Silliness Quiz - Page 1042

poohbear_nc · 08-01-2016, 09:03 PM

5. Penny dreadful?
Shilling shocker?

poohbear_nc · 08-01-2016, 09:04 PM

9. Ralph Waldo Emerson?

Glorfindel · 08-01-2016, 09:54 PM

5. is Penny something... uhhhhh wish I could remembe what the other word is...

Bookpossum · 08-02-2016, 03:49 AM

5. Indeed it is the shocker, or shilling shocker - poohbear_nc
8. Yes, the typewriter - shayne
9. Yes, Ralph Waldo Emerson - pooh bear_nc

Thanks everyone. Over to you doubleshuffle.

drjd · 08-02-2016, 06:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bookpossum

8. Yes, the typewriter - shayne

Ah.. I knew that!

I don't know how I said Qwerty Keyboard instead.

Congrats doubleshuffle, and thank you very much Bookpossum for posting a very interesting quiz.

doubleshuffle · 08-02-2016, 07:16 AM

All right. I've prepared a little poetry quiz:

1. Which English poet was - according to which other English poet - of which mythological creature's party without knowing it? (3 points)

2. What is "but a sleep and a forgetting", and according to which poet? And what is the title of the poem? (3 points)

3. "Bold Lover, never, never canst thou kiss, / Though winning near the goal..." Why can't the poor guy even get to first base? And which poet put him in that position? (2 points)
- Because he's on a Greek vase, put there by John Keats in his "Ode on a Grecian Urn" - Bookpossum

4. "I am the daughter of earth and water, / And the nursling of the sky..." Who says that in a poem by which author? (2 points)

5. How many birds at Coole? And which sort of bird? And which poet put them there? (3 points)
- Wild swans, W.B. Yeats - Bookpossum (Number of birds still open)

6. Mourned lover loses an "e" and turns into a fabric softener. Which colour is the bird? (2 points: one each for the woman's name and the colour of the bird)

7. The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side is the title of an Agatha Christie novel. Which poem by which poet is quoted in the title? (2 points)
- The Lady of Shalott - pdurrant. Alfred, Lord Tennyson - Bookpossum

pdurrant · 08-02-2016, 08:30 AM

2. Death

7. The Lady of Shalott

doubleshuffle · 08-02-2016, 08:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

2. Death

7. The Lady of Shalott

2. Nope.

7. Yep.

Bookpossum · 08-02-2016, 09:09 AM

3. Because he is on a Greek vase. Put there by John Keats. (Well, to quote the title, a Grecian Urn.)

Bookpossum · 08-02-2016, 09:10 AM

5. Wild Swans, put there by W B Yeats. Can't remember how many though.

Bookpossum · 08-02-2016, 09:11 AM

7. Alfred, Lord Tennyson

doubleshuffle · 08-02-2016, 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bookpossum

3. Because he is on a Greek vase. Put there by John Keats. (Well, to quote the title, a Grecian Urn.)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bookpossum

5. Wild Swans, put there by W B Yeats. Can't remember how many though.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bookpossum

7. Alfred, Lord Tennyson

All correct.

drjd · 08-02-2016, 10:28 AM

Poetry???

Not my cup of tea!

All the best, contestants!

pdurrant · 08-02-2016, 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doubleshuffle

2. Nope.

Ah - then Life!

Ummm... Tennyson?

"but trailing clouds of glory do we come"?

And now I'm off to google to see if I'm right!

pdurrant · 08-02-2016, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Ah - then Life!

Ummm... Tennyson?

"but trailing clouds of glory do we come"?

And now I'm off to google to see if I'm right!

Right poem. Wrong Poet.

08-02-2016, 07:16 AM	#15621
doubleshuffle Unicycle Daredevil Posts: 13,944 Karma: 185432100 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Planet of the Pudding Brains Device: Aura HD (R.I.P. After six years the USB socket died.) tolino shine 3	All right. I've prepared a little poetry quiz: 1. Which English poet was - according to which other English poet - of which mythological creature's party without knowing it? (3 points) 2. What is "but a sleep and a forgetting", and according to which poet? And what is the title of the poem? (3 points) 3. "Bold Lover, never, never canst thou kiss, / Though winning near the goal..." Why can't the poor guy even get to first base? And which poet put him in that position? (2 points) - Because he's on a Greek vase, put there by John Keats in his "Ode on a Grecian Urn" - Bookpossum 4. "I am the daughter of earth and water, / And the nursling of the sky..." Who says that in a poem by which author? (2 points) 5. How many birds at Coole? And which sort of bird? And which poet put them there? (3 points) - Wild swans, W.B. Yeats - Bookpossum (Number of birds still open) 6. Mourned lover loses an "e" and turns into a fabric softener. Which colour is the bird? (2 points: one each for the woman's name and the colour of the bird) 7. The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side is the title of an Agatha Christie novel. Which poem by which poet is quoted in the title? (2 points) - The Lady of Shalott - pdurrant. Alfred, Lord Tennyson - Bookpossum Last edited by doubleshuffle; 08-02-2016 at 09:45 AM.

08-02-2016, 09:09 AM	#15624
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	3. Because he is on a Greek vase. Put there by John Keats. (Well, to quote the title, a Grecian Urn.) Last edited by Bookpossum; 08-02-2016 at 09:12 AM.

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08-01-2016, 09:03 PM	#15616
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,575 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	5. Penny dreadful? Shilling shocker?

08-01-2016, 09:04 PM	#15617
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,575 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	9. Ralph Waldo Emerson?

08-01-2016, 09:54 PM	#15618
Glorfindel Force-Aware Elf Posts: 4,762 Karma: 11557898 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Valinor Device: Kindle 4 w/SO	5. is Penny something... uhhhhh wish I could remembe what the other word is...

08-02-2016, 03:49 AM	#15619
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	5. Indeed it is the shocker, or shilling shocker - poohbear_nc 8. Yes, the typewriter - shayne 9. Yes, Ralph Waldo Emerson - pooh bear_nc Thanks everyone. Over to you doubleshuffle.

08-02-2016, 08:30 AM	#15622
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,036 Karma: 315160596 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	2. Death 7. The Lady of Shalott

08-02-2016, 09:10 AM	#15625
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	5. Wild Swans, put there by W B Yeats. Can't remember how many though.

08-02-2016, 09:11 AM	#15626
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	7. Alfred, Lord Tennyson

08-02-2016, 10:28 AM	#15628
drjd The Couch Potato Posts: 34,509 Karma: 230999999 Join Date: Aug 2015 Device: Kobo Glo, Kobo Touch, Archos 9, Onyx Boox C67ML Carta	Poetry??? Not my cup of tea! All the best, contestants!

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