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Post by Claire on May 17, 2010 11:23:41 GMT 1
Another cryptic quiz for you. Can you work out the pony book titles from the clues?
1. You might burn your fingers eating this!
2. Worth a pair in a plant?
3. Not by design?
4. Seen in a dressage test ANSWER: FLYING CHANGES by CAROLINE AKRILL
5. "I wanna live forever...." ANSWER: FAME by SAMANTHA ALEXANDER
6. A countrywide material?
7. The equine hero of this book may be quicker than the Royal Mail!
8. A salad vegetable makes an escape bid ANSWER: RUNAWAY RADISH by JESSIE HAAS
9. Not rideable through the week ANSWER: THE SATURDAY HORSE by MICHAEL HARDCASTLE
10. This equine asked 'who switched out the lights?'
11 and 12. Number 11 could lead to number 12!
13. This equine is rubbish!
14. Made from part of a pig? ANSWER: SILK PURSE by GLENDA SPOONER
15. This horse could be found on a tree!
16. A lumberjack might ride this horse
17. A sparkling blue horse?
18. A horse for less than a pound? (More than 1 possible answer!)
19. Richard III would have liked this pony book! ANSWER: KINGDOM FOR A HORSE by DORIAN WILLIAMS
20. Could this pony be set for a life of crime?
Usual one at a time rule. Rosettes to the 3 people with the most correct answers.
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Post by kunuma on May 17, 2010 12:26:23 GMT 1
Crikey Claire, are you confusing us with intelligent forum readers? ;D All I can come up with is 10 Dark Horse?
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Post by susanb on May 17, 2010 14:27:35 GMT 1
14 is Silk Purse by Glenda Spooner
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2010 15:07:07 GMT 1
Is Number 4 Flying Changes?
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Post by haffyfan on May 17, 2010 19:44:16 GMT 1
17 could it be Silver Blue by
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Post by susanb on May 17, 2010 19:45:31 GMT 1
8 Runaway Radish by Jessie Haas
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Post by Claire on May 17, 2010 20:28:47 GMT 1
Crikey Claire, are you confusing us with intelligent forum readers? ;D This from the hangman and anagram expert! Numbers 4, 8 and 14 are correct rosie and susan. Sorry haffy 17 is not Silver Blue and 10 is not correct kunuma, but pretty close.
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Post by susanb on May 18, 2010 0:02:48 GMT 1
9 The Saturday Horse by Michael Hardcastle? (It could also be The Wednesday Pony by Primrose Cumming, but I'm assuming that by "through the week" you mean "on weekdays")
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Post by exmoorfan on May 18, 2010 7:26:26 GMT 1
number 5 is Fame,?
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Post by Claire on May 18, 2010 10:47:17 GMT 1
Correct for 5 and 9 exmoorfan and susan. Well done. Hmm I think through the week must be a British expression which we use to mean as opposed to the weekend!
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Post by susanb on May 18, 2010 14:17:05 GMT 1
15 Maltese Cat by Rudyard Kipling
As George Bernard Shaw said, "Two peoples separated by a common language" ;D ;D ;D
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Post by susanb on May 18, 2010 14:37:37 GMT 1
19 is driving me buggy....I thought when I first saw it, "ah, of course, Royal Crusader by Glenda Spooner", but then realized that it was Richard III, not Richard I (aka Richard the Lionheart), so am totally stumped. What kind of pony book would he have liked? Princes in the Tower? Royal Usurper? The mind boggles! (I can, however, guess that he would have loved Josephine Tey's Daughter of Time!)
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Post by Claire on May 18, 2010 19:54:06 GMT 1
Sorry susan, 15 is not the Maltese Cat. As for no. 19, if you know your Shakespeare you should get it!
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Post by haffyfan on May 18, 2010 20:25:33 GMT 1
19 Kingdom For A Horse by Dorien Williams?
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Post by Claire on May 18, 2010 20:45:32 GMT 1
Correct haffy On a Richard III theme, I live near his castle (Middleham) theres some pics of it on the old buildings thread.
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Post by susanb on May 18, 2010 22:35:18 GMT 1
Ah, all makes sense now....I'd forgotten that line!
Trying 15 again, how about Swallow by K.M. Peyton? I was thinking "up a tree" as in "something that went UP the tree rather than flew INTO the tree", but realized that that might be another British/American difference!
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Post by Claire on May 18, 2010 22:59:23 GMT 1
Yes it may have been clearer to say 'on' a tree (I've modified the clue) but altho Swallow is nearer the mark its still not quite right.
I'll add some clues tomorrow if you lot are still a bit stuck.
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Post by susanb on May 19, 2010 1:17:06 GMT 1
sigh......another try for 10 then, Pony in the Luggage by Gunnel Linde. (Of course, it could also be Blind Connemara by C.W. Anderson, but that would be COLD :-) )
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Post by susanb on May 19, 2010 1:17:58 GMT 1
ahh!!! I got it, I got it (I think) RED CONKER by Kathleen MacKenzie!
(we're back to the language thing again, chestnuts are NEVER called conkers in the US!)
