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And, of course, Tantalum must be for King Tantalus.
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02-10-2015, 07:46 AM
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All correct so far. Congrats. I'll wait till you're through with your run before I count...
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02-10-2015, 07:46 AM
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Cerium, perhaps for Ceres the Roman goddess of agriculture?
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02-10-2015, 07:47 AM
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Promethium - Promethius, the fire giver.
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02-10-2015, 07:48 AM
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And how could I have left out Plutonium and Neptunium so far? For Pluto, god of the underworld, and Neptune, god of the sea.
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02-10-2015, 07:49 AM
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Goodness, and Uranium for Uranus. Ummm.... god of ummmm... the sky?
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02-10-2015, 07:49 AM
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I think I'm done.
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02-10-2015, 08:10 AM
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Right. Let's see: Helium - Helios, the sun god Selenium - Selene, the moon goddess Niobium - Niobe, Tantalos's daughter Palladium - Pallas Athene, goddess of wisdom and victory (though the element was named after an asteroid, which in turn was named after the goddesss...) Mercury - Mercury, messenger of the gods Tantalum - poor, tortured King Tantalos Cerium - Ceres, goddess of fertility (though te element was named after an asteroid named after the goddess) Promethium - Prometheus, the titan who stole fire from the gods and gave it to the humans Plutonium - Pluto, god of the underworld (though the element was named after the planet) Neptunium - Neptune, god of the sea (though, you know, ... planet ... etc.) Uranium- Uranos, god of the sky (though, you guessed it, the element was actually named after the planet...) 11 correct pairs make 22 points for pdurrant. 11 correct pairs of 16 possible ones, which means the win goes to you, Paul! 
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02-10-2015, 08:13 AM
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Right. If someone reminds me, I'll post a quiz tonight. Meanwhile, people can try to find the five I missed!
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02-10-2015, 02:57 PM
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No-one reminded me, but I remembered anyway!
Let's have something silly. Alliterative Actors! I want you to give me the names of alliterative actors, that is, actors (& actresses) whose first and last names start with the same letter.* Stage names count 1 point. Real names (if also alliterative) count 2 points (you must link the real name to the stage name, although the same person doesn't have to give both). If they use their real name as their stage name and it's alliterative, 5 points! Have at it! This is a limited time quiz - Two days (until 8pm GMT, 12 February), or until the entries peter out, whichever comes first! *OK, to be accurate, it really means the same sound. So yes to Kevin Costner and no to Sam Shephard Last edited by pdurrant; 02-10-2015 at 05:00 PM. |
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02-10-2015, 03:22 PM
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Marilyn Monroe
Charlie Chaplin Doris Day Robert Redford Amy Adams Alan Alda Alan Arkin |
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02-10-2015, 03:28 PM
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Chevy Chase
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02-10-2015, 03:29 PM
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Does same sound/different letter count? Like in
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02-10-2015, 03:30 PM
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Ronald Reagan
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