Silliness Quiz - Page 1003

issybird · 02-19-2016, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

7. Robin Hood?

You're almost there, Paul! Robin Hood is a character in...?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

Coming in late (time zones...).

I'm surprised 13 is still available! "Charlotte's Web" by E.B.White.

Indeed! Five points for your answers, all right.

issybird · 02-19-2016, 05:18 PM

Still left:

1. "It was a dark and stormy night."

7. "In that pleasant district of merry England which is watered by the river Don, there extended in ancient times a large forest, covering the greater part of the beautiful hills and valleys which lie between Sheffield and the pleasant town of Doncaster."

11. "Claudia knew that she could never pull off the old-fashioned kind of running away."

17. "The Browns have become illustrious by the pen of Thackeray and the pencil of Doyle, within the memory of the young gentlemen who are now matriculating at the universities." Shayne - Tom Brown's Schooldays Author?

18. "Way out at the end of a tiny little town was an old overgrown garden, and in the garden was an old house, and in the house lived xxxx xxxx."

19. "On a bright December morning long ago, two thinly clad children were kneeling upon the bank of a frozen canal in Holland."

Three total classics left, another is verging on classic status, and another is admittedly a little fusty, but I read and reread it as a girl. No, I'm not that old. Three American works, one British, one other.

Cinisajoy · 02-19-2016, 06:34 PM

19. Hansel and Gretel. Brothers Grimm.

issybird · 02-19-2016, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

19. Hansel and Gretel. Brothers Grimm.

That's not it, but in another sense you're very, very hot.

Spoiler:

poohbear_nc · 02-19-2016, 08:04 PM

11. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

poohbear_nc · 02-19-2016, 08:37 PM

19. Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates?

poohbear_nc · 02-19-2016, 08:38 PM

1. A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'Engle)?

or Snoopy?

poohbear_nc · 02-19-2016, 08:39 PM

18. Baba Yaga?

issybird · 02-19-2016, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

11. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

19. Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates?

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

1. A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'Engle)?

Yes to all. Four points.

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

18. Baba Yaga?

No.

Only two quotes plus some authors left. I'll let this run until tomorrow morning (for me), then wrap it up.

drjd · 02-20-2016, 04:26 AM

18. Pippy Longstocking... If I remember correctly, it was Pippy is a Thing Finder, children's tale by someone I can't remember.

issybird · 02-20-2016, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drjd

18. Pippy Longstocking... If I remember correctly, it was Pippy is a Thing Finder, children's tale by someone I can't remember.

Right you are! The US version merely has the eponymous title of Pippi Longstocking; she indeed is a thing-finder. A nail-biting finish that results in a tie. So the next quiz is up to either HIMS or drjd. Take it away, gentlemen.

The missing quote is the first sentence from that immortal work, Ivanhoe, in which Robin Hood is a prominent character.

HomeInMyShoes · 02-22-2016, 08:45 AM

After you drjd.

drjd · 02-22-2016, 08:54 AM

I honestly have no idea about the last one, HIMS.

In fact I too am waiting for you to solve the riddle.

HomeInMyShoes · 02-22-2016, 09:25 AM

Alright then. I have no idea what drjd is babbling about.

A relatively easy geography question. X, Q, J and Z are the four least common letters in the English langague. Name the countries that contain at least one of these letters.

I believe there are twenty-seven answers, but I stand to be corrected. We're looking for United Nations sovereign states (not territories affiliated with other countries so Martinique would not be correct.)

GO!

doubleshuffle · 02-22-2016, 09:32 AM

Zimbabwe

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02-19-2016, 05:18 PM	#15032
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,343 Karma: 234636059 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	Still left: 1. "It was a dark and stormy night." 7. "In that pleasant district of merry England which is watered by the river Don, there extended in ancient times a large forest, covering the greater part of the beautiful hills and valleys which lie between Sheffield and the pleasant town of Doncaster." 11. "Claudia knew that she could never pull off the old-fashioned kind of running away." 17. "The Browns have become illustrious by the pen of Thackeray and the pencil of Doyle, within the memory of the young gentlemen who are now matriculating at the universities." Shayne - Tom Brown's Schooldays Author? 18. "Way out at the end of a tiny little town was an old overgrown garden, and in the garden was an old house, and in the house lived xxxx xxxx." 19. "On a bright December morning long ago, two thinly clad children were kneeling upon the bank of a frozen canal in Holland." Three total classics left, another is verging on classic status, and another is admittedly a little fusty, but I read and reread it as a girl. No, I'm not that old. Three American works, one British, one other.

02-19-2016, 06:34 PM	#15033
Cinisajoy Just a Yellow Smiley. Posts: 19,161 Karma: 83862859 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Texas Device: K4, K5, fire, kobo, galaxy	19. Hansel and Gretel. Brothers Grimm.

02-19-2016, 08:04 PM	#15035
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,646 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	11. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

02-19-2016, 08:37 PM	#15036
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,646 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	19. Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates?

02-19-2016, 08:38 PM	#15037
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,646 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	1. A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'Engle)? or Snoopy?

02-19-2016, 08:39 PM	#15038
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,646 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	18. Baba Yaga?

02-20-2016, 04:26 AM	#15040
drjd The Couch Potato Posts: 34,509 Karma: 230999999 Join Date: Aug 2015 Device: Kobo Glo, Kobo Touch, Archos 9, Onyx Boox C67ML Carta	18. Pippy Longstocking... If I remember correctly, it was Pippy is a Thing Finder, children's tale by someone I can't remember.

02-22-2016, 08:45 AM	#15042
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	After you drjd.

02-22-2016, 08:54 AM	#15043
drjd The Couch Potato Posts: 34,509 Karma: 230999999 Join Date: Aug 2015 Device: Kobo Glo, Kobo Touch, Archos 9, Onyx Boox C67ML Carta	I honestly have no idea about the last one, HIMS. In fact I too am waiting for you to solve the riddle.

02-22-2016, 09:25 AM	#15044
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	Alright then. I have no idea what drjd is babbling about. A relatively easy geography question. X, Q, J and Z are the four least common letters in the English langague. Name the countries that contain at least one of these letters. I believe there are twenty-seven answers, but I stand to be corrected. We're looking for United Nations sovereign states (not territories affiliated with other countries so Martinique would not be correct.) GO!

02-22-2016, 09:32 AM	#15045
doubleshuffle Unicycle Daredevil Posts: 13,944 Karma: 185432100 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Planet of the Pudding Brains Device: Aura HD (R.I.P. After six years the USB socket died.) tolino shine 3	Zimbabwe