Quiz - Wed 16th March

[dandysmom]

Å hint, CM?

[calismum]

Well I have two answers both of which have an element of the correect answer - anyone care to have a guess?

[dandysmom]

I'll guess tack, then .......

[Shelley123]

Horse Brasses ???????????

[pamela81]

is it the metal parts of horsey equipment?

[angieh]

Oh good thinking ..... horse brasses????

[calismum]

I'll give 1 point to Angie and DM for getting an element correct. 3 to yola for the horse link. 1 to Shelley and 2 to Pamela - everyone ok with that?

The Loriner makes and sells bits, bridles, spurs, stirrups, saddle trees and the minor metal items of a horse’s harness.


The word Loriner is derived from the Latin lorum, a thong, bridle or reins, and seems to have entered the English language, from the French, as Lorimer. In the thirteenth century there was a street in the City of London called “la Lorimerie” and the Latin and Norman French documents which feature in the Company’s early history all use the spelling with “m”, as does a complaint in 1511, in English, against the importation of “Frensshe bittes”. The change to the modern spelling with “n” had taken place by the end of the seventeenth century - the explanation that the change was the muddled consequence of many Loriners being Huguenot refugees from Lorraine is not reliable.

[Shelley123]

That's interesting, you learn such a lot at these quiz nights

[pamela81]

Originally Posted by Shelley123

That's interesting, you learn such a lot at these quiz nights

i agree

[calismum]

q5 - Which country in the world sends the most letters abroad?