Silliness Quiz - Page 916

Bookpossum · 05-10-2014, 09:16 AM

Turned water into beer?

Kumabjorn · 05-10-2014, 09:59 AM

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Turned water into beer?

Technically bathwater, but yes.
We now have a leader.

orlok · 05-10-2014, 11:17 AM

4. Budweiser brewery?

Kumabjorn · 05-10-2014, 11:58 AM

The thing is, it isn't a brewery. Hence being in the quiz.

Bookpossum · 05-10-2014, 08:49 PM

Um - Marks & Spencer?

Kumabjorn · 05-11-2014, 01:37 AM

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1.) What was used in 13th century Europe to baptize children?
Beer, 1pt Bookpossum

2.) What did St. Brigit of Ireland do for visitors?
Turned badwather into beer. 1pt Bookpossum

3.) What do you have when you have 72 pints of beer?
Firkin, 1 pt Orlok

4.) Who produces Miller Lite?
Phillip Morris, beer and cigarettes baby, beer and cigarettes

5.) What is Cwrw?
Beer in Welsh. 1pt Bilbo1967

Bookpossum with 2 points is the winner. Take it away.

Bookpossum · 05-11-2014, 02:29 AM

Okay, I think most of these are pretty easy. Off you go!

1. Which painter is associated with the Stour valley on the Essex/Suffolk border?

2. What was the first name of Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple?

3. Whose Laughable Lyrics included The Quangle Wangle’s Hat and The Dong with a Luminous Nose?

4. Who painted his grandson in the famous work, Bubbles?

5. Which of King Arthur’s nephews had an encounter with the Green Knight?

6. Which action painter was nicknamed “Jack the Dripper”?

7. Which Ray Bradbury novel opens “It was a pleasure to burn”?

8. What is the pseudonym of the Bristolian graffiti artist who branched into film this year?

9. What is the name of Long John Silver’s parrot?

10. In the Crimean War, Roger Fenton was the first person to be accredited in what capacity?

11. What was the Empress of Blandings in the works of P G Wodehouse?

12. About which bird did Percy Bysshe Shelley write 'Hail to Thee, blithe spirit!’?

13. Who wrote the play Blithe Spirit which took its title from Shelley’s poem?

14. Which famous horror novel is subtitled The Modern Prometheus?

15. Which character in Shakespeare was Prince of Tyre?

Gazella · 05-11-2014, 03:02 AM

2. Jane

9. Captain Flint

14. "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley

Bookpossum · 05-11-2014, 03:47 AM

1. Which painter is associated with the Stour valley on the Essex/Suffolk border?

2. What was the first name of Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple? Jane. Gazella, 1 point.

3. Whose Laughable Lyrics included The Quangle Wangle’s Hat and The Dong with a Luminous Nose? Edward Lear. pdurrant - 1 point.

4. Who painted his grandson in the famous work, Bubbles? Millais. Bilbo, 1 point

5. Which of King Arthur’s nephews had an encounter with the Green Knight? Sir Gawain. pdurrant - 1 point

6. Which action painter was nicknamed “Jack the Dripper”? Jackson Pollock. pdurrant, 1 point

7. Which Ray Bradbury novel opens “It was a pleasure to burn”? Fahrenheit 451. pdurrant, 1 point

8. What is the pseudonym of the Bristolian graffiti artist who branched into film this year? Banksy. pdurrant, 1 point

9. What is the name of Long John Silver’s parrot? Captain Flint. Gazella, 1 point.

10. In the Crimean War, Roger Fenton was the first person to be accredited in what capacity? War photographer. Bilbo, 1 point.

11. What was the Empress of Blandings in the works of P G Wodehouse? A prize sow (to be even more precise!) pdurrant, 1 point

12. About which bird did Percy Bysshe Shelley write 'Hail to Thee, blithe spirit!’?

13. Who wrote the play Blithe Spirit which took its title from Shelley’s poem? Noel Coward. pdurrant, 1 point

14. Which famous horror novel is subtitled The Modern Prometheus? Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Gazella - 1 point.

15. Which character in Shakespeare was Prince of Tyre?

3 points - Gazella.
7 points - pdurrant.

No for No 10, but you are in the right ball park.

pdurrant · 05-11-2014, 04:30 AM

3. Edwards Lear

5. Gwain

6. Jackson Pollock

7. Farenheit 451

8. Banksy?

10. War Artist?

11. A pig. A sow to be more precise.

13. Noel Coward

Bilbo1967 · 05-11-2014, 06:24 AM

4. Millais?

Bilbo1967 · 05-11-2014, 06:25 AM

10. War photographer?

Bookpossum · 05-11-2014, 09:04 AM

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4. Millais?

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10. War photographer?

Yes to both!

So that's 3 to gazelle, 7 to pdurrant and 2 to Bilbo.

I'll leave it for the last three questions for a few more hours, but meantime you could start polishing up a quiz for us, Grand One.

