Do you know this (too)... - Page 11

Grey_Wolf · 06-07-2006, 01:54 PM

Well done, Sunstar, u may continue.

Grey_Wolf · 06-07-2006, 02:51 PM

...moved downthread...

sun-star · 06-09-2006, 04:24 PM

5.7 Cardigan?
5.8 Aberystwyth Castle

Grey_Wolf · 06-09-2006, 05:07 PM

Well done, Sunstar.

U may continue.

Grey_Wolf · 06-13-2006, 10:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grey_Wolf

...place of memorabilia:

4.6 - 5 miles south-west of 4.5. = Blaenavon

...place of meditation:

4.8 - Site of 4.7's such. = Capel-y-Ffan

...town in that part of the country:

5.3 - On the border with England, on Offa's Dyke at the junction of Offa's Path and Glynwr's Way. = Knighton

...town in that part of the country:

5.4 - Situated in the Severn Valley. = Welshpool

...part of the country:

5.6 - Extends inland towards Powys. 3 of 5 ppl speak welsh here. = Ceredigion (Cardiganshire)

...town in that part of the country:

5.7 - Aberteifi. = Cardigan

...city in that part of the country:

5.8 - Castle built by Edward I at the mouth of the River Rheidol in 1277. = Aberystwyth

...and this concludes the Central Wales-session

...thus begins the North Wales-session...

...town in that part of the country:

5.9 - Unappealing and situated in the Clywegdog Valley.
= Wrexham

...site of musical get-together:

6.0 - Famous for it's International Musical Eisteddfodd.
= Llangollen

...building:

6.1 - Home of Lady Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby in 1780 to 1829. = Plas Newydd

...green area:

6.2 - Second largest national park in Britain. = Snowdonia

...town in that part of the country:

6.3 - Pleasant seaside resort with a long sandy beach. You can hike up on the cliffs of Dinas Oleu above the town or across the estuary to Fairborne. = Barmouth

...town in that part of the country:

6.4 - Best known for the Talyllyn Railway. = Tywyn

...town in that part of the country:

6.5 - Makes a good base for walks on Cadair Idris. = Dolgellau

...city in that part of the country:

6.6 - The largest seaside resort in Wales. = Llandudno

...city in that part of the country:

6.7 - Home of the University College of North Wales. = Bangor

...city in that part of the country:

6.8 - In 1301, Edward I made his son the first PoW and installed him in that mighty castle that dominates the town. = Caernarfon

...building:

6.9 - Of 6.8. = Caernarfon Castle

...piece of land:

7.0 - Largest island in Wales and England. = Anglesey

...tourist attraction:

7.1 - This place have the longest name in all of Britain.
= Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwlllantysiliog ogogoch

...village on 7.0:

7.2 - Principal town and chief port. = Beaumaris

...building in that village:

7.3 - Last and largest built by Edward I = Beaumaris Castle

...criminal facility:

7.4 - A model prison when it opened in 1829. = Beaumaris Gaol

...and this concludes the North Wales and Wales all together session...

Grey_Wolf · 06-13-2006, 10:28 AM

...and thus begin the Channel Island-session...

...piece of land:

7.5 - A warm wollen sweater. = Jersey

...piece of land:

7.6 - The ruins of Castle Cornet overlooks the capital. =
Guernsey

...piece of land:

7.7 - The third largest of the Channel Islands. = Alderney

...and this concludes the Britain-session all together...

sun-star · 06-13-2006, 12:57 PM

5.9 Wrexham
6.0 Llangollen
6.1 Plas Newydd
6.2 Snowdonia?
6.3 Barmouth?
6.4 Tywyn?
6.5 Dolgellau?
6.6 Llandudno?
6.7 Bangor
6.8 Carnarfon?
6.9 Caernarfon Castle
7.0 Anglesey?
7.1 Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio gogogoch (and no, I didn't type all that out

)
7.2 Beaumaris
7.3 Beaumaris Castle
7.4 Ok, this one defeats me.

sun-star · 06-13-2006, 12:59 PM

7.5 Jersey
7.6 Guernsey
7.7 Alderney

Grey_Wolf · 06-13-2006, 01:36 PM

Very well done, Sunstar. That was it as far Britain is concerned.

Food and cooking could be the next subject covered. What think ye?

Grey_Wolf · 06-14-2006, 03:20 AM

subject: literature:

1 - A sorcerer's relative = The Magician's Nephew

2 - A cat, a woman and a piece of furniture.
= The Lion, the Witch And the Wardrobe

3 - Equestrian friendship = The Horse and His Boy

4 - A Royalty = Prince Caspian

5 - Journey of morningwalker
= Voyage of the Dawntreader

6 - Seat of precious metal= The Silver Chair

7 - The final conflict = The Last Battle

8 - A deep-digger and a rodent tries to keep tabs on wild jumper. = The Wind in the Willows

9 - A honeylover, a small alleater, a small and big furry jumper and a dismal donkey. = Winnie the Pooh

11 - Young orpan girl finds enclosed space. = The Secret Garden

12 - Young rich girl becomes destitute apparently.
= A Little Princess

13 - Notorious Quintet. = the Famous Five

14 - Bespectacled boy and the rock of thinking
= Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

15 - ...and the room of hidden things
= ...and the Chamber of Secrets

16 - ...and the kept person
= ...and the Prisoner of Azkaban

17 - ...and the vessel of volatiles
= ...and the Goblet of Fire

18 - ...and the gathering of revived bird
= ...and the Order of the Phonenix

19 - ...and the 50/50 royalty
= ...and the Half-Blood Prince

Grey_Wolf · 07-01-2006, 03:29 AM

Hope this subject will prove the more interesting.

