2014 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Tournament of Champions, Day 1

[DadofTwins]

Welcome to the SHC TOC -- Intercranial Bloodsport.

A quick refresher:

All scores reset to zero.
17 players. 6 days. 60 clues. 450 points up for grabs. High score wins.

If you are one of the alternates listed on the RSVP thread, please submit here so that if remaining spots are declined or not claimed, your score will count.

May the odds be ever in your favor.

[DadofTwins]

SONGS & SONGWRITERS

2: Ryan Tedder, founder and lead vocalist of One Republic, wrote “Turning Tables” and “Rumor Has It” for her album 21.

4: He originally wrote the Bangles hit “Manic Monday” and “The Glamorous Life,” later recorded by Sheila E., for Apollonia 6, a girl group he tried to form.

6: The title of this Kenny Rogers/Dolly Parton duet written by the Bee Gees came from a posthumously-published Ernest Hemingway story.

8: Sir Mix-A-Lot, Cee-Lo Green, and Busta Rhymes all have writing credits on “Don't Cha,” the 2005 breakout hit for this girl group fronted by Nicole Scherzinger.

10: This song, James Taylor's only Billboard #1 hit, was written by Carole King and also recorded on her album Tapestry.

DICKENS SUPPORTING CHARACTERS

3: “The chain he drew . . . was made of cash-boxes, keys, padlocks, ledgers, deeds, and heavy purses wrought in steel.”

6: She “was wrapped in fur, and had a quantity of bright shawl twine about her, though not to the concealment of her large ear-rings. Her knitting was before her, but she had laid it down to pick her teeth with a toothpick.”

9: She “was dressed in rich materials — satins, and lace, and silks — all of white. Her shoes were white. And she had a long white veil dependent from her hair . . . But, I saw that everything within my view which ought to be white, had been white long ago, and had lost its luster, and was faded and yellow.”

12: The servant of Arthur Pickwick, who said, ““Vich I call addin’ insult to injury, as the parrot said ven they not only took him from his native land, but made him talk the English langwidge arterwards.”

15: From The Old Curiosity Shop: “The creature appeared quite horrible with his monstrous head and little body, as he rubbed his hands slowly round, and round, and round again – with something fantastic even in his manner of performing this slight action.”

[DadofTwins]

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[mujason]

Spoiler

SONGS & SONGWRITERS

2: Adele
4: Prince
6: Islands in the Stream
8: Pussycat Dolls
10: You've Got a Friend

DICKENS SUPPORTING CHARACTERS

3: Jacob Marley
6: Madame Defarge
9: Miss Havisham
12: clam
15: Quilp? (I hope that's close enough.)

[Magna]

(posting as an alternate)

Spoiler

2: Adele
4: Prince
6: "Islands in the Stream"
8: clam
10: clam

3: Jacob Marley
6: Madame Defarge
9: Miss Havisham
12: clam
15: Daniel Quilp

Edit: I've now been bumped out as an alternate. It was fun while it lasted!

[Schliemann]

Spoiler

02. Adele
04: Prince
06: Islands in the Stream
08: Pussycat Dolls
10: "You've Got a Friend"

03: Jacob Marley
06: Madame Defarge
09: Miss Havisham
12: Sam Weller
15: Quilp

Thx, DOT!

[cinemaniax7]

Spoiler

2: Adele
4: Prince
6: Islands in the Stream
8: Pussycat Dolls
10: You've Got a Friend

3: Jacob Marley
6: Madame Defarge
9: Miss Havisham
12: CLAM
15: Quilp

[SwanShadow]

Spoiler

For the Justin Case file:

SONGS & SONGWRITERS

2: Who is Adele?

4: Who is Prince?

6: What is Islands in the Stream?

8: Who are the Pussycat Dolls?

10: What is You've Got a Friend?

DICKENS SUPPORTING CHARACTERS

3: Who is Marley?

6: Who is CLAM?

9: Who is Miss Havisham?

12: Who is Weller?

15: Who is Quilp?

[gobobbygo]

Spoiler

2: Adele
4: Prince
6: Islands in the Stream
8: clam
10: you've got a friend

3: jacob marley
6: madam defarge
9: miss havisham
12: clam
15: clam

[BoK]

This probably won't end up counting, but...

Spoiler

2: Adele
4: Prince
6: Islands in the Stream
8: CLAM
10: You've Got a Friend

3: Marley
6: CLAM
9: Miss Havisham?
12: CLAM
15: CLAM

[TomKBaltimoreBoy]

SONGS & SONGWRITERS

Spoiler

2: Ryan Tedder, founder and lead vocalist of One Republic, wrote “Turning Tables” and “Rumor Has It” for her album 21. Who is Adele?

