Silliness Quiz - Page 580

poohbear_nc · 08-09-2012, 07:44 PM

They're all misspelled place names in England?

poohbear_nc · 08-09-2012, 07:44 PM

They're all derived from Roman names? British mis-pronunciations of Latin names?

pdurrant · 08-10-2012, 02:49 AM

They are all spelled correctly (for their time). Bookpossum is very close, but not quite there yet.

Perhaps some more will jog someone's memory.

Dull Sir John
Fryar and the Nun
Lady Cullen
Tom Tinker

If no-one has it by this evening, I'll give some more that should give the game away.

dreams · 08-10-2012, 03:39 AM

Just a wild guess

Spoiler:

pdurrant · 08-10-2012, 03:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dreams

Just a wild guess

Spoiler:

Yes! You have it, dreams. Over to you for the next question.

Specifically, they're all dances from the 1651 edition of "The English Dancing Master" by John Playford.

Better-known dances from the book are ones like

Hearts ease
Kemps Jig
None such
Picking of sticks
Step Stately
Whirligig

dreams · 08-10-2012, 04:14 AM

Who would have thought that suffering through that as a child would come in handy for answering a quiz?

Now an easy one.

Nuts, can you guess them?

1. A big country in South America.

2. A pod is my pad.

3. This came down in Germany.

4. Confection ingredient.

5. Sneaking a look-on.

6. Gorillas show dominance by beating this.

7. May be found in the company of a witch.

answer: Witch Hazel - Hazelnut

orlok · 08-10-2012, 04:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dreams

Who would have thought that suffering through that as a child would come in handy for answering a quiz?

Now an easy one.

Nuts, can you guess them?

1. A big country in South America.

2. A pod is my pad.

3. This came down in Germany.

4. Confection ingredient.

5. Sneaking a look-on.

6. Gorillas show dominance by beating this.

7. May be found in the company of a witch.answer: Witch Hazel - Hazelnut

Seeing as you have answered 7 for us (

), I'll try the others:

1. Brazilnut

2. ?

3. Walnut

4. Sweet Chestnut?

5. Pecan

6. Chestnut

Bookpossum · 08-10-2012, 08:14 AM

2. peanut?
4. almond?

issybird · 08-10-2012, 08:27 AM

4. coconut

Daithi · 08-10-2012, 09:14 AM

Ah, nuts! I'm too late.

This quiz reminds me of a joke---

Spoiler:

HomeInMyShoes · 08-10-2012, 09:31 AM

I'm probably ashamed I didn't have to look it up.

orlok · 08-10-2012, 09:36 AM

I didn't either, but I'm not ashamed. I read a lot

.

dreams · 08-10-2012, 04:02 PM

That was quick.

Nuts, can you guess them?

1. A big country in South America.
orlok - Brazilnut
2. A pod is my pad.
Bookpossum - peanut
3. This came down in Germany.
orlok - Walnut
4. Confection ingredient.
issybird - coconut
5. Sneaking a look-on.
orlok - Pecan
6. Gorillas show dominance by beating this.
orlok - Chestnut
7. May be found in the company of a witch.

answer: Witch Hazel - Hazelnut

orlock - 4
issybird - 1
Bookpossum - 1

Over to you orlock.

orlok · 08-10-2012, 05:12 PM

Ok, a multi question quiz, while I go to bed

1. Which male animal is called a Tom or a Jake?

2. What is the well-known Arabic word for 'The Island' or 'The Peninsula'?

3. Which two semaphoric letters are found on the iconic 1960s peace symbol?

4. Duffel bags and Duffel coats. In whic EU country is the town Duffel located?

5. Alec Guinness, Robert Carlyle, Anthony Hopkins and Ian McKellen have all played which 20th century historical figure?

6. A bicycle manufacturer, a US state capital and a county in West Virginia are all named after which Englishman?

7. In which Asian country is the coldest capital city in the world? (based on the mean annual daily temperature)

8. Based on the total amount of visitors each year, name the eight most popular museums in the world? One point for each correct answer.

9. The unrest in which Asian country in 2007 was called 'The Safran Revolution'?

10. The following are the last words to which hit songs from 1970? One point for each correct answer.
a. Nobody knows like me
b. I will ease your mind
c. Go to the place that's the best
d. And we got to get ourselves back to the garden
e. Go back where you been

SneakySnake · 08-10-2012, 05:41 PM

1. Which male animal is called a Tom or a Jake? Kitty Cat?

2. What is the well-known Arabic word for 'The Island' or 'The Peninsula'?

3. Which two semaphoric letters are found on the iconic 1960s peace symbol?

4. Duffel bags and Duffel coats. In whic EU country is the town Duffel located? Belgium?

5. Alec Guinness, Robert Carlyle, Anthony Hopkins and Ian McKellen have all played which 20th century historical figure? Hitler?

6. A bicycle manufacturer, a US state capital and a county in West Virginia are all named after which Englishman?

7. In which Asian country is the coldest capital city in the world? (based on the mean annual daily temperature) Mongolia?

8. Based on the total amount of visitors each year, name the eight most popular museums in the world? One point for each correct answer.

