Friday, April 29, 2011

Friday Quiz-Arthurian Legend

All answers must be in the form of a question, answer in the comments, and no cheating. First person with all the correct answers or the most correct answers by Monday will get a coveted SciFi Media "no prize" button to display on their website.

This week's theme Arthurian Legend
Next week's theme Supernatural (tv show)

1.  This is the name of Arthur's Sword?
2.  These are the traditional two ways that he gets the above sword.
3.  This Marion Zimmer Bradley book took a femenist perspective to the legend. 
4.  This colorful Middle English poem spotlights Sir Gawain. 
5.  This Arthurian inspired musical includes the songs "Find Your Grail" and "Diva's Lament."

Bonus:  This author wrote the Merlin Trilogy.  The first book is The Crystal Cave.
Geek Cred:  He is the purest of Knights and is sometimes called the virgin knight. 
Bonus 2:  This Robert Redford movie is based upon the above knight. 
Geek Cred 2:  Later works combine the above Knight's legend with this son of Lacelot.
English Major bonus:  Author is given horns by Lancelot making him this bird based term. 




7 comments:

Pat Tillett said...

I think I know a few of these.
1. Excalibur
2. He pulled it from the rock, or it was handed to him by the Lady of the Lake
3. Avalon
4.
5.

Thanks all I got....

C R Ward said...

1. What is Excalibur?
2. What is from the Lady of the Lake and what is pulling it from a stone?
3. What is the Mists of Avalon?
4. What is Idylls of the King?
5. What is Spamalot?

Bonus: Who is Mary Stewart?
Geek Cred: Who is Galahad?

And as much of an Arthur geek as I am, I haven't a clue about the rest of them. :-)

DEZMOND said...

Budd, how do you like Starz' CAMELOT? I find it quite strange so far. The show is overly dark and unfocused, and some of the actors (mainly Arthur) are horrible. I'm quite surprised not to be amazed by a historical show, it never happened to me before :(

Budd said...

I haven't seen it as of yet. Don't have stars.

StuartOhQueue said...

1. Excalibur
2. From a Stone, From a Lake (the Lady)
3. "The Mists of Avalon"
4. "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
5. "Spamalot"

Geek Cred: Galahad
Geek Cred 2: Mordred

Budd said...

Stuart great job on the main questions and first GC. The second GC was actually percival. the bonuses were 1. Mary Stewart and 2. The Natural. EMB was Cuckold

Budd said...

CR-I am going to send a no prize your way as well as you got Mary Stewart right and that was probably a little more obscure than a bonus should be.