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A two-part quiz, inspired by one Bilbo (I think) put up recently.
Identify the following people:
- This author is a fan of vampires, but not of the sort who sparkle in the sun, or choose to spend their immortality going to high school. Anne Rice. HomeInMyShoes 1 point.
- A poet who wrote of the courtship of two unlikely lovers. Finding a wedding ring is among the challenges they face. Edward Lear. PDurrant 1 point.
- In 1858 he published his "Table of the Relative Frequency of the Causes of Breakage of Plate Glass Windows", but he's rather better-known for his difference engine. Charles Babbage. HomeInMyShoes 1 point.
- A novelist in her own right, but also known for her biography of a more famous writer. Elizabeth Gaskell. Billi 1 point.
- The earlier of only two US presidents who have faced losing the position via a legislative process described in Article Two of the Constitution. Andrew Johnson. Hamlet53 1 point.
- Though a powerful king himself, remembered mainly as the father of a great son. Philip II of Macedon. Hamlet53 1 point.
Link: members of the Royal Family. Pdurrant, 5 points.
1 point for each correctly identified. Five points for identifying the link between these answers.
Final scores:
Pdurrant, 6 points.
Hamlet53, HomeInMyShoes 2 points each.
Billi, 1 point.
Last edited by Shayne Parkinson; 03-18-2014 at 05:10 PM.
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