tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post4030246909736692034..comments2024-03-25T15:02:25.695+11:00Comments on oz.Typewriter: Quick Typewriter Quiz No 2Robert Messengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-34917563417262432622014-07-07T03:49:42.177+10:002014-07-07T03:49:42.177+10:00Tough but fun. I only got a handful but I loved l...Tough but fun. I only got a handful but I loved learning so many interesting things.notagainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02915679111849352765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-15270876389546046152014-07-06T09:34:04.898+10:002014-07-06T09:34:04.898+10:00I was going to venture a guess that 14 was Mark Tw...I was going to venture a guess that 14 was Mark Twain and 18 was the Writing Ball.<br />Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-79952691837872619222014-07-05T19:49:12.388+10:002014-07-05T19:49:12.388+10:00Glad to see you got one right, Scott!Glad to see you got one right, Scott!Robert Messengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-61390555639795545462014-07-05T19:43:32.872+10:002014-07-05T19:43:32.872+10:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-84412578532011026222014-07-05T13:30:36.379+10:002014-07-05T13:30:36.379+10:00I got 19 right. (Honest!)
Marty: Carnation?
Lots...I got 19 right. (Honest!)<br /><br />Marty: Carnation?<br /><br />Lots of fun!Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-14943505500075878612014-07-05T10:24:56.636+10:002014-07-05T10:24:56.636+10:00O.K., I only got 3, 9, 14, 15, 17, 28 correct. So...O.K., I only got 3, 9, 14, 15, 17, 28 correct. So, my score is a failure. But here's one for you!! What was the signature plant (as in living thing growing out of the ground) of the Oliver Typewriter Company?? Ey? Answer me that!<br /><br />Btw, great, fun quiz!Martin A. Rice, Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11855770090552152269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-48652497415454555742014-07-05T10:07:47.761+10:002014-07-05T10:07:47.761+10:00Thank you Bill for making the effort. Yes, you got...Thank you Bill for making the effort. Yes, you got a couple right. The answers are:<br />1. Thomas Fortune Ryan.<br />2. Carrier pigeon.<br />3. (British) Oliver portable.<br />4. Marian Call.<br />5. Pearl James (Eddie Vedder).<br />6. Rupturewort.<br />7. 70 per cent.<br />8. The golfball.<br />9. $20.<br />10. Leonard Cohen<br />11. Will Self.<br />12. 32.<br />13. Henry James.<br />14, Mark Twain.<br />15. Escapement (they are pawls).<br />16. Segment<br />17. A a key that when typed does not advance the typing position.<br />18. Hansen Writing Ball (1870).<br />19. Pinkey.<br />20. Mentor.<br />21. Peter Mitterhofer.<br />22. Keystone.<br />23. Imperial.<br />24. New York (Fifth Avenue).<br />25. 1927.Robert Messengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-33198580613644228112014-07-05T09:15:19.621+10:002014-07-05T09:15:19.621+10:00oh, and 16: the segmentoh, and 16: the segmentBill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-45015009365997894872014-07-05T09:14:19.474+10:002014-07-05T09:14:19.474+10:00I'm surprised Richard P has not commented yet ...I'm surprised Richard P has not commented yet with a score of 100% on this. <br /><br />You almost skunked me Robert. I can guess an answer on 2 of them. 15: line feed and escapement. 19:Pit Bull Terrier aka Pit Bull.<br /><br />I should know most of them because I read so much about much of the list right here on your blog.Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.com