* Game 5, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Mythical Creatures
1. What fire-breathing creature is often depicted guarding treasure,
in European and Asian mythology?
2. Which mythical bird is said to regenerate by rising from its
own ashes?
3. What half-horse, half-human creature comes from Greek mythology?
4. What sea creature from Scandinavian folklore is known for
dragging ships underwater?
8. What is the name of the winged horse from Greek mythology?
9. Which creature from Scottish legend is said to inhabit one of
its lakes?
* Game 5, Round 5 - Audio - Ladies of the '80s
5. "Bette Davis Eyes". Originally recorded in 1974 by Jackie
DeShannon, it was covered by this artist and released in 1981.
It won the 1982 Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Record
of the Year.
7. "Kids in America". This song was released in the UK as this
English pop star's debut single in January 1981, and in the US
in spring 1982.
8. "I Think We're Alone Now" was a Tommy and Shondells classic.
It was recorded by this teen pop sensation in 1987.
10. "Total Eclipse of the Heart". This was the lead single from
this Welsh singer's 1983 album, and was written and produced
by Jim Steinman.
* Game 5, Round 6 - Literature - 19th-Century Novelists
* Game 5, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Mythical Creatures
1. What fire-breathing creature is often depicted guarding treasure,
in European and Asian mythology?
2. Which mythical bird is said to regenerate by rising from its
own ashes?
3. What half-horse, half-human creature comes from Greek mythology?
4. What sea creature from Scandinavian folklore is known for
dragging ships underwater?
5. What Irish creature is known for hiding pots of gold at the
end of rainbows?
6. What is the common name of the large, ape-like creature said
to roam the forests of North America?
8. What is the name of the winged horse from Greek mythology?
9. Which creature from Scottish legend is said to inhabit one of
its lakes?
10. What hybrid creature in Egyptian mythology has the body of a
lion and the head of a human?
* Game 5, Round 5 - Audio - Ladies of the '80s
8. "I Think We're Alone Now" was a Tommy and Shondells classic.
It was recorded by this teen pop sensation in 1987.
* Game 5, Round 6 - Literature - 19th-Century Novelists
1. This English author lived 1835-1902 and was a novelist and
critic. He is best known for the satirical utopian novel
"Erewhon" and the semi-autobiographical novel "The Way of
All Flesh".
2. This Scottish novelist and playwright is best known as the
creator of Peter Pan. In his will he left the rights to "Peter
Pan" to the Great Ormond St. Hospital, which profits from this
legacy to the present day.
3. This Scottish novelist suffered from ongoing respiratory
illnesses which often forced him to spend periods of his life
bed-ridden. Nevertheless he wrote great adventure stories such
as "Kidnapped" and "The Master of Ballantrae"; and in spite
of his fragile health, he travelled widely, and died in Samoa
in 1894.
4. The author is best known for two novels, "The Woman in White" and
"The Moonstone", which was an early example of detective fiction.
5. Due to poor health, unavailability of ships, and his own interest
in becoming a writer, this former merchant marine published his
first novel "Almayer's Folly" in 1895 and went on to write many
more novels, some of the most famous in English literature --
even though English was not his first language.
6. This author was born as Mary Anne Evans in 1819, but published
her work under a pseudonym. She became one of the most prominent
Victorian novelists and lived, for the time, an unconventional
personal life for a Victorian woman. Her novels include "The
Mill on the Floss". What name is she known by?
8. This prolific author wrote 47 novels and numerous short stories.
He is known for setting his novels in his fictional English
country of Barsetshire. He also held a full-time job as an
English civil servant in the British postal system!
9. This early Victorian novelist is known for his satirical take
on British society. His best-known work, "Vanity Fair", is
described as being "a novel without a hero".
10. The literary reputation of this novelist and poet has been
overshadowed by her more famous sisters, although she was an
accomplished novelist in her own right. She is the author of
"Agnes Grey" and "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall". Give her first
and last name.
* Game 5, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Mythical Creatures
Whether you're chasing unicorns or dodging banshees, prepare to
test your knowledge of the world's most legendary beings.
1. What fire-breathing creature is often depicted guarding treasure,
in European and Asian mythology?
2. Which mythical bird is said to regenerate by rising from its
own ashes?
3. What half-horse, half-human creature comes from Greek mythology?
4. What sea creature from Scandinavian folklore is known for
dragging ships underwater?
