Unutterably Silly Quiz

[poohbear_nc]

11. George Bernard Shaw

[poohbear_nc]

7. C.S. Forester?

[orlok]

Originally Posted by Bookpossum

12. And finally, name the English composer and music critic, who used his real name for one pursuit and a pseudonym for the other. One point for each name and a bonus point for identifying which name was used for which pursuit.

I doubt this is the answer you are looking for, but my absolute favourite British composer, Michael Nyman, did once work as a critic, though I've no idea if it was under a pseudonym.

[Bookpossum]

1. Francois-Marie Arouet Voltaire - issybird
2. Virginia McMath Ginger Rogers - issybird
3. Eric Arthur Blair George Orwell - orlok
4. Amandine Aurore Lucile Dupin George Sand - issybird
5. Archibald Alexander Leach And a bonus point for the name of the film with a character called Archie Leach as a tribute to him. Cary Grant, A Fish Called Wanda - orlok
6. Domenikos Theotokopoulos El Greco - Stitchawl
7. Cecil Smith - C S Forester - poohbear_nc
8. Allen Stewart Konigsberg Woody Allen - issybird
9. David John Moore Cornwell John Le Carre - issybird
10. Margarita Carmen Cansino Rita Hayworth - issybird
11. Music critic “Corno di Bassetto” - George Bernard Shaw - poohbear_nc
12. And finally, name the English composer and music critic, who used his real name for one pursuit and a pseudonym for the other. One point for each name and a bonus point for identifying which name was used for which pursuit.

3 - orlok
6 - issybird
1 - Stitchawl
2 - pooh bear_nc

[Bookpossum]

Originally Posted by orlok

I doubt this is the answer you are looking for, but my absolute favourite British composer, Michael Nyman, did once work as a critic, though I've no idea if it was under a pseudonym.

Sorry, no, not Michael Nyman.

This is a tough one unless you are familiar with English music of the mid 20th century. His best known work is the "Capriol Suite". I'll leave it a bit longer in case someone want to have another guess.

Meanwhile, start putting the next quiz together, issybird!

[Bookpossum]

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

7. C.S. Forester?

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

11. George Bernard Shaw

Well played pooh! I wasn't at all sure anyone would get those two.

[Bookpossum]

The answers for 12. were Philip Heseltine, which was his real name, and Peter Warlock, the name he used as a composer.

Over to issybird for our next quiz.

[issybird]

I'd love it if one of the other participants would pose a quiz.

[orlok]

OK, here's a few questions to keep us going. 1 point for each correct answer:

1. In 2008, Virginian Eddie Adcock played his banjo under some weird circumstances. What were they?

2. Which sport uses a Stimpmeter to measure the speed of a surface?

3. In World War II to whom was the nickname "Piccadilly Commandos" given by US troops stationed in Britain?

4. Which U.S. music superstar missed a penalty kick during the opening ceremony festivities at the World Cup soccer finals in 1994?

5. In which author's novels would you find the character of Admiral Sir Miles Messervy?

6. Which Hollywood star directed the short film "I Killed My Lesbian Wife, Hung Her on a Meat Hook, and Now I Have a Three-Picture Deal at Disney"?

7. In 1944 Helen Duncan was the last case of a woman being tried and convicted in the U.K. for what crime?

8. In August 2008, King Harald V of Norway bestowed a knighthood on Nils Olav, The Colonel-In-Chief of The Norwegian Kings Guard. What is unusual about Sir Nils?

[Kumabjorn]

2. Golf
3. Prostitutes?
4. Michael Jackson
6. James Franco
7. Espionage
8. He was in a wheelchair.

[orlok]

Originally Posted by Kumabjorn

2. Golf
3. Prostitutes?
4. Michael Jackson
6. James Franco
7. Espionage
8. He was in a wheelchair.

2. Correct
3. Prostitutes, indeed.
4 - 8. Incorrect

2 points.

[Bilbo1967]

4. Diana Ross

[Bilbo1967]

7. Witchcraft.

[pdurrant]

4. Paul Simon?
8. Sir Nils isn't human. Perhaps a goat?

[orlok]

Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

4. Diana Ross

Correct

Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

7. Witchcraft.

Correct

Originally Posted by pdurrant

4. Paul Simon?
8. Sir Nils isn't human. Perhaps a goat?

8. Yes, 1 point - an extra point if you can guess what creature he was (not a goat).

Kumabjorn - 2 points
Bilbo1966 - 2 points
pdurrant - 1 point