Blog Competition Results

Yet another interesting result. Only three entries recieved for the blog competition by the midnight wednesday deadline. Laura got off to a flier as the only person submitting answers section by section. She got to question 20 with NONE wrong. But then forgot to submit her answers to the last ten. Renee and Adele, on the other hand, left their entries till the last minute, but at least had a go at all thirty.

So which strategy triumphed?

Was Laura's flawless start good enough to hold off the fast finishing Adele and Renee?

Well no.

Answers (and scores) below:

1. What is an F-4 Phantom II? A fighter jet
Laura 1, Renee 1, Adele 1
2. Comic book hero The Phantom is also known as “The ghost who ….?” walks
Laura 1, Renee 1, Adele 1
3. A phantom who is characterised by physical disturbances such as loud banging and hurling objects is called a what? poltergeist
Laura 1, Renee 1, Adele 1
4. What is the Redback Theatre’s very own phantom called? Billy Bobbins
Laura 1, Renee 1/2, Adele 1
5. According to medical research, approximately 50-80% of amputees experience the sensation known as “phantom limb”. What does this involve? The physical feeling that the missing limb is in fact still there
Laura 1, Renee 1, Adele 1
6. The Phantom is a video games console that was being developed in competition with the X-Box 360 and PS3. The X-box and PS3 are available in stores now. When is the Phantom due to be released? Never, it's been cancelled
Laura 1, Renee 1, Adele 0
7. Phantom Planet perform the theme song for which popular tv show? The OC
Laura 1, Renee 1, Adele 1
8. The rare medical condition where a person or animal falsely exhibits the symptoms and behaviours of being pregnant, is known as what? Phantom pregnancy
Laura 1, Renee 1, Adele 1
9. Mrs. Muir falls in love with a phantom in which early 70s tv series? The ghost and Mrs Muir
Laura 1, Renee 1, Adele 1
10. The Phantom is a model of car manufactured by which famous company? Rolls Royce
Laura 1, Renee o, Adele 1
11. Written October 6, 1600, by Jacopo Peri, this is the oldest surviving opera score. It retells the story of the ancient greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Eurydice
Laura 1, Renee 1, Adele 1
12. Written by Richard Wagner, actually a series of four operas, telling the story of the hero Siegfried’s quest to retrieve a magical ring. The Ring of the Nibbelung (or any other variation of the spelling or language)
Laura 1, Renee 1, Adele 1
13. Written by Georges Bizet, tells the story of a gypsy woman who drives her soldier-lover insane when she abandons him for a bullfighter. Carmen
Laura 1, Renee 0, Adele 0
14. Written by Charles Gounod, tells the story of a man who, seeking love, makes a deal with Mephistopholes (the devil). Faust
Laura 1, Renee 1, Adele 1
15. Written by Giacomo Puccini, tells the story of a Japanese woman who falls in love and is then abandoned by a young American naval officer. Madame Butterfly
Laura 1, Renee 1, Adele 1
16. Also written by Giacomo Puccini, tells the story of a group of starving artists living together in Paris. La Boheme
Laura 1, Renee 1, Adele 1
17. Written by Gioacchino Rossini, a comic opera that features Figaro, a barber who specialises in making love-matches. The Baraber of Seville
Laura 1, Renee 1, Adele 1
18. Written by Amadeus Mozart, tells the story of two newlywed soldiers who make a (losing) bet with a third that their brides will remain faithful when they go off to war. Cosi Fan Tutte
Laura 1, Renee 0, Adele 1
19. Written by Richard Wagner, tells the story of a young man who falls in love with an Irish princess, who is engaged to his king. Faced with a choice of either betraying their lord, or denying their love, the pair commit suicide. Tristan und Isolde
Laura 1, Renee 1, Adele 1
20. Written by Amadeus Mozart, tells of the sequel to opera number 7 in this list. Figaro is to be wed, but his bride-to-be has attracted the attention of the Count. Together, Figaro, and the Countess must show the Count the error of his ways… The Marriage of Figaro
Laura 1, Renee 1, Adele 1
21. The Phantom of the Opera is a musical by which famous producer? Andrew Lloyd Webber
Laura 0, Renee 1, Adele 1
22. Name two other famous musicals by the same producer. Plenty - go look him up in wikipedia. But Cats, Sunset Boulevard, and Jesus Christ Superstar were the three identified
Laura 0, Renee 1, Adele 1
23. Frederici is a well-known Melbourne theatre identity. What is he famous for, and which theatre is he particularly associated with? Dying onstage (of a heart attack as, playing the devil in Faust, he descended into hell below the stage) and consequently haunting the Princess Theatre
Laura 0, Renee 1/2, Adele 1
24. What theatre will we be seeing The Phantom of the Opera at? The Princess Theatre (ooooh spooky!)
Laura 0, Renee 1, Adele 1
25. The Phantom of the Opera was adapted from a novel written by who? Gaston Leroux
Laura 0, Renee 1, Adele 1
26. Who will play the part of the Phantom in the Melbourne shows this year? Anthony Warlow
Laura 0, Renee 1, Adele 1
27. What serious health problem did he have to overcome in the course of his career? Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma
Laura 0, Renee 1, Adele 1/2
28. The original novel was published between September 23, 1909, and January 8, 1910. How is this possible? It was published as a serialization, in episodes.
Laura 0, Renee 1, Adele 1
29. In January 2006, The Phantom of the Opera overtook Cats to hold what Broadway record? Longest running broadway show
Laura 0, Renee 1, Adele 1
30. Watch this clip from 70s BBC sitcom “Some mothers do ’ave ’em”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZyUaA2ulCs&mode=related&search= What is the link between this show and The Phantom of the Opera? The actor (Michael Crawford) playing the lead role of Frank Spencer, played the Phantom in the original cast of the musical
Laura 0, Renee 0, Adele 1

FINAL SCORES:
Laura: 20
Renee: 25
Adele: 27.5