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Stephen King Sheep!!

  • 14-07-2019 11:48pm
    #1
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,133 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    So you've all had a Harry Potter themed Peehs, which was excellently run by our native tusk :D

    But now, it's time to

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    And move on to some

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    Yes that's right it's
    Sheep - The Stephen King Edition!!!

    Now, for this one I'm going to run it in sections, to test your knowledge of the master of horror.

    We will have 20 questions, with a number of different categories!

    The rules are simple - the highest scoring answer is the Sheep!

    As this is now a Sheep game, research is permitted :)

    And the categories:

    Category 1: The Dark Tower - King's Magnum Opus

    1. Name a gunslinger that features in the volume Wizard and Glass.
    2. Name a member of Roland's ka-tet.
    3. Name another Stephen King novel referenced in any of the volumes.
    4. Name a villain in any of the volumes.
    5. Name one of the books in the series.

    Category 2: The Epics

    1. Name a member of Randall Flagg's group in The Stand
    2. Name a member of The Loser's Club in the novel IT
    3. Name a form the being IT takes in the novel IT
    4. Name one of the 26 survivors in the novel Under The Dome
    5. Name a character who was made a vampire in the novel Salem's Lot

    Category 3: Castle Rock

    1. Name an item purchased from the shop Needful Things
    2. Name a prisoner in the novella, Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption
    3. Name a sheriff of Castle Rock
    4. Name a character killed by a certain rabid St. Bernard in the novel Cujo
    5. Name one of the children who discovers the body of Ray Browers in the novella, The Body

    Category 4: General Stephen King Knowledge

    1. Name an adaptation of a Stephen King novel since 2010 to present
    2. Name an adaptation of a Stephen King novel that Stephen King himself features in
    3. Stephen King once used a pseudonym known as Richard Bachman - name one of the books or novellas written under that name.
    4. Stephen King has co-written a number of novels - name one.
    5. Stephen King has also written 15 compilations of short stories and novellas - name one.


    Entries are open until Monday, 22nd July at 23.59pm. Reveal will take place Tuesday 23rd July (basically suiting my work schedule :P)

    For new players: Simply PM me a list of your answers to enter. You can enter as many times as you like, but only your most recent entry will be considered as your answers.

    This might be a bit niche for some, but I tried to balance the game as much as I could for the casuals along with giving the hardcore fans some testing questions :)

    Best of luck folks!


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Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,941 ✭✭✭osh


    Hmm think I'll be battling the wooden spoon again. My knowledge of Stephen King is pretty much limited to the movies I've seen


  • Posts: 18,749 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    I think I will have to stay out of this one! Don't think I can answer one question!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,941 ✭✭✭wally79


    Yeah bit too specific for me

    Any more general knowledge ones?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,882 ✭✭✭tusk


    Few points that will make life easier.

    Please send your answers in the PM as an unnumbered list. Don't add the question itself.

    And double/triple check you've answered all questions :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,965 ✭✭✭Clarabel


    Maine, that's all I know


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  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,133 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    wally79 wrote: »
    Yeah bit too specific for me

    Any more general knowledge ones?

    If people like I can add a fifth category purely based on adaptations?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,882 ✭✭✭tusk


    just submitted, but I can resubmit if the questions change. I have zero chance so...


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    Submitted. Probably the wooden spoon for me. People who know less just won't enter. I know a little, but even for novels that I've read, my memory for details is crap, so I'm not expecting much here.


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,133 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Hmmm... if I flipped the competition and made it a Sheep with research allowed would that be more or less interesting to people?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,882 ✭✭✭tusk


    Necro wrote: »
    Hmmm... if I flipped the competition and made it a Sheep with research allowed would that be more or less interesting to people?

    I'd be down with that, but I wouldn't want to take away the chance of winning a peehs or the fun of the reveal from those who actually know a lot about the subject haha.

    Maybe two separate goes? Sheep in a couple of weeks?


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  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,133 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Nah, executive decision based off feedback thus far :)

    Please note the game has been changed to a Sheep, with research permitted :D

    Anyone who has already entered is free to re-enter naturally!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,882 ✭✭✭tusk


    Sweet!

