Game 19, Round 1, results
Results for the first round are here:
1 - The primary difference between the Arctic and Antarctic polar expeditions is simple: the Northwest Passage would have been exceedingly useful, but there was no such creature; whereas the South Pole, while utterly useless, was actually there to be found.
written by - jeffr23
guesed by - lanyer
2 - The crew was filled with a sort of gleeful excitement as the Terra Nova set out from
Cardiff on July 15, 1910.
written by - a_d_medievalist
3- The weight of the rucksack cut into my shoulders as I hefted it for the first time.
written by - lanyer
guessed by - a_d_medievalist
4 - Scott used to say that worst part of an expedition was over when the preparation was finished.
written by - Apsley Cherry-Garrard
guessed by - songofnewday, badgersandjam, braisedbywolves, dorianegray
5 - They say memory is sacred.
written by - badgersandjam
6 - When we left England in such bright spirits, we had no way of knowing how woefully ill-prepared we were for our journey.
written by - dorianegray
7 - It was the height of the British summer when the Terra Nova left Cardiff on 15 July 1910.
written by - nhw
8 - In the foolishness of youth, every young man longs for adventure in far off climes.
written by - songofnewday
guessed by - alextiefling
9 - I'd heard a lot about the dashing Captain Scott before ever I met him.
written by - braisedbywolves
10 - In a broad sense, the late events in the Antarctic region are doubtless known throughout the Empire; but hitherto there has been no detailed personal account made of Captain Scott's expedition.
written by - alextiefling
guessed by - nhw, jeffr23
Results then:
songofnewday - 2
alextiefling 2
badgersandjam - 1
braisedbywolves - 1
dorianegray - 1
jeffr23 - 1
lanyer - 1
nhw - 0
a_d_medievalist - 0
Nice work. Onward and upward then.
1 - The primary difference between the Arctic and Antarctic polar expeditions is simple: the Northwest Passage would have been exceedingly useful, but there was no such creature; whereas the South Pole, while utterly useless, was actually there to be found.
written by - jeffr23
guesed by - lanyer
2 - The crew was filled with a sort of gleeful excitement as the Terra Nova set out from
Cardiff on July 15, 1910.
written by - a_d_medievalist
3- The weight of the rucksack cut into my shoulders as I hefted it for the first time.
written by - lanyer
guessed by - a_d_medievalist
4 - Scott used to say that worst part of an expedition was over when the preparation was finished.
written by - Apsley Cherry-Garrard
guessed by - songofnewday, badgersandjam, braisedbywolves, dorianegray
5 - They say memory is sacred.
written by - badgersandjam
6 - When we left England in such bright spirits, we had no way of knowing how woefully ill-prepared we were for our journey.
written by - dorianegray
7 - It was the height of the British summer when the Terra Nova left Cardiff on 15 July 1910.
written by - nhw
8 - In the foolishness of youth, every young man longs for adventure in far off climes.
written by - songofnewday
guessed by - alextiefling
9 - I'd heard a lot about the dashing Captain Scott before ever I met him.
written by - braisedbywolves
10 - In a broad sense, the late events in the Antarctic region are doubtless known throughout the Empire; but hitherto there has been no detailed personal account made of Captain Scott's expedition.
written by - alextiefling
guessed by - nhw, jeffr23
Results then:
songofnewday - 2
alextiefling 2
badgersandjam - 1
braisedbywolves - 1
dorianegray - 1
jeffr23 - 1
lanyer - 1
nhw - 0
a_d_medievalist - 0
Nice work. Onward and upward then.