Countdown to
12/21/04
7 days (and counting to Hot Target, in stores on December 28th)
Note from Suz: Because Hot Target will be in stores exactly one week from today, we're going to break our tradition of Friday Trivia Quizzes, and hold our 4th and final quiz today! (Grand prize is signed copies of both The Admiral's Bride and Get Lucky.) Answers must be received by Sunday, December 26th at 5:00 p.m. (NOTE THE CHANGE in time!) The winner will be posted on the Monday, December 27th countdown page!
But before we get into Trivia Quiz # 4: Bad Guys, the winner and the answers to the 3rd trivia quiz!
The winner of Trivia Quiz # 3: Jules Cassidy is:
Beki Keene
Beki answered all the questions correctly (as did twelve others of you!), but she came closest to the tie-breaker number. She won a signed copy of TAYLOR'S TEMPTATION plus a lovely sterling silver PFLAG pin!
Congratulations, Beki!
TQ # 3 went something like this:
Trivia Quiz # 3: JULES CASSIDY
1. What was the first line of dialog that Jules ever spoke
in a Troubleshooters novel?
“Any word?” (THE DEFIANT HERO, 11)
2. What question did Jules ask Mary Lou when he was
ordering lunch from her at McDonald’s?
"What’s today’s special?"
(INTO THE NIGHT, 26)
3. What was one of Jules' nicknames for Sam?
Pollyanna, angel cake, and many
others too numerous to list. I think everyone got this question
correct, because we accepted just about any answer! LOL!
4. When Gina asked Jules to marry her, Jules was driving
her someplace in his car. Where were
they going?
To her hotel in Sarasota, Florida
(GONE TOO FAR, 212 hardcover)
5. Where did Jules’ mother get married to his
step-father, Phil?
Tokyo (GONE TOO FAR, 116 hardcover)
6. In what city did Jules get injured during a raid against
a terrorist cell? And where, on his
body, were his injuries located?
Apartment complex in San Diego & Shoulder and thigh
(INTO THE NIGHT, 356 & 366)
7. What term of
endearment did Jules use when talking to Max, which Max loathes?
“Sweetie” (GONE TOO FAR, 281-282 hardcover)
8. Jules tells Gina that his “elephant is different”
than hers, how is it different?
Jules’ is bright purple (GONE TOO FAR, 215 hardcover)
9. Name one of the two things on Jules’ desk that
“out” him?
Gay pride flag & signed picture from the TV show, Queer
as Folk (GONE TOO FAR 254 hardcover)
10. Who does Jules say Gina is to the nurse, after the
nurse calls Gina "Max’s daughter?"
Jules says that Gina is his daughter (GONE TOO FAR,
441 hardcover)
11. When Jules talks to Alyssa about Max being straight,
Jules says Max is not a part of what club?
The Barbra Streisand Fan Club (OVER THE EDGE, 66)
12. Pick a number from 1
to 100.
Three (3)
There is one Grand Prize for Trivia Quiz # 4 -- signed copies of The Admiral's Bride AND Get Lucky!
We'll be using the same rules that we used for the past trivia quizzes:
1) Participants must email their numbered answers to my special trivia quiz email address: SuzBrockmann@aol.com (NOTE: This is different than my regular email address!!!) Entries must BE RECEIVED by 5:00 p.m. ET, Sunday, December 26th, 2004 at this email address only. (NOTE: Go, go, go! <g> The clock is running!) We are not responsible for entries that were not received due to cyberspace SNAFUs or delays, or entries sent to a different email address.
2) The final "trivia" question is "Pick a number from 1 to 100." This question will be used if more than one entry gets all the real trivia questions correct. (And I expect that to be the case, cuz you guys are smart! See, there's only one Grand Prize, and if 300 people answer all of the questions correctly... well, you see why we have to do this!) If no one picks the exact number for the final question, the winner will be the person who has chosen the closest number. If two people surround the winning number, the winner will be the next highest number. (Example: Say I've picked 89 as the winning number, and none of the entrants select 89, but someone chooses 88 and some one chooses 90. 90 wins. Okay?) (I just want to make this clear from the start so there are no hurt feelings and no cries of "No fair!") If six people all choose the winning number, then we will have a drawing for the Grand Prize -- I'll put all six names into a hat, close my eyes and pick one. The other five will get an honorable mention listing here on my website!
3) The Grand Prize Winner of Trivia Quiz # 4 will be announced on the countdown page for December 27th!
4) Winner must provide their snail mail address to receive the Grand Prize via snail mail!
5) Only one entry per person/email address, please!
Ready? Again, all questions refer to the books in my Troubleshooters/SEAL Team 16 series.
Trivia Quiz #4: Know Your Villains
1. What physical mark was common to the terrorists associated with the Merchant?
2. What was the name of the drug lord who tortured Jones in Thailand?
3. What characteristic of the Merchant did Tom recognize even after the terrorist had plastic surgery?
4. What were the first names of the Zdanowicz brothers?
5. Name one of the aliases used by the terrorist that befriended Mary Lou in Into the Night?
6. What were the Americanized versions of the names of the two terrorists who raped Gina?
7. What was the nickname of the kidnapper who listened to the story that Eve told her granddaughter to calm her?
8. Osman Razeen tells a local cop that Meg and Nils are taking him where...?
9. What is the alias that the Merchant used to check into the hotel in Baldwin’s Bridge?
10. What do the initials GIK stand for?
11. Pick a number from 1 to 100.
Gay 101: Tolerance is a Fabulous Value!
Q: What was a "berdache"?
A: A berdache (from a French word meaning "boy prostitute") was a Native American man who, from an early age, lived his life as a woman. Contrary to what one might expect, the berdache, now called "two-spirit," occupied a special place within Native American tribes and was often considered sacred. Among the many tribes who had berdaches were the Sioux, the Navajo, and the Chippewa.
From the "A Very Queer Year Calendar," Nov. 25, 2004
From Workman Publishing
www.pageaday.com
Note from Suz: This is an awesome calendar -- very educational. I recommend picking up the 2005 edition!
That's all for now! Be sure to come back for tomorrow's installment in the Countdown to HOT TARGET.
See you tomorrow.