Monday Trivia No. 154 [Alan Scott wins!]
Harrison Ford, Sandra Bullock, Steve Martin, Mark Wahlberg, Jack Nicholson, Will Smith, Colin Farrell, David Arquette, Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Rudd.
…I could go on. In fact, the next entry on the list ought to be reasonably ascertainable. Two possibilities exist; either will win this week’s puzzle. So, who’s next?
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I still need to figure rout which person goes next, but I am pretty damn sure it involves the Simpsons.
My first blush guess: Harlan Ellison.Report
Wesley Snipes.Report
Randy Quaid (it’s the star-whackers’ “to-do” list).Report
“Two possibilities exist” – one male and one female?Report
Kevin Bacon?Report
George ClooneyReport
Yes, this is the correct answer. Several good candidates for the spot after the Cloon — who would you pick?Report
You can never have too much Chiwetel Ejiofor.Report
If you want to add some extra letters to his name, I’d never figure it out.Report
See, I’ve not seen his mot recent movie, so I’d have gone either Bruce Willis or Henry Fonda.Report
@mike-schilling , this is actually the first time I trusted myself to write that name out without double-checking the spelling.
@burt-likko , I haven’t actually seen it either, though I’ve seen him in other things and never been disappointed. I was going to go with Henry Fonda, but Ejiofor is more topical, adds diversity, and (most importantly) lets me show off my spelling ability.Report
Wait… what’s the rule?Report
@kazzy :
1. Nve Sbepr Bar: Uneevfba Sbeq
2. Gjb Jrrxf Abgvpr: Fnaqen Ohyybpx
3. ¡Guerr Nzvtbf!: Fgrir Znegva
4. Sbhe Oebguref: Znex Jnuyoret
5. Svir Rnfl Cvrprf: Wnpx Avpubyfba
6. Fvk Qrterrf bs Frcnengvba: Jvyy Fzvgu
7. Frira Cflpubcnguf: Pbyva Sneeryy
8. Rvtug Yrttrq Sernxf: Qnivq Nedhrggr
9. Avar: Qnavry Qnl-Yrjvf
10. Gur Gra: Cnhy Ehqq
11. Bprna’f Ryrira: rvgure Senax Fvangen (bevtvany) be Trbetr Pybbarl (erobbg)Report
@kazzy alsotoo: Svefg-ovyyrq npgbe. Pneqvany ahzoref bayl. Fb Xriva Onpba va Sevqnl gur 13gu qbrfa’g pbhag, naq ur jnf va Ncbyyb 13 ohg jr’q unir gb hfr Gbz Unaxf sbe gung zbivr.Report
Is there a reason you went with Farrell over Pitt?Report
Yes. The same reason I went with Paul Rudd instead of Charlton Heston: don’t want to make it too obvious too fast.Report
Booo! There are dozens of possibilities for each of the entries. Even the Steve Martin entry should have been three names. It’s so arbitrary.Report
Here’s your Tuesday hints a bit early (I’m going to be really busy tomorrow anyway): “Two possibilities exist” — both are male. One man is dead, the other man is not. Once you figure out the rule behind the puzzle, identifying both should be a trivially easy exercise.
Wesley Snipes would appear on this list, but much further down. Everyone else thus far mentioned (Kevin Bacon, Harlan Ellison, and Randy Quaid) would not appear on the list at all.Report