Another (easy peasy) Competition

[Geoffers]

This is specifically for anyone with an interest in Norfolk - or collectors of Census CDs. The prize is the Complete 1901 Norfolk Census on CD.

To give you something to do over Christmas, this competition is open up to and including 31st December 2007. You can reply by PM (if you don't want to give away your answers) or direct to this thread.

Some questions are easy, some less so. You don't necessarily need to get all the answers - whoever makes the best effort wins.

I judge the answers, my decision is final - bribes are welcome and cash in brown envelopes should be left under my doormat.

20 questions in four blocks to follow:

[Geoffers]

1. What is that?
a. What culinary delights are either floaters or sinkers?
b. What is a dwile?
c. What is a Stukey Blue?
d. What is a hodmandod?
e. What is a harnser?

2. Who was that?
a. Who wrote The Boy John letters?
b. What was the name of the tribe that inhabited Norfolk at the time of the Roman Invasion - extra points if you know what three letters often appear on their coins?
c. Who was the artist who lived from 1782-1842 and was the son of a Norwich barber?
d. Who was the Norwich printer whose work became an authority in Parliament?
e. Who was the builder from Buxton, who built houses in London?

3. When was that?
a. When did Horstead Mill burn down?
b. When was Kett's rebellion?
c. When was Will Kemp's 'Nine Day Wonder?'
d. What year was Aylsham Navigation opened and what year was the flood that closed it?
e. When did building on Norwich Cathedral start and when was it consecrated?

4. Where is that?
a. Where is Windum?
b. Name any five Hundreds in Norfolk
c. Where is the 'Shrine of Our Lady', in Norfolk?
d. Where is Snitterley?
e. Where is the library of the Norfolk Family History Society? (Name the building).

[Mike_E]

I judge the answers, my decision is final - bribes are welcome and cash in brown envelopes should be left under my doormat.

20 questions in four blocks to follow:

An A5 Manila envelope has been left under your door matt, by the way the answers are all "Norfolk"

[Bo Peep]

I know the answer to the first question. It is dumplings made by my mother....and they were mostly sinkers!

Sorry, I will go and stand in the corner, now.

[Geoffers]

I know the answer to the first question. It is dumplings made by my mother....and they were mostly sinkers!

You were in the front there for a short while, but others have provided more answers!

But.......sinkers!..........everyone knows you should only eat floaters.........eating sinkers is a bit like opening your boiled egg at the wrong end ;)

[Davran]

I LOVE dumplings, but no-one else in the house does, so I never make them. :(

[Sue Mackay]

I know the answer to the first question. It is dumplings made by my mother....and they were mostly sinkers!


You don't want to know what the first site was that Google came up with for this answer!

Seriously though, thanks to Geoffers for a good quiz. I managed to find the answers via Google despite the handicap of having ancestors without the nous to move past Essex and Suffolk. Indeed my memories of the Norfolk Broads consist mainly of a day trip from Colchester with twenty Egyptians in tow. One of them pointed to a mallard and said with great excitement. "Please my teacher, is this a penguin?" I suppose Norfolk is a bit cold if you come from Egypt :D

[Geoffers]

You don't want to know what the first site was that Google came up with for this answer!

Stew?

Seriously though, thanks to Geoffers for a good quiz.

I was thinking of doing it in dialect, but thought better of it - maybe another quiz sometime.

my memories of the Norfolk Broads consist mainly of a day trip from Colchester with twenty Egyptians in tow. One of them pointed to a mallard and said with great excitement. "Please my teacher, is this a penguin?" I suppose Norfolk is a bit cold if you come from Egypt

I wonder if he/she would have recognised a harnser?

So far there are a couple of people who are out in joint first. If it stays that way, the winner will be drawn by lot. All the answers can be found if you know what to search for.

[Spangle]

I'll reply direct to the thread - hopefully if some of my answers are right they will help those who have more talent than me to get the lot of them.

1. Matzoh balls if you're Jewish (dumplings if you're from Norfolk)
2. A dishcloth
3 Cockles
4 Snail
5 Heron

Back later with some more...!

[Geoffers]

I'll reply direct to the thread - hopefully if some of my answers are right!

