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* Game 8, Round 2 - Literature - As Book Titles Go, It Could've Been Verse

Here are 10 questions about book titles that were lifted from
well-known written verse. For example, from Samuel 2 of the
Old Testament:

"But the king covered his face, and cried aloud, 'O my son
<William Faulkner title>, my son, my son!' Then Joab came
into the house."

And the answer would be "Absalom, Absalom!"

Notes: Writers might repeat but the answers do not. Answers may
not use the original verse words verbatim.

1. From Genesis 4:16:

"And the Lord placed a mark on Cain, so that no one who found him
would kill him. So Cain went out from the presence of the Lord
and settled in the land of Nod on the <John Steinbeck title>."

2. From Ecclesiastes 3, verses 1-3:

"To everything there is a season,
A time for every purpose under heaven:
A time to be born,
And a time to die;
A time to plant,
And a time to pluck what is planted;
<John Grisham title>
And a time to heal;
A time to break down,
And a time to build up".

3. From W.B. Yeats, "The Second Coming":

"Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
<Chinua Achebe title>; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world".

4. From the "Battle Hymn of the Republic":

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord,
He is trampling out the vintage where <John Steinbeck title>
are stored,
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword,
His truth is marching on."

5. From Ecclesiastes 1, verses 1-4:

"One generation passes away, and another generation comes;
But the earth abides forever.
<Ernest Hemingway title>, and the sun goes down,
And hastens to the place where it arose."

6. From Shakespeare's "Macbeth":

"Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
"That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
"And then is heard no more. It is a tale
"Told by an idiot, full of <William Faulkner title>,
Signifying nothing."

7. From Robert Burns, "To a Mouse":

"But Mousie, thou art no thy-lane,
In proving foresight may be vain:
The best laid schemes <John Steinbeck title>
Gang aft agley,
An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain."

8. From Frank Green's "Ten Little Soldiers":

"Two little Soldier Boys sitting in the sun;
One got frizzled up and then there was one.
One little Soldier Boy left all alone;
He went out and hanged himself <Agatha Christie title>".

9. From the epic of Gilgamesh:

"I had the people of Uruk mourn and moan for you,
I filled happy people with woe over you,
and after you died, I let a filthy mat of hair grow over my body,
and <Michael Ondaatje title> roamed the wilderness."

10. From Shakespeare's "Hamlet":

"Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio: a fellow of <David
Foster Wallace title>, of most excellent fancy: he hath borne
me on his back a thousand times; and now, how abhorred in my
imagination it is!"


* Game 8, Round 3 - Entertainment - TV Show Quotes

Identify the TV show from the catchphrase or quote.

1. "No soup for you!"
3. "We were on a break!"
2. "Who loves ya, baby?"
4. "Don't have a cow, man!"
5. "Just one more thing..."
6. "You come at the king, you best not miss."

7. "War isn't hell. War is war, and Hell is hell. And of the two,
war is a lot worse."

8. "Much as you try to bury it, the truth is out there. Greater
than your lies, the truth wants to be known."

9. "It's going to be legen-- wait for it, and I hope you're not
lactose intolerant, because the second half of the word is
'dary!' Legendary!"

10. "I am not in danger, Skyler. I *am* the danger. A guy opens
his door and gets shot, and you think that's me? No -- I am
the one who knocks!"

--
Mark Brader | "'Would' never follows 'if'.
Toronto | Please remember that if you would." msb@vex.net | --Ruud Harmsen

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Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

* Game 8, Round 2 - Literature - As Book Titles Go, It Could've Been Verse

1. From Genesis 4:16:

"And the Lord placed a mark on Cain, so that no one who found him
would kill him. So Cain went out from the presence of the Lord
and settled in the land of Nod on the <John Steinbeck title>."

East of Eden

2. From Ecclesiastes 3, verses 1-3:

"To everything there is a season,
A time for every purpose under heaven:
A time to be born,
And a time to die;
A time to plant,
And a time to pluck what is planted;
<John Grisham title>
And a time to heal;
A time to break down,
And a time to build up".

A Time to Kill

3. From W.B. Yeats, "The Second Coming":

"Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
<Chinua Achebe title>; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world".

Things Fall Apart

4. From the "Battle Hymn of the Republic":

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord,
He is trampling out the vintage where <John Steinbeck title>
are stored,
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword,
His truth is marching on."

