tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148507369837201034.post3535250321572123583..comments2023-08-06T02:22:31.490-06:00Comments on clarity2009: Answers to British quizRelax Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148507369837201034.post-16848626943627290772009-09-14T15:05:26.291-06:002009-09-14T15:05:26.291-06:00So, A, you don't hold with the equally, (or m...So, A, you don't hold with the equally, (or more likely, perhaps) theory that Arthur was a chieftain, son of a chieftain, in a celtic tribe in the north west of Britain, who managed to unite the tribes throughout the west, from Cumbria, through Wales, and into Cornwall, the last strongholds of the celtish race?<br /><br />"King Arthur lives in merry Carlisle,<br />And seemely is to see,<br />And there with him Queene Geney ,<br />Yt bride soe bright of blee ."soubriquethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01151288534629885195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148507369837201034.post-86665024521660180832009-09-14T02:35:12.149-06:002009-09-14T02:35:12.149-06:00Trouble is with Arthur that legend and tales mixed...Trouble is with Arthur that legend and tales mixed up with history and no-one for certain knows where camelot is or isn't.. archaeologists support the theory about the lake (and therefore the lady) being near glastonbury or even silbury hill but we will never know for certain.. tintagel certainly would like to think of itself as being camelot but there is no evidence to prove this one way or another...<br /><br />Wrong, I can always be wrong... to err is human to forgive divine.. so be divine Max...lolSagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005047450040559399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148507369837201034.post-14152986077783236392009-09-12T09:47:37.392-06:002009-09-12T09:47:37.392-06:00@Soubriquet - I didn't get confused over the n...@Soubriquet - I didn't get confused over the naked lady. I was just testing you. And you failed miserably. :) Don't try to say you were just being polite to me. That'll be the day. Ha!<br /><br />I knew it was the woman who started the chocolate company all along.<br /><br />No more quizzes for a while. And I will try to not put in any more extra letter "N"s.<br /><br />Isle of Man. Isle of Man. Isle of Man. Isle of Man. I can do it. See? Isle of Man Isle of Man. Isle...Sigh.<br />---------<br /><br />@Stephanie - I know about your manx cats from your blog. I am also delighted that you know what people from the Isle of Man are called. Not many do. :)<br /><br />@A. - I didn't know that. And I didn't know there was a similar Irish word for lake, either. I am learning. :)Relax Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148507369837201034.post-10003092634580635492009-09-12T08:06:09.311-06:002009-09-12T08:06:09.311-06:00A. - I am not much on checking stuff I think I kno...A. - I am not much on checking stuff I think I know. Obviously. Well, maybe he plays one. Who knows. :)<br /><br />I don't know... Sage is usually so accurate - and she certainly knows where she lives - that I thought she was thinking of something else. I will have to wait to hear her tell what she was meaning by her answer. God, I hope she was just WRONG! Har! (Sorry Sage. I take that back.) :)<br /><br />Camelot? Winchester? Get real. Citation needed. :)<br /><br />You could have played. I didn't give the answers until a few hours ago. Welcome back, though. France is a richer place today. I don't know how to say "welcome back" in French or I would have. :)Relax Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148507369837201034.post-15951521294377249472009-09-12T07:56:20.075-06:002009-09-12T07:56:20.075-06:00The Isle of Man will always have a special place i...The Isle of Man will always have a special place in my heart if only for manx cats.Stephanie Barrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17772217449161603561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148507369837201034.post-58843171201933255662009-09-12T07:45:17.740-06:002009-09-12T07:45:17.740-06:00And did you know, when Finn McCool picked up earth...And did you know, when Finn McCool picked up earth to throw it left a big hole in the ground which filled with water and became Lough Neagh (pronounce Lock Nay)A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04709794851766685322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148507369837201034.post-65257211268976813492009-09-12T07:37:35.564-06:002009-09-12T07:37:35.564-06:00We all knew that you'd got confused over Guine...We all knew that you'd got confused over Guinevere, and given her Lady Godiva's ride. That's why, just to make you feel better, I substituted Henry for edward... well, no, I've still no idea why Henry crept in.<br />My grandmother had a portrait of Princess Mary of Teck on her wall. I've no idea why. I don't think I ever asked.<br />Just a minor linguistic/usage point, Tintagel Castle, not Castle Tintagel.<br />There's a place called Tintagel, it has a castle, Tintagel castle. Edinburgh has a castle, Edinburgh castle and so on. There are a few exceptions, such as Castle Douglas, Castle Howard, but for the most part, the place-name precedes castle.<br />12:- Marshall Meadows. Hm. Your question asks for the most northerly point, not the most northerly inhabited settlement. <br /><br />Bonus information.The coastline length around mainland Great Britain is 11 072.76 miles.<br /><br />Phew.All that quizzery makes me hungry for a cornish pasty.soubriquethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01151288534629885195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148507369837201034.post-39739146399008854652009-09-12T07:35:54.062-06:002009-09-12T07:35:54.062-06:00Are you trying to catch us out? Cornet, not coron...Are you trying to catch us out? Cornet, not coronet, otherwise known as second lieutenant. But Harry may well have worn a coronet as well. Anything is possible.<br /><br />I'd not dispute that the English Channel is the sea, and I can't imagine anyone disputing that. Did anyone? I didn't notice. It may be called a channel but it *is* the sea. There are no gates, locks or other contraptions to separate it off.<br /><br />And Camelot. I firmly believe the notion that Camelot was near Winchester. How could I not? So.<br /><br />I apologise for not having joined in at the beginning, but if you run quizzes while I'm away, what can you expect?A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04709794851766685322noreply@blogger.com