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Saturday, May 16, 2015

The Nicknames Game {1}



To Play: Read the clues below and leave a comment guessing what period drama each clue is talking about. I'll hopefully respond with your score. Answers will be posted next week.

Scoring: One point for each correctly guessed period drama. A total of 10 points can be earned.


Period Drama Nickname:

#1. In this period drama the heroine's physician father calls her "Goosie".

#2. In this period drama the hero's great-aunt calls his mother a "Baby".

#3. In this period drama series an adopted son is called "Little Man".

#4. In this period drama the heroine's greasy admirer calls her "My Angel".

#5. In this period drama the hero hit a nerve by calling the heroine "Carrots".

#6. In this period drama the heroine's silly dancer sister calls her "Mouse".

#7. In this period drama a motherly supporting character is called "Queenie" because she was named after Queen Victoria.

#8. In this period drama the heroine's father calls her "Half Pint".

#9. In this period drama a housemaid prone to mistakes and muddles is called "Minnie" instead of Winifred.

#10. In this period drama the hero's privileged friend calls him "Daisy".


Happy guessing!



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8 comments:

  1. Naomi PittsMay 16, 2015 at 11:38 AM

    This is SO much fun! Great idea. :-)

    I really wanted to play your last game, by the way, but then I totally forgot. Oops.

    1. Wives and Daughters.
    2. No idea.
    3. Maybe 'Little Men.'
    4. Ah I HAVE watched this! I HAVE. Maybe it's 'Emma'?
    5. Anne of Green Gables, of course!
    6. Little Dorrit
    7. Lark Rise to Candelford
    8. Haha, Little House on the Prairie
    9. Lark Rise again?
    10. No idea again.

    Well, I could've done better, but it was so much fun; thank you. :-)

    ~ Naomi

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  2. OliviaMay 16, 2015 at 12:37 PM

    Wow…I'm awful at these XD

    #1: Wives and Daughters

    #4: Little Dorrit

    #5: Anne of Green Gables

    #7: Lark Rise to Candleford

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  3. Emma JaneMay 16, 2015 at 2:56 PM

    Very clever idea! Let's see how many I know of these....

    #1 Wives and Daughters
    #4 Bleak House
    #5 Anne of Green Gables
    #6 Little Dorrit
    #8 Little House


    ~Emma

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  4. MelodyMay 16, 2015 at 3:48 PM

    1. Wives & Daughters
    2. David Copperfield?
    3. Lark Rise to Candleford
    4. HAHAHA this one made me laugh. Bleak Houes.
    5. Anne of Green Gables
    6. Little Dorrit
    7. Ohhhh is THAT why? Okay. Haha. Lark Rise to Candleford. :)
    8. Little House on the Prairie
    9. LRTC again. :)
    10. David Copperfield

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  5. UnknownMay 17, 2015 at 5:41 PM

    #1. Wives&Daughters
    #2. David Copperfield
    #3. ?
    #4. Bleak House
    #5. Anne of Green Gables
    #6. Little Dorrit
    #7. LarkRise to Candleford
    #8. Little House on the Prairie
    #9. Larkrise to Candleford
    #10. Great Expectations

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  6. Miss Laurie of Old-Fashioned CharmMay 18, 2015 at 3:34 PM

    Naomi Bennet,
    Your guesses on 1, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 were correct. Your guesses on 3 and 4 were incorrect. Your score is 6 points.

    Olivia,
    Your guesses on 1, 5 and 7 were correct. Your guess on 4 was incorrect. Your score is 3 points.

    Emma, Plain and Tall,
    Your guesses on 1, 4, 5, 6 and 8 were correct giving you 5 points.

    Melody,
    Your guesses on 1-10 were all correct giving you 10 points and making you a nickname expert! I wonder how Amy would do on this game?

    Kristalyn Huber,
    Your guesses on 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 were correct. Your guess on 10 was incorrect. Your score is 8 points.

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  7. Miss SneydMay 20, 2015 at 7:51 AM

    1. Wives and Daughters
    2. David Copperfield
    3. Lark Rise to Candleford
    4. Bleak House
    5. Anne of Green Gables
    6. Little Dorrit
    7. Lark Rise to Candleford?
    8. Little House on the Prairie
    9. Lark Rise to Candleford
    10. David Copperfield

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  8. Miss Laurie of Old-Fashioned CharmMay 23, 2015 at 4:25 PM

    Miss Sneyd,
    Your guesses on 1-10 were all correct! You have the high score of 10 points.

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