The Grapes of Wrath

5. From Ecclesiastes 1, verses 1-4:

"One generation passes away, and another generation comes;
But the earth abides forever.
<Ernest Hemingway title>, and the sun goes down,
And hastens to the place where it arose."

The Sun Also Rises

6. From Shakespeare's "Macbeth":

"Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
"That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
"And then is heard no more. It is a tale
"Told by an idiot, full of <William Faulkner title>,
Signifying nothing."

Sound and Fury

7. From Robert Burns, "To a Mouse":

"But Mousie, thou art no thy-lane,
In proving foresight may be vain:
The best laid schemes <John Steinbeck title>
Gang aft agley,
An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain."

Of Mice And Men

8. From Frank Green's "Ten Little Soldiers":

"Two little Soldier Boys sitting in the sun;
One got frizzled up and then there was one.
One little Soldier Boy left all alone;
He went out and hanged himself <Agatha Christie title>".

And Then There Were None

10. From Shakespeare's "Hamlet":

"Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio: a fellow of <David
Foster Wallace title>, of most excellent fancy: he hath borne
me on his back a thousand times; and now, how abhorred in my
imagination it is!"

Infinite Jest

* Game 8, Round 3 - Entertainment - TV Show Quotes

1. "No soup for you!"

Seinfeld

3. "We were on a break!"

Friends

2. "Who loves ya, baby?"

Kojak

4. "Don't have a cow, man!"

The Simpsons

5. "Just one more thing..."

Columbo

8. "Much as you try to bury it, the truth is out there. Greater
than your lies, the truth wants to be known."

The X-Files

10. "I am not in danger, Skyler. I *am* the danger. A guy opens
his door and gets shot, and you think that's me? No -- I am
the one who knocks!"

Breaking Bad

--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."

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On 5/15/2024 4:36 PM, Mark Brader wrote:

* Game 8, Round 2 - Literature - As Book Titles Go, It Could've Been Verse

1. From Genesis 4:16:

"And the Lord placed a mark on Cain, so that no one who found him
would kill him. So Cain went out from the presence of the Lord
and settled in the land of Nod on the <John Steinbeck title>."

"East of Eden"

2. From Ecclesiastes 3, verses 1-3:

"To everything there is a season,
A time for every purpose under heaven:
A time to be born,
And a time to die;
A time to plant,
And a time to pluck what is planted;
<John Grisham title>
And a time to heal;
A time to break down,
And a time to build up".

"A Time to Kill"

3. From W.B. Yeats, "The Second Coming":

"Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
<Chinua Achebe title>; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world".

"Things Fall Apart"

4. From the "Battle Hymn of the Republic":

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord,
He is trampling out the vintage where <John Steinbeck title>
are stored,
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword,
His truth is marching on."

"The Grapes of Wrath"

5. From Ecclesiastes 1, verses 1-4:

"One generation passes away, and another generation comes;
But the earth abides forever.
<Ernest Hemingway title>, and the sun goes down,
And hastens to the place where it arose."

"The Sun Also Rises"

6. From Shakespeare's "Macbeth":

"Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
"That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
"And then is heard no more. It is a tale
"Told by an idiot, full of <William Faulkner title>,
Signifying nothing."

"(The) Sound and (the) Fury"

7. From Robert Burns, "To a Mouse":

"But Mousie, thou art no thy-lane,
In proving foresight may be vain:
The best laid schemes <John Steinbeck title>
Gang aft agley,
An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain."

"Of Mice and Men"

8. From Frank Green's "Ten Little Soldiers":

"Two little Soldier Boys sitting in the sun;
One got frizzled up and then there was one.
One little Soldier Boy left all alone;
He went out and hanged himself <Agatha Christie title>".

"And Then There Were None"

9. From the epic of Gilgamesh:

"I had the people of Uruk mourn and moan for you,
I filled happy people with woe over you,
and after you died, I let a filthy mat of hair grow over my body,
and <Michael Ondaatje title> roamed the wilderness."

"The English Patient" ;-)

10. From Shakespeare's "Hamlet":

"Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio: a fellow of <David
Foster Wallace title>, of most excellent fancy: he hath borne
me on his back a thousand times; and now, how abhorred in my
imagination it is!"

"Infinite Jest"

* Game 8, Round 3 - Entertainment - TV Show Quotes

Identify the TV show from the catchphrase or quote.

1. "No soup for you!"

"Seinfeld"

3. "We were on a break!"

"Friends"

2. "Who loves ya, baby?"

