Each question had a few lines to it. Beside each line was another line where the participants needed to write the answer that fits best the underlined word in that particular line. So the first line in every question was solved with reference to the related slide - as well as the clues in that line.

That of your mind is the name of the song     _________________
Which was the theme of this film.                 _________________
The hero’s name can also be worn                _________________
By the part that will lie uneasy…                  _________________

The slide shows a windmill. ‘That of your mind’ refers to “The Windmills of Your Mind”- a song that came out in 1968 and was used as a theme for the 1968 film – “The Thomas Crown Affair” starring Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway. The hero’s name is Thomas Crown. The third line which says that the ‘crown’ can be worn by the part that will lie uneasy … might ring a bell in the minds of those who are familiar with the phrase “Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown”. It is from Shakespeare’s Henry IV Part 2. For those who are not familiar with the phrase googling is the best option. So the answers to Q1 are :
Song : The Windmills of Your Mind
Film : The Thomas Crown Affair
Name : Crown

The name of  the little one – illustrated           _______________
In the year of the first edition.                        _______________
She holds an object                                     _______________
Which soundly one uses to fly!                     _______________
Brewing trouble with part of bat,                    _______________
As well as part of dog…                               _______________

The name of the girl in Slide 2 is Cosette. The illustration is from the first edition of “Les Miserables” by Victor Hugo in 1862. Part of the illustration has become the logo of the musical. The full illustration is shown below.

She is holding a broomstick. “which” soundly indicates the word “witch” (soundly is a homonym indicator). The one who uses a broomstick to fly is a witch. “Brewing trouble” also invokes the three witches in Shakespeare’s “Macbeth”. Their words below are used in spell :
"Eye of newt, and toe of frog,
Wool of bat, and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork, and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg, and howlet's wing,--
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble."
So the answers to Q2 are :
Name : Cosette
Year : 1862
Object : Broomstick
One : Witch
Part : WoolPart : Tongue

At this stage, you can look at the 2 sets of answers and see whether any “hidden pattern” is discernible. The last answers of both questions are “head” and “tongue”. It can be deduced that both are parts of the human body. Let us keep that in mind to see if our hypothesis is correct.

City of this electoral palace,                        ________________
With a part that sounds like an emperor       ________________
To whom the third was first dedicated to;      ________________
Then withdrawn by its creator                      ________________
Afflicted with loss                                       ________________
In part that has middle,outer and inner.         ________________

If our hypothesis is based on the last answer being a part of the body, then let’s tackle the last line first. The part of the human body that has middle,outer and inner is the ear. If the ear is afflicted, then we lose the sense of hearing. The third referred to is a piece of work by someone who has lost his sense of hearing. Immediately, we are reminded of Beethoven and his third symphony “Eroica” – the heroic , first dedicated to Napolean. When the latter declared himself emperor, Beethoven rededicated the symphony to the memory of a great man. Napolean’s surname is Bonaparte ( sounds like Bonn – a part ). Hence the city is Bonn. Answers to Q3 :
City : Bonn
Emperor : Bonaparte
Third : Eroica
Creator : Beethoven
Loss : Hearing
Part : Ear

Jackal with the packet                               ________________
Killed by revolutionary contraption               ________________
That only touched one part.                        ________________

The slide shows the Sydney Opera House. Another word for ‘packet’ is “carton”.
Sydney + Carton = Sydney Carton who is also known as a ‘jackal’ in Charles Dickens “A Tale of Two Cities”. He gave his life to save his friend. The contraption used during the French Revolution was the guillotine. And of course, it separated the head from the torso by cutting through the neck. Answers to Q4 :
Jackal : Sydney Carton
Contraption : Guillotine
Part : Neck

Though many fit it, he is THE one.               _________________
With a couple of dots to get this name.        _________________
Leader of the group                                    _________________
Part affected as such by a punch!                _________________

Looking at the cards in Slide 5 , we have
4 of Clubs
3 of Spades
4 of Hearts
7 of Diamonds
If we take the corresponding letters , we have cluBs , spAdes , heaRts , diamonDs .
This spells out BARD.
The most famous bard is William Shakespeare. Adding a couple of dots to his first name gives us
Will. I. Am who is the leader of “Black-Eyed Peas”. The part affected as such by a punch is of course the eye. Answers to Q5 :
He : William Shakespeare
Name : Will.I.Am
Group : Black-Eyed PeasPart : Eye

Where they watch over is in her honour        __________________         
A big relief for him who devoured her mum    __________________
He went west, as grand in two places.         __________________
One with root is found in this hard stuff.        __________________

The slide shows a portion of the Erechtheion, a temple located in the Acropolis which overlooks Athens. Athens was named after the goddess Athena – daughter of Zeus who mated with Metis. Fearful of the prophesy that she would bear children greater than the sire, he swallowed her.
“went west” means that Zeus is read backwards and so becomes Suez. Suez is a canal. And “grand canal” is found in 2 places : Venice and China. Root canal is located in a tooth. Answers to Q6 :
Where : Athens
Him : Zeus
Two places : Venice & China
Hard stuff : Tooth

