Silliness Quiz - Page 941

Bilbo1967 · 06-19-2014, 04:06 PM

12. Winston Churchill

...and, 7 is Fraser, not Frasier (but I don't expect the point for that).

HomeInMyShoes · 06-19-2014, 05:37 PM

2. John Constable?
6. Peer Gynt?

orlok · 06-19-2014, 06:05 PM

5. Barbara Taylor Bradford
6. The Doll's House?

Bookpossum · 06-19-2014, 07:35 PM

1 In which fictional county did Anthony Trollope set a series of novels? Barsetshire - poohbear_nc.

2 Commemorated by a statue outside its headquarters in Burlington House, which painter was the first President of the Royal Academy?

3 According to W H Auden, what was “bringing the cheque and the postal order”? the Night Mail - pdurrant.

4 Who created the famous sculptures The Thinker and The Kiss? Auguste Rodin - doubleshuffle.

5 A Woman of Substance, published in 1979, was a best-selling debut novel for which well-known writer? Barbara Taylor Bradford - orlok.

6 For which Henrik Ibsen play, first performed in 1876, did Edvard Grieg compose the instrumental music? Peer Gynt - HomeInMyShoes.

7 Who wrote the Flashman series of novels? George Macdonald Fraser - pdurrant (and half a point to Bilbo1967 for the surname correction).

8 George Stubbs is best-known for his paintings of which animals? Horses - poohbear.

9 In which country is the castle of Zenda to be found? Ruritania - pdurrant.

10 In which book does an alien invasion commence in Woking? The War of the World by H G Wells - doubleshuffle.

11 In which famous novel is Grimpen Mire to be found? The Hound of the Baskervilles - poohbear.

12 Which British prime minister was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature? Sir Winston Churchill - Kumabjorn.

poohbear_nc - 3 points
pdurrant - 3 points
doubleshuffle - 2 points
orlok - 1 point
HomeInMyShoes - 1 point
Kumabjorn - 1 point
Bilbo1967 - 0.5 point

So that just leaves No 2. Nice try, HIMS, but not John Constable.

poohbear_nc · 06-19-2014, 07:59 PM

2. Turner?

Bookpossum · 06-19-2014, 09:29 PM

No - a bit earlier.

pdurrant · 06-20-2014, 07:15 AM

I'm just going to throw out names.

Munnings?

pdurrant · 06-20-2014, 07:16 AM

No, Munnings is far too late.

Hogarth?

Bookpossum · 06-20-2014, 08:35 AM

No to both, but Hogarth is more the right period.

Bookpossum · 06-21-2014, 01:23 AM

Heavy hint - famous portrait artist with a knighthood.

Shayne Parkinson · 06-21-2014, 01:48 AM

Courtesy of the heavy hint: Sir Joshua Reynolds.

Bookpossum · 06-21-2014, 04:35 AM

Indeed it was Sir Joshua. So that gives us:

poohbear_nc - 3 points
pdurrant - 3 points
doubleshuffle - 2 points
orlok - 1 point
HomeInMyShoes - 1 point
Kumabjorn - 1 point
Shayne Parkinson - 1 point
Bilbo1967 - 0.5 point

So over to poohbear or pdurrant to give us our next quiz.

pdurrant · 06-21-2014, 05:42 AM

I had a go recently. Let poohbear_nc take it.

poohbear_nc · 06-21-2014, 08:47 AM

Be back soon with new quiz! Woo Hoo!

poohbear_nc · 06-21-2014, 12:28 PM

OK - here's a literary potpourri of questions:

1. What is the prize in Shirley Jackson's story "The Lottery"?
being stoned to death - Issybird

2. Who is Charley in John Steinbeck's Travels with Charley?
a poodle - Issybird

3. Who is Algernon in Daniel Keyes's Flowers for Algernon?
a lab mouse - Issybird

4. Who was murdered in T.S. Eliot's play Murder in the Cathedral?
Thomas Becket - Issybird

5. In what army did George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara serve?
Salvation Army - pdurrant

6. Why did Samuel Butler name his utopia Erewhon?
Nowhere almost spelled backwards - pdurrant

7. What does wuthering mean in Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights?
windy, or the sound of wind - Issybird

8. What is Tono-Bungay in H.G. Well's novel?
a medicine - Issybird

9. What is "The Windhover" in Gerard Manley Hopkins's poem?
a falcon - Issybird

10. What does R.U.R. stand for in the Karel Capek play?
Rossum's Universal Robots - pdurrant - 1/2 point

Have at it!

