Dialj Christmas Quiz 2008!
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discoveredinaljSlightly belatedly, due to lj being down tonight (*headdesk*) - here are the answers for this year's Dialj Christmas Quiz!
Or at least - my usual disclaimer - some of the possible answers! There are other possible answers for some of the questions, but it would drive us crazy to try and list them all, so you'll see some of them in the various answers to be found here, in their unscreened glory!...
Questions relating to Pros fiction
1. In which story does Doyle take part in a discussion on the films of Marilyn Monroe?
Heat-Trace: Helen Raven
2. Several stories include the character of Kate Ross. Can you name four with their authors?
The Tangled Web: Jack Reuben Darcey; Wonderful Tonight: Sebastian; Cause for concern: The Android; If I should fall from Grace with God: Luka.
3. In which story does Doyle find Bodie’s ‘blood on a bus’?
On this Day in History: Slantedlight
4. Which story begins with Bodie & Doyle chasing their quarry through Holborn Station on the London Underground?
Underworld: KWS
5. Canon mentions Doyle's time as an art student which fanon has exploited many times. Can you name 2 stories which in some way stress the artistic side to Doyle's character?
The Art of Love: Alexandra; Arabian Nights: Pamela Rose
6. In which story do we find Bodie and Doyle working on the Erskine Estate?
The Secrets Beneath: Sally Fell
7. What was ‘Paradise’ and who wrote about it?
A nightclub. From Fools in Paradise: Caro Dee.
8. In which story does Cowley commit suicide?
Sunshine after Rain: Elspeth Leigh
9. Which writer created the character of Jocelyn Royce and in which story does she appear?
Torch Song: Courtney Gray
10 In which story are Bodie and Doyle likened to 'dogs at Crufts'?
Masquerade: Tarot
11.Which story has a character called ‘Cheesecake’?
Patterns in Walls: Debra Hicks
12.In which story do we find Bodie alone at the seaside and pining for Doyle?
Wish I Wasn’t Here: M Fae Glasgow
13. And in which story do we find Bodie *with* Doyle at the seaside but still pining for him?
B & D Beside the Sea: Sebastian
14. In which story was 'an execrable Scouse accent' the 'most wonderful thing Ray had ever heard'?
On Guard: Gloria Lancaster
Questions relating to quotes from fiction
15. Which stories do the following quotes come from?
a) Two hours later, well into the still watches of the night, they were still reading. The study was absolutely silent, except for their murmurs of delight, and the odd "here, this one's good." Their fingers brushed as they exchanged stories, and their heads were bent together over their unexpected treasure-trove. Doyle's curls brushed against Bodie's short crop, and tickled his ears. Bodie leaned a companionable arm on Doyle as his attention was drawn to a particularly good passage. Their breath commingled, expelled from their lungs in the same companionable rhythm, marking out the cadences of the prose. They were cocooned together in silence, rapt in the glow of a heaven made out of words and lamplight.
Dog Eat Dog: Dog Rose
b) Heart slamming against his chest, he took the last step just as Cowley's hand touched the car door. Shock registered on the older man's face, but it was too late.
The sensation of victory filled him as a vision of Cowley already dead on the ground flashed before his eyes. Then the door to the back room of his mind opened onto hell. It compelled him to step into the light, flip the Browning around his trigger finger and offer it, butt first, to George Cowley.
"Name's Bodie," he said, "I want to work for you."
Whisper of a Kill: Lois Welling
c) Later, much later, after he had been forced to acknowledge time and again the power this one man had gained over him, he began to see that the knife cut both ways--or rather, the metaphorical leash Bodie had locked around his throat was as firmly buckled about Bodie's own neck. And deep in his head, something angry, hurting and vindictive, resenting the role chosen for him, promised a revenge. Two could play at that game, and if Bodie hadn't realised it yet, he would soon enough.
Consequences: Tarot & A.N.Other
d) Bodie's rouged and embellished face stared into his, oddly enough not unattractive, a very handsome woman, you might say. Twin fluorescent earrings in the shape of cherries dangled beneath his ears; his pale skin was gilded with cosmetics. Yet looking out at Doyle from this stranger's face were the eyes of the man he knew better than anyone. Bizarre. He didn't know if he liked the way it made him feel, but it was better than other things waiting in the wings for him to feel. Exciting, in a way. Rather wicked.
Pantomine: Sebastian
e) When the world exploded around him.
What the. . . Without conscious thought, Ray dropped to his knees, taking cover under the rack of clothing, as the building shook and lights shattered, spraying glass. Bits of plaster rained down; he choked as dust clogged the air. Over the ringing in his ears, several women screamed, high-pitched, quavering, and a man shouted, sounding as if he were in pain. Once the debris stopped falling, Ray scrambled to his feet and quickly surveyed the damage, wiping grit from his face. His hand shook a little from the familiar surge of adrenaline. The building appeared structurally sound, but he waited a moment, in case there was another explosion – a gas pipe? Something more sinister? – then headed to the doors.
