Silliness Quiz - Page 49

Bilbo1967 · 02-03-2011, 03:41 PM

Not adrenaline.

Fertilizer I think is referring to the correct meaning of pulse but it's a more obvious, if childish, weapon.

WT Sharpe · 02-03-2011, 03:41 PM

LASERrifle

Bilbo1967 · 02-03-2011, 04:12 PM

Sorry, Tom, no.

Shayne Parkinson · 02-03-2011, 04:18 PM

Bilbo, did you see my answer on the previous page?

SneakySnake · 02-03-2011, 04:36 PM

I think Shayne has it! More cryptic questions.

yippee

I was thinking along the lentil line, but peashooter sounds good

Bilbo1967 · 02-03-2011, 05:13 PM

Ah, Shayne, sorry, I hadn't spotted your answer (away from home so working on a Blackberry is my poor excuse).

You are perfectly correct - well done!

Shayne Parkinson · 02-03-2011, 05:15 PM

Thanks! I like cryptic crosswords.

New question: there's a large property in New Zealand's South Island that's named after a novel by a 19th century British writer. What's its name, and why was it given said name?

SneakySnake · 02-03-2011, 06:08 PM

Cryptic?

Stitchawl · 02-03-2011, 06:31 PM

Is that Robinson Caruso Island? I know the name but not the reason behind it.

Stitchawl

Shayne Parkinson · 02-03-2011, 06:49 PM

Sneaky Snake: well, your answer certainly is.

Stitchawl: no. And Robinson Crusoe's actually 18th century.

SneakySnake · 02-03-2011, 07:09 PM

Even googling this one isn't going to help unless you have an idea about it.

Shayne Parkinson · 02-03-2011, 07:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SneakySnake

Even googling this one isn't going to help unless you have an idea about it.

Evil laugh

Time for a hint or two:

The writer was male, and English.

poohbear_nc · 02-03-2011, 07:34 PM

A hint please? Is the author Charles Dickens?

Shayne Parkinson · 02-03-2011, 07:36 PM

No, not Dickens.

poohbear_nc · 02-03-2011, 07:37 PM

H G Wells?

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02-03-2011, 03:41 PM	#721
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	Not adrenaline. Fertilizer I think is referring to the correct meaning of pulse but it's a more obvious, if childish, weapon.

02-03-2011, 03:41 PM	#722
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	LASERrifle

02-03-2011, 04:12 PM	#723
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	Sorry, Tom, no.

02-03-2011, 04:18 PM	#724
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	Bilbo, did you see my answer on the previous page?

02-03-2011, 04:36 PM	#725
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	I think Shayne has it! More cryptic questions. yippee I was thinking along the lentil line, but peashooter sounds good

02-03-2011, 05:13 PM	#726
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	Ah, Shayne, sorry, I hadn't spotted your answer (away from home so working on a Blackberry is my poor excuse). You are perfectly correct - well done!

02-03-2011, 05:15 PM	#727
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	Thanks! I like cryptic crosswords. New question: there's a large property in New Zealand's South Island that's named after a novel by a 19th century British writer. What's its name, and why was it given said name?

02-03-2011, 06:08 PM	#728
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	Cryptic?

02-03-2011, 06:31 PM	#729
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	Is that Robinson Caruso Island? I know the name but not the reason behind it. Stitchawl

02-03-2011, 06:49 PM	#730
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	Sneaky Snake: well, your answer certainly is. Stitchawl: no. And Robinson Crusoe's actually 18th century.

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02-03-2011, 07:09 PM	#731
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	Even googling this one isn't going to help unless you have an idea about it.

02-03-2011, 07:34 PM	#733
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,468 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	A hint please? Is the author Charles Dickens?

02-03-2011, 07:36 PM	#734
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	No, not Dickens.

02-03-2011, 07:37 PM	#735
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,468 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	H G Wells?