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Welsh Quiz Group - AmeriCymru: Welsh Place Names Anagram Quiz 2 - @ceri-shaw

Thu, 30 Apr 2020 00:23:09 +0100

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Here is the ultimate time waster for anyone stuck indoors with nothing to do. Each clue contains an anagram of the name of a Welsh town, village, castle or beauty spot. All you have to do is work out the location. The solutions may include Welsh place names with one or more words. Feel free to cheat if you get stuck, the answers can be found here:-
Welsh Place Names Anagram Quiz Answers
You can also click on individual clues to reveal single answers.
Pob lwc and please let us know how you got on in comments below.

1. A Dull Ogle

2. Marcher Ant

3. Thawed Fervors

4. Rabid Filled Wen

5. Ale Sold Nil

6. A Tangible Effusion

7. Roomier Pint

8. A Bland Larch

9. Part Blotto

10. Panda Turd Oils

Welsh Quiz Group - AmeriCymru: Mabinogi II The less serious quiz - @americymru

Sat, 11 Mar 2017 04:36:06 +0000

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All questions supplied by Shan Morgain of Mabinogi Study.
http://www.mabinogistudy.com
Check the PDF (linked below) for the correct answers.
DOWNLOAD QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (PDF)
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1. How do you pronounce Pwyll?

a. PW OY CKC The final sound is made by doing a somersault in the back of the throat.
b. POOH HICK Imagine an enormous hiccup, which starts with pooh bear.
c. PWEE EEEL Well if your voice is English and you’ve never heard a Welsh person speak,
you’re forgiven.

2. How many branches are in the Mabinogi?

a. Actually there are about 12 stories in the Branches if you bother to count so 12.
b. Four because I’ve heard of the Four Branches. Weird trees they have in Wales.
c. Eleven. Or twelve if you include Taliesin.

3. What is odd about Rhiannon’s way of riding a horse?

a. She sits sideways as if on an armchair, ladylike style but at risk of falling off. That’s why
the horse doesn’t move.
b. She gets lost an awful lot which is why Pwyll has to keep sending guys after her to find
her.
c. She gets stuck in a timewarp so she doesn’t move hardly at all but you can’t catch her
even at warp speed 9.

4. What is the name of Rhiannon’s son?

a. Pryderi. Rhiannon was in a flap when he came back to her and told him off for causing
her grief.
b. Gwri Goldenhair – not many people know this. But he got a lot of flak at school for it, so
his mum home educated.
c. Mabon. All the other names are just frontnames for the deep magic name as a god.

5. Where did Bran normally sleep at night?

a. He slept with his seven giant Maine Coon cats and believe me there wasn’t a lot of room
for a wife!
b. He slept in an enormous hammock up on the roof which took his virgin footholder all day
to patch up because he kept putting his toenails through it.
c. He was too big and smelly to be allowed in the house so he had to sleep out in the woods.
But he liked it as his beloved ravens could find him more easily.

6. Was Efnisien a bad man?

a. OK he cut lumps of horses with no anaesthetic. He wrecked peace agreements twice,
and chucked his toddler nephew in the fire. No, not a bad man, but not quite nice
somehow.
b. He was a nasty little scrote who caused the wipeout of a nation and broke his sister’s
heart. Cauldron? well yeah, he did do the brave thing but come on, too little too late.
c. Of course not. He just had a difficult childhood poor sweet. His brother Bran was always
stupid but big and strong and his family admired him all the time. Case closed.
7. Why did Pryderi give the rule of Dyfed to Manawyddan?

a, They’d become best mates through being stuck in the timewarp after the war with five
other blokes who were usually dead drunk and snoring. Pryderi was also a peacenik.
b. They were gay of course. I mean marrying his mum was a good smokescreen.
c. Pryderi was a young hippie who didn’t want to do the job. He just wanted to get stoned
and go hunting.

8. Why did Manawyddan take the royal Dyfed family to England?

a. Dyfed had gone downhill a lot and there were no more good parties so time to move on.
b. Unemployment in Wales has always been high and shoemakers were making good dosh in
Gloucester.
c. They got bored and lonely with no other humans around. Of course going to the English
meant pretty poor conversation but better than nothing.

9. Why did Arianrhod reject her son?

a. This was way before the invention of the birth pill and ‘unmarried mother’ was a dodgy
lifestyle.
b. She’d never wanted kids and Gwydion was bisexual and motherly.
c. It’s about initiation and matrilineality and how women come from Venus, men from Mars.

10. What did Blodeuedd wear for her wedding to Lleu Llaw Gyffes?

a. Nothing at all because the wedding was held in a nudist commune in California.
b. Black. Simple gothic black. Leather. With a Harley to go away on.
c. A tiny mini dress made of flowers, a wreath of daisies in her hair, bare feet with lots of
tattoos.

Welsh Quiz Group - AmeriCymru: QUIZ: The sinking of a U-Boat off Scotland - @harold-powell

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 18:39:40 +0000

Towards the very end of World War II, on April 14, 1945, just 8 miles (13km) off Peterhead, Scotland, German U-Boat Captain Karl-Adolf Schlitt sank his own vessel. What was the name of his vessel and how did the Captain accidentally sink his own ship?

