The A to Z Game

[hfwardhouse]

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Topic: Famous authors: Aldous Huxley


Barcroft Boake


I am sorry. Is this by first or last name please?



First name...alphabetically. Think that's how I remember it. Or is it? Someone will enlighten us very soon.


Thank you Maureen. I could not remember LOL :lol:


Charles Dickens


Daniel Defoe



First name...alphabetically. Think that's how I remember it. Or is it? Someone will enlighten us very soon.It's however you want it to be!

Eoin Colfer


Frederick Forsythe


Graham Greene


Harold Robbins


Iain M. Banks


John Grisham


Madison Julius Cawein


K Linda???



K Linda???

:oops: :oops: I am so sorry

Kate Seymour Maclean


Lynda la Plante


Margaret Atwood


Nicci French


Oscar Wilde

[hfwardhouse]

The next batch of posts


PG Woodhouse


Quentin Crisp


Roald Dahl


Stephen Donaldson


Tom Clancy


Ursula Gorman


Are these authors?

Virginia Woolf


William Shakespeare


Xaver Bayer


Yeats


Zoran Krušvar


For our next list shall we do something near and dear to our hearts......Breweries ...:drunken:

Agassiz Brewing.....Manitoba, Canada


Belhaven Brewery, Dunbar, Scotland.


Caldera Brewing Company, Oregon.


Deeside Brewery Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire


Earl Soham,Soham,Suffolk


Fountain Brewery, Edinburgh.


Glastonbury,Somerton,Somerset


Heineken, Tadcaster


Isle of Skye Brewery, Uig, Skye.

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John Smiths...Tadcaster, North Yorkshire


Kelburn Brewing Company........Barrhead


Lancaster Brewery, Lancaster


Marstons........Burton on Trent, Staffs.


Naylors : West Yorks


The Orkney Brewery, Stromness, Orkney.


Phipps Brewery Northamptom


Quartz...........Bromley, Staffordshire


Rose Street Brewery, Edinburgh, Scotland.


Sleeman Brewery, Guelph, Ontario


Tryst Brewery.........Falkirk Scotland


Uley Breweries -Dursley-Gloucestershire


Valhalla Brewery, Shetland Isles, Scotland.


Wards brewery, Sheffield (its closed down now, so I hope old ones count).


Xingu Brasil


Yates, Cumbria........Z Zerodegrees, Micro-brewery, London. New topic (please join in) Seaside holiday resorts:


Acapulco


Brighton


Costa del Sol?



Costa del Sol?That is a whole area. Seaside resort asked for. Caistor-on-Sea

[hfwardhouse]

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Destin, Florida

[FoxyFi]

Elie, Fife

[lynne]

Folkestone

[ChrisMac]

Galveston

[Cathy66]

Hersonnisos

[Hawkeye]

Ipanema

[supergran]

Jeffrey's Bay (South Africa)

[RoastLamb]

Kapalua Beach, Maui

[Hawkeye]

Lunan Bay.

[KnightOwl]

Morecambe

[RoastLamb]

Nantucket

[FoxyFi]

Oban

[KnightOwl]

Penzance

[supergran]

Queenstown NZ

[FoxyFi]

Robin Hood Bay

[KnightOwl]

Scarborough

[RoastLamb]

Tofino, Vancouver Island

[supergran]

Ullapool

[Hawkeye]

Venice Beach.

[supergran]

Weymouth

[Jennan]

Xuzhou, China

[ChrisMac]

Yarmouth Resort

[RoastLamb]

Zihuatanejo (Mexico)

New topic: anything to do with gardening

[KnightOwl]

Aeration

[Hawkeye]

bulbs

[Minnie98]

compost

[RoastLamb]

digging

[Hawkeye]

earthworms

[FoxyFi]

Flowers

[RoastLamb]

grass clippings

[Hawkeye]

hedge

[lynne]

Irrigation

[supergran]

Japonica

[KnightOwl]

knot garden

[Hawkeye]

lawn

[Jennan]

moss

[KnightOwl]

naturalise

[Jennan]

oleander

[RoastLamb]

plow/plough

[RoastLamb]

offshoots

You have Q.

[KnightOwl]

Quince

(bit of a stretch, but hey - you can plant 'em!)

[RoastLamb]

rake

[KnightOwl]

sowing

[Jan]

trowel

[supergran]

underplanting

[40-15]

vegetables

[supergran]

weeds

[Jennan]

Xmas Rose - can't remember the Latin name.

