Ah, the humble campfire. Toasting marshmallows, roasting weenies, telling ghost stories. This is where movies got their start, before there were movies. Or novels. Or even writing systems. But at least your food was cooked and you were warm while you were being entertained!
Since our last quiz was set on the buses, I thought I’d stick with public transportation this week and take a ride on the subway. Or, as our friends in London say, the Tube. In fact, we may find ourselves on the Tube pretty soon . . .
A bus is a great way to get around, whether you’re just heading downtown or traveling across the country. Think of all the interesting people you get to meet on a bus! Perhaps not as interesting as some of the characters you’ll see on the buses in this week’s quiz, but still interesting.
Technically, this is not the dead-man’s hand, usually said to contain a pair of black aces and a pair of black eights. However, it is a dead man’s hand. Which is too bad, as it looks like it was a good hand. The cards I mean.
See also: Quiz the sixth: Hand/off (Part one).
Looking for a place to move in or just spend a weekend? Here are some that should be cheap, as long as you don’t mind things that go bump in the night.
Well, I’ve already quizzed you (several times) with newspaper headlines so I thought I’d get with the twenty-first century this week and give you some chyrons to read. I didn’t even know “chyron” was a word until just recently. In case it’s new to you too, they’re the headline captions you see on a news broadcast and they get their name from the Chyron Corporation, which specialized in creating them. In movies they serve much the same purpose as those spinning newspaper headlines from yesteryear. With that bit of background out of the way, here are some examples for you to see if you can place.
This week’s quiz comes with a clue: Not one of the people we see using binoculars here is birdwatching.
Well, I didn’t say it was a really helpful clue. But it’s a clue! I do try and help.
That’s the spirit! Your picture on the front page, and a headline to go with it! What more could you want? Just check out some of the clippings from this week’s quiz.
See also: Quiz the fifth: Screaming headlines (Part one), Quiz the seventeenth: Screaming headlines (Part two).
Well, I always call them pyjamas anyway. Though apparently the American spelling is pajamas. Also known as PJs, jimmies, jimjams, or jammies, they have been disappearing from our silver screens, just as, one assumes, they have been disappering from our bedrooms. I don’t know why. I think they can be both comfortable and classy. In any event, as with our quizzes involving newspaper headlines and phone booths, here’s yet another trip down memory lane to look at the way we used to live.
