<grins> Have a HHGTTG trivia quiz as a consolation.Rats, beat me to it!
Science Fiction Trivia
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I would advise stilts for the quagmires, and camels for the snowy hills
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
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i have no recollection of those events..... carry on...lol
<hangs head in shame> need to read THHGTTG again( several more times) 12/25 on the quiz..... bugger
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Arthur Dent: I always said there was something fundamentally wrong with the universe.
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And I thought 19/25 was bad!<hangs head in shame> need to read THHGTTG again [ ] 12/25 on the quiz..... bugger
I would advise stilts for the quagmires, and camels for the snowy hills
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
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As is usual of late, my question-fu has gone walkabout - so name the tune, name the novel.
I would advise stilts for the quagmires, and camels for the snowy hills
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
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Clue the first: the novel in question is set in America hundreds of years after a plague had destroyed civilisation. Some primitive settlements survived, and an expedition is mounted to search for a mythical town where the knowledge of past generations had been gathered to preserve it.
I would advise stilts for the quagmires, and camels for the snowy hills
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
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damn that tune is familiar... let me think a bit.. i got Jethro Tull in my head but not sure....
EDIT:
i knew i knew that song.. it's Eternity Road from "To Our Children's Children's Children. Moody Blues.
so the answer is... Eternity Road by Jack McDevitt.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternity_Road_(novel)
EDIT:
i knew i knew that song.. it's Eternity Road from "To Our Children's Children's Children. Moody Blues.
so the answer is... Eternity Road by Jack McDevitt.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternity_Road_(novel)
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Thought you might know that tune, spud - Eternity Road it is! Back to you, sir!
I would advise stilts for the quagmires, and camels for the snowy hills
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
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Regarding "Nightfall" by Asimov, great story could almost feel the behavourial suspense between the different
factions of men. Got a bit of the feeling looking at de recent screen shots from the Void taken by Another Commander.
factions of men. Got a bit of the feeling looking at de recent screen shots from the Void taken by Another Commander.
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this should be fun....
name 5 types of different hats in scifi tv or movies . not helmets. hats. not fantasy so no lord of the rings, no harry potter....
5 different hats , 5 different shows...
type of hat, character who wore it and show/movie its from....
name 5 types of different hats in scifi tv or movies . not helmets. hats. not fantasy so no lord of the rings, no harry potter....
5 different hats , 5 different shows...
type of hat, character who wore it and show/movie its from....
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OK, here we go.
Jayne's Woolly Hat from Firefly
Abbut (a 'vicar' from Babylon 5) - a type of stetson with cutouts.
Troy Tempest wearing his WASP cap (Stingray).
Kirk and Spock (Star Trek TOS) wearing Trilbys
Dr Who (as played by Tom Baker) wearing a 'Poet'.
Jayne's Woolly Hat from Firefly
Abbut (a 'vicar' from Babylon 5) - a type of stetson with cutouts.
Troy Tempest wearing his WASP cap (Stingray).
Kirk and Spock (Star Trek TOS) wearing Trilbys
Dr Who (as played by Tom Baker) wearing a 'Poet'.
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ok we have a winner..
now you can get out of my head..ok??
Janes hat was one of the first i thought of.. and i did have a doctor.... but it was Matt Smith with a Red Fez....., must have nicked it from Tommy Cooper ( Just like that) lol
didnt William Hartnell also wear a fez sometimes? or was that Pactric?? nope neither.. according to wiki William wore this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karakul_(hat) not quite a fez..lol
now you can get out of my head..ok??
Janes hat was one of the first i thought of.. and i did have a doctor.... but it was Matt Smith with a Red Fez....., must have nicked it from Tommy Cooper ( Just like that) lol
didnt William Hartnell also wear a fez sometimes? or was that Pactric?? nope neither.. according to wiki William wore this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karakul_(hat) not quite a fez..lol
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Servalan had a nice hat:
I would advise stilts for the quagmires, and camels for the snowy hills
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
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Servalan was awesome in many ways.
Personally, I take my hat inspiration from the great Carmen Miranda.
Back soon with another fruity question...
Personally, I take my hat inspiration from the great Carmen Miranda.
Back soon with another fruity question...
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TV Tropes: Nice HatA discerning hero/villain just can't be seen without their Nice Hat!
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Shouldn't be too hard.
Who was the first person to be zapped by a Dalek, and what happened to them?
Who was the first person to be zapped by a Dalek, and what happened to them?
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