Shortened example would be the first orbiter   __________________
Shortened again like a  girl rocker                  __________________
A vegetable with her title and this part.           __________________

Slide 7 shows a red herring. Red Herring shortened would be Red Hero ( o is substituted for ring ).An example of a Red hero would be Yuri Gagarin – A Soviet cosmonaut who was the first man in space. When Gagarin is shortened again, we have Gaga giving us Lady Gaga as the girl rocker. Her title is Lady and with ‘finger’ we have a lady’s finger which is a vegetable. Answers to Q7 :
First Orbiter : Yuri Gagarin
Girl Rocker : Lady Gaga
Part : Finger

Just the emperor’s initial in his name              __________________
But known to fans of his world.                       __________________
Documentary that was directed by him.          __________________
Sounding like that which protects this part.     __________________

The head depicted on the ancient Roman coin belongs to the emperor Tiberius. Tiberius is also the middle name of James Kirk, captain of the starship “Enterprise”. His name also appears as James T. Kirk. Only the most dedicated fans ( also known as Trekkies ) know that T stands for Tiberius. The documentary “Trekkies” was directed by Roger Nygard. Nygard sounds like Knee Guard. It protects the knee. Answers to Q8 :
Name : James Kirk
Fans : Trekkies
Him : Roger Nygard
Part : Knee

Disputed area between them.                          ___________________
Article is put in for this famous first line.       ___________________
Of a passage that has his novel’s title             ___________________
Parts of another you say goodbye to.              ___________________

The Slide shows a trench in WW1. Both sides dug trenches and fought from them. Disputed area between the trenches came to be called “No Man’s Land”.When you put in the article “AN” and “IS” in you get “No Man is AN ISland”. This is a famous first line from John Donne’s prose work Devotion XVII :
No man is an Iland, intire of it selfe; every man is a peece of the Continent, a part of the maine; if a Clod bee washed away by the Sea, Europe is the lesse, as well as if a Promontorie were, as well as if a Mannor of thy friends or of thine owne were; any mans death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankinde; And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; It tolls for thee.
In this passage is another phrase which became the title of a novel by Ernest Hemingway  called “For Whom the Bell Tolls”. Another novel by him was “A Farewell to Arms”.
Answers to Q9 :
Disputed area : No Man’s Land
Famous first line : No man is an island
His : Ernest Hemingway
Parts : Arms

First letter, just below it- goes in to see his name   _________________
Associated with an international game                   _________________
Overused part is its bane.                                     _________________

The slide shows us a Double Decker.
The first line says “first letter, just below it” goes in. So when we put in the phrase into Double Decker , we have Double ‘first letter ‘just below it’’ Decker.
First letter refers to the letter D of Decker. Double the first letter means that we have another D and we put this below the D of Decker giving us Becker.The letter B consists of the letter D sitting on itself. Becker ( Boris ) is a former tennis champion. One of the banes of playing professional tennis is getting “tennis elbow”.Answers to Q10 :
Name : Becker
International game : Tennis
Part : Elbow

Shamila Ariffin
is the 'Librarian'
giving
“An Impressive Presentation of Lovely Evidences!”
in a
Penang Players & Penang PAC joint production of

Underneath the Lintel

Directed by Jayaram Menon

A library book is returned 113 years overdue.Is it just an overdue book …OR a challenge ?

Will the librarian recognize a miracle if she saw one? Will you?

Follow her as she bravely attempts to unravel the many puzzles in this twisty mystery of a tale.

But that’s not all! After the play you will be shown a series of slides (please bring a camera!)
used by the Librarian in her presentation and these will form the basis of answering a series of
questions put up at the Penang Players web-site.

The challenge will last a month long and the 3 earliest entries
with the most correct answers will win prizes sponsored by E & O Hotel.
You can attempt this challenge singly or form a team to crack the clues.


SHOW DETAILS

Date : 11 December 2011
Time : 2pm - 4pm and 8pm - 10pm

Location : Performing Arts Centre of Penang (penangpac)
3H-3A-1, Straits Quay,
Jalan Seri Tanjung Pinang,
Tanjung Tokong,
10470 Penang.
Tel: 04-8991722 / 2722

Theatre Space / General Enquiry: keehow@theactorsstudio.com.my

Important:
* No reservation is allowed.
* Patron must walk in to penangpac to redeem the ticket. Each patron is only allowed to redeem 4 tickets per person.
Please note that for record purposes, your name and contact details will be asked by the Box Office personnel.
For the Dec 11 show of “Underneath the Lintel” please collect your COMPLIMENTARY tickets before Nov 27.

Hurry now and get your ticket to ensure you do not miss this unique event!!

Below are photos from the recent Penang Players performance - French Farce Feast - 21st/22nd January 2011