently I hit a button I shouldn't have and deleted the post rather than posting it (It was late, I was very tired, and I didn't check to my post till a bit ago and was surprised to see it wasn't here this morning.)

I'll re-do my post and get it here sometime today.

Round 29 will close in about 8 hours. Any last-minute players? I have responses from six people thus far.

Round 30 will close in about 12 hours -

July Trivia Rounds: Round 25/July 25th

RESULTS: 9 players participated


Give me the:

QUESTION 1

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Name of a movie released BEFORE 2005 starring actor Mary Pickford (Note: movies released in 1980 or later, movies made for TV, and movies that Mary Pickford was either uncredited or just provided the voice for a character will NOT be accepted)

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10 points: The Eternal Grind, Rosita, Little Lord Fauntleroy, The Little Princess, Behind The Scenes, Daddy-Long-Legs, Less Than The Dust, Little Annie Rooney, Science

5 points: Everyone got 10 points

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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Name of a play written by Thomson Highway

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10 points: The Rez Sisters

5 points: Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing (3), Aria (3), A Ridiculous Spectacle in One Act (2)

Not Mentioned: New Song...New Dance, The Incredible Adventures of Mary Jane Mosquito, Rose


QUESTION 3

Quote:

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Title of a song on the album, Traveler (released in 2003) by Colin James

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10 points: Black Eyed Dog

5 points: Sending a Message (2), Anywhere Is Home (2), I'm Losing You (2), Know How to Love You (2)

Not Mentioned: Make a Mistake; Skydiving; I Know What Love Is; You and Whose Army; Can't Do No Wrong; Rainy Day, Dream Away


QUESTION 4

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NFL (National Football League) football training camps opened this past Saturday, and the 2004-05 season will be underway in a few short weeks --- what is one of the NFL teams that plays in the EAST division of either conference (ie AFC East or NFC East)

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10 points: Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants

5 points: New England Patriots (3), Washington redskins (3)

Not mentioned: Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets


QUESTION 5

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Some fries would go good with my hamburgers tonight, but first I'd better find myself some potatoes --- give me the name of a place in Canada that has a potato (or potatoes) as a roadside attraction (There are at least 4)

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10 points: No one

5 points: Maugerville, New Brunswick (2); Fredericton, New Brunswick (2); O'Leary, Prince Edward Island (3); Vauxhall, Alberta (2)

Not Mentioned: These are the 4 that I am aware of --- there may be others as well.


RESULTS

ozzz2002: 40 points

gatsby722: 35 points
gemini19: 35 points
LeoDaVinci: 35 points

cinnam0n: 30 points
littlewoman2: 30 points
Mugaboo: 30 points
Polaris101: 30 points
ren33: 30 points



Congratulations to ozzz who collects a point for this round. : cool:


Thanks for playing everyone!

Round 30 Results

7 people played.

1.Ford vehicles
10 points - Streetka, Freestar, Fiesta, Focus, Crown Victoria
5 points - F-150(2)


2. Arnold's movies
10 points - True Lies, Total Recall, The Villian, Red Heat, Kindergarten Cop, Junior, Twins

3. Siblings of Emily Bronte
10 points - Anne, Branwell, Elizabeth, Maria
5 points - Charlotte (2)

4. Gone With the Wind Oscars
10 points - Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Art Direction
5 points - Best Actress (4)
Not mentioned were Actress in a Supporting Role, Film Editing, Outstanding Production, Writing (Screenplay), and a separate special award for the use of color.

5. Kenny Chesney Albums
10 points - I Will Stand; When the Sun Goes Down; No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems; In My Wildest Dreams; Me & You
5 points - Be As You Are (2)

Scores
With 50 points - littlewoman2
45 points - ElfTwinkle, Polaris101
40 points - ren33, Mugaboo, ozzz2002
35 points - gatsby722

Thanks to everyone for playing!

Round 29 Results:

Seven players participated.


Question 1: Name a hardcover fiction title on the Publishers Weekly Bestsellers List for the week of July 25, 2005.

