I'm happy to forgo this turn and let GeoX be our next quizmaster.
I'm curious what kind of question he'll produce. :) And his examples were stronger, anyway.
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Topic: Barks Quiz
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Michiel P
Barks Quiz
Message 91 -
2012-01-27 at 14:55:15
GeoX
Barks Quiz
Message 92 -
2012-01-27 at 21:57:09
Whoa--puttin' me on the spot, eh? 'kay, I'll try to come up with something in due time.
Michiel P
Barks Quiz
Message 93 -
2012-01-30 at 21:56:28
Quote from user: GeoXWhoa--puttin' me on the spot, eh?
I didn't mean to be impolite. If you take offense at my comment, I apologize.
I didn't mean to be impolite. If you take offense at my comment, I apologize.
GeoX
Barks Quiz
Message 94 -
2012-01-31 at 01:47:27
No, not at all--no offense was taken.
Michiel P
Barks Quiz
Message 95 -
2012-02-02 at 20:34:12
Quote from user: GeoXNo, not at all--no offense was taken.
Okay, so we're allright. I was not familiar with the expression, so I thought I'd better make sure. :)
Edit: I'm going to kick up this thread with a new question. I hope you don't mind.
Okay, so we're allright. I was not familiar with the expression, so I thought I'd better make sure. :)
Edit: I'm going to kick up this thread with a new question. I hope you don't mind.
Michiel P
Barks Quiz
Message 96 -
2012-02-20 at 18:14:36
http://www.cbarks.dk/Digital/pot197240.jpg
New question:
"The Gilded Man" was completed in January 1952 and published in September 1952. This story must have taken place around the earlier date and can't have taken place around the latter. Can you explain why?
New question:
"The Gilded Man" was completed in January 1952 and published in September 1952. This story must have taken place around the earlier date and can't have taken place around the latter. Can you explain why?
Gerd Syllwasschy
Barks Quiz
Message 97 -
2012-02-20 at 18:42:04
Because of the flood in Ohio ...?
Robb_K
Barks Quiz
Message 98 -
2012-02-20 at 19:54:01
Barks knew he had to produce X number of pages for the Donald Duck comic book series for the year 1952. He had to fit in work on those around his regular 10 pager production for walt Disney's Comics and Stories. Maybe in 1951 and 1952, he wrote and drew all his longer Donald Duck stories early in the year, to get them out of the way. Then Western's editors could pop them into final production throughout the year, as they were needed.
In addition, this was the time that Barks was suffering from his recent split with his 2nd wife, and experiencing the non-amicable divorce proceedings. He went on an extended trip to The Northwest (Washington/Oregon). He may have cranked out several of his long Donald Duck stories from his hotel room in Southern California, before leaving on his long trip, so as not to be encumbered (pressured) by his responsibility to deliver them to Western.
In addition, this was the time that Barks was suffering from his recent split with his 2nd wife, and experiencing the non-amicable divorce proceedings. He went on an extended trip to The Northwest (Washington/Oregon). He may have cranked out several of his long Donald Duck stories from his hotel room in Southern California, before leaving on his long trip, so as not to be encumbered (pressured) by his responsibility to deliver them to Western.
Matilda
Barks Quiz
Message 99 -
2012-02-20 at 20:59:25
Ha! Got it! Because the Guianan official who confiscates the mailbag refers to "His Majesty's mail," and Elizabeth has reigned since 6 February 1952.
Shoot, does that mean I have to come up with the next quiz?
Shoot, does that mean I have to come up with the next quiz?
Robb_K
Barks Quiz
Message 100 -
2012-02-20 at 21:10:52
Quote from user: MatildaHa! Got it! Because the Guianan official who confiscates the mailbag refers to "His Majesty's mail," and Elizabeth has reigned since 6 February 1952.
Shoot, does that mean I have to come up with the next quiz?
That's right. George VI was still on the throne in January, but not in September (or even in March).
Shoot, does that mean I have to come up with the next quiz?
That's right. George VI was still on the throne in January, but not in September (or even in March).
Michiel P
Barks Quiz
Message 101 -
2012-02-28 at 23:51:21
Seems like I forgot all about this thread! I see my question was solved pretty quickly. Congratulations! :)
Quote from user: MatildaHa! Got it! Because the Guianan official who confiscates the mailbag refers to "His Majesty's mail," and Elizabeth II has reigned since 6 February 1952.
Certainly! Additionally, Donald states the mailbag is 96 years old, while it got lost in 1856. That means the story must take place in 1952! (Cf. page 24.)
Quote from user: MatildaShoot, does that mean I have to come up with the next quiz?
Yes, please. :)
Quote from user: MatildaHa! Got it! Because the Guianan official who confiscates the mailbag refers to "His Majesty's mail," and Elizabeth II has reigned since 6 February 1952.
Certainly! Additionally, Donald states the mailbag is 96 years old, while it got lost in 1856. That means the story must take place in 1952! (Cf. page 24.)
Quote from user: MatildaShoot, does that mean I have to come up with the next quiz?