"Kojak"

4. "Don't have a cow, man!"

"The Simpsons"

5. "Just one more thing..."

"Columbo"

8. "Much as you try to bury it, the truth is out there. Greater
than your lies, the truth wants to be known."

"The X-Files"

9. "It's going to be legen-- wait for it, and I hope you're not
lactose intolerant, because the second half of the word is
'dary!' Legendary!"

"How I Met Your Mother"

10. "I am not in danger, Skyler. I *am* the danger. A guy opens
his door and gets shot, and you think that's me? No -- I am
the one who knocks!"

"Breaking Bad"

--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com

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On 5/15/24 14:36, Mark Brader wrote:

* Game 8, Round 2 - Literature - As Book Titles Go, It Could've Been Verse

Here are 10 questions about book titles that were lifted from
well-known written verse. For example, from Samuel 2 of the
Old Testament:

"But the king covered his face, and cried aloud, 'O my son
<William Faulkner title>, my son, my son!' Then Joab came
into the house."

And the answer would be "Absalom, Absalom!"

Notes: Writers might repeat but the answers do not. Answers may
not use the original verse words verbatim.

1. From Genesis 4:16:

"And the Lord placed a mark on Cain, so that no one who found him
would kill him. So Cain went out from the presence of the Lord
and settled in the land of Nod on the <John Steinbeck title>."

East of Eden

2. From Ecclesiastes 3, verses 1-3:

"To everything there is a season,
A time for every purpose under heaven:
A time to be born,
And a time to die;
A time to plant,
And a time to pluck what is planted;
<John Grisham title>
And a time to heal;
A time to break down,
And a time to build up".

A Time to Kill

3. From W.B. Yeats, "The Second Coming":

"Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
<Chinua Achebe title>; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world".

4. From the "Battle Hymn of the Republic":

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord,
He is trampling out the vintage where <John Steinbeck title>
are stored,
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword,
His truth is marching on."

The Grapes of Wrath

5. From Ecclesiastes 1, verses 1-4:

"One generation passes away, and another generation comes;
But the earth abides forever.
<Ernest Hemingway title>, and the sun goes down,
And hastens to the place where it arose."

The Sun Also Rises

6. From Shakespeare's "Macbeth":

"Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
"That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
"And then is heard no more. It is a tale
"Told by an idiot, full of <William Faulkner title>,
Signifying nothing."

Sound and Fury

7. From Robert Burns, "To a Mouse":

"But Mousie, thou art no thy-lane,
In proving foresight may be vain:
The best laid schemes <John Steinbeck title>
Gang aft agley,
An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain."

Of Mice and Men

8. From Frank Green's "Ten Little Soldiers":

"Two little Soldier Boys sitting in the sun;
One got frizzled up and then there was one.
One little Soldier Boy left all alone;
He went out and hanged himself <Agatha Christie title>".

And Then There Was None

9. From the epic of Gilgamesh:

"I had the people of Uruk mourn and moan for you,
I filled happy people with woe over you,
and after you died, I let a filthy mat of hair grow over my body,
and <Michael Ondaatje title> roamed the wilderness."

10. From Shakespeare's "Hamlet":

"Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio: a fellow of <David
Foster Wallace title>, of most excellent fancy: he hath borne
me on his back a thousand times; and now, how abhorred in my
imagination it is!"

Infinite Jest

* Game 8, Round 3 - Entertainment - TV Show Quotes

Identify the TV show from the catchphrase or quote.

1. "No soup for you!"

Seinfeld

3. "We were on a break!"
2. "Who loves ya, baby?"

Kojak

4. "Don't have a cow, man!"

The Simpsons

5. "Just one more thing..."

Columbo

6. "You come at the king, you best not miss."

7. "War isn't hell. War is war, and Hell is hell. And of the two,
war is a lot worse."

8. "Much as you try to bury it, the truth is out there. Greater
than your lies, the truth wants to be known."

X-Files

9. "It's going to be legen-- wait for it, and I hope you're not
lactose intolerant, because the second half of the word is
'dary!' Legendary!"

10. "I am not in danger, Skyler. I *am* the danger. A guy opens
his door and gets shot, and you think that's me? No -- I am
the one who knocks!"

--
Dan Tilque

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Mark Brader:

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2024-03-25,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".

* Game 8, Round 2 - Literature - As Book Titles Go, It Could've Been Verse

Here are 10 questions about book titles that were lifted from
well-known written verse. For example, from Samuel 2 of the
Old Testament:

"But the king covered his face, and cried aloud, 'O my son
<William Faulkner title>, my son, my son!' Then Joab came
into the house."

