Book Trivia- Jane Austen

This isn't really a question, I thought I would just throw this in, I hope you have fun with it.

Emma by Jane Austen

To Miss_____.

Charade

My first displays the wealth and pomp of kings,
Lords of the earth! their luxury and ease.
Another view of man, my second brings,
Behold him there, the monarch of the seas!

But, ah! united, what reverse we have!
Man's boasted power and freedom, all are flown;
Lord of the earth and sea, he bends a slave,
And woman, lovely woman, reigns alone.

Thy ready wit the word will soon supply,
May its approval beam in that soft eye!*

So here is the question: can you explain what this means?

If you have watched Emma you will have heard the first part of this quoted out loud, but I though it would be nice to add the whole thing here for all to see.

Have a wonderful week. The answer will be posted on Sunday, but everyone is free to answer this at anytime.


*This quote was taken from Emma

Book Trivia - Answer for Question 6

Here are the answers to our Book Trivia- Question:

1) Mr. Knightley

2) Harriet Smith

3) Marriage between Robert Martin and Harriet Smith

I hope everyone had fun with the question this week.

Congratulations to any and all who knew the answer. Next question is coming up soon.

Book Trivia - Question 6

Today's question of the week.

Emma

Jane Austen

Quote from the book:

"Nonsense, errant nonsense,as ever was talked!" cried 1)_______. "Robert Martin's manners have sense, sincerity, and good-humour to recommend them; and his mind has more true gentility than 2)_____ could understand."

Questions:

1) Who is speaking this sentence?

2) Who is the speaker referring to?

3) On what subject is this talk about?

There will be more questions from Emma in following weeks, plus other classics. Please feel free to comment on any posting now and in the future. Have a wonderful week.

*This quote was copied exactly from the book of Emma that I am reading.

Book Trivia - Answer for Question 5

Here are the answers to our Book Trivia - Question

Answers:

1) Mr. Knightley

2) Emma

3) backgammon

I hope everyone had fun with the question this week.

Congratulations to any and all who knew the answer. Next question is coming up soon.

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Book Trivia - Question 5

Today's question is going to be a little different, I'm going to ask 'you' (the reader) who said what quote. I will give you the book and the author, so that should make it a little easier. I hope you enjoy this.

The book & author

Emma

Jane Austen

From the book: "...your saying to yourself one idle day, 'I think it would be a very good thing for Miss Taylor if Mr. Weston were to marry her,' and saying it again to yourself every now and then afterwards, why do you talk of success?"*

1) Can you name the person who is speaking this sentence?

2) Who was this person speaking to?

3) What game were Emma and her father going to play in the beginning of the book?

There will be more question from Emma in following weeks, plus other classics. Please feel free to comment on any posting now and in the future. Have a wonderful week.

*This quote was copied exactly from the book of Emma that I am reading.

Answer: Music Trivia 10

Paul Brandt was born July 21, 1972 and worked as a pediatric nurse prior to his big break in 1996. He is the first Canadian singer to be on the Billboard Hot Country Songs, since 1974's Hank Snow.

Book Trivia - Answer for Question 4

Here is the answer for our fourth book trivia question:

Author: April Kihlstrom

Book: The Reluctant Thief

Book Trivia - Question 4

Congratulations to any and all who knew the answer. Round 5 is coming up.

Book Trivia - Question 4

This week's book:

Signet Regency Romance

Penguin Putnam Inc.

Copyright 1998

About the Author:

This author has 31 books published and 28 years experience with the publishing industry and how it works.

She is a respected public speaker and has a Master of Science degree in Operations Research.

Her newest book was published in June 0f 2002.

From the book:

pg 41 - Rebecca sat at the window of the bedroom she shared with Penelope. She could not sleep. Somewhere in the house he was asleep.

pg 142 - The trouble was, Hugh couldn't make even himself believe such a bouncer. He was here to see Lady Rebecca. To make certain she was all right.

Can you name this author and book?

A clue will be given on Wednesday and the answer posted on Saturday.

Please feel free to correct any information on this post.

Have a wonderful week.

Please let us know if you like the book trivia, also if you any suggestions for genres for upcoming trivia questions. Thank you.

