Silliness Quiz - Page 753

issybird · 03-17-2013, 02:48 PM

6. The Golden Notebook by Nobel laureate Doris Lessing.

7. Euclid's Geometry?

Bookpossum · 03-17-2013, 06:18 PM

And that's 1 to Fat Abe and 4 to issybird - it's usually called Elements or Elements of Geometry I think, but you got the right book.

1.
In a letter dated 1 November 1889, which author wrote “One must not put a loaded rifle on the stage if no-one is thinking of firing it.”?
Anton Chekhov - Fat Abe

2.
Who said in which book: “Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen pounds nineteen and six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery.”
Mr Micawber in "David Copperfield" by Charles Dickens - Stitchawl

3.
Name the doctor and aspiring author who wrote The Narrative of John Smith, which was published in 2011, about 130 years after it was first written. He was much more successful a few years later!

4.
Name the most-rejected 1974 bestseller which describes the 17 day journey of the author (who calls himself Phaedrus) and his son Chris from Minnesota to California.
"Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" by Robert M Pirsig - Stitchawl

5.
Who comes to England in the ship Demeter and flees the country in Czarina Catherine, both times in a box?
Count Dracula in "Dracula" by Bram Stoker - Stitchawl

6.
Name the acclaimed 1962 novel which concerns the writer Anna Wulf, who keeps a record of her life in four journals and attempts to tie them all together in a fifth one.
"The Golden Notebook" by Doris Lessing - issybird

7.
This book written in 300 BC in ancient Greece was essential reading for students for centuries and was said to be second only to the Bible in the number of editions published.
Euclid's Elements of Geometry - issybird

Scores:
4 issybird
3 Stitchawl
1 Fat Abe

Now for question 3? No guesses? We are talking the 1880s and an author who was a doctor.

Bilbo1967 · 03-18-2013, 04:53 AM

The only author I know of from that period who was a doctor is Arthur Conan Doyle. I've not heard of that book, but could it be him?

Bookpossum · 03-18-2013, 07:32 AM

It could and it is indeed Arthur Conan Doyle. A bit of a jump from John Smith to Sherlock Holmes, but he did it!

So that's issybird the winner with 4 points, Stitchawl with 3, and Fat Abe and Bilbo with 1 point each.

Over to you, issybird.

issybird · 03-18-2013, 09:56 AM

I didn't plan ahead when I answered. I usually don't look, because quiz questions are like crack. I'm at work right now with no time, so if anyone's got a question, please take over.

Bilbo1967 · 03-18-2013, 12:34 PM

A quickie then.

I went to a quiz last night and our team won! In the last round we made up ground by knowing the answer to the two questions below (I knew them both; I have a head full of rubbish).

1. What is the name of the little bit of plastic that is wrapped around the end of your shoelace?
2. Which mammal has the highest (normal) blood pressure?

HomeInMyShoes · 03-18-2013, 01:22 PM

1. no idea
2. I'm going to guess something big, really big, so Blue Whale?

Kumabjorn · 03-18-2013, 02:06 PM

Not sure about one, but two has to be Bill O'Reilly.

Bilbo1967 · 03-18-2013, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

1. no idea
2. I'm going to guess something big, really big, so Blue Whale?

Not a Blue Whale, no. But there is a logic behind the real answer that makes it guessable.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kumabjorn

Not sure about one, but two has to be Bill O'Reilly.

No

Kumabjorn · 03-18-2013, 02:40 PM

Still think I was fairly close though.

Fbone · 03-18-2013, 03:02 PM

1. is a short word begins with "a" but that's all I remember

2. thinking tall animal to reach the head ... giraffe

tubemonkey · 03-18-2013, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kumabjorn

Not sure about one, but two has to be Bill O'Reilly.

Bilbo1967 · 03-18-2013, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fbone

1. is a short word begins with "a" but that's all I remember

2. thinking tall animal to reach the head ... giraffe

1. Yes, just four more letters after the 'a'.
2. Spot on - well reasoned.

poohbear_nc · 03-18-2013, 07:34 PM

1. Arghh ... I know this one .... something like alar? alate?

Fat Abe · 03-18-2013, 08:47 PM

Aglet, but I give credit to poohbear.

