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Telegraph quiz
In article , Sacha
writes Janet - I am going to expire with curiosity before 2004 gets a grip on the world! PLEASE - gi'us a clue! The quiz is set by the RHS and is fairly difficult, I am not sure about a couple of my answers and another two I don't know. One question was: The plant hunter, David Douglas, worked for the Horticultural Society, (the forerunner of the RHS), in the 19th century and in 1834 lost his life while plant hunting in the Sandwich Islands when he was a) Eaten by a shark b) Bitten by a snake c) Gored by a bull d) Attacked by killer bees the other that I can't do was a picture of some fir cones and you had to guess: These cones are typically borne by: a) Korean fir b) Douglas fir c) Serbian spruce d) Corsican pine I get the telegraph every day any way but it's all on the Daily Telegraph web site and you can enter on line: the page for the actual quiz is http://www.telegraph.co.uk/promotion...l/content/prom otions/2003/12/11/rhs_form.jhtml BUT you have to register on the site before taking part. However anyone can take part so why not have a go? janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
Telegraph quiz
In article , Sacha
writes Janet - I am going to expire with curiosity before 2004 gets a grip on the world! PLEASE - gi'us a clue! The quiz is set by the RHS and is fairly difficult, I am not sure about a couple of my answers and another two I don't know. One question was: The plant hunter, David Douglas, worked for the Horticultural Society, (the forerunner of the RHS), in the 19th century and in 1834 lost his life while plant hunting in the Sandwich Islands when he was a) Eaten by a shark b) Bitten by a snake c) Gored by a bull d) Attacked by killer bees the other that I can't do was a picture of some fir cones and you had to guess: These cones are typically borne by: a) Korean fir b) Douglas fir c) Serbian spruce d) Corsican pine I get the telegraph every day any way but it's all on the Daily Telegraph web site and you can enter on line: the page for the actual quiz is http://www.telegraph.co.uk/promotion...l/content/prom otions/2003/12/11/rhs_form.jhtml BUT you have to register on the site before taking part. However anyone can take part so why not have a go? janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
Telegraph quiz
On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 09:37:18 +0000, Janet Tweedy
wrote: In article , Sacha writes Janet - I am going to expire with curiosity before 2004 gets a grip on the world! PLEASE - gi'us a clue! The quiz is set by the RHS and is fairly difficult, I am not sure about a couple of my answers and another two I don't know. One question was: The plant hunter, David Douglas, worked for the Horticultural Society, (the forerunner of the RHS), in the 19th century and in 1834 lost his life while plant hunting in the Sandwich Islands when he was using google the answer is c) Gored by a bull -- Martin |
Telegraph quiz
On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 09:37:18 +0000, Janet Tweedy
wrote: In article , Sacha writes Janet - I am going to expire with curiosity before 2004 gets a grip on the world! PLEASE - gi'us a clue! The quiz is set by the RHS and is fairly difficult, I am not sure about a couple of my answers and another two I don't know. One question was: The plant hunter, David Douglas, worked for the Horticultural Society, (the forerunner of the RHS), in the 19th century and in 1834 lost his life while plant hunting in the Sandwich Islands when he was using google the answer is c) Gored by a bull -- Martin |
Telegraph quiz
In article , Sacha
writes Janet - I am going to expire with curiosity before 2004 gets a grip on the world! PLEASE - gi'us a clue! The quiz is set by the RHS and is fairly difficult, I am not sure about a couple of my answers and another two I don't know. One question was: The plant hunter, David Douglas, worked for the Horticultural Society, (the forerunner of the RHS), in the 19th century and in 1834 lost his life while plant hunting in the Sandwich Islands when he was a) Eaten by a shark b) Bitten by a snake c) Gored by a bull d) Attacked by killer bees the other that I can't do was a picture of some fir cones and you had to guess: These cones are typically borne by: a) Korean fir b) Douglas fir c) Serbian spruce d) Corsican pine I get the telegraph every day any way but it's all on the Daily Telegraph web site and you can enter on line: the page for the actual quiz is http://www.telegraph.co.uk/promotion...l/content/prom otions/2003/12/11/rhs_form.jhtml BUT you have to register on the site before taking part. However anyone can take part so why not have a go? janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
Telegraph quiz
In article , Sacha
writes Janet - I am going to expire with curiosity before 2004 gets a grip on the world! PLEASE - gi'us a clue! The quiz is set by the RHS and is fairly difficult, I am not sure about a couple of my answers and another two I don't know. One question was: The plant hunter, David Douglas, worked for the Horticultural Society, (the forerunner of the RHS), in the 19th century and in 1834 lost his life while plant hunting in the Sandwich Islands when he was a) Eaten by a shark b) Bitten by a snake c) Gored by a bull d) Attacked by killer bees the other that I can't do was a picture of some fir cones and you had to guess: These cones are typically borne by: a) Korean fir b) Douglas fir c) Serbian spruce d) Corsican pine I get the telegraph every day any way but it's all on the Daily Telegraph web site and you can enter on line: the page for the actual quiz is http://www.telegraph.co.uk/promotion...l/content/prom otions/2003/12/11/rhs_form.jhtml BUT you have to register on the site before taking part. However anyone can take part so why not have a go? janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
Telegraph quiz
In article , Sacha
