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I think that's my problem. I want to know everything. -ArielEach question will be added below, check back frequently to find new riddles! The number in parenthesis following the question number is the location in the book it is based on.
??? = Fill in the blank, provide the missing word(s) or name.
Question 1 (?):
Where do I work? Correct: (view spoiler)
Question 2 (?): Meditating in preparation for his hadj the man sat at a beck and ate a fig. An online anagramer helped me make this question, but it will do you no good when finding the answer!
Correct: (view spoiler)
Question 3 (?): Samuel Butler might sit down with this fictional character to debate the existence of Denmark.
Correct: (view spoiler)
Question 4 (1): What is the full title of the book Ariel is reading just before the emergency on campus? (Reading further in the book may make this question more... possible.)
Correct: Correct: (view spoiler)
Question 5 (1): What is Tf in the following cold weather equation?
Correct: (view spoiler)
Question 6 (1): If Colin Ferguson told Neil Grayston "You sneezed that idea right out of your... sneezer!." Grayston might reply "I'm no ???."
Correct: (view spoiler)
Question 7 (2): If the face-punching incident occurred in 2012, what would the victim's beverage's brand name be?
Correct: (view spoiler)
Question 8 (2): In the following diagram by A Square, #1's profession is merchant. What is #2's profession?
Correct: (view spoiler)
Question 9 (2): If Ariel was hanging out with Cloud Strife and wanted to buy 1 example of her personal favorite experiment, how much would she have to pay?
Correct: (view spoiler)
Question 10 (2): Hey, that's my illusion!
Correct: (view spoiler)
Question 11 (2): Lumas' dog shares a name with an author who wrote about knighthood. Which rule from that book explains that knights must always keep watch?
Correct: (view spoiler)
Question 12 (3): In the object pictured below, what type of glass is the green color usually produced by?
Correct: (view spoiler)
Question 13 (3): What is the title of the following poem (sorry, I'm only listing the first line!) that Wolfgang may have read in the books he was given by Ariel:
a symphony orchestra.
(Note: I was not familiar with this author's work before reading the reference in Mr. Y and it is jaw droppingly good!)
Correct: (view spoiler)
Question 14 (3): This Tacoma, Washington chef was "gourmet", but probably wouldn't qualify as "very gourmet".
Correct: (view spoiler)
Question 15 (3): In 2003 an extemporaneous troupe performed a "mission" based on (and named after) the folded paper Ariel talks about. In component 5 of that mission what song is played?
Correct: (view spoiler)
Question 16 (3): If the French mistranslation theory is correct, you might be able to watch the movie Monty Python and the ??? ???.
Correct: (view spoiler)
Question 17 (4): I love trying to figure out what is real in Mr. Y and what is not. What is the name of this white washed corridor (real!) that Ariel walked up and down?
Correct: (view spoiler)
Question 18 (4): Who is the man pictured in this stained glass window that Ariel might have seen while walking to meet her date?
Correct: (view spoiler)
Question 19 (5): What saint would Ariel appeal to regarding her unwanted flatmates?
Correct: (view spoiler)
Question 20 (5): Jill says: "A month before this picture was taken, November of 1832, I could see into the future. My parents "fixed me" with some new fangled "brain surgery". If they hadn't done that I would have asked for a different holiday present as this piece of junk went out of style in less than two years!" What was Jill's present?
Correct: (view spoiler)
Question 21 (6): Mr. Y may have seen this tree on his first stop in the search for Doctor Hardy after Goose Fair.
Correct: (view spoiler)
Question 22 (6): I'll just hook this chain of ??? from here to... here... and I'll be healthy in no time!
Correct: (view spoiler)
Question 23 (7): Che cosa è il nome Italiano di questa pittura?
Correct: (view spoiler)
Question 24 (8): This shyster who did the "solid table" trick had been convicted of fraud a year earlier, he also shares a name with a modern day (and similarly disreputable) Orange County resident.
Correct: (view spoiler)
Question 25 (9): While listening to Handel on her I-Pod, Ariel would have heard reference to this ancient king/priest who some people claim is immortal.
Correct: (view spoiler)
Here is the scoreboard, I'll add each person's name once they submit one correct answer. Bonus points (for being the only person to answer a question) will not be added until the contest closes.Michelle F*: 25
Katie F: 6
Sally B: 3
* Michelle F is not eligible to win the contest due to her unique relationship with me (i.e. my wife). Her answers also do not count when figuring the bonus points. Michelle has worked countless hours quality checking the questions, including at least 3.5 hours trying to find a nonexistent answer!
1) Each question will require information from this month's book The End of Mr. Y, but will also require you to look outside the book to find the answer.
2) Answers can be submitted to me by e-mail, goodreads message, facebook message, in person, by phone, by mail, by a note delivered through obscure means... any which way as long as it is private. Do NOT post the answers on the forum.
3) To confirm that I received a correct answer I will post your name directly after the question in the topic, like this:(view spoiler)[Answered Correctly: Charlie, Clementine, Indiana (hide spoiler)]. To acknowledge an incorrect answer I will send you a message on goodreads or reply directly to your original message (i.e. by e-mail). You MAY make as many guesses as you want.
4) Each correct answer will be worth 1 point. If only one person guesses the correct answer they will receive an additional bonus point when I tally the totals at month's end.
5) Whoever has the most points at the end of the month will receive a free copy of next month's book selection.
6)Have fun and don't be discouraged. Don't bother asking me for hints. Good luck.