Thursday’s quiz

1. What is a forecastle?

2. Who said “The world has grown suspicious of anything that look like a happily married life”?

 3. Who is the MP for Otaki?

4. Who wrote Middle Age Spread?

5. It’s félicité in French, felicità  in Italian,  felicidad in Spanish, and koanga in Maori, what is it in English?


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12 Responses to Thursday’s quiz

  1. Andrei says:

    (1) This is the fore part of a ship, pronounced foc’sle

    (2) Too Easy – Oscar Wilde

    (3)Not the unlamented Darren Hughes who until recently was in Parliament despite losing it to Nathan Guy Thanks MMP

    (4)Roger Hall

    (5) Happiness and give rise to the girls name Felicity

  2. gravedodger says:

    1 The enclosed upper deck forward of the forward mast on a multimast ship,normally crews quarters.
    2 Oscar Wilde but has been a foundation plank of Labour Party Policy since the 90s.
    3 The Hon Nathan Guy who defeated the late unlamented (politically) Darren Hughes last election but he, Hughes slipped back in on the “List”.
    4 Rodger Hall.
    5 Good wishes, blessings.

  3. adam2314 says:

    1. For’ard part of a ship above the cable locker used as crew quarters.
    2. Oscar Wilde. ( To droll for Mark Twain .)
    3. Pass.
    4. Rodger Hall.
    5. Felicitations. ( An expression of good wishes ).

  4. Paul Tremewan says:

    1 The bit up the front of the boat where we matelots lived;
    2 Helen Clark;
    3 Some guy whose name escapes me;
    4 Roger Hall;
    5 Lucky, which is what I’ll be if I get any of these right…

  5. Rob Hosking says:

    1. The castle between the third and the fifth ones.

    2. Zsa Zsa Gabor.

    3. Can’t think of a joke so I’ll say Nathan Guy.

    4. Rodney Hide.

    5. don’t know and can’t think of a joke. Sorry.

  6. adam2314 says:

    Damn .. Damn.. Damn.. I think he has got it..

    Paul Tremewan says.. Helen Clark..

    One point less for me..

  7. Bearhunter says:

    Front end of a ship

    Oscar Wilde

    Nathan Guy

    Roger Hall

    Happiness

  8. pdm says:

    1. Front part of ship – covered I think.
    2. Mae West
    3. Nathan Guy
    4. Roger Hall
    5. Not sure you don’t mean Kotanga in Maori – which is what you hang your clothes on. Just as Kaitaia is Meals on Wheels.

  9. Re 3: I was going to add a little something about Otaki and suggest vacant: gay abandon…but that would have not been polically correct and sensitive and too new rage, so I will refrain.

    pdm: love the meals on wheels!

  10. homepaddock says:

    Re 3 – now that I’ve read your original answer with my brain in gear you’ve got another point.

  11. ZenTiger says:

    1. The place to be at sea.
    2. Some-one in a wild place.
    3. A Guy place.
    4. I don’t know who wrote it, but I placed some on my toast this morning.
    5. A happy place

  12. homepaddock says:

    Zen – I’ve updated Friday’s answers post to award you three right and a bonus for wit.

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