Silliness Quiz - Page 1059

drjd · 01-09-2017, 05:27 AM

10. Hong Kong. Prince Charles said it as a part of Queen's message on the handover of Hong Kong. I believe sometimes in 2000 or 2001.

drjd · 01-09-2017, 05:31 AM

8. Sydney. I don't remember the author's name, but I am sure it was Sydney.

drjd · 01-09-2017, 05:37 AM

4. Rome. Said by Augustus Caesar.

Bookpossum · 01-09-2017, 06:19 AM

3. Said by Mary Tudor (older half sister of Elizabeth I).

The others are all guesses, so no idea who said any of them:
7. Paris.
8. New York.
9. Berlin.
Bonus. Russia.

Kumabjorn · 01-09-2017, 09:35 AM

1 sounds like Reykjavik but I can't fathom any English language writer would write about it.

Twitter is to communications as haiku is to literature.

issybird · 01-09-2017, 09:52 AM

1. It's San Francisco; I'm guessing Mark Twain.

issybird · 01-09-2017, 09:56 AM

The bonus question reminds me of a common saying in the northern parts of the US: "There are two seasons, winter and roadwork."

orlok · 01-09-2017, 11:08 AM

"There are two seasons in [country]: June and Winter."

I heard this one on a quiz show just a couple of days ago

. It's Billy Connolly talking about Scotland.

Shayne Parkinson · 01-09-2017, 02:52 PM

Good to see this thread lively again!

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

3.[Edit: I got the person wrong.], Calais
5. Can't remember the author, but it's London.

Bonus: Canada?

I'm going to award points for the Calais answer, as it's correct.

I was actually after a similar quote (by another person) relating to another city, and there are still two points available for that answer.

London is correct, Canada is not.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

3. Elizabeth I?
5. Dr Johnson?

3. For the Calais version of this quote, very close but not quite.

5. Correct.

Quote:

Originally Posted by drjd

10. Hong Kong. Prince Charles said it as a part of Queen's message on the handover of Hong Kong. I believe sometimes in 2000 or 2001.

8. Sydney. I don't remember the author's name, but I am sure it was Sydney.

4. Rome. Said by Augustus Caesar.

Very good! All correct.

Shayne Parkinson · 01-09-2017, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bookpossum

3. Said by Mary Tudor (older half sister of Elizabeth I).

The others are all guesses, so no idea who said any of them:
7. Paris.
8. New York.
9. Berlin.
Bonus. Russia.

3. Correct for Calais.
9 - Berlin is correct.

Shayne Parkinson · 01-09-2017, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kumabjorn

1 sounds like Reykjavik but I can't fathom any English language writer would write about it.

Twitter is to communications as haiku is to literature.

Further south - and I think he was exaggerating about the cold.

Shayne Parkinson · 01-09-2017, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by issybird

1. It's San Francisco; I'm guessing Mark Twain.

Correct on both counts! I first heard this saying when visiting San Francisco one chilly summer's day.

Shayne Parkinson · 01-09-2017, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by orlok

"There are two seasons in [country]: June and Winter."

I heard this one on a quiz show just a couple of days ago

. It's Billy Connolly talking about Scotland.

Yes, indeed.

I keep hearing it in his voice.

Shayne Parkinson · 01-09-2017, 03:22 PM

Quotes about places. One point for the place, and one for the speaker/writer.

Note: some of these are almost certainly apocryphal, but they're commonly associated with a particular speaker/writer.

1. "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco." Mark Twain
Issybird, 2 points.

2. "Last, loneliest, loveliest, exquisite, apart."

3. "When I die, [city] will be written in my heart."
This question is still open, but points awarded for an earlier (and better known) version:
Calais, said by Mary I. Pdurrant, Bookpossum 1 point each.

4. "I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble." Augustus
drjd 2 points

5. "When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford." Dr Johnson
Pdurrant, Bilbo1967 1 point each.

6. "An artist has no home in Europe except in [city]."

7. "[city] is like eating an entire box of chocolate liqueurs in one go."

