Quiz - Wednesday 24th June

[angieh]

Get ready and roll up folks! Quiz will start in a couple of minutes ...........................

[dandysmom]

Hi, Angie, I'm here! Leia ate lunch with a little extra gravy and seems fine still.......

[Stephan]

Been home alone all day saving my wine for this

[calismum]

Hi - sorry lost track of time, was replying to your Burmese thread angieh.

DM - what is wrong with Leia, I'm not long on?

[angieh]

Shall we get started?

[dandysmom]

Shall we get started?

Go, the three musketeers are here!

[dandysmom]

Hi - sorry lost track of time, was replying to your Burmese thread angieh.

DM - what is wrong with Leia, I'm not long on?
A very runny poo! Which is unheard of for her. But seems OK now.

[angieh]

Ok - thanks for your inquiring about Burmese, CM. Haven't answered on the thread yet, but will do.

Here we go then.

Q1. Who wrote "Candide"?

[Stephan]

Voltaire--------------------

[dandysmom]

Voltaire .....

[angieh]

Sorry if things go skew-wiff tonight - I have an assistant!

[angieh]

CM?????????????

[Stephan]

like climbing over the key board and `biffing`?

Cleo is asleep just now but I know the feeling

[calismum]

Don't know -

[calismum]

I'll jump on the bandwagon and say Voltaire tho'

[angieh]

Yup - she likes sitting on my hand with the mouse underneath too!

Voltaire was the right answer.

Q2. Who wrote the lyrics and music for the musical Oklahoma! (points for both names given!)

[calismum]

A very runny poo! Which is unheard of for her. But seems OK now.

Hope she is ok.

[calismum]

rodgers and hammerstein?

[dandysmom]

Was it Rogers and Hammerstein?

[Stephan]

Rogers and Hammerstein

[angieh]

Yes, all correct!

Q3. Regarding our feathered friends, what does the word “passerine” mean?

[dandysmom]

Perching birds ......

[Stephan]

Those that perch??-

[dandysmom]

I know the common sparrow is passer domesticus ........

[calismum]

Perching birds. - hope you're right DM

[Stephan]

We have an entire pigeon family-Mr and Mrs fatty and their children

[dandysmom]

We have an entire pigeon family-Mr and Mrs fatty and their children

Does Cleo bother them?

[angieh]

Yes, DM and you all are right. I saw that "passerine" comes from the Latin for sparrow! Full definition is:

"Of or relating to birds of the order Passeriformes, which includes perching birds and songbirds such as the jays, blackbirds, finches, warblers, and sparrows."

Q4. In “The Owl and the Pussycat” by Edward Lear are the words “They dined on mince and slices of quince Which they ate with a runcible spoon.” What is a “runcible spoon”?

[dandysmom]

It's actually a sort of funny fork with curved prongs! I remember looking that up once when it came up in a crossword!

[Stephan]

It`s a posh one for eating cake-half fork-but I`m A leftie-so gets it wrong

[calismum]

it is a sort of cross between a fork/knife and spoon. It has prongs and a sharp cutting edge.

[Stephan]

Does Cleo bother them?

More like she runs for a cuddle if they flap around

[angieh]

Yes, you are all right again! I'm not sure whether it's certain as my answer did say "probable".

"The probable definition of this term is that a runcible spoon is a small fork with three prongs, one having a sharp edge, and curved like a spoon. This spoon is used to eat pickles, etc."

Q5. Which is the only "big cat" that can purr?

[dandysmom]

Jaguar......????

[calismum]

Lion?.............

[Stephan]

An ocylot??(sp)-big cats don`t purr do they??

[angieh]

Steph????????

[angieh]

No one has the right answer yet ..................

[calismum]

Tiger?....................

[dandysmom]

Puma .....?

[angieh]

No .........................

[Stephan]

Cougare then???????????

[dandysmom]

Snow Leopard...??

[angieh]

Nope .......................

[calismum]

Cheetah?.................

[angieh]

a-ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Stephan]

Sounds like none of us tickle a big cat`s tummy?

[dandysmom]

The cheetah then.....???

[angieh]

D'you want another guess Steph?

[Stephan]

Go on thn-Cheetah?????????????

[angieh]

Yeeeeaaah! The Cheetah is correct! How lucky we are that our smaller cats can purr and make us feel comforted!

Q. 6 What is a Rat King?

[this answer may not suit squeamish people!]

[Stephan]

A tail tangle

[calismum]

It is a large number of rats which get joined together when their tails all stick due to dirt or pooh or rotton food etc.

There is a mummy of one in a museum somewhere I believe.

Yuk

[dandysmom]

Haven't a clue........ (not squeamish, by the way!)

[angieh]

Steph and CM are right. I'll post my answer, but CM's reply has got the gist of it anyway. Not absolutely sure that it's not a fable. There seem to be quite a few photos!

