Death by Scrabble
Lamb to the Slaughter
Exotics
The Man Who no Longer Wanted to Know Anything
Bonus - double points...very hard!
100

Who wrote "Death by Scrabble"?

Charlie Fish

100

Who wrote "Lamb to the Slaughter"

Roald Dahl

100

Who wrote "Exotics"?

Dantiel Moniz

100

Who wrote "The Man Who no Longer Wanted to Know Anything"?

Peter Bischsel

100

What type of liquor does Dave bring to Beth?

Cognac

200

What does the wife do while the narrator dies?

Sips her tea

200

What was the murder weapon?

The frozen leg of lamb.

200

The diners wear masks while eating. What is the theme of the masks?

They are animal masks (walrus, cow, etc)

200

What language does the man realize he needs to learn, in order to know that he doesn't want to know it?

Chinese

200

I shared the names of two novels that were written in unusual ways (one without an E, and one in second person). Name either one.

Gadsby and If on a Winter's Night a Traveler

300

The man plays "fly" expecting to levitate. What happens instead?

He sees a housefly.

300

Who called the police on Mary's murder?

Mary

300

What holiday is it when the members demand a new, truly "special" food?

Christmas

300

What type of animal does the man become fascinated with?

The rhino

300

Who wrote "Ordeal by Cheque"? (First and last name, spelled correctly)

Wuther Crue

400

The man sucks on two tiles during the game. What are they both?

The U and the B

400

What was the last thing the husband did that led Mary to kill him?

Told her he was going to leave her.

400

What is the final meal at the supper club?

Babies

400

What does the man do with his time, in the first part of the story, as he pursues his goal of no longer knowing anything?

He sits in the dark

400

In "Man in the Well," which kid listed out all the other kids' names?

Aaron

500

What word does the man play that causes him to believe that the tiles are controlling fate?

EXPLODES

500

After killing him, and before the police come, what does Mary do?

She goes to the grocery store

500

In what way were the wait staff paid for the jobs?

Unmarked envelopes full of cash.

500

The rhino behaves in a certain way that the man finds admirable. What does it do?

It tries to think, but then runs off and loses track of the thought, forgetting what it had wanted to know.

500

Who wrote "They're Made of Meat"?

Terry Bisson