10 points: Eleven on Top, Breaking Point, The Historian, Cross Bones, Lifeguard

5 points: Crusader's Cross (2)


Question 2: Name a U.S. Civil War battle that had at least 20,000 total casualties.

10 points for everyone: Gettysburg, Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Antietam, Battle of the Wilderness, Shiloh, Battle of Stones River, Chancellorsville


Question 3: Name a male actor who appears in the top ten of the American Film Institute's list of the 50 greatest screen legends.

10 points: Marlon Brando, James Stewart, Henry Fonda, James Cagney

5 points: Fred Astaire (2)

Not accepted: Burt Lancaster, who ranked #19. I asked for actors in the top ten.


Question 4: Name a member of the Ingalls family who was a regular character on the TV series "Little House on the Prairie."

10 points: Caroline, Albert, Laura

5 points: Carrie (2), Charles (2)


Question 5: Name a writer, poet, or novelist who attended Oxford University in England.

10 points for everyone: Aldous Huxley, Hilaire Belloc, John Foster, William Golding, Dr. Theodore Seuss Geisel, Samuel Johnson, J.R.R. Tolkien


SCORES:

50 points:
Ozzz2002

45 points:
Ren33
Polaris101
Cinnam0n
ElfTwinkle

35 points:
Gatsby722
Mugaboo

Congratulations to our winner with a perfect score ... Ozzz2002! Thanks for playing everyone!

Round 28 Results...Finally

My very last time to author a Trivia Round *sniff sniff*. Thus I'll do a LAST theme:

1. A female actor who appeared in "The Last Temptation Of Christ" (1988) [Voiced characters or the actresses voicing them are fine to use].

For 10 points:
Penny Brown (a voice in the crowd); Donna Magnani (a woman at the sermon).

For 5 points:
Verna Bloom (Mary, Jesus's Mother)(4); Peggy Gormley (Martha, sister of Lazarus)(2).

Nobody picked Barbara Hershey who played Mary Magdalene.


2. They sang "The Last Train To Clarksville". Just pick one of the original members of The Monkees.

There are only four and to my surprise someone picked one that no one else did !

For 10 points:
Mickey Dolenz.

For 5 points:
Peter Tork(3); Davy Jones(2); Michael Nesmith(2).


3. What last words! Mention a country/region/continent spoken in Richard Nixon's resignation speech on August 8, 1974.

For 10 points:
Middle East; Soviet Union; China; Latin America; Africa.

For 5 points:
America(3).

I would have accepted Arab Countries and Asia, too, since the ol' windbag mentioned them specifically in his speech.


4. The band Everlast had an album called "White Trash Beautiful". Select a track from it.

For 10 points:
Soul Music; Sleepin' Alone; 2 Pieces Of Drama; Blinded By The Sun; Maybe; Broken.

For 5 points:
Lonely Road(2).


5. If you were about to be done in what would your last words be to the firing squad?

All 10 points on this one! Interesting answers (as expected ):

"Gotta go!"; "Don't shoot!"; "What pitch do you want me to scream in?"; "I've loved my life and my family but Lord Jesus I'm coming to You."; "Now, I just wish that I had..."; "Your Mother wears army boots!"; "Don't miss!"; "Go ahead, make my day!".

Great answers all around !

Now to the Scores! Gats is just atitter since somebody got a perfect 50! Yay!

gemini19 - 50 points! (Awesome!)
littlewoman2, Mugaboo, ozzz2002, Polaris101 - each 40 points!
cinnamOn, ElfTwinkle - 35 points!
ren33 - 30 points!

Excellent answers, everyone. And I've enjoyed hosting these Rounds. I look forward to playing as we go. You guys/gals are terrific!

A point goes to gemini19 this time!

Round 23 Results

8 People participated this time around.

1. A Female English or British Monarch
10: Elizabeth I, Mary Queen of Scots
5: Margaret of Scotland, Victoria, Elizabeth II (2 each)
Not mentioned: Lady Jane Grey (though she lasted only 9 days) "Bloody" Mary (the Queen of Scots' Cousin), Mary II (half of "William and Mary"), Anne Stuart.

