Death of Sleep : Trivia

[Lily]

Well, this was originally posted two months ago and the life chat was very successful.
Let's see if anyone would like to have a go at a now multiple choise trivia

In honour of our forthcoming live chat with Jody Lyn Nye, we're going to do some trivia and puzzles on one of her co-authored books

Here's the first one. Look out for some smaller puzzles soon

TRIVIA: Copy the thread and answer what you can

1..What noise drove Lunzie to distraction but later she found conducive to sleep

Her cabin mate snoring
The engines of the space carrier Nellie Mine
Rats nibbling crumbs under the table
The soft shuffle of footsteps in the corridor

2..Why did Fiona unpack Lunzie’s duffels 3 times

To try and stop her leaving and show her displeasure
Fiona wanted Lunzie to use a leather suitcase
She didnt approve of the way Lunzie did it
Fiona wanted the duffel for herself


3..Who was in the escape capsule with Lunzie when she had to leave NellieMine in a hurry

The gardners, whose clothing smelt rather of the farmyard
The Captain and First Officer
Her personal assistant
No one, she was alone

4..How long was Lunzie in cryogenic/cold sleep the first time

11 years
62 years
16 weeks
23 years

5..Lunzie had a choice of accommodation at Astris Alexandria. What did she take (chose one)
A quad dormitory sharing with a weft trio
A space in a double room
A room in a 6 room suite
A room in a 3 share apartment

6..What was Fiona’s baby name for Lunzie

Un-Ee
Mom
Mummy
MaMa

7..What caused the decks and bulkheads to vibrate aboard “Nellie Mine”

They were hit by an asteroid
An army of Theks in a hurry
The engines going into turbo drive
The engine of the space carrier Nellie Mine

8..What is a turbovator

A rocket powered escape capsule
An elevator
A dangerous animal kept in the lower decks used for waste disposal

9..What made Miner Illin Romsey find Lunzie’s escape capsule

an emergency beacon
a SOS signal
A thek
A dust trail from the engines

10..What was the only thing Lunzie took with her on evacuation from Nellie Mine

a toothbrush
Fiona's photo/hologram
The papers she was working on at the time
her mobile phone

11..Where were insomniacs, natural nocturnals, those passing time between classes, to be found

Mooching around the streets
Watching the universities Tri-D at night
Studying in the library
In the recretion centre

12..Why did a young officer aboard Ban Sidhe call Lunzie a Jonah

She had been swallowed by a whale
He thought she had had unusual bad luck
Lunzie had got very fat
She had had two sessions in deep sleep following a space accident

13..What did Lunzie have to spend six hours a day doing

Exercises, meditations, and practice of concentration for Discipline
sleeping
Wearing an oxygen mask
Studying for greater medical knowledge

14..Who are Lars, Dougal, Melanie

Fiona's children and Lunzie's grandchildren
Crew members of the first ship she went into space with
people she was marooned with after a space accident
Stars of her favouriteTri-D movie

15.. Who lived at Shaygo

The Heavy Worlders
Captail Aelock
Home base for the crew of space ships
Lunzie's family - Melanie


16…Who is Lunzie’s daughter and how old was she when Lunzie left her

Fiona, she was 14
Lona, she was 6
Qinada, she was 21
Melanie, she was 11


17..What is a bod bird

a flightless bird with a long beak
A thingime mcwhatsit with no apparent use
A strange man Lunzie met on Ireta
A small medical scanner that requires no hands to use

18..What was special about Lona

She was the only granddaughter
She was the only member of Lunzie's family with any gumption
She looked like Fiona
She had red hair


19…What is a groundcar and what is its special ability

A robot taxi with no driver you could program into, with voice control
It travelled underground
It is a bean, with special dietry requirements
You could speak any language to it


20..What peace-inducing hum was the reason for so few mutinies on delivery runs with the Descartes Mining Corp

It was deliberate, in order to keep the crew calm
A recording of whale music, playing all the time
They encouraged the crew to sing
The engines of the space carrier, Nellie Mine

AND: A question everyone can answer:

Lunzie uses the expression “Muhlah!” at frequent intervals. What do you think she meant?

