20 Questions

MusicLover

She had it already but she didn't officially ask me....

queenmomcat

(snorts of laughter, more than slightly embarrassed) I'll confess at this point that I didn't know, when I asked whether it was primarily a predator, that it was a peregrine. That was just the example I came up with.

MusicLover

Yes, it is a Peregrine Falcon....I felt a little guilty not admitting that.

MusicLover

Is it ok to call you Queenie?

queenmomcat

But that's the fun of the game, for me at least. As you say, I wasn't asking specifically about peregrines just then. (Glad for the species that they can learn to live in close proximity to humans.)

MusicLover

Ok....it just made it awkward. I was hoping that you would have quickly asked about either of your examples and then more and more questions were asked, not the right ones and well.

I am going out for dinner now but I am almost certain that Queen's new puzzle won't be solved before I get back because she gives us tough ones which is good. Always learning something here.

queenmomcat

EEP. Brain freeze.

Will you (plural) let me get away with another book? or do you want me to pick something more mundane/generic?

feelingfeline

Book is fine with me (nearly midnight in Ireland) (That's a yawn)

Loveroflife

Book is good. I am so glad we have Google

Kay_G

I'm here!  Do a book!

queenmomcat

OK....

THING or rather BOOK

To duck some of the first possible questions: the author is male, British and dead.

I was reminded of this by MusicLover's "peregrine falcon" challenge--hawking does play a part in instigating the action of this book, though it is by no means the key plot point.

Kay_G

1,  Was the book written before 1960?

queenmomcat

1. yes, prior to 1960

feelingfeline

2. prior to 1900?

queenmomcat

2. no, first half of 20th century

feelingfeline

3. Detective Fiction?

Loveroflife

3. Fantasy??

queenmomcat

3. I'll combine these with an eye to brevity. and sympathy to overlapping posts. Fantasy is probably the best single-word descriptor, though there are other elements to the book.

Kay_G

4.  Does it take place in the future?

queenmomcat

4. No. (surprisingly, given my general tastes in literature)

Kay_G

Hmmmm...

5.  Could it be considered a classic?  

queenmomcat

5. Yes. (tastes and definitions vary, though)

susan3

H.P. Lovecraft book?? (6

queenmomcat

6. No, a fantasy that's a bit more firmly rooted in the real world. Also one that's a bit more firmly rooted in England. Or rather, the Matter of Britain. (ducks, and runs away, giggling)

But, that said, I"m off to turf out my Lovecraft books. It's been a while since I visited Kadath or Ulthar.

susan3

ok...lord of the rings I think was New Zealand...don't know where the sword and the sorcerer took place

This is stretching my brain...is anyone else out there???? Help!

Has it also been made into a movie?? (7).

queenmomcat

(not gonna count any of this as an official question) IIRC, there was a cartoon/Disney production of the book I'm thinking of, but nothing with the media splash of The Lord of the Rings.

susan3

7/8 sword and the stone

ceanna

Hi All, I'm logging in late here!!!! The only titles made into Disney cartoons I can think of from british authors don't really fit the 1900-1950 timeline. Kipling's Jungle Book is from the late 1800s and C. S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia series is after 1950.

Loveroflife

I was going to ask if it was written by C S Lewis

Loveroflife

I am going to take a risk andask if it is The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe? That was published in 1950. I guess it still fits the timeline.