Welsh Quiz Group - AmeriCymru: QUIZ: Regicide. Who was the last British Monarch to be intentionally killed? - @harold-powell

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:19:50 +0100

According to Tom Petty "It's good to be King. If just for a while..." The British Isles have seen many monarchs over the centuries. Many of whom died of natural causes. Some fell in battle.Fortunately (from a regal point of view),most British monarchs have died with their heads still attached but not all.QUIZ: Regicide is the act of killing a monarch. Who was the last British Monarch to be intentionally killed?1. Name of monarch2. The year the monarch was killed3. The killer's name and reason given

Welsh Quiz Group - AmeriCymru: QUIZ: Lance Corporal William Windsor and Colonel-in-Chief Sir Nils Olav - @harold-powell

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:39:03 +0100

QUIZ: Lance Corporal William Windsor and Colonel-in-Chief Sir Nils Olav once shared similar career paths. However, as is often the case, their paths eventually diverged and one rose to a knighthood while the other was temporarily demoted to fusilier (for disorderly conduct)while serving in Cyprus. One had amilitarypedigreedating back to the American Revolution while the other had little to offer other than "royal blood" and the cutesy way in which hewalked.Who are these two and what do they have in common?

Welsh Quiz Group - AmeriCymru: QUIZ: While traveling across the great expanse of the North American continent when.... - @harold-powell

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:20:50 +0000

.... (and why) are you constantly veering to the right? Conversely, when are you constantly veering to the left?

QUIZ: The Romans were great engineers and especially fond of straight roads. Imagine how snarled Rome's traffic must have been and how extremely difficult it was for the average Roman citizen to see the rest of the world--because all roads led straight to Rome.
Nevertheless, the Welshman, Thomas Jefferson, resolved that boundaries, borders and property lines in his newly acquired American Midwest and West should follow straight lines rather than meandering alongside rivers, forest lines and other naturalboundaries as it had in the original colonies. Jefferson's earlier experience as a surveyor had taught him that natural boundaries tend to shift with time through erosion and other natural means. His new system of straight lines has often been referred to as a continental quilt. Roads, highways and interstates (motorways) soon followed:
1. When is it necessary while driving across the expanse of the North American continent to continually veer to the right?
2. Conversely,when are you constantly veering to the left?

Welsh Quiz Group - AmeriCymru: QUIZ: In the winter of 1952 "smog" blanketed London - @harold-powell

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:09:35 +0000

QUIZ: In the winter of 1952 from Friday 5 December until Tuesday 9 December smog slowly crept over London, England, and by a set of unusual climatic events remained trapped in the atmosphere.Questions:1) How many people ultimately died?2) By what name did the event eventually come to be called?3) What major ingredient did Wales contribute to the disaster?

Welsh Quiz Group - AmeriCymru: A QUIZ: Why is it wise to avoid Hollywood films directed by Alan Smithee? - @harold-powell

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 02:04:34 +0000

Alan Smithee directed many major films between the years 1969 and 2000, but began directing television as early as 1955 withThe Indiscreet Mrs. JarvisstarringAngela Lansbury.Why is it wise to avoid this director's work?

Welsh Quiz Group - AmeriCymru: A QUIZ: Especially for EU members of AmeriCymru - @harold-powell

Wed, 26 Dec 2012 15:23:29 +0000

Which member state of the EU (European Union--not Mexico also known as EU or Estados Unidos)had a former Prime Minister who made his constituents so angry that they killed him, cut off his fingers and toes then ate him?The answer has three-parts:1. the name of the member state2. the name of the Prime Minister3. the year

Welsh Quiz Group - AmeriCymru: Quiz on Wales - @m-ceris-higgs

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:27:55 +0000

Last year I found a quiz about Wales and Welsh history/lore and it was a big hit at the St. David's Day banquet. Does anyone have anything along this line which they would be willing to share?Ceris

Welsh Quiz Group - AmeriCymru: So you think you know the Mabinogion? - @americymru

Fri, 10 Mar 2017 22:47:15 +0000

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Mabinogi Quiz

Here is a ten question quiz compiled by Americymru's resident Mabinogion meister Bill Tillman to test your knowledge. The Mabinogion was the theme of the 2010 West Coast Eisteddfod in Portland Oregon which included readings from works by authors of 'Stories From The New Mabinogion' commissioned by leading Welsh publishing house 'Seren'. There was also a special showing of the 2003 S4C movie 'Y Mabinogi/Otherworld'.

