Saturday, May 2, 2015

Quiz: Which Period Drama?




Here's a little period drama quiz for y'all! Read the questions and guess which period drama I'm talking about. Shouldn't be too hard, but half the fun is seeing what facts stick in different viewers' minds.

To Play: Leave a comment guessing which period drama each question refers to. I'll respond with your score. The answers will be posted next week.

Scoring: 1 point for each correctly guessed period drama. A high score of 15 points can be 
 earned.


Which period drama...

1. Features a cow in pajamas?

2. Features thieves in the chicken coop?

3. Has a father and daughter who enjoy toasted cheese sandwiches?

4. Features a mouse in the plum pudding sauce?

5. Features a carriage ride with talk of vampires?

6. Features a couple running through a maze with a ball of string?

7. Has a crazy woman who burns down the house?

8. Has a death by spontaneous human combustion?

9. Features a girl who's hair is burnt before a big ball?

10. Features twin brothers who hold the secret of the heroine's identity?

11. Has a cucumber sandwich eating nephew?

12. Features a heroine who marries an unsuitable man just because she doesn't want to be a governess? 

13. Has an organ playing teacher?

14. Has a hero who dresses up like an old woman that smokes a pipe?

15. Has two dressmakers with gemstone names?


Happy quizzing!








Faces Of Period Drama Games {7} - Answers!

These are the answers for the Faces Of Period Drama Games {7} from last week. Thanks for playing!


Period Drama Faces

Face #1
Actor: Simon Woods
Period Drama: Cranford
Character: Dr. Frank Harrison

Face #2
Actor: Christina Cole
Period Drama: Emma (2009)
Character: Mrs. Augusta Elton

Face #3
Actor: Maggie Smith
Period Drama: David Copperfield (1999)
Character: Betsey Trotwood

Face #4
Actor: James McAvoy
Period Drama: Becoming Jane
Character: Tom Lefroy

Face #5
Actor: Keeley Hawes
Period Drama: Our Mutual Friend
Character: Lizzie Hexam

Face #6
Actor: Tobias Menzies
Period Drama: Persuasion (2007)
Character: Mr. William Elliot

Face #7
Actor: Billie Piper
Period Drama: Mansfield Park (2007)
Character: Fanny Price

Face #8
Actor: Tim Pigott-Smith
Period Drama: North & South (2004)
Character: Mr. Hale

Face #9
Actor: Julia Sawalha
Period Drama: Cranford
Character: Jessie Brown

Face #10
Actor: Douglas Booth 
Period Drama: Great Expectations (2012)
Character: Pip

Face #11
Actors: Robert Hardy
Period Drama: Sense & Sensibility (1995)
Character: Sir John Middleton

Face #12
Actor: Victoria Hamilton
Period Drama: Mansfield Park (1999)
Character: Maria Bertram Rushworth



Players Scores:
Esther Ronaine - 35 points
Miss Sneyd - 33 points
Naomi Bennet - 29 points
Emma, Plain and Tall - 27 points
Olivia - 27 points
Kelsey Carnes - 20 points
Anacostia Mirabow-Marignac - 15 points
Evy Cartyr - 0 points




Saturday, April 25, 2015

Faces Of Period Drama Games {7}

It's been a while since I've done one of these type of games so I've picked fairly recognizable characters, and hopefully you'll know most of these actors too. Have fun!

To Play: Look at the photos below and leave a comment guessing the actor's name, period drama they are from and name of the character they played.

Scoring: 1 points for each correctly guessed actor, period drama and character. High score of is 36 points.


Period Drama Faces

Face #1
Actors:
Period Drama:
Character:

Face #2
Actors:
Period Drama:
Character:

Face #3
Actors:
Period Drama:
Character:

Face #4
Actors:
Period Drama:
Character:

Face #5
Actors:
Period Drama:
Character:

Face #6
Actors:
Period Drama:
Character:

Face #7
Actors:
Period Drama:
Character:

Face #8
Actors:
Period Drama:
Character:

Face #9
Actors:
Period Drama:
Character:

Face #10
Actors:
Period Drama:
Character:

Face #11
Actors:
Period Drama:
Character:

Face #12
Actors:
Period Drama:
Character:



Happy Guessing!



Period Drama Characters Game - Answers!


These are the answers to the Period Drama Characters Game from last week. Thanks for playing!


Period Drama Characters:

#1. Sophia Grey, Mrs. Jennings, Sir John Middleton - Sense and Sensibility

#2. Lady Harriet Cumnor, Mr. Preston, Hyacinth Gibson - Wives and Daughters

#3. Rosa Dartle, Thomas Traddles, Mr. Dick - David Copperfield

#4. Thomas Clarkson, Marianne Thornton, William Pitt - Amazing Grace

#5. Myrtle Logue, Stanley Baldwin, Queen Elizabeth - The King's Speech

#6. Pearl Pratt, Twister Turrill, Margaret Brown - Lark Rise To Candleford

#7. Flora Flinching, Mrs. Plornish, Edmund Sparkler - Little Dorrit

#8. Moody Spurgeon, Prissy Andrews, Mrs. Blewett - Anne Of Green Gables, Anne Of Avonlea

#9. Henrietta Musgrove, Lady Russell, Captain Harville - Persuasion

#10. Augusta Elton, Mrs. Goddard, Robert Martin - Emma


Players Scores:
Athena - 100 points
Melody - 100 points
Birdie - 90 points
Kerry - 90 points
Miss Sneyd - 90 points
Naomi Bennet - 90 points
Olivia - 80 points
Emily Ruth - 70 points
Emma, Plain and Tall - 70 points
Lois Johnson - 70 points
Kimberley Grace Bowman - 60 points
Hamlette - 40 points
Manette - 50 points
Quinlyn - 50 points




Saturday, April 18, 2015

Period Drama Characters Game


In this game I will give you three names of characters from a period drama (or classic story) and you will guess what period drama (or classic story) they come from.

To Play: Leave a comment guessing what period drama each group of characters comes from. I'll respond with your score. Answers will be posted next weekend. 

Scoring: 10 points for each correctly guessed period drama. High score is 100 points.


Period Drama Characters:

#1. Sophia Grey, Mrs. Jennings, Sir John Middleton

#2. Lady Harriet Crumnor, Mr. Preston, Hyacinth Gibson

#3. Rosa Dartle, Thomas Traddles, Mr. Dick

#4. Thomas Clarkson, Marianne Thornton, William Pitt

#5. Myrtle Logue, Stanley Baldwin, Queen Elizabeth

#6. Pearl Pratt, Twister Turrill, Margaret Brown

#7. Flora Flinching, Mrs. Plornish, Edmund Sparkler

#8. Moody Spurgeon, Prissy Andrews, Mrs. Blewett

#9. Henrietta Musgrove, Lady Russell, Captain Harville

#10. Augusta Elton, Mrs. Goddard, Robert Martin


Happy guessing!



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