Count Comfect · 07-01-2006, 03:37 AM

Titles, yes?

2: the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
5: Voyage of the Dawn Treader
6: the Silver Chair?
7: The Last Battle

If only I knew my C.S. Lewis better

Grey_Wolf · 07-01-2006, 03:42 AM

Correct indeed.

U may proceed.

sun-star · 07-01-2006, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grey_Wolf

subject: literature:

Hurrah!

1 - The Magician's Nephew
3 - The Horse and His Boy
4 - Prince Caspian
8 - The Wind in the Willows
9 - Winnie the Pooh
11 - The Secret Garden?
12 - A Little Princess?
13 - the Famous Five
14 - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
15 - ...and the Chamber of Secrets
16 - ...and the Prisoner of Azkaban
17 - ...and the Goblet of Fire
18 - ...and the Order of the Phonenix
19 - ...and the Half-Blood Prince

Grey_Wolf · 07-01-2006, 05:37 PM

Correct indeed.

U may proceed.

21 - A revolt on a sailing ship in the pacific. Revolutionairies end up on a barren island.
= The Mutiny on the Bounty, Men Against the Sea and Pitcairn's Island

26 - About a man experimenting, going from civility to savagery. = Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde

27 - Prisoners under deranged captain build rivercrossing.
= Bridge Over the River Kwai

28 - The tragic romance of Heathcliff and Catherine.
= Wuthering Heights

29 - Man takes on a governess, falls in love with her despite keeping deranged wife in the attic.
= Jane Eyre

Count Comfect · 07-01-2006, 07:42 PM

21 Mutiny on the Bounty (and Men Against the Sea, and Pitcairn's Island, the next two books in the trilogy)

27 Bridge Over the River Kwai

28 Wuthering Heights

Grey_Wolf · 07-02-2006, 03:11 AM

Correct indeed.

U may proceed.

Ireth · 07-02-2006, 04:47 AM

26 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
29 Jane Eyre

Grey_Wolf · 07-02-2006, 06:02 AM

Correct indeed. U may proceed.

10 - A sledge dog's transformation from benign beast to wild thing. = Call of the Wild

24 - Boys ending up on island become savages.
= Lord of the Flies

25 - Baby boy ends up in fantasy land, becomes leader of boys. = Peter Pan

sun-star · 07-02-2006, 12:25 PM

24. Lord of the Flies
25. Peter Pan

06-07-2006, 02:51 PM	#202
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	...moved downthread... Last edited by Grey_Wolf : 06-13-2006 at 11:38 AM.

06-09-2006, 04:24 PM	#203
sun-star Lady of Letters Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Either Oxford or Kent, England Posts: 2,476	5.7 Cardigan? 5.8 Aberystwyth Castle __________________ And all the time the waves, the waves, the waves Chase, intersect and flatten on the sand As they have done for centuries, as they will For centuries to come, when not a soul Is left to picnic on the blazing rocks, When England is not England, when mankind Has blown himself to pieces. Still the sea, Consolingly disastrous, will return While the strange starfish, hugely magnified, Waits in the jewelled basin of a pool.

06-13-2006, 10:28 AM	#206
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	...and thus begin the Channel Island-session... ...piece of land: 7.5 - A warm wollen sweater. = Jersey ...piece of land: 7.6 - The ruins of Castle Cornet overlooks the capital. = Guernsey ...piece of land: 7.7 - The third largest of the Channel Islands. = Alderney ...and this concludes the Britain-session all together... Last edited by Grey_Wolf : 06-13-2006 at 01:35 PM.

06-13-2006, 12:57 PM	#207
sun-star Lady of Letters Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Either Oxford or Kent, England Posts: 2,476	5.9 Wrexham 6.0 Llangollen 6.1 Plas Newydd 6.2 Snowdonia? 6.3 Barmouth? 6.4 Tywyn? 6.5 Dolgellau? 6.6 Llandudno? 6.7 Bangor 6.8 Carnarfon? 6.9 Caernarfon Castle 7.0 Anglesey? 7.1 Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio gogogoch (and no, I didn't type all that out ) 7.2 Beaumaris 7.3 Beaumaris Castle 7.4 Ok, this one defeats me. __________________ And all the time the waves, the waves, the waves Chase, intersect and flatten on the sand As they have done for centuries, as they will For centuries to come, when not a soul Is left to picnic on the blazing rocks, When England is not England, when mankind Has blown himself to pieces. Still the sea, Consolingly disastrous, will return While the strange starfish, hugely magnified, Waits in the jewelled basin of a pool.