Download The Quiz (PDF) Here

QUESTIONS

1. Who was the first person to use the term Mabinogion?
A. Andrew Lang
B. Lady Charlotte Schreiber
C. Lady Charlotte Guest
2. Who stole Pryderi’s pigs?
A. Math
B. Gwydion
C. Gilfaethwy
3. Pwyll, Prince of Dyfed goes hunting in Glyn Cush for what?
A. Antlered Stag
B. Golden Hine
C. Wild Boar
4. When the Mabinogion was first penned from oral tradition, it appeared in how many books?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 1
5. Which one of these books contains the tales of the Mabinogi?
A. Black book of Peredur
B. Gold book of Don
C. Red book of Hergest
6. Brânwen, Daughter of Llŷr has how many half brothers?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 1
7. The Eagle in the Oak is really who?
A. Math
B. Llew
C. Gwydion
8. Modron was Mabon’s
A. Father
B. Mother
C. Brother
9. Manawyddan, Son of Llŷr buried the head of Bendigeidfrân where?
A. Isle of Anglesey
B. White Hill in London
C. Dublin
10. Efnissien destroyed the Cauldron of Rebirth by?
A. An earthquake spell
B. Entering cauldron alive
C. Using a War Hammer

Welsh Quiz Group - AmeriCymru: Top Ten Welsh Comedians Quiz - @americymru

Fri, 10 Mar 2017 05:18:45 +0000

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This isn't really a top ten, just an opportunity to test your knowledge of Welsh comedians. At the bottom of the page ( before the answers ) is a link to another post where we have included snippets of performances from all ten of the comedians in our quiz. So dont go there if you want to test yourself first. Please feel free to boast about your scores ( or add your video clips of your favorite Welsh comedians ) in the comment box at the bottom of the page. Enjoy:)
ANSWERS HERE
Pob lwc and please let us know how you got on in comments below.

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QUESTIONS

1. Which Welsh comedian is famous for wearing a fez?

a. Tommy Cooper
b. Ryan Davies
c. Ronnie Williams

2. Which member of the Monty Python team was born in Colwyn Bay, North Wales?

a. Terry Gilliam
b. Terry Jones
c. John Cleese

3. Which famous Welsh comediene played the lead role in the BBC sitcom 'The Vicar of Dibley'?

a. Helen Lederer
b. Tessie O'Shea
c. Dawn French

4. Which Welsh comedian sets many of his jokes in the fictional Welsh village of Llanbobl?

a. Rhod Gilbert
b. Mike Doyle
c. Wyn Calvin

5. Which Welsh comedian, born in the Rhondda, appeared in 'The Fast Show'?

a. Wes Packer
b. Matthew Pritchard
c. Paul Whitehouse

6. Which Welsh singer/comedian is famous for appearing onstage with a large leek?

a. Chris Needs
b. Max Boyce
c. Owen Money

7. Which Welsh comedian is better known as Barry Welsh or Shadwell?

a. Keith Allen
b. Peter Baynham
c. John Sparkes

8. Which Welsh comedian appeared with Mel Smith in the TV comedy show 'Alas Smith and ......' ?

a. John Morgan
b. Michael Locke
c. Griff Rhys Jones

9. Which Welsh comedian, born Lynn Mittell in Merthyr Tydfil, went on to become a famous comedian and radio presenter after a name change?

a. Hugh Pugh
b. Owen Money
c. Ivor the Engine

10. Which Welsh comedian hosted the BBC panel quiz show 'Would I Lie To You' ?

a. Wyn Calvin
b. Rob Brydon
c. Chris Corcoran

Link to comedy clips HERE .
ANSWERS HERE

Welsh Quiz Group - AmeriCymru: Cardiff City Football Club Quiz - @americymru

Thu, 09 Mar 2017 05:16:58 +0000

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How well do you know the history of CCFC? Answers to all questions can be found in Christian Saunders' 'From The Ashes: The Real History of Cardiff City Football Club' From The Ashes - Review

Feel free to cheat if you get stuck, the answers can be found here:-
Download Cardiff City Football Club Quiz Answers here
Pob lwc and please let us know how you got on in comments below.

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QUESTIONS

1. Cardiff City Football Club began life in 1899 as ......?
A. Riverside AFC
B. Splott AFC
C. Grangetown AFC
D. Llandaff AFC
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2. What was the name of the City captain who accepted the F.A. Cup from King George V?
A. Willie Davis
B. Fred Keenor
C. Jack Nicholls
D. Edgar Thomas
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3. City were drawn against which team in the semi-final of the 2010 playoffs. Was it....?
A. Blackpool
B. Nottingham Forest
C. Newcastle
D. Leicester
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4. The first competitive game in Cardiff City's new stadium was played on 8th August 2009. Which team did they play?
A. Plymouth
B. Scunthorpe
C. Watford
D. Middlesborough
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5. City won their first competitive match in the new stadium BUT what was the scoreline?
A. 4-0
B. 3-2
C. 3-0
D. 3-1
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6. What is the capacity of the new Cardiff City stadium?
A. 26,000
B. 27,000
C. 28,000
D. 30,000
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7. 'I'll Be There' ( video below ) is a song unique to Cardiff City fans. It was first sung in 1926 at the time of the General Strike.
A. True
B. False
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8. How much did Sam Hammam pay to secure the transfer of Leo Fortune-West from Rotherham United in 2000? Was it......?
A. 400,000
B. 250,000
C. 300,000
D. 500,000
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9. In the 2012-2013 season City only conceded 45 goals beating their previous record of 51. True or False?
A. True
B. False
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10. In the 2012-2013 season City won 25 League games beating their previous best of 22. True or False?
A. True
B. False