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Thread: Circus: KOQ07 - Knockout Quiz 2007
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Quizmaster
Quick quipper
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It is THAT time of year. Some people wait all year for it, and others wait all autumn for it to be over. Check out the previous Knockout Quizzes to avoid any shocks. You are about to enter what can become a compulsively addictive competition that is treated with great amusement by those of us that know it.
The basis of the contest is that everybody sets out on a journey but only one person arrives at the destination, the others falling by the side of the thread as it winds its way through month after month.
Enough - I have given you too much information already - I shall provide you with a brief resume of the rules:
1. QMs ruling is final (unless the appeal is funny or entertaining)
2. You must provide an example of the chosen topic
3. Some choices are better than others
4. There are some things I have not told you so listen to the other contestants
5. This competition is for amusement only. Anyone taking it seriously will be mocked mercilessly.
6. I must write these rules down somewhere
So - to enter - and I will PM all my regulars - you have to follow the instructions for the opening round:
CELEBRITY ANAGRAMS
You must post an anagram of the name of a celebrity.
At the end of the opening round I will get you all to PM me and the person(s) who has worked out the most actual names will be awarded points that may help their cause.
As usual, I am playing too, so my entry for this opening round is:
DOG
(I like to make it easy to start with - you do not have to)
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EJCardiff
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Here is a fun one
That great charmer
[ 31. August 2007, 20:09: Message edited by: EJCardiff ]
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In principio erat Verbum, et Verbum erat apud Deum, et Deus erat Verbum. Evangelium secundum Ioannem
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Chorister
Completely Frocked
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Severely Lisp.
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Ann
Curious
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Weathered Hawker
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Paul W.
Shipmate
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Am I the only one who immediately looked for their copy of Sacred Diary of Adrian Plass?
My offering: Leaning Am I
This could help you create your anagrams...
Paul W
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radagasty
Shipmate
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a drenched forest sow
By the way, how does one check out previous knockout quizzes?
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Doublethink.
Ship's Foolwise Unperson
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Mojo Nest
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Caty S.
I read, therefore I am.
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Neath Barmen Chorale
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jedijudy
Organist of the Jedi Temple
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Enable Thee Quiz
![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif) squeal!!!!!! I'm glad the Quiz of all Quizzes is enabled!
![[Overused]](graemlins/notworthy.gif) Bless you with thousands of Blessings, O wondrous and gracious Quizmaster! ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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rugasaw
Shipmate
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A jumble is she.
And long will she take to end.
Quizers bear your wits.
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Chorister
Completely Frocked
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It may be helpful for people to have a list of celebrities to help them solve the anagrams. This is one of the most comprehensive, arranged by alphabetical order.
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Adam.
Like as the
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How helpful Paul, Chorister and Patdys have been. It pays to be helpful in this game, as well as smart. I seem to remember there being something else it's good to be, but I forget what it is..
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Adam.
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Ah, now I remember. There's nothing new under the sun...
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sharkshooter
Not your average shark
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quote:
Originally posted by Hart:
... I seem to remember there being something else it's good to be, but I forget what it is..
I think the word you are looking for is addicted.
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Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. [Psalm 19:14]
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comet
Snowball in Hell
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A blob rigours ho stout
For the past week or so, I've been checking Circus over and over, just having this bizarre feeling that Quizzie (PBUH) was warming up his quizzical antennae. Huzzah!
Let the Zeta Squirm Fest begin!
comet,
A Cogent Heifer Truth
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comet
Snowball in Hell
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quote:
Originally posted by Hart:
Ah, now I remember. There's nothing new under the sun...
I think you may be the first I've heard say that! ![[Biased]](wink.gif) at least this week.
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rugasaw
Shipmate
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quote:
Originally posted by Hart:
Ah, now I remember. There's nothing new under the sun...
I think you may be the first I've heard say that! at least this week.
ETA: Drat!
[ 02. September 2007, 05:09: Message edited by: rugasaw ]
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Treat the earth well, It was not given to you by your parents. It was loaned to you by your children. -Unknown
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Wet Kipper
Circus Runaway
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Presbyterians
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Golden Key
Shipmate
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My anagram:
Kale Aeon Yin
Thank you, Paul W., for being helpful.
Quizmaster, thank you for hosting this wonderful quiz yet again. Bri--offerings are in the mail.
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--"Oh bat bladders, do you have to bring common sense into this?" (Dragon, "Jane & the Dragon")
--"Oh, Peace Train, save this country!" (Yusuf/Cat Stevens, "Peace Train")
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Rugmaker
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How wonderful that the quiz is back with such an intelligent, handsome witty quizmaster. Greetings, fellow contestants.
My anagram:
Manioc Wheel
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Waiting to think of something witty to put here.
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chicklegirl
Shipmate
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Like Comet, my quiz sensor has been tingling for a few weeks (and no, it wasn't just the contractions, Comet!)
My humble offering: Bleach Clad Hair, better known as Angry Cart.
Let's get ready to work it all out!
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The Rogue
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A ban comes bigger
Has something in common with our beloved QM.
