Silliness Quiz - Page 567

Shayne Parkinson · 07-28-2012, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

Quirm is a Terry Pratchett Discworld place I believe?

Can't think of a specific book it's in though, so I'll just guess one, Guards, Guards?

Correct, and the series name will do (it comes up in quite a few books).

Shayne Parkinson · 07-28-2012, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

1. Caladan - Dune, Frank Herbert

Correct!

Shayne Parkinson · 07-28-2012, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Chetwood - Lord of the Rings, Tolkien

Correct! It's in the area of Bree, Archet and Combe.

Shayne Parkinson · 07-28-2012, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by issybird

5. Linden-Car: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Anne Bronte

Yes! I thought that one might be a bit tricky.

Shayne Parkinson · 07-28-2012, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

Isn't that C. S. Lewis, A Horse and his Boy?

It certainly is. Well done.

Shayne Parkinson · 07-28-2012, 04:47 PM

1. Caladan - Frank Herbert, Dune. poohbear_nc, 2 points
2. Calormen - C.S. Lewis, The Horse and His Boy. pdurrant, 2 points
3. Chetwood - Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings. poohbear_nc, 2 points
4. Glome
5. Linden-Car - Anne Bronte, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. issybird, 2 points.
6. Milton
7. Queen's Crawley - Thackeray, Vanity Fair. Bookpossum, 2 points
8. Quirm - Pratchett, Discworld series. Bilbo1967, 2 points
9. Longbourn - Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice. Billi, 2 points
10. Sandbourne - Thomas Hardy, Tess of the D'Urbervilles. Bookpossum, 2 points

Bookpossum, 4 points
poohbear_nc, 4 points
Bilbo1967, 2 points
Billi, 2 points
issybird, 2 points
pdurrant, 2 points

It's a close-run thing so far!

pdurrant · 07-28-2012, 05:45 PM

I could have got Chetwood, Quirm and possible Longbourn as well if I'd been quicker. But Glome and Milton ring no bells for me.

Shayne Parkinson · 07-28-2012, 06:21 PM

Glome is probably the hardest one. Milton is tricky because it's so ordinary-sounding.

Clue: Milton is based on a real place in England.

issybird · 07-28-2012, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

Glome is probably the hardest one. Milton is tricky because it's so ordinary-sounding.

Clue: Milton is based on a real place in England.

Wilton, Stilton, Milton Keynes?

Shayne Parkinson · 07-28-2012, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by issybird

Wilton, Stilton, Milton Keynes?

None of the above.

The name doesn't resemble its real-life counterpart, but the town itself does.

The name contains a clue to its own meaning, in true Victorian fashion.

Bookpossum · 07-29-2012, 02:10 AM

Hmm - Victorian literature and it isn't Dickens or Trollope I think.

Is it Elizabeth Gaskell? If so, it isn't "Cranford" so is it "North and South"? (I have to confess to having watched it on TV but not read it, so I'm guessing.)

Shayne Parkinson · 07-29-2012, 02:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Bookpossum

Hmm - Victorian literature and it isn't Dickens or Trollope I think.

Is it Elizabeth Gaskell? If so, it isn't "Cranford" so is it "North and South"? (I have to confess to having watched it on TV but not read it, so I'm guessing.)

Yes, North and South it is. Well done, Bookpossum (living up to your nickname

).

1. Caladan - Frank Herbert, Dune. poohbear_nc, 2 points
2. Calormen - C.S. Lewis, The Horse and His Boy. pdurrant, 2 points
3. Chetwood - Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings. poohbear_nc, 2 points
4. Glome
5. Linden-Car - Anne Bronte, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. issybird, 2 points.
6. Milton - Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South. Bookpossum, 2 points.
7. Queen's Crawley - William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair. Bookpossum, 2 points
8. Quirm - Pratchett, Discworld series. Bilbo1967, 2 points
9. Longbourn - Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice. Billi, 2 points
10. Sandbourne - Thomas Hardy, Tess of the D'Urbervilles. Bookpossum, 2 points

Bookpossum, 6 points
poohbear_nc, 4 points
Bilbo1967, 2 points
Billi, 2 points
issybird, 2 points
pdurrant, 2 points

Shayne Parkinson · 07-29-2012, 02:30 AM

One to go: Glome. The author's name is well-known; this particular work not so much.

pdurrant · 07-29-2012, 05:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

One to go: Glome. The author's name is well-known; this particular work not so much.

This isn't another Pratchett is it? The Carpet People?

Shayne Parkinson · 07-29-2012, 05:25 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

This isn't another Pratchett is it? The Carpet People?

Not a Pratchett, no. But it is an author who's already appeared on the list.

There, that should narrow the field.

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07-28-2012, 04:47 PM	#8496
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	1. Caladan - Frank Herbert, Dune. poohbear_nc, 2 points 2. Calormen - C.S. Lewis, The Horse and His Boy. pdurrant, 2 points 3. Chetwood - Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings. poohbear_nc, 2 points 4. Glome 5. Linden-Car - Anne Bronte, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. issybird, 2 points. 6. Milton 7. Queen's Crawley - Thackeray, Vanity Fair. Bookpossum, 2 points 8. Quirm - Pratchett, Discworld series. Bilbo1967, 2 points 9. Longbourn - Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice. Billi, 2 points 10. Sandbourne - Thomas Hardy, Tess of the D'Urbervilles. Bookpossum, 2 points Bookpossum, 4 points poohbear_nc, 4 points Bilbo1967, 2 points Billi, 2 points issybird, 2 points pdurrant, 2 points It's a close-run thing so far!

07-28-2012, 05:45 PM	#8497
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,053 Karma: 315160596 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	I could have got Chetwood, Quirm and possible Longbourn as well if I'd been quicker. But Glome and Milton ring no bells for me.

07-28-2012, 06:21 PM	#8498
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	Glome is probably the hardest one. Milton is tricky because it's so ordinary-sounding. Clue: Milton is based on a real place in England.

07-29-2012, 02:10 AM	#8501
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	Hmm - Victorian literature and it isn't Dickens or Trollope I think. Is it Elizabeth Gaskell? If so, it isn't "Cranford" so is it "North and South"? (I have to confess to having watched it on TV but not read it, so I'm guessing.)

07-29-2012, 02:30 AM	#8503
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	One to go: Glome. The author's name is well-known; this particular work not so much.

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