Archie Goodwin Birthday Dinner
The Stout Room, Heartland Brewery, N.Y.C.
October 24, 2011
Some questions about our birthday boy (roughly in increasing order of difficulty)
| QUESTIONS | ANSWERS | |
| Starting off ... can you identify ... | ||
| 1. | Archie's birthplace? | Chillicothe, OH (Archie once stated he was the State Spelling Bee champion from Zanesville, OH) |
| 2. | Archie's favorite beverage? | Milk |
| 3. | Archie's lady friend? | Lily Rowan |
| 4. | Archie's lady friend's nickname for him? | "escamillo" |
| 5. | Archie's baseball teams? | The Giants (until they moved) and the Mets |
| A little tougher … | ||
| 6. | Archie's usual place to dance? | The Flamingo Club |
| 7. | Archie's usual model of gun? | Marley |
| 8. | Archie's most prized possession? | An ostrich skin (brown) card case he received as a gift from Mr. Wolfe |
| 9. | Archie's favorite cab drivers? | Herb Aronson and Al Goller |
| 10. | The make of the sedan Archie drives? | Heron |
| Only a true Archie-phile would know … | ||
| 11. | The diner that Archie eats at when he doesn't want to eat at home? | Al's Diner |
| 12. | The club that Archie visits when he's annoyed at Mr. Wolfe? | Trick question: Archie isn't a member of any club |
| 13. | The location in the brownstone of Archie's bedroom? | The north room on the third floor, front |
| 14. | The herb Archie cares for more than Mr. Wolfe does? | Tarragon |
| 15. | How Archie answers the phone in the office? | Until 6 p.m., "Nero Wolfe's office, Archie Goodwin speaking" After 6 p.m., "Nero Wolfe's residence, Archie Goodwin speaking". |
| For our most attentive readers … | ||
| 16. | The evening each week that is Archie's poker night? | Thursday |
| 17. | The number of hours Archie sleeps each night? | Eight, or eight and one-half |
| 18. | Archie's salary in 1947? | $150 per week |
| 19. | The full text of Wolfe's goodbye note to Archie? | "AG, Do not look for me. My very best regards and wishes. NW" |
| 20. | The number of men Archie has killed (that we know about)? | At least four. |
| And can you tell us … | ||
| 21. | The names of at least five actors who have portrayed Archie in films or on TV? | Lionel Stander, Gene Reynolds, Tom Mason, Lee Horsley, and Timothy Hutton |
| 22. | Why did Archie Goodwin have to change his name to publish a mystery story? | Well-known comic-book and comic-strip writer/artist/editor Archie Goodwin submitted a mystery story to Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine in 1962; the magazine accepted it but told him he would have to choose a new pseudonym, as they did not believe that "Archie Goodwin" was his real name |
| 23. | For whom will Archie Goodwin be playing basketball next year? | The University of Kentucky, where this Arkansas High School Senior will play Shooting Guard |
| 24. | When Archie dies, would he rather go to Heaven or to Hell? | He'll ask which one Rowcliffe is in, and go to the other |
| 25. | What movie star might Archie resemble, according to Rex Stout? | A young Humphrey Bogart |
