Nerdy Trivia

[Kury Wagner]

Okay, kiddies! I noticed that the lovely F&G board is lacking games of much substance. And I dunno about you, but I've been starved for a trivia thread. I could pick one topic, say Harry Potter, but why do that when it could have so much more potential with a wider field? So: Nerd Trivia. From anime/manga to sci-fi books, Trek to Simpsons, King of Fighters to Animal Crossing, eh?

One thing, though: make sure your question is clear, and (if necessary) confirm it if someone answers correctly or incorrectly, okay?

*rubs hands together* Let's get started! I'll try something kinda easy...

In the Harry Potter books and movies, what animal can Professor McGonagall transfigure into?

[Zubby]

A cat.

Not a cat in a sink http://catsinsinks.com/
ot a cat with stuff on it http://www.stuffonmycat.com/
ot a cat that looks like Hitler http://www.catsthatlooklikehitler.com/

but just a plain old cat.


OK, what's the name of the boy Lisa tells Homer she likes in the SImpsons episode where bart goes to Knoxville and becomes an air courier?

[Sharklady]

Lisa said she likes Langdon Alger (whoever that is.) And the episode title is 'Bart On The Road.'

My turn:

In 'Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan', what classic novel did Chekov discover in Khan's 'livingroom' ?
(For bonus points, mention why it's no arbitrary choice.)

[Gatomon41]

Easy, Moby Dick by Herman Meville.

An esspiecally approrate choice, considering Khan's own Ahab-esque obesseon over Kirk.

Question: In Walter M. Miller's "A Canticle for Leibowitz", what is the "Flame Deluge" and what were it's effects?

[Ickis]

Easy, Moby Dick by Herman Meville.

An esspiecally approrate choice, considering Khan's own Ahab-esque obesseon over Kirk.

Question: In Walter M. Miller's "A Canticle for Leibowitz", what is the "Flame Deluge" and what were it's effects? Hmmm, I'm guessing furious burning rage. Question: The voice director in "Courage the Cowardly dog" was the English voice actor of an older anime. Hint: In all of the episodes his character grunted atleast once. Hint 2: He played the voice of "Robot Randy" in an episode of Courage.

[Sharklady]

I hope the mods aren't going to be sore about my breaking the four-post rule.

IIRC, the Flame Deluge refers to the nuclear war which destroyed human civilization ('A Canticle for Leibowitz' is a post-apocalyptic novel- IMO, one of the best.)

[Space Chief]

Since there is no previous question, I'll make my own:

Where is the Second Foundation?

[Gatomon41]

Since there is no previous question, I'll make my own:

Where is the Second Foundation?

Simple, at Star's End :p

As to my first question: Sorry Bill, it's wrong. Sharklady got it right! :)

Now for our next trivia question:

What does a Fireman do in Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451"?

[Kitschensyngk]

A fireman's job is to find illegal books and burn them.

My turn:

What are the three slogans of the Party from George Orwell's 1984?

[Sharklady]

WAR IS PEACE

FREEDOM IS SLAVERY

IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH

No wonder '1984' is still in print.
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Question pertaining to 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire': from what language does the Avada Kedavra curse derive it's name?

(Bonus points for naming one very famous speaker of that language.)

[Space Chief]

I'm going to take a wild guess: Transylvania and Dracula.

What is the Weed Of Deceit?

[Kury Wagner]

I'm going to take a wild guess: Transylvania and Dracula.FOR SHAME! *points* It's Aramaic, though I'm not sure of the speaker Sharklady referred to.

Since you already asked something, we'll just use that:

What is the Weed Of Deceit?

[Space Chief]

FOR SHAME! *points* It's Aramaic, though I'm not sure of the speaker Sharklady referred to.

Just to redeem myself-Jesus.

[Sharklady]

^ Well done- Space Chief gets the bonus points!

And Kury Wagner gets credit for the correct answer- 'Avada Kedavra' is Aramaic for 'Let The Thing Be Destroyed.' (brrrrrr.....)

[Gatomon41]

Kitschensyngk got my answer right!

Now for the next question:
In the work's of Tolkein, What is type of lifeform is Gandalf and the other 4 wizards ?

[Sugar Glider]

Maiar.

Lessee... in the Discworld books, what power does Granny Weatherwax prefer to use instead of magic?