Silliness Quiz - Page 828

pdurrant · 01-05-2014, 02:31 PM

I'll try to come up a with a good question while people work on the others, which I don't recognise.

Hamlet53 · 01-05-2014, 02:37 PM

4. Tennessee Williams Drank himself to death?

Bilbo1967 · 01-05-2014, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Hamlet53

4. Tennessee Williams Drank himself to death?

No. Something far more prosaic.

Hamlet53 · 01-05-2014, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

No. Something far more prosaic.

Well I'm at a loss as Tycho Brahe and Williams are the only two that I even know who they were.

Kumabjorn · 01-05-2014, 05:56 PM

I always thought Tennessee Williams committed suicide, but I wouldn't consider that neither odd nor notable.

Bilbo1967 · 01-05-2014, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Kumabjorn

I always thought Tennessee Williams committed suicide, but I wouldn't consider that neither odd nor notable.

Neither would I. He didn't commit suicide.

poohbear_nc · 01-05-2014, 06:11 PM

4. Tennessee Williams choked to death - apparently was too drunk to cough it up ... forget exactly what it was ....

Bilbo1967 · 01-05-2014, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

4. Tennessee Williams choked to death - apparently was too drunk to cough it up ... forget exactly what it was ....

He did choke to death. Apparently, he was in the habit of holding the lid of his bottle of eye drops in his mouth while he leant his head back to use them. I don't know if he was drunk, but one day he swallowed the lid and choked to death.

Paul's already won, but Janet Parker and Taylor Mitchell left to get.

Kumabjorn · 01-05-2014, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

4. Tennessee Williams choked to death - apparently was too drunk to cough it up ... forget exactly what it was ....

That certainly qualifies as odd.

Bilbo1967 · 01-06-2014, 03:58 AM

OK, I'll give the answers to the final two and let pdurrant have the next question when he's ready.

Janet Parker was the last person known to have died of smallpox (almost a year after it was eradicated in the wild; she was exposed to it in a lab accident in Birmingham).

Taylor Mitchell was the only adult known to have been attacked and killed by coyotes.

Tricky ones I think!

pdurrant · 01-06-2014, 06:53 AM

OK, let's have a 'name all the...' quiz.

Name the seven Disney dwarfs

Spoiler:

Name the classical seven wonders of the world

Spoiler:

Name the seven brides and brothers from Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Spoiler:

Name the seven seas of antiquity

Spoiler:

Name the thirteen dwarves that Bilbo went with in The Hobbit.

Spoiler:

Name the seven oceans recognised in modern times.

Spoiler:

Hamlet53: 11 points
orlok: 9 points
HomeInMyShoes: 8 points
Bilbo1967: 7 points
red_phoenix: 6 poiints
Stitchawl: 5 points
Shayne Parkinson: 4 points
poohbear_nc: 3 points
Bookpossum: 2 points

Hamlet53 wins!

orlok · 01-06-2014, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

Name the seven Disney dwarfs

Sleepy, Dopey, Bashful, Happy, Sneezy, Doc and Grumpy

Bilbo1967 · 01-06-2014, 07:02 AM

Dwarves; Sleepy, Grumpy, Bashful, Doc, Sneezy, Dopey
Seven Wonders; Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Colossus of Rhodes, Library at Alexandria
Seven Oceans; Pacific, Atlantic, Antarctic, Arctic

orlok · 01-06-2014, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

Name the classical seven wonders of the world

Colossus of Rhodes
The Pyramid at Giza
Taj Mahal
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Lighthouse of Alexandria
Ummm...
Ummm...

orlok · 01-06-2014, 07:06 AM

Just thought, I think the Taj Mahal is one of the modern wonders...

01-06-2014, 06:53 AM	#12416
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,082 Karma: 315558332 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	OK, let's have a 'name all the...' quiz. Name the seven Disney dwarfs Spoiler: orlok: Sleepy, Dopey, Bashful, Happy, Sneezy, Doc and Grumpy Name the classical seven wonders of the world Spoiler: Bilbo1967: Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Colossus of Rhodes, Statue of Zeus at Olympia orlok: The Pyramid at Giza, Lighthouse of Alexandria Bookpossum: Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, Mausoleum at Halicarnassus Name the seven brides and brothers from Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Spoiler: red_phoenix: Adam, Benjamin, Caleb, Daniel, Frankincense, Gideon Stitchawl: Ephraim poohbear_nc: Milly, Ruth, Sarah Stitchawl: Dorcas, Liza, Alice, and Ruth Name the seven seas of antiquity Spoiler: Hamlet53: Mediterranean, Red, Black, Caspian, Adriatic Shayne Parkinson: Persian Gulf Unguessed: Arabian Name the thirteen dwarves that Bilbo went with in The Hobbit. Spoiler: Bilbo1967: Thorin Oakenshield, Balin, Bombur HomeInMyShoes: Fili, Kili, Gloin, Dori, Nori, Bofur, Dwalin, Ori Shayne Parkinson: Bifur, Oin Name the seven oceans recognised in modern times. Spoiler: Bilbo1967: Arctic Hamlet53: Indian, North Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Pacific, South Pacific Shayne Parkinson: Southern Hamlet53: 11 points orlok: 9 points HomeInMyShoes: 8 points Bilbo1967: 7 points red_phoenix: 6 poiints Stitchawl: 5 points Shayne Parkinson: 4 points poohbear_nc: 3 points Bookpossum: 2 points Hamlet53 wins! Last edited by pdurrant; 01-07-2014 at 08:03 AM.

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01-05-2014, 02:31 PM	#12406
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,082 Karma: 315558332 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	I'll try to come up a with a good question while people work on the others, which I don't recognise.

01-05-2014, 02:37 PM	#12407
Hamlet53 Nameless Being	4. Tennessee Williams Drank himself to death?

01-05-2014, 05:56 PM	#12410
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	I always thought Tennessee Williams committed suicide, but I wouldn't consider that neither odd nor notable.

01-05-2014, 06:11 PM	#12412
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,682 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	4. Tennessee Williams choked to death - apparently was too drunk to cough it up ... forget exactly what it was ....

01-06-2014, 03:58 AM	#12415
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	OK, I'll give the answers to the final two and let pdurrant have the next question when he's ready. Janet Parker was the last person known to have died of smallpox (almost a year after it was eradicated in the wild; she was exposed to it in a lab accident in Birmingham). Taylor Mitchell was the only adult known to have been attacked and killed by coyotes. Tricky ones I think!

01-06-2014, 07:02 AM	#12418
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	Dwarves; Sleepy, Grumpy, Bashful, Doc, Sneezy, Dopey Seven Wonders; Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Colossus of Rhodes, Library at Alexandria Seven Oceans; Pacific, Atlantic, Antarctic, Arctic

01-06-2014, 07:06 AM	#12420
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	Just thought, I think the Taj Mahal is one of the modern wonders...