Yes, please. :)
Sim
Barks Quiz
Message 102 -
2012-02-29 at 00:35:11
Quote from user: Michiel PQuote from user: Arild(Sir Swamphole McDuck 1161 - 1221. Wonder why Don Rosa has 1190-1260?
Quote from user: Don RosaQuote from user: MandracchioIn "Dubious Doings At Dismal Downs", we can see the dates of birth and death of Sir Swamphole McDuck (1161-1221), while [...] you say the dates are, in your opinion 1190 and 1260... why?
[...] Assuming that answering would require me checking some Barks story, I read the question carelessly. Rereading it, I realized there IS no such story as "Dubious Doings at Dismal Downs"! So I Googled that title, and I see it's "only" one of Barks' oil paintings. I say "only" because, while I'm happy the Old Master was given the opportunity to make some money off his popularity in his later years, I have never cared much for his paintings, so I was not familiar with this painting or the dates showing on the tombstone.
I note that there is also another McDuck relative shown on another tombstone, a relative I did not have in my Duck Family Tree. I wonder why you didn't also consider that an "error"? [...]
STILL -- If I had known that Barks had given Swamphole's dates in that painting, I probably would have used those dates. Why not? And I'm amazed that they are as close as they are to the dates I had pencilled into my rough notes on the Family Tree. Quite a coincidence!
Source: http://www.papersera.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?num=1069256543/2761#2761
Coincidence, my foot! :o Both sets of data were created to incorporate 1220, the year in which Sir Swamphole sealed the castle's dungeons, which is all we can gather from "The Old Castle's Secret" concerning Sir Swamphole's lifetime.
Haha! I am Mandracchio!
Quote from user: Don RosaQuote from user: MandracchioIn "Dubious Doings At Dismal Downs", we can see the dates of birth and death of Sir Swamphole McDuck (1161-1221), while [...] you say the dates are, in your opinion 1190 and 1260... why?
[...] Assuming that answering would require me checking some Barks story, I read the question carelessly. Rereading it, I realized there IS no such story as "Dubious Doings at Dismal Downs"! So I Googled that title, and I see it's "only" one of Barks' oil paintings. I say "only" because, while I'm happy the Old Master was given the opportunity to make some money off his popularity in his later years, I have never cared much for his paintings, so I was not familiar with this painting or the dates showing on the tombstone.
I note that there is also another McDuck relative shown on another tombstone, a relative I did not have in my Duck Family Tree. I wonder why you didn't also consider that an "error"? [...]
STILL -- If I had known that Barks had given Swamphole's dates in that painting, I probably would have used those dates. Why not? And I'm amazed that they are as close as they are to the dates I had pencilled into my rough notes on the Family Tree. Quite a coincidence!
Source: http://www.papersera.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?num=1069256543/2761#2761
Coincidence, my foot! :o Both sets of data were created to incorporate 1220, the year in which Sir Swamphole sealed the castle's dungeons, which is all we can gather from "The Old Castle's Secret" concerning Sir Swamphole's lifetime.
Haha! I am Mandracchio!
GeoX
Barks Quiz
Message 103 -
2012-03-04 at 07:43:47
Okay, I've got one. I assume Matilda won't mind if I jump in here.
Can you name twenty-seven pets that the Duck family has owned in various Barks stories?
Rules:
1. Only stories that Barks *wrote* count.
2. Only named animals are included.
3. For the purposes of this question, any animal the family owns constitutes a "pet." Unless they end up eating it, I suppose, but I don't think that'll come up.
4. Barks doesn't have to have invented them, but they DO have to be referred to by name at least once in one of his stories.
I can't guarantee that my list includes every single pet Barks ever used; in fact, I'd be surprised if it did. So you may come up with some I missed. In addition to these twenty-seven, which I think are all pretty unambiguous, I came up with a few others that, for various reasons, range from somewhat to extremely dubious. If you come up with one that you're not sure of, just shout it out and we'll figure out whether or not it should "count."
Oh, and be sure to name the story the pet appears in--if it appears in multiple stories, just name one.
Can you name twenty-seven pets that the Duck family has owned in various Barks stories?
Rules:
1. Only stories that Barks *wrote* count.
2. Only named animals are included.
3. For the purposes of this question, any animal the family owns constitutes a "pet." Unless they end up eating it, I suppose, but I don't think that'll come up.
4. Barks doesn't have to have invented them, but they DO have to be referred to by name at least once in one of his stories.
I can't guarantee that my list includes every single pet Barks ever used; in fact, I'd be surprised if it did. So you may come up with some I missed. In addition to these twenty-seven, which I think are all pretty unambiguous, I came up with a few others that, for various reasons, range from somewhat to extremely dubious. If you come up with one that you're not sure of, just shout it out and we'll figure out whether or not it should "count."
Oh, and be sure to name the story the pet appears in--if it appears in multiple stories, just name one.
Arild
Barks Quiz
Message 104 -
2012-03-04 at 08:38:48
Robb_K
Barks Quiz
Message 105 -
2012-03-04 at 10:15:17
Their cat "Tabby"? The Turkey in the 1946 WDC Thanksgiving story, all the animals in WDC December 1949 (#111). Bornworthy and Bernie (St. Bernards (that should have been named "Bolivar").