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Just one saint, the gender would be female.wolram said:All Saints' Church, Freshwater?
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Just one saint, the gender would be female.wolram said:All Saints' Church, Freshwater?
Does the name start with M? And the location with S? If so, this is a lot more straightforward than people seem to be making it.1oldman2 said:Just one saint, the gender would be female.![]()
I'm not at all surprised to see you got it.Jonathan Scott said:Does the name start with M? And the location with S? If so, this is a lot more straightforward than people seem to be making it.
ohhh he always gets them lol makes the rest of us look like we are all clueless1oldman2 said:I'm not at all surprised to see you got it.![]()
Check. It's a house of worship in the small village/town that A. Tennyson grew up. (His father was a rector at the church). "Nature red in tooth and claw" is from a poem Tennyson wrote, "In Memoriam A.H.H."Find a "house of worship" that connects a saint with "Nature red in tooth and claw"
In the UK. check.It's about the Author, not the subject. The location is in the UK.
I'm unsure how that clue fits in.“Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.”
Check.Okay then... how about, your searching for a particular Church in a particular village that has (several particular ties with A. Tennyson's family.
Check. "Crossing the bar" is a euphemism attributed to Tennyson meaning to die or "pass away." The image of St. Margaret's in the post had grave markers in it.In the yard are a few folks who have experience "crossing the bar".
Well, Tennyson's birthday is 1908. There's the plaque in the church that gives Tennyson's birthyear. Beyond that I'm not sure. Is there more to the date?Umm... Okay! I got it! How about the audio daily double, Alex?
St. Margarets would be the correct answer,collinsmark said:Well, Tennyson's birthday is 1908. There's the plaque in the church that gives Tennyson's birthyear. Beyond that I'm not sure. Is there more to the date?
First guess, Roskilde Cathedral, Jutland, Denmark. (I love history and this one was new to me.)collinsmark said:Name son's final resting place*
Correct!1oldman2 said:First guess, Roskilde Cathedral, Jutland, Denmark. (I love history and this one was new to me.)![]()
Harald Bluetooth was a person long before the wireless technology.Known now most by wireless
Bluetooth is first bone and flesh
'Sounds like something a father might say to his son. Harald Bluetooth's father was Gorm the Old."Lead, my son," said Gorm, then old
Harold Bluetooth went on to become king of Denmark, and even king of Norway for a little while.Fame and glory did unfold
Harold is responsible for some of the restoration and some of the creation of runestones, notably the Jelling stones.Words in stone did son embrace
It is thought that his remains were buried at the location of Roskilde Cathedral.Name son's final resting place
By "house", do you actually mean "museum"?1oldman2 said:Find a house with no corners at the end of a line,
think narrow gauge and you'll do just fine.
Three digits could be considered a clue,
those would be four, seven and nine plus two.
The museum is awesome but the house and turntable are the subject.Jonathan Scott said:By "house", do you actually mean "museum"?
1oldman2 said:Find a house with no corners at the end of a line,
think narrow gauge and you'll do just fine.
Three digits could be considered a clue,
those would be four, seven and nine plus two.
Yes, that is altogether correct.1oldman2 said:https://sdmaritime.org/visit/the-ships/star-of-india/
Star of India
The world’s oldest active sailing ship. She began her life on the stocks at Ramsey Shipyard in the Isle of Man in 1863. Iron ships were experiments of sorts then, with most vessels still being built of wood. Within five months of laying her keel, the ship was launched into her element. She bore the name Euterpe, after the Greek muse of music and poetry.
Maritime museum, San Diego.
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Her original name was Euterpe, Greek deity/muse of music; she was called "Giver of delight."Born as Greek muse, giver of delight
Built in the Isle of Man.From an island of man she departed forthright
Her name was changed from "Euterpe" to "Star of India."New moniker shines as an Indian sun
The Star of India is not only famous for being the oldest active ship, but also the oldest ironed-hulled merchant ship still floating. Her gross tonnage is approximately 1200 tons.Her iron outside gives her twelve hundred ton
The saying "Shipshape and Bristol fashion" means that a boat/ship is seaworthy and fully prepared to face the perils of the sea. The Star of India is not the oldest ship in existence, but she is the oldest ship that is still active, ready to sail around the bay or out to the ocean every once in awhile.Fashion of Bristol, shipshape in her bay
She's senior to all still active today
Her rig is now bark, neither dog nor tree
Star of India.What is her name and oh, where is she?
So where's the "around the world" puzzle element in this? One can go into Google Maps, switch to Google Earth, right-click and select "Measure Distance" then click on each of the other points. I just did that and it says it's about 5074 miles.1oldman2 said:All righty then... sorry about the delay responding. This time I thought we could do things a little differently. The riddle will involve mileage between several points and the answer will be the total miles (with a margin for error of 200 miles total due to variables in the exact points measured but I figured the total from roughly the center of each point.)
So, here goes. From Inverness to Malta, Malta to Kremlin, Kremlin to Glasgow. (Remember you are using the geographic center of each point) I need the total miles in the order stated with a margin of error of up to 200 miles, the first clue will be (2), have fun.![]()
Sorry about the lack of detail but (b) would be correct.collinsmark said:(b) as the crow flies;
It's just a break from the routine puzzle format we have been following, kind of a "out of the ol' box" thinking exercise. Post #1321 is useful, and the answer is far less than 5000 miles although your method is correct.Jonathan Scott said:So where's the "around the world" puzzle element in this?
I make that 25% right. I assume there's more consistency than that.john101 said:inverness florida, malta ny, kremlin montana, glasgow kentucky?
Assume post #1325 is 100% correct.john101 said:inverness florida, malta ny, kremlin montana, glasgow kentucky?
That figure is well within the "Margin of error" I mentioned. Your turn.Jonathan Scott said:Google makes it about 394 miles as the crow flies or about 419 miles going to and fro along the highway, so about 400 either way.