And Close The Path: Sihaya Black
Non-fiction questions (episodes etc)
16. Hospitals feature in several Pros episodes. Can you name the actor who plays a hospital doctor in at least two episodes (perhaps 3 but I can't remember the third one) and who went on to become a well known international actor?
Art/Athar Malik
17. Can you name the partners of Bodie and Doyle in their pre-Ci5 careers?
Jimmy Keller and Sid Parker
18. What is the connection between The Professionals and Star Wars?
Ian McDiarmid, who played Mickey Hamilton in The Madness of Mickey Hamilton, also played the character of Palaptine in Star Wars.
19. Bodie's not just a pretty face and in two episodes he displays knowledge of 2 literary figures. Who are they and in which episodes are they mentioned?
John Keats in The Ojuka Situation; Samuel Becket in Old Dogs with New Tricks
20. Can you name one area in London where Doyle worked as a policeman?
Chinatown
21. What is the connection between the international comedian, Billy Connolly, and Pros?
He's married to Pamela Stephenson who appeared in 3 Pros episodes
22. Pros has at least two connections to the films of James Bond. Can you name them?
Pierce Brosnan played the part of James Bond in several Bond films and appeared in Blood Sports and Lewis Collins auditioned for the part of James Bond.
And with an exotic drumroll, I can reveal that the winner is...
...for I do believe the third year in a row...
...![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
taverymate with a fabulous 34/35 answers correct, and many many extra correct answers as well... *g* Well done, and hurrah and congratulations! (And to everyone else, do go and read her post which is here, cos it's ever so interesting in its own right... *g*)
Runner up waskiwisue with 27/35 - hurrah! And hurrah to everyone else who took part (though it was very quiet out there this year... hmmmn!)..! Mostly I hope that everyone enjoyed themselves, because that's what the quiz is really about - not whether people score highly or not, but whether they're jumping up and down waving their arms about because they know the answer, and whether it's on the tip of their earlobes, if only they could just think of it... *g*
And finally - a huge thank you to our fabulousshooting2kill for putting this together, which is never easy, but creates lots of fun even for people who don't post their answers (like me, being all mod-ish and honest with the screened answers...) Next time I think I'll play anyway... *g*
Or at least - my usual disclaimer - some of the possible answers! There are other possible answers for some of the questions, but it would drive us crazy to try and list them all, so you'll see some of them in the various answers to be found here, in their unscreened glory!...
Questions relating to Pros fiction
1. In which story does Doyle take part in a discussion on the films of Marilyn Monroe?
Heat-Trace: Helen Raven
2. Several stories include the character of Kate Ross. Can you name four with their authors?
The Tangled Web: Jack Reuben Darcey; Wonderful Tonight: Sebastian; Cause for concern: The Android; If I should fall from Grace with God: Luka.
3. In which story does Doyle find Bodie’s ‘blood on a bus’?
On this Day in History: Slantedlight
4. Which story begins with Bodie & Doyle chasing their quarry through Holborn Station on the London Underground?
Underworld: KWS
5. Canon mentions Doyle's time as an art student which fanon has exploited many times. Can you name 2 stories which in some way stress the artistic side to Doyle's character?
The Art of Love: Alexandra; Arabian Nights: Pamela Rose
6. In which story do we find Bodie and Doyle working on the Erskine Estate?
The Secrets Beneath: Sally Fell
7. What was ‘Paradise’ and who wrote about it?
A nightclub. From Fools in Paradise: Caro Dee.
8. In which story does Cowley commit suicide?
Sunshine after Rain: Elspeth Leigh
9. Which writer created the character of Jocelyn Royce and in which story does she appear?
Torch Song: Courtney Gray
10 In which story are Bodie and Doyle likened to 'dogs at Crufts'?
Masquerade: Tarot
11.Which story has a character called ‘Cheesecake’?
Patterns in Walls: Debra Hicks
12.In which story do we find Bodie alone at the seaside and pining for Doyle?
Wish I Wasn’t Here: M Fae Glasgow
13. And in which story do we find Bodie *with* Doyle at the seaside but still pining for him?
B & D Beside the Sea: Sebastian
14. In which story was 'an execrable Scouse accent' the 'most wonderful thing Ray had ever heard'?
On Guard: Gloria Lancaster
Questions relating to quotes from fiction
15. Which stories do the following quotes come from?
a) Two hours later, well into the still watches of the night, they were still reading. The study was absolutely silent, except for their murmurs of delight, and the odd "here, this one's good." Their fingers brushed as they exchanged stories, and their heads were bent together over their unexpected treasure-trove. Doyle's curls brushed against Bodie's short crop, and tickled his ears. Bodie leaned a companionable arm on Doyle as his attention was drawn to a particularly good passage. Their breath commingled, expelled from their lungs in the same companionable rhythm, marking out the cadences of the prose. They were cocooned together in silence, rapt in the glow of a heaven made out of words and lamplight.