Book Trivia - Answer for Question 3

Here is the answer to our third book trivia question:

Author: Sheila Walsh

Book Title: The Incomparable Miss Brady

Book Trivia - Question 3

Congratulations to any & all who knew the answer. Round 4 is coming up.

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Book Trivia - Question 3

This weeks book:

Signet Regency Romance

Hutchinson Publishing Group, Ltd.

Copyright 1980

About the Author:

She lived in England with her husband. Wrote her first Regency novel in 1975, which won her an award presented by the Romantic Novelist's Association.

Under Romance books listed in her name, she has 13 regencys listed, the newest was published in 2001.

From the book:

pg 105 - Seraphina Westbury, with Prince Metlin's fingers reassuringly at her elbow, moved among the grand assembly of guests thronging the glittering ballroom of the Elysee Palace, totally obscured by magnificence and profoundly grateful to be so.

pg 208 - Halfway through the afternoon, Clementina's coach, which had departed unnoticed, returned, and out stepped Maurice followed by several of his minions...

Can you name this author & book?

A Clue will be given on Wednesday and the answer posted on Saturday.

Please feel free to correct any information on this post. Have a wonderful week.

Book Trivia - Answer for Question 2

Here is the answer to our second Book Trivia Question:

Author: Carole Nelson Douglas

Book Title: Cat in A Crimson Haze (A Midnight Louie Mystery)

Book Trivia - Question 2

Congratulations to all & any who knew the answer. Round 3 is coming up.

Hospice Donations Update

Hi Everyone

Well, it's early Tuesday morning and we are 5 days away from the walk. I'm really excited!!! I'm proud to say right now, that we set a goal of $100...and we have EXCEEDED it by OVER $200!!! As of right now, we have raised collectively as a team $333!!! I owe a personal thank you to Cousin Jeff. We made $200 overnight because Jeff took the initiative to post our Hospice info on a forum that he belongs to. That generated a response by an individual who had recently lost his Mom and Hospice took over her case. When we started raising donations this year, I would have never thought that I would be sitting here 5 days before the walk saying to all of you, that we raised this much money. We are not done....the job doesn't end of raising money, until the moment the donations go in. So, I will give you another update Friday night, before I settle in for the evening, on how much we have raised.

I owe a personal thank you to the Lyons Family for ALL of their help this year. Seriously guys, you have been there for me...had my back on this....although none of you have been side by side with me, trying to raise these donations, you've been there on the Internet spreading the word. I cannot thank you enough. But I must tell you, the day that my Grandma told me that she has Alzheimer's, I told her how much we have raised. I heard the shock and excitement in her voice. That right there, was well worth all of it. So thank you from the bottom of my heart...I am indebted to all of you forever.

Sooooo 5 days left.....let's keep going!!!!! Let's see how much we can all turn in as Team Lyons....and know this...even if you are not walking with us, you're still part of the team. You are the one's doing the work behind the scenes...we are just the guys on the "front lines" doing the work...without you, we cannot do what we do. Do you think we can make $340??? How about $350???? Thank you to all of you...I will post another update Friday evening. A MILLION "thank yous" to you all....

Heather
For Team Lyons

Music Trivia 10

This artist was born July 21st, 1972. At the time of his big break, he was working as a pediatric RN. From 1996 to 2002, he'd won Male Artist of the Year, 5 times in his homeland of Canada. He is the first Canadian singer to be on the Billboard Hot Country Songs, since 1974's Hank Snow. He has included his wife in some of his music videos, as well as singing background music for him. His debut album in 1996, which is certified 3x Platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association, had 4 hit singles including the following song:

"I know the time will disappear
But this love that we're building on will always be here...."

Can you name this artist and this song, that he wrote for a friends wedding?

Good Luck!!!

Book Trivia - Question 2

This Week's Book:

A Forge Book

Mystery

Copyright 1995

About the Author:

This author has several genres that she writes - Mystery & Thrillers, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Romance. Today's book is about a 'feline super-sleuth'.

She has twenty books in this series alone, but 'envisions' the series to number 27; altogether she has 92 books with her name on them, either as a contributor or author.

From the book:

pg 65 - Ah, carp. It is a homely little word of one syllable, but sweet to me. Whether one says 'carp' or uses the fancy Oriental term of 'Koi,' they are both goldfish to my mind, and splendid eating.

pg 206 - So she paced, despite her ankle, waiting to go down to the lobby. There she would consult some old guy about a Lake Mead restaurant at an obscure site that coincidentally bore her name, minus a terminal 'r'.

