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Dead or Alive? Game 5 12/05/07

#1 Post by mrkelley23 » Wed Dec 05, 2007 8:41 am

Rules: viewtopic.php?t=1535

Identify each one as Dead or Alive. Then take a guess on what the theme is for today. Today's theme can be described in one word, but is a little more exclusive than some of the past themes.

1. Stephen Ambrose
2. Daniel J. Boorstin
3. Frederick Jackson Turner
4. Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
5. Gertrude Himmelfarb
6. Shelby Foote
7. Bruce Catton
8. Ariel Durant
9. Doris Kearns Goodwin
10. Thomas Cahill
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#2 Post by nitrah55 » Wed Dec 05, 2007 8:43 am

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1. Stephen Ambrose DEAD
2. Daniel J. Boorstin ALIVE
3. Frederick Jackson Turner DEAD, out on the frontier
4. Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. DEAD
5. Gertrude Himmelfarb DEAD
6. Shelby Foote DEAD
7. Bruce Catton DEAD
8. Ariel Durant DEAD
9. Doris Kearns Goodwin ALIVE, at least she was when she was on Imus Monday
10. Thomas Cahill ALIVE

They're all historians, but not all history.
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#3 Post by themanintheseersuckersuit » Wed Dec 05, 2007 8:47 am

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1. Stephen Ambrose D
2. Daniel J. Boorstin D
3. Frederick Jackson Turner D
4. Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. D
5. Gertrude Himmelfarb D
6. Shelby Foote A
7. Bruce Catton A
8. Ariel Durant D
9. Doris Kearns Goodwin A
10. Thomas Cahill A

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#4 Post by PlacentiaSoccerMom » Wed Dec 05, 2007 8:51 am

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1. Stephen Ambrose - Dead
2. Daniel J. Boorstin - Alive
3. Frederick Jackson Turner - Dead
4. Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. - Dead
5. Gertrude Himmelfarb - Alive
6. Shelby Foote - Dead
7. Bruce Catton - Dead
8. Ariel Durant - Dead
9. Doris Kearns Goodwin - Alive
10. Thomas Cahill - Alive

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#5 Post by littlebeast13 » Wed Dec 05, 2007 8:54 am

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1. Stephen Ambrose - D
2. Daniel J. Boorstin - A
3. Frederick Jackson Turner - A
4. Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. - A
5. Gertrude Himmelfarb - D
6. Shelby Foote - D
7. Bruce Catton - A
8. Ariel Durant - D
9. Doris Kearns Goodwin - D
10. Thomas Cahill - A


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Re: Dead or Alive? Game 5 12/05/07

#6 Post by a1mamacat » Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:06 am

[quote="mrkelley23"]Rules: viewtopic.php?t=1535

Identify each one as Dead or Alive. Then take a guess on what the theme is for today. Today's theme can be described in one word, but is a little more exclusive than some of the past themes.
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1. Stephen Ambrose A
2. Daniel J. Boorstin D
3. Frederick Jackson Turner D
4. Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. D
5. Gertrude Himmelfarb A
6. Shelby Foote A
7. Bruce Catton A
8. Ariel Durant D
9. Doris Kearns Goodwin D
10. Thomas Cahill D
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#7 Post by wbtravis007 » Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:09 am

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1. Stephen Ambrose A
2. Daniel J. Boorstin A
3. Frederick Jackson Turner D
4. Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. D
5. Gertrude Himmelfarb D
6. Shelby Foote A
7. Bruce Catton A
8. Ariel Durant D
9. Doris Kearns Goodwin A
10. Thomas Cahill D

Ugh.

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Re: Dead or Alive? Game 5 12/05/07

#8 Post by Rexer25 » Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:12 am

mrkelley23 wrote:Rules: viewtopic.php?t=1535

Identify each one as Dead or Alive. Then take a guess on what the theme is for today. Today's theme can be described in one word, but is a little more exclusive than some of the past themes.