[Busty Bar Wench]

Lily, I hope you didn't think Busty wasn't going to spot this. :devil:

1..What noise drove Lunzie to distraction but later she found conducive to sleep

The bedroom olympics in the next cabin. Tsk tsk.

2..Why did Fiona unpack Lunzie’s duffels 3 times

Because her mother doesn't know how to pack duffels.

3..Who was in the escape capsule with Lunzie when she had to leave NellieMine in a hurry

Darth Vader. He's her father you know.

4..How long was Lunzie in cryogenic/cold sleep the first time

42.

5..Lunzie had a choice of accommodation at Astris Alexandria. What did she take (chose one)

A room at the local mental asylum.

6..What was Fiona’s baby name for Lunzie

Get here you.... Ahem.

7..What caused the decks and bulkheads to vibrate aboard “Nellie Mine”

Oh there are sooooo many things I could say here. But I would get edited if not banned for what I really want to say. *snicker*

8..What is a turbovator

A coffee machine.

9..What made Miner Illin Romsey find Lunzie’s escape capsule

Greed.

10..What was the only thing Lunzie took with her on evacuation from Nellie Mine

Her dignity.

11..Where were insomniacs, natural nocturnals, those passing time between classes, to be found

Asleep in their cabins.

12..Why did a young officer aboard Ban Sidhe call Lunzie a Jonah

Cos she was the size of a whale. Put those harpoons down right now.

13..What did Lunzie have to spend six hours a day doing

Reading Anne McCaffrey books.

14..Who are Lars, Dougal, Melanie

Lunzie's many lovers.

15.. Who lived at Shaygo

Sassinak.

16…Who is Lunzie’s daughter and how old was she when Lunzie left her

Damia. She was sent to live with Lunzie's mum when she was five. Or was that another book? ;)

17..What is a bod bird

A bedroom olympics android.

18..What was special about Lona

She was a hermophrodite.

19…What is a groundcar and what is its special ability

These are cars that are already smashed up. So you don't have to worry about the panel work.

20..What peace-inducing hum was the reason for so few mutinies on delivery runs with the Descartes Mining Corp

Thek conversation. After all who has time to fight when they have to spend a week waiting for a Thek to finish its sentence?

21..What did Lunzie do for Lona

Well you see she was a doctor. So she "fixed" Lona's little problem.

22…What happened to Lunzie and Captain Aelock at Colchie’s Cabana

They fell in love, got married and had 12 kids.

23…What important mission did Aelock give Lunzie

He said, "Gimme some kids." So she did.

24..Where did Lunzie find Toli Alopa, a Weft detective

In a locker at the railway station. (A Get Smart reference for those of us who remember.)

25…Why did Lunzie arrange to meet Quinada in the ladies lounge after the official part of the reception was over

Lunzie thought Quinada was cute and was sick of Aelock.

26…What was Ambrosia

A contraceptive drug.

27…What was the BOQ, where Lunzie booked to spend some time

Boys Of Quinada. She was a brothel madam.

28…What did Lunzie and Trizein make on Ireta to help the crew relax

They made whoopee.

29…How did the Heavy Worlders try to get rid of the rest of the group on Ireta

They tried to give them suppositories.

30..What was the code word associated with the message Lunzie gave Coromel

Exterminate. (Said in the tone of a Dalek)

31…How was Zebara able to convince the pirates that a previously unknown virus was killing his crew on Ambrosia

Well gee. He lied.

32…How did the Light Weights escape the heavy worlders on Ireta and where did they hide

They escaped in the Millenium Falcon and hid on an asteroid that actually turned out to be a space creatures.