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,421 ✭✭✭✭Rikand


    osh wrote: »
    Hmm think I'll be battling the wooden spoon again. My knowledge of Stephen King is pretty much limited to the movies I've seen

    All of Stephens biggest movies listed there

    IT, Shawshank, stand by me, the stand, to name but a few


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,941 ✭✭✭osh


    Rikand wrote: »
    All of Stephens biggest movies listed there

    IT, Shawshank, stand by me, the stand, to name but a few

    Ah yeah I'd know some alright, though probably the more obvious answers.

    First category I wouldn't get anything probably.

    Also never seen the stand, is it good?


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,133 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    osh wrote: »
    Ah yeah I'd know some alright, though probably the more obvious answers.

    First category I wouldn't get anything probably.

    Also never seen the stand, is it good?

    It's about as good as can be expected for a low budget TV production tbh. I quite like it!

    If you have a spare six hours (or break it into parts) and like your post apocalyptic stuff it's well worth a watch imo.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,882 ✭✭✭tusk


    osh wrote: »
    Ah yeah I'd know some alright, though probably the more obvious answers.

    First category I wouldn't get anything probably.

    Also never seen the stand, is it good?

    Don't bother watching it, it's decent enough, but hasn't aged well.

    The book is incredible. BUT the audible is amazing. The narrator does the characters so much justice, one of the best audio's i've ever listened to.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,882 ✭✭✭tusk


    Also, it's getting remade :D


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,133 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Second tusk on the audio book. It's fcuking amazing.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,728 ✭✭✭✭TheValeyard


    Am I the only one who liked the film version of The Dark Tower?

    All eyes on Kursk. Slava Ukraini.



  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,133 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Am I the only one who liked the film version of The Dark Tower?

    It was grand, if you seperate the novels from the movie completely :D


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,882 ✭✭✭tusk


    Am I the only one who liked the film version of The Dark Tower?

    I had just finished the first book when it came out (I actually only started the book because the movie was coming out)

    After all the ****e it got I never bothered watching it.


  • Posts: 18,749 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Ahh I may give this a go now!
    Sorry didn't mean to put you off your game.....


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,133 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    bubblypop wrote: »
    Ahh I may give this a go now!
    Sorry didn't mean to put you off your game.....

    Not at all, I realised not everyone was as big an SK nerd as me is all :pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,421 ✭✭✭✭Rikand


    Necro wrote: »
    Not at all, I realised not everyone was as big an SK nerd as me is all :pac:

    Not everyone is a harry potter nerd but some of us still gave it a go lol ;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,941 ✭✭✭wally79


    Rikand wrote: »
    Not everyone is a harry potter nerd but some of us still gave it a go lol ;)

    In fairness Harry Potter trivia would be slightly more mainstream than most of Stephen Kings work outside of the movie versions of it, the shining, misery etc.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,442 ✭✭✭Choc Chip


    I have all his books on audible - I love him. Thanks Necro, love this category!!

    Btw, I find it so weird that Harry Potter is more mainstream than Stephen King!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71,799 ✭✭✭✭Ted_YNWA


    Ah fekk, now I am tempted it is Sheep


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,133 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Choc Chip wrote: »
    I have all his books on audible - I love him. Thanks Necro, love this category!!

    Btw, I find it so weird that Harry Potter is more mainstream than Stephen King!

    Sadly tis true :(

    HP books alone have sold over 500 million copies worldwide, King and his library only 350 million (still ridiculously impressive though)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,882 ✭✭✭tusk


    If you want reach, you gotta include the kiddos lads. Remember that for your own books :P


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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,442 ✭✭✭Choc Chip


    tusk wrote: »
    If you want reach, you gotta include the kiddos lads. Remember that for your own books :P

    I really didn't get the hype about HP when it came out - there was loads of stuff in YA that was already out and was just as good, if not better.

    Then Twilight became big and I just gave up on trying to figure people out at all.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,882 ✭✭✭tusk


    Choc Chip wrote: »
    I really didn't get the hype about HP when it came out - there was loads of stuff in YA that was already out and was just as good, if not better.

    Then Twilight became big and I just gave up on trying to figure people out at all.

    I had little to no interest in HP as they came out.

    But Mrs. Tusk became addicted to it, so she watched it religiously. Sometimes even getting through the whole series in a week. I became addicted too. Then we got the audiobooks and turns out they are fantastic.

    Everything I liked about the movies is expanded on and much deeper in the books.

