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Re: Daily Quiz
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 12:25 pm
by Rogerdodge
Nevada Grayling (Hippolyta)?
Re: Daily Quiz
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 12:25 pm
by Padfield
My CD of Mendelssohn's Midsummer Night's Dream has butterflies all over the cover. Now I see why - the play is full of butterflies!!
We've exhausted Lysander, Titania, Bottom the Weaver... What about Helena, as in Cyaniris (semiargus) helena?
Guy
Oh yes - and Hippolyte - just seen your post, Roger!!
Re: Daily Quiz
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 12:28 pm
by Charles Nicol
marvellous suggestion Rogerdodge & Guy... i had not thought of that one !!
keep trying
Re: Daily Quiz
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 12:36 pm
by Padfield
Charles Nicol wrote:...So quick bright things come to confusion.
... Or if there were a sympathy in choice...
Guy
Re: Daily Quiz
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 12:40 pm
by Padfield
A (Tom) Snout butterfly?
Guy
Re: Daily Quiz
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 12:43 pm
by Padfield
Aha!!! Assmann's fritillary!!
Come on, hand over the goods, Charles!!
Guy
Re: Daily Quiz
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 12:46 pm
by Charles Nicol
YES....Mellicta britomartis !!!
your go Guy !!
Charles
Re: Daily Quiz
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 12:47 pm
by Charles Nicol
ps nobody mentioned Moth !!
C
Re: Daily Quiz
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 1:09 pm
by Denise
Oh pooo.
I was on the verge! Story of my life really, nearly but not quite.
Well done Guy.
Denise
Re: Daily Quiz
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 1:15 pm
by Padfield
Keeping on the same theme, both these butterflies appear in the
titles of (different) Shakespeare plays. You have to give me the names of the plays...
(Copyright, Matt Rowlings)
(from Wikipedia commons)
Guy
Re: Daily Quiz
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 1:24 pm
by Pete Eeles
The Spicebush Swallowtail is Papilio troilus - "Troilus and Cressida".
Cleopatra is from "Antony and Cleopatra".
Cheers,
- Pete
Re: Daily Quiz
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 1:28 pm
by Rogerdodge
Cleopatra and Andronicus?
Re: Daily Quiz
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 1:48 pm
by Padfield
Full marks to Pete. Partial credit to Roger!!
Guy
Re: Daily Quiz
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 2:22 pm
by Pete Eeles
This Persian tomb is clue that will lead you to a species of British butterfly - but which one?
Cheers,
- Pete
Re: Daily Quiz
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 2:30 pm
by Rogerdodge
Pete
This is Darius' Tomb. He was the father of Xerxes.
Thus are we looking for Ataxerxes - NBA?
Re: Daily Quiz
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 2:37 pm
by Dave McCormick
Would it be the White Admiral? I am guessing Roger might be right but just having a go
Re: Daily Quiz
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 2:46 pm
by Pete Eeles
I'll give it to Roger. It's actually the tomb of Artaxerxes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artaxerxes_I_of_Persia
Cheers,
- Pete
Re: Daily Quiz
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 2:48 pm
by Rogerdodge
Thanks Pete.
As I am a logical lad, creating this question is easy.
Re: Daily Quiz
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 3:09 pm
by Padfield
White admiral...
You can see who watches Countdown!
But as church pianist I have to zoom now. If that was right, and if no one else overlaps with my answer, I throw the ball back to you, Roger.
Guy
Re: Daily Quiz
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 3:14 pm
by Rogerdodge
You got it Guy.
Pull out all the stops.
I look forward to your next question.