Quiz - Wednesday 14th September

[angieh]

Just setting up and getting ready! I only have tonic tonight as I am finding alcohol makes my nettle rash worse Boo-hoo. But I have some chocolate instead Hurray!

Hope to see players along in a while ........

[lynz85]

hi angie!! ouch nettle rash!! i also have some choc in ... yum!

[dandysmom]

Hi, I'm here! I thought you had hives, not nettle rash...???

[pamela81]

hey there can i play too?

[angieh]

same thing Eileen - nettle rash/hives/urticaria

[angieh]

Hi Eileen, Lynz and Pamela ........ welcome!

[dandysmom]

Oh, OK, didn't know that. I had hives once, only hasted a half day; never knew what caused it!

Hi, Pamela, lynz.

[pamela81]

evening everyone, angie, hope your ok xx

[angieh]

Shall we start? Shelley doesn't seem to be online atm.

[Shelley123]

Hello everyone, i'm here but my have to disopear (sp) for a short while when our guests leave.

[pamela81]

im ready if everyone else is?

[lynz85]

is it pizza night tonight eileen??

pip was sick earlier, has been running about fine tho. his ears feel a bit warm tomight

[lynz85]

hi shelley :)

[angieh]

evening everyone, angie, hope your ok xx

Thanks for asking ..... just have this rash/after effect of being stung by a wasp last week. I am hoping it will go away after a while ......... ever so red and itchy, but comes and goes!

[pamela81]

hey shelley.

lynz hope pips ok

[dandysmom]

yes, pizza night! :D

[angieh]

Hi Shelley - when I looked you weren't here and now you are. OK, I'll start ....

Q1. Which novelist wrote under the pseudonym Ellis Bell?

[Shelley123]

hope Pip is ok Lynz

[dandysmom]

Anne Bronte .......?

[Shelley123]

Charlotte Bronte

[pamela81]

no idea angie

[lynz85]

thanks, sure he will be feeling fine tomorrow.

no ideas for this q!

[lynz85]

will pb charlotte bronte

[pamela81]

pb charlotte bronte????????

[angieh]

Sorry, Lynz - I must have missed something. Is Pip poorly?

I'm afraid it's not Anne nor Charlotte, but you're on the right track!!!

[lynz85]

hes been sick today angie, his ears feel hot

[dandysmom]

The brother, what was his name ... no, it was Emily!!

[Shelley123]

Emily Bronte

[dandysmom]

Is Pip eating??

[lynz85]

pb emily bronte

[pamela81]

Its horrible when they are sick, you just worry about them constantly.

[pamela81]

pb emily bronte

[Shelley123]

it wasn't acceptable for a women to write a book in those days ;)

[lynz85]

it was his dried food he was sick eileen, he ate it all so i didnt put any more down for him. i thought he probably ate too much

[dandysmom]

Ellis, Currer and Acton Bell, but never could remember which pen name was who........

[angieh]

Poor wee man .... hope he is better tomorrow. Hot ears are usually a sign of a temperature .... is he drinking?

Yes Emily Bronte is the right answer.

Q2. How many muscles does a cat have in each ear?

(we've had this Q before!)

[pamela81]

6??????????????????????????

[angieh]

Ellis, Currer and Acton Bell, but never could remember which pen name was who........

It goes with the initials Eileen

Ellis = Emily
Currer = Charlotte
Acton = Anne

The brother was called Bramwell.

[dandysmom]

And I didn't know it then and still don't! An amazingly large number......

[dandysmom]

It goes with the initials Eileen

Ellis = Emily
Currer = Charlotte
Acton = Anne

The brother was called Bramwell.

That's so simple;wonder why I never sussed it out...:blush:

[lynz85]

erm.... 30?

not sure angie, he was sick when i was at work. il put down some fresh water for him to see if he's interested

[Shelley123]

wild guess 15

[dandysmom]

Guessing 27 ......

[pamela81]

can i guess 30 then?

[angieh]

clue - it's more than 25 and less than 35!!!

[angieh]

30 is nearest so far .... and not far off!

[dandysmom]

I'll halve the difference and go for 30 ........

[pamela81]

guess in between 30 and 35, 32 please

[lynz85]

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

[dandysmom]

31 ...........?

[angieh]

I have 2 correct answers now - 1 point left for grabs!

[Shelley123]

34 ................

[Shelley123]

pb 32 please

[angieh]

Yes - 32 - who'd have guessed it's that many??? Well you would have!!!

Q3. The word “whinge” means “to complain fretfully” Is the word’s origin
a) Australian slang
b)Middle English
c) French?

[pamela81]

middle english????

[lynz85]

erm................... im gonna guess A!

[dandysmom]

Guess ....... Middle English??

[Shelley123]

Australia ..............

[angieh]

2 correct answers ..................... !

[pamela81]

haha i knew you were going to say that!! which 2 are correct is the question????? :P

[angieh]

The 2 that are the same .................

Sorry, just realised that 2 are the same and then another 2 are too!!!!

[pamela81]

im going to stick with middle english

[dandysmom]

So am I ....

[pamela81]

The 2 that are the same .................

Sorry, just realised that 2 are the same and then another 2 are too!!!!

lol the fun part is guessing which 2!!!

[lynz85]

whats the answer :D

[angieh]

OK - giving it away then - Lynz and Shelley need to make another guess!

[Shelley123]

middle english

[lynz85]

hmmmm perhaps il guess middle enlish then

[angieh]

Hooray!!! (b) is correct – it is Middle English from Old English “hwinsian” – first known use 12th century.

Q4. In the Harry Potter books, who lived in Little Whinging, Surrey?

[dandysmom]

Pass ............

[Shelley123]

sorry don't know

[lynz85]

was it harry potters aunt and uncle?

[pamela81]

i think it was harrys mum and dad???

[dandysmom]

I'll PB Mum and Dad ......

[angieh]

No - it was his aunt and uncle Vernon and Petunia Dursley and their son Dudley and Harry too before he went to Hogwarts.

I'm giving the points to Lynz as she was spot on.

[angieh]

Q5. What gives flavour to a Pontefract cake?

[dandysmom]

Never heard of it ..... rum?

[Shelley123]

liquerice...............sp

[pamela81]

vanilla????????

[lynz85]

im gonna guess some kind of booze!!

[dandysmom]

Anise ............???

[angieh]

No booze, not vanilla or anise but I do have one right answer!

[lynz85]

pb liquirice

[dandysmom]

liquorice...........??

[pamela81]

pb liquirice too please

[Shelley123]

disgusting things, pontefract cakes :D

[pamela81]

disgusting things, pontefract cakes :D

never tried it

[dandysmom]

That's good to know if I ever see one on a menu .... don't like liquorice!

[angieh]

Yes, liquorice is correct! A Pontefract cake looks like a flatish black cake - presume originally made in Pontefract!

Q6. Where on the human body would you find the Tragus and the Anti-tragus?

[Shelley123]

i don't do liquorice

[lynz85]

i dont think id like that cake!

[lynz85]

ear..................................??

[angieh]

Not the size of a cake, more the size of a penny - I like them, but I'm fond of liquorice!

[Shelley123]

pontefract cakes are sweets Eileen

[pamela81]

i have no idea on this 1

[dandysmom]

The foot ?? Did we have this before, sounds vaguely familiar ....

[Shelley123]

they sound like nerves but i haven't a clue where in the body they are

[pamela81]

can i pb lynz please?

[angieh]

Here's a picture http://www.oldestsweetshop.co.uk/sweets.asp?secid=11&swtid=37

[pamela81]

they look like oreos