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[nairi]

Back by popular demand

1. What is the (full) name of the 19th Century English Romantic poet and satirist who also created and published an Armenian dictionary?

One of his most famous works is a satirical epic poem, dedicated to Robert Southey, in which a historical Spanish womanizer is the hero. What is the name of this poem?

This is a passage taken from Canto the Second of the above-mentioned poem:

"Not so Haidée: she sadly toss'd and tumbled,
And started from her sleep, and, turning o'er
Dream'd of a thousand wrecks, o'er which she stumbled,
And handsome corpses strew'd upon the shore;
And woke her maid so early that she grumbled,
And call'd her father's old slaves up, who swore
In several oaths--Armenian, Turk, and Greek--
They knew not what to think of such a freak."

In what language does Haidée speak to the hero a little later in this Canto?

2. What is the name of the Columbian author born in Aracataca in 1928, who also won a Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982?

In one of his most famous novels, published in 1967, one of the main characters bumps into an Armenian in the first chapter. What is the name of this novel?

What is the Armenian described as doing?

3. What is the name of the Dutch author born in Friesland in 1907, who also wrote a novel about resistance fighter Hannie Schaft?

What is the name of that novel?

In 1981, this novel was also made into a film which was produced by a Dutch man and an Armenian. What is the name of the Armenian producer?

4. What is the name of the 10th Century Armenian author whose father was Bishop Khosrov Andzevatsi?

The following passage is taken from one of his most famous works:

"Ard, mati'r ar is, barutiun,
Vorpes yunkann bjshkutiun` hakarak qo hambardzeloyn,
Ba'rdz i meghutseloys zhoghm mahu khrovutean,
Zi hangitse yis amenakal hogid khaghaghutean,
Yev qez pa~rq yamenayni yaviteans yavitenits:"

(Ban JZ G)

Who is the addressee in this passage?

This passage ends with one word that I left out. Which word is it?

What is the name of the main work this passage belongs to?

5. What is the name of the contemporary Armenian author/poet/translator born in Beirut in 1953, whose father was also a writer?

He also wrote these lines in a poem:

"Can there be hope
When we accept
Five dimensions
of existence
And when we make
The compromise of living sane?"

What is the title of the poem these lines belong to?

When was it published?

[Harut]

Author - Grigor Narekatsi
addressee - God
end word - Amen
work - "Matyan Voghbergutyan"

btw, my book doesn't have "Ban HzG" and this passage either. where did you get this passage from?

[nairi]

JZ, Harut jan. Zh? As in the French /j/, not the /h/, /y/ or /dj/. Bloody hell! 16! The quote is under 3 or G in letters. Am I making sense?

Anyway, you got that question right. Apres!

[Harut]

hagarag
i'm starting believing you.

[Harut]

i know what you mean, "Zh" as in "zhamatsuyts". that's how i write "zh".

oops, i just noticed that i wrote "Hz" before. sorry.

i thought that it was "Ban ZhG". but i see it's "Ban Zh G".
ok, but i'm still missing that section. mine jumps from "Ban T" to "Ban ZhB".

[nairi]

Harut jan, Ban ZhZ G. You might have it.

[Harut]

nairi, sorry for having it all messed up.
i've got it strieght now. but i'm still missing the section.

[nairi]

Just because no one else but Harut attempted to answer any of these questions, does not mean, I hope, that no one else but me knows the answers... Anyway, for those interested in checking their own knowledge, or perhaps learning something new, here are the answers:

1. What is the (full) name of the 19th Century English Romantic poet and satirist who also created and published an Armenian dictionary?

George Gordon Noel Byron, Baron; or Lord Byron

One of his most famous works is a satirical epic poem, dedicated to Robert Southey, in which a historical Spanish womanizer is the hero/protagonist. What is the name of this poem?

Don Juan

This is a passage taken from Canto the Second of the above-mentioned poem:

"Not so Haidée: she sadly toss'd and tumbled,
And started from her sleep, and, turning o'er
Dream'd of a thousand wrecks, o'er which she stumbled,
And handsome corpses strew'd upon the shore;
And woke her maid so early that she grumbled,
And call'd her father's old slaves up, who swore
In several oaths--Armenian, Turk, and Greek--
They knew not what to think of such a freak."

In what language does Haidée speak to the hero a little later in this Canto?

Modern Greek with an Ionian accent

"Although she told him, in good modern Greek,
With an Ionian accent" (Canto 2, CL)

For the full poem, see:

http://www.geocities...086/donjuan.htm

2. What is the name of the Columbian author born in Aracataca in 1928, who also won a Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982?

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

In one of his most famous novels, published in 1967, one of the main characters bumps into an Armenian in the first chapter. What is the name of this novel?

Cien Años de Soledad (One Hundred Years of Solitude)

What is the Armenian described as doing?

He's trying to sell a potion, or syrup, that supposedly makes one invisible after drinking it.

3. What is the name of the Dutch author born in Friesland in 1907, who also wrote a novel about resistance fighter Hannie Schaft?

Theun de Vries

What is the name of that novel?