Dog Eat Dog: Dog Rose
b) Heart slamming against his chest, he took the last step just as Cowley's hand touched the car door. Shock registered on the older man's face, but it was too late.
The sensation of victory filled him as a vision of Cowley already dead on the ground flashed before his eyes. Then the door to the back room of his mind opened onto hell. It compelled him to step into the light, flip the Browning around his trigger finger and offer it, butt first, to George Cowley.
"Name's Bodie," he said, "I want to work for you."
Whisper of a Kill: Lois Welling
c) Later, much later, after he had been forced to acknowledge time and again the power this one man had gained over him, he began to see that the knife cut both ways--or rather, the metaphorical leash Bodie had locked around his throat was as firmly buckled about Bodie's own neck. And deep in his head, something angry, hurting and vindictive, resenting the role chosen for him, promised a revenge. Two could play at that game, and if Bodie hadn't realised it yet, he would soon enough.
Consequences: Tarot & A.N.Other
d) Bodie's rouged and embellished face stared into his, oddly enough not unattractive, a very handsome woman, you might say. Twin fluorescent earrings in the shape of cherries dangled beneath his ears; his pale skin was gilded with cosmetics. Yet looking out at Doyle from this stranger's face were the eyes of the man he knew better than anyone. Bizarre. He didn't know if he liked the way it made him feel, but it was better than other things waiting in the wings for him to feel. Exciting, in a way. Rather wicked.
Pantomine: Sebastian
e) When the world exploded around him.
What the. . . Without conscious thought, Ray dropped to his knees, taking cover under the rack of clothing, as the building shook and lights shattered, spraying glass. Bits of plaster rained down; he choked as dust clogged the air. Over the ringing in his ears, several women screamed, high-pitched, quavering, and a man shouted, sounding as if he were in pain. Once the debris stopped falling, Ray scrambled to his feet and quickly surveyed the damage, wiping grit from his face. His hand shook a little from the familiar surge of adrenaline. The building appeared structurally sound, but he waited a moment, in case there was another explosion – a gas pipe? Something more sinister? – then headed to the doors.
And Close The Path: Sihaya Black
Non-fiction questions (episodes etc)
16. Hospitals feature in several Pros episodes. Can you name the actor who plays a hospital doctor in at least two episodes (perhaps 3 but I can't remember the third one) and who went on to become a well known international actor?
Art/Athar Malik
17. Can you name the partners of Bodie and Doyle in their pre-Ci5 careers?
Jimmy Keller and Sid Parker
18. What is the connection between The Professionals and Star Wars?
Ian McDiarmid, who played Mickey Hamilton in The Madness of Mickey Hamilton, also played the character of Palaptine in Star Wars.
19. Bodie's not just a pretty face and in two episodes he displays knowledge of 2 literary figures. Who are they and in which episodes are they mentioned?
John Keats in The Ojuka Situation; Samuel Becket in Old Dogs with New Tricks
20. Can you name one area in London where Doyle worked as a policeman?
Chinatown
21. What is the connection between the international comedian, Billy Connolly, and Pros?
He's married to Pamela Stephenson who appeared in 3 Pros episodes
22. Pros has at least two connections to the films of James Bond. Can you name them?
Pierce Brosnan played the part of James Bond in several Bond films and appeared in Blood Sports and Lewis Collins auditioned for the part of James Bond.
And with an exotic drumroll, I can reveal that the winner is...
...for I do believe the third year in a row...
...
taverymate with a fabulous 34/35 answers correct, and many many extra correct answers as well... *g* Well done, and hurrah and congratulations! (And to everyone else, do go and read her post which is here, cos it's ever so interesting in its own right... *g*) Runner up was
kiwisue with 27/35 - hurrah! And hurrah to everyone else who took part (though it was very quiet out there this year... hmmmn!)..! Mostly I hope that everyone enjoyed themselves, because that's what the quiz is really about - not whether people score highly or not, but whether they're jumping up and down waving their arms about because they know the answer, and whether it's on the tip of their earlobes, if only they could just think of it... *g*And finally - a huge thank you to our fabulous
shooting2kill for putting this together, which is never easy, but creates lots of fun even for people who don't post their answers (like me, being all mod-ish and honest with the screened answers...) Next time I think I'll play anyway... *g*
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Date: 2009-01-08 06:20 am (UTC)Off to look at the answers (and to see what stories I need to read) *g*
Cheers!
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Date: 2009-01-08 08:29 am (UTC)Thank you both so much for the fun!
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Date: 2009-01-08 03:54 pm (UTC)Anyway, congrats to the winners - Bravo!! And thank you
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Date: 2009-01-08 10:14 pm (UTC)I mean it!
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