Let’s get it on: the Summer Hiatus Challenge! Here are the people I’m watching:
Joon Pahk
Ryan Chaffee
Bill MacDonald
Vito Cortese
Julie Bratvold Ghanbari
Stefan Goodreau
Alison Stone Roberg
Megan Barnes
Robert
Kathy Wright
Andy
Me
By the way, I think it’s high time I showed you where this all is going!
Here are the clues from Round 5 Day 6, written by Dad of Twins. Just today, Dad of Twins posted a replacement question for the 6-pointer in Moons. I took out the original one, then, and put in the replacement. If someone’s name isn’t there, (s)he hasn’t answered as of this moment.
Legends of the Fall
2: One legend says that the Greek gods gave this woman a box containing all of the evils of the world as punishment for Prometheus giving mankind fire. Robert, Kathy, Stefan, Alison, Megan, Julie, Vito, Jeanie, Joon, Bill, Andy, Ryan
4: In the Chi-King, an ancient volume from this country, man was undone by a thirst for knowledge and the seduction of a woman. Robert, Kathy, Stefan, Alison, Megan, Julie, Vito, Jeanie, Joon, Bill, Andy, Ryan
6: This book differs from Genesis in that Iblis, also known as Shaitan, deceives Adam into eating the forbidden fruit. Robert, Kathy, Stefan, Alison, Megan, Julie, Vito, Jeanie, Joon, Bill, Andy, Ryan
8: In this religion named for a Persian philosopher, Ahriman – the destructive spirit – gave the first humans fruit of a tree which imparted both immortality and evil thoughts. Robert, Kathy, Stefan, Alison, Megan, Julie, Vito, Jeanie, Joon, Bill, Andy, Ryan
10: On this day, Yggdrasil will fall and everything – gods, men, animals, and giants – will be destroyed. Robert, Kathy, Stefan, Alison, Megan, Julie, Vito, Jeanie, Joon, Bill, Andy, Ryan
Moons
3: Color of the title dolphins in the children’s novel by Scott O’Dell. Robert, Kathy, Stefan, Alison, Megan, Julie, Vito, Jeanie!, Joon, Bill, Andy, Ryan
6: Made from rice, Amazake is a traditional Japanese version of this beverage typically produced by mammals. Ryan, Jeanie, Alison, Stefan, Joon, Robert
9: Native to the Caspian and Black Seas, the beluga is one of the largest types of this fish. Robert, Kathy, Stefan, Alison, Megan, Julie, Vito, Jeanie, Joon, Bill, Andy, Ryan
12: Seven-letter word for the farming activity performed by a combine. Robert, Kathy, Stefan, Alison, Megan, Julie, Vito, Jeanie, Joon, Bill, Andy, Ryan
15: The traditional meal for Rosh Hashanah includes apple slices dipped in this sweet substance. Robert, Kathy, Stefan, Alison, Megan, Julie, Vito, Jeanie, Joon, Bill, Andy, Ryan
And Round 6, Day 1:
ESPN 30 for 30 Subjects
2: “June 17, 1994” was the night his run from the police upstaged the NBA Finals, the opening of the World Cup, and the New York Rangers’ Stanley Cup victory parade. Andy, Robert, Stefan, Ryan, Julie, Joon, Jeanie, Alison, Kathy, Vito, Bill
4: The first episode, “Kings Ransom” covered the trade that sent this hockey legend from the Edmonton Oilers to Los Angeles. Andy, Robert, Stefan, Ryan, Julie, Joon, Jeanie, Alison, Kathy, Vito, Bill
6: In “Small Potatoes,” New Jersey Generals owner Donald Trump tries to explain what killed this sports league. Andy, Robert, Stefan, Ryan, Julie, Joon, Jeanie, Alison, Kathy, Vito, Bill
8: Drazen Petrovic and Vlade Divac were “Once Brothers” on this now-defunct nation’s basketball team. Andy, Robert, Stefan, Ryan, Julie, Joon, Jeanie, Alison, Kathy, Vito, Bill
10: “The Band That Wouldn’t Die” tells the story of fans of this franchise, performing in memory of the team that moved in the middle of the night in 1984. Andy, Robert, Stefan, Ryan, Julie, Joon, Jeanie, Alison, Kathy, Vito, Bill
Making Things
3: A nerdy weaver can make these threads cross at right angles to the woof faster than the speed of light. Andy, Robert, Stefan, Ryan, Julie, Joon, Jeanie, Alison, Kathy, Vito, Bill
6: “Nail down” this type of loose stitch, which is also a sailing term for a change of direction. Andy, Robert, Stefan, Ryan, Julie, Joon, Jeanie, Alison, Kathy, Vito, Bill
9: Cloisonne is a style of decoration in which this type of vitreous coating with a dental-sounding name is applied to a piece of metal. Andy, Robert, Stefan, Ryan, Julie, Joon, Jeanie, Alison, Kathy, Vito, Bill
12: The name of this art of tying knots in patterns comes from an Arabic word for an embroidered veil. Andy, Robert, Stefan, Ryan, Julie, Joon, Jeanie, Alison, Kathy, Vito, Bill
15: This rectangular groove cut made my woodworkers shares its name with the part of a pedestal of a column above the base. Andy, Robert, Stefan, Ryan, Julie, Joon, Jeanie, Alison, Kathy, Vito, Bill