33…What long term measures did the Light weight crew of the shuttle exploring Ireta take to ensure their safety from the Heavy Worlders

They instructed the Golden Fliers to drop rocks on the Heavy World camp. (Okay kids, what book was that from?)

34…What did the Heavy Worlders do on Ireta that shocked the rest of the team

They danced.

AND: A question everyone can answer:

Lunzie uses the expression “Muhlah!” at frequent intervals. What do you think she meant?

DRAGONPOO!

[Keita]

:blush: I couldn't answer over half of them! :blush:

[Lily]

How about answering what you can then?

[Keita]

1..What noise drove Lunzie to distraction but later she found conducive to sleep
Don't know

2..Why did Fiona unpack Lunzie’s duffels 3 times
Can't remember

3..Who was in the escape capsule with Lunzie when she had to leave NellieMine in a hurry
She was alone in it

4..How long was Lunzie in cryogenic/cold sleep the first time
76 years?

5..Lunzie had a choice of accommodation at Astris Alexandria. What did she take (chose one)
A room in a 3 share apartment

6..What was Fiona’s baby name for Lunzie
:blush: Can't remember

7..What caused the decks and bulkheads to vibrate aboard “Nellie Mine”
I don't know

8..What is a turbovator
An elevator?

9..What made Miner Illin Romsey find Lunzie’s escape capsule
A Thek guided him to her

10..What was the only thing Lunzie took with her on evacuation from Nellie Mine
A picture of Fiona

11..Where were insomniacs, natural nocturnals, those passing time between classes, to be found
With the Gang?

12..Why did a young officer aboard Ban Sidhe call Lunzie a Jonah
Becuase she'd been involved in 2 space accidents

13..What did Lunzie have to spend six hours a day doing
Practicing Discipline

14..Who are Lars, Dougal, Melanie
Lunzie's descendants

15.. Who lived at Shaygo
Don't know

16…Who is Lunzie’s daughter and how old was she when Lunzie left her
Fiona, 13

17..What is a bod bird
A portable medical scanning device that could hover on its own

18..What was special about Lona
She has Lunzie's itchy feet

19…What is a groundcar and what is its special ability
Can't remember

20..What peace-inducing hum was the reason for so few mutinies on delivery runs with the Descartes Mining Corp
Don't know

21..What did Lunzie do for Lona
She gave her the money to join a colony?

22…What happened to Lunzie and Captain Aelock at Colchie’s Cabana
They were almost blown up?

23…What important mission did Aelock give Lunzie
She had to take a data thingy to an Admiral Coromel and give him a password

24..Where did Lunzie find Toli Alopa, a Weft detective
Can't remember

25…Why did Lunzie arrange to meet Quinada in the ladies lounge after the official part of the reception was over
She wanted to get away from her alive

26…What was Ambrosia
A new planet

27…What was the BOQ, where Lunzie booked to spend some time
Can't remember

28…What did Lunzie and Trizein make on Ireta to help the crew relax
Moonshine

29…How did the Heavy Worlders try to get rid of the rest of the group on Ireta
By leaving them in the path of a stampede

30..What was the code word associated with the message Lunzie gave Coromel
It's Ambrosia

31…How was Zebara able to convince the pirates that a previously unknown virus was killing his crew on Ambrosia
By having Lunzie hipnotise Polili

32…How did the Light Weights escape the heavy worlders on Ireta and where did they hide
One of the kids freed them. They flew the ship to a cave and went into cold sleep

33…What long term measures did the Light weight crew of the shuttle exploring Ireta take to ensure their safety from the Heavy Worlders
They went into cold sleep

34…What did the Heavy Worlders do on Ireta that shocked the rest of the team
They hunted and ate raw meat

AND: A question everyone can answer:

Lunzie uses the expression “Muhlah!” at frequent intervals. What do you think she meant?[/QUOTE]

Like busty said, Dragonpoo. :evil:

[Brenda]

1.What noise drove Lunzie to distraction but later she found conducive to sleep
The noise of the ship's engines

