The ELO Christmas Challenge 2016
Dec 5, 2016 9:49:25 GMT
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Post by vlogdance on Dec 5, 2016 9:49:25 GMT
For all forumheads who enjoy quizzes, puzzles and festive fun - welcome to the ELO Christmas Challenge 2016.
Here are six rounds of ELO-themed puzzles. Your "Mission" is to solve them.
One point per correct answer, a maximum of 40 points available. Send me your answers by "secret message" - closing date is Sunday December 18th.
Then I'll count everyone's score, announce the winner, and Horace will award gold, silver and bronze medals to the winner, runner-up and second runner-up.
(In case of a tie, I'll send a tie-breaker question to the forumheads involved.)
Good luck, everyone.
ROUND 1
Missing Vowels – The Songs
Can you identify these songs (or phrases from ELO songs) by adding the missing vowels?
BVTHCLDS
TSVR
SHNGRL
NSTPTTM
PLSTRNMVR
NTHRN
MLV
CHKCHKHLLY
ROUND 2
Connections
a) What’s the connection between these four songs:
Do Ya; Don’t Bring Me Down; Laredo Tornado; Oh No Not Susan
(A clue: Jungle could also be on this list)
b) What’s the connection between:
Shine A Little Love; Calling America; I’m Alive; Rock ‘N’ Roll Is King
c) What’s the connection between:
Mr Radio; Ma-Ma-Ma-Belle; Starlight; and From The End Of The World
d) The connection between:
Can’t Get It Out Of My Head; So Fine; Night In The City; When The Night Comes
(A clue: This could be special for American ELO fans...)
e) What’s the connection between these five writers:
James A. Hunter, Gillian Cross, Brian Freeman, Aphrodite Jones, Arleta Richardson
(One answer per writer, please, to score all five points.)
ROUND 3
Sequences
a) In a poll of favourite ELO songs, Xanadu got 10 votes.
Last Train To London got 50 votes.
Confusion got 100 votes.
Don’t Walk Away got 500 votes.
How many votes did Mr Blue Sky get?
b) On his last tour, Jeff packed five DVDs to watch in between shows.
He watched The Wild One; O Brother Where Art Thou?, Five Easy Pieces, and Three Kings.
Name a fifth DVD Jeff could have watched.
c) Mandalay; Helpless; Livin’ Thing...
Can you name a song that could come next, in this sequence?
d) Jeff recorded four TV shows to watch when he got home from his tour.
He recorded The Devil’s Music, On The Record; Shades of Blue; and one other show.
Was it: Match Of The Day; University Challenge; Strictly Come Dancing; or A Question Of Sport?
e) Jeff once asked the band to choose which song they wanted to open the show with.
He gave them one week to decide. But they all chose different songs:
Bev wanted Ma-Ma-Ma-Belle
Louis picked Telephone Line
Richard went for Waterfall
Mel chose The Whale
Kelly asked for Fire On High
Mik liked Standin’ In The Rain.
Which song did Hugh choose:
Big Wheels? Steppin’ Out? Need Her Love? or Poker?
(A clue: Jeff was surprised that no one chose The Diary Of Horace Wimp).
ROUND 4
ELO Anagrams
Can you solve these ELO-related anagrams:
Big Wolf Sin
Natty modern handbag
Manlike chord
Drive dagger
Hotter for bed
Horrid advance
Really a nun
ROUND 5
Anagrams – Forum Fun
These are all anagrams of people or topics mentioned on the forum this year:
A sainted trollop
Hello Pie
Skirt dance thug
Won’t have a malt
Hot news, moderated
ROUND 6
Miscellaneous
a) When ELO had a day off work:
Bev Bevan went to play Scrabble
Roy Wood went to the carwash
Richard Tandy went go-karting
Kelly Groucutt played backgammon.
Which of these four activities did Mik Kaminski do?
He went geocaching
He went to a gymkhana
He went waterskiing
He went kayaking
b) When ELO toured America:
In Boston, audiences loved Evil Woman.
In Little Rock, they wanted Tears In Your Life.
In Sacramento, they cheered Can’t Get It Out Of My Head.
In Nashville, they shouted for Summer And Lightning.
Which song did audiences want to hear in Madison?
d) And for the finale –
A lot of you liked the idea of playing ELO Cluedo – so here’s your chance!
A body was found in near a large country house where ELO and some of their acquaintances were staying. Several band members and friends were suspects in the case:
Was it Richard, with a sword, in the study?
Was it Colin, with a gun, in the shower?
Was it Chereene, with a rope, in the garden?
Was it Michael de A., with a scalpel, behind the barbecue?
Was it Mike E., with a knife, in the grounds?
And there were four other suspects – can you identify them?
Who had darts, in the car-park?
Who had a wrench, in the hall?
Who had a Beretta, in the undergrowth?
