Uk workshop mini quiz

[MIGNAL]

Just a bit of fun. . . .

I have a teeny-tiny bit of wood.

What wood is it?

Apologies for the poor quality image.

 

[motownmartin]

My Guess would be Walnut, The Walnut that I have used had an array of different colours as seen in your pic, mind you i'm no expert, I suppose it could be one of a number of tropical hardwoods.

 

[MIGNAL]

You can't get nearer than that. Well, actually you can. What type (latin name) of Walnut?

 

[motownmartin]

You can't get nearer than that. Well, actually you can. What type (latin name) of Walnut?

That would be pushing it so i'll leave that to somebody else

 

[Steve Jones]

Juglans Regia ( I think )

Steve

 

[MIGNAL]

Nope.

 

[Steve Jones]

Last guess from me, Juglans Nigra

Steve

 

[MIGNAL]

Hhmmmm. This quiz could be over in a matter of minutes. Juglans nigra or the Black Walnut it is.

But where (country) did this tree grow?

 

[Digit]

Dunno! But to keep the quiz going...
I noticed on another thread that one of the most popular of Christmas carols was 'God rest ye merry gentleman let nothing...'
Now there should be a comma in there somewhere.......

Roy.

 

[Ironballs]

Comma should be after Gentlemen.

Juglans Nigra, I'll go for USA

 

[filsgreen]

I'll go for http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juglans_nigra . Don't open the link if you don't want to know the answer! This is why Mobiles are banned at our pub quiz.

Phil

 

[Digit]

Comma should be after Gentlemen.

Nope!

Roy.

 

[MIGNAL]

No! Not the US.

 

[filsgreen]

Are you sure Mignal? http://www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=32

Phil

Edited to add: After reading your question correctly Mignal, I don't actually know where that specimen of Juglans Nigra was grown.

 

[RogerS]

Dunno! But to keep the quiz going...
I noticed on another thread that one of the most popular of Christmas carols was 'God rest ye merry gentleman let nothing...'
Now there should be a comma in there somewhere.......

Roy.

Depends on the context

1/ God, rest ye merry gentleman' as in 'Oh God', I've hard a hard time and need me rest

2/ God rest, ye merry gentleman' as in 'give God a break'

3/ God rest ye, merry gentleman' as in 'Have a good nights' kip' but pedantically there should then be a second comma after gentleman.

4/ but most would expect to find it after gentleman, I reckon.

 

[MIGNAL]

Yes Filsgreen. It's this particular tree. The photo is a sample of the tree.
The US was the obvious answer. Sadly not correct in this case.

 

[Digit]

And the correct answer is...

http://alt-usage-english.org/excerpts/fxgodres.html

Roy.

 

[RogerS]

And the correct answer is...

http://alt-usage-english.org/excerpts/fxgodres.html

Roy.

As I said, depends on the context

 

[filsgreen]

Brought me back to my childhood when I was asked; Constantinople is a very long word, can you spell it?

Phil

 

[Loz_S]

And the correct answer is...

http://alt-usage-english.org/excerpts/fxgodres.html

Roy.

Might be interesting to note that the "correct answer" contains the oft repeated but totally incorrect usage of the word ye as an old substitute for you.

When printing became established in England, the Old English letter Þ (Thorn) representing the digraph TH didn't exist in the metal letter printing sets. It was therefore represented by the letter Y, which wasn't used much in English.

For example; Ye Olde Book Shoppe, is not pronounced, YEE old book shop, but THE old book shop.

Not a lot of people know that.