Saturday, May 23, 2015

The Nicknames Game {1} - Answers



These are the answers to the The Nicknames Game {1} from last week. This went pretty well and I have another similar game in the works! Thanks for playing!


Period Drama Nickname:

#1. In this period drama the heroine's physician father calls her "Goosie".
Answer: Wives & Daughters
(Molly Gibson's father calls her "Goosie"


#2. In this period drama the hero's great-aunt calls his mother a "Baby".
Answer: David Copperfield
(Aunt Trotwood calls David's mother "Baby")


#3. In this period drama series an adopted son is called "Little Man".
Answer: Lark Rise To Candleford
(Dorcas Lane's adopted son Sidney is called "Little Man")


#4. In this period drama the heroine's greasy admirer calls her "My Angel".
Answer: Bleak House
(Mr. Guppy calls Esther Summerson "My Angel")


#5. In this period drama the hero hit a nerve by calling the heroine "Carrots".
Answer: Anne Of Green Gables
(Anne Shirley is called "Carrots" by Gilbert Blythe)


#6. In this period drama the heroine's silly dancer sister calls her "Mouse".
Answer: Little Dorrit
(Amy Dorrit's sister Fanny calls her "Mouse")


#7. In this period drama a motherly supporting character is called "Queenie" because she was named after Queen Victoria.
Answer: Lark Rise To Candleford
(In one episode it is explained what Queenie Turrill's real name is and why she is called "Queenie")


#8. In this period drama the heroine's father calls her "Half Pint".
Answer: Little House On The Prairie
(Laura Ingalls is called "Half Pint" by her Pa, Charles Ingalls)


#9. In this period drama a housemaid prone to mistakes and muddles is called "Minnie" instead of Winifred.
Answer: Lark Rise To Candleford
(Minnie's real name is Winifred Mude)


#10. In this period drama the hero's privileged friend calls him "Daisy".
Answer: David Copperfield
(Instead of calling him Davey, James Steerforth calls David Copperfield "Daisy")


Players Scores:
Melody - 10 points
Miss Sneyd - 10 points
Kristalyn Huber - 8 points
Naomi Bennet - 6 points
Emma, Plain and Tall - 5 points

Olivia - 3 points




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