Landatauron
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Post by Landatauron on Dec 20, 2004 22:25:17 GMT -5
Figures. The only one I was completely sure of and I'm too late. |
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Post by Al on Dec 21, 2004 11:33:24 GMT -5
Does that mean I'm right? Hooray!
If I yam indeed at bat, I think I'll stick with the Citizen Kane theme and build on the last question:
Many things in the life of Charles Foster Kane were lifted directly from the life of newspaper mogul William Randolph Hearst, including the palatial Xanadu. Hearst's estate in real life was half the size of Rhode Island and contained the largest private zoo in the world; what was it's name?
Al
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Post by Magill on Dec 21, 2004 12:43:35 GMT -5
You were indeed right.
I almost asked who Kane's character was based upon.
Ugh--I know this, I just can't think of it right now.
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Post by Landatauron on Dec 21, 2004 14:48:17 GMT -5
Camp Hill
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MarsNeedsTowels
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Post by MarsNeedsTowels on Dec 22, 2004 3:39:26 GMT -5
Ahhh my reply is a little late but i'm glad someone got it, Utopia Planitia, home of Viking Lander 2 and Utopia Planitia Ship Yards proud creators of the Enterprise D and Voyager.
Oh and as for this question I don't know.
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Post by Al on Dec 22, 2004 13:55:29 GMT -5
Nope. Hint: it is also now a major attraction in California and contains Hearst Castle |
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Post by pfrsue on Dec 22, 2004 16:13:32 GMT -5
Hmmm... San Simeon? Something like that, I think.
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Post by Al on Dec 23, 2004 0:17:55 GMT -5
Bingo! Batter up, Sue...
Al
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Post by pfrsue on Dec 24, 2004 6:56:58 GMT -5
Okay, hmm. In the spirit of the season:
Who wrote "The Night Before Christmas" and for bonus points, what was the poem's original title?
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Post by loulabelle on Dec 24, 2004 9:22:29 GMT -5
I'm probably way way way off the mark here, but I'll take a guess:
Charles Dickens?
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Post by TheOogieBoogieMan on Dec 24, 2004 9:52:15 GMT -5
Oh, I know the bonus question, but not the main one!  And there are so many places/people in my house that have the answer...blast my integrity! |
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Post by Big T on Dec 24, 2004 10:23:36 GMT -5
I remember watching a TV special that told the entire story behind the writing of that poem but of course the only part i cannot remeber is the answer to the question...
GRRRRRRRRR.....
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Post by pfrsue on Dec 24, 2004 16:18:52 GMT -5
Nope not Dickens, but a good guess.  He must've been too busy torturing snarly old men and crippled boys to write this'un. C'mon, anyone else? Sue |
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Post by TheOogieBoogieMan on Dec 24, 2004 17:48:23 GMT -5
Clemmet (or Clemett) C. Moore.
The original title was "A Visit From St. Nicholas".
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Post by TheLuckyOne on Dec 25, 2004 12:56:08 GMT -5
In keeping with holiday tradition, we read it aloud last night, too... first thing I did was flip to the title page to see who wrote it. Too much integrity to cheat, though- curses!
-D
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And there are so many places/people in my house that have the answer...blast my integrity!
He must've been too busy torturing snarly old men and crippled boys to write this'un. 