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Vintage Geek: The Quiz Book: Over 1000 intriguing questions and fascinating answers for nerds of all ages [Pehme köide]

  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 336 pages, kõrgus x laius: 198x129 mm
  • Ilmumisaeg: 10-Oct-2019
  • Kirjastus: September Publishing
  • ISBN-10: 1912836025
  • ISBN-13: 9781912836024
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  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 336 pages, kõrgus x laius: 198x129 mm
  • Ilmumisaeg: 10-Oct-2019
  • Kirjastus: September Publishing
  • ISBN-10: 1912836025
  • ISBN-13: 9781912836024
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The ultimate quiz book for old school nerds, Vintage Geek celebrates a splendid selection of 20th-century fandoms, from Fifties' sci fi cinema, Sixties' Star Trek and Seventies' Stephen King to Eighties' actioners, Nineties' Batman 'toons and more.

 

- What does the sign say on the gate of Kananga's crocodile farm?

- What's the first Thing Mary Jane Watson ever said to Peter Parker?

- Why does Robby the Robot rarely partake of Altair IV's high oxygen content?

 

No matter what we're into, geeks of the world share a few common traits: intense and unconditional enthusiasm and the relentless urge to know, and then prove we know, every last thing about the objects of our affection.

With a foreword from Simpsons writer Mike Reiss, Vintage Geek additionally features a fabulous fifty celebrity-penned questions from the likes of Mark Hamill, John Carpenter, George Takei, Sam Neill, Mark Millar, Tom Savini, Pat Mills, Yeardley Smith and Sam J. Jones. Vintage Geek is here to chew bubblegum and assess the limits of your trivia knowledge and it's all out of bubblegum!



Tricky questions and rambling answers for old-school nerds of all ages!
Foreword ix
Mike Reiss
Introduction 1(7)
The Questions
1 James Bond: The Roger Moore Years
8(7)
2 The Simpsons: The First Ten Years
15(6)
3 George A. Romero: Night, Dawn and Day
21(7)
4 The Mighty Marvel Age of Comics
28(7)
5 The Force Is Strong with These Three: Star Wars/Empire/Jedi
35(6)
6 Doctor Who: The Tom Baker Years
41(7)
7 John Carpenter's Apocalypse Trilogy
48(7)
8 The 2600: Atari's Electric Dream
55(6)
9 Retrofuturistic: Fifties' Sci-Fi Cinema
61(8)
10 Crossing Over Into The Twilight Zone
69(7)
11 Walt's Wonderful World of Disney
76(7)
12 Stephen King: Carrie to Christine
83(7)
13 Ray Harryhausen's Creature Features
90(7)
14 Star Trek: The Original Series
97(7)
15 If It Bleeds, We Can Kill It: Eighties' Action Classics
104(8)
16 2000 AD: The First 500 Thrill-Powered Progs
112(7)
17 Universal Monsters Unleashed!
119(7)
18 Hanna-Barbera: The General Motors of Animation
126(7)
19 Steven Spielberg: Jaws to Jurassic Park
133(7)
20 Batman: The Animated Series
140(10)
The Answers
1 James Bond: The Roger Moore Years
150(9)
2 The Simpsons: The First Ten Years
159(6)
3 George A. Romero: Night, Dawn and Day
165(9)
4 The Mighty Marvel Age of Comics
174(10)
5 The Force Is Strong with These Three: Star Wars/Empire/Jedi
184(7)
6 Doctor Who: The Tom Baker Years
191(10)
7 John Carpenter's Apocalypse Trilogy
201(7)
8 The 2600: Atari's Electric Dream
208(8)
9 Retrofuturistic: Fifties' Sci-Fi Cinema
216(10)
10 Crossing Over Into The Twilight Zone
226(10)
11 Walt's Wonderful World of Disney
236(8)
12 Stephen King: Carrie to Christine
244(10)
13 Ray Harryhausen's Creature Features
254(10)
14 Star Trek: The Original Series
264(7)
15 If It Bleeds, We Can Kill It: Eighties' Action Classics
271(7)
16 2000 AD: The First 500 Thrill-Powered Progs
278(9)
17 Universal Monsters Unleashed!
287(11)
18 Hanna-Barbera: The General Motors of Animation
298(9)
19 Steven Spielberg: Jaws to Jurassic Park
307(8)
20 Batman: The Animated Series
315(10)
Acknowledgements 325
Marshall Julius is a film critic for BBC Radio Oxford and hosts Marshall at the Movies on YouTube. He has over 101K followers on Twitter. Find Marshall on YouTube by searching his channel, MarshallattheMoviesReviews.