Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Brawl 'n Haul Contest: Testing Tuesday

For Testing Tuesday, we wanted to see how much our commenters know about us and who is better known between us. And of course, a commenter from the winning blog will be randomly chosen to win a prize.

A little nerve-wracking here because we have no control. It's all up to you, people! So, click over to Vicki's blog to show how much you know about me, and below is a quiz on Vicki. Have at it!

1. Which of the following celebrities have NOT been mentioned on Vicki's blog?
a. Anna Nicole Smith
b. Mark Wahlburg
c. Zac Efron
d. Jennifer Jason Leigh

2. The artist who painted the picture Vicki uses as her icon is:
a. Wassily Kandinsky
b. Henri Matisse
c. Alfred Gockel
d. Pablo Picasso

3. Ever the fan of odd writing analogies, which of the following has Vicki NOT used?
a. Writing is like getting dressed
b. Writing is like the Antiques Roadshow
c. Writing is like popping a zit
d. Writing is like telemarketing

4. Which of the following was NOT a title of a post?
a. The truth about the chicken
b. Kissing the parrot snake
c. Tickling Turtles
d. Appeasing the Voyeur

5. What is the working title of Vicki's WIP?
a. Murphy's Law
b. Porcelain God
c. Creditable
d. Waiting for the Sky to Fall

Now don't forget to head over to Vicki's blog!

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And if you're just joining us, here are the rules for our Brawl 'n Haul contest. For a longer explanation and the posting schedule for the contest, click here.

Rules:
  1. You must be a follower of both blogs
  2. When you comment, let us know if you prefer Grand Prize #1 - 10-page critique by Sarah LaPolla (Note: your ten pages must be for a YA or Adult work) or Grand Prize #2 - A Prize-filled Gift Basket
  3. You can earn 5 bonus entries for the grand prize by spreading the word in any way shape or form (twitter, blogs, facebook, sidebar, etc.). Just let us know!
  4. This is open internationally! Woo hoo!
  5. Contest Closes Saturday 2 April at midnight EST. All winners will be announced Monday, 4 April

17 comments:

Unknown said...

These questions are so hard! I have no idea on most except for the last, it's B. Fun blogfest though.

Anonymous said...

d,a,a,a,b

Lenny Lee said...

hi miss janet! wow this is so much fun. it more easy cause of me being followers of you and miss vicki for a long time. heres my answers for today about miss vicki.
1. b - mark walburg
2. c - alfred gockel
3. c - popping a zit
4. c - tickling turtles
5. b - porcelain god
i hope i did pretty good. i got a really good memory.
...hugs from lenny

Melissa Hurst said...

Here goes!
1. d
2. d
3. c
4. d
5. b

Anonymous said...

Okay, I'll just guess 1 - A, 2 - D, 3 - B, 4 - B, and 5 - C. How'd I do?

Melissa Sarno said...

I just discovered both of your blogs so I don't think I can answer these questions. But I bet Lenny has it right. :-)

LTM said...

OK, I should know these, dangit!!!
1-... gah! Not fair!!! OK, umm... D?
2-D.
3-omg. seriously??? uhh... D?
4-This is so wrong. B???
5-HA!!! B! She says with complete confidence.

I can't believe how hard that was! And nothing about Craig or Paul... not cool.

This is fun! :D

Theresa Milstein said...

I could believe all of these answers could be on Vicki's blog!

If I win, I'd love prize #1 please. I've shared this on FB and my sidebar.

Jolene Perry said...

1. a? - hasn't she mentioned all of them? I remember a dream with Efron and sharks? Was that the same dream??

2. c

3. c

4. c

5. B

Whew!! Have no idea how I did. Oh, but the art...

Sharon K. Mayhew said...

1. b
2. d
3. b
4. c
5. b

Yat-Yee said...

I am new to her blog as well, so here goes:
1. b
2. c
3 c
4. c
5. b

Rebecca said...

Answers about Vicki
1. d. Jennifer Jason Leigh
2. c. Alfred Gockel
3. b. Writing is like the Antiques Roadshow
4. c. Tickling Turtles
5. b. Porcelain God

Carolina M. Valdez Schneider said...

Man, I'm so bad at quizzes. Not sure of any of the answers, except I'm pretty dang sure the answer to #4 is NOT b! :D

Margo Berendsen said...

1. Jennifer Jason Leigh??

2. Gockel- I remember her posting on that one

3. No clue - writing is like telemarketing? Because this is an Impossible Analogy for writing. Even for Vicki. If it's true, I HAVE to read that post

4. Tickling turtles?

5. Porcelain God

fUNNN!

Victoria Dixon said...

Oy, I have no idea. Thanks to Margo I know it's Gockel instead of Picasso.
I'll go with Wahlberg, Popping zits, tickling turtles and porcelain God.I just met Vicki yesterday. LOL

Anonymous said...

Grand prize # 2.

I don't know the answers. I just started following Vicki at the beginning of the Brawl 'n Haul Contest.

Lisa Potts said...

OK, I'll guess.

B,c,b,c,b

Prize#2 for me. Thanks!