4: He originally wrote the Bangles hit “Manic Monday” and “The Glamorous Life,” later recorded by Sheila E., for Apollonia 6, a girl group he tried to form. Who is Prince?

6: The title of this Kenny Rogers/Dolly Parton duet written by the Bee Gees came from a posthumously-published Ernest Hemingway story. What is Islands in the Stream?

8: Sir Mix-A-Lot, Cee-Lo Green, and Busta Rhymes all have writing credits on “Don't Cha,” the 2005 breakout hit for this girl group fronted by Nicole Scherzinger. Who are the Pussycat Dolls?

10: This song, James Taylor's only Billboard #1 hit, was written by Carole King and also recorded on her album Tapestry. What is You've Got a Friend?

DICKENS SUPPORTING CHARACTERS

Spoiler

3: “The chain he drew . . . was made of cash-boxes, keys, padlocks, ledgers, deeds, and heavy purses wrought in steel.” Who is Jacob Marley, dead these seven years?

6: She “was wrapped in fur, and had a quantity of bright shawl twine about her, though not to the concealment of her large ear-rings. Her knitting was before her, but she had laid it down to pick her teeth with a toothpick.” Who is Mme. DeFarge?

9: She “was dressed in rich materials — satins, and lace, and silks — all of white. Her shoes were white. And she had a long white veil dependent from her hair . . . But, I saw that everything within my view which ought to be white, had been white long ago, and had lost its luster, and was faded and yellow.” Who is Miss Havisham?

12: The servant of Arthur Pickwick, who said, ““Vich I call addin’ insult to injury, as the parrot said ven they not only took him from his native land, but made him talk the English langwidge arterwards.” Who is Sam Weller?

15: From The Old Curiosity Shop: “The creature appeared quite horrible with his monstrous head and little body, as he rubbed his hands slowly round, and round, and round again – with something fantastic even in his manner of performing this slight action.” Who is Quilp?

[billy pilgrim]

Spoiler

2 adele
4 prince
6 islands in the stream
8 pussycat dolls
10 you've got a friend


3 maarley
6 madazame dufarge
9 miss havisham
12
15 quilp

[nlw44]

Spoiler

2 - Adele
4 - Prince
6 - Islands in the Stream
8 -
10 - You've Got a Friend

3 - Jacob Marley
6 - Mme. DeFarge
9 - Miss Havisham
12 -
15 -

[mrbungle]

Spoiler

2: adele
4: prince
6: islands in the stream
8: the pussycat dolls
10:

3: marley's ghost
6: madame defarge
9: miss havisham
12:
15:

[cutlaaah]

Spoiler

2: Adele
4: Prince
6: Islands in the Stream
8: Pussycat Dolls
10: You've Got a Friend

3: Marley
6: Madame Defarge
9: Miss Havisham
12: clam
15: Quilp

[sherder]

Spoiler

SONGS & SONGWRITERS

2: Adele
4: Prince
6: Islands in the Stream
8: Pussycat Dolls
10: You've Got a Friend

DICKENS SUPPORTING CHARACTERS

3: Marley's ghost
6: Madame DeFarge
9: Miss Havisham
12: Clam
15: Clam

[cbec]

Spoiler

SONGS & SONGWRITERS

2: Adele

4: Prince

6: Islands In the Stream

8: Pussycat Dolls

10: You've Got a Friend

DICKENS SUPPORTING CHARACTERS

3: Jacob Marley

6: Madame Defarge

9: Miss Havisham

12: Sam Weller

15: Quilp?

[OldSchoolChamp]

 

Spoiler

 
SONGS & SONGWRITERS

2: Adele

4:

6: Islands in the Stream

8: Cherrystone and the Clam Diggers

10: You’ve Got a Friend



DICKENS SUPPORTING CHARACTERS

3: Jacob Marley (A Christmas Carol)

6: Mme Defarge (A Tale of Two Cities)

9: Miss Havisham (Great Expectations)

12: Weller

15: Quilp
 

Respectfully submitted—


—OSC

[Woof]

Spoiler

SONGS & SONGWRITERS

2: Adele

4: Prince

6: Islands in the Stream?

8: CLAMarama

10: You've Got a Friend

DICKENS SUPPORTING CHARACTERS

3: Marley

6: Madame Defarge?

9: Miss Haversham

12: Sam Weller

15: CLAMsimodo

[PowerofHoodoo]

Spoiler

Songs & Songwriters
2: Adele (Adkins)
4: Prince
6: Islands in the Stream
8: Pussycat Dolls
10: You've Got a Friend

Dickens Supporting Characters
3: Jacob Marley
6: Madame DeFarge
9: Miss Havisham
12: Sam Weller
15: Quilp