And who had a scarf, in the extension?
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Answers to Vlogdance by Sunday December 18th, please. Good luck, all.
Here are six rounds of ELO-themed puzzles. Your "Mission" is to solve them.
One point per correct answer, a maximum of 40 points available. Send me your answers by "secret message" - closing date is Sunday December 18th.
Then I'll count everyone's score, announce the winner, and Horace will award gold, silver and bronze medals to the winner, runner-up and second runner-up.
(In case of a tie, I'll send a tie-breaker question to the forumheads involved.)
Good luck, everyone.
ROUND 1
Missing Vowels – The Songs
Can you identify these songs (or phrases from ELO songs) by adding the missing vowels?
BVTHCLDS
TSVR
SHNGRL
NSTPTTM
PLSTRNMVR
NTHRN
MLV
CHKCHKHLLY
ROUND 2
Connections
a) What’s the connection between these four songs:
Do Ya; Don’t Bring Me Down; Laredo Tornado; Oh No Not Susan
(A clue: Jungle could also be on this list)
b) What’s the connection between:
Shine A Little Love; Calling America; I’m Alive; Rock ‘N’ Roll Is King
c) What’s the connection between:
Mr Radio; Ma-Ma-Ma-Belle; Starlight; and From The End Of The World
d) The connection between:
Can’t Get It Out Of My Head; So Fine; Night In The City; When The Night Comes
(A clue: This could be special for American ELO fans...)
e) What’s the connection between these five writers:
James A. Hunter, Gillian Cross, Brian Freeman, Aphrodite Jones, Arleta Richardson
(One answer per writer, please, to score all five points.)
ROUND 3
Sequences
a) In a poll of favourite ELO songs, Xanadu got 10 votes.
Last Train To London got 50 votes.
Confusion got 100 votes.
Don’t Walk Away got 500 votes.
How many votes did Mr Blue Sky get?
b) On his last tour, Jeff packed five DVDs to watch in between shows.
He watched The Wild One; O Brother Where Art Thou?, Five Easy Pieces, and Three Kings.
Name a fifth DVD Jeff could have watched.
c) Mandalay; Helpless; Livin’ Thing...
Can you name a song that could come next, in this sequence?
d) Jeff recorded four TV shows to watch when he got home from his tour.
He recorded The Devil’s Music, On The Record; Shades of Blue; and one other show.
Was it: Match Of The Day; University Challenge; Strictly Come Dancing; or A Question Of Sport?
e) Jeff once asked the band to choose which song they wanted to open the show with.
He gave them one week to decide. But they all chose different songs:
Bev wanted Ma-Ma-Ma-Belle
Louis picked Telephone Line
Richard went for Waterfall
Mel chose The Whale
Kelly asked for Fire On High
Mik liked Standin’ In The Rain.
Which song did Hugh choose:
Big Wheels? Steppin’ Out? Need Her Love? or Poker?
(A clue: Jeff was surprised that no one chose The Diary Of Horace Wimp).
ROUND 4
ELO Anagrams
Can you solve these ELO-related anagrams:
Big Wolf Sin
Natty modern handbag
Manlike chord
Drive dagger
Hotter for bed
Horrid advance
Really a nun
ROUND 5
Anagrams – Forum Fun
These are all anagrams of people or topics mentioned on the forum this year:
A sainted trollop
Hello Pie
Skirt dance thug
Won’t have a malt
Hot news, moderated
ROUND 6
Miscellaneous
a) When ELO had a day off work:
Bev Bevan went to play Scrabble
Roy Wood went to the carwash
Richard Tandy went go-karting
Kelly Groucutt played backgammon.
Which of these four activities did Mik Kaminski do?
He went geocaching
He went to a gymkhana
He went waterskiing
He went kayaking
b) When ELO toured America:
In Boston, audiences loved Evil Woman.
In Little Rock, they wanted Tears In Your Life.
In Sacramento, they cheered Can’t Get It Out Of My Head.
In Nashville, they shouted for Summer And Lightning.
Which song did audiences want to hear in Madison?
d) And for the finale –
A lot of you liked the idea of playing ELO Cluedo – so here’s your chance!
A body was found in near a large country house where ELO and some of their acquaintances were staying. Several band members and friends were suspects in the case:
Was it Richard, with a sword, in the study?
Was it Colin, with a gun, in the shower?
Was it Chereene, with a rope, in the garden?
Was it Michael de A., with a scalpel, behind the barbecue?
Was it Mike E., with a knife, in the grounds?
And there were four other suspects – can you identify them?
Who had darts, in the car-park?
Who had a wrench, in the hall?
Who had a Beretta, in the undergrowth?
And who had a scarf, in the extension?
--------- ---------- ----------
Answers to Vlogdance by Sunday December 18th, please. Good luck, all.