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If everyone starts thinking outside the box does outside the box come back inside?
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Imaginary Friend
Real to you
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Right. I don't know if I should do this, considering that I'm going away for a while in a week, but just in case I manage to find an internet connection while I'm gone:
a zit squerm
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Liberty
ship's football fanatic
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dl's just sucking up!
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Liberty
ship's football fanatic
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predictable but....
O am rich man, bravo!
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The Rogue
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I can't get your first one, icklejen, so will work on the second one instead.
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Liberty
ship's football fanatic
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lol! the first one was a comment, only the one in bold was an anagram!
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sharkshooter
Not your average shark
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My entry...
You'll need to be quick to catch this one directorily:
Softie Eh Um
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rugasaw
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quote:
Originally posted by sharkshooter:
My entry...
You'll need to be quick to catch this one directorily:
Softie Eh Um
I don't plan on being quick so I think I will concentrate on those "nudist jugs" of PADYS.
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Wet Kipper
Circus Runaway
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so, has anyone broken out the scrabble letters, to better visualise and solve the anagrams ?
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comet
Snowball in Hell
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can't find my scrabble game. the boys and I ar using the magnetic letters on the fridge.
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sharkshooter
Not your average shark
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I wonder how people have defined "celebrity"? Chorister's list has only 9229, and some of the chosen ones are not there. Well, one anyway.
Of course, some contestants might try to get an advantage by reanagramming* the words.
* Is that a word? Oh well, it might not be hard to figure out what I mean.
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Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. [Psalm 19:14]
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Quizmaster
Quick quipper
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COLLECTING CONTESTANTS
I usually allow a couple of weeks so that we do not miss those who are on holiday in week one. You have another week before we start to eliminate people (in the nicest possible way).
To make the second half of the collection period a little bit interesting and not so difficult for those who detest anagrams, and to give newbies a proper taste of what the Knockout Quiz is all about you should all select an example of
HISTORICAL CHARACTERS
You must choose a character that was born before 1900 and although there will be no elimination this time the elimination rule is that the person who chooses the character whose age on death is the median average (MIDDLE) of all the characters chosen will be (NOT THIS TIME) eliminated.
For education purposes a link to the life story of the character on the internet will earn bonus points.
I tried this site to find out who I should choose
Historical Character Quiz
So I choose Julius Caesar
Life story is here:
http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/caesar.html
fixed your allegedly scroll-lock-breaking link - WK
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The Rogue
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I will go for a safe Methuselah
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jedijudy
Organist of the Jedi Temple
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I will take a chance on a man who was 65 when he died.
My man, the magnificent and prolific (in several ways) Johann Sebastian Bach!!
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jedijudy
Organist of the Jedi Temple
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Oh, Quizmaster...are we to PM you with our solutions to the celebrity anagrams at this time?
And, has everyone said hello?
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Chorister
Completely Frocked
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Queen Elizabeth I lived for 69 1/2 years, from Sept. 1533 - March 1603.
For those wanting to bring down the average age by a long chalk, this list might be helpful
[ 08. September 2007, 14:59: Message edited by: Chorister ]
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Ann
Curious
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I think I'll go young - Lady Jane Grey - sweet sixteen when she lost her head.
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Liberty
ship's football fanatic
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Richard Mulcaster died age 80, a great football advocate
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Wet Kipper
Circus Runaway
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I shall choose Isambard Kingdom Brunel, who was 53 when he died.
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comet
Snowball in Hell
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I'm feeling Dangerous...
(Though Methuselah should skew the results nicely...)
Judy picked her man Bach, so I'll pick my man Poe. Died at age 40, possibly from drugs, cholera, rabies, suicide.... or all of the above?
Autumn always makes me re-read Poe. There's something about chill winds and dark nights and bare branches....
for those who like interesting characters, a few Poe highlights:
- he would be considered a pedophile nowadays - married his 13 year old cousin. (Didn't Jerry Lee Lewis do that also?)
- he died after being found in the street, delirious, wearing someone else's clothes and calling out the name "Reynolds". no one seemed to know who Reynolds was.
- His main biographer has been discredited as a man with a big fat grudge - so all the stories of Poe being a druggy may just be a sour grapes thing. or maybe they're true!
- Every year on Poe's birthday, a figure slips into the cemetary and drinks a toast to Poe at his graveside, leaving a bottle of cognac and 3 roses.
that's enough for now... something's rapping at my chamber door...
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comet
Snowball in Hell
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hmmm.... I wonder if a Circus Host were to correct Quizzie's code to fix the scroll lock, would that Host get Helpfulness points?
something to ponder....
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Wet Kipper
Circus Runaway
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well, doesn't break the scroll lock on my monitor, but thanks for telling me.
P.S, current average is ~185, so icklejen is currently closest
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Adam.
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quote:
Originally posted by Wet Kipper:
P.S, current average is ~185, so icklejen is currently closest
Is it? QM said median, which I think makes it 59 (not counting Julius Caesar who doesn't have an ages listed).
Dragging it down a tad, I'll be wimpish and go for Edward V of England (one of the princes in the tower) who probably died when he was 13.
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