DA's Obscure Question GTPremium Giveaway.

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Here it is again, I'm giving away another year of GTPremium based on Obscure trivia/knowledge.

5 simple sentences and one question. The First Five have something in common. Those connect to the last question.
When School's Out, I must feed Shelley's monster.

Since the Union went on Strike, Tommy's not working on the docks.

My Gypsy Road can't take me home.

Religious, undersea explorer.

5, 4, 3, 2, 1, the end of everything.
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How do the Above relate to the Number 26?
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So here's how you win the GTPremium. Find the commonality, and answer the last question. PM me, with how you solved it and the answer.

Good luck.

Usual Caveats: If you've already got premium, I'll add on a year. If you're lifetime, you can give it to someone who you think deserves it.
 
I think I know what 1, 2, 3 and 4 relate to, but 5 is giving me trouble. I haven't even considered how they relate to 26...
 
Man, I nailed the first challenge, but I'm almost totally at sea on this one.
 
I'm missing the first one, and I should know it. It's very familiar, but I can't put my finger on it.

The other four were very easy, and I have them... enough said.

Just trying to figure out how they relate to 26, now.
 
I figured out what 2 and 3 are I think I know what 4 is but I'm not 100% sure on it. I have no clue at all to what 1 and 5 are or how they are related to the number 26.
 
One answer is in, and it was all correct. The member was already premium, so he graciously passed it on to the next person.

I'd like to see others send in their answers, as I don't expect a complete answer at this point.
Sarebear, Toronado, DiabloMonkey, Roo, please send in what answers you do have, and we'll go from there.
 
Toronado
  1. "Shelley's Monster" refers to the monster in Mary Shelley's 1818 book, Frankenstein. This is related to the Number 26 as Classics Illustrated #26 was a retelling of Frankenstein.
  2. "Tommy not working on the docks" refers to Tom Mann, who helped organize and lead the London Dock Strike of 1889. He joined the Amalgamated Society of Engineers in 1881, or 26 years after his birth.
  3. "My Gypsy Road can't take me home" refers to lyrics from the song Gypsy Road by Cinderella. The band's first album was released when the bassist of the band was 26 years old, and the band was originally formed 26 years ago.
  4. "Religous, undersea explorer" refers to Captain Nemo of the Nautilus; from Jules Verne's book 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. His second appearance in a Verne book, The Mysterious Island, was when he died. The Mysterious Island was published 26 years before the turn of the century, in 1874.
  5. "5, 4, 3, 2, 1, the end of everything" refers to a 5 part radio series run by the BBC that discussed how religion and science have shaped are view of how the universe, and thus all life, will end. It was completed originally on the 26th of August in 2004.
These all relate to each other by religious overtones. Frankenstein had various historic Greek influence, notably in the subtitle of the book, The Modern Prometheus. Prometheus was the Greek God who had created all life, similar to Victor Frankenstein creating life in his monster.
Tom Mann was a notable religious person, who was said to have received support from Christian organizations like the Salvation Army during some his strikes.
Gypsy Road had numerous religious themes, such as "drive all night just to see the light" and "I’ll take a wish and a prayer cross my fingers cause I always get by."
Captain Nemo, as shown in the League of Extraordinary Gentleman 2003 film, worships the Hindu goddess of death, Kali.
And A Brief History of the End of Everything refers to how religion has partly shaped opinions on how the end of the universe will take place, and the series was presented by a noted Vatican Astronomer.
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Not the answers I was looking for, but Toronado, gets GTPremium for such obscure answers.
 
Um, were the answers that you were looking for at least a little bit simpler? :lol:
 
Sage
Um, were the answers that you were looking for at least a little bit simpler? :lol:
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Want me to PM you all the answers? :)

Oh, and good work Toronado. Most of that was more obscure than the several answers I had been working on.
 
In hindsight I feel kind of silly. I spent all that time looking up number 2 (in particular) and I then find out what it really is. :lol:
 

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