9. The unrest in which Asian country in 2007 was called 'The Safran Revolution'?

10. The following are the last words to which hit songs from 1970? One point for each correct answer.
a. Nobody knows like me - Bad Man? The Who?
b. I will ease your mind
c. Go to the place that's the best - Spririt in the Sky?
d. And we got to get ourselves back to the garden
e. Go back where you been

08-10-2012, 03:39 AM	#8689
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,110 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	Just a wild guess Spoiler: I use to go to dance with my grandmother - square and round dances. At least one of those sounds like a name for one of the dances - as I remember thinking "it is" - dull/boring that I had to be there. So are these dances?

08-10-2012, 09:14 AM	#8695
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	Ah, nuts! I'm too late. This quiz reminds me of a joke--- Spoiler: If two nuts on your chest are chestnuts, and two nuts on a wall are walnuts, then what are two nuts on your chin? If I gave the answer I'd get suspended on MobileRead, so if you want to know you'll have to Google it.

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poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,566 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	They're all misspelled place names in England?

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poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,566 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	They're all derived from Roman names? British mis-pronunciations of Latin names?

08-10-2012, 02:49 AM	#8688
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,034 Karma: 315160596 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	They are all spelled correctly (for their time). Bookpossum is very close, but not quite there yet. Perhaps some more will jog someone's memory. Dull Sir John Fryar and the Nun Lady Cullen Tom Tinker If no-one has it by this evening, I'll give some more that should give the game away.

08-10-2012, 04:14 AM	#8691
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,110 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	Who would have thought that suffering through that as a child would come in handy for answering a quiz? Now an easy one. Nuts, can you guess them? 1. A big country in South America. 2. A pod is my pad. 3. This came down in Germany. 4. Confection ingredient. 5. Sneaking a look-on. 6. Gorillas show dominance by beating this. 7. May be found in the company of a witch. answer: Witch Hazel - Hazelnut

08-10-2012, 08:14 AM	#8693
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	2. peanut? 4. almond?

08-10-2012, 08:27 AM	#8694
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,329 Karma: 234636059 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	4. coconut

08-10-2012, 09:31 AM	#8696
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	I'm probably ashamed I didn't have to look it up.

08-10-2012, 09:36 AM	#8697
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	I didn't either, but I'm not ashamed. I read a lot .

08-10-2012, 04:02 PM	#8698
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,110 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	That was quick. Nuts, can you guess them? 1. A big country in South America. orlok - Brazilnut 2. A pod is my pad. Bookpossum - peanut 3. This came down in Germany. orlok - Walnut 4. Confection ingredient. issybird - coconut 5. Sneaking a look-on. orlok - Pecan 6. Gorillas show dominance by beating this. orlok - Chestnut 7. May be found in the company of a witch. answer: Witch Hazel - Hazelnut orlock - 4 issybird - 1 Bookpossum - 1 Over to you orlock.

08-10-2012, 05:12 PM	#8699
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	Ok, a multi question quiz, while I go to bed 1. Which male animal is called a Tom or a Jake? 2. What is the well-known Arabic word for 'The Island' or 'The Peninsula'? 3. Which two semaphoric letters are found on the iconic 1960s peace symbol? 4. Duffel bags and Duffel coats. In whic EU country is the town Duffel located? 5. Alec Guinness, Robert Carlyle, Anthony Hopkins and Ian McKellen have all played which 20th century historical figure? 6. A bicycle manufacturer, a US state capital and a county in West Virginia are all named after which Englishman? 7. In which Asian country is the coldest capital city in the world? (based on the mean annual daily temperature) 8. Based on the total amount of visitors each year, name the eight most popular museums in the world? One point for each correct answer. 9. The unrest in which Asian country in 2007 was called 'The Safran Revolution'? 10. The following are the last words to which hit songs from 1970? One point for each correct answer. a. Nobody knows like me b. I will ease your mind c. Go to the place that's the best d. And we got to get ourselves back to the garden e. Go back where you been

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08-10-2012, 05:41 PM	#8700
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	1. Which male animal is called a Tom or a Jake? Kitty Cat? 2. What is the well-known Arabic word for 'The Island' or 'The Peninsula'? 3. Which two semaphoric letters are found on the iconic 1960s peace symbol? 4. Duffel bags and Duffel coats. In whic EU country is the town Duffel located? Belgium? 5. Alec Guinness, Robert Carlyle, Anthony Hopkins and Ian McKellen have all played which 20th century historical figure? Hitler? 6. A bicycle manufacturer, a US state capital and a county in West Virginia are all named after which Englishman? 7. In which Asian country is the coldest capital city in the world? (based on the mean annual daily temperature) Mongolia? 8. Based on the total amount of visitors each year, name the eight most popular museums in the world? One point for each correct answer. 9. The unrest in which Asian country in 2007 was called 'The Safran Revolution'? 10. The following are the last words to which hit songs from 1970? One point for each correct answer. a. Nobody knows like me - Bad Man? The Who? b. I will ease your mind c. Go to the place that's the best - Spririt in the Sky? d. And we got to get ourselves back to the garden e. Go back where you been