5. What Irish creature is known for hiding pots of gold at the
end of rainbows?
6. What is the common name of the large, ape-like creature said
to roam the forests of North America?
8. What is the name of the winged horse from Greek mythology?
9. Which creature from Scottish legend is said to inhabit one of
its lakes?
10. What hybrid creature in Egyptian mythology has the body of a
lion and the head of a human?
* Game 5, Round 5 - Audio - Ladies of the '80s
In the original game we would have played a clip of a 1980s pop
hit from a female solo artist and you had to name her. Here you'll
get the title.
1. "Tell It to my Heart". This recording had a Grammy nomination
for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
2. "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)". This was the first hit from
this British singer's 1986 debut album.
3. "All Around the World" was the biggest hit single from this
artist's 1989 album "Affection". She was nominated for the
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best New Artist at the
33rd annual Grammy Awards.
4. "Flashdance...(What a Feeling)". This was the artist's only #1
song, and it earned her a platinum record, the Academy Award
for Best Original Song, the Golden Globe Award for Best Original
Song, and the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
5. "Bette Davis Eyes". Originally recorded in 1974 by Jackie
DeShannon, it was covered by this artist and released in 1981.
It won the 1982 Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Record
of the Year.
6. "Heaven is a Place on Earth". This song reached #1 on the US
"Billboard" Hot 100 on 1987-12-05, becoming this artist's
first, and only, US chart-topper. The song was nominated for
the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1988
but lost out to Whitney Houston.
7. "Kids in America". This song was released in the UK as this
English pop star's debut single in January 1981, and in the US
in spring 1982.
8. "I Think We're Alone Now" was a Tommy and Shondells classic.
It was recorded by this teen pop sensation in 1987.
9. This American singer covered Italian singer Raf's "Self Control"
in 1984. It was released as the lead single from her third
studio album of the same name.
10. "Total Eclipse of the Heart". This was the lead single from
this Welsh singer's 1983 album, and was written and produced
by Jim Steinman.
* Game 5, Round 6 - Literature - 19th-Century NovelistsBarrie
In each case, name them.
2. This Scottish novelist and playwright is best known as the
creator of Peter Pan. In his will he left the rights to "Peter
Pan" to the Great Ormond St. Hospital, which profits from this
legacy to the present day.
3. This Scottish novelist suffered from ongoing respiratory
illnesses which often forced him to spend periods of his life
bed-ridden. Nevertheless he wrote great adventure stories such
as "Kidnapped" and "The Master of Ballantrae"; and in spite
of his fragile health, he travelled widely, and died in Samoa
in 1894.
4. The author is best known for two novels, "The Woman in White" and
"The Moonstone", which was an early example of detective fiction.
5. Due to poor health, unavailability of ships, and his own interest
in becoming a writer, this former merchant marine published his
first novel "Almayer's Folly" in 1895 and went on to write many
more novels, some of the most famous in English literature --
even though English was not his first language.
6. This author was born as Mary Anne Evans in 1819, but published
her work under a pseudonym. She became one of the most prominent
Victorian novelists and lived, for the time, an unconventional
personal life for a Victorian woman. Her novels include "The
Mill on the Floss". What name is she known by?
8. This prolific author wrote 47 novels and numerous short stories.
He is known for setting his novels in his fictional English
country of Barsetshire. He also held a full-time job as an
English civil servant in the British postal system!
9. This early Victorian novelist is known for his satirical take
on British society. His best-known work, "Vanity Fair", is
described as being "a novel without a hero".
10. The literary reputation of this novelist and poet has been
overshadowed by her more famous sisters, although she was an
accomplished novelist in her own right. She is the author of
"Agnes Grey" and "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall". Give her first
and last name.
* Game 5, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Mythical Creatures
Whether you're chasing unicorns or dodging banshees, prepare to
test your knowledge of the world's most legendary beings.
1. What fire-breathing creature is often depicted guarding treasure,
in European and Asian mythology?
2. Which mythical bird is said to regenerate by rising from its
own ashes?
3. What half-horse, half-human creature comes from Greek mythology?
4. What sea creature from Scandinavian folklore is known for
dragging ships underwater?
5. What Irish creature is known for hiding pots of gold at the
end of rainbows?
6. What is the common name of the large, ape-like creature said
to roam the forests of North America?
7. In Japanese folklore, what is a Kitsune and what's it said to
be able to do?
