Grendel’s mother.
YMF autobiography.
Benjamin Franklin - informative and droll. Runner-up: Tony Blair - crisp, earnest and surprisingly revealing.
YMF bio (not autobio)
Gould’s Book of Fish
Fav person you wish you could read the bio of
Barack Obama
YMF kids’ book?
The Tattooed Potato (and Other Clues) by Ellen Raskin
Still has high rereadability value for me as an adult.
YMF poet
Hard to narrow it down to one, but if I had to, it’d be Rudyard Kipling. A favorite poem of his: Recessional by Rudyard Kipling | Poetry Foundation
YMF Monty Python sketch?
The Argument Clinic.
Most favorite SNL sketch?
Superhero Party, from 1979, with guest star Margot Kidder. Superhero Party - SNL - YouTube
YMF SNL cast member?
Tina Fey was more of a writer, not a cast member, wasn’t she? I think I go with Gilda Radner. A lot to be said for the classics.
YMF skeptic
James Randi.
Most favorite SCTV character?
Alf
Fav deciduous leaf’
Mine is Post Oak.
Maple. The leaves all turn red before they fall, and you have these trees thick with red leaves.
YMF Latin expression that is used in English without translation.
Q.E.D. / quod erat demonstrandum
YMF non-English language?
Quenya
YMF Tolkien character?
Eowyn, who as I recall is the only named female in LOTR boo
Fav name that you weren’t sure how to pronounce when reading the book.
I’m not sure if you mean the LOTR books only, which I haven’t read, or books in general. If you mean in general, I’ll say “Clowance,” the second daughter of Ross and Demelza Poldark.
YMF character from historical fiction.
Mattie Ross, from True Grit
Fav popular US entertainer not born in North America
Chris Hemsworth.
No, there’s also Arwen, Galadriel, Rosie Cotton, Goldberry, Ioreth… and Shelob. And probably a few more.
YMF action movie?
Escape from New York.
Most favorite movie musical?
The Music Man. Robert Preston’s signature role, and Shirley Jones is awesome.
YMF animal in a movie?