03-17-2013, 06:18 PM	#11282
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 5,080 Karma: 64461897 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kobo Touch (mine), Sony PRS-T1 (husband's)	And that's 1 to Fat Abe and 4 to issybird - it's usually called Elements or Elements of Geometry I think, but you got the right book. 1. In a letter dated 1 November 1889, which author wrote “One must not put a loaded rifle on the stage if no-one is thinking of firing it.”? Anton Chekhov - Fat Abe 2. Who said in which book: “Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen pounds nineteen and six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery.” Mr Micawber in "David Copperfield" by Charles Dickens - Stitchawl 3. Name the doctor and aspiring author who wrote The Narrative of John Smith, which was published in 2011, about 130 years after it was first written. He was much more successful a few years later! 4. Name the most-rejected 1974 bestseller which describes the 17 day journey of the author (who calls himself Phaedrus) and his son Chris from Minnesota to California. "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" by Robert M Pirsig - Stitchawl 5. Who comes to England in the ship Demeter and flees the country in Czarina Catherine, both times in a box? Count Dracula in "Dracula" by Bram Stoker - Stitchawl 6. Name the acclaimed 1962 novel which concerns the writer Anna Wulf, who keeps a record of her life in four journals and attempts to tie them all together in a fifth one. "The Golden Notebook" by Doris Lessing - issybird 7. This book written in 300 BC in ancient Greece was essential reading for students for centuries and was said to be second only to the Bible in the number of editions published. Euclid's Elements of Geometry - issybird Scores: 4 issybird 3 Stitchawl 1 Fat Abe Now for question 3? No guesses? We are talking the 1880s and an author who was a doctor. __________________ Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a purpose. (Garrison Keillor) Last edited by Bookpossum; 03-17-2013 at 06:26 PM. Reason: Reproducing the questions for the new page.

03-18-2013, 04:53 AM	#11283
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 6,351 Karma: 18574228 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Solihull, UK Device: Sony 650, Sony T2, Xoom, Nexus 7, Nook ST	The only author I know of from that period who was a doctor is Arthur Conan Doyle. I've not heard of that book, but could it be him? __________________ The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them. Mark Twain My early and invincible love of reading, . . . I would not exchange for the treasures of India. Edward Gibbon

03-18-2013, 07:32 AM	#11284
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 5,080 Karma: 64461897 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kobo Touch (mine), Sony PRS-T1 (husband's)	It could and it is indeed Arthur Conan Doyle. A bit of a jump from John Smith to Sherlock Holmes, but he did it! So that's issybird the winner with 4 points, Stitchawl with 3, and Fat Abe and Bilbo with 1 point each. Over to you, issybird. __________________ Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a purpose. (Garrison Keillor)

03-18-2013, 12:34 PM	#11286
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 6,351 Karma: 18574228 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Solihull, UK Device: Sony 650, Sony T2, Xoom, Nexus 7, Nook ST	A quickie then. I went to a quiz last night and our team won! In the last round we made up ground by knowing the answer to the two questions below (I knew them both; I have a head full of rubbish). 1. What is the name of the little bit of plastic that is wrapped around the end of your shoelace? 2. Which mammal has the highest (normal) blood pressure? __________________ The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them. Mark Twain My early and invincible love of reading, . . . I would not exchange for the treasures of India. Edward Gibbon

03-18-2013, 01:22 PM	#11287
HomeInMyShoes Ginormous Intergalactic Posts: 9,931 Karma: 33625427 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: junkyard Device: Kindle3	1. no idea 2. I'm going to guess something big, really big, so Blue Whale? __________________ Reading Lists: 2011 \| 2012 \| 2013 “Reading one book is like eating one potato chip.” - Diane Duane

03-17-2013, 02:48 PM	#11281
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 2,109 Karma: 19708976 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Touch, Nook, 350, 950, Fire	6. The Golden Notebook by Nobel laureate Doris Lessing. 7. Euclid's Geometry?

03-18-2013, 09:56 AM	#11285
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 2,109 Karma: 19708976 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Touch, Nook, 350, 950, Fire	I didn't plan ahead when I answered. I usually don't look, because quiz questions are like crack. I'm at work right now with no time, so if anyone's got a question, please take over.

03-18-2013, 02:06 PM	#11288
Kumabjorn Basculocolpic Posts: 3,016 Karma: 15802129 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Kindle 4SO, Kindle for Android, Sony PRS-350 and PRS-T1	Not sure about one, but two has to be Bill O'Reilly. __________________ Does the name Pavlov ring a bell?

03-18-2013, 02:40 PM	#11290
Kumabjorn Basculocolpic Posts: 3,016 Karma: 15802129 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Kindle 4SO, Kindle for Android, Sony PRS-350 and PRS-T1	Still think I was fairly close though. __________________ Does the name Pavlov ring a bell?

03-18-2013, 03:02 PM	#11291
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 4,102 Karma: 57695741 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: NJ Device: Searching ...	1. is a short word begins with "a" but that's all I remember 2. thinking tall animal to reach the head ... giraffe

03-18-2013, 07:34 PM	#11294
poohbear_nc Spring Chicken! Posts: 22,639 Karma: 36892274 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made + KoboGlo + Kobo Aura!	1. Arghh ... I know this one .... something like alar? alate? __________________ "If possible please provide picture of Mr. Chickens new home or field. Proof that you will not eat him would help too." (Craigslist)

03-18-2013, 08:47 PM	#11295
Fat Abe Man Who Stares at Books Posts: 1,129 Karma: 8035059 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: 50th State, USA. Also, PA, NY, CA, and elsewhere. Device: All of the Above	Aglet, but I give credit to poohbear.

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