TRIVIA CONTESTS for cards!

[PNGwynne]

In honor of completing my basic set of MM cards, I'm sponsoring a trivia contest to win cards in the categories below. The first member to PM me with the correct answer (by my estimation) to a question will receive several cards as trading fodder. There will be only one winner per question, and the same member cannot win multiple categories--trying to spread out the cards.

X1. WGSH: According to DC Comics canon, why does the Penguin have an obsession with umbrellas? Winner: Thomasjo_2093

X2. Star Trek/POTA: What actor had featured roles in both franchises? Winner: Sprytel

X3. Legends: What classic illustrator is often associated with tales of knights, merry men, & other adventures? Winner: Ubermanx

X4. Monsters: In which version of The Phantom of the Opera do we NOT see his hideous face? Winner: Bond

X5. Plaid Stallions: Besides his anatomical action features, what made Mattel's Pulsar stand out amongst other '70s figures? Winner: Kinostadt

Have fun!

[PNGwynne]

#2 has been answered by member Sprytel: Mark Lenard as Sarek & Urko. (I would have also accepted James Gregory.) Congrats!

[PNGwynne]

#1 has been answered by Thomasjo_2093: Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot was forced to carry them by his mother for fear of getting caught in a downpour & catching pneumonia. Congrats!

[PNGwynne]

#5 has been answered by member Kinostadt: Pulsar has CD-style mission disks in his brain--groovy & weird all at once. (I'd also have accepted his 14" scale, he towers over GI Joe.) Congrats!

[PNGwynne]

I've had some inquiries about #4, the Monster question: I'm thinking of two possible adaptations in which the Phantom is horribly disfigured, but the audience never sees his face.

[darkbros]

oops!!!

[PNGwynne]

Keep trying, all---some good efforts, and many sweet cards yet to be had.

[PNGwynne]

#3 has been answered by member Ubermanx: American illustrator & children's author Howard Pyle (1853-1911) was noted for his adapted collections of Robin Hood, King Arthur, and pirate stories. He is credited with cementing the popular swashbuckling image of pirates in the public mind, and Vincent van Gogh was among his admirers. Congrats!

[Mikey]

1. because he's English

2. The Doomsday Machine

3. Who cares ?

4. Paul Williams (Phantom of the Paradise)

5. Batteries

[PNGwynne]

Hey Mikey-- jk

1. No.

2. Uh-uh.

3. I do, & so should you.

4. Nope.

5. Negatory.

[PNGwynne]

#4 has been answered first by member Bond: In the 1990 TV miniseries "The Phantom of the Opera" by Arthur Kopit (and in its related 1991 musical "Phantom", by Kopit & Yeston), the Phantom's disfigurement is never shown to the audience. Congrats!

[PNGwynne]

Thanks to everyone who played--your cards will be mailed this Saturday. I hope you all had fun and enjoy your cards. To summarize the winners:

1. Thomasjo_2093

2. Sprytel

3. Ubermanx

4. Bond

5. Kinostadt

[wolfie]

Congrats to all the winners and a big thank you to PNGwynne for running the contest.

[PNGwynne]

Everything is en route.

[kinostadt]

I received the cards today. Thanks so much for hosting the trivia contest and for the generous card prizes!