    Twilight can go **** itself.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,442 ✭✭✭Choc Chip


    tusk wrote: »
    Everything I liked about the movies is expanded on and much deeper in the books.

    I went on a big rant here about previous YA authors who came earlier and I felt were better, but it's totally off-topic. :o I'll just say that the HP books at least make sense. The movies miss out entire pieces that screw up the narrative. :P

    Entry to King Sheep in. :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,882 ✭✭✭tusk


    Choc Chip wrote: »
    I went on a big rant here about previous YA authors who came earlier and I felt were better, but it's totally off-topic. :o I'll just say that the HP books at least make sense. The movies miss out entire pieces that screw up the narrative. :P

    Entry to King Sheep in. :)
    Link to rant? :)


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,133 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    4 entries so far, this may indeed be a bit niche lol.

    Let's see how it goes till the deadline anyways :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,882 ✭✭✭tusk


    whoa. I would have expected a good few more than that


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,468 ✭✭✭Ectoplasm


    Necro wrote: »
    4 entries so far, this may indeed be a bit niche lol.

    Let's see how it goes till the deadline anyways :)

    Think there has been a lot on. I forgot this was running!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,468 ✭✭✭Ectoplasm


    Ectoplasm wrote: »
    Think there has been a lot on. I forgot this was running!

    Also didn't realise it was sheep now. Wouldn't have been able to answer for peehs. Will submit an entry when home later.


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    Yes, bless Google!


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,133 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Ok so folks I'm gonna hold off on this one for a while as there's only been 5 entrants. Not the most popular topic it seems but sure that's fine :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,176 ✭✭✭✭sammyjo90


    Necro wrote: »
    Ok so folks I'm gonna hold off on this one for a while as there's only been 5 entrants. Not the most popular topic it seems but sure that's fine :)

    I'll play if its still open?
    Been wanting to sign up for one of these games for ages! Was looking at the marvel peehs and saw your comment about this one, King is the man!


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  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,133 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    sammyjo90 wrote:
    I'll play if its still open? Been wanting to sign up for one of these games for ages! Was looking at the marvel peehs and saw your comment about this one, King is the man!

    Yeah sign ups are open till I get ten or so players to make things at least slightly interesting :)


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,133 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Maybe a mod could put sign ups OPEN tag on this again and we will see if we can get this bad boy off the ground after all these months...


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    Woot!


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,133 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Just looking through my PMs... errr....

    I'm gonna need new answers from those who entered previously, they appear to have been deleted when I mass cleared my PMs recently :o


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 711 ✭✭✭Three More Big Sleeps


    Necro wrote: »
    Just looking through my PMs... errr....

    I'm gonna need new answers from those who entered previously, they appear to have been deleted when I mass cleared my PMs recently :o

    Maybe rebrand it as a PEEHS, Necro?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 711 ✭✭✭Three More Big Sleeps


    Either way, I'm in.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    Maybe rebrand it as a PEEHS, Necro?

    Oof, would need much easier questions to be a PEEHS. I'm a King fan and I wouldn't be able to do this as a PEEHS due to the lack of google (especially for one or two of The Dark Tower questions in my case anyway).

    I think it would have to be a SHEEP.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 711 ✭✭✭Three More Big Sleeps


    Oof... especially for one or two of The Dark Tower questions in my case anyway

    Did you resist King's fantasy folly, Geordi? I did, for years. Hated "The Gunslinger" in '82 or '83 and didn't revisit it for nearly a decade. "The Drawing Of The Three" is a masterclass in King's ability for back-story.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    Did you resist King's fantasy folly, Geordi? I did, for years. Hated "The Gunslinger" in '82 or '83 and didn't revisit it for nearly a decade. "The Drawing Of The Three" is a masterclass in King's ability for back-story.

    I do intend to read The Dark Tower at some point, but it's not high up on my reading list at the moment. I will get around to it at some point I'm sure.

    While I do enjoy a good series of novels from time to time, I'm usually more drawn to stand-alone novels, which is probably why I haven't gotten around to it yet.


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,133 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Necro wrote: »
    Just looking through my PMs... errr....

    I'm gonna need new answers from those who entered previously, they appear to have been deleted when I mass cleared my PMs recently :o

    Actually scratch that I still have the answers on the sheepulator.

    I have entries from

    quickbeam
    Choc Chip
    osh

    So 3 players for now woop woop!!


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