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15 Sep 02 - 02:19 PM (#784499) Subject: QUIZ: friends in high places From: greg stephens Answers to this thread, as you get them. Person who posts the most correct answers gets the Lavish Prize. Not all the questions are musical, but the majority are.Two of the questions have the same answer (just to confuse you). And as we are dealng with folk-songs, please don't be annoyed if my versions are different from yours. !) Look out for daredevils. 2) She came from there with her diminutive brother Isaac. 3) Highest in the land? You can say that again! 4)Noted Clare concertina player. 5) Good viewpoint for two Clare resorts. 6) Aaron's sweet (afraid my spelling's none too good). 7)Cheering the king? For shame! Back to your maritime clean-up. 8) Historically inaccurate poet's Pacific look-out. 9) Home sweet home in Tennessee 10)Funny (???) American, in Washington DC, originally Scottish borders. 11) Round the camp-fire, snow-covered. 12) Where Piers dreamed. 13) Eminent from Buffalo to Washington 14) Southern, hot and smoky, or Cockney summoning Swann and Flander's transport of delight? 15)On an upward outing, someone forgot the boiled eggs, ham sandwiches and flasks of tea. 16) Doubly steep, by a doubly-levelled road. 17) Unloved medic. 18) Gay 1728 hit, from Greenland's coast to where? 19) It was there, so George went there and stayed. 20) 24 km from Middlesborough(spelling?), and really the opposite of the rest of the quiz. ON YOUR MARKS! GET SET! GO!! |
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15 Sep 02 - 06:27 PM (#784656) Subject: RE: QUIZ: friends in high places From: khandu I didn't get the first damned one of these, but I am the first to respond, so don't I get some kind of prize? Time's "Man of the Year", maybe? khandu |
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15 Sep 02 - 06:55 PM (#784679) Subject: RE: QUIZ: friends in high places From: greg stephens Well, come on khandu, this is a hardish quiz butI think you ought to be able to manage one ofthe easier ones. There is a theme, but of course you need one or two done before you spot the theme. Tell you what, you send a lot of great messages to mudcat, I'll include you on theprize list if you get one right. How's that? |
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15 Sep 02 - 07:00 PM (#784683) Subject: RE: QUIZ: friends in high places From: Mary in Kentucky 9. Rocky Top YUK! (Go Big Blue! |
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15 Sep 02 - 07:00 PM (#784684) Subject: RE: QUIZ: friends in high places From: greg stephens Well, come on khandu, this is a hardish quiz butI think you ought to be able to manage one ofthe easier ones. There is a theme, but of course you need one or two done before you spot the theme. Tell you what, you send a lot of great messages to mudcat, I'll include you on theprize list if you get one right. How's that? |
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15 Sep 02 - 07:02 PM (#784685) Subject: RE: QUIZ: friends in high places From: Mary in Kentucky 9. Rocky Top YUK! (Go Big Blue! |
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15 Sep 02 - 07:10 PM (#784691) Subject: RE: QUIZ: friends in high places From: Mary in Kentucky 14. On Top of Old Smoky ????? |
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15 Sep 02 - 07:14 PM (#784694) Subject: RE: QUIZ: friends in high places From: greg stephens 2 points to Mary from Kentucky, zero the rest, so far. keep 'em coming. |
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15 Sep 02 - 08:44 PM (#784738) Subject: RE: QUIZ: friends in high places From: khandu #11 also "On top of old Smokey"? khandu |
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15 Sep 02 - 08:51 PM (#784742) Subject: RE: QUIZ: friends in high places From: greg stephens Nope, sorry pardner. |
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15 Sep 02 - 08:54 PM (#784746) Subject: RE: QUIZ: friends in high places From: greg stephens Well I'm feeling so sorry for you, nokhandu, I'll give you a hint. That clue youre working on, the old forum search facility using key phrases often works a treat. |
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15 Sep 02 - 09:05 PM (#784755) Subject: RE: QUIZ: friends in high places From: khandu Well, whaddaya expect! The sun is in my eyes, my lucky wife has a headache, and my hemmorhoids are aflame. And now I am referred to as "nokhandu". This has not been a great day!! :-P khandu |
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15 Sep 02 - 10:10 PM (#784803) Subject: RE: QUIZ: friends in high places From: khandu Okay, got it... Looking out for daredevils. That must be, "She'll be comin' round the mountain". Why? I'll tell ya why. Somebody driving six white horses while coming round the mountain has got to be a daredevil and you better watch out for her! There, by God! And...#20 must be "Down in the Valley", not that I know anything about Middlesborough but if it is the opposite of the rest of the quiz and the rest of the quiz is about mountains then the opposite must be about valleys. Now, I submit to you, Mr. greg, I may not be literally correct in my responses but I am logically correct!!!! Take that!!! khandu |
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15 Sep 02 - 10:22 PM (#784810) Subject: RE: QUIZ: friends in high places From: greg stephens Well khandu youre trying hard, but you aint there yet. Now I bet youve got one of these newfangled computer things. If youre thinking about "mountain" and "daredevils" and your feeble brain is not up to making the connection,let a computer search do it for you.And as regards "Down in the valley": you're on the right track about the answer being something more along the lines of a valley rather than a mountain. Just translate the distance in the clue into American usage, and maybe change the town spelling from English to American. |
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15 Sep 02 - 10:38 PM (#784815) Subject: RE: QUIZ: friends in high places From: khandu Okay, just a guess without looking up or translating anything...Red River Valley. khandu |
