01-17-2017, 04:24 AM | #15916 |
Snoozing in the sun
Posts: 10,137
Karma: 115423645
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch
|
I have to confess I haven't read it - somehow the mention of the pub made me think of it.
|
01-17-2017, 01:32 PM | #15917 |
Author
Posts: 1,532
Karma: 5447804
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: New Zealand
Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab
|
Time to put this to bed. Answers and final results:
Quotes about places. One point for the place, and one for the speaker/writer. Note: some of these are almost certainly apocryphal, but they're commonly associated with a particular speaker/writer. 1. "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco." Mark Twain Issybird, 2 points. 2. "Last, loneliest, loveliest, exquisite, apart." Kipling referring to Auckland. Poohbear 2 points. 3. "When I die, Dublin will be written in my heart." James Joyce. Bookpossum 2 points Points also awarded for an earlier (and better known) version: Calais, said by Mary I. Pdurrant, Bookpossum 1 point each. 4. "I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble." Augustus drjd 2 points 5. "When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford." Dr Johnson Pdurrant, Bilbo1967 1 point each. 6. "An artist has no home in Europe except in Paris." Nietzsche. Pdurrant, Orlok 1 point each. 7. "Venice is like eating an entire box of chocolate liqueurs in one go." Truman Capote Pdurrant, 1 point 8. "If Paris is a city of lights, Sydney is the city of fireworks."Baz Luhrmann drjd, Bilbo 1 point each 9. "There are many people in the world who really don't understand--or say they don't--what is the great issue between the free world and the Communist world. Let them come to Berlin!" John F. Kennedy Bookpossum, Issybird 1 point each 10. "Hong Kong has created one of the most successful societies on Earth." Prince Charles drjd 2 points Bonus question: this one is a country rather than a city "There are two seasons in Scotland: June and Winter." Billy Connolly Orlok, 2 points Points: drjd 5 Bookpossum 4 pdurrant 4 Issybird 3 Orlok 3 Bilbo1967 2 Poohbear_nc 2 A close-run event! Drjd is the winner by a narrow margin. Thanks for playing, everyone. Take it away, drjd. |
Advert | |
|
01-18-2017, 03:25 AM | #15918 |
The Couch Potato
Posts: 34,509
Karma: 230999999
Join Date: Aug 2015
Device: Kobo Glo, Kobo Touch, Archos 9, Onyx Boox C67ML Carta
|
|
01-18-2017, 06:46 AM | #15919 |
Close to the Edit!
Posts: 9,797
Karma: 267994408
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: UK
Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"
|
Okay, here's a reasonably quick one.
Who are the authors of the following books (1 point each), and more importantly, what do the novels all have in common (3 points)? 1. The Mystery of Edwin Drood 2. Amerika 3. Answered Prayers 4. The Assassination Bureau, Ltd 5. The Dark Tower 6. The Journal of Julius Rodman 7. The Love of the Last Tycoon 8. The Mysterious Stranger 9. The Notion Club Papers 10. Sanditon |
01-18-2017, 06:53 AM | #15920 |
The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠
Posts: 71,639
Karma: 306652114
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Norfolk, England
Device: Kindle Voyage
|
They were all unfinished at the time of the author's death.
|
Advert | |
|
01-18-2017, 06:54 AM | #15921 |
The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠
Posts: 71,639
Karma: 306652114
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Norfolk, England
Device: Kindle Voyage
|
1. Charles Dickens
10. Jane Austen |
01-18-2017, 06:54 AM | #15922 |
The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠
Posts: 71,639
Karma: 306652114
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Norfolk, England
Device: Kindle Voyage
|
8. Agatha Christie?
|
01-18-2017, 07:01 AM | #15923 |
The Couch Potato
Posts: 34,509
Karma: 230999999
Join Date: Aug 2015
Device: Kobo Glo, Kobo Touch, Archos 9, Onyx Boox C67ML Carta
|
|
01-18-2017, 07:13 AM | #15924 |
Close to the Edit!
Posts: 9,797
Karma: 267994408
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: UK
Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"
|
|
01-18-2017, 07:13 AM | #15925 |
Close to the Edit!
Posts: 9,797
Karma: 267994408
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: UK
Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"
|
|
01-18-2017, 07:14 AM | #15926 |
Close to the Edit!
Posts: 9,797
Karma: 267994408
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: UK
Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"
|
|
01-18-2017, 07:24 AM | #15927 | |
o saeclum infacetum
Posts: 20,367
Karma: 223034386
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: New England
Device: H2O, Aura One, PW5
|
Quote:
3. Capote 7. Fitzgerald |
|
01-18-2017, 08:05 AM | #15928 |
The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠
Posts: 71,639
Karma: 306652114
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Norfolk, England
Device: Kindle Voyage
|
8. Georgette Heyer?
|
01-18-2017, 08:23 AM | #15929 |
Close to the Edit!
Posts: 9,797
Karma: 267994408
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: UK
Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"
|
|
01-18-2017, 08:24 AM | #15930 |
Close to the Edit!
Posts: 9,797
Karma: 267994408
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: UK
Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"
|
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Quiz Lovers and Trivia Fans | imahogg | Self-Promotions by Authors and Publishers | 4 | 11-19-2010 08:39 AM |
Quick quiz-- what's the last thing you'd want to see coming out of your toilet? | ardeegee | Lounge | 4 | 04-29-2010 06:34 AM |
Dickens Quiz | HarryT | Lounge | 19 | 09-07-2009 08:02 PM |
iLiad flashcard or quiz type software? | readmore | iRex Developer's Corner | 1 | 12-16-2007 08:04 PM |