A little silly quiz for you

**Panache** · 3rd February 10, 08:56 PM

OK, without using the Internet to search for the answers

Who can tell me what the following have in common and define them by this common thread?

Rita

Liparus

Thunder Child

Venture

Abraham Lincoln

Cheers

Jamie

**macwilkin** · 3rd February 10, 09:10 PM

I'm going to guess they are all names of vessels depicted in classic sci-fi novels; for example, HMS Thunderchild was the torpedo-ram that took on a martian tripod in The War of the Worlds and the Abraham Lincoln was the US warship that was damaged by Nemo in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

T.

**Smayniac** · 3rd February 10, 09:14 PM

Liparus is the ship that swallows other ships in "The Spy Who Loved Me" that fits with your contention. Venture is familiar as well, but I'm trying not to cheat.

Bob

**davedove** · 4th February 10, 05:38 AM

I was going to say they're all only six steps away from Kevin Bacon.

**Ancienne Alliance** · 4th February 10, 06:08 AM

Please forgive my lack of culture in this regard...

Best,

Robert

**LoftGuy** · 4th February 10, 06:46 AM

[QUOTE=Ancienne Alliance;849982]Please forgive my lack of culture in this regard...

et moi, aussi.

**piperdbh** · 4th February 10, 06:58 AM

Most unlikely to be seen in Robert's Alpine neighborhood?

**long_hand** · 4th February 10, 08:09 AM

They all wear really big hats?

**Panache** · 4th February 10, 08:39 AM

Todd and Bob are absolutely right, and the connection is Fictional water vessels

But that still leaves two to go, where is Zardoz when you need him?

For those of you more interested in turning your gaze Skyward here are two more lists

Sci Fi fans try to guess the connection and identify these without the Internet!

List 2

Agamemnon

Stargazer

Deathshadow

Valkyrie

List 3

Icarus

Nostromo

Bellerophon

Argos (and Galliott)

Cheers

Jamie