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Friday, June 20, 2008

SICILY QUIZ

James has done his back in [nothing to do with me, you naughty people!] so I thought I'd have a little quiz over here tonight:

S Here you will find both a Roman and a Greek amphitheatre, plus the Ear of Dionysius.
S- - - - - - - .

I Legend has it that you will live long if you are an inhabitant of this town. I- - - - - . [Help is here.]

C C- - - - - - siciliana, a famous Sicilian dessert.

I Sicilian pastries. Although sweet, they contain beef and their name is a corruption of Spanish empanadilla. I- - - - - - - - - - - . [Help is here.]

L Giuseppe Tomasi di L- - - - - - - - , author of Il Gattopardo [The Leopard].

I Municipal office that drives this blogger crazy! Ufficio I- - - - -.

A Site of the Valley of the Temples. A- - - - - - - - .
Highlight below for answers:
Siracusa / Syracuse; Ispica; Cassata; Impanatigghe; Lampedusa; Idrico; Agrigento.

7 comments:

  1. Only five out of seven I'm afraid. I did not use the help however. Would it have helped? I'll check it now.

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  2. Well yes I see they would have.

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  3. I am just as bad at the quizzes over here... But I did know the dessert ;-)

    I am wondering if James did his back in taking the shortcut into your apartment again!!

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  4. Siracusa
    Ispica
    Cassata
    Impanatigghe
    Lampedusa
    ???
    Agrigento

    I think the office to which you are referring has something to do with the water department and the delivery system?

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  5. My guess for the municipal office is the post office. How close did I get?

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  6. Not too well. Just 4 correct sadly....

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  7. Hi, jmb. You did well! Cherrypie, I don't think he's done it since! Well done, Leslie. Yes, the Water Office! Close, flutterby, but the Water Office is no 1 hate! I think that's quite good, Jams.

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