Silliness Quiz - Page 690

Fbone · 12-01-2012, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by orlok

Ok, a decidous tree, which goes through the seasonal cycles.

Yes, a deciduous tree.

Next question, please.

orlok · 12-01-2012, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

You owe me a new keyboard...

Stitchawl

Speaking of which, I spilled a whole mug of hot Rooibos over my keyboard this morning. With the help of my youngest, wielding a hairdryer, we managed to dry it out, and it seems to be fine. If it had been coffee...?

orlok · 12-01-2012, 07:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fbone

Yes, a deciduous tree.

Next question, please.

I'm off to bed now (just gone 12:30am), so anyone who feels like posing a question, please go ahead.

Iznogood · 12-01-2012, 09:26 PM

Since we're on the subject of riddles in verse, I just remembered a good riddle I recently read in a book. The book is written by a master in riddle-making.
Bonus question: what book and who wrote it.

Those of you who have read the book is of course automatically disqualified to participate!

How called the dwellers of Lyn-dun?
Great Homer's tale of Troy,
Or country of the midnight sun -
What doth all men Destroy?

Against it man hath dashed his foot,
This angel bears a spear!
In garden-glade where Lord Christ preyed
What spawns dark stars and fear?

This place the white Diana rose
Of this, Dido bereft;
Where on four leaves good fortune grows
East, west, south - what is Left?

The Corsican was vanquished there,
Oh, mother of all sin!
Find green the same as shiretown's name,
Find Newgate Gaol, and win!

Edit:
I suggest posting solutions in spoiler-tags since the solution might take some of the fun out of reading the book for those that haven't read it

Bilbo1967 · 12-03-2012, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iznogood

Since we're on the subject of riddles in verse, I just remembered a good riddle I recently read in a book. The book is written by a master in riddle-making.
Bonus question: what book and who wrote it.

Those of you who have read the book is of course automatically disqualified to participate!

How called the dwellers of Lyn-dun?
Great Homer's tale of Troy,
Or country of the midnight sun -
What doth all men Destroy?

Against it man hath dashed his foot,
This angel bears a spear!
In garden-glade where Lord Christ preyed
What spawns dark stars and fear?

This place the white Diana rose
Of this, Dido bereft;
Where on four leaves good fortune grows
East, west, south - what is Left?

The Corsican was vanquished there,
Oh, mother of all sin!
Find green the same as shiretown's name,
Find Newgate Gaol, and win!

Edit:
I suggest posting solutions in spoiler-tags since the solution might take some of the fun out of reading the book for those that haven't read it

Are there multiple answers or just one answer here?

pdurrant · 12-03-2012, 05:07 PM

Since no-one's got anywhere with this, apparently, I'll write down all the things I can think of, and we'll see if anyone can make sense of it.

How called the dwellers of Lyn-dun?
Great Homer's tale of Troy,
Illiad
Or country of the midnight sun -
Iceland?
What doth all men Destroy?

Against it man hath dashed his foot,
This angel bears a spear!
In garden-glade where Lord Christ preyed
Gethsemene
What spawns dark stars and fear?

This place the white Diana rose
Of this, Dido bereft;
Where on four leaves good fortune grows
clover
East, west, south - what is Left?
North

The Corsican was vanquished there,
Elba? Or Waterloo?
Oh, mother of all sin!
Eve
Find green the same as shiretown's name,
Find Newgate Gaol, and win!

Iznogood · 12-03-2012, 07:14 PM

I'm impressed! You got further on this riddle than I did when I read the book. The title of the book will be revealed at the end of the quiz. I couldn't understand the meaning of the verse, so this is well done.

The answer to Bilbo's question is put in spoilers:

Spoiler:

-Homer's tale of Troy is the Illiad - correct
-But Iceland is not the country of the midnight sun
-Our Christ preyed in the Garden of Gethsemane - correct
-Good fortune comes from a four leaf clover, that is correct. But where does this belief come from? Where does the four leaf clover grow
-North is indeed the missing one here
-One of them is correct, but I think only one of them can be correctly discribed as "vanquished here"
-And yes, Eve is the mother of all sin - correct. Apparently, Adam was innocent as a lamb

Bookpossum · 12-03-2012, 11:21 PM

How called the dwellers of Lyn-dun?
Great Homer's tale of Troy,
Illiad
Or country of the midnight sun -
Norway?
What doth all men Destroy?
Death?