Can you name this author & book?

A Clue will be given on Wednesday and the answer posted on Saturday.

Please feel free to correct any information on this post. Have a wonderful week.

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Book Trivia - Answer for Question 1

Here is the answer to our first Book Trivia - Question:

Author for this book: Mary Chase Comstock

Book title: An Impetuous Miss

Book Trivia - Question 1

Congratulations to all & any who knew the answer. Round 2 is coming up.

~This Day in History~ May 15

So what happened May 15*?

1252 marked the addition of the papal bull, or charter, ad extirpanda by Pope Innocent IV. This bull specified the rules for the torture of heretics, in order to elicit confessions, during the Medieval Inquisition.**

In 1525, the German Boer war ended with the slaughter of 5000 people.

Anne Boleyn was condemned to death for treason, adultery, and incest on this day in 1536.

Mary, Queen of Scots took her third husband on this day in 1567.

Louis VIII was appointed king by the French Parliament of Paris in 1610.

A London lawyer named James Puckle is credited with patenting the world's first machine gun on this day in 1718.# 

Great Britain declared war on France in 1758, beginning the Seven Years' War.

On this day in 1800, King George III of Britain survived two assassination attempts.

The author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, L Frank Baum, was born on this day in 1856.

1869 marked the year that the National Woman Suffrage Association was formed by Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

In 1911, Standard Oil was declared an unreasonable monopoly by the US Supreme Court and ordered to be broken up.

Mickey Mouse made his debut on this day in 1928 in the cartoon Plane Crazy.

The first McDonald's opened in 1940 in San Bernardino, California.

In 1958, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 3.

Thanx for looking! Happy blogging, everyone!

~Jaimey
http://www.jaimeygrant.com
http://jaimeygrant.blogspot.com

*For more historical moments on this day in history, check out these sites: Library of Congress, Wikipedia, Brainy History.
**For more info on the papal bull ad extirpanda: Wikipedia
#For more on James Puckle and his accomplishments: Wikipedia

Taking A Bit Of A Break

Hi Everyone,

I posted earlier, that I would be taking this evening (Friday) off from trivia, to get some rest and get caught up on daily chores around the house. Due to a family issue that has arisen tonight, I'm going to extend that a bit, and take the rest of the weekend off. My Grandmother, my Mom's Mom, was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's, and I need to make sure my affairs are in order here in my house, in the event that I need to be away in the future. I don't want to be leaving Jon and the boys to fend for themselves and them having no idea where anything is or where anything goes. Taking the weekend off, will allow me to get a lot done, and still spend time with Jon, so that he can adjust to things as well. I just wanted to let all of you know, because it's been brought to my attention that so many people enjoy playing trivia. Thank you all, and I will be back with you on Monday. Have a GREAT weekend...Heather

Answer: Music Trivia 9

Formed in 1981, the band Queensryche would go on to produce their most successful album in 1990. Empire was their 4th album and would generate their first top 10 single, "Silent Lucidity". This Power Ballad, which contained an instrumental background played by an orchestra, would reach number 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks.....but here's the catch...I threw a curve ball in this one. The song lyrics are not that of "Silent Lucidity", they are of the song "Anybody Listening", which also appears on the album Empire.

Jeff got this one...Good Job Cousin Jeff!!!! I knew the minute I put this one out there, you'd get it...(smiling).

Sorry it took so long to get the answer posted everyone. Yesterday was kind of a rough day for me. So after talking with Jeff last night, I'm posting the answer and taking the rest of today off on trivia, to get some much needed rest and cleaning done. I will be back tomorrow, Saturday, to post another trivia question. Thank you all for playing, and I'm hoping tomorrow's question will be a stumper!!! ;o)~

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And
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And
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An Introduction

Hi! I'm Jeff's sister Laura but I'm better known online as Jaimey Grant. I am a wife and mother, and author of four published novels. I write about Regency England with occasional forays into other periods as well as fantasy. My books can be found on Amazon in paperback and Kindle form, in e-book form from Barnes and Noble and Kobo.com as well as multi-format e-book from Smashwords.com. I encourage you to check them out.

