Subject: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: IanC Date: 18 Sep 02 - 06:20 AM And ... Another Alphabet Quiz. Here's another complete alphabet, this time entirely made up of songs. Answers, as usual, on the forum.
A - Where would you wear it for a distant lover? Or is it farewell he? If you do as well as for the previous quizzes, it should probably take about 3 hours or so. Collaboration is strongly encouraged and comments about songs, tunes, writers, performers (or anything else) are very welcome. Good luck. Ian
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Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: Nigel Parsons Date: 18 Sep 02 - 06:31 AM H Heart of oak N Night Fever W don't know the title, but it's "The train I ride is 21 coaches long" in which the shackles have an initial on each link Z Hold him down you Zulu Warriors Nigel |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: greg stephens Date: 18 Sep 02 - 06:37 AM Cuckoo,Great Silkie, Lyke Wake Dirge, Maids Whenyoure young, Prickly Bush, Quaker,Rosin the Beau, Twa Corbies(??), Ups and Downs, Worried Man, Ye Jacobites by Name, Zulu Warrior. |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: greg stephens Date: 18 Sep 02 - 06:59 AM Drink Old England Dry. Did Fred W write the Irish Rover, as well as Danny Boy? |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: greg stephens Date: 18 Sep 02 - 07:07 AM Around my hat. Four Drunken Maidens. |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: IanC Date: 18 Sep 02 - 07:08 AM Good work so far ...
A - ??
Notes for Irish Rover: All I can say is it wouldn't surprise me. He was enormously prolific and, though he was an amateur, he made a small fortune for "Roses of Picardy".
:-)
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Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: Nigel Parsons Date: 18 Sep 02 - 07:14 AM A = All around my hat |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: Nigel Parsons Date: 18 Sep 02 - 07:15 AM E= Early one morning, just as the sun was rising |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: greg stephens Date: 18 Sep 02 - 07:17 AM Hard Times? |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: greg stephens Date: 18 Sep 02 - 07:37 AM V must be something to do with Noah. Anybody know any French songs on the subject? |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: DMcG Date: 18 Sep 02 - 07:45 AM X is 'Four and twenty tailors'. I guess Ianc is doing the Roman numeral trick again! J is, I think, the Jug that the Three Drunken Maidens pushed about. O is 'Oats and beans and Barley grows. |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: Nigel Parsons Date: 18 Sep 02 - 07:50 AM Y= Ye banks and braes |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: DMcG Date: 18 Sep 02 - 08:02 AM S=Skye Boat Song |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: greg stephens Date: 18 Sep 02 - 08:14 AM |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: DMcG Date: 18 Sep 02 - 08:17 AM B-Byker Hill |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: greg stephens Date: 18 Sep 02 - 08:38 AM "Kiss in the ring" somehow springs to mind but Icant think of any explanation why. |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: DMcG Date: 18 Sep 02 - 08:42 AM That crossed my mind as well, greg. The other things that seem to not-fit-either are the the Knave from the "Game of all Fours" and various Knights with or without Shepherd's daughters. |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: greg stephens Date: 18 Sep 02 - 09:02 AM Those Knaves are blurring into Jacks which I'm trying to fit into the adjoining clue, with no success so far. |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: IanC Date: 18 Sep 02 - 09:39 AM Coming on ... now we've got
A - All Around My Hat H is staring you in the face. For N, i was going to add that the serious allergy's him (though I left it out because it might have distracted you from other associations).
;-)
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Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: greg stephens Date: 18 Sep 02 - 09:45 AM Ianc: wasn't Hard Times right? I thought it was quite a good answer, I'm disappointed. |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: DMcG Date: 18 Sep 02 - 10:04 AM If its not Hard Times of Old England, I think IanC will have to be disqualified! It fits exactly. Perhaps a clue that first your answer but not Hard Times is needed?
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Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: Wolfgang Date: 18 Sep 02 - 10:11 AM 'Hard times' alone still could have been 'Hard times come again no more', I think that's why the answer didn't qualify at first. Wolfgang |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: greg stephens Date: 18 Sep 02 - 10:24 AM I think he just didnt notice my answer while making his list. |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: IanC Date: 18 Sep 02 - 10:27 AM H is "Hard Times of Old England" (far as I know, "Hard Times" is by Charles Dickens). Some notes:
A - All Around My Hat
B - Byker Hill
D - Drink Old England Dry
F - Four Drunken Maidens
G - Great Silkie of Sule Skerry
H - Hard Times of Old England
L - Lyke Wake Dirge
M - Maids When You're Young
S - Skye Boat Song
:-)
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Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: DMcG Date: 18 Sep 02 - 10:30 AM O! The Hard times of Charles Dickens, Ian C knows he wrote Hard Times! |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: greg stephens Date: 18 Sep 02 - 10:49 AM I stand corrected. I'm afraid I wrote Great Silkie as well, instead of Great Silkie of Sule Skerry. He's a tough examiner, this IanC. |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: IanC Date: 18 Sep 02 - 10:56 AM greg You may have noticed I let you have that one. ;-) |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: IanC Date: 18 Sep 02 - 11:37 AM Meanwhile ... There's still J, K, N and V left ... surely someone out there can put up a few suggestions ...
:-) |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: greg stephens Date: 18 Sep 02 - 11:47 AM Sorry, ground to a halt here.There isnt a song called "Venez ici, animaux" about Noah, is there?Oh, OK.. |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: Wolfgang Date: 18 Sep 02 - 11:58 AM J: John Barleycorn? Wolfgang |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: IanC Date: 18 Sep 02 - 12:09 PM Well done, Wolfgang ...