[RoastLamb]

yard work

[supergran]

Zephyranthes...................New category: Books

[Hawkeye]

A Game Of Thrones - George R R Martin

[ChrisMac]

"Blink"........by Ruth McEnery-Stuart

[KnightOwl]

Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres

[Hawkeye]

Dead Air - Iain Banks

[RoastLamb]

East of Eden - John Steinbeck

[KnightOwl]

Far From the Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy

[Hawkeye]

Guards! Guards! - Terry Pratchett.

[hfwardhouse]

The Hobbit - J R R Tolkien

[KnightOwl]

The Hobbit by JRR Tolkein (I assume we don't count the "the"??)

[KnightOwl]

Oooh - snap!!

I refreshed the page, but I guess yours had gone on a new page :)

[KnightOwl]

Better do an "I" then to make up for it:

Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott

[RoastLamb]

James and the Giant Peach - Roald Dahl

[supergran]

Kangaroo - D.H. Lawrence

[RoastLamb]

Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis

[ChrisMac]

Madonna Of The Seven Hills......Jean Plaidy

[RoastLamb]

Nancy Drew series. Loved them as a kid.

[Hawkeye]

Octopussy - Ian Fleming.

[RoastLamb]

Prince Caspian - Clive Staples Lewis

[KnightOwl]

The Quiet Man by Maurice Walsh

[RoastLamb]

Room with a View - E.M. Forster

[traveller7]

Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen

[RoastLamb]

To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee

[lynne]

Up At the Villa - William Somerset Maugham

[KnightOwl]

Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray

[RoastLamb]

Wizard of Oz - Frank Baum

[KnightOwl]

Xone of Contention by Piers Anthony

[ChrisMac]

You Only Live Twice.......Ian Fleming

[supergran]

Z for Zachariah : Robert C O'Brien

[supergran]

Sorry...new subject : Footballers

[KnightOwl]

I'm not sure if this should be alphabetic by first name or surname, so I'll play safe and say:

Andrey Arshavin :)

[Hawkeye]

Me too!

Billy Bremner

[KnightOwl]

(until someone clarifies the rules...)

Carlton Cole

[Hawkeye]

Dion Dublin.

[Linda]

Didier Drogba

[supergran]

Surnames!! But didn't you all do well so far?:clap::clap:

[supergran]

Jason Euell

[KnightOwl]

James Forrest

[40-15]

Ryan Giggs

[Ace!]

Lewis Hamilton

[lynne]

Jeff Hughes

[KnightOwl]

Filippo Inzaghi

[lynne]

Pat Jennings

[Hawkeye]

Kevin Kyle

[KnightOwl]

Joe Ledley

[Juicy]

Steve McManaman

[Hawkeye]

Steven Naismith.

[Juicy]

Steve Ogrizovic

[KnightOwl]

Scott Parker

[supergran]

Brady Quinn

[Hawkeye]

Cristiano Ronaldo.

[supergran]

David Seaman

[ChrisMac]

Carlos Tevez

[Hawkeye]

David Unsworth

[40-15]

Juan Sebastian Veron

[supergran]

Danny Wilson

[Hawkeye]

Xavi

[ChrisMac]

Yan Song

[KnightOwl]

Zinedine Zidane (might as well end wih an alliterative one, since it started that way :) )

New topic: Rugby Union players

Joe Ansbro

[Hawkeye]

Bill Beaumont.

[KnightOwl]

Chris Cusiter

[supergran]

Jonathon Davies

[Hawkeye]

Gareth Edwards

[lynne]

Ben Fodden

[KnightOwl]

Richie Gray

[VamosVixs]

Gavin Hastings

[KnightOwl]

Juan Jose Imhoff

[Hawkeye]

John Jeffries

[KnightOwl]

John Jeffries

(oh boy, that brings back memories!)

Ally Kellock

[VamosVixs]

Rory Lamont

[Hawkeye]

Euan Murray

[KnightOwl]

Andy Nicol

[VamosVixs]

Brian O'Driscoll

[KnightOwl]

(Ooh, I'm glad I get P - time for my hero...!)

Chris Paterson

[Hawkeye]

Scott Quinell.