Het Meisje met het Rode Haar (The Girl with the Red Hair), published in 1956

In 1981, this novel was also made into a film which was produced by a Dutch man and an Armenian. What is the name of the Armenian producer?

Haig Balian

5. What is the name of the contemporary Armenian author/poet/translator born in Beirut in 1953, whose father was also a writer?

Shant Norashkharian; his father was Hagop Norashkharian

He also wrote these lines in a poem:

"Can there be hope
When we accept
Five dimensions
of existence
And when we make
The compromise of living sane?"

What is the title of the poem this passage belongs to?

The Desert

For full poem, see:

http://www.umd.umich...atu/desert.html

When was it published?

July 1988

[nairi]

Palindromes: words or phrases that are read the same forward as backward, e.g. "redder" and "Madam, I'm Adam".

So here's the puzzle:

Mom and Dad Palindrome kept presents for John and Ron in a special place and gave them out when the boys did something noteworty.

What did the parents call this storage place?

The answer is, of course, a palindrome.

[nairi]

Nothing to do with palindromes this time:

What is the pattern in this list of words?

it, bet, ear, it, axis, ouch, it, am, ouch, at, nit, in, in, in, in, it, at, deal, tip, am, ouch, in, pen, it, it, at

Edited by nairi, 12 April 2003 - 07:42 AM.

[vava]

Palindromes: words or phrases that are read the same forward as backward, e.g. "redder" and "Madam, I'm Adam".

So here's the puzzle:

Mom and Dad Palindrome kept presents for John and Ron in a special place and gave them out when the boys did something noteworty.

What did the parents call this storage place?

The answer is, of course, a palindrome.

They either kept the gifts in the <Pot top> or in <A Toyota> depending on the size. For bigger gifts, i think they may have kept them at <my gym>.

<Now, I won> ( or perhaps I haven't...

[nairi]

They either kept the gifts in the <Pot top> or in <A Toyota> depending on the size. For bigger gifts, i think they may have kept them at <my gym>.

<Now, I won> ( or perhaps I haven't...

Definitely valid answers! But not exactly the one I was looking for... I guess it really could be anything, but the idea was to use the clue as well: "they gave presents when the boys did something noteworty."

[Sip]

Palindromes: words or phrases that are read the same forward as backward, e.g. "redder" and "Madam, I'm Adam".

So here's the puzzle:

Mom and Dad Palindrome kept presents for John and Ron in a special place and gave them out when the boys did something noteworty.

What did the parents call this storage place?

The answer is, of course, a palindrome.

I think since they were such cool parents, they kept the presents in their "racecar"? Did the presents happen to be a nice "radar" system?

[nairi]

I think since they were such cool parents, they kept the presents in their "racecar"? Did the presents happen to be a nice "radar" system?

LOL! Could be, could be... but no Sorry.

[Sip]

Nothing to do with palindromes this time:

What is the pattern in this list of words?

it, bet, ear, it, axis, ouch, it, am, ouch, at, nit, in, in, in, in, it, at, deal, tip, am, ouch, in, pen, it, it, at

I am guessing they occur in that order at the ends of the lines of a certain favorite poem of yours?

[Saro]

Palindromes: words or phrases that are read the same forward as backward, e.g. "redder" and "Madam, I'm Adam".

So here's the puzzle:

Mom and Dad Palindrome kept presents for John and Ron in a special place and gave them out when the boys did something noteworty.

What did the parents call this storage place?

The answer is, of course, a palindrome.

Hmm... It's gotta be more than one word. After thinking for an hour, I couldn't find any one word that works!!
Time to start thinking of two words that are opposites of each other!!! (i hope)

Nice puzzle!

[Saro]

Nothing to do with palindromes this time:

What is the pattern in this list of words?

it, bet, ear, it, axis, ouch, it, am, ouch, at, nit, in, in, in, in, it, at, deal, tip, am, ouch, in, pen, it, it, at

Neither contains the letter "q"... I win!!

[nairi]

Nothing to do with palindromes this time:

What is the pattern in this list of words?

it, bet, ear, it, axis, ouch, it, am, ouch, at, nit, in, in, in, in, it, at, deal, tip, am, ouch, in, pen, it, it, at

Neither contains the letter "q"... I win!!

If you "cheat" a bit, there is a q in there... Seems like you're on the right track... So based on this list, how could you make your own?

[Saro]

Palindromes: words or phrases that are read the same forward as backward, e.g. "redder" and "Madam, I'm Adam".

So here's the puzzle:

Mom and Dad Palindrome kept presents for John and Ron in a special place and gave them out when the boys did something noteworty.

What did the parents call this storage place?

The answer is, of course, a palindrome.

Hmm... It's gotta be more than one word. After thinking for an hour, I couldn't find any one word that works!!
Time to start thinking of two words that are opposites of each other!!! (i hope)

Nice puzzle!

How about... tenibac cabinet ??

[nairi]

How about... tenibac cabinet ??

Nope but you're on the right track! It is made of two words. Look at the clue again: "and gave them out when the boys did something noteworty." What do you get if you do something bad? What is the opposite of that?