Against it man hath dashed his foot,
Earth?
This angel bears a spear!
Azrael, who I think is the angel of death?
In garden-glade where Lord Christ preyed
Gethsemene
What spawns dark stars and fear?

This place the white Diana rose
Ephesus?
Of this, Dido bereft;
Love?
Where on four leaves good fortune grows
clover
East, west, south - what is Left?
North

The Corsican was vanquished there,
Elba? Or Waterloo? I would say Waterloo.
Oh, mother of all sin!
Eve
Find green the same as shiretown's name,
Lincoln?
Find Newgate Gaol, and win!

Iznogood · 12-04-2012, 07:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bookpossum

How called the dwellers of Lyn-dun?
Great Homer's tale of Troy,
Illiad
Or country of the midnight sun -
Norway?
What doth all men Destroy?
Death?

Against it man hath dashed his foot,
Earth?
This angel bears a spear!
Azrael, who I think is the angel of death?
In garden-glade where Lord Christ preyed
Gethsemene
What spawns dark stars and fear?

This place the white Diana rose
Ephesus?
Of this, Dido bereft;
Love?
Where on four leaves good fortune grows
clover
East, west, south - what is Left?
North

The Corsican was vanquished there,
Elba? Or Waterloo? I would say Waterloo.
Oh, mother of all sin!
Eve
Find green the same as shiretown's name,
Lincoln?
Find Newgate Gaol, and win!

-Norway is indeed the country of the midnight sun - correct
-Death will all men destroy - correct
-Earth is almost correct, but it's the wrong word
-I cannot find any mention that Azrael bears a spear. This particular angel is not mentioned in the Bible, as far as I can tell from a quick google search, but he is mentioned in Paradise Lost, amongst others. He is not generally known
-Ephesus is correct, but not love
-Napoleon (The Corsican) was indeed vanquished at Waterloo in 1815
-Lincoln is correct. Could you explain? I don't get that one myself

pdurrant has 4 keywords
bookpossum has 5
There are six left, pluss finding the solution to the riddle

pdurrant · 12-04-2012, 08:16 AM

Lincoln is a UK town. It's also the colour of the clothing Robin Hood is reputed to have worn "Lincoln Green".

pdurrant · 12-04-2012, 08:19 AM

How called the dwellers of Lyn-dun?
Cockney?
Great Homer's tale of Troy,
Illiad
Or country of the midnight sun -
Norway
What doth all men Destroy?
Death

Against it man hath dashed his foot,
Dirt?
This angel bears a spear!
In garden-glade where Lord Christ preyed
Gethsemene
What spawns dark stars and fear?
Night?

This place the white Diana rose
Ephesus
Of this, Dido bereft;
Aenaas?
Where on four leaves good fortune grows
[something to do with clover]
East, west, south - what is Left?
North

The Corsican was vanquished there,
Waterloo.
Oh, mother of all sin!
Eve
Find green the same as shiretown's name,
Lincoln
Find Newgate Gaol, and win!

Hamlet53 · 12-04-2012, 08:37 AM

I figure the clover one is referring to Ireland?

poohbear_nc · 12-04-2012, 10:42 AM

Of this, Dido bereft; Life? (she did commit suicide, right?)

Bookpossum · 12-04-2012, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Lincoln is a UK town. It's also the colour of the clothing Robin Hood is reputed to have worn "Lincoln Green".

And also Lincoln is in Lincolnshire, hence shire town.

Iznogood · 12-09-2012, 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Lincoln is a UK town. It's also the colour of the clothing Robin Hood is reputed to have worn "Lincoln Green".

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bookpossum

And also Lincoln is in Lincolnshire, hence shire town.

Thanks for the explanation. I wouldn't have got that one without you

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hamlet53

I figure the clover one is referring to Ireland?

Yes, the belief that a four leaf clover brings luck comes from Ireland, so we can say that luck on four leaves grows there

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Of this, Dido bereft; Life? (she did commit suicide, right?)

I think she did kill herself - and left life, there's no denying that. But she also left some other things - her home, for example (hint, hint

)

12-01-2012, 09:26 PM	#10339
Iznogood Guru Posts: 932 Karma: 15752887 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Norway Device: Ipad, kindle paperwhite	Since we're on the subject of riddles in verse, I just remembered a good riddle I recently read in a book. The book is written by a master in riddle-making. Bonus question: what book and who wrote it. Those of you who have read the book is of course automatically disqualified to participate! How called the dwellers of Lyn-dun? Great Homer's tale of Troy, Or country of the midnight sun - What doth all men Destroy? Against it man hath dashed his foot, This angel bears a spear! In garden-glade where Lord Christ preyed What spawns dark stars and fear? This place the white Diana rose Of this, Dido bereft; Where on four leaves good fortune grows East, west, south - what is Left? The Corsican was vanquished there, Oh, mother of all sin! Find green the same as shiretown's name, Find Newgate Gaol, and win! Edit: I suggest posting solutions in spoiler-tags since the solution might take some of the fun out of reading the book for those that haven't read it Last edited by Iznogood; 12-09-2012 at 12:44 PM.