"Rat kings are phenomena said to arise when a number of rats become intertwined at their tails, which become stuck together with blood, dirt, ice, excrement or simply knotted. The animals reputedly grow together while joined at the tails."

As you say, YUK - how the poor things don't go mad I don't know.

Q7. What is a Tarte Tatin?

[this answer may not suit people who are hungry or on diets!]

[Stephan]

Apple on a short crust pastry???

[calismum]

Obviously some scrummy yummy pudding - but other than that, I haven't a clue.

[dandysmom]

Have no idea, but if it's one of those yummy things you and OH bake, I want some!

[angieh]

I need a particular phrase to say OK to this answer!

[calismum]

A tart of some type. (stating the obvious!!!)

[angieh]

"Tarte Tatin is an upside-down apple tart in which the apples are caramelised in butter and sugar before the tart is baked."

Sounds de-lish, doesn't it? Invented in France d'accord!

Q8 How many muscles does a cat have in each ear?

[we may have had this Q before!]

[Stephan]

My hands can be cold if I`m rolling you??

[Stephan]

32..........................................

[calismum]

Well, their ears are extremely mobile so I guess 20+

[dandysmom]

We did and I can't remember the answer! It was some very large number I think, like 10 .??????

[calismum]

"Tarte Tatin is an upside-down apple tart in which the apples are caramelised in butter and sugar before the tart is baked."

Sounds de-lish, doesn't it? Invented in France d'accord!

Q8 How many muscles does a cat have in each ear?

[we may have had this Q before!]

Oh, yummy - I feel a recipe search coming on ;)

[angieh]

Steph has remembered exactly right! Well done. 32 is the answer.

Q9. Can you name the song from which these lyrics come?
“Do you believe in rock ‘n roll,
Can music save your mortal soul,
And can you teach me how to dance real slow?”

[calismum]

American Pie?

[Stephan]

Remember-a half baked tart is no better than it should be

[dandysmom]

American Pie

[Stephan]

American Pie

[angieh]

And the last question .......

Q10 Who wrote American Pie???

[dandysmom]

Don McLean ....... (sp?)

[calismum]

Don McLean?

[angieh]

Steph??????????

[Stephan]

Don Mc Lean-but James Beard writes some nice recipes-

[Stephan]

sorry for the delay-call of nature and all that

[dandysmom]

Don Mc Lean-but James Beard writes some nice recipes-

I learned to bake bread from his Beard on Bread .......:D

[angieh]

Don McLean is correct.

I have to tell you there is a tie tonight between DM and Steph with 17 points and CM has 16, so a very close competition.

So tie break Q for DM and Steph only:

What occurs once in a minute, twice in a week and once in a year?

[Stephan]

I like his stuff

[angieh]

An aside - have any of you made tortillas?

[Stephan]

E--------------------------------

[Stephan]

Yes-I even have a tortilla press

[dandysmom]

I hope Steph knows, because I have no idea!

[calismum]

An aside - have any of you made tortillas?

No - but they're supposed to be quite easy??

[angieh]

Yes Steph is right - the letter "e" is the answer.

Well done Steph - are you OK for next week???

[dandysmom]

Not I. Not particularly fond of Tex-Mex food.

[angieh]

Yes-I even have a tortilla press

No - but they're supposed to be quite easy??

Yes, I found a recipe this afternoon and it sounds very easy apart from the rolling out, which is solved if you have a tortilla press ............... !

Can you freeze the dough Steph?

[Stephan]

Yes-and thanks for a great quizz

[calismum]

Well done Steph. Thanks for great questions angieh, once again learned some new things.

[dandysmom]

Oh Angie, seems so obvious once you see the answer!

Thanks for a great quiz, some excellent qs as usual!

Congrats Steph!

[Stephan]

Can you freeze the dough Steph?

I wouldn`t-its basically corn flour-make them fresh

[angieh]

Not I. Not particularly fond of Tex-Mex food.

You can have soft dough tortillas which make excellent low calorie wraps for non Tex-Mex fillings, like PoshPuss's chicken and salad wraps, which is what got me thinking about it in the first place!

[Stephan]

And -I had seen that Q before

[angieh]

And -I had seen that Q before

More than likely .................. !

[dandysmom]

You can have soft dough tortillas which make excellent low calorie wraps for non Tex-Mex fillings, like PoshPuss's chicken and salad wraps, which is what got me thinking about it in the first place!

So, are you going to make some? I love Peking duck when you wrap the meat in the little pancakes with the sauce, but generally think wraps are sort of messy....stuff falls out when you're trying to eat! (OK, I'm picky! :roll:):roll:

[angieh]

I may well try - I think there's a knack of folding the wraps so that stuff doesn't fall out - the ones I used to buy for lunch from a well-known store here never used to fall apart! I agree about the crispy duck - which is not the slimmer's option though unfortunately!!!