8. What is the name of the winged horse from Greek mythology?
9. Which creature from Scottish legend is said to inhabit one of
its lakes?
10. What hybrid creature in Egyptian mythology has the body of a
lion and the head of a human?
* Game 5, Round 5 - Audio - Ladies of the '80s
In the original game we would have played a clip of a 1980s pop
hit from a female solo artist and you had to name her. Here you'll
get the title.
1. "Tell It to my Heart". This recording had a Grammy nomination
for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
2. "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)". This was the first hit from
this British singer's 1986 debut album.
3. "All Around the World" was the biggest hit single from this
artist's 1989 album "Affection". She was nominated for the
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best New Artist at the
33rd annual Grammy Awards.
4. "Flashdance...(What a Feeling)". This was the artist's only #1
song, and it earned her a platinum record, the Academy Award
for Best Original Song, the Golden Globe Award for Best Original
Song, and the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
5. "Bette Davis Eyes". Originally recorded in 1974 by Jackie
DeShannon, it was covered by this artist and released in 1981.
It won the 1982 Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Record
of the Year.
6. "Heaven is a Place on Earth". This song reached #1 on the US
"Billboard" Hot 100 on 1987-12-05, becoming this artist's
first, and only, US chart-topper. The song was nominated for
the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1988
but lost out to Whitney Houston.
7. "Kids in America". This song was released in the UK as this
English pop star's debut single in January 1981, and in the US
in spring 1982.
8. "I Think We're Alone Now" was a Tommy and Shondells classic.
It was recorded by this teen pop sensation in 1987.
9. This American singer covered Italian singer Raf's "Self Control"
in 1984. It was released as the lead single from her third
studio album of the same name.
10. "Total Eclipse of the Heart". This was the lead single from
this Welsh singer's 1983 album, and was written and produced
by Jim Steinman.
* Game 5, Round 6 - Literature - 19th-Century Novelists
In each case, name them.
1. This English author lived 1835-1902 and was a novelist and
critic. He is best known for the satirical utopian novel
"Erewhon" and the semi-autobiographical novel "The Way of
All Flesh".
2. This Scottish novelist and playwright is best known as the
creator of Peter Pan. In his will he left the rights to "Peter
Pan" to the Great Ormond St. Hospital, which profits from this
legacy to the present day.
3. This Scottish novelist suffered from ongoing respiratory
illnesses which often forced him to spend periods of his life
bed-ridden. Nevertheless he wrote great adventure stories such
as "Kidnapped" and "The Master of Ballantrae"; and in spite
of his fragile health, he travelled widely, and died in Samoa
in 1894.
4. The author is best known for two novels, "The Woman in White" and
"The Moonstone", which was an early example of detective fiction.
5. Due to poor health, unavailability of ships, and his own interest
in becoming a writer, this former merchant marine published his
first novel "Almayer's Folly" in 1895 and went on to write many
more novels, some of the most famous in English literature --
even though English was not his first language.
6. This author was born as Mary Anne Evans in 1819, but published
her work under a pseudonym. She became one of the most prominent
Victorian novelists and lived, for the time, an unconventional
personal life for a Victorian woman. Her novels include "The
Mill on the Floss". What name is she known by?
7. This author wrote many novels while raising a family with her
Unitarian minister husband, who was also a writer. Her novels,
including "Cranford", mostly chronicle the private lives of
women in small English towns.
8. This prolific author wrote 47 novels and numerous short stories.
He is known for setting his novels in his fictional English
country of Barsetshire. He also held a full-time job as an
English civil servant in the British postal system!
9. This early Victorian novelist is known for his satirical take
on British society. His best-known work, "Vanity Fair", is
described as being "a novel without a hero".
10. The literary reputation of this novelist and poet has been
overshadowed by her more famous sisters, although she was an
accomplished novelist in her own right. She is the author of
"Agnes Grey" and "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall". Give her first
and last name.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2025-10-20,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of the Cellar Rats, and are
used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation of current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting
of other rounds. For further information please see my 2026-03-10
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
* Game 5, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Mythical Creatures
Whether you're chasing unicorns or dodging banshees, prepare to
test your knowledge of the world's most legendary beings.
1. What fire-breathing creature is often depicted guarding treasure,
in European and Asian mythology?
2. Which mythical bird is said to regenerate by rising from its
own ashes?
3. What half-horse, half-human creature comes from Greek mythology?
4. What sea creature from Scandinavian folklore is known for
dragging ships underwater?
