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Eponyms - A Quiz

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Woody's

Woody's Report 29 Apr 2007 10:02

I remembered something about a Christopher from the dark recesses of time - but your clue and google did the rest!!

Dee the Bibliomaniac

Dee the Bibliomaniac Report 29 Apr 2007 09:56

Hi Woody The book implies that the name came from the name of the company's founder, who's son was Philo Remington, and that Scholes patented it Dee xx

*Polly*

*Polly* Report 29 Apr 2007 09:53

Thanks Dee...

Researching:
Polley,Jeary. Alva,Norwich

Woody's

Woody's Report 29 Apr 2007 09:52

Ooops - too late! Morning all, will try to get here in time for next quiz!!

Dee the Bibliomaniac

Dee the Bibliomaniac Report 29 Apr 2007 09:48

That's the one Judith Thanks folks for taking part, The answers are 1 Ned Ludd 2 Earl Grey 3 Sir John Anderson 4 Colonel Jim Bowie 5 Robert Arthur Moog 6 Melvil Dewey 7 Sir Humphrey Davey 8 Rudolph Wurlitzer 9 Remington 10 Willy Emil Messerschmitt Dee x

Dee the Bibliomaniac

Dee the Bibliomaniac Report 29 Apr 2007 09:46

Hi Judith, I have just done Peterloo to the the Chartists as a course through the local Uni, about the reforms in the North, which of course included Ludd. Fascinating stuff, and of course some of our ancestors were involved with the reforms Polly, not Pitman, we are looking for a name that seems to be better remembered for shavers these days ;-))

*Polly*

*Polly* Report 29 Apr 2007 09:32

9.????Pitman

Researching:
Polley,Jeary. Alva,Norwich

Dee the Bibliomaniac

Dee the Bibliomaniac Report 29 Apr 2007 09:31

Hi Judith, yes it is Ludd, Ned Ludd ;-))) only number 9 to get now

Dee the Bibliomaniac

Dee the Bibliomaniac Report 29 Apr 2007 09:27

Good morning Anne you are doing well folks 1 and 9 to get ;-))

Anne

Anne Report 29 Apr 2007 09:26

Bowie knife?

Anne

Anne Report 29 Apr 2007 09:21

Moog synthesizer Dewey decimal system Wurlitzer organ

*Polly*

*Polly* Report 29 Apr 2007 09:21

3. Anderson shelter .

Researching:
Polley,Jeary. Alva,Norwich

Dee the Bibliomaniac

Dee the Bibliomaniac Report 29 Apr 2007 09:21

Good morning Polly and Judith I hadn't thought of Hammond Polly, I think his was a portable organ though ;-))

Dee the Bibliomaniac

Dee the Bibliomaniac Report 29 Apr 2007 09:19

In The Achilles to Zeppelin of Eponyms, by Andrew Sholl, it tells us that Louis Pasteur gave his name to a method for ‘preserving’ milk Who gave their names to the following?

*Polly*

*Polly* Report 29 Apr 2007 09:18

8.Hammond.

Researching:
Polley,Jeary. Alva,Norwich

*Polly*

*Polly* Report 29 Apr 2007 09:17

7.Davy lamp.

Researching:
Polley,Jeary. Alva,Norwich

Dee the Bibliomaniac

Dee the Bibliomaniac Report 29 Apr 2007 09:15

1 The Luddite movement 2 A blend of tea scented with bergamot 3 A partly prefabricated air raid shelter 4 A long curved hunting knife 5 A synthesizer 6 A decimal classification system used by libraries 7 An oil lamp used by miners 8 A theatre organ 9 The first commercially produced typewriter 10 The Me109 aircraft