wow, easy Prince!Originally Posted by PrinceMyshkin
"Pale tasteless wursts," you HOSER! You are talking about my beloved Weisswurst! Which I doubt you've ever had there in Lower Pleasantville!
wow, easy Prince!"Pale tasteless wursts," you HOSER! You are talking about my beloved Weisswurst! Which I doubt you've ever had there in Lower Pleasantville!
Hey, Sleepy, speaking of 70's/80's German rock bands, do you recall a band called Nektar? My brother was obsessed with them when I was younger. They were a progressive rock band if I remember correctly, kind of a long the lines of Yes and Genesis...when they were good.
the luminous grass of the prairie hides
feet lovely and still as sleeping doves,
porcelain bones strong enough to carry a life,
but weighty and unmovable
As black Dakota hills. ~ Riesa
Nope, sorry, I don't know them. I'll check them outHey, Sleepy, speaking of 70's/80's German rock bands, do you recall a band called Nektar? My brother was obsessed with them when I was younger. They were a progressive rock band if I remember correctly, kind of a long the lines of Yes and Genesis...when they were good.
I actually found a disc of their on iTunes, a live disc recorded in 2002 and I recognize a lot of those song titles. I think I'm going to buy it and burn if for my brother, it will be like a surprise Christmas gift...even though my side of the family doesn't really exchange gifts, that's why it will be a surprise.Nope, sorry, I don't know them. I'll check them out
the luminous grass of the prairie hides
feet lovely and still as sleeping doves,
porcelain bones strong enough to carry a life,
but weighty and unmovable
As black Dakota hills. ~ Riesa
is this the same brother who thinks you are Vikings?I actually found a disc of their on iTunes, a live disc recorded in 2002 and I recognize a lot of those song titles. I think I'm going to buy it and burn if for my brother, it will be like a surprise Christmas gift...even though my side of the family doesn't really exchange gifts, that's why it will be a surprise.
Yes, that would be him.is this the same brother who thinks you are Vikings?
the luminous grass of the prairie hides
feet lovely and still as sleeping doves,
porcelain bones strong enough to carry a life,
but weighty and unmovable
As black Dakota hills. ~ Riesa
snakker du norsk?
heehee, I learned a little Norwegian in a course once, but I had to give it up because it clashed with another course. I'd like to take it up again some day (after I graduate).
I know a little, a few words here and there but nothing that would help me if I was stuck in Norway without a translator, although I would imagine I would learn pretty quickly if that was the case.
the luminous grass of the prairie hides
feet lovely and still as sleeping doves,
porcelain bones strong enough to carry a life,
but weighty and unmovable
As black Dakota hills. ~ Riesa
The winners of the Neuschwanstein quiz will be announced tomorrow
Hip hip hooray, we've got two winners! well done
papaya and Niamh sent me their answers and got 3 out of 5 right.
Originally, I said you have to get all of them right, but seeing as only you two took part, you win anway and you'll get 3 postcards each.
Please PM me your postal address (again), so I can send you the postcards.
1. When was Neuschwanstein built?
a) in medieval times
b) in the 16th century
c) in the 18 the century
d) in the 19th century
(one of you added that it was begun in 1869)
2. Who built the castle?
a) Sissi (Elizabeth), Empress of Austria
b) King Ludwig II of Bavaria
c) King Maximilian II of Bavaria
d) Charlemagne
(one of you mentioned "Mad King Ludwig"
3. what was the form of government in Bavaria at the time the castle was built?
a) absolute monarchy
b) constitutional monarchy
c) dictatorship
d) republic
(this one was tough. Bavaria adopted a constitution in 1808 and another one in 1818. The 1818 constitution established a parliament, but there wasn't universal suffrage, freedom of the press or a full separation of powers yet)
4. Which hero did the owner of the castle identify with?
a) Siegfried
b) Marie Antoinette
c) Parzival (Percival)
d) Thor
(tut-tut; nope it's not Siegfried, as one of you said; you're lucky you didn't pick Thor
5. how did the builder of Neuschwanstein Castle die?
a) drowned in a lake
b) shot by an assassin
c) fell off his/her horse
d) poisoned
you can read up about Neuschwanstein here: http://www.neuschwanstein.de/english...dwig/index.htm
bah I could have wiped the beerhall with minimum of 4 out of 5 with my eyes closed...I've been there twice already, about 18 & 22 years ago.
"I am glad to learn my friend that you had not yet submitted yourself to any of the mouldy laws of Literature."
-John Muir
"My candle burns at both ends; It will not last the night; But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - It gives a lovely light"
-Edna St. Vincent Millay
heehee
I'll do another on in Feb.
Yes, maybe this time you will find something I haven't studied yet...like yodeling, polka-dancing, wine, beer, bread, cheese, animal husbandry, train schedules...oh wait I already know all of that....LOL...I can't wait, I might keep Larry the Leprechaun until the next quiz. Oh and by been there, I meant Neuschwanstein.
"I am glad to learn my friend that you had not yet submitted yourself to any of the mouldy laws of Literature."
-John Muir
"My candle burns at both ends; It will not last the night; But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - It gives a lovely light"
-Edna St. Vincent Millay
I'll pick something dull then, especially for youe.g. the political system
oooh, I smell research in my future Sleepy.
"I am glad to learn my friend that you had not yet submitted yourself to any of the mouldy laws of Literature."
-John Muir
"My candle burns at both ends; It will not last the night; But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - It gives a lovely light"
-Edna St. Vincent Millay
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote