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Summer Hiatus Challenge 2018--Round 5, Day 2
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 10:31 am
by rjaguar3
In Round 4, the highest score of 393 was attained by cinemaniax7, who won Round 3. Therefore, the TOC berth for Round 4 goes to the next highest scoring player: SwanShadow, with a score of 392. Congratulations to both players.
Thanks to morbeedo for today's guest category.
On we go.
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge 2018--Round 5, Day 2
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 10:43 am
by rjaguar3
A WATERY CATEGORY
Each correct response contains a water term.
2: In computing, it's the term for transmitting a file smoothly over time, especially a large media file.
4: This term for aimless wandering originally comes from the Greek for a place called Menderes.
6: Add this herb to flavor a soup or stew, but make sure to remove it before eating.
8: This daytime talk show host emceed CBS's Gameshow Marathon in 2006.
10: This Academy Award-winning actor hasn't been a single man since his marriage to Livia Giuggioli in 1997.
THE HORROR
By morbeedo.
3: "The horror! The horror!" are the dying words whispered by this character in Heart of Darkness.
6: The city of Aleppo has suffered large-scale destruction during the ongoing civil war in this country.
9: This actress won a Saturn Award for her performance in the TV series Bates Motel and played real-life paranormal investigator Lorraine Warren in The Conjuring film franchise.
12: Saturn Devouring His Son is perhaps the most famous of the Pinturas Negras, a series of 14 paintings depicting haunting scenes, by this painter.
15: Generally regarded as the first Gothic novel, The Castle of Otranto was written by this English author.
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge 2018--Round 5, Day 2
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 10:43 am
by rjaguar3
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Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge 2018--Round 5, Day 2
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 10:44 am
by rjaguar3
Answers:
A WATERY CATEGORY
Each correct response contains a water term.
2: In computing, it's the term for transmitting a file smoothly over time, especially a large media file.
STREAMING
4: This term for aimless wandering originally comes from the Greek for a place called Menderes.
MEANDER
6: Add this herb to flavor a soup or stew, but make sure to remove it before eating.
BAY LEAF
8: This daytime talk show host emceed CBS's Gameshow Marathon in 2006.
RICKI LAKE
10: This Academy Award-winning actor hasn't been a single man since his marriage to Livia Giuggioli in 1997.
COLIN FIRTH
THE HORROR
By morbeedo.
3: "The horror! The horror!" are the dying words whispered by this character in Heart of Darkness.
KURTZ
6: The city of Aleppo has suffered large-scale destruction during the ongoing civil war in this country.
SYRIA
9: This actress won a Saturn Award for her performance in the TV series Bates Motel and played real-life paranormal investigator Lorraine Warren in The Conjuring film franchise.
VERA FARMIGA
12: Saturn Devouring His Son is perhaps the most famous of the Pinturas Negras, a series of 14 paintings depicting haunting scenes, by this painter.
FRANCISCO DE GOYA
15: Generally regarded as the first Gothic novel, The Castle of Otranto was written by this English author.
HORACE WALPOLE
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge 2018--Round 5, Day 2
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 10:49 am
by immaf
2: streaming
4: meander
6: bay leaf
8: CLAM
10: CLAM
3: Kurst
6: Syria
9: CLAM
12: CLAM
15: Radcliffe
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge 2018--Round 5, Day 2
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 10:54 am
by MarkBarrett
2: Streaming
4: Meandering
6:
8: Ricki Lake
10:
3: Kurtz
6: Syria
9: Vera Farmiga
12:
15:
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge 2018--Round 5, Day 2
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 10:55 am
by newtrat
2: streaming
4:
6: bay leaf
8: Ricki Lake
10:
3: Kurtz
6: Syria
9:
12: Goya
15:
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge 2018--Round 5, Day 2
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 10:57 am
by mystcmage
2: streaming
4: meander
6: bay leaf
8: Ricki Lake
10:
3: Kurtz
6: Syria
9:
12:
15:
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge 2018--Round 5, Day 2
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 10:57 am
by Volante
2: stream
4: meander
6: bay leaf
8:
10:
3: kurtz
6: syria
9:
12: goya
15:
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge 2018--Round 5, Day 2
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 11:00 am
by Wpwells
2: Streaming
4: Meandering
6: Bay Leaf
8: Ricki Lake
10: CLAM
3: Kurtz
6: Syria
9: CLAM
12: Goya
15: CLAM
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge 2018--Round 5, Day 2
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 11:01 am
by LucarioSnooperVixey
2. Streaming
4. Meandering
6. CLAM
8. CLAM
10. CLAM
3. Colonel Kurtz
6. Syria
9. CLAM
12. Francisco Goya
15. Horace Walpole
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge 2018--Round 5, Day 2
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 11:05 am
by morbeedo
2:streaming
4:meandering
6:bay leaf
8:Joan Rivers
10:
3:Kurtz
6:Syria
9:Vera Farmiga
12:Goya
15:Walpole
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge 2018--Round 5, Day 2
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 11:08 am
by quarterrican
2: Streaming
4: Meander
6: Bay Leaf
8:
10: Colin Firth
3: Kurtz
6: Syria
9: Vera Farmiga
12:
15:
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge 2018--Round 5, Day 2
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 11:11 am
by Woof
A WATERY CATEGORY
2: streaming
4: meandering
6: Bay leaf
8: Rivers?
10: Firth?
THE HORROR
3: Kurtz
6: Syria
9: CLAM-ella
12: Goya
15: Walpole
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge 2018--Round 5, Day 2
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 11:11 am
by sarisson
2: streaming
4: meandering
6: bay leaf
8: Seacrest
10:
3:
6: Syria
9:
12: El Greco
15:
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge 2018--Round 5, Day 2
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 11:19 am
by Clue Jungry
A WATERY CATEGORY
2: Streaming
4: Meander
6: Bay Leaf
8: Ricki Lake
10: Colin Firth?
THE HORROR
3: Kurtz
6: Syria (By the way, what is Aleppo? Just asking for my friend, Gary J.)
9: Farmiga
12: CLAM
15: Walpole
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge 2018--Round 5, Day 2
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 11:47 am
by joepozz
2: Flow
4: Meander
6: clam
8: Ricki Lake
10: Colin Firth
3: Kurtz
6: Syria
9: Vera Farmiga
12: Goya
15: Horace Walpole
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge 2018--Round 5, Day 2
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 11:49 am
by John Boy
2 clam...is that a "water term?"
4 meander
6 bay leaf
8 clam
10 clam
THE HORROR
By morbeedo.
3 Kurtz
6 Syria
9 clam
12 clam
15 clam
add an extra degree of difficulty, why doncha?!
wow
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge 2018--Round 5, Day 2
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 12:00 pm
by NoWhammies10
2: streaming
4: meandering
6: bay leaf
8: Ricki Lake
10: Colin Firth
3: Kurtz
6: Syria
9: Vera Farmiga
12: Francisco Goya
15: Walpole
Re: Summer Hiatus Challenge 2018--Round 5, Day 2
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 12:06 pm
by mrbungle
2: streaming
4: meandering
6: bay leaf
8: ricki lake
10: colin firth
3: kurtz
6: syria
9: farmiga
12: goya
15: