Silliness Quiz - Page 892

Shayne Parkinson · 04-13-2014, 10:34 PM

Q.2 Who was Sir Percy Blakeney better known as?
- The Scarlet Pimpernel

Q.6 Who said this about Jane Austen: “Every time I read her, I want to dig her up and hit her over the skull with her own shin bone”?
- Mark Twain really had issues with Austen...

Q.10 About which Shakespeare play did Samuel Pepys say: "it is the most insipid ridiculous play that ever I saw in my life"?
- "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

pdurrant · 04-14-2014, 05:42 AM

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Originally Posted by orlok

Q.3 “A screaming comes across the sky” is the first line to which novel?

Wild guess: The Day of the Triffids?

orlok · 04-14-2014, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Glorfindel

4. Primula Brandybuck

Correct

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Originally Posted by Glorfindel

1. water rat

Not quite

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Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

Q.2 Who was Sir Percy Blakeney better known as?
- The Scarlet Pimpernel

Q.6 Who said this about Jane Austen: “Every time I read her, I want to dig her up and hit her over the skull with her own shin bone”?
- Mark Twain really had issues with Austen...

Q.10 About which Shakespeare play did Samuel Pepys say: "it is the most insipid ridiculous play that ever I saw in my life"?
- "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

All correct, of course

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

Wild guess: The Day of the Triffids?

Not this one, no.

pdurrant · 04-14-2014, 06:45 AM

1. Water Vole?

pdurrant · 04-14-2014, 06:46 AM

Q.9 All originally epic poems in form?

orlok · 04-14-2014, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

1. Water Vole?

Correct.

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

Q.9 All originally epic poems in form?

No. It's something to do with the authors.

orlok · 04-14-2014, 12:00 PM

Q.1 What kind of animal is Ratty in Wind in the Willows?
Water Vole - pdurrant

Q.2 Who was Sir Percy Blakeney better known as?
The Scarlet Pimpernel - Shayne Parkinson

Q.3 “A screaming comes across the sky” is the first line to which novel?

Q.4 What was the name of Frodo’s mother in JRR Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings?
Primula Brandybuck - Glorfindel

Q.5 What is the sequel to William Thackeray’s The History of Henry Esmond?

Q.6 Who said this about Jane Austen: “Every time I read her, I want to dig her up and hit her over the skull with her own shin bone”?
Mark Twain - Shayne Parkinson

Q.7 To whom did Dorothy Parker say: “So you're the man who can't spell f***?”

Q.8 In the ladybird classic First Day of the Holidays, what illegal activity do the penguins Pen and Gwen get up to?

Q.9 What connects Don Quixote, Pilgrim's Progress, Le Morte d'Arthur and The Pisan Cantos?

Q.10 About which Shakespeare play did Samuel Pepys say: "it is the most insipid ridiculous play that ever I saw in my life"?
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Shayne Parkinson

3 to Shayne
1 each to pdurrant and Glorfindel

I'll give some clues later if no one can get any of the others.

pdurrant · 04-14-2014, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by orlok

Q.9 What connects Don Quixote, Pilgrim's Progress, Le Morte d'Arthur and The Pisan Cantos?

The authors are all best known by their pseudonyms?

Shayne Parkinson · 04-14-2014, 04:19 PM

Q.9 What connects Don Quixote, Pilgrim's Progress, Le Morte d'Arthur and The Pisan Cantos?
The authors all spent time in jail?

Kumabjorn · 04-14-2014, 04:23 PM

7. Peter Benchley

orlok · 04-14-2014, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

The authors are all best known by their pseudonyms?

No

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Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

Q.9 What connects Don Quixote, Pilgrim's Progress, Le Morte d'Arthur and The Pisan Cantos?
The authors all spent time in jail?

Close enough. The books were all actually written whilst their authors were in prison.

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Originally Posted by Kumabjorn

7. Peter Benchley

Nor Benchley. Think tough guy.

Bookpossum · 04-14-2014, 05:30 PM

Ernest Hemingway?

orlok · 04-14-2014, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Bookpossum

Ernest Hemingway?

Getting there, but not quite right.

orlok · 04-14-2014, 07:05 PM

Q.1 What kind of animal is Ratty in Wind in the Willows?
Water Vole - pdurrant

Q.2 Who was Sir Percy Blakeney better known as?
The Scarlet Pimpernel - Shayne Parkinson

Q.3 “A screaming comes across the sky” is the first line to which novel?

CLUE: A 1973 novel by American writer, its narrative is set primarily in Europe at the end of World War II

Q.4 What was the name of Frodo’s mother in JRR Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings?
Primula Brandybuck - Glorfindel

Q.5 What is the sequel to William Thackeray’s The History of Henry Esmond?

CLUE: there was a TV series with a very similar name starring James Drury and Doug McClure

Q.6 Who said this about Jane Austen: “Every time I read her, I want to dig her up and hit her over the skull with her own shin bone”?
Mark Twain - Shayne Parkinson

Q.7 To whom did Dorothy Parker say: “So you're the man who can't spell f***?”

CLUE: this author was naked, and is now dead.

Q.8 In the ladybird classic First Day of the Holidays, what illegal activity do the penguins Pen and Gwen get up to?