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15 Sep 02 - 10:43 PM (#784816) Subject: RE: QUIZ: friends in high places From: greg stephens no.try harder. |
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15 Sep 02 - 11:36 PM (#784843) Subject: RE: QUIZ: friends in high places From: GUEST,Bman Well, #2 is Sweet Betsy from Pike, I think. Maybe. |
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16 Sep 02 - 04:46 AM (#784915) Subject: RE: QUIZ: friends in high places From: greg stephens I'll do a recap here, as things got a little clouded with conversations with Khandu. Questions answered correctly so far: 2) (Sweet Betsy from) Pike 9) Rocky Top 11) (On top of) Old Smoky So get your boots and ropes on and lets have the rest. |
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16 Sep 02 - 05:21 AM (#784926) Subject: RE: QUIZ: friends in high places From: Mary in Kentucky 12. In the Hall of the Mountain King ????? |
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16 Sep 02 - 08:42 AM (#785011) Subject: RE: QUIZ: friends in high places From: greg stephens Not the hall of the mountain king. That was PeerGynt, this is Piers: medieval England is where we might be looking. And not Edward II's little pal Piers Gaveston, another famous Piers,even though he was only an agricultural worker. |
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16 Sep 02 - 08:48 AM (#785016) Subject: RE: QUIZ: friends in high places From: The Walrus at work Greg, That sounds like "Piers Ploughmam". Walrus |
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16 Sep 02 - 08:55 AM (#785025) Subject: RE: QUIZ: friends in high places From: The Walrus at work 18 Looks as if it should be either ; A)"Indian soil" "Were I laid on Greenlan's coast..." & "Were I sold on Indian soil..." or
B)"Egypt's burning strand..." Waltrus |
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16 Sep 02 - 09:04 AM (#785028) Subject: RE: QUIZ: friends in high places From: greg stephens Walrus, you are in the right area on both, but you have to pick an answer that fits the overall theme. Suggest you think where Piers was dreaming for (12), and look a little nearer the end of the Gay song for(18). |
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16 Sep 02 - 09:09 AM (#785033) Subject: RE: QUIZ: friends in high places From: Mary in Kentucky 11. Road to the Isles American version ??????? |
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16 Sep 02 - 09:15 AM (#785036) Subject: RE: QUIZ: friends in high places From: The Walrus at work Greg, I'll have to search for the Piers Ploughman reference, but from your note, 18) must then be "Over the Hills and Far away" Walrus |
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16 Sep 02 - 09:40 AM (#785058) Subject: RE: QUIZ: friends in high places From: greg stephens "Over the hills and far away" indeed it is. "Road to the Isles" is wrong, I'm afraid,Mary inKentucky. This quiz definitely isnt about isles. |
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16 Sep 02 - 10:06 AM (#785075) Subject: RE: QUIZ: friends in high places From: Amos #1 is the Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze, I expect. A |
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16 Sep 02 - 11:21 AM (#785144) Subject: RE: QUIZ: friends in high places From: Noreen 4) is Noel Hill :0) Haven't looked at the rest yet but I think I've got the theme... |
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16 Sep 02 - 12:00 PM (#785177) Subject: RE: QUIZ: friends in high places From: greg stephens Amos:no. Noreen:yes |
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16 Sep 02 - 12:07 PM (#785181) Subject: RE: QUIZ: friends in high places From: BanjoRay 19 is Everest where George Mallory is now frozen. Cheers |
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16 Sep 02 - 12:09 PM (#785182) Subject: RE: QUIZ: friends in high places From: Amos Or musically, "Climb the Highest Mountain"? A |
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16 Sep 02 - 12:11 PM (#785185) Subject: RE: QUIZ: friends in high places From: BanjoRay 8 is on a Peak in Darien Cheers |
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16 Sep 02 - 12:30 PM (#785206) Subject: RE: QUIZ: friends in high places From: BanjoRay 20 is Cumberland Gap as sung by Lonnie Donegan - I think I'm getting the hang of this! Cheers |
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16 Sep 02 - 12:38 PM (#785216) Subject: RE: QUIZ: friends in high places From: BanjoRay 5 is The Cliffs Of Dooneen (sp?) Cheers |
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16 Sep 02 - 12:50 PM (#785221) Subject: RE: QUIZ: friends in high places From: greg stephens A brilliant run of 4 correct puts BanjoRay well into the lead, but with 11 still to be answered the prize is still wide open. Recap: 2)(Sweet Betsy from) Pike 4) Noel Hill 5) Cliffs of Duneen 8) A peak in Darien 9) Rocky Top 11) (On top of) Old Smoky 18) Over the Hills and far away 19) Mt Everest (because it was there) 20) Cumberland Gap |
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16 Sep 02 - 01:04 PM (#785233) Subject: RE: QUIZ: friends in high places From: Noreen 5) Cliffs of Dooneen |
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16 Sep 02 - 01:08 PM (#785235) Subject: RE: QUIZ: friends in high places From: greg stephens Sorry, Noreen, BanjoRay put that up half an hour ago. |
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16 Sep 02 - 01:42 PM (#785254) Subject: RE: QUIZ: friends in high places From: The Walrus at work Greg, 12) Malverne hilles (alright The Malvern Hills) ? Walrus |
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16 Sep 02 - 02:03 PM (#785274) Subject: RE: QUIZ: friends in high places From: greg stephens Correct, Walrus at Work. As I cant read long threads, I am going to start a PART II now, and hope someone with a computer will stick the two together with a pair of clickies. PLEASE POST TO PART II NOW. THANK YOU |
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16 Sep 02 - 02:12 PM (#785281) Subject: RE: QUIZ: friends in high places From: Mary in Kentucky Part TWO is here. |