8. "If Paris is a city of lights, Sydney is the city of fireworks."
drjd 1 point

9. "There are many people in the world who really don't understand--or say they don't--what is the great issue between the free world and the Communist world. Let them come to Berlin!" John F. Kennedy
Bookpossum, Issybird 1 point each

10. "Hong Kong has created one of the most successful societies on Earth." Prince Charles
drjd 2 points

Bonus question: this one is a country rather than a city

"There are two seasons in Scotland: June and Winter." Billy Connolly
Orlok, 2 points

Points:
drjd 5
Issybird 3
Bookpossum 2
Orlok 2
Pdurrant 2
Bilbo1967 1

issybird · 01-09-2017, 03:41 PM

9. I'll guess JFK for this, as part of his, "I am a donut" speech.

01-09-2017, 03:22 PM	#15884
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	Quotes about places. One point for the place, and one for the speaker/writer. Note: some of these are almost certainly apocryphal, but they're commonly associated with a particular speaker/writer. 1. "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco." Mark Twain Issybird, 2 points. 2. "Last, loneliest, loveliest, exquisite, apart." 3. "When I die, [city] will be written in my heart." This question is still open, but points awarded for an earlier (and better known) version: Calais, said by Mary I. Pdurrant, Bookpossum 1 point each. 4. "I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble." Augustus drjd 2 points 5. "When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford." Dr Johnson Pdurrant, Bilbo1967 1 point each. 6. "An artist has no home in Europe except in [city]." 7. "[city] is like eating an entire box of chocolate liqueurs in one go." 8. "If Paris is a city of lights, Sydney is the city of fireworks." drjd 1 point 9. "There are many people in the world who really don't understand--or say they don't--what is the great issue between the free world and the Communist world. Let them come to Berlin!" John F. Kennedy Bookpossum, Issybird 1 point each 10. "Hong Kong has created one of the most successful societies on Earth." Prince Charles drjd 2 points Bonus question: this one is a country rather than a city "There are two seasons in Scotland: June and Winter." Billy Connolly Orlok, 2 points Points: drjd 5 Issybird 3 Bookpossum 2 Orlok 2 Pdurrant 2 Bilbo1967 1 Last edited by Shayne Parkinson; 01-09-2017 at 03:47 PM.

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01-09-2017, 05:27 AM	#15871
drjd The Couch Potato Posts: 34,509 Karma: 230999999 Join Date: Aug 2015 Device: Kobo Glo, Kobo Touch, Archos 9, Onyx Boox C67ML Carta	10. Hong Kong. Prince Charles said it as a part of Queen's message on the handover of Hong Kong. I believe sometimes in 2000 or 2001.

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drjd The Couch Potato Posts: 34,509 Karma: 230999999 Join Date: Aug 2015 Device: Kobo Glo, Kobo Touch, Archos 9, Onyx Boox C67ML Carta	8. Sydney. I don't remember the author's name, but I am sure it was Sydney.

01-09-2017, 05:37 AM	#15873
drjd The Couch Potato Posts: 34,509 Karma: 230999999 Join Date: Aug 2015 Device: Kobo Glo, Kobo Touch, Archos 9, Onyx Boox C67ML Carta	4. Rome. Said by Augustus Caesar.

01-09-2017, 06:19 AM	#15874
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	3. Said by Mary Tudor (older half sister of Elizabeth I). The others are all guesses, so no idea who said any of them: 7. Paris. 8. New York. 9. Berlin. Bonus. Russia.

01-09-2017, 09:35 AM	#15875
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	1 sounds like Reykjavik but I can't fathom any English language writer would write about it. Twitter is to communications as haiku is to literature.

01-09-2017, 09:52 AM	#15876
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,599 Karma: 236955213 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One	1. It's San Francisco; I'm guessing Mark Twain.

01-09-2017, 09:56 AM	#15877
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,599 Karma: 236955213 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One	The bonus question reminds me of a common saying in the northern parts of the US: "There are two seasons, winter and roadwork."

01-09-2017, 11:08 AM	#15878
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	"There are two seasons in [country]: June and Winter." I heard this one on a quiz show just a couple of days ago . It's Billy Connolly talking about Scotland.

01-09-2017, 03:41 PM	#15885
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,599 Karma: 236955213 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One	9. I'll guess JFK for this, as part of his, "I am a donut" speech.