1. Stephen Ambrose
2. Daniel J. Boorstin
3. Frederick Jackson Turner
4. Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
5. Gertrude Himmelfarb
6. Shelby Foote
7. Bruce Catton
8. Ariel Durant
9. Doris Kearns Goodwin
10. Thomas Cahill
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1. D
2. A
3. D
4. D
5. A
6. D
7. D
8. A
9. A
10. D
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Re: Dead or Alive? Game 5 12/05/07

#9 Post by fantine33 » Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:15 am

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mrkelley23 wrote:
1. Stephen Ambrose - DEAD
2. Daniel J. Boorstin - ALIVE
3. Frederick Jackson Turner - DEAD
4. Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. - ALIVE
5. Gertrude Himmelfarb - DEAD
6. Shelby Foote - ALIVE
7. Bruce Catton - ALIVE
8. Ariel Durant - DEAD
9. Doris Kearns Goodwin - ALIVE
10. Thomas Cahill - DEAD

I know they are writers, but the few that I know seem to write on different subjects, so I will say they are Pulitzer winners.
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#10 Post by gsabc » Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:32 am

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1. Stephen Ambrose D
2. Daniel J. Boorstin D
3. Frederick Jackson Turner D
4. Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. D
5. Gertrude Himmelfarb D
6. Shelby Foote A
7. Bruce Catton A
8. Ariel Durant D
9. Doris Kearns Goodwin A
10. Thomas Cahill A

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Re: Dead or Alive? Game 5 12/05/07

#11 Post by ToLiveIsToFly » Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:36 am

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1. Stephen Ambrose
ALIVE
2. Daniel J. Boorstin
ALIVE
3. Frederick Jackson Turner
DEAD
4. Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
DEAD
5. Gertrude Himmelfarb
ALIVE
6. Shelby Foote
ALIVE
7. Bruce Catton
DEAD
8. Ariel Durant
DEAD
9. Doris Kearns Goodwin
ALIVE
10. Thomas Cahill
DEAD

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#12 Post by ne1410s » Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:44 am

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1. Stephen Ambrose --A
2. Daniel J. Boorstin --A
3. Frederick Jackson Turner --D
4. Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.--D
5. Gertrude Himmelfarb --A
6. Shelby Foote --D
7. Bruce Catton --D
8. Ariel Durant --D
9. Doris Kearns Goodwin --A
10. Thomas Cahill--A

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#13 Post by trevor_macfee » Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:44 am

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1. Stephen Ambrose A
2. Daniel J. Boorstin A
3. Frederick Jackson Turner D
4. Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. D
5. Gertrude Himmelfarb D
6. Shelby Foote D
7. Bruce Catton A
8. Ariel Durant D
9. Doris Kearns Goodwin A
10. Thomas Cahill A

Historians?
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Re: Dead or Alive? Game 5 12/05/07

#14 Post by MarleysGh0st » Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:45 am

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1. Stephen Ambrose - Dead
2. Daniel J. Boorstin - Alive
3. Frederick Jackson Turner - Dead
4. Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. - Dead
5. Gertrude Himmelfarb - Alive
6. Shelby Foote - Alive
7. Bruce Catton - Dead
8. Ariel Durant - Dead
9. Doris Kearns Goodwin - Alive
10. Thomas Cahill - Alive

Theme: Historians
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#15 Post by eyégor » Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:48 am

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1-D
2-D
3-D
4-D
5-A
6-D
7-D
8-D
9-A
10-A

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Re: Dead or Alive? Game 5 12/05/07

#16 Post by peacock2121 » Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:49 am

1. Stephen Ambrose - dead
2. Daniel J. Boorstin - dead
3. Frederick Jackson Turner - alive
4. Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. - dead
5. Gertrude Himmelfarb - dead
6. Shelby Foote - dead
7. Bruce Catton - dead
8. Ariel Durant - alive
9. Doris Kearns Goodwin - alive
10. Thomas Cahill - alive

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Re: Dead or Alive? Game 5 12/05/07

#17 Post by NellyLunatic1980 » Wed Dec 05, 2007 11:15 am

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1. Stephen Ambrose - Dead
2. Daniel J. Boorstin - Dead
3. Frederick Jackson Turner - Dead
4. Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. - Dead earlier this year
5. Gertrude Himmelfarb - Alive
6. Shelby Foote - Dead
7. Bruce Catton - Dead
8. Ariel Durant - Dead
9. Doris Kearns Goodwin - Alive
10. Thomas Cahill - Dead

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#18 Post by wintergreen48 » Wed Dec 05, 2007 12:43 pm

