Inspiration Turn 1

[undyingking]

OK then, here's the first go at this. Let's see how it works out!

So, I've thought of a question which I'll put in a screened comment to this post. The answer to it is:

Gibbon

So your first task now is to think of a question which has that as the correct answer, and which you hope other people will think is the one that I was thinking of in the first place. Add your question in a comment (NB not anonymous), which will also be screened. The deadline is 3pm UK time tomorrow 23rd December.

(Note that quite often people come up with questions similar to the "correct" one, in which case distinguishing between them by studying the grammar, precise wording etc may come into play. So best to phrase your question as a grammatically complete query sentence, as that's what I'll be doing.)

Edit: Better make it midday rather than 3, I think, as I expect you'll all be POETS(&CE)ing this afternoon...

Comments

[undyingking.livejournal.com]

Which 18th-century historian is famous for writing The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire?

[queenortart.livejournal.com]

A small family run hotel in Lancashire. Only 20 minutes from the motorway, with 29 spacious bedrooms, including 3 fabulous suites enhanced by feature beds.

Marvellous conference facilities and a restaurant to which guests have been returning for 20 years!

They have brown tourist signs to direct you so there is no excuse for getting lost!!

[queenortart.livejournal.com]

Oooh actually just found another bit - Vicky Entwhistle who plays Janice Battersby in Coronation Street celebrated her hen night with us!!

(dear lord this stuff is seriously provincial!)

[queenortart.livejournal.com]

Bugger I've just read that properly - it should of course say How lovely is the Gibbon hotel etc - Doh!

[undyingking.livejournal.com]

Do feel free to rephrase from scratch... "Gibbon" has to be the answer, so maybe along the lines of "Which hotel..."

[inskauldrak.livejournal.com]

The name of what animal forms part of the livejournal user name used by Martin Hornsey?

[bibliogirl.livejournal.com]

It's so tempting to reference Martin, but instead since we're much of an age I'll go for

"Which primate did the Goodies claim as the inspiration for a funky dance?"

[rotwang.livejournal.com]

Who wrote "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire"?

[al-fruitbat.livejournal.com]

In yachting, what is the correct term for pulling the foresail (the Gib) over the cleating rail when the vessel is travelling on (towards) the wind?

[e-pepys.livejournal.com]

Who wrote The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire?

I suspect I'm heading in entirely the wrong direction...

[brixtonbrood.livejournal.com]

To whom did David Hume insist that his magnum opus should be written in English rather than French, as the rise of America would make it the world language of the future.

[jiggery-pokery.livejournal.com]

What did I buy with the first cheque I ever wrote?

[ar-gemlad.livejournal.com]

What is the common name for a small, arboreal ape of the family Hylobatidae?

[ar-gemlad.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I've just remembered about the voting bit - I won't have internet access after 3pm tomorrow until next week, so you can leave out my question if it matters.

[liriselei.livejournal.com]

"With what animal is chrestomancy normally associated?"

[fractalgeek.livejournal.com]

What species of "monkey" was funky in the classic Goodies song?

[wimble.livejournal.com]

What animal did the Goodies think was funky in their 1970s chart hit?

[verlaine.livejournal.com]

Who wrote "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire"?

[thefon.livejournal.com]

Complete this Goodies quote: "Do the Funky ______."

[jackfirecat.livejournal.com]

What current arboreal mammal is almost as flexible as the future monkey-squids, and was the subject of a song by the Goodies?

That might not be your question, but I bet it was what brixtonbrood was thinking.

[dr-bob.livejournal.com]

Which Edward wrote Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire?

[cuthbertcross.livejournal.com]

Which animal did Bill Oddie think was Funky?

[queenortart.livejournal.com]

Erm now it won't let me see what I previously sent so I'm typing in a comment to see if that will help. I was in serious klutz mode last night, I was watching Earthquake 10.5 and wrapping presents at the same time - that's my excuse!

Huzzah - and finally.

[queenortart.livejournal.com]

Which hotel is a small family run hotel in Lancashire. Only 20 minutes from the motorway, with 29 spacious bedrooms, including 3 fabulous suites enhanced by feature beds? To Whet your appetites it also has marvellous conference facilities and a restaurant to which guests have been returning for 20 years! There have brown tourist signs to direct you so there is no excuse for getting lost!! And finally its serious claim to fame is that Vicky Entwhistle who plays Janice Battersby in Coronation Street celebrated her hen night there.

Re: Huzzah - and finally.

[undyingking.livejournal.com]

That should do it!