A quick quiz

martin_z

20 years ago

We haven't had a quiz for a while.

Identify the books. And what is the common theme?

JSAMN - SC

HPATPS - JKR

TMWWM - PG

TCOM - TP

TMN - CLS

TWW - JM

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Comments (26)

anyanka
20 years ago
Mmmh...

No.1 - Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, Susanna Clarke
No.2 - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, J.K.Rowling.
mumby
20 years ago
I love quizzes!

HPATPS - JKR: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - J.K. Rowling

I have to think about the others while one of the DDs takes over the computer.
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martin_z
Original Author
20 years ago
You know, I rather thought that anything with JKR in it was a bit of a giveaway...!

Right so far!
sherwood38
20 years ago
#5 - The Magician's Newphew-C.S. Lewis...still thinking about the others-but the general theme seems to be magic or fantasy?

Pat
sherwood38
20 years ago
Magician's Nephew!
mumby
20 years ago
TCOM - TP: The Colour of Magic - Terry Pratchett.
mumby
20 years ago
The Man Who Was Magic - Paul Gallico

It suddenly struck me that the initials PG could only stand for Paul Gallico since anyone who's been around here for awhile will know that Martin is the resident RP Paul Gallico specialist :)
vtchewbecca
20 years ago
Theme: I think they're all first books by the particular authors.
vtchewbecca
20 years ago
Nevermind, just realized its the magicians nephew- definitely not a first book.

I agree, magic seems to be the theme.
martin_z
Original Author
20 years ago
Yes, magic is the theme.

So one left...

TWW - JM
veer
20 years ago
The Worst Witch - Jill Murphy
martin_z
Original Author
20 years ago
All done!

TWTY - FG
TNT - DLS
EC - LMA
SPOW - TEL
NWAS - AAM
FCAI - EN
NEF - GO
TJ - JG
ATOTC - CD
OFOTCN - KK
ATTWN - AC
mumby
20 years ago
It appears they all have numbers in the title:

A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Ken Kesey
Now We Are Six - A.A. Milne
Three Junes - Julia Glass
mwoods
20 years ago
NEF - GO ..Nineteen Eighty Four...George Orwell

am guessing they all have numbers in their titles.
sheriz6
20 years ago
EC - LMA is Eight Cousins Louisa May Alcott.
sheriz6
20 years ago
And SPOW - TEL is Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T.E. Lawrence.
Kath
20 years ago
ATTWN - AC is And Then There Were None By Agatha Christie

FCAI - EN is Five Children and It by E Nesbitt
martin_z
Original Author
20 years ago
Indeed, they all have numbers. But there's a tiny bit more to it...
veer
20 years ago
TNT - DLS The Nine Tailors - Dorothy L Sayers
anyanka
20 years ago
It's a countdown - so the first book has the number 10 in it. Unfortunately I can't for the life of me think what it is.
martin_z
Original Author
20 years ago
Correct!!
Kath
20 years ago
So Martin, can you put me out of my misery and tell us the last one please?

Kath
martin_z
Original Author
20 years ago
Ah. I'd forgotten that no-one had got that one.

The Whole Ten Yards by Frank Gifford.

OK, so I just picked it out of ABEBooks to complete the set - I know nothing more about it than this.....

Couldn't think of another books with "ten" in the title.
anyanka
20 years ago
Not unless you use the original title for 'And Then There Were None', and get disneyed for life!
martin_z
Original Author
20 years ago
Yes, but I wanted to use "And Then There Were None" for the end of my countdown anyway.

I did think of using the original - after all, I'd only have been posting TLN - AC. It would be the people who ANSWERED the question who got disneyed - nothing to do with me, guv!
ccrdmrbks
20 years ago
There's always TAUOT-TL (DS)