Arch Stanton Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 10 hours ago, Cardinal Richelieu said: They don't shout a number, they shout a homonym of a number Actually "fore" and "four" are homophones not homonyms. Game, set (and) match. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaspianChris Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 7 hours ago, CaspianChris said: A perfect 10 . Getting the poet wrong would have been disappointing. Dulce etc decorum est, pro patria mori. I remember that poem coming up in higher English class back in 1997 as that was the first time I had heard of it. If my memory is correct the translation from Latin is, How sweet and fitting it is to die for ones country maybe i am not dead accurate with that but it is something similar if not. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 31 minutes ago, CaspianChris said: Dulce etc decorum est, pro patria mori. I remember that poem coming up in higher English class back in 1997 as that was the first time I had heard of it. If my memory is correct the translation from Latin is, How sweet and fitting it is to die for ones country maybe i am not dead accurate with that but it is something similar if not. It came up in Higher English when I did it in 1981! His poem written in the form of a sonnet is a masterpiece. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 33 minutes ago, CaspianChris said: Dulce etc decorum est, pro patria mori. I remember that poem coming up in higher English class back in 1997 as that was the first time I had heard of it. I think 1997 is still too recent to be described as 'back in'. @Jacksgranda, @Eednuda meringue? Anyway, 9 for Wed with my knowledge of Disco music confounding me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 4 minutes ago, Arch Stanton said: It came up in Higher English when I did it back in 1981! FTFY 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 39 minutes ago, CaspianChris said: Dulce etc decorum est, pro patria mori. I remember that poem coming up in higher English class back in 1997 as that was the first time I had heard of it. If my memory is correct the translation from Latin is, How sweet and fitting it is to die for ones country maybe i am not dead accurate with that but it is something similar if not. 6 minutes ago, Arch Stanton said: It came up in Higher English when I did it in 1981! His poem written in the form of a sonnet is a masterpiece. 2 minutes ago, The_Kincardine said: I think 1997 is still too recent to be described as 'back in'. @Jacksgranda, @Eednuda meringue? Anyway, 9 for Wed with my knowledge of Disco music confounding me. Correct. I did Higher English back in 1969... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ2 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 +1 for death of a salesman 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaspianChris Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 We also had WWI novel All quiet on the Western Front come up as part of the coursework in Standard Grade English as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Cardinal Richelieu said: Christ, reminds me of my GSCE days when we had to do "All My Sons" by Miller I also read All My Sons and A View From the Bridge...back in 1981. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreenElves Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 (edited) 2/10 in the comedy quiz Everyone discussing what books they studied in English at school had me trying to remember what ones I did. F**k knows tbh(as it was in the 2000s, it was probably something by Katie Price ) Edited July 11, 2019 by alang1993 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Correct. I did Higher English back in 1969...Snap. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nkomo-A-Gogo Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Pox ridden 5 for thursday http://quizoftheday.co.uk/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The DA Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 8 for Thursday. Don't care where they play rugby this year and I need to study the moons of the solar system - they're the new Japanese islands. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
German Jag Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 8 for Thursday. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 8 for Thursday. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 8 for Thursday. Willow who? Knew Triton but .... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleslie99 Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 A lot better today, 9, just rugby letting me down. Reckon it's too little too late tho 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Nkomo-A-Gogo said: Pox ridden 5 for thursday http://quizoftheday.co.uk/ You get better scores when you don't post the link... Jeudi, cinq pour moi aussi 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Richelieu Posted July 11, 2019 Author Share Posted July 11, 2019 And a huit pour me. Got it right, but you could argue that two of the CotLB questions were correct. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross. Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 9/10. Moon question done me out of a total eclipse, or something like that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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