pdurrant - 2 -1/2 points
Issybird - 7 points - and the winner

06-21-2014, 12:28 PM	#14115
poohbear_nc Now what? Posts: 58,843 Karma: 135181808 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	OK - here's a literary potpourri of questions: 1. What is the prize in Shirley Jackson's story "The Lottery"? being stoned to death - Issybird 2. Who is Charley in John Steinbeck's Travels with Charley? a poodle - Issybird 3. Who is Algernon in Daniel Keyes's Flowers for Algernon? a lab mouse - Issybird 4. Who was murdered in T.S. Eliot's play Murder in the Cathedral? Thomas Becket - Issybird 5. In what army did George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara serve? Salvation Army - pdurrant 6. Why did Samuel Butler name his utopia Erewhon? Nowhere almost spelled backwards - pdurrant 7. What does wuthering mean in Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights? windy, or the sound of wind - Issybird 8. What is Tono-Bungay in H.G. Well's novel? a medicine - Issybird 9. What is "The Windhover" in Gerard Manley Hopkins's poem? a falcon - Issybird 10. What does R.U.R. stand for in the Karel Capek play? Rossum's Universal Robots - pdurrant - 1/2 point Have at it! pdurrant - 2 -1/2 points Issybird - 7 points - and the winner Last edited by poohbear_nc; 06-21-2014 at 01:40 PM.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Quiz Lovers and Trivia Fans	imahogg	Self-Promotions by Authors and Publishers	4	11-19-2010 08:39 AM
Quick quiz-- what's the last thing you'd want to see coming out of your toilet?	ardeegee	Lounge	4	04-29-2010 06:34 AM
Dickens Quiz	HarryT	Lounge	19	09-07-2009 08:02 PM
iLiad flashcard or quiz type software?	readmore	iRex Developer's Corner	1	12-16-2007 08:04 PM

06-19-2014, 04:06 PM	#14101
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	12. Winston Churchill ...and, 7 is Fraser, not Frasier (but I don't expect the point for that).

06-19-2014, 05:37 PM	#14102
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	2. John Constable? 6. Peer Gynt?

06-19-2014, 06:05 PM	#14103
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	5. Barbara Taylor Bradford 6. The Doll's House?

06-19-2014, 07:35 PM	#14104
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,137 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	1 In which fictional county did Anthony Trollope set a series of novels? Barsetshire - poohbear_nc. 2 Commemorated by a statue outside its headquarters in Burlington House, which painter was the first President of the Royal Academy? 3 According to W H Auden, what was “bringing the cheque and the postal order”? the Night Mail - pdurrant. 4 Who created the famous sculptures The Thinker and The Kiss? Auguste Rodin - doubleshuffle. 5 A Woman of Substance, published in 1979, was a best-selling debut novel for which well-known writer? Barbara Taylor Bradford - orlok. 6 For which Henrik Ibsen play, first performed in 1876, did Edvard Grieg compose the instrumental music? Peer Gynt - HomeInMyShoes. 7 Who wrote the Flashman series of novels? George Macdonald Fraser - pdurrant (and half a point to Bilbo1967 for the surname correction). 8 George Stubbs is best-known for his paintings of which animals? Horses - poohbear. 9 In which country is the castle of Zenda to be found? Ruritania - pdurrant. 10 In which book does an alien invasion commence in Woking? The War of the World by H G Wells - doubleshuffle. 11 In which famous novel is Grimpen Mire to be found? The Hound of the Baskervilles - poohbear. 12 Which British prime minister was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature? Sir Winston Churchill - Kumabjorn. poohbear_nc - 3 points pdurrant - 3 points doubleshuffle - 2 points orlok - 1 point HomeInMyShoes - 1 point Kumabjorn - 1 point Bilbo1967 - 0.5 point So that just leaves No 2. Nice try, HIMS, but not John Constable.

06-19-2014, 07:59 PM	#14105
poohbear_nc Now what? Posts: 58,843 Karma: 135181808 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	2. Turner?

06-19-2014, 09:29 PM	#14106
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,137 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	No - a bit earlier.

06-20-2014, 07:15 AM	#14107
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,504 Karma: 306214458 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	I'm just going to throw out names. Munnings?

06-20-2014, 07:16 AM	#14108
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,504 Karma: 306214458 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	No, Munnings is far too late. Hogarth?

06-20-2014, 08:35 AM	#14109
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,137 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	No to both, but Hogarth is more the right period.

06-21-2014, 01:23 AM	#14110
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,137 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	Heavy hint - famous portrait artist with a knighthood.

Advert

Advert

06-21-2014, 01:48 AM	#14111
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	Courtesy of the heavy hint: Sir Joshua Reynolds.

06-21-2014, 04:35 AM	#14112
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,137 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	Indeed it was Sir Joshua. So that gives us: poohbear_nc - 3 points pdurrant - 3 points doubleshuffle - 2 points orlok - 1 point HomeInMyShoes - 1 point Kumabjorn - 1 point Shayne Parkinson - 1 point Bilbo1967 - 0.5 point So over to poohbear or pdurrant to give us our next quiz.

06-21-2014, 05:42 AM	#14113
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,504 Karma: 306214458 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	I had a go recently. Let poohbear_nc take it.

06-21-2014, 08:47 AM	#14114
poohbear_nc Now what? Posts: 58,843 Karma: 135181808 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Be back soon with new quiz! Woo Hoo!