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Tuesday QOD-week 1

#1 Post by ulysses5019 » Tue Oct 07, 2008 12:44 am

Rules are the same. Once you use a point wager you cannot use it again. I will give a point update on Saturday morning. Here is the topic tree:

Monday-TV
Tuesday-Literature
Wednesday-Music
Thursday-Geography
Friday-Entertainment

So today's question is:

What novel's main character is Winston Smith?

The answer to the Monday question is:

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Bob Ross. And like J!, as long as you don't put down incorrect information, you will get the points. First names only are not acceptable.
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#2 Post by TheConfessor » Tue Oct 07, 2008 1:36 am

ulysses5019 wrote: What novel's main character is Winston Smith?
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5 points - 1984 - George Orwell
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#3 Post by NellyLunatic1980 » Tue Oct 07, 2008 3:54 am

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I had 1 point on this question... now I'm wishing I had more.

What novel's main character is Winston Smith? -- "1984"
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#4 Post by VAdame » Tue Oct 07, 2008 4:05 am

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Wager 5 points:

1984
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#5 Post by MarleysGh0st » Tue Oct 07, 2008 6:24 am

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What novel's main character is Winston Smith?

Since I know this answer I'll bet 7 points.

1984
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#6 Post by littlebeast13 » Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:06 am

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So today's question is:

What novel's main character is Winston Smith?

For 5 points, that would be "1984"
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#7 Post by andrewjackson » Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:27 am

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I'll wager 5 points.

Answer: 1984
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#8 Post by frogman042 » Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:48 am

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All in - 7 points


So today's question is:

What novel's main character is Winston Smith?

1984
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#9 Post by plasticene » Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:56 am

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1984
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#10 Post by ulysses5019 » Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:58 am

frogman042 wrote:All in - 7 points


So today's question is:

What novel's main character is Winston Smith?

1984

---Jay
Hey, where's the spoiler?
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#11 Post by ulysses5019 » Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:59 am

And nelly has a pm.
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#12 Post by Catfish » Tue Oct 07, 2008 8:03 am

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What novel's main character is Winston Smith?

1984

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#13 Post by AnnieCamaro » Tue Oct 07, 2008 8:13 am

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What novel's main character is Winston Smith?

7 points!

Mr. Winston Smith is a character in Nineteen-Eighty-Four, a.ka. 1984 (a.k.a. way back in ancient history before I was born.)

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#14 Post by KillerTomato » Tue Oct 07, 2008 8:21 am

What novel's main character is Winston Smith?
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For 5 points, "1984".
There is something wrong in a government where they who do the most have the least. There is something wrong when honesty wears a rag, and rascality a robe; when the loving, the tender, eat a crust while the infamous sit at banquets.
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#15 Post by JBillyGirl » Tue Oct 07, 2008 8:35 am

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I will wager 7 points today, as I know the answer cold.

It is "1984."

Am I doing the wagering right? Or do we have to wager the day before the question? Do I need to place wagers for the rest of the week? Sorry about my cluelessness!
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#16 Post by macrae1234 » Tue Oct 07, 2008 8:35 am

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1984
We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.
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#17 Post by Weyoun » Tue Oct 07, 2008 8:41 am

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1984
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#18 Post by ulysses5019 » Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:06 am

JBillyGirl wrote:
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I will wager 7 points today, as I know the answer cold.

It is "1984."

Am I doing the wagering right? Or do we have to wager the day before the question? Do I need to place wagers for the rest of the week? Sorry about my cluelessness!

Wagers are placed when you answer the question. If you feel uncertain of your answer and see that a category you like is coming up later in the week, you would wager one of the lower amounts and save the higher amounts for the categories you like. Of course there is no guarantee that those questions will be easy.
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#19 Post by tlynn78 » Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:40 am

3 points -
1984

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#20 Post by Ritterskoop » Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:44 am

ulysses5019 wrote:
What novel's main character is Winston Smith?
I wager 7 on Literature.
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1984
If you fail to pilot your own ship, don't be surprised at what inappropriate port you find yourself docked. - Tom Robbins
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At the moment of commitment, the universe conspires to assist you. - attributed to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
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#21 Post by WheresFanny » Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:12 am

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7 for today (I worked in Room 101 for 10 years at the courthouse and always cut a little slack for anyone who made a 1984 joke. Ha!)
So today's question is:

What novel's main character is Winston Smith?

1984
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#22 Post by jsuchard » Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:46 am

ulysses5019 wrote:What novel's main character is Winston Smith?
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I will wager 7 points

The answer is: 1984
* Either Arglebargle IV or someone else.
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#23 Post by Bob78164 » Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:52 am

ulysses5019 wrote:Rules are the same. Once you use a point wager you cannot use it again. I will give a point update on Saturday morning. Here is the topic tree:

Monday-TV
Tuesday-Literature
Wednesday-Music
Thursday-Geography
Friday-Entertainment

So today's question is:

What novel's main character is Winston Smith?

The answer to the Monday question is:

Spoiler
Bob Ross. And like J!, as long as you don't put down incorrect information, you will get the points. First names only are not acceptable.
Spoiler
1984
For 7 points. --Bob
"Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear." Thomas Jefferson
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#24 Post by JBillyGirl » Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:53 am

ulysses5019 wrote:Wagers are placed when you answer the question. If you feel uncertain of your answer and see that a category you like is coming up later in the week, you would wager one of the lower amounts and save the higher amounts for the categories you like. Of course there is no guarantee that those questions will be easy.
Thanks! That's what I thought, but I just wanted to make sure.
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#25 Post by starfish1113 » Tue Oct 07, 2008 12:49 pm

For yesterday's question, I guess I'll go with 0 points. In other words, I completely forgot to play.

For today:
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1 point. Old Man And The Sea. No clue
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