I have been invited to contribute to this lovely blog and have decided to do so in the form of "This Day in History." It will be random factoids and will include the entire world, not just the USA. (I will admit that my partiality for Regency Britain and Britain in particular may often lead me to post many historical tidbits about that part of the world.) I will be posting on this topic once, maybe twice a month. It will be a random date and links to further reading will be provided. If I ever get something wrong, please feel free to correct me.

I hope you enjoy what I post and comment when you feel the urge. Comments are always welcome!

~Jaimey

Music Trivia 9

Formed in 1981, this heavy metal/progressive metal group got it's humble beginning in Bellvue, Washington. The band released several albums prior to the release of it's most successful album in 1990. The release of this, their 4th album, would generate the band's first top 10 single. One such power ballad on the album, which contained an orchestra, would reach number 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks. Among issues discussed in the band's songs were gun control and the environment. Can you name this band, and the song from them, that contains the following lyrics?

"There's a warm wind from the south, hoist the sail and we'll be gone
By morning this will all seem like a dream..."

Answer: Music Trivia 8

Bush, formed in 1992, when lead singer Gavin Rossdale and lead guitarist Nigel Pulsford united over a mutual admiration for the group The Pixies. In 1994, their debut album, Sixteen Stone, was released, and has sold over 80 million copies here in the US alone. The single, Alien, appears on this album.

Music Trivia 8

This British band was formed in 1992, when their lead guitarist and lead vocalist united over a mutual admiration for the group The Pixies. In 1994, their debut album was released, and since then, has sold over 80 million copies here in the US alone. Although they formed in the UK, they would have more success in the United States, then in their homeland. The group broke up in 2002, and since then each of the band members have gone their separate ways. In 2008, the group's lead singer said in an interview, that the possibility of a reunion together was "highly unlikely". Can you name this band, and this song that appears on their debut album?

"...she felt like velvet,
second blonde child she meant it...."

Answer: Music Trivia 7

Nina Gordon, previously of the rock group Veruca Salt released her first solo album in 2000. Her hit single from the album, "Tonight and the Rest of My Life" was included in the previews for the movie The Notebook.

Good Job Jay!!!! Go Jay, Go Jay, Go Jay!!! Whoop, Whoop...AWESOME JOB!!!!

Music Trivia 7

This artist recorded her first solo album in 1998, after a bumpy and turbulent career in a rock band that she co-founded. Although this first solo album was recorded in 1998, it was not released until 2000 due to problems with labels. The wait was worth it. The debut album has sold nearly 300,000 copies here in the US. The following single from this album, was included in the preview for the movie The Notebook. Can you name the artist and the song she sang from her debut solo album from the following lyric?

"....everything is waves and stars, the universe is resting in my arms.."

Good Luck!!!!

Answer: Music Trivia 6

Van Halen got their start in Pasadena, California in 1972. In 1995, they released their album Balance, which contained the song "Feelin".

Hospice of Michigan Walk & Remember Donation Update

Hello Everyone,

I just wanted to give a brief update on where the team is at as far as raising donations. As of this weekend, we have collectively as a team, raised $130!!!!!! We are geeked, stoked, and the push is on to raise $200 now. So, we are $70 short, and it would be awesome to exceed our goal of $100, by raising another $100. Soooo, if everyone can put the news out there to friends and family, that we are short $70 from reaching our next big goal, I'd so appreciate it. Remember, donations can also be made online at our team donation site:

http://www.active.com/donate/walkandremember/HLyons7

We are officially 12 days out from the walk, and I'm as giddy as a little kid on Xmas morning. I live for this walk every year. I cannot describe to you, the emotion and feeling of handing that money in that we've raised, and knowing that this is going to help someone out. I usually don't sleep the night before the walk, because I'm so excited..lol My only regret, is that I wish I had my Mom walking by my side. But I remember, she's in my heart, so she's always with me. I will give you another update next Monday, May 17th, and then a final total of how much we've raised the night before the walk on Friday, May 21st. We are going to work hard to raise this money, we aren't stopping until the donations are turned in. So please, pass the word...we are all in this together, and the team and I cannot take all the credit for the donations...we have to give the credit to you for opening up your hearts to us and giving us these pledges.

Thank you again everyone...look for the next update in a week!!!!!
Heather