2..Why did Fiona unpack Lunzie’s duffels 3 times
She was trying to get her not to leave

3..Who was in the escape capsule with Lunzie when she had to leave NellieMine in a hurry

4..How long was Lunzie in cryogenic/cold sleep the first time
60 years

5..Lunzie had a choice of accommodation at Astris Alexandria. What did she take (chose one)
A quad dormitory sharing with a weft trio A space in a double room
A room in a 6 room suite
A room in a 3 share apartment

6..What was Fiona’s baby name for Lunzie
Mama

7..What caused the decks and bulkheads to vibrate aboard “Nellie Mine”
The ship's engines

8..What is a turbovator
It's something like an elevator and something like a turbolift!

9..What made Miner Illin Romsey find Lunzie’s escape capsule
It showed up as salvage

10..What was the only thing Lunzie took with her on evacuation from Nellie Mine
Her medkit

11..Where were insomniacs, natural nocturnals, those passing time between classes, to be found

12..Why did a young officer aboard Ban Sidhe call Lunzie a Jonah
Because she had been in several ships that had had accidents.

13..What did Lunzie have to spend six hours a day doing
Practicing Discipline

14..Who are Lars, Dougal, Melanie

15.. Who lived at Shaygo

16…Who is Lunzie’s daughter and how old was she when Lunzie left her
Fiona - 14 years old

17..What is a bod bird
A medical device - a small scanner that hovers, so the doctor has hands free

18..What was special about Lona

19…What is a groundcar and what is its special ability

20..What peace-inducing hum was the reason for so few mutinies on delivery runs with the Descartes Mining Corp
The machines processing ore

21..What did Lunzie do for Lona

22…What happened to Lunzie and Captain Aelock at Colchie’s Cabana
They were attacked

23…What important mission did Aelock give Lunzie

24..Where did Lunzie find Toli Alopa, a Weft detective

25…Why did Lunzie arrange to meet Quinada in the ladies lounge after the official part of the reception was over
So she would have time to escape

26…What was Ambrosia
First, a secret code word; later, a newly discovered planet

27…What was the BOQ, where Lunzie booked to spend some time

28…What did Lunzie and Trizein make on Ireta to help the crew relax
Liquor!

29…How did the Heavy Worlders try to get rid of the rest of the group on Ireta
Locked them in the dome and stampeded a herd of dinosaurs down upon them

30..What was the code word associated with the message Lunzie gave Coromel
Ambrosia

31…How was Zebara able to convince the pirates that a previously unknown virus was killing his crew on Ambrosia
Good acting, images and data drawn up by Lunzie, hypnotism to make the person reporting believe that they were really sick

32…How did the Light Weights escape the heavy worlders on Ireta and where did they hide
Used Discipline to break out of the dome, hid in the shuttle, later flew the shuttle and hid it in a cave

33…What long term measures did the Light weight crew of the shuttle exploring Ireta take to ensure their safety from the Heavy Worlders
Went into cold sleep to avoid detection

34…What did the Heavy Worlders do on Ireta that shocked the rest of the team
Started brutally hunting down animals and eating their flesh

AND: A question everyone can answer:

Lunzie uses the expression “Muhlah!” at frequent intervals. What do you think she meant?
"Good grief!"

[Lily]

C'mon! Have a go

[Nefermiw]

1..What noise drove Lunzie to distraction but later she found conducive to sleep

Her cabin mate snoring
The engines of the space carrier Nellie Mine
Rats nibbling crumbs under the table
The soft shuffle of footsteps in the corridor

2..Why did Fiona unpack Lunzie’s duffels 3 times

To try and stop her leaving and show her displeasure
Fiona wanted Lunzie to use a leather suitcase
She didnt approve of the way Lunzie did it
Fiona wanted the duffel for herself


3..Who was in the escape capsule with Lunzie when she had to leave NellieMine in a hurry

