Michty me, the holidays must be here. This year's quiz is a mixture: some easy questions, some stinkers. Quite a few you can guess without actually knowing the answer. There is a prize, but have a go just for fun, even if it's only one question. There are four parts...
............................................ STRAIGHT 1. What Scottish tune is known in Ireland as "The Belles of Tipperary" and in America as "Billy In the Low Ground"? 2. What Scottish tune is known in Ireland as "Miller of Draughin" and in America as "Grey Eagle"? 3. Add the number of Pipers (an' a', an' a'), the number of Marys (in Mary Hamilton), the number of Furlongs from Edinburgh Town, and the number of Men of Moidart. ............................................ COLOURS (tune names and songs) 4. Dashing _ _ _ _ _ Sergeant 5. The _ _ _ _ _ Hills of Tyrol 6. The Old _ _ _ _ Cat 7. Campbell's Farewell to _ _ _ castle 8. Lassie Wi the _ _ _ _ _ _ Coatie 9. My Love Is Like a Red, Red, _ _ _ _ 10. _ _ _ _ _ _ and Blue 11. _ _ _ _ Bonnets Over the Border 12. Ho Ro, My _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Maiden 13. Jeannie's _ _ _ _ _ E'en ............................................ PUZZLES (common tune names:) Example: Brownie Ball (5,5) = Fairy Dance 14. Nick 'twixt outfitters (3,4,5,3,7) 15. Warrior's rapture (8,3) 16. Elevated touchdown spirit (8,6) 17. An Angus Dudelsack player (3,5,1,6) 18. Reddish-yellow, but also downhearted (6,3,4) 19. Stylish, ashen military man (7,5,8) 20. Jethro, oh! leave spirit (12) 21. Our metal worker's a brave brigadier (3, 5's,1,7,7) 22. The small gherkin drag (3,3,6,3) 23. Mrs Wren's halfpenny (5's,6) 24. Please jump that burn, you nincumpoop (4,3,3,6,7) 25. Base of the hit, toss a ball (6,2,3,5,4) ............................................ ANAGRAMS (Scottish bands/musicians): Example: Bad inflated belt busted hard-working Glaswegians (11,4) = Battlefield Band 26. Fools went crazy for Highland folk-rock band. (9) 27. Hard fed sheep upset respected fiddles/pipes combo. (4, 8) 28. Lazy, wild sir danced to Scots superstars. (5,6) 29. A lilac recipe prepared for Gaelic music lovers. (12) 30. Box player got pickled - an inch hung limp. (4,10) -- Nigel Gatherer, Crieff, Scotland mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
