The Aeneid, Virgil
The Canterbury Tales, Chaucer
Mozart's Requiem Mass
Schubert's Unfinished Symphony
Villette, Charlotte Bronte
Name five cartoons from the 1990s.
The Aeneid, Virgil
The Canterbury Tales, Chaucer
Mozart's Requiem Mass
Schubert's Unfinished Symphony
Villette, Charlotte Bronte
Name five cartoons from the 1990s.
Beavis and Butt-head
Family Guy
Hammerman
The Maxx
King of the Hill
Name five elected heads of state who were born outside the country they ended up running.
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George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James Monroe
Name 5 classic sitcoms from the 70s
Three's Company
All in the Family
The Love Boat
Angie
Welcome Back, Kotter
Heh. Since What Exit? got a bit too cutesy....
Other than early U.S. Presidents, name five elected heads of state who were born outside the country they ended up running.
I know that in some cases here, I'm stretching the definition of "elected," but these five were all born outside the country they governed, or outside its future territory, unlike the first few U.S. Presidents.
Golda Meir (Russia --> Israel)
Sixto Duran (USA --> Ecuador)
Chiang Kai-Shek (China --> Taiwan)
Pervez Musharraf (India --> Pakistan)
Kim Jong-Il (Soviet Union --> North Korea)
Name five team sports that don't involve a ball.
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Synchronized swimming.
Bobsleigh racing.
Tug of war.
Rowing.
Hockey.
Name 5 "Big Two" (DC/Marvel) female comic book writers.
Maybe I'm just old school and out of touch, but I instantly thought "Ann Nocenti," then drew a huge blank after that.
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5 "Big Two" (DC/Marvel) female comic book writers
Ann Nocenti [Marvel]
Sarah Byam [DC]
Samm Barnes [Marvel]
Karen Berger [DC]
Fiona Avery [Marvel]
Name 5 foods or beverages--excluding wine--named after a region.
American cheese
Champagne
Gruyères cheese
India Pale Ale
Hamburger
Name five now-dead TV talk show hosts.
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"I won't kill for money, and I won't marry for it. Other than that, I'm open to just about anything."
-Jim Rockford
Merv Griffin
Mike Douglas
Johnny Carson
Jack Paar
Dinah Shore
Name 5 variety Shows
The Carol Burnett Show
The Sid Ceasar Show
Your Show of Shows
The Tim Conway Show
The Steve Allen Show
Name five actors that have played detectives.
"I won't kill for money, and I won't marry for it. Other than that, I'm open to just about anything."
-Jim Rockford
Tom Selleck (Magnum)
Jeremy Brett (Sherlock Holmes)
Peter Davidson (Campion)
Robert Powell & Jasper Carrott (The Detectives)
Name 5 British Soap Operas
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
Perhaps I should make this easier.
Name 5 British TV shows
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
Perhaps I should make this easier.
Name 5 British TV shows
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
Coupling
Doctor Who
Monty Python
Fawlty Towers
Only Fools and Horses
Name 5 movies with one of the Beatles in them.
I assume you mean "at least one of the Beatles in them?"
A Hard Day's Night
Help!
How I Won the War
Give My Regards to Broadstreet
Caveman
Name 5 bands that had self-titled albums.
Weezer (twice!)
Metallica
Ramones
Led Zeppelin (four times!)
The Clash
Name four types of fabric made from natural fibers.
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Hell, I'll give you five!:
cotton
silk
wool
canvas
burlap
Name five of your favorite movies.
The Godfather
The Godfather Part II
Star Trek IV
Ghost Busters
Arsenic and Old Lace
Hard to stop at only 5 for me.
Name the five worst movies you have seen
(How the hell did I type "four?" It's not like you can typo a whole word!)
Talking about bad bad, not "so-bad-it's-good":
In The Name Of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
Batman and Robin
Judge Dredd
Son Of The Mask
10,000 B.C.
Name five discontinued food or drink brands that you miss.
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Clearly this was difficult, seeing how it killed the thread for eight months. I'll just say "Crystal Pepsi" quickly and then move on with:
Name five people who are famous for gaining or losing a tremendous amount of weight.
Kirstie Alley
Jarad
Brando, "I'd say pound for pound, our finest American actor."
Orson Welles
Valerie Bertinelli I guess
Name 5 cuts of steak.
filet
ribeye
sirloin
skirt
flat iron
Name five intelligent species from fantasy/sci-fi that are NOT basically humaniform (i.e. one head, four limbs, walk upright).
