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Dead or Alive? Game 5 12/05/07
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 8:41 am
by 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.
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
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 8:43 am
by nitrah55
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.
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 8:47 am
by themanintheseersuckersuit
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
I have the feeling I'm killing some important historical writers.
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 8:51 am
by PlacentiaSoccerMom
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
They Are All Historians
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 8:54 am
by littlebeast13
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
Writers?
Re: Dead or Alive? Game 5 12/05/07
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:06 am
by a1mamacat
[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.
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
yikes - Romance Authors LOL
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:09 am
by wbtravis007
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.
Historians.
Re: Dead or Alive? Game 5 12/05/07
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:12 am
by Rexer25
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
1. D
2. A
3. D
4. D
5. A
6. D
7. D
8. A
9. A
10. D
Re: Dead or Alive? Game 5 12/05/07
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:15 am
by fantine33
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.
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:32 am
by gsabc
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
Historians
Re: Dead or Alive? Game 5 12/05/07
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:36 am
by ToLiveIsToFly
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
HISTORIANS
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:44 am
by ne1410s
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
Historians
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:44 am
by trevor_macfee
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
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:45 am
by MarleysGh0st
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
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:48 am
by eyégor
1-D
2-D
3-D
4-D
5-A
6-D
7-D
8-D
9-A
10-A
Historians ( I'm sure I'm too late - Seems to be a dangerous occupation)
Re: Dead or Alive? Game 5 12/05/07
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:49 am
by peacock2121
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
historians
Re: Dead or Alive? Game 5 12/05/07
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 11:15 am
by NellyLunatic1980
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
They're historians
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 12:43 pm
by wintergreen48
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
All writers of historical stuff, with a couple plagiarists thrown in
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 1:32 pm
by starfish1113
1. A
2. A
3. D
4. D
5. D
6. A
7. A
8. D
9. A
10. D
Theme - Historians
Re: Dead or Alive? Game 5 12/05/07
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 1:56 pm
by TheConfessor
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
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 6:27 pm
by mikehardware
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
Writers/Historians?
Re: Dead or Alive? Game 5 12/05/07
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 7:46 pm
by tanstaafl2
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?
Historians
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:28 pm
by SportsFan68
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
War
Re: Dead or Alive? Game 5 12/05/07
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:40 pm
by DevilKitty100
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
Authors of historical novels
Re: Dead or Alive? Game 5 12/05/07 Answers
Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 8:20 am
by mrkelley23
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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