The gardners, whose clothing smelt rather of the farmyard
The Captain and First Officer
Her personal assistant
No one, she was alone

4..How long was Lunzie in cryogenic/cold sleep the first time

11 years
62 years
16 weeks
23 years

5..Lunzie had a choice of accommodation at Astris Alexandria. What did she take (chose one)
A quad dormitory sharing with a weft trio
A space in a double room
A room in a 6 room suite
A room in a 3 share apartment

6..What was Fiona’s baby name for Lunzie

Un-Ee
Mom
Mummy
MaMa

7..What caused the decks and bulkheads to vibrate aboard “Nellie Mine”

They were hit by an asteroid
An army of Theks in a hurry
The engines going into turbo drive
The engine of the space carrier Nellie Mine

8..What is a turbovator

A rocket powered escape capsule
An elevator
A dangerous animal kept in the lower decks used for waste disposal

9..What made Miner Illin Romsey find Lunzie’s escape capsule

an emergency beacon
a SOS signal
A thek
A dust trail from the engines

10..What was the only thing Lunzie took with her on evacuation from Nellie Mine

a toothbrush
Fiona's photo/hologram
The papers she was working on at the time
her mobile phone

11..Where were insomniacs, natural nocturnals, those passing time between classes, to be found

Mooching around the streets
Watching the universities Tri-D at night
Studying in the library
In the recretion centre

12..Why did a young officer aboard Ban Sidhe call Lunzie a Jonah

She had been swallowed by a whale
He thought she had had unusual bad luck
Lunzie had got very fat
She had had two sessions in deep sleep following a space accident

13..What did Lunzie have to spend six hours a day doing

Exercises, meditations, and practice of concentration for Discipline
sleeping
Wearing an oxygen mask
Studying for greater medical knowledge

14..Who are Lars, Dougal, Melanie

Fiona's children and Lunzie's grandchildren
Crew members of the first ship she went into space with
people she was marooned with after a space accident
Stars of her favouriteTri-D movie

15.. Who lived at Shaygo

The Heavy Worlders
Captail Aelock
Home base for the crew of space ships
Lunzie's family - Melanie


16…Who is Lunzie’s daughter and how old was she when Lunzie left her

Fiona, she was 14
Lona, she was 6
Qinada, she was 21
Melanie, she was 11


17..What is a bod bird

a flightless bird with a long beak
A thingime mcwhatsit with no apparent use
A strange man Lunzie met on Ireta
A small medical scanner that requires no hands to use

18..What was special about Lona

She was the only granddaughter
She was the only member of Lunzie's family with any gumption
She looked like Fiona
She had red hair


19…What is a groundcar and what is its special ability

A robot taxi with no driver you could program into, with voice control
It travelled underground
It is a bean, with special dietry requirements
You could speak any language to it


20..What peace-inducing hum was the reason for so few mutinies on delivery runs with the Descartes Mining Corp

It was deliberate, in order to keep the crew calm
A recording of whale music, playing all the time
They encouraged the crew to sing
The engines of the space carrier, Nellie Mine

AND: A question everyone can answer:

Lunzie uses the expression “Muhlah!” at frequent intervals. What do you think she meant?

It's an exclamation. She could have said Oh My God! or WOW!, but it could be that Muhlah! is a subtle hint that money is more important than religion at this time.

I finished reading Death of Sleep the other day, but I'm still not sure about my answers to some of them. :erm:

Some of the options were so funny that I almost answered them for the fun of it. :D

[Nefermiw]

Why are there only 20 questions now? I can see that Brenda and Attraio got to answer more? :confused:

[Lily]

!!!!! Didnt I put them all in!!!!!!

Nefermiw, you can answer the rest by yourself if you like, but I'll have a look at putting in multiple choice. Tomorrow.

[Lily]

That's funny! I thought I had edited the original set of questions?
Where did the rest go?

Never mind. Nefermiw you did pretty good!

