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Wenchbabe

Need some help with the Oxford University Press quiz on day 4 of the Advent calendar.

http://www.oup.com/uk/academic/online/oedadventquiz/

I have 3 of the 4 required answers:

1 - what is the ‘Mae West’ that got Mae West into the dictionary?
c. A Lifejacket

2 - what is the expected response to the 13th-century greeting ‘wassail’?
B. Drink-Hail

3- in 1598 the traveller Jan van Linschoten dined on ‘rice, which they seeth in broth … and is somewhat sowre but it tasteth well, and is called ...’ What? (Hint: Search the timeline for 'sowre')
C. Curry

Having trouble with question 4:

what date does the OED give for the launch of ‘rocket’ as a word?

As far as I can see the answer is 1566
source - http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/166731

The only options given are 1556, 1557 and 1558.

toniq

Thanks for doing the thread, will link with advents xx

purplecatlover

Ive sent an email asking if missing 1566 as an option in q4 is a mistake.

purplecatlover

they ahve fixed it on the website now...option 1566 given.

janhunter

10th December

Who said that being in politics feeds one's vanity
but starves one's self-respect?

Ans: A. Parris

www . oup . co.uk / academic /reference/xmaspolquo
(Please remove the spaces for the web-address)

purplecatlover

janhunter wrote: »

10th December

Who said that being in politics feeds one's vanity
but starves one's self-respect?

Ans: A. Parris

www . oup . co.uk / academic /reference/xmaspolquo
(Please remove the spaces for the web-address)

sorry but even with spaces removed link is a dead link so i can tpost it for you, nor can i find this comp on the website. is it part of the advent calandar comp or is it a separate comp entirely which may already be posted on main anyway?

lilias

purplecatlover wrote: »

sorry but even with spaces removed link is a dead link so i can tpost it for you, nor can i find this comp on the website. is it part of the advent calandar comp or is it a separate comp entirely which may already be posted on main anyway?

It's Day 10 of the OUP Advent Calendar

http://www.oup.co.uk/academic/reference/xmaspolquo

MrNotty

11 Dec
Which of these did Charles Dickens write?
A. A Christmas Carol
B. Away in a Manger
C. A Christmas Song

gentleorange

MrNotty wrote: »

11 Dec
Which of these did Charles Dickens write?
A. A Christmas Carol
B. Away in a Manger
C. A Christmas Song

I'm sorry to bump, but I'm still seeing the questions from post 1, and I can't find the advent calendar by searching. Could someone possibly post a link to the new page? Thank you:)

Matryoshka

http://fds.oup.com/www.oup.co.uk/general/advent_calendar/index.html

The calendar is here

lilias

costello75 wrote: »

I'm sorry to bump, but I'm still seeing the questions from post 1, and I can't find the advent calendar by searching. Could someone possibly post a link to the new page? Thank you:)

http://fds.oup.com/www.oup.co.uk/general/advent_calendar/index.html