Silliness Quiz - Page 195

poohbear_nc · 05-19-2011, 12:50 PM

no & no

[remember the hint - the settings of his novels]

orlok · 05-19-2011, 03:24 PM

Isaac Asimov?

poohbear_nc · 05-19-2011, 03:42 PM

nope - keep thinking

hint - all of his novels were set in the same city

orlok · 05-19-2011, 03:44 PM

James Joyce?

poohbear_nc · 05-19-2011, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by orlok

James Joyce?

YES! In his own words: “For myself, I always write about Dublin, because if I can get to the heart of Dublin I can get to the heart of all the cities of the world. In the particular is contained the universal.”

Take it away orlok!

orlok · 05-19-2011, 04:53 PM

Thank gawd. I was running out of authors

.

Which well known author of a long-running series also had major success with a single childrens' book, made into a film, and based on a story he used to tell his son?

Shayne Parkinson · 05-19-2011, 05:10 PM

Ian Fleming, with "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"?

orlok · 05-19-2011, 05:14 PM

Should have known that would be too easy for you Shayne, with your encyclopedic literary knowledge! Over to you

.

Shayne Parkinson · 05-19-2011, 05:39 PM

I see that I missed a question about James Joyce. Me an English major, and I miss a question about Joyce but answer one about "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"!

Here's one I came across in my current reading (possibly a tiny clue in that): the Wolseley Motor Company was an upmarket British car marque for many years, surviving through various sales and mergers, linked with names like MG and Rover. It began life in 1901 as an offshoot of a company making something quite different, and in another part of the world. What did the original Wolseley company make, and in what country was it based?

poohbear_nc · 05-19-2011, 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

I see that I missed a question about James Joyce. Me an English major, and I miss a question about Joyce but answer one about "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"!

Here's one I came across in my current reading (possibly a tiny clue in that): the Wolseley Motor Company was an upmarket British car marque for many years, surviving through various sales and mergers, linked with names like MG and Rover. It began life in 1901 as an offshoot of a company making something quite different, and in another part of the world. What did the original Wolseley company make, and in what country was it based?

Well ... the name sounds Aussie ... SneakySnake will probably pop in & get it ...

Bicycles?

Shayne Parkinson · 05-19-2011, 08:03 PM

In fact the original Mr Wolseley was Irish.

But you're right: the company started in Australia.

But not bicycles.

poohbear_nc · 05-19-2011, 08:14 PM

farm machinery?

Shayne Parkinson · 05-19-2011, 08:25 PM

Farm machinery of a specific kind, yes. In fact they were the first company to introduce a machine for this task.

Nearly there, Pooh!

poohbear_nc · 05-19-2011, 08:46 PM

Hmmmm .... some kind of tractor?

Shayne Parkinson · 05-19-2011, 08:59 PM

No, not a tractor. Clue: *not* a form of transport (there's an old New Zealand song about a bachelor farmer driving his tractor to a dance at the local hall

).

05-19-2011, 05:39 PM	#2919
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	I see that I missed a question about James Joyce. Me an English major, and I miss a question about Joyce but answer one about "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"! Here's one I came across in my current reading (possibly a tiny clue in that): the Wolseley Motor Company was an upmarket British car marque for many years, surviving through various sales and mergers, linked with names like MG and Rover. It began life in 1901 as an offshoot of a company making something quite different, and in another part of the world. What did the original Wolseley company make, and in what country was it based? Last edited by Shayne Parkinson; 05-19-2011 at 05:42 PM.

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05-19-2011, 12:50 PM	#2911
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,688 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	no & no [remember the hint - the settings of his novels]

05-19-2011, 03:24 PM	#2912
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	Isaac Asimov?

05-19-2011, 03:42 PM	#2913
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,688 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	nope - keep thinking hint - all of his novels were set in the same city

05-19-2011, 03:44 PM	#2914
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	James Joyce?

05-19-2011, 04:53 PM	#2916
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	Thank gawd. I was running out of authors . Which well known author of a long-running series also had major success with a single childrens' book, made into a film, and based on a story he used to tell his son?

05-19-2011, 05:10 PM	#2917
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	Ian Fleming, with "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"?

05-19-2011, 05:14 PM	#2918
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	Should have known that would be too easy for you Shayne, with your encyclopedic literary knowledge! Over to you .

05-19-2011, 08:03 PM	#2921
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	In fact the original Mr Wolseley was Irish. But you're right: the company started in Australia. But not bicycles.

05-19-2011, 08:14 PM	#2922
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,688 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	farm machinery?

05-19-2011, 08:25 PM	#2923
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	Farm machinery of a specific kind, yes. In fact they were the first company to introduce a machine for this task. Nearly there, Pooh!

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05-19-2011, 08:46 PM	#2924
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,688 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Hmmmm .... some kind of tractor?

05-19-2011, 08:59 PM	#2925
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	No, not a tractor. Clue: not a form of transport (there's an old New Zealand song about a bachelor farmer driving his tractor to a dance at the local hall ).