CLUE: I have to admit to this one being pretty obscure - think of the term for stealing a car and driving it around the streets indiscriminately.

Q.9 What connects Don Quixote, Pilgrim's Progress, Le Morte d'Arthur and The Pisan Cantos?
They were all written whilst their authors were in prison - Shayne Parkinson

Q.10 About which Shakespeare play did Samuel Pepys say: "it is the most insipid ridiculous play that ever I saw in my life"?
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Shayne Parkinson

4 to Shayne
1 each to pdurrant and Glorfindel

I'm off to bed (again!) so will pick this up in the morning.

Glorfindel · 04-14-2014, 07:09 PM

8. Drag Racing?

04-14-2014, 12:00 PM	#13372
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	Q.1 What kind of animal is Ratty in Wind in the Willows? Water Vole - pdurrant Q.2 Who was Sir Percy Blakeney better known as? The Scarlet Pimpernel - Shayne Parkinson Q.3 “A screaming comes across the sky” is the first line to which novel? Q.4 What was the name of Frodo’s mother in JRR Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings? Primula Brandybuck - Glorfindel Q.5 What is the sequel to William Thackeray’s The History of Henry Esmond? Q.6 Who said this about Jane Austen: “Every time I read her, I want to dig her up and hit her over the skull with her own shin bone”? Mark Twain - Shayne Parkinson Q.7 To whom did Dorothy Parker say: “So you're the man who can't spell f*?” Q.8 In the ladybird classic First Day of the Holidays, what illegal activity do the penguins Pen and Gwen get up to? Q.9 What connects Don Quixote, Pilgrim's Progress, Le Morte d'Arthur and The Pisan Cantos? Q.10 About which Shakespeare play did Samuel Pepys say: "it is the most insipid ridiculous play that ever I saw in my life"? A Midsummer Night's Dream - Shayne Parkinson** 3 to Shayne 1 each to pdurrant and Glorfindel I'll give some clues later if no one can get any of the others. Last edited by orlok; 04-14-2014 at 12:03 PM.

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04-13-2014, 10:34 PM	#13366
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	Q.2 Who was Sir Percy Blakeney better known as? - The Scarlet Pimpernel Q.6 Who said this about Jane Austen: “Every time I read her, I want to dig her up and hit her over the skull with her own shin bone”? - Mark Twain really had issues with Austen... Q.10 About which Shakespeare play did Samuel Pepys say: "it is the most insipid ridiculous play that ever I saw in my life"? - "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

04-14-2014, 06:45 AM	#13369
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,104 Karma: 315558332 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	1. Water Vole?

04-14-2014, 06:46 AM	#13370
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,104 Karma: 315558332 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Q.9 All originally epic poems in form?

04-14-2014, 04:19 PM	#13374
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	Q.9 What connects Don Quixote, Pilgrim's Progress, Le Morte d'Arthur and The Pisan Cantos? The authors all spent time in jail?

04-14-2014, 04:23 PM	#13375
Kumabjorn Basculocolpic Posts: 4,356 Karma: 20181319 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Kindle 4SO, Kindle for Android, Sony PRS-350 and PRS-T1	7. Peter Benchley

04-14-2014, 05:30 PM	#13377
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	Ernest Hemingway?

04-14-2014, 07:05 PM	#13379
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	Q.1 What kind of animal is Ratty in Wind in the Willows? Water Vole - pdurrant Q.2 Who was Sir Percy Blakeney better known as? The Scarlet Pimpernel - Shayne Parkinson Q.3 “A screaming comes across the sky” is the first line to which novel? CLUE: A 1973 novel by American writer, its narrative is set primarily in Europe at the end of World War II Q.4 What was the name of Frodo’s mother in JRR Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings? Primula Brandybuck - Glorfindel Q.5 What is the sequel to William Thackeray’s The History of Henry Esmond? CLUE: there was a TV series with a very similar name starring James Drury and Doug McClure Q.6 Who said this about Jane Austen: “Every time I read her, I want to dig her up and hit her over the skull with her own shin bone”? Mark Twain - Shayne Parkinson Q.7 To whom did Dorothy Parker say: “So you're the man who can't spell f*?” CLUE: this author was naked, and is now dead. Q.8 In the ladybird classic First Day of the Holidays, what illegal activity do the penguins Pen and Gwen get up to? CLUE: I have to admit to this one being pretty obscure - think of the term for stealing a car and driving it around the streets indiscriminately. Q.9 What connects Don Quixote, Pilgrim's Progress, Le Morte d'Arthur and The Pisan Cantos? They were all written whilst their authors were in prison - Shayne Parkinson Q.10 About which Shakespeare play did Samuel Pepys say: "it is the most insipid ridiculous play that ever I saw in my life"? A Midsummer Night's Dream - Shayne Parkinson** 4 to Shayne 1 each to pdurrant and Glorfindel I'm off to bed (again!) so will pick this up in the morning.

04-14-2014, 07:09 PM	#13380
Glorfindel Force-Aware Elf Posts: 4,762 Karma: 11557898 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Valinor Device: Kindle 4 w/SO	8. Drag Racing?

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