Quiz - Wed 4 August 2010

[dandysmom]

Rats! Should have remembered my Greek roots... gottal, glossolalia

[calismum]

q4 - (I liked this one given our earlier 'discussion')
In which book do two countries go to war over the best way to open a soft boiled egg?

[calismum]

Originally Posted by dandysmom

Rats! Should have remembered my Greek roots... gottal, glossolalia

Ah - but I learned a new word so all not lost

[angieh]

Gracious! There's a book about it????? Sorry, no idea!

[dandysmom]

Would that be Gulliver's Travels?

[angieh]

Talking about books ................ I see Sir Walter Scott wrote a book in which the mythological roots of my forebears is mentioned CM! Might have to try and read that, could be hard going. Always considered Scott to write for adventurous boys!

[calismum]

Yes, Gullivers Travels is corect - 'One of the satirical conflicts in the book is between two religious sects of Lilliputians, some of whom who prefer cracking open their soft-boiled eggs from the little end, while others prefer the big end.'

[angieh]

......... just checked on the Walter Scott, called "The Betrothed".

[calismum]

Originally Posted by angieh

Talking about books ................ I see Sir Walter Scott wrote a book in which the mythological roots of my forebears is mentioned CM! Might have to try and read that, could be hard going. Always considered Scott to write for adventurous boys!

Now you're just showing off!

[angieh]

Originally Posted by calismum

Yes, Gullivers Travels is corect - 'One of the satirical conflicts in the book is between two religious sects of Lilliputians, some of whom who prefer cracking open their soft-boiled eggs from the little end, while others prefer the big end.'

Over such things are wars started.................. sad but true.