Quiz anyone?

[Elaine]

Is every one ready for the quiz?

[Shelley123]

Hello Elaine, i'm here

[lynz85]

yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar!

[dandysmom]

Ready, willin' and able! :D

[angieh]

Yea - I'm here too!

[calismum]

I'm here - hi all!

[Shelley123]

Ready, willin' and able! :D

you sound confident, can feel some piggybacking coming on :lol:

[dandysmom]

Hi everybody!

[dandysmom]

you sound confident, can feel some piggybacking coming on :lol:

LOL @ Shelley! Hi, piggybackers welcome, but sometimes I'm wrong!!

[Elaine]

Evening all.

Q1. What is the name of the highly sought after French doll which was made in the 1880’s?

[angieh]

Coo, good crowd tonight. Everyone well???

[Shelley123]

Jumeau or Bru ?????????????

[dandysmom]

Coo, good crowd tonight. Everyone well???

Fine here! Just read your weather link ,,, brrr!! :shock:

[angieh]

Sorry, no idea on this one.

[lynz85]

il pb whatever shelley says!!!

[angieh]

Fine here! Just read your weather link ,,, brrr!! :shock:

I may have to get those fleece-lined waterproof trousies after all!

[Elaine]

Think French, think dolls and think names, it probably wont help but have a guess anyways.:lol:

[dandysmom]

I'll PB Shelley .........

[calismum]

No idea - sorry.

[dandysmom]

Mimieux ......???

[angieh]

Brigitte? Marie?? Francoise???

[Elaine]

No correct answers as yet.......

[Shelley123]

is it an actual doll, Elaine or the maker ?

[dandysmom]

Francoise, Brigette???

[Elaine]

The doll as far as I am aware Shelly. Hoping I did my research well anyway.:oops:

[dandysmom]

I give up ........

[Shelley123]

so not a jumeau or bru doll ?

[Shelley123]

Parisienne ?????????????

[angieh]

Nanette? Claudette?? Antoinette???

[Elaine]

My apologies, it may be the given name for a collection of dolls.

[Shelley123]

Parisienne ?????????

[Elaine]

so not a jumeau or bru doll ?

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

[lynz85]

gies a clue!

[Elaine]

Parisienne ?????????

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

[Shelley123]

Parisienne ??????

[Shelley123]

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

sorry Elaine, feeling a bit embarrased :oops: :lol:

Mignonette

[dandysmom]

I think we're stumped on this one ........

[calismum]

Corolle? think they are more modern tho'

[angieh]

I'm drawing a blank too ............

[Shelley123]

flippin floppers, will have to give in ;)

[dandysmom]

Let's move on ........

[Shelley123]

not Bisque dolls

[Shelley123]

Let's move on ........

yes swiftly and forget my shame :oops: :lol: ;)

[calismum]

yes swiftly and forget my shame :oops: :lol: ;)

Bound to be so easy you never thought of it

[dandysmom]

I had a feeling this might happen .... am dreading my Q :mrgreen:

[Elaine]

So sorry people think I have made a pigs ear of that one. The answewr I was looking for was Bebe.

Just looked on another site and it mentions Bru- Bebe so I think Shelly should get the point after all.

Really really sorry folks.

[Elaine]

Q2 Which story by Rudyard Kipling describes the horrors of a foster home?

[dandysmom]

No prob, Elaine .... that's fair enough!

[angieh]

N'er mind lasses!

[angieh]

The Jungle Book???

[Shelley123]

ahhhh right, yes French dolls tended to be called Bebes even if they were child or lady dolls.
Thanks for the point :)

[dandysmom]

Aaaack! My Q and I don't know that one..........

[angieh]

If I'm remembering right "bebe" is French for baby?

[lynz85]

dont know this one...

[Shelley123]

jungle book ????????

[Elaine]

Think nursery rhymes, it has the same title as a nursery rhyme.

[dandysmom]

Kim .........???

[Shelley123]

If I'm remembering right "bebe" is French for baby?

yes angie, that's right.

[Elaine]

Kim .........???


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

[calismum]

Little Boy Blue?

[Elaine]

CM, any bags of wool for sale?

[Shelley123]

the old woman who lived in a shoe

[Elaine]

Preferably wool from a black sheep......

[calismum]

CM, any bags of wool for sale?

3 bags full - lol

[Shelley123]

baa baa black sheep ???????

[dandysmom]

Sounds as if that may be it .... PB CM,please

[calismum]

not Baa baa black sheep???

[dandysmom]

Oh, Baa Baa Black Sheep .......

[Elaine]

Anyone else care to pb?

[lynz85]

ba ba black sheep????

[Elaine]

Q3 Which Scottish City was the first in the world to have it’s own fire brigade?

[dandysmom]

Edinburgh??

[Shelley123]

Edinburgh ???????????

[lynz85]

ermmm edinburgh??

[calismum]

Yes, Edinburgh

[Shelley123]

Jerry is supervising me tonight, mostly with his eyes closed though ;)

[angieh]

Too late ......... Edinburgh!

[dandysmom]

Oh, is that what it is? Then Leia is supervising too! :D

[Elaine]

Edinburgh is was, well done that american woman;)

4. What is the collective name given to a group of rats?

[calismum]

Jerry is supervising me tonight, mostly with his eyes closed though ;)

Clever Boy. My two are both out. Breagh last seen around 5 Izzi not spotted since 6am - that cat just freaks me out. (I will not panic - well not too much)

[dandysmom]

A colony? A scurry?

[Elaine]

A colony? A scurry?


nope..............

[angieh]

A Pack???????

[Shelley123]

can i pb Lynz when she gives her answer ,lol

[calismum]

???pack?...............

[angieh]

Clever Boy. My two are both out. Breagh last seen around 5 Izzi not spotted since 6am - that cat just freaks me out. (I will not panic - well not too much)

((((HUGS))))

[Shelley123]

independant Izzi

[Elaine]

can i pb Lynz when she gives her answer ,lol

:lol: :lol: :lol: think she's nodded off:lol:

[dandysmom]

Edinburgh is was, well done that american woman;)

4. What is the collective name given to a group of rats?

Sheer luck, Elaine: I can only think of 4 Scottish cities, or 5 if Renfrew is a town. My best buddy from work's surname is Renfrew.

[Shelley123]

Lyyyyynnnnnzzzzzzzzzzzz !!!!!!!!!

[lynz85]

sorry!!!

i think its a mischeif coz their sooo mischeivious!

[Shelley123]

will strike out on my own and say pack like angie, thinking rat pack

[Elaine]

Sheer luck, Elaine: I can only think of 4 Scottish cities, or 5 if Renfrew is a town. My best buddy from work's surname is Renfrew.


How unfortunate for her, Renfrew is a horrid place, well I think it is. Think we only have about 7 or 8 cities anyhow:lol:

[Shelley123]

sorry!!!

i think its a mischeif coz their sooo mischeivious!

if it's not right, then it should be ;)

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[dandysmom]

It can't be a murder, that's crows. An inundation? A plague?

[angieh]

That was my thinking Shelley!

[Elaine]

Those rats are up to no good, always getting into ..........

[Shelley123]

trouble ????????

[Elaine]

Sorry Lynz, didnt see your post.

[dandysmom]

A trouble ???????