writes Janet - I am going to expire with curiosity before 2004 gets a grip on the world! PLEASE - gi'us a clue! The quiz is set by the RHS and is fairly difficult, I am not sure about a couple of my answers and another two I don't know. One question was: The plant hunter, David Douglas, worked for the Horticultural Society, (the forerunner of the RHS), in the 19th century and in 1834 lost his life while plant hunting in the Sandwich Islands when he was a) Eaten by a shark b) Bitten by a snake c) Gored by a bull d) Attacked by killer bees the other that I can't do was a picture of some fir cones and you had to guess: These cones are typically borne by: a) Korean fir b) Douglas fir c) Serbian spruce d) Corsican pine I get the telegraph every day any way but it's all on the Daily Telegraph web site and you can enter on line: the page for the actual quiz is http://www.telegraph.co.uk/promotion...l/content/prom otions/2003/12/11/rhs_form.jhtml BUT you have to register on the site before taking part. However anyone can take part so why not have a go? janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
Telegraph quiz
In article , Sacha
writes Janet - I am going to expire with curiosity before 2004 gets a grip on the world! PLEASE - gi'us a clue! The quiz is set by the RHS and is fairly difficult, I am not sure about a couple of my answers and another two I don't know. One question was: The plant hunter, David Douglas, worked for the Horticultural Society, (the forerunner of the RHS), in the 19th century and in 1834 lost his life while plant hunting in the Sandwich Islands when he was a) Eaten by a shark b) Bitten by a snake c) Gored by a bull d) Attacked by killer bees the other that I can't do was a picture of some fir cones and you had to guess: These cones are typically borne by: a) Korean fir b) Douglas fir c) Serbian spruce d) Corsican pine I get the telegraph every day any way but it's all on the Daily Telegraph web site and you can enter on line: the page for the actual quiz is http://www.telegraph.co.uk/promotion...l/content/prom otions/2003/12/11/rhs_form.jhtml BUT you have to register on the site before taking part. However anyone can take part so why not have a go? janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
Telegraph quiz
On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 09:37:18 +0000, Janet Tweedy
wrote: In article , Sacha writes Janet - I am going to expire with curiosity before 2004 gets a grip on the world! PLEASE - gi'us a clue! The quiz is set by the RHS and is fairly difficult, I am not sure about a couple of my answers and another two I don't know. One question was: The plant hunter, David Douglas, worked for the Horticultural Society, (the forerunner of the RHS), in the 19th century and in 1834 lost his life while plant hunting in the Sandwich Islands when he was using google the answer is c) Gored by a bull -- Martin |
Telegraph quiz
In article , Sacha
writes Janet - I am going to expire with curiosity before 2004 gets a grip on the world! PLEASE - gi'us a clue! The quiz is set by the RHS and is fairly difficult, I am not sure about a couple of my answers and another two I don't know. One question was: The plant hunter, David Douglas, worked for the Horticultural Society, (the forerunner of the RHS), in the 19th century and in 1834 lost his life while plant hunting in the Sandwich Islands when he was a) Eaten by a shark b) Bitten by a snake c) Gored by a bull d) Attacked by killer bees the other that I can't do was a picture of some fir cones and you had to guess: These cones are typically borne by: a) Korean fir b) Douglas fir c) Serbian spruce d) Corsican pine I get the telegraph every day any way but it's all on the Daily Telegraph web site and you can enter on line: the page for the actual quiz is http://www.telegraph.co.uk/promotion...l/content/prom otions/2003/12/11/rhs_form.jhtml BUT you have to register on the site before taking part. However anyone can take part so why not have a go? janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
Telegraph quiz
On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 09:37:18 +0000, Janet Tweedy
wrote: In article , Sacha writes Janet - I am going to expire with curiosity before 2004 gets a grip on the world! PLEASE - gi'us a clue! The quiz is set by the RHS and is fairly difficult, I am not sure about a couple of my answers and another two I don't know. One question was: The plant hunter, David Douglas, worked for the Horticultural Society, (the forerunner of the RHS), in the 19th century and in 1834 lost his life while plant hunting in the Sandwich Islands when he was using google the answer is c) Gored by a bull -- Martin |
Telegraph quiz
The quiz is set by the RHS and is fairly difficult, I am not sure about a couple of my answers and another two I don't know. One question was: The plant hunter, David Douglas, worked for the Horticultural Society, (the forerunner of the RHS), in the 19th century and in 1834 lost his life while plant hunting in the Sandwich Islands when he was a) Eaten by a shark b) Bitten by a snake c) Gored by a bull d) Attacked by killer bees C Happy New Year Mike |
Telegraph quiz
On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 09:37:18 +0000, Janet Tweedy
wrote: In article , Sacha writes Janet - I am going to expire with curiosity before 2004 gets a grip on the world! PLEASE - gi'us a clue! The quiz is set by the RHS and is fairly difficult, I am not sure about a couple of my answers and another two I don't know. One question was: The plant hunter, David Douglas, worked for the Horticultural Society, (the forerunner of the RHS), in the 19th century and in 1834 lost his life while plant hunting in the Sandwich Islands when he was using google the answer is c) Gored by a bull -- Martin |
Telegraph quiz
Janet Tweedy wrote:
One question was: The plant hunter, David Douglas, worked for the Horticultural Society, (the forerunner of the RHS), in the 19th century and in 1834 lost his life while plant hunting in the Sandwich Islands when he was a) Eaten by a shark b) Bitten by a snake c) Gored by a bull d) Attacked by killer bees Google is wonderful for things like this: try Google: David Douglas RHS , the fist result gives his life (& death) history! the other that I can't do was a picture of some fir cones and you had to guess: These cones are typically borne by: a) Korean fir b) Douglas fir c) Serbian spruce d) Corsican pine ditto, Google: (plant name) Image search for nice piccies of the cones of each! pk |
Telegraph quiz
The quiz is set by the RHS and is fairly difficult, I am not sure about a couple of my answers and another two I don't know. One question was: The plant hunter, David Douglas, worked for the Horticultural Society, (the forerunner of the RHS), in the 19th century and in 1834 lost his life while plant hunting in the Sandwich Islands when he was a) Eaten by a shark b) Bitten by a snake c) Gored by a bull d) Attacked by killer bees C Happy New Year Mike |
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