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Frosty | Report | 13 Oct 2006 19:35 |
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Just adding this as a bit stressed...Read below and a gold star for the winner..I cheated and know the answers..lol |
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Frosty | Report | 13 Oct 2006 19:36 |
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Quiz Questions 1)Who wrote 'A Short History of Nearly Everything' and 'Notes from a Small Island'? Bill Bryson..wd Jeanette 2)According to Beatrix Potter, what type of animal was Mr Jeremy Fisher ? Frog..wd Jojo 3)What is thanatology the scientific study of?Death..wd Saint alive. 4)What English military term translates as 'little war' in Spanish?Guerrilla..Wd Jacqui. 5)According to the rhyme, what is/has Thursday's child ?Fat to go..wd Jeanette 6)What was the name of William Wordsworth's Cottage in Grasmere? 7)In which H G Wells novel was humanity split into two groups whereby the Eloi live above ground, and the Morlocks below? Time machine..wd Awdrey. 8)What is the official language of Brazil?Portugese..wd Jojo 9)Greenmantle, dating from 1916, was the sequel to which other novel published in 1915?39 steps wd Kate 10)In Bram Stoker's Dracula, Where did Dracula come ashore in England?Whitby..wd Jojo 11)Of what was the Vulgate a version?Bible..wd Jojoj 12)Who wrote the novel 'Ben Hur'?Lew Wallace..wd Jojo. 13)Who wrote 'Finnegan's Wake'?James joyce..wd Awdrey 14)In which publication would you find the columns Streets of Shame and Rotten Boroughs? 15)In literature, between people of which particular profession do ECLOGUES take place? 16)How many syllables make up a Haiku?17..wd Kate |
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}((((*> Jeanette The Haddock <*)))){ | Report | 13 Oct 2006 19:36 |
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1. Bill Bryson |
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Frosty | Report | 13 Oct 2006 19:39 |
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Correct Jeanette 1) Bill Bryson.. |
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Jo in Wales | Report | 13 Oct 2006 19:41 |
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2. A frog |
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}((((*> Jeanette The Haddock <*)))){ | Report | 13 Oct 2006 19:41 |
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5. Thursday's child has far to go |
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Frosty | Report | 13 Oct 2006 19:41 |
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Great Kate 6) Dove cottage |
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Jo in Wales | Report | 13 Oct 2006 19:42 |
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8. Portuguese? |
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Saints Alive | Report | 13 Oct 2006 19:44 |
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3 The study of everything to do with death , dying and grief |
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Frosty | Report | 13 Oct 2006 19:44 |
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JOJo with 2) Frog and Jeanette with 4) far to go..well done |
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Jo in Wales | Report | 13 Oct 2006 19:46 |
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11. Latin Bible |
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Frosty | Report | 13 Oct 2006 19:46 |
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Saint alive got 3) death..lol and jojo got Portugese 8) |
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Jo in Wales | Report | 13 Oct 2006 19:47 |
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16. 3 |
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Frosty | Report | 13 Oct 2006 19:48 |
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Jojo in lead as i type 11) Bible |
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Frosty | Report | 13 Oct 2006 19:49 |
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No Jojo 16) is wrong |
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Frosty | Report | 13 Oct 2006 19:54 |
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Good guess Kate 9( 39 steps |
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Frosty | Report | 13 Oct 2006 20:05 |
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Awdrey got 7) time machine |
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Frosty | Report | 13 Oct 2006 20:11 |
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13) James Joyce wd Awdrey |
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Frosty | Report | 13 Oct 2006 20:13 |
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16) 17 wd Kate |
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Jo in Wales | Report | 13 Oct 2006 20:17 |
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12. Lewis Wallace. OH just come in (cleverer than me) |
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