J - John Barleycorn
greg :-) |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: DMcG Date: 18 Sep 02 - 12:11 PM IanC or Wolfgang - Why the 'mirror image of Three Wise Men'? I still don't see it ... |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: IanC Date: 18 Sep 02 - 12:25 PM Well ... if you take a mirror to 3 men coming from the East, you get "There were 3 men came out of the West". :-) |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: greg stephens Date: 18 Sep 02 - 12:36 PM Brilliant. Couldnt understand that clue at all. I like it. |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: IanC Date: 18 Sep 02 - 12:43 PM Well, there's still K, N and V to try your skill on. K doesn't involve a card game, by the way. The game's a very different kind. ;-) |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: IanC Date: 18 Sep 02 - 12:52 PM Got to go. Elucidation in the morning (UK) if there are any not sorted by then.
:-) |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: DMcG Date: 18 Sep 02 - 02:01 PM Aha! Game as in deer or bird, perhaps! |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: greg stephens Date: 18 Sep 02 - 02:32 PM Could N be Nutting Girl? I cant make it fit the clue, though. He fancies summer loving, but she isnt allergic to the nuts, she just throws them away. Doesnt seeem quite right. |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: Nigel Parsons Date: 19 Sep 02 - 04:25 AM I thought "Night Fever" in my first post fitted the clue! Nigel |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: greg stephens Date: 19 Sep 02 - 04:54 AM well it fitted the clue, Nigel, but it wasnt the answer. Dont feel hurt. I didnt even get allowed Hard Times, even though I was right, because in my hurry I hadnt typed out "of old England".Frankly, Nigel, just between you and me and the gatepost, I think this IanC can dish it out, but he can't take it. I've noticed he's always setting quizzes, but he never answers any of mine. Suspicious,eh? I think he gets all his quizzes out of a magazine, and doesn't really understand the answers. But don't tell anyone I said so. Mum's the word, eh? Well,toodle pip, must be getting along. |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: IanC Date: 19 Sep 02 - 06:17 AM Greg/Nigel For N ... Lost somewhere above is the clue that it's him she's allergic to. Tell you what Greg, just get the first word right and I'll give it to you. DMcG's on the right track with K as well ... should get it any second.
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Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: greg stephens Date: 19 Sep 02 - 07:00 AM The Keeper! With thanks to DMcG |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: DMcG Date: 19 Sep 02 - 07:22 AM I'd forgotton that, so it would have been a very long second before I came up with it. I remember being taught this when I was 8 at school singing lessons ... no one pointed out any sexual overtones then! |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: Wolfgang Date: 19 Sep 02 - 07:29 AM I do wonder a bit, Greg, whether Ian would have been contented with the very first word alone. How do I get a list of all animals in French that start with 'V'? I only recollect 'vache'. Wolfgang |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: Nigel Parsons Date: 19 Sep 02 - 07:34 AM Are we definitely looking for animals in the French language, could we be looking for a song collected by Percy French, or could we be looking for a song in English about a French animal. Three distinct possibilities Nigel |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: IanC Date: 19 Sep 02 - 09:01 AM Nigel Or parhaps we're looking for "some French" ... perhaps a song in English with a French title? :-) |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: IanC Date: 19 Sep 02 - 09:14 AM btw - I'm still happy with the first word alone for N! |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: IanC Date: 19 Sep 02 - 11:05 AM There's still N and V to go and I'd like to wrap this up in the next hour if possible. Can I just summarise where we are with these two.
N - He'd like some summer loving, but she's got a serious allergy. Any takers? :-) btw well done Greg for "The Keeper". |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: DMcG Date: 19 Sep 02 - 11:25 AM Ok, time for some wild guesses! Nellie the Milkmaid ... no hay associations I can see North Country Maid ... making hay, certainly
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Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: IanC Date: 19 Sep 02 - 11:28 AM try looking for Hay then. ;-) |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: Wolfgang Date: 19 Sep 02 - 11:31 AM o.k., with that big hint: New mown hay Wolfgang |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: IanC Date: 19 Sep 02 - 11:37 AM Thanks, Wolfgang ... sadly V isn't in the DT though, so it might be harder to find (sometimes I'm guilty of assuming everybody knows the songs I know). :-) |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: IanC Date: 19 Sep 02 - 11:55 AM Sorry ... I think I've made an unwarranted assumption with V. Normally I spend quite a long time checking up on the clues for the quizzes I do. The song I was looking for was "Vive L'Amour" which is a standard version of "The Animals Went in Two by Two with the chorus from the French drinking son of the same name. It doesn't seem to be available on the web, so I'm forced to conclude that I may be the only one who knows it. I'm sure it was in some UK school song books in the '60s!
With apologies |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: Nigel Parsons Date: 20 Sep 02 - 05:32 AM Ian: I've looked at the site for "The Animals went in 2 by 2" and this is sung (by some) in the UK to the tune of "When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again". It would need to be a very different version to scan to "Vive L'amour". But Good Quiz anyway CHEERS Nigel |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: DMcG Date: 20 Sep 02 - 07:49 AM I'll add my thanks as well. Good exercise for the little not-really-grey-at-all cells |
Subject: RE: BS: And Another Alphabet Quiz From: IanC Date: 24 Sep 02 - 04:32 AM Sorry, I've been ill for a couple of days, and before that couldn't get onto The Mudcat. Just thought I'd put in a final roundup so the answers are easy to find.
A - All Around My Hat
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