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Quiz 3 Questions - Post Answers & Hint Requests HERE
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Here are the questions for Quiz 3.
1) What makes a tiger?
2) What part of a garment loves royalty?
3) Who was jealous of his father’s newly adopted son?
4) Who intercepted his letters?
5) Name the mole.
6) Who painted the title of this book?
7) Who benefits from playing outside?
8) Who is the sheriff investigating his wife’s death?
9) Who prayed his father would die?
10) ***WINNERS QUESTION*** Who helps Timothy and his mother when he gets sick?
Q. 10 Incidents and the Rats of NIMH help Timothy and his mother in Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C O'BrienNot sure how to play this... Links above took me to a discussion on Jane Austen??
Soz if I've gone about this the wrong way
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(pure guess work here)"
0/1 is correct. But you've eliminated a possibility!
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Not sure how to play this... Links above took me to a discussion on Jane Aus..."
Oops, that's because I copied and pasted the message from the previous quiz and it doesn't carry the urls across. It's fixed now. Thank you for alerting me.
1/1 is correct!
Well done. That's leveled the playing field for everyone. (I'd never have got that one.)
Damn you auto correct... Incidents*** should have read Nicodemus Lmao
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Lmao"
LOL, it made no difference. I just needed the Rats, incidents or no incidents!
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(again pure guess work)"
Sorry! 0/1 is correct.
1. War, The Tiger's Wife, Tea Obrect3. Fredo Corleon, The Godfather, Mario Puzo
10. Rats, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, Robert C. O'Brien
May I have a clue for number 2 please?
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3. Fredo Corleon, The Godfather, Mario Puzo
10. Rats, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, Robert C. O'Brien
May I have a clue for number 2 please?"
1/3 is correct.
Hint for 2) is: A father disinherits his daughter.
Q3 Allie’s Mother, The Notebook by Nicolas Sparks ???
Sorry that was meant to be Q4 Allie’s Mother, The Notebook by Nicolas Sparks ???
4. Montcalm and the French, The Last of the Mohicans, James Fenimore CooperMay I have a hint for number 1?
1) What makes a tiger? God makes tigers courageous, Life of Pi, by Yahn Martel
This is really hard :D Can I have a hint for (7)
2)What part of a garment loves royalty?Coxcomb, King Lear by William Shakespeare
3)Who was jealous of his father’s newly adopted son?
Caesarion, Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
Hint for the mole please?... or if more shakespeare is it
5) Name the mole.
Ghost of King Hamlet, Hamlet by William Shakespeare
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Very good!
1/1 is correct.
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May I have a hint for number 1?"
Hi Francine.
0/1 is correct.
You can have a hint for no 1 as the last hint was my yesterday and this hint is my today! But it means no more hint requests until my day tomorrow - Friday! :) So confusing with all the timezones.
Here's the hint for No.1.
He restyles himself as a dandy.
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God makes tigers courageous, Life of Pi, by Yahn Martel
This is really hard :D Can I have a hint for (7)"
0/1 is correct.
Hint for No. 7 is: A robin makes an interesting friend.
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Coxcomb, King Lear by William Shakespeare
3)Who was jealous of his father’s newly adopted son?
Caesarion, Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
Hint for the mole please?... or if more shakespeare is it
5) Name the mole.
Ghost of King Hamlet, Hamlet by William Shakespeare ..."
0/3 is correct. All good tries!
I can't give you more hints until my day tomorrow - Friday. But you can always get a friend to ask for you!
6) Who painted the title of this book?Leonardo DaVinci, I, Mona Lisa by Jeanne Kalogridis
It's a stretch... but hey.
xD
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Leonardo DaVinci, I, Mona Lisa by Jeanne Kalogridis
It's a stretch... but hey.
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LOL. Sorry. 0/1 is correct.
7. Christopher Robin, Winnie the Pooh, A. A. Milne(I won't ask for a hint right now since you're just 6 hours ahead...but I'll ask right before midnight! ;-) teehee...)
So just to recap all the hints so far:
1. He restyles himself as a dandy
2. Father disinherits his daughter
7. A robin makes an interesting friend
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Ceri wrote: "0/1 is correct. And yes, those are all the hints for open questions. :)"Oh, phooey and I thought I had it!
8. Holston, Wool, Hugh HoweyMay I have a clue for number 3 please?
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May I have a clue for number 3 please?"
1/1 is correct.
