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Please post your quiz answers and story recommendations here! Don't forget, shiny star stickers await the author who recognizes his/her own story! Amber
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The first quiz of the season! And I didn’t miss it. Was a close one, BTW. B E S T M I D L E N G T H Spoiler space for today’s active topics. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer pellentesque metus nec arcu imperdiet sit amet laoreet augue egestas. Etiam vestibulum semper blandit. Quotes: 1. Hmm… First Person. At first I thought Lois. Also, considering the list of stories, Anti-K is one to do 1st POV a lot. And from the blurb, and the fact that Jack’s mentioned but not Jimmy, yeah, this is Anti-Kryptonite’s Observational Skills. 2. That’s…uhhh…that’s…uhhhhh do I get points for going through those in order? 3. Another 1st POV. Huh… 4. I so remember reading that quote. Lois is annoyed at Clark disappearing. Again. Okay, put like that, it applies to 90% of the stories in the archive. Maybe Female Hawk’s Asking Lois Out? 5. Okay, that’s from one of Ken’s. And by principle of exclusion, I’ll put down Lois Lane - Mother Of Utopia: The Matchmaker Chronicles Volume 1. Mainly, because Hattie doesn’t fit here. 6. Okay, that one must be an early 20th century piece. 7. Michael
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Trying to put in spoiler space:
Lois & Clark Lois & Clark Lois & Clark
From the quote:
#10 For some reason this reminds me of Lynn S. M. Sic Transit Ralph's Pagoda but I don't think that was a midlength story
#11 This is Virginia R. I betaed a version of this. Jolly Ole St. Clark?
Otherwise, I have no idea.
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Best Mid-Length Story * * * * * I push Capital "S" and for some reason My computer thinks "edit" post <<shakes finger at computer>> S P O I L E R * * * S P A C E * * * QUOTES: 1 - I'm going with Matchmaker Chronicles. Vol. 1 6 - I've read this - Argh! - Adam's "Lois and The Beast" 7 - ?? 8 - Morgana's "Cafe America"? 9 - ?? 10 - This sounds familiar - Pat's "Family Hour's Baby Story"? 11 - "Jolly St. Clark" by ME! (VirginiaR) <<Well, at least, I got those 2 points>> EXCERPTS: 1 - ooops. THIS is AntiKryptonite's "Observational Skills" 3 - This doesn't help, so I'm sticking with my first guess. 4 - "Red Like Kryptonite"? by Folc4evernaday 5 - Still going with Ken's M.C. Vol. 1 - Mother of Utopia 7 - ?? 9 - ?? 10 - Now, I'm not sure? So, I'm going to stick with Pat's story.
VirginiaR. "On the long road, take small steps." -- Jor-el, "The Foundling" --- "clearly there is a lack of understanding between those two... he speaks Lunkheadanian and she Stubbornanian" -- chelo.
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OK, here we go: S P O I L E R S P A C E Excerpts: 1. No idea 2. Gosh, I should know this - this line resonates with me. 3. "Snowbound" by Deadly Chakram? 4. ? 5. It's a fic by KenJ but I'm not sure which one - he's been very prolific this year. 6. ? 7. ? 8. by Morgana, about Uncle Mike's restaurant? 9. ? 10. ? 11. This is by VirginiaR - you can tell her trademark humor. I forgot which story, though. ******************** Long clips: 1. Alas, I still don't know. 2. Oh, it's the fic by Bobbart where Lois remains affected by the pheromone even after it wears off for everyone else. 3. Again, is it "Snowbound" by Deadly Chakram? 4. ? 5. KenJ's story. One of them. 6. ? 7. ? 8. The "Uncle Mike's restaurant" story where L&C are doing the story about Grace Chen's knitting shop across the street. And I'm blanking on the name of the story. 9. ? 10. ? 11. I forget the story but somehow Lois got Jimmy to dress up as an elf. It was hilarious. Here's the really embarrassing thing: I've read, beta'd, or edited many of these and I'm still forgetting! Guess I'd better break out the gingko biloba supplements.
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I'm terrible with titles and authors. Most of time I know I read the stories but I can't say the title or who wrote it. Shame on me. 10. Not sure I read this one. Argh! I need Clark's memory! Andreia
"My wife's love is what unites Krypton and Earth in my heart. Without it, without her, I truly would be in hell."
~ Superman: Man of Tomorrow #15
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S P O I L E R * * * * * * * * S P A C E * * * * * * * * QUOTES:
1 - "Observational Skills" by AntiK
2 - ??
3 - "Snowbound" by me!
4 - ??
5 - TTEMPO? Hmmm...sounds like something KenJ would write...
6 - ??
7 - ??
8 - "Cafe Americana" by Morgana
9 - ??
10 - ??
11 - "Jolly St. Clark" by Virginia I think...
EXCERPTS:
Still not helping me any...