12-03-2012, 07:14 PM	#10342
Iznogood Guru Posts: 932 Karma: 15752887 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Norway Device: Ipad, kindle paperwhite	I'm impressed! You got further on this riddle than I did when I read the book. The title of the book will be revealed at the end of the quiz. I couldn't understand the meaning of the verse, so this is well done. The answer to Bilbo's question is put in spoilers: Spoiler: You are quite right; every line holds a keyword. When you have found all the keywords, you will get a message (not an object or a thing like in the last riddles, but a message/sentence). This message is the correct answer to the quiz. But since this will likely be a quiz where others will build on pdurrants answers, let's say that the one who comes up with most of the correct keywords win the quiz. -Homer's tale of Troy is the Illiad - correct -But Iceland is not the country of the midnight sun -Our Christ preyed in the Garden of Gethsemane - correct -Good fortune comes from a four leaf clover, that is correct. But where does this belief come from? Where does the four leaf clover grow -North is indeed the missing one here -One of them is correct, but I think only one of them can be correctly discribed as "vanquished here" -And yes, Eve is the mother of all sin - correct. Apparently, Adam was innocent as a lamb Last edited by Iznogood; 12-04-2012 at 07:21 AM.

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12-03-2012, 05:07 PM	#10341
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,015 Karma: 315160596 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Since no-one's got anywhere with this, apparently, I'll write down all the things I can think of, and we'll see if anyone can make sense of it. How called the dwellers of Lyn-dun? Great Homer's tale of Troy, Illiad Or country of the midnight sun - Iceland? What doth all men Destroy? Against it man hath dashed his foot, This angel bears a spear! In garden-glade where Lord Christ preyed Gethsemene What spawns dark stars and fear? This place the white Diana rose Of this, Dido bereft; Where on four leaves good fortune grows clover East, west, south - what is Left? North The Corsican was vanquished there, Elba? Or Waterloo? Oh, mother of all sin! Eve Find green the same as shiretown's name, Find Newgate Gaol, and win!

12-03-2012, 11:21 PM	#10343
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	How called the dwellers of Lyn-dun? Great Homer's tale of Troy, Illiad Or country of the midnight sun - Norway? What doth all men Destroy? Death? Against it man hath dashed his foot, Earth? This angel bears a spear! Azrael, who I think is the angel of death? In garden-glade where Lord Christ preyed Gethsemene What spawns dark stars and fear? This place the white Diana rose Ephesus? Of this, Dido bereft; Love? Where on four leaves good fortune grows clover East, west, south - what is Left? North The Corsican was vanquished there, Elba? Or Waterloo? I would say Waterloo. Oh, mother of all sin! Eve Find green the same as shiretown's name, Lincoln? Find Newgate Gaol, and win!

12-04-2012, 08:16 AM	#10345
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,015 Karma: 315160596 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Lincoln is a UK town. It's also the colour of the clothing Robin Hood is reputed to have worn "Lincoln Green".

12-04-2012, 08:19 AM	#10346
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,015 Karma: 315160596 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	How called the dwellers of Lyn-dun? Cockney? Great Homer's tale of Troy, Illiad Or country of the midnight sun - Norway What doth all men Destroy? Death Against it man hath dashed his foot, Dirt? This angel bears a spear! In garden-glade where Lord Christ preyed Gethsemene What spawns dark stars and fear? Night? This place the white Diana rose Ephesus Of this, Dido bereft; Aenaas? Where on four leaves good fortune grows [something to do with clover] East, west, south - what is Left? North The Corsican was vanquished there, Waterloo. Oh, mother of all sin! Eve Find green the same as shiretown's name, Lincoln Find Newgate Gaol, and win!

12-04-2012, 08:37 AM	#10347
Hamlet53 Nameless Being	I figure the clover one is referring to Ireland?

12-04-2012, 10:42 AM	#10348
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,532 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Of this, Dido bereft; Life? (she did commit suicide, right?)

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