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Edosians
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_csfr1z1yRd...ro_gravity.jpg
Horta
http://www.70disco.com/images/horta1.jpg
Species 8472
http://drexfiles.files.wordpress.com...pg?w=655&h=770
Shelob and her brood
http://www.brentsuniverse.com/images/Spider.jpg
And some Decepticons
http://whatswithjeff.com/wp-content/...ncept_art1.jpg
Name five offbeat or noteworthy kinds of hats
PorkPie
Beret
Panama
Bowler
Top Hat
Name five explorers of note
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
Columbus
da Gama
Magellan
Lewis
Clark
Name five knots.
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Square
Half Hitch
Sheet-Bend
Bowline
Clove Hitch
Name 5 famous War Ships
Bonhomme Richard
Enterprise
Yamato
Monitor
Arizona
Name 5 famous baseball players who played in the Negro Leagues.
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Satchell Paige
Willie Mays (believe it or not)
Jackie Robinson
Larry Doby
Ernie Banks
(Love the choices on the ship above)
(I had to answer the baseball one)
Name 5 World Class Cities
Looks like it's just you and me at the moment, Jim.
New York City
Tokyo
London
Beijing
Abu Dhabi
Name 5 countries that have put a human into space.
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United States
Soviet Union
Russia
China
Israel
Name five movies you'd like to see, but haven't yet.
Immortals
The Hunger Games
Leon (AKA The Professional)
Sanjuro
High Noon
Name five books you will/would encourage your kids to read.
My son has read so many great books already it's hard to think of appropriate ones to recommend that he hasn't already zoomed through. Let's see:
The Chocolate Wars by Robert Cormier
To Sing Is to Fly by Thomas Disch
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Good Times, Bad Timesby James Kirkland (I think - I would have to reread it myself first to be sure it hasn't aged badly. I'm a little concerned that it might have an anti-gay subtext, and if that's true I won't recommend it.)
The Mismeasure of Man by Stephen Jay Gould
Name five playwrights born after 1900.
Tennesee Williams
Edward Albee
Arthur Miller
Truman Capote
Tyler Perry
Name five species of shark.
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Great White
Tiger
Nurse
Bull
Whale
Name five famous airplanes.
The Wright Flyer
Enola Gay
Spirit of St. Louis
H-4 Hercules (AKA the "Spruce Goose")
Memphis Belle
Name five living people with a star on Hollywood Boulevard.
George Hamilton
Leonard Nimoy
William Shatner
George Lucas
Drew Carey
Name five bad kings or queens.
Queen of Hearts
Queen Mary of England
King Phillip II of Spain
King Richard III
King Ethelraed
Name 5 things that come through a letterbox
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
Letters
Magazines
Anthrax
Bills
Junkmail
Name 5 bones.
femur
collarbone
shinbone
fingerbone
funnybone
Name five movies everyone tells you you should see, but you probably never will.
Inglorious Basterds
Raging Bull
The Searchers
Apocalypse Now
Atonement
Name five classic works of literature that you think are overrated.
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A Tale of Two Cities
Frankenstein
The Last of the Mohicans
The Catcher in the Rye
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Name five places you'd love to visit, but not live.
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Paris
Maldives
Norway
South Pole
Pitcairn
Name five flavors of pie that don't contain fruit (using the conventional culinary definitions of "fruit" not the botanical ones)
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rhubarb
pecan
shoo-fly
French silk
cheesecake
Name five beverages that are habitually consumed in their own specialized glassware.
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pecan
coconut cream
french silk
shoo-fly
sweet potato
Name five Muppets who are not recognizably human, or a known animal species.
(snaked!)
Animal
Gonzo
Grover
Sweetums (sorry, that freak is not a dog)
Cookie Monster
Name five beverages that are habitually consumed in their own specialized glassware.
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brandy
champagne
whiskey
wine
beer
Name five fictitious oceanic warships.
HMS Surprise (Master & Commander)
Hispaniola (Treasure Island)
HMS Interceptor (Pirates of the Caribbean)
Black Pearl (Pirates of the Caribbean)
Queen Anne's Revenge (Pirates of the Caribbean)
Name five lost cities/countries/places of legend.
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Atlantis
The Seven Cities of Cibola
Lyonesse
Cantref y Gwaelod
The Lost City of Ubar
Name five legendary characters that may be based on real people.