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Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 10:23 am Post subject: JFF Quiz - Guess The First Lines - WE HAVE A WINNER!
Guess the book and its author from these famous first lines. They're all from classic novels:
You can 'spoiler' your answers. We'll let you know who got the most correct answers. The winner will be honoured with a row of sparkly stars
1. There was no possibility of taking a walk that day.
2. Ursula and Gudrun Brangwen sat one morning in the window-bay of their father's house in Beldover, working and talking.
3. Once upon a time and a very good time it was there was a moocow coming down along the road and this moocow that was coming down along the road met a nicens little boy named baby tuckoo.
4. 1801-- I have just returned from a visit to my landlord -- the solitary neighbor that I shall be troubled with.
5. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way--in short, the period was so.
6. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
7. A wide plain, where the broadening Floss hurries on between its green banks to the sea, and the loving tide, rushing to meet it, checks its passage with an impetuous embrace.
8. This is the story of what a Woman's patience can endure, and what a Man's resolution can achieve.
9. On an evening in the latter part of May a middle-aged man was walking homeward from Shaston to the village of Marlott, in the adjoining Vale of Blakemore or Blackmoor.
10. Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show..
_________________ Reading: Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Hoeg
Reading Challenge 2009: 8
2008: 4
2007: 10
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1. Jane Eyre
2. Woman in love
3. A portrait of the artist as a yound man
4. Wuthering Heights
5. A Tale of Two Cities
6. Pride and prejudice
7. The Mill on the Floss
8. The Woman in White
9. Tess of the d'Urbervilles
10. David Copperfield
_________________ Currently reading On Beauty by Zadie Smith
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Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 7:27 pm Post subject:
I know most of these
Spoiler:
1 Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
2 Women in Love - DH Lawence
3 ?
4 Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
5 Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens
6 Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austin
7 Mill on the Floss - George Elliot
8 Women in White - Wilkie Collins
9 Tess of the D'urbevilles - Thomas Hardy
10 ?
Joined: 22 Jul 2006 Posts: 955 Birthday: 12th December
Location: Paisley, Scotland
Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 9:36 pm Post subject:
Here goes ...
Spoiler:
1. Not sure
2. Women in Love DH Lawrence
3.not sure
4. ditto
5. A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens
6. Emma Jane Austen?
7. Mill on the Floss George Eliot?
8. The Woman in White Wilkie Collins
9. & 10. Don't know!
_________________ Currently reading: The Human Stain by Philip Roth
'Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.'
Joined: 22 Jul 2006 Posts: 7637 Birthday: 7th July
Location: Shropshire
Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 7:21 pm Post subject:
Do you want to know the answers and who won? _________________ Reading: Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Hoeg
Reading Challenge 2009: 8
2008: 4
2007: 10
Joined: 22 Jul 2006 Posts: 7637 Birthday: 7th July
Location: Shropshire
Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 11:48 pm Post subject:
I can now tell you the answers - here they are:
Spoiler:
1. There was no possibility of taking a walk that day.
A: Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
2. Ursula and Gudrun Brangwen sat one morning in the window-bay of their father's house in Beldover, working and talking.
A: Women in Love - D. H. Lawrence
3. Once upon a time and a very good time it was there was a moocow coming down along the road and this moocow that was coming down along the road met a nicens little boy named baby tuckoo.
A: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man - James Joyce
4. 1801-- I have just returned from a visit to my landlord -- the solitary neighbor that I shall be troubled with.
A: Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
5. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way--in short, the period was so.
A: A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens
6. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
A: Pride & Prejudice - Jane Austen
7. A wide plain, where the broadening Floss hurries on between its green banks to the sea, and the loving tide, rushing to meet it, checks its passage with an impetuous embrace.
A: The Mill on the Floss - George Eliot
8. This is the story of what a Woman's patience can endure, and what a Man's resolution can achieve.
A: The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins
9. On an evening in the latter part of May a middle-aged man was walking homeward from Shaston to the village of Marlott, in the adjoining Vale of Blakemore or Blackmoor.
A: Tess of the D'Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy
10. Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.
A: David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
And the winner is...Mistymoo who got 10/10! The quiz was too easy for you Misty
Thanks for taking part and come back for more fun quizzes! Gx _________________ Reading: Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Hoeg
Reading Challenge 2009: 8
2008: 4
2007: 10
Oh I didn't realise, I just saw it on the newsletter!
I have to admit I did have some help, my friend at work helped me on some of them, does it mean I'm disqualified? _________________ Currently reading On Beauty by Zadie Smith
Joined: 22 Jul 2006 Posts: 7637 Birthday: 7th July
Location: Shropshire
Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 5:22 pm Post subject:
Don't be silly Mistymoo! I have a great friend who helps me with quizzes and comps. Her name is Google and I've won a couple of comps with her help _________________ Reading: Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Hoeg
Reading Challenge 2009: 8
2008: 4
2007: 10
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