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10 Sep 02 - 07:00 AM (#780292) Subject: Prize quiz(high speed) From: greg stephens First letters of answers spell out a famous and well-loved humorous writer. First posting to this thread identifying this great man wins a fabulous prize.Don't bother giving answers to individual questions. (1) Daddy Rice wheeled and turned. (2) Rouse's famous fiddle tune. (3) Luderin Darbone's group (4) Where did the girl go who lived down in Kent? (5) Blackwater-side Co Cork town, whose girls inspired a famous reel. (6) Infeasibly large animal, shared a home with Pretty Peggy. (7) St Clement sang about them. (8) A freeman on Sunday, where did he go back to on Monday? (9) Bob and co sang about them in England, Stephen in American hoped they wouldnt come again (10) Pleasant sylvan location, hymned by Amiens and Hardy. (11) Whose streams sang lullaby? (12) He lived on the moss. Some questions are a little ambiguous, to avoid making this too easy. OK, go to it, the clock is ticking. |
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10 Sep 02 - 08:43 AM (#780345) Subject: RE: Prize quiz(high speed) From: greg stephens refresh. There's still time! |
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10 Sep 02 - 09:05 AM (#780359) Subject: RE: Prize quiz(high speed) From: Dave Bryant The only answer that I can come up with for (5) doesn't seem to fit - and it's disolute fellows that it refers to not girls. |
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10 Sep 02 - 09:13 AM (#780365) Subject: RE: Prize quiz(high speed) From: Wolfgang I guess I have the first name and the first letter of the last name (starting like a famous American president) but that doesn't help me. Wolfgang |
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10 Sep 02 - 09:16 AM (#780366) Subject: RE: Prize quiz(high speed) From: greg stephens Find a map and look along the Blackwater. But you'll need to know your fiddle tunes. |
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10 Sep 02 - 09:26 AM (#780377) Subject: RE: Prize quiz(high speed) From: Wolfgang 'Girls' in a fiddle tune title can be 'lasses'. Wolfgang |
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10 Sep 02 - 09:29 AM (#780381) Subject: RE: Prize quiz(high speed) From: greg stephens yes, but where did the lasses come from? |
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10 Sep 02 - 09:30 AM (#780382) Subject: RE: Prize quiz(high speed) From: Willie-O 7. "Oranges & Lemons", of course.> 8. Back to being a wage slave in Manchester 9.Hard times. 10.Why, Lagan's streams. Wherever they may be. OK, I think I creamed the easy ones. W-O |
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10 Sep 02 - 09:33 AM (#780386) Subject: RE: Prize quiz(high speed) From: greg stephens WillieO youve got you numbering wrong, which will affect the spelling of the answer. |
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10 Sep 02 - 09:34 AM (#780388) Subject: RE: Prize quiz(high speed) From: GUEST 11. Lovely Nancy? 12. Long Lankin |
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10 Sep 02 - 09:38 AM (#780392) Subject: RE: Prize quiz(high speed) From: greg stephens Remeber, you dont need all the answers to win. There's only one answer, what they spell out. |
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10 Sep 02 - 09:40 AM (#780396) Subject: RE: Prize quiz(high speed) From: GUEST,Moleskin Joe John From Hull |
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10 Sep 02 - 09:48 AM (#780405) Subject: RE: Prize quiz(high speed) From: Dave Bryant I think that was a bit unfair describing John from Hull as famous although I might go along with infamous. |
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10 Sep 02 - 09:48 AM (#780406) Subject: RE: Prize quiz(high speed) From: greg stephens Congratulations, Moleskin Joe. The answer is indeed John from Hull, our very own Mudcat faux-naif. The prize will be yours, Joe if you PM me your address. Or if you're not a member, you'll have to post the address here for any Tom Dick or Harry to read. |
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10 Sep 02 - 09:54 AM (#780411) Subject: RE: Prize quiz(high speed) From: GUEST,Moleskin Joe Thanks Greg, I will pm you when I get home from work since I am only a real member on my family's computer. |
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10 Sep 02 - 10:04 AM (#780415) Subject: RE: Prize quiz(high speed) From: Dave Bryant I'd managed to get (2) Orange Blossom Special (3) Hackberry Ramblers (4) Nutting (6) Ram (7) Oranges and Lemons (8) Manchester (9) Hard Times (11) Lagan (12) Long Lankin Stumped by (1) which had to be a J and (10) I first thought of Mallow, but I assume now that the town was Fermoy - although I still don't know the tune. I must admit I was trying to think of a more universally known author. |
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10 Sep 02 - 10:11 AM (#780421) Subject: RE: Prize quiz(high speed) From: Dave Bryant Sorry it was (5) I thought was mallow - I never worked out 10 either. |
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10 Sep 02 - 10:22 AM (#780424) Subject: RE: Prize quiz(high speed) From: Wolfgang (5) Fermoy lasses (1) Jumping John Wolfgang
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10 Sep 02 - 10:28 AM (#780429) Subject: RE: Prize quiz(high speed) From: Wolfgang (1) Jumping Jim Crow (Now why did I mistype John?) Wolfgang |
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10 Sep 02 - 10:36 AM (#780441) Subject: RE: Prize quiz(high speed) From: Dave Bryant I have to assume that (10) was "Under the Greenwood Tree". |
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10 Sep 02 - 02:06 PM (#780582) Subject: RE: Prize quiz(high speed) From: greg stephens Under the greenwood tree indeed, sung by Amiens in "As you like it". |
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10 Sep 02 - 02:06 PM (#780583) Subject: RE: Prize quiz(high speed) From: greg stephens Under the greenwood tree indeed, sung by Amiens in "As you like it". |