MrsT's Boxing Day quick quiz

Perfect for the Boxing day hangover, here’s 12 teasers to test your knowledge. Clue they are all from my Mystery quizzes. Answers on the 1st January.

1) A tittlebat for Samuel.

2) Shades of Theophrastus.

3) Incy wincey up on the roof.

4) Juliet’s giant spider.

5) What’s pharaoh overlord’s story?

6) Eostre chimes.

7) Hogarth’s Trump is partial to fraughan.

8) Weedy louts do.

9) Forget pinking sheers, think filoplumes.

10) I caused an ouchy for Odysseus.

11) Is vital.

12) Not the real edges of Ivan Owen.

Have fun!
Claire

  • I've got to be a good girl until the 28th, the Mr and I will be celebrating Christmas then, he's working at the moment, plus I cannot be drunk in charge of a keyboard on works time :)

  • Awwwww   - you're working this late ?  .....  that's what I call dedication  !!  Hope you have a great weekend and get to celebrate Xmas in style, will put the Champers on hold for you ;)

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    Regards, Hazel 

  • I am on duty today and again on New Years day. Going to sign off now... pilates calling.

  • ANSWERS:

    1) A tittlebat for Samuel

    Answer: Charles Dicken’s ‘Samuel’ Pickwick published a paper on ‘tittlebats’, another name for the small fish, the Three-spined stickleback.

    www.rspb.org.uk/.../702537.aspx

    2) Shades of Theophrastus

    Answer: The Greek philosopher Theophrastus (371 – 287 BC) noted that the Yew tree prefers mountainous regions and shady places.

    www.rspb.org.uk/.../108861.aspx

    3) Incy wincey up on the roof.

    Answer: Incy wincey refers to Little Miss Muffet’s ‘spider’. A slater is a tradesman who works up on roofs. A Slater spider is another name for the Woodlouse spider.

    www.rspb.org.uk/.../804047.aspx

    4) Juliet’s giant spider

    Answer: A Juliet is a type of cap. Goliath was a giant featured in the Bible’s Old testament and spiders make webs. This gives you the Goliath webcap fungus.

    www.rspb.org.uk/.../653580.aspx

    5) What’s Pharaoh Overlord’s story?

    Answer: In 2011, experimental rockband Pharaoh Overlord released their ‘Horn’ LP. Story is another word for tale. From this we get the insect Horntail.

    www.rspb.org.uk/.../73779.aspx

    6) Eostre chimes

    Answer: According to folk custom, hares have been linked with the Germanic pagan Goddess Eostre. Bells chime. Hence the flower Harebell.

    www.rspb.org.uk/.../586802.aspx

    7) Hogarth’s Trump is partial to fraughan

    Answer: The 18th century English painter, William Hogarth had a dog called Trump who was a ‘pug’. Fraughan is another name for Bilberry. Hence Bilberry pugmoth.

    www.rspb.org.uk/.../71252.aspx

    8) Weedy louts do

    Answer: Anagram of Tudeley Woods reserve in Kent.

    www.rspb.org.uk/.../65011.aspx

    9) Forget pinking sheers, think filoplumes

    Answer: Tailors use pinking sheers. Long-billed tailorbirds are noted for their filoplumes.

    www.rspb.org.uk/.../55758.aspx

    10) I caused an ouchy for Odysseus

    Answer: In Homer’s ‘Odyssey’ (that’s Homer the Greek epic poet, not Homer off of the Simpsons), Odysseus is injured by a Wild boar when out hunting.

    www.rspb.org.uk/.../46388.aspx

    11) Is vital

    Answer: An anagram of the North American word for earthworm, Vitalis.

    www.rspb.org.uk/.../49470.aspx

    12) Not the real edges of Ivan Owen.

    Answer: Not the real implies false, edges is an anagram of sedge and Ivan Owen was the voice for Basil Brush, who was of course a fox. Hence False fox sedge.

    Keep an eye out for a new quiz coming your way soon.

  • You did good again BW ... Your brain is almost as convoluted as Mrs It's!!

    Maybe have more time to spend on next one with Xmas & NY put to bed!

     

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