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Friday, August 01, 2008

SICILY QUIZ - 7

Last night's photo was of a bust of the archaeologist Sir William Hardcastle, in the Valley of the Temples at Agrigento.

Here's this week's quiz:

S - - - - - - - - , volcanic island of the Aeolian group [Isole Eolie].

T Mare - - - - - - - , sea which can be exited through the Strait of Messina.

R- - - - - - 11 , King of Sicily.

O- - - - - - - di Dionisio [the Ear of Dionysus], ancient cave in Siracusa.

M- - - - - , film directed by Giuseppe Tornatore and set in World War 11 Sicily.

B- - - - - - - , the 18th and 19th century retreat of the palermitano Sicilian nobility.

O- - - dei Morti ["Bones of the dead" ], biscuits prepared for All Souls' Day.

L- - - - - - , town near Catania which was the second oldest Greek colony in Sicily [after Naxos].

I Fico D'- - - - - , the prickly pear.

Highlight below for answers:

Stromboli; Tirreno; Ruggero; Orecchio; Malèna; Bagheria; ossa; Lentini; India.
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9 comments:

  1. Gledwood7:32 pm

    Hey I know the answer to Q1: it's a volcano whose eruption-type is named after said peak's boulder-spitting proclivities..(!!)

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  2. CherryPie1:01 am

    Mmm! I did try on Google, and still didn't do too well xx

    I never was good at quizzes though, I always teamed with my Dad and he is fantastic at them. Strangely enough the few answers he didn't know I always did ;-)

    I can't understand why people didn't like us to team up!!!

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  3. CherryPie1:02 am

    PS: I never would have guessed the answer to yesterday!

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  4. Welshcakes Limoncello1:35 am

    I'm impressed, Gleds! Cherrypie, you and your Dad must have made a wonderful quiz team! Yesterday's was a bit fiendish, I admit!

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  5. jmb6:44 am

    Only four tonight, getting too obscure for me Welshcakes.

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  6. Anonymous11:30 am

    1. Salisbury

    2. Watford

    3. Roger aged

    4. Oralsexius

    5. Mickey Mouse

    6. Bridport

    7. Ole

    8. Leeds

    9. Prickles


    I hope I have not spoiled it by giving the answers....

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  7. flutterby1:09 pm

    Darn, I would have known the answer to yesterday's quiz if I hadn't been chased out of the Valley of the Temples by a rain storm last year. Those temples are far apart and takes a bit of running flat out to get back to the car park.

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  8. Gledwood9:14 pm

    Actually my home-made dumplings are quite like the famous boulders spat from said volcanic isle...

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  9. Welshcakes Limoncello1:22 am

    Sorry, jmb.
    Brilliant, Mutley! The answer to everything on earth is, of course, "Bridport".
    Flutterby, you were unfortunate in the weather during that visit!
    I'm sure they taste fine, Gleds.

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