No comment, but thanks for the interest. I hope you enjoy yourself trying to find the answers.

fare y'well tergerther

[christanel]

Here in Australia a floater is a pie placed upside down in a bowl of green pea soup. Who was the first person to try that and if by accident why would you repeat the experiment.
Give me dumplings any day, by any name. True to my Lancashire youth.
Christina

[Ed Bradford]

So how much would you expect to find in the envelope under the mat on your doorstep?

...............Ed

[Pam Downes]

I'll reply direct to the thread - hopefully if some of my answers are right they will help those who have more talent than me to get the lot of them.

1. Matzoh balls if you're Jewish (dumplings if you're from Norfolk)
2. A dishcloth
3 Cockles
4 Snail
5 Heron

Back later with some more...!

Hi Spangle,
Can I be a real killjoy and ask that you please don't post any more answers (right or wrong!) to the thread? If anyone wants to enter the competition the answers are fairly easily obtained from the web.
(And yes I know Geoffers suggested posting answers to the thread, but as soon as I read it I thought :confused: :confused: :eek: Reckon he'd been drinking the alcohol instead of putting it in the Christmas cake. :D )
Pam

[Geoffers]

So how much would expect to find in the envelope under the mat on your doorstep? Ed

I remain open to offers - highest briber wins?!?!?

Unfortunately the organiser is sadly unable to return envelopes and contents.

keep a troshin' bor

[Spangle]

You're not a killjoy Pam and of course I shan't add any more (doubt if they're right anyhow!). I am currently busy trying to calm 2 daughters and search for flaming German ancestors in Dublin anyway!!!

Hope everyone enjoys the competition and good luck!

[Pam Downes]

Thanks Spangle - you're a star. :)
I thought people had enough trouble searching for Irish ancestors anyway without throwing Germans into the pot, though Gunther Schnelldorfer should sort-of stand out in the middle of all the Paddy McGintys and Molly Malones! :D
Pam

[Geoffers]

Just a reminder to everyone that this competition is still running - The complete 1901 Norfolk Census on CD being the prize. Good luck

[Geoffers]

For anyone new to the forums and after a copy of the 1901 census for Norfolk - there are still a few hours to go to get your answers in.

So far, four people have replied with correct answers - in the morning I will take one cricket ball for each person who has replied correctly and number them. I will put a single stump in the ground and get youngest son (Tim - right arm off-spin) to bowl at the stump off a full 22 yards - three goes with each ball to hit the stump, if there is a tie after three balls he will continue with sudden death.

Answers will posted tomorrow along with the winner.

[busyglen]

For anyone new to the forums and after a copy of the 1901 census for Norfolk - there are still a few hours to go to get your answers in.

So far, four people have replied with correct answers - in the morning I will take one cricket ball for each person who has replied correctly and number them. I will put a single stump in the ground and get youngest son (Tim - right arm off-spin) to bowl at the stump off a full 22 yards - three goes with each ball to hit the stump, if there is a tie after three balls he will continue with sudden death.

Answers will posted tomorrow along with the winner.

What a novel idea Geoffers, and a good work out for your son! :)

Glenys

[Geoffers]

The competition is now closed. Four people got it all right and will go into the bowl off in the morning:

Pam Downes, Sue Mackay, Davran and Busyglen.

Sadly there will not be a commentary on Radio 4 longwave from the Test Match Special team, btu I may eat some chocolate cake anyway

The answers are:

1. What is that?
a. What culinary delights are either floaters or sinkers?

Dumplings

b. What is a dwile?

A floor cloth

c. What is a Stukey Blue?

A Cockle, specifically from Stiffkey (Stukey)

d. What is a hodmandod?

A snail

e. What is a harnser?

A Heron, though I prefer the name harnser

2. Who was that?
a. Who wrote The Boy John letters?

The late and great Sidney Grapes

b. What was the name of the tribe that inhabited Norfolk at the time of the Roman Invasion - extra points if you know what three letters often appear on their coins?

Eceni, or Iceni - the three letters being ECE

c. Who was the artist who lived from 1782-1842 and was the son of a Norwich barber?

John Sell Cotman

d. Who was the Norwich printer whose work became an authority in Parliament?

Luke Hansard

e. Who was the builder from Buxton, who built houses in London?

Thomas Cubitt

continued.......

[Geoffers]

3. When was that?
a. When did Horstead Mill burn down?

23rd January 1963

b. When was Kett's rebellion?

1549
c. When was Will Kemp's 'Nine Day Wonder?'

1580

d. What year was Aylsham Navigation opened and what year was the flood that closed it?