[Lily]

1.What noise drove Lunzie to distraction but later she found conducive to sleep
The noise of the ship's engines

2..Why did Fiona unpack Lunzie’s duffels 3 times
She was trying to get her not to leave

3..Who was in the escape capsule with Lunzie when she had to leave NellieMine in a hurry She was alone

4..How long was Lunzie in cryogenic/cold sleep the first time
62 years

5..Lunzie had a choice of accommodation at Astris Alexandria. What did she take (chose one)
A room in a 3 share apartment

6..What was Fiona’s baby name for Lunzie
Mama

7..What caused the decks and bulkheads to vibrate aboard “Nellie Mine”
The ship's engines

8..What is a turbovator
an elevator

9..What made Miner Illin Romsey find Lunzie’s escape capsule
A Thek

10..What was the only thing Lunzie took with her on evacuation from Nellie Mine
Fiona's photograph/hologram

11..Where were insomniacs, natural nocturnals, those passing time between classes, to be found Watching the Universities Tri-D at night

12..Why did a young officer aboard Ban Sidhe call Lunzie a Jonah
She had had two sessions in cold sleep following a space accident

13..What did Lunzie have to spend six hours a day doing
Exercises, meditations and practice of concentration for Discipline

14..Who are Lars, Dougal, Melanie Fiona's children, Lunzie's grandchildren
15.. Who lived at Shaygo Lunzies family – Melanie

16…Who is Lunzie’s daughter and how old was she when Lunzie left her
Fiona - 14 years old

17..What is a bod bird
A medical device - a small scanner that hovers, so the doctor has hands free

18..What was special about Lona
She was the only one of Lunzies family with any gumption

19…What is a groundcar and what is its special ability
A robot taxi with no driver you could program your destination into, with voice control. It would also give you a travel guide unless you told it not to

20..What peace-inducing hum was the reason for so few mutinies on delivery runs with the Descartes Mining Corp
(The engine of the space carrier Nellie Mine

21..What did Lunzie do for Lona
Gave her money to join a mining colony and buy a stake


22…What happened to Lunzie and Captain Aelock at Colchie’s Cabana
They were attacked by an asssassin

23…What important mission did Aelock give Lunzie
To take a message to Coromel


24..Where did Lunzie find Toli Alopa, a Weft detective
In a book plaque


25…Why did Lunzie arrange to meet Quinada in the ladies lounge after the official part of the reception was over
Supposedly to “exchange favours” “share warmth” in exchange for her life

26…What was Ambrosia
First, a secret code word; later, a newly discovered planet

27…What was the BOQ, where Lunzie booked to spend some time
Bachelor Officers Quarters
28…What did Lunzie and Trizein make on Ireta to help the crew relax
Liquor!

29…How did the Heavy Worlders try to get rid of the rest of the group on Ireta
Locked them in the dome and stampeded a herd of dinosaurs down upon them

30..What was the code word associated with the message Lunzie gave Coromel
It's Ambrosia

31…How was Zebara able to convince the pirates that a previously unknown virus was killing his crew on Ambrosia
By saying it became active during the warm season

32…How did the Light Weights escape the heavy worlders on Ireta and where did they hide
Used Discipline to break out of the dome, hid in the shuttle, later flew the shuttle and hid it in a cave

33…What long term measures did the Light weight crew of the shuttle exploring Ireta take to ensure their safety from the Heavy Worlders
Went into cold sleep to avoid detection

34…What did the Heavy Worlders do on Ireta that shocked the rest of the team
Started brutally hunting down animals and eating their flesh

AND: A question everyone can answer:

Lunzie uses the expression “Muhlah!” at frequent intervals. What do you think she meant?

[Lily]

Here are all the answers
Thank you to those who took part

(runs off to check on an answer - to find a weft detective in a book plaque sounds very odd!!! And of course, I find I did not mark the page numbers from the book as I made the questions!!)