[KnightOwl]

Bryan Redpath

[lynne]

Matt Stevens

[ChrisMac]

Tony Stanger

[KnightOwl]

Gregor Townsend

[Hawkeye]

Rory Underwood

[KnightOwl]

Richie Vernon

[Hawkeye]

JPR Williams

[supergran]

No X. Kirk Yeaman

[supergran]

Can't find Z. New category: Oscar nominees (any category)

[Jennan]

2011 Alice in Wonderland - Costume Design

[Hawkeye]

Braveheart - Best Picture 1996

[supergran]

George Clooney - Best supporting actor "Cyriana" 2006

[Jennan]

Matt Damon - Best Original Screenplay - Good Will Hunting

[Hawkeye]

Clint Eastwood - Best Director for Million Dollar Baby and Unforgiven.

[RoastLamb]

From Here to Eternity (1953 - 8 Oscars)

[FoxyFi]

Maggie Gyllenhaal in “Crazy Heart”

[RoastLamb]

Halle Berry - Monsters Ball

[Hawkeye]

It Happened One Night - 5 Oscars in 1935.

[supergran]

Tommy Lee Jones : The Fugitive

[RoastLamb]

Katharine Hepburn - nominated 12 times, won 4.

[Hawkeye]

Life Is Beautiful - Best Foreign Language Film 1999

[RoastLamb]

Miracle Worker - 1962, 5 noms, 2 wins

[supergran]

Ninochtka - 1939, 4 nominations

[RoastLamb]

On the Waterfront (1954, 8 Oscars)

[Hawkeye]

Pulp Fiction - Best Screenplay 1995

[RoastLamb]

Queen Latifah - nominated for best supporting actress in Chicago, 2002.

[VamosVixs]

Julia Roberts - best actress for Erin Brockovich in 2000.

[Hawkeye]

Steven Spielberg for a gazillion films.

[RoastLamb]

Tom Hanks - Philadelphia

[supergran]

Una Thurman - Pulp Fiction

[Hawkeye]

Jon Voight - Best Actor 1978

[VamosVixs]

Reece Witherspoon - Best Actress 2005

[hfwardhouse]

Ruth Chatterton - Best Actress for Madame X 1929

[RoastLamb]

Yul Brynner - Best Actor for King and I, 1956

[VamosVixs]

Robert Zemeckis - Best Director for Forrest Gump, 1994




New category: Gold medal winners at Olympics

[Jennan]

Charles Austin - High Jump - Atlanta 1996

[40-15]

Bob Beamon (USA) - Long Jump - Mexico 1968 - (his world record jump was unbroken for over 20 years)

[KnightOwl]

Carl Lewis - 9 olympic gold medals

[40-15]

Daley Thompson (GB) Moscow1980 + Los Angeles 1984

[-J-]

Edwin Moses 400 M hurdles 1976 part of an undeefeeted record of 123 straight wins

[KnightOwl]

Cathy Freeman - Olympic gold at 400m in Sydney 2000

[ChrisMac]

Frank Fisher Ice Hockey 1928 Winter Olympics Switzerland

[-J-]

Greg Louganis 84 & 88 ( diving +headbanging)

[VamosVixs]

Chris Hoy - 2004 & 2008 (cycling track)

[Jennan]

Doina Ignat - Rowing - 2008

[-J-]

Jackie Joyner-Kersee heptathlon 88 & 92 , long jump 88

[Hawkeye]

Olga Korbut, gymnastics.

[-J-]

Lord sebastian coe 1500 80 & 84

[-J-]

Michael Phelps - Swimming 2008:rolling:

[VamosVixs]

:rolling:

:oops: Just saw the O. Deleted.

[VamosVixs]

Michael Phelps - Swimming 2008 :rolling:

[-J-]

Nadia Comăneci gymnastics 76 & 80

[40-15]

Christine Ohuruogu (GB) 400 metres - Beijing 2008

[supergran]

Michael Phelps - 16 Olympic medals.

[Hawkeye]

Don Quarrie - 200 metres Montreal 1976

[KnightOwl]

Next one has to be the man himself - Sir Steve Redgrave!

[Jennan]

Tessa Sanderson - Javelin, can't remember the year.

[KnightOwl]

I was going to go for Daley Thompson, but I think someone had him for "D" so it seems wrong to have him again :big grin:

Instead, we'll have the Thorpedo - Ian Thorpe with golds in Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004.