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1. Stephen Ambrose = Alive
2. Daniel J. Boorstin = Dead
3. Frederick Jackson Turner = Dead
4. Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. = Alive
5. Gertrude Himmelfarb = Dead
6. Shelby Foote = Dead
7. Bruce Catton = Dead
8. Ariel Durant = Dead
9. Doris Kearns Goodwin = Alive
10. Thomas Cahill = Alive

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#19 Post by starfish1113 » Wed Dec 05, 2007 1:32 pm

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1. A
2. A
3. D
4. D
5. D
6. A
7. A
8. D
9. A
10. D

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Re: Dead or Alive? Game 5 12/05/07

#20 Post by TheConfessor » Wed Dec 05, 2007 1:56 pm

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mrkelley23 wrote: 1. Stephen Ambrose DEAD
2. Daniel J. Boorstin DEAD
3. Frederick Jackson Turner DEAD
4. Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. DEAD
5. Gertrude Himmelfarb DEAD
6. Shelby Foote ALIVE
7. Bruce Catton DEAD
8. Ariel Durant DEAD
9. Doris Kearns Goodwin ALIVE
10. Thomas Cahill DEAD
THEME: HISTORIANS/AUTHORS
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#21 Post by mikehardware » Wed Dec 05, 2007 6:27 pm

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1. Stephen Ambrose - Dead
2. Daniel J. Boorstin - Alive
3. Frederick Jackson Turner - Alive
4. Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. - Dead
5. Gertrude Himmelfarb - Dead
6. Shelby Foote - Dead
7. Bruce Catton - Dead
8. Ariel Durant - Alive
9. Doris Kearns Goodwin - Alive
10. Thomas Cahill

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Re: Dead or Alive? Game 5 12/05/07

#22 Post by tanstaafl2 » Wed Dec 05, 2007 7:46 pm

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1. Stephen Ambrose A
2. Daniel J. Boorstin D?
3. Frederick Jackson Turner D?
4. Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. D (fairly recently I believe)
5. Gertrude Himmelfarb D?
6. Shelby Foote D
7. Bruce Catton D
8. Ariel Durant D
9. Doris Kearns Goodwin A
10. Thomas Cahill A?

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#23 Post by SportsFan68 » Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:28 pm

1. Stephen Ambrose - Alive
2. Daniel J. Boorstin - Dead
3. Frederick Jackson Turner - Dead
4. Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. - Dead
5. Gertrude Himmelfarb - dead
6. Shelby Foote - Dead
7. Bruce Catton - Alive
8. Ariel Durant - Alive
9. Doris Kearns Goodwin - Alive
10. Thomas Cahill - Alive

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Re: Dead or Alive? Game 5 12/05/07

#24 Post by DevilKitty100 » Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:40 pm

mrkelley23 wrote:Rules: viewtopic.php?t=1535

Identify each one as Dead or Alive. Then take a guess on what the theme is for today. Today's theme can be described in one word, but is a little more exclusive than some of the past themes.

1. Stephen Ambrose
2. Daniel J. Boorstin
3. Frederick Jackson Turner
4. Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
5. Gertrude Himmelfarb
6. Shelby Foote
7. Bruce Catton
8. Ariel Durant
9. Doris Kearns Goodwin
10. Thomas Cahill
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Stephen Ambrose
2. Daniel J. Boorstin-D
3. Frederick Jackson Turner-D
4. Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.-D
5. Gertrude Himmelfarb-D
6. Shelby Foote-A
7. Bruce Catton-A
8. Ariel Durant-D
9. Doris Kearns Goodwin-D
10. Thomas Cahill-A

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Re: Dead or Alive? Game 5 12/05/07 Answers

#25 Post by mrkelley23 » Fri Dec 07, 2007 8:20 am

mrkelley23 wrote:Rules: viewtopic.php?t=1535

Identify each one as Dead or Alive. Then take a guess on what the theme is for today. Today's theme can be described in one word, but is a little more exclusive than some of the past themes.

1. Stephen Ambrose Dead2. Daniel J. Boorstin Dead
3. Frederick Jackson Turner Dead4. Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. Dead5. Gertrude Himmelfarb Alive6. Shelby Foote Dead7. Bruce Catton Dead8. Ariel Durant Dead9. Doris Kearns Goodwin Alive10. Thomas Cahill Alive


I was shocked at how many of these folks had died very recently. Something about being an historian means you can't last long past the turn of a century, I guess.
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