Bookpossum · 05-11-2014, 06:57 PM

Okay, the last three left unanswered are:

1. John Constable.
12. The skylark.
15. Pericles, Prince of Tyre is the full title of the play in question.

Over to pdurrant for our next quiz.

pdurrant · 05-12-2014, 05:44 AM

1. What is a lingua franca?
2. What was the main component of the Mediterrranean Lingua Franca?
3. What does bonsai literally mean?
4. Where does bonsai (the practice, not the word) come from?

05-11-2014, 03:47 AM	#13734
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	1. Which painter is associated with the Stour valley on the Essex/Suffolk border? 2. What was the first name of Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple? Jane. Gazella, 1 point. 3. Whose Laughable Lyrics included The Quangle Wangle’s Hat and The Dong with a Luminous Nose? Edward Lear. pdurrant - 1 point. 4. Who painted his grandson in the famous work, Bubbles? Millais. Bilbo, 1 point 5. Which of King Arthur’s nephews had an encounter with the Green Knight? Sir Gawain. pdurrant - 1 point 6. Which action painter was nicknamed “Jack the Dripper”? Jackson Pollock. pdurrant, 1 point 7. Which Ray Bradbury novel opens “It was a pleasure to burn”? Fahrenheit 451. pdurrant, 1 point 8. What is the pseudonym of the Bristolian graffiti artist who branched into film this year? Banksy. pdurrant, 1 point 9. What is the name of Long John Silver’s parrot? Captain Flint. Gazella, 1 point. 10. In the Crimean War, Roger Fenton was the first person to be accredited in what capacity? War photographer. Bilbo, 1 point. 11. What was the Empress of Blandings in the works of P G Wodehouse? A prize sow (to be even more precise!) pdurrant, 1 point 12. About which bird did Percy Bysshe Shelley write 'Hail to Thee, blithe spirit!’? 13. Who wrote the play Blithe Spirit which took its title from Shelley’s poem? Noel Coward. pdurrant, 1 point 14. Which famous horror novel is subtitled The Modern Prometheus? Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Gazella - 1 point. 15. Which character in Shakespeare was Prince of Tyre? 3 points - Gazella. 7 points - pdurrant. No for No 10, but you are in the right ball park. Last edited by Bookpossum; 05-11-2014 at 09:06 AM. Reason: Adding pdurrant's and Bilbo's answers.

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05-10-2014, 09:16 AM	#13726
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	Turned water into beer?

05-10-2014, 11:17 AM	#13728
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	4. Budweiser brewery?

05-10-2014, 11:58 AM	#13729
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	The thing is, it isn't a brewery. Hence being in the quiz.

05-10-2014, 08:49 PM	#13730
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	Um - Marks & Spencer?

05-11-2014, 02:29 AM	#13732
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	Okay, I think most of these are pretty easy. Off you go! 1. Which painter is associated with the Stour valley on the Essex/Suffolk border? 2. What was the first name of Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple? 3. Whose Laughable Lyrics included The Quangle Wangle’s Hat and The Dong with a Luminous Nose? 4. Who painted his grandson in the famous work, Bubbles? 5. Which of King Arthur’s nephews had an encounter with the Green Knight? 6. Which action painter was nicknamed “Jack the Dripper”? 7. Which Ray Bradbury novel opens “It was a pleasure to burn”? 8. What is the pseudonym of the Bristolian graffiti artist who branched into film this year? 9. What is the name of Long John Silver’s parrot? 10. In the Crimean War, Roger Fenton was the first person to be accredited in what capacity? 11. What was the Empress of Blandings in the works of P G Wodehouse? 12. About which bird did Percy Bysshe Shelley write 'Hail to Thee, blithe spirit!’? 13. Who wrote the play Blithe Spirit which took its title from Shelley’s poem? 14. Which famous horror novel is subtitled The Modern Prometheus? 15. Which character in Shakespeare was Prince of Tyre?

05-11-2014, 03:02 AM	#13733
Gazella Wizard Posts: 1,705 Karma: 4619474 Join Date: Nov 2012 Device: Kindle Scribe, Kindle Paperwhite	2. Jane 9. Captain Flint 14. "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley

05-11-2014, 04:30 AM	#13735
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,100 Karma: 315558332 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	3. Edwards Lear 5. Gwain 6. Jackson Pollock 7. Farenheit 451 8. Banksy? 10. War Artist? 11. A pig. A sow to be more precise. 13. Noel Coward

05-11-2014, 06:24 AM	#13736
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	4. Millais?

05-11-2014, 06:25 AM	#13737
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	10. War photographer?

05-11-2014, 06:57 PM	#13739
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	Okay, the last three left unanswered are: 1. John Constable. 12. The skylark. 15. Pericles, Prince of Tyre is the full title of the play in question. Over to pdurrant for our next quiz.

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05-12-2014, 05:44 AM	#13740
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,100 Karma: 315558332 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	1. What is a lingua franca? 2. What was the main component of the Mediterrranean Lingua Franca? 3. What does bonsai literally mean? 4. Where does bonsai (the practice, not the word) come from?