Seriously, how do you get the answers from these questions? lol. Okay, here's your hint:
Hint 3) Love could not overcome the disadvantage of a low birth.
3) Heathcliff, Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë?Can I have a hint for number 5) please
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Can I have a hint for number 5) please
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0/1 is correct.
Bad luck, Daisy. :(
Now hint for number 5 is: Merlin is the key.
Ceri wrote: "Francine wrote: "8. Holston, Wool, Hugh HoweyMay I have a clue for number 3 please?"
1/1 is correct.
Seriously, how do you get the answers from these questions? lol. Okay, here's your hint:
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I actually started reading Wool at the beginning of the year - someone from my writer's group raved about it...and then it got so much press because of its success as a self-published novel...but then I put it down because it didn't quite reel me in immediately...I'll probably get back to it one day.
This quiz is a *lot* harder than the other two!!
Ok Heathcliff is wrong... But he was adopted, so the brother that loathed him was HindleyIn an act of desperation
3) Hindley, Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë?
... Don't make me cry :(
Answers so far (items with an [*] are confirmed correct):4. Allie’s Mother, The Notebook, Nicolas Sparks
5. Bill Haydon, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, John le Carre (crossing fingers!)
8. Holston, Wool, Hugh Howey*
10. Rats, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, Robert C. O'Brien*
So just to recap all the hints so far:
1. He restyles himself as a dandy
2. Father disinherits his daughter
3. Love could not overcome the disadvantage of a low birth.
5. Merlin is the key.
7. A robin makes an interesting friend
May I have a clue for number 6 please?
4) is already confirmed correct as Allie's Mother, The Notebook by Nicolas Sparks???Or have I misunderstood???
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6) Who painted the title of this book?Menenius, Coriolanus by William Shakespeare???
Daisy wrote: "4) is already confirmed correct as Allie's Mother, The Notebook by Nicolas Sparks???Or have I misunderstood???
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Hi Daisy - sorry, I totally missed that (there are a lot of posts). I corrected the ones that are verified as correct and edited my last post with 4 and listed the hints we know below.
Answers so far (items with an [*] are confirmed correct):
4. Allie’s Mother, The Notebook, Nicolas Sparks*
5. Bill Haydon, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, John le Carre (crossing fingers!)
8. Holston, Wool, Hugh Howey*
10. Rats, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, Robert C. O'Brien*
So just to recap all the hints so far:
1. He restyles himself as a dandy
2. Father disinherits his daughter
3. Love could not overcome the disadvantage of a low birth.
5. Merlin is the key.
7. A robin makes an interesting friend
May I have a clue for number 6 please?
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This quiz is a *lot* harder than the other two...
Still amazed. It is harder, the other two were done too quickly, so I tried to be a little more cryptic, but despite that you are all still getting them, just a little more slowly!
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In an act of desperation
3) Hindley, Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë?
... Don't make me cry :("
I won't make you cry. :) Well done.
1/1 is correct.
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4. Allie’s Mother, The Notebook, Nicolas Sparks
5. Bill Haydon, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, John le Carre (crossing fingers!)
8. Holston, Wool, Hugh Howey*
10. Rats, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, Robert C. O'Brien . . .
May I have a clue for number 6 please?
Well done!
4/4 are correct.
Hint for number 6 is: You can judge a man by his picture.
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Or have I misunderstood???
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That's correct. :)
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Menenius, Coriolanus by William Shakespeare???"
0/1 is correct. Bad luck.
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1/1 is correct. But the spelling is Haydon :) (See previous answer.)
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6) Basil Hallward, The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wild??xD
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Hint for Number 2) Around this time, the Scots allow women to propose marriage during leap years
Can I have a clue for number 9 please - when next I am due for one.xD
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Eek, Daisy, 0/1 is correct, have a quick relook at your answer and try again. :)
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Hint for 9) : Blood is thicker than water.
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Well picked up.
1/1 is correct!
Are you correcting Basil Hallward - to Hallways? or Wild to Wilde?Because I'm quite sure it's Basil Hallward - I googled Dorian Gray characters and they all say Basil Hallward?
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Oh never mind - every time I look it changes.Sorry
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Sons and Lovers (other topics)Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (other topics)
The Notebook (other topics)
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (other topics)
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The questions are pulled from a wide range of books - I haven't read all the books. There is possibly more than one answer in a book to a question, or more than one book fitting the question. The fun is narrowing it down. If I mess up, I'll tell you and resolve it.
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