5. What Irish creature is known for hiding pots of gold at the
end of rainbows?
6. What is the common name of the large, ape-like creature said
to roam the forests of North America?
7. In Japanese folklore, what is a Kitsune and what's it said to
be able to do?
8. What is the name of the winged horse from Greek mythology?
9. Which creature from Scottish legend is said to inhabit one of
its lakes?
10. What hybrid creature in Egyptian mythology has the body of a
lion and the head of a human?
* Game 5, Round 5 - Audio - Ladies of the '80s
In the original game we would have played a clip of a 1980s pop
hit from a female solo artist and you had to name her. Here you'll
get the title.
1. "Tell It to my Heart". This recording had a Grammy nomination
for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
2. "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)". This was the first hit from
this British singer's 1986 debut album.
3. "All Around the World" was the biggest hit single from this
artist's 1989 album "Affection". She was nominated for the
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best New Artist at the
33rd annual Grammy Awards.
4. "Flashdance...(What a Feeling)". This was the artist's only #1
song, and it earned her a platinum record, the Academy Award
for Best Original Song, the Golden Globe Award for Best Original
Song, and the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
5. "Bette Davis Eyes". Originally recorded in 1974 by Jackie
DeShannon, it was covered by this artist and released in 1981.
It won the 1982 Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Record
of the Year.
6. "Heaven is a Place on Earth". This song reached #1 on the US
"Billboard" Hot 100 on 1987-12-05, becoming this artist's
first, and only, US chart-topper. The song was nominated for
the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1988
but lost out to Whitney Houston.
7. "Kids in America". This song was released in the UK as this
English pop star's debut single in January 1981, and in the US
in spring 1982.
8. "I Think We're Alone Now" was a Tommy and Shondells classic.
It was recorded by this teen pop sensation in 1987.
9. This American singer covered Italian singer Raf's "Self Control"
in 1984. It was released as the lead single from her third
studio album of the same name.
10. "Total Eclipse of the Heart". This was the lead single from
this Welsh singer's 1983 album, and was written and produced
by Jim Steinman.
* Game 5, Round 6 - Literature - 19th-Century Novelists
In each case, name them.
1. This English author lived 1835-1902 and was a novelist and
critic. He is best known for the satirical utopian novel
"Erewhon" and the semi-autobiographical novel "The Way of
All Flesh".
2. This Scottish novelist and playwright is best known as the
creator of Peter Pan. In his will he left the rights to "Peter
Pan" to the Great Ormond St. Hospital, which profits from this
legacy to the present day.
3. This Scottish novelist suffered from ongoing respiratory
illnesses which often forced him to spend periods of his life
bed-ridden. Nevertheless he wrote great adventure stories such
as "Kidnapped" and "The Master of Ballantrae"; and in spite
of his fragile health, he travelled widely, and died in Samoa
in 1894.
4. The author is best known for two novels, "The Woman in White" and
"The Moonstone", which was an early example of detective fiction.
5. Due to poor health, unavailability of ships, and his own interest
in becoming a writer, this former merchant marine published his
first novel "Almayer's Folly" in 1895 and went on to write many
more novels, some of the most famous in English literature --
even though English was not his first language.
6. This author was born as Mary Anne Evans in 1819, but published
her work under a pseudonym. She became one of the most prominent
Victorian novelists and lived, for the time, an unconventional
personal life for a Victorian woman. Her novels include "The
Mill on the Floss". What name is she known by?
7. This author wrote many novels while raising a family with her
Unitarian minister husband, who was also a writer. Her novels,
including "Cranford", mostly chronicle the private lives of
women in small English towns.
8. This prolific author wrote 47 novels and numerous short stories.
He is known for setting his novels in his fictional English
country of Barsetshire. He also held a full-time job as an
English civil servant in the British postal system!
9. This early Victorian novelist is known for his satirical take
on British society. His best-known work, "Vanity Fair", is
described as being "a novel without a hero".
10. The literary reputation of this novelist and poet has been
overshadowed by her more famous sisters, although she was an
accomplished novelist in her own right. She is the author of
"Agnes Grey" and "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall". Give her first
and last name.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2025-10-20,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
please see my 2026-03-10 companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 5, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Mythical Creatures
Whether you're chasing unicorns or dodging banshees, prepare to
test your knowledge of the world's most legendary beings.
