The Dahl House
Patrick Maloney arrived home at this hour, which turned out, for him at least, to be a baaaaad choice.
What is 5:00 pm?
I was shot on Maple Street, not by a monster, but by my friend Charlie.
Who is Pete Van Horn?
Lt. Henley, Navigator Lustig, and Captain Black were all crew members on this expedition to Mars.
What is Mars III?
This person, who shot a patrolman the night the ghost got in, usually slept in the attic bed, the one that fell on father one night.
Who is grandfather?
"Oh, why are you so stupid? Look - It was obviously a case of some little slip of the finger."
Who is Mrs. Elbert Stevenson?
Mary said to the grocer, “I want some potatoes please, Sam. Yes, and I think a can of peas,” and when she asked for this, she completed her order.
What is cheesecake?
During a session at the United Nations, the Kanamit were subjected to this test, to determine if their intentions were as good as they claimed.
What is a lie detector test?
Leonard Mead was arrested in 2053 in a city that boasted this many police cars.
What is one?
Bless us, O Lord! She always claimed that she scared burglars off before they could take anything by throwing shoes down the hallway.
Who is Aunt Gracie Shoaf?
“I would suggest, perhaps, Coney Island—although I personally am not fond of the place—or perhaps a nice lunch somewhere, and dancing, or even a movie, although take care to choose a really good one; there are so many bad movies these days."
Who is Mr. John Phillip Johnson?
Perhaps had Billy chosen to stay here, instead of at the bed and breakfast, he would have made it to his first day at work.
What is the Bell and Dragon?
Peyton Fahrquhar, a well to do southern planter, came from an old and highly respected family from this Confederate state.
Where is Alabama?
DAILY DOUBLE!
Wendy and Peter Hadley had been acting funny to their parents ever since George forbade them to take the rocket to this place a few months earlier.
Where is New York?
Mr. Preble, a plump, middle-aged lawyer in Scarsdale, used to kid with her about running away with him.
Who is his stenographer?
“Is the little rat denying it? He can't get away with that!”
Who is Mrs. Ulgine Barrows?
Prize Question!
Besides Basil the dachshund and a passed on parrot, the landlady had stuffed these two other 'pets.'
Who are (Christopher) Mulholland and (Gregory) Temple?
When he surfaced in the river, Farquhar's physical senses were, indeed, keen and alert; he saw the leaves and the veining of each leaf -- he saw the very insects upon them: the locusts, the brilliant bodied flies, and this third type of insect.
What are spiders?
One of two men who ran for president in 2055. The winner changed from one to the other after Eckles' mishap while hunting the dinosaur.
Who are (either) Deutscher or Keith?
Thurber had two brothers, William and Robert. Once, while playing a game of William Tell, one of his brothers shot James here with an arrow.
What is his eye?
“We could pick up pieces of coal. We might get up some kind of a game with pieces of coal.”
Who is Mr. Preble?
After high school, Dahl’s mother offered to pay for him to go to college. He said, “No thank you. I want to go straight from school to work for a company that will send me to wonderful faraway places like Africa or China," and he did, landing a job with this company in 1932.
What is the Shell Oil Company?
Prize Question!
Steve Brand's wife had done 'plenty of talking' about how her husband, after working and bringing home the bacon, spent hours down in his basement for fun, working on one of these.
What is a ham radio set?
in 1938, Bradbury couldn't afford to go to college, so he went to this place instead, three days a week for 10 years.
What is the library?
When Muggs died, the family just put up a smooth board above his grave along a lonely road. On the board was written, with an indelible pencil, "Cave Canem," which in English, means this.
What is Beware of Dog?
“Thunder! She’s going to pile up! She’s gone!”
Who is LeGleo?