Opened 1779, closed by flood 1912

e. When did building on Norwich Cathedral start and when was it consecrated?

1096 and 1101

4. Where is that?
a. Where is Windum?

Wymondham

b. Name any five Hundreds in Norfolk

To save me typing, there's a full list here
(http://www.genealogy.doun.org/transcriptions/documents.php?county_id=1)
c. Where is the 'Shrine of Our Lady', in Norfolk?

Walsingham

d. Where is Snitterley?

Blakeney now stands where Snitterley once stood - though perhaps more correctly, Snitterley was a little to the north and lost with time and changing coastline.

e. Where is the library of the Norfolk Family History Society? (Name the building).

Kirby Hall

Thanks to all who took part.

[Ed Bradford]

I must have put the money under the wrong mat. Well somebody sure received an unexpected gift at Christmas or maybe it’s still there under their mat. They’ll find it when they lock themselves out and go to retrieve the key that's hidden there as well.

My congratulations to the four semi-finalists and to the one lucky enough to be chosen the winner.

...............Ed

[AnnB]

Answers will posted tomorrow along with the winner.

I didn't go in for this competition 'cause I have no connection to Norfolk whatsoever.........I'm glad I didn't now - I wouldn't fancy being forced through a letter box ;) Will you be using first or second class??

Congrats to all the semi-finalists

Best wishes
Ann

[Geoffers]

Well we had the bowl out - Tim hit the stump 7 times so it went to sudden death for three of the finalists. In Sudden Death the first ball to hit the stumps was number 3 which was Davran.

So, Davran gets the 1901 census for Norfolk. I'll be in contact by PM to arrange delivery.

[Jan1954]

Congratulations to Davran!

|cheers|

Jan

[Pam Downes]

Congratulations to Davran!

|cheers|

Jan
Seconded.
And congrats to Tim too. If only the England bowlers were as accurate! :D
Pam

[Davran]

|woohoo||woohoo|

Thank you (especially to Tim for great bowling)! I'm thrilled - I don't usually win anything, except maybe the last prize in the raffle that NOBODY wants. I hope this augurs well for 2008.

While on the subject, I'd like to wish everyone on BG a very HAPPY NEW YEAR. |grouphug|

[busyglen]

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z238/wrdg1/congratulations.jpg

Well done, Davran.......a worthy winner!

Glenys

[Davran]

Thank you all ....... not sure about the 'worthy', though, Glenys! :o

[busyglen]

Why not.....haven't you realised you are now a Coral Star?? Congratulations for that as well!

I've just realised that I'm a Sapphire now....I've always wanted one of those. :)

Glenys

[Pam Downes]

You should all know by now that I'm a complete dimbo regarding anything with computers so I can't do all the fancy smilies and therefore I'm limited to a

thank you
to Geoffers for the competition and such a generous prize.
Pam

[Pam Downes]

Told you I was no good with computers didn't I?
Don't quite know what happened with that last message, but I wrote 'thank you' in BIG-sized letters in Word, copied-and-pasted - and then ended up with something you could hardly see. |sad1|
And when I tried to add an 'ETA' to the message my 'puter had a hissy fit, and I had to re-boot. |computer| |computer|
Pam

[Pam Downes]

Why not.....haven't you realised you are now a Coral Star?? Congratulations for that as well!

I've just realised that I'm a Sapphire now....I've always wanted one of those. :)

Glenys

You officially 'qualify' for one of those after 45 years, Glenys. :D
http://www.tilehurst.net/infopool/anniversary.html
Pam

[mary elms]

May I share in the thought if I do the 'puter stuff for you Pam ..... ?

thank you

and congratulations to Davran

Mary.

[Pam Downes]

Thank you, Mary. :D
Pam

[busyglen]

You officially 'qualify' for one of those after 45 years, Glenys. :D
http://www.tilehurst.net/infopool/anniversary.html
Pam

Mmm...I know Pam. I'm sweating on my Ruby next year. ;)

Glenys

[Sue Mackay]

Well done Davran and well bowled Tim.

I will be posting a New Year competition very shortly which I hope will generate lots of correct answers. I can see I am going to have to come up with something more interesting than names out of a hat. I'm a county croquet player, but the season doesn't start till April so the hoops aren't out. I do have a carpet set, but haven't used it since we acquired a manic terrier. This could be interesting......