Silliness Quiz - Page 914

pdurrant · 05-04-2014, 12:57 PM

7. Hebrew, aka Ivrit

pdurrant · 05-04-2014, 12:58 PM

6. Bach?

Billi · 05-04-2014, 01:19 PM

One point for Hebrew, but Bach is unfortunately wrong.

Gazella · 05-04-2014, 01:35 PM

6. Tchaikovsky?

Billi · 05-04-2014, 02:17 PM

No, not Tchaikovsky. The mouse was nearer (right mother tongue).

Bookpossum · 05-05-2014, 12:51 AM

6. Joseph Haydn.

Billi · 05-05-2014, 02:25 AM

Great! Yes, it was Joseph Haydn, one point for Bookpossum.

Billi · 05-05-2014, 02:27 AM

So, the final outcome is:

(1) Which French oceanographer and environmentalist was a co-developer of the aqualung in the 1940s, and became world famous for the underwater films made from his research ship Calypso? (Jacques Cousteau, Kumabjorn)

(2) Which novelist and poet wrote his own Epitaph, which concludes: "Home is the sailor, Home from sea, And the hunter home from the hill"? (Robert Louis Stevenson, Gazella)

(3) Which British-born film star and director died in Switzerland in 1977, only for his body to be stolen from the Swiss cemetery the next year in an unsuccessful ransom bid? (Charlie Chaplin, Kumabjorn)

(4) Which author created the private eye Sam Spade, who first appeared in 1929 in The Maltese Falcon, published originally as a serial in a pulp magazine? (Dashiell Hammett, Kumabjorn)

(5) How is the Charles Dickens character Philip Pirrip better known? (Pip, Gazella)

(6) Who composed the Symphony in F-sharp minor known as the "Farewell", during which the musicians gradually leave the stage, originally as a hint to their patron that they had been away from home too long? (Joseph Haydn, Bookpossum)

(7) Which ancient language was revived and adapted for everyday modern use from the late 19th century onwards, and now has over five million speakers? (Hebrew, pdurrant)

Points:
Kumabjorn: 3
Gazella: 2
pdurrant: 1
Bookpossum: 1

The winner is ... Kumabjorn who can entertain us with the next quiz.

HomeInMyShoes · 05-06-2014, 11:26 AM

6. Haydn.

Glorfindel · 05-06-2014, 11:44 AM

To late

Kumabjorn · 05-09-2014, 05:12 AM

Sorry about my absence, I've been distracted.

Time for a little trivia.

1.) What was used in 13th century Europe to baptize children?

2.) What did St. Brigit of Ireland do for visitors?

3.) What do you have when you have 72 pints of beer?

4.) Who produces Miller Lite?

5.) What is Cwrw?

Bilbo1967 · 05-09-2014, 05:24 AM

3. A hogshead?
5. Beer (in Welsh)

Kumabjorn · 05-09-2014, 06:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

3. A hogshead?
5. Beer (in Welsh)

5 is correct, one point for Bilbo1967.

pdurrant · 05-09-2014, 07:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kumabjorn

3.) What do you have when you have 72 pints of beer?

Hmm.... 8 pints a gallon, so 72 pints is 9 gallons. Could that be a modern keg of beer?

Bookpossum · 05-09-2014, 09:03 AM

1. Go on ... beer?
2. Pour them an Irish whiskey?

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05-04-2014, 12:57 PM	#13696
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,102 Karma: 315558332 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	7. Hebrew, aka Ivrit

05-04-2014, 12:58 PM	#13697
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 74,102 Karma: 315558332 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	6. Bach?

05-04-2014, 01:19 PM	#13698
Billi Wizard Posts: 3,388 Karma: 14190103 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Berlin Device: Cybook, iRex, PB, Onyx	One point for Hebrew, but Bach is unfortunately wrong.

05-04-2014, 01:35 PM	#13699
Gazella Wizard Posts: 1,705 Karma: 4619474 Join Date: Nov 2012 Device: Kindle Scribe, Kindle Paperwhite	6. Tchaikovsky?

05-04-2014, 02:17 PM	#13700
Billi Wizard Posts: 3,388 Karma: 14190103 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Berlin Device: Cybook, iRex, PB, Onyx	No, not Tchaikovsky. The mouse was nearer (right mother tongue).

05-05-2014, 12:51 AM	#13701
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	6. Joseph Haydn.

05-05-2014, 02:25 AM	#13702
Billi Wizard Posts: 3,388 Karma: 14190103 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Berlin Device: Cybook, iRex, PB, Onyx	Great! Yes, it was Joseph Haydn, one point for Bookpossum.

05-05-2014, 02:27 AM	#13703
Billi Wizard Posts: 3,388 Karma: 14190103 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Berlin Device: Cybook, iRex, PB, Onyx	So, the final outcome is: (1) Which French oceanographer and environmentalist was a co-developer of the aqualung in the 1940s, and became world famous for the underwater films made from his research ship Calypso? (Jacques Cousteau, Kumabjorn) (2) Which novelist and poet wrote his own Epitaph, which concludes: "Home is the sailor, Home from sea, And the hunter home from the hill"? (Robert Louis Stevenson, Gazella) (3) Which British-born film star and director died in Switzerland in 1977, only for his body to be stolen from the Swiss cemetery the next year in an unsuccessful ransom bid? (Charlie Chaplin, Kumabjorn) (4) Which author created the private eye Sam Spade, who first appeared in 1929 in The Maltese Falcon, published originally as a serial in a pulp magazine? (Dashiell Hammett, Kumabjorn) (5) How is the Charles Dickens character Philip Pirrip better known? (Pip, Gazella) (6) Who composed the Symphony in F-sharp minor known as the "Farewell", during which the musicians gradually leave the stage, originally as a hint to their patron that they had been away from home too long? (Joseph Haydn, Bookpossum) (7) Which ancient language was revived and adapted for everyday modern use from the late 19th century onwards, and now has over five million speakers? (Hebrew, pdurrant) Points: Kumabjorn: 3 Gazella: 2 pdurrant: 1 Bookpossum: 1 The winner is ... Kumabjorn who can entertain us with the next quiz.

05-06-2014, 11:26 AM	#13704
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	6. Haydn.

05-06-2014, 11:44 AM	#13705
Glorfindel Force-Aware Elf Posts: 4,762 Karma: 11557898 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Valinor Device: Kindle 4 w/SO	To late

05-09-2014, 05:12 AM	#13706
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	Sorry about my absence, I've been distracted. Time for a little trivia. 1.) What was used in 13th century Europe to baptize children? 2.) What did St. Brigit of Ireland do for visitors? 3.) What do you have when you have 72 pints of beer? 4.) Who produces Miller Lite? 5.) What is Cwrw?

05-09-2014, 05:24 AM	#13707
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	3. A hogshead? 5. Beer (in Welsh)

05-09-2014, 09:03 AM	#13710
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	1. Go on ... beer? 2. Pour them an Irish whiskey?