Battle On, Deadly Chakram
"Being with you is stronger than me alone." ~ Clark Kent
"One little spark of inspiration is at the heart of all creation." ~ Figment the Dragon
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S * P * O * I * L * E * R * B * U * F * F * E * R * S * P * O * I * L * E * R * B * U * F * F * E * R * Quotes: 1. No 2. Hey, what’s this doing here. Identity by me 3. No 4. Nope 5. Ken’s style is clear here. It’s a Matchmaker Chronicles piece, but I don’t know which one. 6. No 7. This one sounds familiar, but no clue. 8. Nada 9. Nope 10. As with 7, I think I read this, but no clue. 11. No Excerpts: 1. No 3. No 4. Nope 5. No change 6. No 7. Still feels familiar. But that’s all. 8. Nada 9. Nope 10. No. 11. No So I got 1. And it was my own. Not the best start possible. But at least I can look forward to improving. Well, not really surprised since I was away for most of the year. I might do better on others but I won’t be getting many. But that’s okay… Bob
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S P O I L E R S P A C E Quotes 1. Something by Anti-K? 2. Bob's 'Identity'. 3. I'm trying to think of a story involving HiM. 4. 5. I think the writer is KenJ. The Hattie Kaplin story? 6. 7. Metropolis's Hero by Lauren K 8. Cafe Americana by Morgana 9. 10. 11. A Christmas story? EXCERPTS 1. Observational Skills? 3. Something by Virginia? 6. A Lois and Clark Fairy Tale:Lois and the Beast by Adam Labotka Thanks for the quiz, Amber. Corrina.
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This quiz is closed! Look for the correct answers and point totals coming soon! Amber
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Thank you to everyone who participated in this first quiz! I have smiley face stickers for each of you. Believe it or not, there was one story that no one guessed correctly. Here are the correct answers: 1. Observational Skills by Anti-Kryptonite 2. Identity by Bob Bartholomew 3. Snowbound by Deadly Chakram 4. Red Like Kryptonite by Folc4evernaday 5. Lois Lane – Mother of Utopia – Matchmaker Chronicles Volume I by KenJ 6. A Lois and Clark Fairytale: Lois and the Beast by Adam Labotka 7. Metropolis's Hero by Lauren K. 8. Cafe Americana by Morgana 9. Martha's Journal by Pat (angelsgmaw) 10. When Changes Gather by Ron Rogers 11. Jolly St. Clark by VirginiaR And now for the scoring! Darth Michael – 6 scifiJoan – 2 VirginiaR – 14 and a shiny star sticker for recognizing her own story! IolantheAlias – 2 for a correct quote answer, plus 5-0.5 points for really close answers, totaling 4.5 UltraWoman – 13 Deadly Chakram – 8.5 and a shiny star sticker for recognizing her own story! Bobbart – 2.5 and a shiny star sticker for recognizing his story! Female Hawk – 8.5 So after our first quiz, the leaderboard looks like this: VirginiaR – 14 points UltraWoman – 13 points a tie for third! Deadly Chakram and Female Hawk – 8.5 points Darth Michael – 6 points IolantheAlias - 4.5 points bobbart – 2.5 points scifiJoan - 2 points Once again, thank you to everyone who participated! I think this was a great start to Kerth season, and I know I have a lot of reading to do (what a shame). Amber
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Thanks, Amber, that was fun! Thanks for getting this out for us. Well, since these stories weren't on the list I'd like to also recommend: Pat's Family Hour\'s Baby Story - I read this the other night and it was terrific! <<Sorry, Pat, I've been meaning to write you and tell you so. Have patience with me. >> KenJ's next generational Lois Lane (although not really) Hattie Kaplin, Reporter - watch out for her. She's got spunk. Deadly Chakram's series: Nobody\'s Hero and Just a Man - Don't forget your box of tissues. AND her super fantastic summer ficathon: Spark of Discovery I mentioned it on my list but the best Deathfic of the year should go to Mouserocks' Distraught
VirginiaR. "On the long road, take small steps." -- Jor-el, "The Foundling" --- "clearly there is a lack of understanding between those two... he speaks Lunkheadanian and she Stubbornanian" -- chelo.
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Ooooh! Shiny star sticker! <puts it on lid of laptop>
Thanks, Virginia, for the plug! Good work everyone. I can't seem to pick just one or two recommendations....
Battle On, Deadly Chakram
"Being with you is stronger than me alone." ~ Clark Kent
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Oh, great fun. Thanks for the quiz, Amber. /adds Fireworks by Virginia to the recommendation list/ Michael
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Originally posted by Darth Michael: Oh, great fun. Thanks for the quiz, Amber.
/adds Fireworks by Virginia to the recommendation list/
Michael Thanks, Michael.
VirginiaR. "On the long road, take small steps." -- Jor-el, "The Foundling" --- "clearly there is a lack of understanding between those two... he speaks Lunkheadanian and she Stubbornanian" -- chelo.
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