Recent mention of wildflowerchild by some inexplicable train of thought has reminded me that we haven’t had a quiz for ages. So here’s a quiz to tie in with recent discussions in other threads.

America vs England vs The Rest of the World

Below are fifteen quotes about countries from which the country names have been removed. Five are about America or Americans, five are about England or the English and there is one each for Canada, Ireland, France, Australia and Russia.

The scoring is one point for each quote correctly matched to its country.

There are no points for attributing the quotes as some are very obscure and some have multiple attributions. You can go ahead and try if you wish.


1. The average __________ practises that hateful religion of ordinariness.

2. If you are to eat well in __________, eat three breakfasts.

3. __________ is the only nation in history which miraculously has gone directly from barbarism to degeneration without the usual intervention of civilization.

4. All __________ lecture, I suppose it is something in their climate.

5. We are the first race in the world and the more of the world we inherit the better it is for the human race.

6. You have to know a man awfully well in __________ to know his surname.

7. The __________ think incompetence is the same thing as sincerity.

8. The thing that impresses me most about __________ is the way parents obey their children.

9. We were not fairly beaten. No __________ is ever fairly beaten.

10. The simple thing is to consider the __________ as an erratic and brilliant people… who have all the gifts except that of running their country.

(Shame on anyone who doesn’t get this one!)
11. I cannot forecast to you the action of __________. It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma:


12. The problem with __________ is that it is acountry full of genius but with absolutely no talent.

13. __________ is a nation created not out of geography and genetics but of purpose.


14. __________ is a mistake, a giant mistake.


15. __________ is the paradise of individuality, eccentricity, heresy, anomalies, hobbies and humors.

Bob,

I have answers... do I post them or send them by email? I can't private post.. can I send by email? I don't have your address..

This is fun!

KHC

You can email to robertjhale@gmail.com

So far only KHC has had a go at this quiz. Surely somebody else would like a go !

Still only got KHC an caterwauler. It can't be that hard surely?
If no-one else has had a go by Sunday I'll post the answers.

It's really trickier than I thought it would be. Maybe everyone else is too fearful of getting them all wrong?

Come on, fellow posters... this is a fun quiz.. Bob has promised not to headline our ignorance...

Rather disappointed to only have two attempts made at this quiz.
Still for KHC and caterwauller here are the answers.

1.The average AUSTRALIAN practises that hateful religion of ordinariness. (Patrick White)

2. If you are to eat well in ENGLAND, eat three breakfasts. (W Somerset Maugham)

3.AMERICA is the only nation in history which miraculously has gone directly from barbarism to degeneration without the usual intervention of civilization. (George Clemenceau although almost identicle quotes are attributed to John O’Hara and Oascar Wilde)

4. All AMERICANS lecture, I suppose it is something in their climate. (Oscar Wilde)

5. We are the first race in the world and the more of the world we inherit the better it is for the human race. (ENGLAND, Cecil Rhodes)

6. You have to know a man awfully well in CANADA to know his surname. (John Buchan)

7. The ENGLISH think incompetence is the same thing as sincerity. (Quentin Crisp)

8. The thing that impresses me most about AMERICA is the way parents obey their children. (Edward VIII)

9. We were not fairly beaten. No ENGLISHMAN is ever fairly beaten.(George Bernard Shaw)

10. The simple thing is to consider the FRENCH as an erratic and brilliant people… who have all the gifts except that of running their country. (James Cameron)

11. I cannot forecast to you the action of RUSSIA. It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma: (Winston Churchill)

12. The problem with IRELAND is that it is acountry full of genius but with absolutely no talent. (Hugh Leonard)

13. AMERICA is a nation created not out of geography and genetics but of purpose. (Theodore H White)

14. AMERICA is a mistake, a giant mistake.(Sigmund Freud)

15. ENGLAND is the paradise of individuality, eccentricity, heresy, anomalies, hobbies and humors. (George Santayana)

Fascinating, Bob. Now I'm trying to remember what I had guessed for each one! LOL This was a fun quiz!

Well, I got them all right .

quote:

Originally posted by Cat:
Well, I got them all right .

I'd expect no less.
Sadly your email with the answers must have gone astray so I'm afraid that's null points.

I think I just missed #1 and #13..
Thanks, Bob... that was great fun.

I am sorry, Bob. Somehow I missed this. It looked fun, though I am sure I wouldn't have done well.