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Be the first to answer the Question correctly, and win $0.50 USD (fifty cents) in LibertyReserve for each correct answer. There will be a total of 10 questions... Let the GAMES begin!

1. Which English mystery novelist created the character Adam Dalgliesh of New Scotland Yard?

I know this..

P. D. James

Beat me to it.

Good job!

That's correct, you win the 1st question... payouts done after contest is over.
(signing off after posting question 2, so will be back to check the replies tomorrow )


2. What is the name of the goblin-run bank in J.K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter' novels?

Gringotts?

Gringotts




(amrutrk!) You beat me to it again.
Aaahhhhhhhhh!!

When I posted the answer your post wasn't even up.
So you beat me by mere seconds.

Good job.

Wow - you two are so quick!

haha optimale..

You'll win next time I'm sure..

You are fast and a competitor I need to look after..

good luck to you and me as well with next question..

Seems that you will have 2 competitors armutruk

as i see you become contests addict also, so lets the game begin

You're always welcome mate..

I always encourage young talent, I like the youth taking inspiration from a senior such as me..

Let's the game begin..

YES! You win again



3. By what name is the early Renaissance painter born Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi in Florence in 1444 better known?

Sandro Botticelli

Sandro Filipepi aka Botticelli.

YOU WIN!



4. “You may talk o' gin and beer, When you're quartered safe out 'ere, An' you're sent to penny-fights an' Aldershot it;…” Of which classic poem is this the opening stanza?

Gunga Din

That's 2 in a row for you!


5. In which opera do the characters Mario Cavaradossi (a painter), Baron Scarpia (the Chief of Police) and Cesare Angelotti (a former Consul of the Roman Republic) appear?

Another easy one ...

It would be Opera Tosca

Puccini's Tosca

YES! you got it.



6. Which 1852 novel opens with a farmer who is about to lose his farm due to massive debts deciding to raise funds by selling two of his slaves?

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Affirmative!


7. In Norse mythology, those slain in battle go to Valhallah, where they are greeted by Bragi. Who traditionally selects the deserving and escorts them to Valhallah?

...



The Valkyries

Why everytime majdi290 will so fast??i wonder why..

the answer is The Valkyries.

Again...You are on a roll!



8. Which Rogers & Hammerstein musical was an adaptation of a play called 'Liliom' by Hungarian writer Ferenc Molnar?

Carousel.

because he's online on those times while I'm not..

see the difference

You can see different that the time he answer is very near to the time admin post the question

Hi mate,

I'm not a robot nor superman

just i have great skills in google searching, never one can beat me when searching for something in the internet. You can call it a talent ...

we are here for fair play, try your best and good luck

I know and understand we are fair play here....i never know you are talented in searching google.But we can know if we can
see the question at the same time and can try to compete at the same time too

YES, You won!



9. Which Russian wrote the novel ‘Crime and Punishment’?

hmmmmmm ...

Fyodor Dostoevsky

majdi290 get it again.congrats.I know where the question from and i can tell the answer first if i
see the question too

CORRECT again



FINAL QUESTION:
10. What Pulitzer Prize winning author was hit and killed by a taxi cab?

John E. Mack

No, I'm sorry this is incorrect.

Margaret Mitchell ?

YES, CORRECT ANSWER!
Author Margaret Mitchell won a Pulitzer Prize in 1937 for the novel Gone With The Wind. It has sold more copies worldwide than any other book except the Bible. A few years later the movie was made into a motion picture starring Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh. On August 11, 1949, while crossing a street in downtown Atlanta, Margaret Mitchell was hit by a speeding taxi. She died five days later.


GAME OVER... Congratulations to all the winners...... please post or PM me your LR number. THANKS FOR PLAYING WITH ME! :

Thank you Yippee

U2535592

Damn!!

I'm always late in coming online...

No wonder game is finished..

Congrats to winners!!

Congrats