Silliness Quiz - Page 763

Shayne Parkinson · 03-31-2013, 09:32 PM

Thanks, Bookpossum. I'm surprised no one got Stephen King!

Quiz coming up...

Shayne Parkinson · 03-31-2013, 09:35 PM

Quotes from famous people about other famous people. One point for the person or said (or wrote) it, and one point for the person it was said (or written) about.

Some of these are a good deal harder than others. Clues will be forthcoming as necessary.

1. [Name] — the nearest thing in incarnation to the eye of God.

2. Posterity will talk of Washington as the founder of a great empire, when my name shall be lost in the vortex of revolution.
- Napoleon on George Washington. Bookpossum, 2 points

3. We felt that the public, and especially the children, like animals that are cute and little. I think we are rather indebted to Charlie Chaplin for the idea. We wanted something appealing, and we thought of a tiny bit of a mouse that would have something of the wistfulness of Chaplin — a little fellow trying to do the best he could.
- Walt Disney on Charlie Chaplin. pdurrant, 2 points

4. Jane Austen's books, too, are absent from this library. Just that one omission alone would make a fairly good library out of a library that hadn't a book in it.
- Mark Twain on Jane Austen. Poohbear, 2 points

5. It is fun to be in the same decade with you.

6. My Princess of Parallelograms
- Byron on Annabella Milbanke (his future wife). Fat Abe, 2 points

7. He had a large loving mind and the strongest sympathy with the poorer classes. He felt sure a better feeling, and much greater union of classes, would take place in time. And I pray earnestly it may.
- [Name] on Charles Dickens. Bookpossum, 1 point

8. Lady writer on the TV

9. The man who tunnelled into the very material of God
- Einstein on Rutherford. Kumabjorn, 1 point; Bilbo, 1 point

10. She is magnificently ugly — deliciously hideous... in this vast ugliness resides a most powerful beauty which, in a very few minutes steals forth and charms the mind, so that you end as I ended, in falling in love with her.
- Henry James on George Eliot. Poohbear, 2 points

Scores so far:
Poohbear 4 points
Bookpossum 3 points
Fat Abe, pdurrant 2 points
Bilbo, Kumabjorn 1 point

poohbear_nc · 03-31-2013, 09:48 PM

4. Mark Twain - on the absence of Jane Austen's books?

poohbear_nc · 03-31-2013, 09:51 PM

10. Henry James .... describing George Eliot

Fat Abe · 03-31-2013, 10:10 PM

6. Anne I. Byron, mother of Ada Lovelace

8. Jessica Fletcher

9. Stephen Hawking

Shayne Parkinson · 03-31-2013, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

4. Mark Twain - on the absence of Jane Austen's books?

Correct! I thought that would be the first one to go.

Shayne Parkinson · 03-31-2013, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

10. Henry James .... describing George Eliot

Correct again! Off to a great start.

Shayne Parkinson · 03-31-2013, 10:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fat Abe

6. Anne I. Byron, mother of Ada Lovelace

Quite right, though she was still Annabella Milbanke when Byron wrote it.

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8. Jessica Fletcher
9. Stephen Hawking

No to these.

Bookpossum · 03-31-2013, 10:40 PM

2. That's Napoleon being modest. About George Washington I think?

3. First name Beatrix Potter?

7. Said about Charles Dickens?

Shayne Parkinson · 03-31-2013, 11:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bookpossum

2. That's Napoleon being modest. About George Washington I think?

Correct on both counts.

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3. First name Beatrix Potter?

No, not Miss Potter.

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7. Said about Charles Dickens?

Yes, it was.

Kumabjorn · 04-01-2013, 03:15 AM

9. Einstein?

pdurrant · 04-01-2013, 04:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

3. We felt that the public, and especially the children, like animals that are cute and little. I think we are rather indebted to [name] for the idea. We wanted something appealing, and we thought of a tiny bit of a mouse that would have something of the wistfulness of [name] — a little fellow trying to do the best he could.

Walt Disney speaking, name Charlie Chaplin?

Shayne Parkinson · 04-01-2013, 04:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Kumabjorn

9. Einstein?

Einstein is correct, but for which part of the question?

Shayne Parkinson · 04-01-2013, 04:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Walt Disney speaking, name Charlie Chaplin?

Correct on both counts!

Kumabjorn · 04-01-2013, 07:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

Einstein is correct, but for which part of the question?

The quote is about Einstein. But I don't know who said it. John F. Kennedy?

03-31-2013, 09:35 PM	#11432
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	Quotes from famous people about other famous people. One point for the person or said (or wrote) it, and one point for the person it was said (or written) about. Some of these are a good deal harder than others. Clues will be forthcoming as necessary. 1. [Name] — the nearest thing in incarnation to the eye of God. 2. Posterity will talk of Washington as the founder of a great empire, when my name shall be lost in the vortex of revolution. - Napoleon on George Washington. Bookpossum, 2 points 3. We felt that the public, and especially the children, like animals that are cute and little. I think we are rather indebted to Charlie Chaplin for the idea. We wanted something appealing, and we thought of a tiny bit of a mouse that would have something of the wistfulness of Chaplin — a little fellow trying to do the best he could. - Walt Disney on Charlie Chaplin. pdurrant, 2 points 4. Jane Austen's books, too, are absent from this library. Just that one omission alone would make a fairly good library out of a library that hadn't a book in it. - Mark Twain on Jane Austen. Poohbear, 2 points 5. It is fun to be in the same decade with you. 6. My Princess of Parallelograms - Byron on Annabella Milbanke (his future wife). Fat Abe, 2 points 7. He had a large loving mind and the strongest sympathy with the poorer classes. He felt sure a better feeling, and much greater union of classes, would take place in time. And I pray earnestly it may. - [Name] on Charles Dickens. Bookpossum, 1 point 8. Lady writer on the TV 9. The man who tunnelled into the very material of God - Einstein on Rutherford. Kumabjorn, 1 point; Bilbo, 1 point 10. She is magnificently ugly — deliciously hideous... in this vast ugliness resides a most powerful beauty which, in a very few minutes steals forth and charms the mind, so that you end as I ended, in falling in love with her. - Henry James on George Eliot. Poohbear, 2 points Scores so far: Poohbear 4 points Bookpossum 3 points Fat Abe, pdurrant 2 points Bilbo, Kumabjorn 1 point Last edited by Shayne Parkinson; 04-01-2013 at 03:07 PM.

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03-31-2013, 09:32 PM	#11431
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	Thanks, Bookpossum. I'm surprised no one got Stephen King! Quiz coming up...

03-31-2013, 09:48 PM	#11433
poohbear_nc Now what? Posts: 58,839 Karma: 135181808 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	4. Mark Twain - on the absence of Jane Austen's books?

03-31-2013, 09:51 PM	#11434
poohbear_nc Now what? Posts: 58,839 Karma: 135181808 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	10. Henry James .... describing George Eliot

03-31-2013, 10:10 PM	#11435
Fat Abe Man Who Stares at Books Posts: 1,816 Karma: 10606722 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: 50th State, USA. Also, PA, NY, CA, and elsewhere. Device: All of the Above	6. Anne I. Byron, mother of Ada Lovelace 8. Jessica Fletcher 9. Stephen Hawking

03-31-2013, 10:40 PM	#11439
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04-01-2013, 03:15 AM	#11441
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