And the answer would be "Absalom, Absalom!"

Notes: Writers might repeat but the answers do not. Answers may
not use the original verse words verbatim.

This was tied for the easiest round in the original game.
So where is everybody here?

1. From Genesis 4:16:

"And the Lord placed a mark on Cain, so that no one who found him
would kill him. So Cain went out from the presence of the Lord
and settled in the land of Nod on the <John Steinbeck title>."

"East of Eden." 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.

2. From Ecclesiastes 3, verses 1-3:

"To everything there is a season,
A time for every purpose under heaven:
A time to be born,
And a time to die;
A time to plant,
And a time to pluck what is planted;
<John Grisham title>
And a time to heal;
A time to break down,
And a time to build up".

"A Time to Kill". 4 for everyone.

3. From W.B. Yeats, "The Second Coming":

"Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
<Chinua Achebe title>; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world".

"Things Fall Apart": 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.

4. From the "Battle Hymn of the Republic":

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord,
He is trampling out the vintage where <John Steinbeck title>
are stored,
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword,
His truth is marching on."

"The Grapes of Wrath". 4 for everyone.

5. From Ecclesiastes 1, verses 1-4:

"One generation passes away, and another generation comes;
But the earth abides forever.
<Ernest Hemingway title>, and the sun goes down,
And hastens to the place where it arose."

"The Sun Also Rises". 4 for everyone.

6. From Shakespeare's "Macbeth":

"Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
"That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
"And then is heard no more. It is a tale
"Told by an idiot, full of <William Faulkner title>,
Signifying nothing."

"(The) Sound and (the) Fury". 4 for everyone.

7. From Robert Burns, "To a Mouse":

"But Mousie, thou art no thy-lane,
In proving foresight may be vain:
The best laid schemes <John Steinbeck title>
Gang aft agley,
An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain."

"Of Mice and Men". 4 for everyone.

8. From Frank Green's "Ten Little Soldiers":

"Two little Soldier Boys sitting in the sun;
One got frizzled up and then there was one.
One little Soldier Boy left all alone;
He went out and hanged himself <Agatha Christie title>".

"And Then There Were None". 4 for everyone.

Yes, that's not the only title for that book, and it's not the only
version of the verse. Let's not go into that here, okay?

9. From the epic of Gilgamesh:

"I had the people of Uruk mourn and moan for you,
I filled happy people with woe over you,
and after you died, I let a filthy mat of hair grow over my body,
and <Michael Ondaatje title> roamed the wilderness."

"In the Skin of a Lion".

10. From Shakespeare's "Hamlet":

"Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio: a fellow of <David
Foster Wallace title>, of most excellent fancy: he hath borne
me on his back a thousand times; and now, how abhorred in my
imagination it is!"

"Infinite Jest". 4 for everyone.

* Game 8, Round 3 - Entertainment - TV Show Quotes

Identify the TV show from the catchphrase or quote.

1. "No soup for you!"

"Seinfeld". 4 for everyone.

3. "We were on a break!"

"Friends". 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.

2. "Who loves ya, baby?"

"Kojak". 4 for everyone.

4. "Don't have a cow, man!"

"The Simpsons". 4 for everyone.

5. "Just one more thing..."

"Columbo". 4 for everyone.

6. "You come at the king, you best not miss."

"The Wire".

7. "War isn't hell. War is war, and Hell is hell. And of the two,
war is a lot worse."

"M*A*S*H".

8. "Much as you try to bury it, the truth is out there. Greater
than your lies, the truth wants to be known."

"The X-Files". 4 for everyone.

9. "It's going to be legen-- wait for it, and I hope you're not
lactose intolerant, because the second half of the word is
'dary!' Legendary!"

"How I Met Your Mother". 4 for Joshua.

10. "I am not in danger, Skyler. I *am* the danger. A guy opens
his door and gets shot, and you think that's me? No -- I am
the one who knocks!"

"Breaking Bad". 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.


Scores, if there are no errors:

GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Lit Ent
Joshua Kreitzer 36 32 68
Dan Blum 36 28 64
Dan Tilque 32 20 52

--
Mark Brader | There is no rule that relates [these behaviors]...
Toronto | In general, they do what you want, unless you want msb@vex.net | consistency. -- Wall, Christiansen, and Orwant

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