by magpie in the 80's » Fri Sep 12, 2008 7:32 pm
by JAS » Fri Sep 12, 2008 8:35 pm
by magpie in the 80's » Sat Sep 13, 2008 11:38 am
JAS wrote:Q1 Wallis Simpson I think
Q2 Salome
Q3 Medea
Q6 Penelope
Q8 Martina Navratilova (sp)
Q10 I'm pretty sure...errrrr....Ngiao (sp) Marsh is a Kiwi
Q11 Shiva![]()
Q13 Elizabeth Taylor
Q16 Florence Nightingale
Q18 Elizabeth Bennet
Q19 Anne Boleyn![]()
Regards
JAS
by Kahuna » Sat Sep 13, 2008 12:51 pm
by magpie in the 80's » Sat Sep 13, 2008 2:56 pm
Kahuna wrote:7/ Victoria...........INCORRECT
16/ Florence Nightingale
17/ Catherine the Great?
by magpie in the 80's » Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:26 pm
by Hazbeen » Tue Sep 16, 2008 8:23 am
by magpie in the 80's » Tue Sep 16, 2008 11:15 am
Hazbeen wrote:4. Joan Armatrading
by JAS » Wed Sep 17, 2008 12:32 am
by magpie in the 80's » Wed Sep 17, 2008 10:21 am
JAS wrote:Q7 Elizabeth I
Q11 No idea which are male or female...Vishnu
Q19 Joan of Arc
Regards
JAS
by magpie in the 80's » Thu Sep 18, 2008 10:22 am
magpie in the 80's wrote:1. Which famous divorcee said, 'One can never be too thin or too rich'?
WALLIS SIMPSON
2. Whose dance was rewarded by King Herod with the head of John the Baptist?
SALOME
3. Which character from Greek mythology, immortalised in a play by Euripides, killed her own children to spite her husband?
MEDEA
4. Which female singer and songwriter wrote and performed the single 'Love and Affection'?
JOAN ARMATRADING
5. Who was the woman Lord Peter Wimsey loved and eventually married in the detective novels of Dorothy L. Sayers?
HARRIET VANE
6. What was the name of Odysseus' wife?
PENELOPE
7. Which queen of England succeeded Edward VI to the throne?
LADY JANE GREY
8. Which tennis player won her first Wimbledon Singles Championship in 1978 and her last in 1990?
MARTINA NAVRATILOVA
9. Who was the patron saint of music and of makers of musical instruments?
ST. CECILIA
10. Which New Zealand born detective novelist wrote about the detective Roderick Alleyn and his sidekick Inspector Fox
NGAIO MARSH
11. In Hindu mythology, who is the goddess of destruction and death? She is also known as Durga.
KALI
12. Which classic film actress said 'I acted vulgar, Madonna IS vulgar'?
MARLENE DEITRICH
13. Which very famous film actress starred in 'Courage of Lassie' and 'Lassie Come Home'?
ELIZABETH TAYLOR
14. Who wrote the book 'Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistlestop Cafe'?
FANNIE FLAGG
15. In Greek mythology, from whose blood was the horse Pegasus said to have sprung?
MEDUSA
16. Which pioneer of nursing kept a small pet owl in her pocket?
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
17. Which 18th century European empress was noted for her leadership skills, for embracing Enlightenment ideas, and for having lots and lots of lovers?
CATHERINE THE GREAT
18. Who is the main heroine of Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice' who eventually marries Mr Darcy?
ELIZABETH BENNETT
19. Who's last words, upon being executed, were 'Lord, into thy hands I commend my spirit'?
LADY JANE GREY
20. Who was the state of Maryland named after?
HENRIETTA MARIA
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