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Post by trixiepony on May 19, 2010 11:12:56 GMT 1
2 A bird in the hand. 20 Bandit
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Post by Claire on May 19, 2010 11:37:16 GMT 1
sigh......another try for 10 then....it could also be Blind Connemara by C.W. Anderson, but that would be COLD :-) ) **Gives a horrified laugh** Nope susan its definitely not that, nor is it Pony in the Luggage. Kunuma was much closer with Dark Horse. And sorry its not red conker in the tree, but you're getting closer. Well done trixiepony, no. 2 is Bird in the Hand. Bandit isn't correct but an excellent answer! Here is a re-cap of what we have so far: 1. You might burn your fingers eating this! 2. Worth a pair in a plant? ANSWER: A BIRD IN THE HAND by TOY MARTIN3. Not by design? 4. Seen in a dressage test ANSWER: FLYING CHANGES by CAROLINE AKRILL5. "I wanna live forever...." ANSWER: FAME by SAMANTHA ALEXANDER
6. A countrywide material? 7. The equine hero of this book may be quicker than the Royal Mail! 8. A salad vegetable makes an escape bid ANSWER: RUNAWAY RADISH by JESSIE HAAS9. Not rideable through the week ANSWER: THE SATURDAY HORSE by MICHAEL HARDCASTLE10. This equine asked 'who switched out the lights?' 11 and 12. Number 11 could lead to number 12! 13. This equine is rubbish! 14. Made from part of a pig? ANSWER: SILK PURSE by GLENDA SPOONER15. This horse could be found on a tree! 16. A lumberjack might ride this horse 17. A sparkling blue horse? 18. A horse for less than a pound? (More than 1 possible answer!) 19. Richard III would have liked this pony book! ANSWER: KINGDOM FOR A HORSE by DORIAN WILLIAMS20. Could this pony be set for a life of crime? I'll try and think up some clues this evening.
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2010 12:49:54 GMT 1
I don't suppose number 10 is Midnight on Lundy
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Post by susanb on May 19, 2010 15:18:05 GMT 1
10 Black Nightshade by JPT?
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Post by kunuma on May 19, 2010 15:50:27 GMT 1
16 Timber? 18 Pennies for a Pony or the Ten Pound Pony?
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Post by susanb on May 19, 2010 17:03:05 GMT 1
15 Blossom by CPT? Please tell me you're not going for the "star" at the top of the Christmas tree, because there must be a HUNDRED books with horses named Star! I'd scarcely know where to begin ;D
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Post by susanb on May 19, 2010 17:08:39 GMT 1
If you're joking about the slowness of the Royal Mail, 7 could be San Domingo by Marguerite Henry (pony express horse)
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Post by darkhorse on May 19, 2010 19:48:23 GMT 1
is 10 Pony in the Dark?
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Post by Claire on May 19, 2010 19:56:57 GMT 1
Congratulations susan you got it - it is Blossom Darkhorse is correct with Pony in the Dark for no. 10 Kunuma is correct with Timber for 16. Kunuma you're very very close with Pennies for a pony for no.18 but as for the Ten Pound Pony, well all I can say is I wouldnt like to be your bank manager if you think 10 pounds is less than 1!!! ;D
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Post by Claire on May 19, 2010 20:09:35 GMT 1
Another re-cap with some clues:
1. You might burn your fingers eating this! ANSWER: HOT POTATO by ALYSSA BRUGMAN
2. Worth a pair in a plant? ANSWER: A BIRD IN THE HAND by TOY MARTIN
3. Not by design? CLUE: NOT PR-EDETERMINED
4. Seen in a dressage test ANSWER: FLYING CHANGES by CAROLINE AKRILL
5. "I wanna live forever...." ANSWER: FAME by SAMANTHA ALEXANDER
6. A countrywide material? CLUE: A VERY FAMOUS PONY BOOK
7. The equine hero of this book may be quicker than the Royal Mail! ANSWER: SPECIAL DELIVERY by GILLIAN BAXTER
8. A salad vegetable makes an escape bid ANSWER: RUNAWAY RADISH by JESSIE HAAS
9. Not rideable through the week ANSWER: THE SATURDAY HORSE by MICHAEL HARDCASTLE
10. This equine asked 'who switched out the lights?' ANSWER: PONY IN THE DARK by K M PEYTON
11 and 12. Number 11 could lead to number 12! CLUE: BOTH BOOKS BY A VERY FAMOUS AUTHOR, PART OF A SERIES 13. This equine is rubbish! CLUE: FEMALE LESSER KNOWN AUTHOR, MAINLY WROTE FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN
14. Made from part of a pig? ANSWER: SILK PURSE by GLENDA SPOONER
15. This horse could be found on a tree! ANSWER: BLOSSOM by CPT
16. A lumberjack might ride this horse ANSWER: TIMBER by JUDITH BERRISFORD
17. A sparkling blue horse? CLUE: THIS HORSE COULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE AS WELL AS BLUE
18. A horse for less than a pound? (More than 1 possible answer!) CLUE: TWO ANSWERS IN EITHER BRITISH OR AMERICAN CURRENCY
19. Richard III would have liked this pony book! ANSWER: KINGDOM FOR A HORSE by DORIAN WILLIAMS
20. Could this pony be set for a life of crime? CLUE: AMERICAN AUTHOR NICE ILLUSTRATIONS
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Post by susanb on May 19, 2010 23:57:40 GMT 1
1 Hot Potato by Alyssa Brugman
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