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Dickens Quiz
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4399744.stm
How did you get on? I'm ashamed to admit, as a huge Dickens fan, that I only got 11 out of 12, and must hang my hand in shame because the question I wrong was the one about the second sentence of "A Tale of Two Cities", which I really should have known, since I've only just finished proof-reading it ![]() |
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7 out of 12. Not too bad for not really knowing the personal history of the man.
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4 out of 12. Not bad for never read anything about him nor from him... (except the tv versions of A Christmas Carol)
(and the one I should have gotten correct, I picked wrong: The amount of ghosts that visit ebeneezer scrooge...) |
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6/12 - not too bad, considering I'm not really a Dickens fan.
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9 out of 12 - got the Tale of Two Cities one wrong (never liked that book!), who he outlived and, stupidly, the artist's nickname - misread the question and chose Dickens pen name instead
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![]() ![]() Strangely enough, I don't feel quite as ashamed as I probably should? |
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I won't say! The only Dickens I've read is "A Tale of Two Cities" years ago and which I loved. He is one I keep moving up and down my list. The only reason I'm posting is I thought Harry and other Dickens lovers might be interested in this article I just read this morning...resulting in a move back to the top.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/book...eading-dickens |
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5/12 ... Not too bad considering I've only read The Mystery of Edwin Drood and seen movie adaptations of A Christmas Carol. Although, I have to admit I did get the number of ghosts wrong -- I forgot to include Marley.
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8 out of 12 - here is proof that luck can skew statistical expectations
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Now what?
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7 out of 12 - I coulda been a contenda!
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5 out of 12, oh my!! Will download one of Harry's Dickens ebooks now....
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9/12!! Who wodda thunk it? I really want to read more of the old guy, but so MANY things to read, so little time to squeeze it all in!!
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5/12, which surprised me, as I've only read a couple of books by Dickens.
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