Silliness Quiz - Page 583

orlok · 08-11-2012, 06:12 AM

As she has gone to bed, Dreams has given me dispensation to confirm the correct answer, which is:

"No," answered the Director. "A normal person would pull the plug."

Over to you, mouse.

pdurrant · 08-11-2012, 06:32 AM

Since it's August, a sea-side quiz.

In 1936, Billy Butlin set up his first holiday camp in Skegness. Where did he set up his second camp a year later?
Which seaside resort has an art gallery named after the painter J M W Turner? Margate (orlok)
Which resort set itself up as a spa in the mid-17th century?
In Jane Austen's last, unfinished novel, she satirised the seaside. What was the name of the novel (also the name of the fictional resort)? Sanditon (issybird)
Where was the sitcom Fawlty Towers set? Torquay (orlok)
Pinkie Brown is the main character of a Graham Greene novel, set at the seaside, Which novel? Brighton Rock (issybird)
In the monologue Albert and the Lion, which seaside resort was visited by Mr and Mrs Ramsbottom and their son Albert? Blackpool (Bookpossum)
To which seaside resort did Charles Dickens repeatedly take his family?
In 1908, a poster featuring a Jolly Fisherman described a resort as "so bracing". Which resort?
Which was the favourite seaside resort of King George III? Weymouth (orlok)

issybird · 08-11-2012, 07:03 AM

1. Blackpool?
3. Harrowgate?
4. Sanditon
6. Brighton Rock

issybird · 08-11-2012, 07:06 AM

10. Bognor?

orlok · 08-11-2012, 07:53 AM

2. Margate
5. Torquay
8. Born in Portsmouth. So, Portsmouth?
10. Weymouth

Bookpossum · 08-11-2012, 08:03 AM

7. Blackpool.

Bookpossum · 08-11-2012, 08:04 AM

3. Weston Supermare?

pdurrant · 08-11-2012, 10:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by issybird

1. Blackpool?
3. Harrowgate?
4. Sanditon
6. Brighton Rock
10. Bognor?

1. No.
3. No. (Harrowgate was a spa town, but isn't on the coast.)
4. Yes.
6. Yes.
10. No. (You're probably thinking of the words attributed to King George V: "Bugger Bognor")

2 points to issybird

Quote:

Originally Posted by orlok

2. Margate
5. Torquay
8. Born in Portsmouth. So, Portsmouth?
10. Weymouth

2. Yes.
5. Yes.
8. No. (being a naval port, Portsmouth isn't a favoured seaside holiday destination.)
10. Yes.

3 points to orlok.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bookpossum

3. Weston Supermare?
7. Blackpool.

3. No.
7. Yes! (I thought that would be one of the first to go!)

1 point to Bookpossum

Four points still in play! It's anyone's to win!

orlok · 08-11-2012, 11:57 AM

8. Brighton or Bournemouth?

pdurrant · 08-11-2012, 12:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by orlok

8. Brighton or Bournemouth?

No, but it does begin with B.

issybird · 08-11-2012, 12:30 PM

1. Cromer?

pdurrant · 08-11-2012, 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by issybird

1. Cromer?

No. One of my favourite sea-side places (my father was born there, and several generations back too), but there's no Butlins at Cromer.

However, it does begin with C!

dreams · 08-11-2012, 02:11 PM

3. Bath?

8. Bath?

pdurrant · 08-11-2012, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dreams

3. Bath?

8. Bath?

No, Bath isn't on the coast either. I'll give the answers to any that still are unanswered in the morning.

orlok · 08-12-2012, 08:40 AM

1. Cleethorps?

8. Bognor Regis?

08-11-2012, 06:32 AM	#8732
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,035 Karma: 315160596 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Since it's August, a sea-side quiz. In 1936, Billy Butlin set up his first holiday camp in Skegness. Where did he set up his second camp a year later? Which seaside resort has an art gallery named after the painter J M W Turner? Margate (orlok) Which resort set itself up as a spa in the mid-17th century? In Jane Austen's last, unfinished novel, she satirised the seaside. What was the name of the novel (also the name of the fictional resort)? Sanditon (issybird) Where was the sitcom Fawlty Towers set? Torquay (orlok) Pinkie Brown is the main character of a Graham Greene novel, set at the seaside, Which novel? Brighton Rock (issybird) In the monologue Albert and the Lion, which seaside resort was visited by Mr and Mrs Ramsbottom and their son Albert? Blackpool (Bookpossum) To which seaside resort did Charles Dickens repeatedly take his family? In 1908, a poster featuring a Jolly Fisherman described a resort as "so bracing". Which resort? Which was the favourite seaside resort of King George III? Weymouth (orlok) Last edited by pdurrant; 08-11-2012 at 10:30 AM.

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08-11-2012, 06:12 AM	#8731
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	As she has gone to bed, Dreams has given me dispensation to confirm the correct answer, which is: "No," answered the Director. "A normal person would pull the plug." Over to you, mouse.

08-11-2012, 07:03 AM	#8733
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	1. Blackpool? 3. Harrowgate? 4. Sanditon 6. Brighton Rock

08-11-2012, 07:06 AM	#8734
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	10. Bognor?

08-11-2012, 07:53 AM	#8735
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	2. Margate 5. Torquay 8. Born in Portsmouth. So, Portsmouth? 10. Weymouth

08-11-2012, 08:03 AM	#8736
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	7. Blackpool.

08-11-2012, 08:04 AM	#8737
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	3. Weston Supermare?

08-11-2012, 11:57 AM	#8739
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	8. Brighton or Bournemouth?

08-11-2012, 12:30 PM	#8741
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	1. Cromer?

08-11-2012, 02:11 PM	#8743
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	3. Bath? 8. Bath?

08-12-2012, 08:40 AM	#8745
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	1. Cleethorps? 8. Bognor Regis?