1. What fire-breathing creature is often depicted guarding treasure,
in European and Asian mythology?
2. Which mythical bird is said to regenerate by rising from its
own ashes?
3. What half-horse, half-human creature comes from Greek mythology?
4. What sea creature from Scandinavian folklore is known for
dragging ships underwater?
5. What Irish creature is known for hiding pots of gold at the
end of rainbows?
6. What is the common name of the large, ape-like creature said
to roam the forests of North America?
7. In Japanese folklore, what is a Kitsune and what's it said to
be able to do?
8. What is the name of the winged horse from Greek mythology?
9. Which creature from Scottish legend is said to inhabit one of
its lakes?
10. What hybrid creature in Egyptian mythology has the body of a
lion and the head of a human?
* Game 5, Round 5 - Audio - Ladies of the '80s
In the original game we would have played a clip of a 1980s pop
hit from a female solo artist and you had to name her. Here you'll
get the title.
1. "Tell It to my Heart". This recording had a Grammy nomination
for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
2. "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)". This was the first hit from
this British singer's 1986 debut album.
3. "All Around the World" was the biggest hit single from this
artist's 1989 album "Affection". She was nominated for the
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best New Artist at the
33rd annual Grammy Awards.
4. "Flashdance...(What a Feeling)". This was the artist's only #1
song, and it earned her a platinum record, the Academy Award
for Best Original Song, the Golden Globe Award for Best Original
Song, and the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
5. "Bette Davis Eyes". Originally recorded in 1974 by Jackie
DeShannon, it was covered by this artist and released in 1981.
It won the 1982 Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Record
of the Year.
6. "Heaven is a Place on Earth". This song reached #1 on the US
"Billboard" Hot 100 on 1987-12-05, becoming this artist's
first, and only, US chart-topper. The song was nominated for
the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1988
but lost out to Whitney Houston.
7. "Kids in America". This song was released in the UK as this
English pop star's debut single in January 1981, and in the US
in spring 1982.
8. "I Think We're Alone Now" was a Tommy and Shondells classic.
It was recorded by this teen pop sensation in 1987.
9. This American singer covered Italian singer Raf's "Self Control"
in 1984. It was released as the lead single from her third
studio album of the same name.
10. "Total Eclipse of the Heart". This was the lead single from
this Welsh singer's 1983 album, and was written and produced
by Jim Steinman.
* Game 5, Round 6 - Literature - 19th-Century Novelists
In each case, name them.
1. This English author lived 1835-1902 and was a novelist and
critic. He is best known for the satirical utopian novel
"Erewhon" and the semi-autobiographical novel "The Way of
All Flesh".
2. This Scottish novelist and playwright is best known as the
creator of Peter Pan. In his will he left the rights to "Peter
Pan" to the Great Ormond St. Hospital, which profits from this
legacy to the present day.
3. This Scottish novelist suffered from ongoing respiratory
illnesses which often forced him to spend periods of his life
bed-ridden. Nevertheless he wrote great adventure stories such
as "Kidnapped" and "The Master of Ballantrae"; and in spite
of his fragile health, he travelled widely, and died in Samoa
in 1894.
4. The author is best known for two novels, "The Woman in White" and
"The Moonstone", which was an early example of detective fiction.
5. Due to poor health, unavailability of ships, and his own interest
in becoming a writer, this former merchant marine published his
first novel "Almayer's Folly" in 1895 and went on to write many
more novels, some of the most famous in English literature --
even though English was not his first language.
6. This author was born as Mary Anne Evans in 1819, but published
her work under a pseudonym. She became one of the most prominent
Victorian novelists and lived, for the time, an unconventional
personal life for a Victorian woman. Her novels include "The
Mill on the Floss". What name is she known by?
7. This author wrote many novels while raising a family with her
Unitarian minister husband, who was also a writer. Her novels,
including "Cranford", mostly chronicle the private lives of
women in small English towns.
8. This prolific author wrote 47 novels and numerous short stories.
He is known for setting his novels in his fictional English
country of Barsetshire. He also held a full-time job as an
English civil servant in the British postal system!
9. This early Victorian novelist is known for his satirical take
on British society. His best-known work, "Vanity Fair", is
described as being "a novel without a hero".
10. The literary reputation of this novelist and poet has been
overshadowed by her more famous sisters, although she was an
accomplished novelist in her own right. She is the author of
"Agnes Grey" and "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall". Give her first
and last name.
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