And since I'm still awake, here's mine:

De Vinne Text?

http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/bitstream/de-vinne/devinne-text/win-ttf/140909/character/0061/CP2/

Could it be a version of Century?

Or maybe Linotype Centennial?

No to both.

Quick clue, since there's so much similar stuff out there: This was originally designed for a digital medium.

Looks pretty close but not a match to a lot of the Moderns:
Monotype Modern, Craw Modern, Modern No. 20 etc.

Hmmm.

Okay, since this is a pretty stock modern a, here's another sample.



This sample in and of itself provides a clue as to what this typeface is primarily used for.

Euclid?

Chesh, looks like you nailed it. Nice.

Okay. That's close, but it's not it. Euclid is a ripoff (believe it or not) of the font this sample is from. (In fact, they admit to it.)

Donald Knuth's Computer Modern

That's it, Stan.

question: Colin, if you know, are the glyphs for Euclid
and Knuth C. Modern simply similar or exactly the same?

I don't know. In fact, I didn't even know Euclid existed until this thread.

This is what I found on the MathType web site:

MathType for Windows includes the Euclid font set to give a document's text and mathematical notation a consistent, industry-standard look. In addition to including hundreds of additional math symbols, Euclid fonts include Blackboard Bold (double-stroke) and Fraktur (German Black Letter) alphabets. They also include fonts that allow you to create a document in Word that looks like it was typeset in TeX/LaTeX's Computer Modern font. (http://www.dessci.com/en/products/mathtype/win/samples/default.htm#tex)

yummy...I could look at Math fonts all day....

NOT

It would seem that Chesh has a pretty good
argument that Euclid satisfies the requirements
of the quiz if it's the same as Knuth or a ripoff
of Knuth.

But it's between all y'all and I need to catch up
on some sleep.

bj

Fair's fair. Since Stan actually got the typeface Colin had in mind, that wins it. Close only counts in calculus.

Someone needs to make good math fonts. I hate my textbooks. But that's a story for another day.

Sorry, Chesh. Threw me for a loop. I didn't know someone would want to take the time to clone Computer Modern, especially when PS versions are already available. Guess they needed TT, who knows.

Aw, now I feel all slimey First swiping Nueland out from under bj, and now this one from Chesh. Man, this game is brutal!

Here's the next quiz to distract you.

That pound has to lose some pounds...

Franklin Gothic

It's not Franklin Gothic, as Franklin does not have a loop in the Sterling. (And if you've ever had a loop in *your* sterling, you'd understand why Franklin doesn't...) It looks more like News Gothic, if indeed News Gothic had an extra bold weight.

Jim Parkinson's Sutro Extra Bold is close.

Oh, and I stand corrected on my previous statement regarding Franklin Gothic. Elsner & Flake's ATF Franklin Gothic sterling *does* indeed have a loop.

Champion Gothic Heavyweight

Keep looking.

Bliss?

That's funny. I was thinking one of the Shire types.

I'm sure you were thinking that because today is the day the "Two Towers" DVD is being released...!

Heh, I wondered if someone might guess the Shire types -- but no, it's not anyhing from Mr. Tankard.

And it's not Knockout or Bureau Grotesque either, but awfully close.

Rhode?

Nope forget that, I don't think it'd be close.
Instead, how about HTF Leviathan?

A wild guess, but how about SAS Franklin?

Nice tries. Perhaps the sterling is more generic than I suspected. Here's a bit more to munch on...

Nobel?

FB Eagle?

I dug up the Encyclopaedia of Typefaces and now
I see something that I

Neutraface Display Titling

Granby is awful close, huh bj?

But Colin got it with Neutraface

yep, nice one Colin!

you and Stan are playing Ping-Pong.

Here goes:

Why do I always show up late? Why, please tell me why?
I'm so totally, utterly, completely useless at this game...

It's fine that you show up late, Yves, but really, the least you could do is bring drinks with you...!

Back to being on topic, that's a pretty good quiz, Colin. I feel like I've been through all the Garamonds, Hoefler Text, Sabon, and I can't remember what else, and I haven't seen those delicate serifs yet. Hope I didn't miss something in there...

It looks possibly Zapf-ish, Goudy-ish
or Rolling Stone-ish,
which could mean a bunch
of diff. possibilities, directions.

bj

btw, Stan, it's your turn. :D

Oh, I thought I'd maybe sit this one out...

(as in, I haven't got a clue)

Both BJ and Chesh are on the right track... I think you guys can get this one.

Is "Display" or "Titling" in the font name?

What is this, 20 questions?

Maybe I'll answer that tomorrow if no one gets it by then.

Worldwide from Shinn Type?

Nope. (Though it does look pretty damned close.)

Nope.

If it's not Goudy Old Style, then say yes.

Heh. To Stephen's question: Yes.
And, well, "yes" to bj as well. What's with the reverse psychology. Heh.

Hoefler Titling Light Roman?

Right family, wrong weight. That counts though, I guess, so someone doesn't snipe it from you.

Uh, Semibold Titling, then? Ain't no one stealin' this one from me!

You're almost there...

Bold? Really?

Yeah. The thin stems barely change at all between the three weights of Hoefler Titling, so it makes the bold look less heavy.