06-13-2006, 12:59 PM	#208
sun-star Lady of Letters Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Either Oxford or Kent, England Posts: 2,476	7.5 Jersey 7.6 Guernsey 7.7 Alderney __________________ And all the time the waves, the waves, the waves Chase, intersect and flatten on the sand As they have done for centuries, as they will For centuries to come, when not a soul Is left to picnic on the blazing rocks, When England is not England, when mankind Has blown himself to pieces. Still the sea, Consolingly disastrous, will return While the strange starfish, hugely magnified, Waits in the jewelled basin of a pool.

06-07-2006, 01:54 PM	#201
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	Well done, Sunstar, u may continue.

06-09-2006, 05:07 PM	#204
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	Well done, Sunstar. U may continue.

06-13-2006, 01:36 PM	#209
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	Very well done, Sunstar. That was it as far Britain is concerned. Food and cooking could be the next subject covered. What think ye?

06-14-2006, 03:20 AM	#210
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	subject: literature: 1 - A sorcerer's relative = The Magician's Nephew 2 - A cat, a woman and a piece of furniture. = The Lion, the Witch And the Wardrobe 3 - Equestrian friendship = The Horse and His Boy 4 - A Royalty = Prince Caspian 5 - Journey of morningwalker = Voyage of the Dawntreader 6 - Seat of precious metal= The Silver Chair 7 - The final conflict = The Last Battle 8 - A deep-digger and a rodent tries to keep tabs on wild jumper. = The Wind in the Willows 9 - A honeylover, a small alleater, a small and big furry jumper and a dismal donkey. = Winnie the Pooh 11 - Young orpan girl finds enclosed space. = The Secret Garden 12 - Young rich girl becomes destitute apparently. = A Little Princess 13 - Notorious Quintet. = the Famous Five 14 - Bespectacled boy and the rock of thinking = Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 15 - ...and the room of hidden things = ...and the Chamber of Secrets 16 - ...and the kept person = ...and the Prisoner of Azkaban 17 - ...and the vessel of volatiles = ...and the Goblet of Fire 18 - ...and the gathering of revived bird = ...and the Order of the Phonenix 19 - ...and the 50/50 royalty = ...and the Half-Blood Prince Last edited by Grey_Wolf : 07-01-2006 at 05:22 PM.

07-01-2006, 03:29 AM	#211
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	Hope this subject will prove the more interesting.

07-01-2006, 03:37 AM	#212
Count Comfect Word Santa Claus Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 2,922	Titles, yes? 2: the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 5: Voyage of the Dawn Treader 6: the Silver Chair? 7: The Last Battle If only I knew my C.S. Lewis better __________________ Sufficient to have stood, yet free to fall.

07-01-2006, 03:42 AM	#213
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	Correct indeed. U may proceed.

07-01-2006, 05:37 PM	#215
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	Correct indeed. U may proceed. 21 - A revolt on a sailing ship in the pacific. Revolutionairies end up on a barren island. = The Mutiny on the Bounty, Men Against the Sea and Pitcairn's Island 26 - About a man experimenting, going from civility to savagery. = Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde 27 - Prisoners under deranged captain build rivercrossing. = Bridge Over the River Kwai 28 - The tragic romance of Heathcliff and Catherine. = Wuthering Heights 29 - Man takes on a governess, falls in love with her despite keeping deranged wife in the attic. = Jane Eyre Last edited by Grey_Wolf : 07-02-2006 at 06:01 AM.

07-01-2006, 07:42 PM	#216
Count Comfect Word Santa Claus Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 2,922	21 Mutiny on the Bounty (and Men Against the Sea, and Pitcairn's Island, the next two books in the trilogy) 27 Bridge Over the River Kwai 28 Wuthering Heights __________________ Sufficient to have stood, yet free to fall.

07-02-2006, 03:11 AM	#217
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	Correct indeed. U may proceed.

07-02-2006, 04:47 AM	#218
Ireth Elven Warrior Join Date: May 2006 Location: India Posts: 193	26 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 29 Jane Eyre __________________ The sun be warm and kind to you. The darkest night a star shines through. The dullest morn a radiance brew. And where dusk comes, God's hand to you.

07-02-2006, 06:02 AM	#219
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	Correct indeed. U may proceed. 10 - A sledge dog's transformation from benign beast to wild thing. = Call of the Wild 24 - Boys ending up on island become savages. = Lord of the Flies 25 - Baby boy ends up in fantasy land, becomes leader of boys. = Peter Pan Last edited by Grey_Wolf : 07-02-2006 at 12:54 PM.

07-02-2006, 12:25 PM	#220
sun-star Lady of Letters Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Either Oxford or Kent, England Posts: 2,476	24. Lord of the Flies 25. Peter Pan __________________ And all the time the waves, the waves, the waves Chase, intersect and flatten on the sand As they have done for centuries, as they will For centuries to come, when not a soul Is left to picnic on the blazing rocks, When England is not England, when mankind Has blown himself to pieces. Still the sea, Consolingly disastrous, will return While the strange starfish, hugely magnified, Waits in the jewelled basin of a pool.