And here we are: Days 2 and 3 of the Summer Hiatus Challenge. Here are the people I’m watching, in order from first to last place as I’m typing this. A handful of us have ungraded responses at this time:
Joon Pahk
Bill MacDonald
Ryan Chaffee
Julie Bratvold Ghanbari
Vito Cortese
Stefan Goodreau
Alison Stone Roberg
Robert
Andy
Me
And the clues from Day 2 this week, written by Dad of Twins! Only two people got perfect scores.
Zeus is My Grandpa (I know I need to know these for crossword puzzles. On a happy note, I got personal-bests in two types of puzzles today. One of them was constructed by a reader of this blog, Neville Fogarty. He appeared on Back to School Week in 2000, and he happens to be in 8th place overall in the Summer Hiatus Challenge. Very impressive, Neville!)
2: This god of love and son of Aphrodite was asked to shoot an arrow at Medea to make her fall in love with Jason. Alison, Ryan, Robert, Stefan, Vito, Bill, Jeanie, Julie, Joon, Andy
4: This musical instrument made of a series of wooden pipes is named for a nature god and grandson of Zeus. Alison, Ryan, Robert, Stefan, Vito, Bill, Jeanie, Julie, Joon, Andy
6: With names that mean “fear” and “dread,” these twin sons of Ares were worshiped in Sparta. Alison, Robert, Stefan, Vito, Bill, Jeanie, Julie, Joon, Andy
8: This North African country is named for the daughter of Epaphas, king of Egypt and son of Zeus and Io. Alison, Ryan, Robert, Stefan, Vito, Bill, Jeanie, Julie, Joon, Andy
10: This Greek goddess, whose name means “luck,” is sometimes said to be the daughter of Hermes and Aphrodite. Alison, Ryan, Robert, Stefan, Vito, Bill, Jeanie, Julie, Joon, Andy
ACE & CableACE Award Winners (I don’t know about you, but I’d never heard of this.)
3: It’s no place like home, but this series earned Eamonn Walker the last CableACE for Best Actor in a Drama Series. Alison, Ryan, Robert, Stefan, Vito, Bill, Jeanie, Julie, Joon, Andy
6: Hal Linden and Paul Gross starred in the “Mars in Heaven!” episode of this sci-fi author’s CableACE-winning eponymous anthology series. Alison, Ryan, Robert, Stefan, Vito, Bill, Jeanie, Julie, Joon, Andy
9: This Gary Shandling talk show spoof won four Best Comedy Series CableACEs and was the first cable series to be nominated for the Best Comedy Series Emmy award. Alison, Ryan, Robert, Stefan, Vito, Bill, Jeanie, Julie, Joon, Andy
12: The trash heap has spoken: a behind-the-scenes tour of this Jim Henson HBO series won a 1988 CableACE Award. Alison, Ryan, Robert, Stefan, Vito, Bill, Jeanie, Julie, Joon, Andy
15: Lucy Webb won four consecutive ACE awards for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for this HBO current events spoof series. Alison, Ryan, Robert, Stefan, Vito, Bill, Jeanie, Julie, Joon, Andy
And now Day 3. Only 3 people got perfect scores.
Nonfiction
2: Rachel Carson wrote this book in response to the impact of aerial spraying of DDT on birds. Bill, Julie, Alison, Ryan, Robert, Stefan, Vito, Jeanie, Andy, Joon
4: Harper Lee was his research assistant as he told the story of Richard Hickock and Perry Smith’s murders of the Clutter family. Bill, Julie, Alison, Ryan, Robert, Stefan, Vito, Jeanie, Andy, Joon
6: Published in 1963, Volume 2 of this Shelby Foote trilogy covers Fredericksburg to Meridian. Bill, Julie, Alison, Ryan, Robert, Stefan, Vito, Jeanie, Andy, Joon
8: Per his instructions, the University of California published the first volume of this author’s autobiography in November 2010, the 100th anniversary of his death. Bill, Julie, Alison, Ryan, Robert, Stefan, Vito, Jeanie, Andy, Joon
10: This economist’s 1967 book The New Industrial State expanded on the ideas he first put forward in The Affluent Society. Bill, Julie, Alison, Ryan, Robert, Stefan, Vito, Jeanie, Andy, Joon
Hi Ho! Hi Ho! It’s Before & After We Go! Dad of Twins’ explanation: (One of the seven dwarfs will make an appearance in each correct response. Some may be used more than once.)
3: Bugs Bunny catchphrase who fought alongside Wyatt Earp at the O.K. Corral. Bill, Julie, Alison, Ryan, Robert, Stefan, Vito, Jeanie, Andy, Joon
6: The first a capella song to hit #1 on the Billboard charts portrayed by Adam Sandler and knocked out by Bob Barker. Bill, Julie, Alison, Ryan, Robert, Stefan, Vito, Jeanie, Andy, Joon
9: “Sing hallelujah” for the 70s TV series where Henry Winkler’s character rode his motorcycle over a shark tank. Bill, Julie, Alison, Ryan, Robert, Stefan, Vito, Jeanie, Andy, Joon
12: Nine-time Grammy-winning R & B artist who made his first appearance in print in The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon. Bill, Julie, Alison, Ryan, Robert, Stefan, Vito, Jeanie, Andy, Joon
15: Jack Lemmon-Walter Matthau romantic comedy about two guys from Minnesota who find themselves on a British TV comedy series created by Simon Nye. Bill, Julie, Alison, Ryan, Robert, Stefan, Vito, Jeanie, Andy, Joon