E: 17/09 Win an Ipod Touch

reniannen

Book Depository clicky

Win an iPod Touch preloaded with 20 books

There are 10 questions to answer - The first five are based on RJ Ellory's Anniversary Man and next five on real life serial killers.

email your answers, name and address to - [EMAIL="editor@bookdepository.co.uk"]editor@bookdepository.co.uk[/EMAIL]

Answers:

1. What is the name of the newspaper for which Karen Langley and John Costello work?
A: The New York City Herald (source)

2. What is John's father's name, and what is the name of the diner he owns and runs?
A: his father Erskine runs the Connemara Diner (source)

3. What is the name of the group of serial killer survivors that John belongs to?
A: The Winterbourne Group (source)

4. What was the real name of the 'Hammer of God' killer?
A: Robert Melvin Clare (source)

5. What is the name of the restaurant where Irving routinely ate at 854 Seventh Avenue?
A: the Carnegie Deli (it's a real place, and here)

6. Which 1991 Australian novel featured a serial killer based on the last man to be executed in Western Australia and what was his name?
A: Cloudstreet by Tim Winton is based on Edgar Eric Cooke (source)

7. What is the name and author of the 1891 french novel in which a character is based on the notorious 15th century child murderer Gilles de Rais?
A: Là-Bas (The Damned) by J.K. Huysmans (source)

8. What was the name of the clown John Wayne Gacy used to entertain his neighbours and which American singer/songwriter wrote a song about him?
A: Pogo the clown (source), Sufjan Stevens wrote the song (source)

9. What is the name of the castle lived in by Elizabeth Bathory, the Bloody Countess and in which modern day country is it located?
A: Čachtice Castle, Slovakia (source)

10. Which American serial killer and influence for Norman Bates and Buffalo Bill, exhumed corpses from local graveyards and fashioned trophies and keepsakes from their bones and skin and what did he keep on his bedposts?
A: Ed Gein kept skulls on his bedposts (source - I wouldn't read this one if you're squeamish)

Good luck

missmoneypenny_2

Not at all relevant, but I've eaten in the Carnegie Deli!

SparklyDev

what is the subject of the email please?

reniannen

If you go onto the competition page you'll see that there's none given so just put whatever you think

bb69

So much time taken to post the answers for us all!
Thanks

Abbafan1972

Eewww at question 10! :eek:

AlfieBlue

Abbafan1972 wrote: »

Eewww at question 10! :eek:

Me too!!! Wish I had heeded reniannen's advice!!! But as always - I just had to have a peek!! Too nosey for me own good! Just before I was serving up dinner too!! :eek::eek: Yuk!!!!

However, thank you reniannen for posting and all your hard work. Much appreciated. xx

gnioto

I cant believe it. im in work on a boring night shift and have just checked my emails to find i have won this comp!! thank you so so much reniannen. i cannot believe it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:j

i am sooo excited!!!:beer:

reniannen

congrats! :T:T:T Enjoy your iPod

Ms_Chocaholic

gnioto wrote: »

I cant believe it. im in work on a boring night shift and have just checked my emails to find i have won this comp!! thank you so so much reniannen. i cannot believe it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:j

i am sooo excited!!!:beer:

It's a shame that when you entered this, you never thanked reniannen for posting it (and for all their hard work in finding the answers)

gnioto

THANKS AGAIN reniannen hope some luck deservedly comes your way soon