[40-15]

Usain Bolt (Jamaica) 100m 200m + 4x100m - Beijing 2008

[KnightOwl]

Veronica Campbell (or Campbell-Brown, depending when you remember her from!) - gold medallist in 2004 & 2008

[Hawkeye]

Allan Wells - 100 metres Moscow 1980

[Jennan]

Liu Xiang - - 110 metres Hurdles - Athens

[40-15]

Yu Yang : (China) : Badminton - 2008 - Beijing

[Jennan]

Emil Zatopek - 5000/10000 metres - 1958

[RoastLamb]

Next topic: rare, endangered or extinct animals

Abbott's Booby (I kid ye not)

[Hawkeye]

Bengal Tiger

[RoastLamb]

Cannatella's Plump Toad

[hfwardhouse]

Dhole

[Sallydaisy]

Echidna

[KnightOwl]

Fearful Owl

[Hawkeye]

Gorilla.

[-J-]

hawkeye hotty :pirate:

[Hawkeye]

1 of me is more than enough!

[KnightOwl]

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but I have a slight inkling that the "H" is not entirely 100% serious ;)

Hogfish

[Sallydaisy]

Iguana agree ....
Forgive me if I'm wrong, but I have a slight inkling that the "H" is not entirely 100% serious ;)

Hogfish

[Hawkeye]

jaguar

[RoastLamb]

Kaempfer's Tody-tyrant

[KnightOwl]

Kakapo

(which reminds me - if anyone hasn't read Douglas Adams "Last Chance to See" then READ IT - can't stress that enough :big grin:)

Edit: oops - 2 at the same time - ignore kakapo, but do read the book!

[Hawkeye]

Leatherhead turtle.

[RoastLamb]

Munchkin Skate

I saw the BBC doc. Last Chance to See with Stephen Fry and his friend when they went to visit places of endangered animals. Madagasgar looked particularly depressing.

[Sallydaisy]

Numbat...

Just a few left (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbat)in Australia apparently.

[RoastLamb]

Okapi

[Hawkeye]

Giant Panda.

[RoastLamb]

Queensland Rat-kangaroo

[KnightOwl]

Rodrigues Fruitbat

[40-15]

Shortnose Sturgeon

[Hawkeye]

Tasmanian Devil.

[KnightOwl]

The wonderfully named Unexpected Cotton Rat

[RoastLamb]

Volcano Rabbit

[Hawkeye]

Wolverine.

[RoastLamb]

Xolocalca Bromeliad Salamander

[KnightOwl]

Yangtze River Dolphin

[supergran]

Mountain ZEBRA

[KnightOwl]

Next topic: cocktails - alcoholic or otherwise, as you prefer!

Brandy Alexander

[Hawkeye]

Black Russian.

[KnightOwl]

Cuba Libre

[supergran]

Disaronno Sour

[Sallydaisy]

East India

[KnightOwl]

Flaming Volcano

[Sallydaisy]

Gall Bracer

[lynne]

Hairy Coconut

[40-15]

Italian Stallion

[RoastLamb]

Jackhammer

[40-15]

Kamikaze

[RoastLamb]

Long Island Iced Tea

[Hawkeye]

Manhattan.

[Sallydaisy]

Nutty Irishman

[RoastLamb]

Old Etonian

[Hawkeye]

Pina Colada.

[RoastLamb]

Tequila Sunrise

[Tie-break]

Screwdriver

[RoastLamb]

Screwdriver

R comes first.

[supergran]

Ramos Gin Fizz

[KnightOwl]

Sea Breeze

[40-15]

Tequila Sunrise

T doesnt come after P ? - I take it no Q - and we've had RST so -

Up all Nite

[RoastLamb]

T doesnt come after P ? - I take it no Q - and we've had RST so -

Up all Nite

There are no family friendly cocktails beginning with Q so that's why I emboldened the Q in TEQUILA. Sorry, thought that was obvious. :shamed:

[Tie-break]

You would think it was obvious that R comes after Q but it's beyond some people!
;)

[Hawkeye]

Vodka Martini. Shaken not stirred.

[RoastLamb]

Wallbanger

[KnightOwl]

Xango (triple sec, rum & grapefruit juice over ice!)

[RoastLamb]

Yorsh (beer and vodka)

[KnightOwl]

Zombie - famously described by Billy Connolly as making you drunk from the bottom up - you're perfectly lucid, chatting away making perfect sense, until you need to get up and go to the toilet, and your legs are sozzled!

Sozzled is not the word Billy used. I can't post the word he used on a family site. His word was funnier :big grin:

[RoastLamb]

New topic: Verbs

A = arrive