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Time for some clues.
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." Kipling referring to Auckland. Poohbear 2 points. 3. "When I die, [city] will be written in my heart." - A renowned 20th (born in the 19th) century writer referring to his home town. 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 Paris." - A European scholar speaking of the capital city of a country bordering his own. Pdurrant, 1 point 7. "Venice is like eating an entire box of chocolate liqueurs in one go." - An American writer referring to a European city. Pdurrant, 1 point 8. "If Paris is a city of lights, Sydney is the city of fireworks." - A local (and still living) chap speaking of his home town. 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 pdurrant 4 Issybird 3 Bookpossum 2 Orlok 2 Poohbear_nc 2 Bilbo1967 1 Last edited by Shayne Parkinson; 01-10-2017 at 07:35 PM. |
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6. Paris?
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8. Clive James?
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6. Rousseau?
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2. Kipling?
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2. Wellington?
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