2: An Addressee of a Letter in the New Testament
10: Philemon
5: The Corinthians, The Thessalonians, Timothy (2 each)
Not accepted: Jesus Christ, who as far as I can tell never had a letter addressed to him). If someone can show me an example I'd be willing to change this one.
Also acceptable: Several others, including Titus, the Romans, the Hebrews, and "The Elect Lady" (who John wrote one of his letters to)

3: A University in the Big 10 Conference
10: Michigan State, Northwestern
5: Ohio State (3), Purdue (2)
Not accepted: North Carolina, which is in the Atlantic Coast Conference

Despite the conference's name, there were 11 acceptable answers to this question. The name didn't change when Penn State joined as the 11th University in 1990.

4: A Hercule Poirot Book
10: Curtain, Dead Man's Folly, Hercule Poirot's Christmas, Peril at End House.
5: Death on the Nile (2), Death in the Clouds/Death in the Air (the same book, published under two different titles)

5: A Punctuation Mark on a standard keyboard
10: - ! *
5: . (3 people) ? (2 people)

Final Scores:
40: littlewoman2
35: Ozzz2002
30: Ballykissangel Cinnam0n, gatsby722, Mugaboo, Polaris101
25: ren33

Congrats to littlewoman2 and thanks to everyone who participated!

Results to July rounds will be up by the weekend!

Round 31 is now closed. Results up later today (to help Jane get the monthly results done! )

ROUND 31 RESULTS

Seven people played this time. Thank you all!

1 Name a Grand Prix won by Fernando Alonso in the 2005 season (if he wins this weekend, that one is eligible to use)

To any fellow Alonso fans, my apologies for jinxing him in Hungary by making the above statement!

Worth 10 points:
European GP (Nurburgring), San Marino GP (Imola)

Worth 5 points:
German GP (Hockenheim)(5)

Not mentioned: Malaysian GP (Sepang), Bahrain GP, French GP (Magny Cours)


2 Alonso comes from the Spanish region of Asturias. Please name a town or city in Asturias.

Everybody gets 10 points!
Cudillero, El Franco, Grado, Mieres, Oviedo (Fernando’s home town), Salas, Villaviciosa


3 Name another famous person with the initials F.A.

Again, 10 points for everyone:
F. Murray Abraham (actor), Fred Allen (comedian), Flavio Ambrosetti (saxophonist), Francisco Araiza (opera tenor), Frederick Ashton (ballet choreographer), Fred Astaire (dancer/actor), Frankie Avalon (singer/actor)

Others I had thought of are actor Felix Aylmer and baseball player Fernando Arroyo. Didn’t expect anyone to come up with Fenton Aylmer VC.


4 Abba sang 'Fernando'. Please give a line from the song that ends in the name Fernando.

I’ll be leaving ‘Fernando’ out of these.

Worth 10 points: None

Worth 5 points:
‘Can you hear the drums…?’ (3), ‘Now we’re old and gray …’ (2), ‘The stars were bright …’ (2)

Not mentioned:
‘For liberty…’, ‘I would my friend …’, ‘They were closer now…’



5 Fernando Alonso celebrated his 24th birthday on Friday, having been born on 29th July 1981. Please name a recipient of the Victoria Cross for a deed performed in 1881.

All of the possible answers were awards made during the First Boer War or in Basutoland, in South Africa.

Worth 10 points:
John Danaher (Trooper, Nourse’s Horse, S African Forces, 16 January); John McCrea (Surgeon, 1st Cape Mounted Yeomanry, S African Forces, Basutoland, 14 January); James Murray (Lance Corporal, The Connaught Rangers, 16 January)

Worth 5 points:
Alan Hill(later Hill-Walker)(Lieutenant, The Northamptonshire Regt, 28 January)(4)

Not mentioned:
Private John Doogan, 1st Dragoon Guards, 28 January and Private James Osborne, The Northamptonshire Regt, 22 February

We have five winners, all on 40 points:
cinnam0n, ElfTwinkle, Mugaboo, ozzz2002, ren33

35 points: gatsby722, Polaris101

Congrats to the five winners!