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Mike
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 Posted - 14 Nov 2005 : 9:13:27 PM
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Well done Joanna!
Q8 Who was offered the stallions Aziz and Mahruss but considered their price too high, and was summed up thus by Lady Anne Blunt "though he does not know a good horse when he see's it he ought to know how to behave"
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Cate
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Posted - 14 Nov 2005 : 9:46:13 PM
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Count J Potocki.....The Blunts offered to act as intermediaries in assisting him to purchase from Ali Pasha Sherif. The Pasha decided to sell the 2 stallions, Mahruss and Aziz II, but he was asking the price of £800, which the count considered ridiculous considering the horses' ages. He proposed 500 louis for both, but went off to India to see if he could find anything cheaper and more to his liking.
When he couldnt find anything better he decided he would pass through Cairo to conclude his business with the pasha if the horses were still for sale. He still quibbled over the price and was willing to offer 10-12,000 francs. Eventually, when he decided he would buy the horses the pasha had become fed up and refused to sell.
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Mike
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Posted - 14 Nov 2005 : 10:04:08 PM
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Well done Cate, that's one to you!
With regard to Q6, the designer of the stables was Henryk Marconi,a leading Warsaw architect of the day. Aristotle Fioravanti designed the Assumption Cathedral in Moscow, Szymon Bogumil Zug was responsible for the Lutherian Church in Warsaw.Alexey Shchusev designed the Lenin Mausoleum and Guglielmo Marconi was the radio pioneer.
Q9 Name the black stallion owned by the Queen Mother of Egypt's surgeon
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Mike
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Posted - 14 Nov 2005 : 10:36:15 PM
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Q10 Is a "picture puzzle"
Where did this horse stand at stud?
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Cate
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Posted - 14 Nov 2005 : 11:06:26 PM
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| Q9 Black Abayyan Stallion Ibn Farhan imported by Dr Godward ..a gift from the Queen Mother of Egypt in appreciation of his services in saving her life. |
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Mike
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Posted - 14 Nov 2005 : 11:11:34 PM
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Well done, that's another one to you Cate!
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Cate
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Posted - 14 Nov 2005 : 11:14:56 PM
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I take it the black horse is the Abayyan 'Ibn Farhan'The gift from the Q.M. of Egypt and imported by Dr. Alfred Godward to stand at stud in California. |
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Mike
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Cate
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Posted - 14 Nov 2005 : 11:17:29 PM
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Hi Mike,
This is really addictive...but must now go and get my juices..carrot brill ..green juice...well enough said |
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Cate
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Mike
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Posted - 14 Nov 2005 : 11:37:16 PM
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Q11 Is another picture question!
Who is this?
Q12 Name the person who connects the horses in Q10 & Q11
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LYNDILOU
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Posted - 15 Nov 2005 : 08:41:10 AM
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Come on Mike, these are getting really hard what about us dumbo's we need easy ones as well, other wise you wont encourage newbee's! Cate you are proving to be a real expert ( or are you like me head stuck in a book all night) |
   
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Mike
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Posted - 15 Nov 2005 : 09:13:38 AM
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Not as hard as you might think, Lynda! The horse in Q11 is extremely famous and has already been identified in the "Test your Knowledge" thread. Don't let the fact that the photo is in colour (or the little dog) fool you into thinking that you don't know the horse. You do! A further clue, one of the two photo's was taken in the middle east and the other in europe, but perhaps not the way around that you might think!
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Mike
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Posted - 15 Nov 2005 : 10:15:15 AM
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Q13 Name the first president of the AHS ...Easy!
Q14 Name the horse shown in Q10, is it
(a) Kuhailan Haifi
(b) Kuhailan Zaid
(c) Kuhailan Afas
That should shed some light on questions ten through twelve!
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Lynda
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Anfi
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Posted - 15 Nov 2005 : 10:35:45 AM
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Q11: Moniet el Nefous Great photo
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Mike
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Posted - 15 Nov 2005 : 10:40:28 AM
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That's another one to you Anne The horse in Q11 is Moniet El Nefous
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Anfi
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Posted - 15 Nov 2005 : 10:45:57 AM
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Q14: (b) Kuhailan Zaid
Q10: At Babolna, Hungary
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Cate
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Posted - 15 Nov 2005 : 10:57:27 AM
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was just writing Kuahailan Zaid for Q14 and noticed you beat me to it, Anne
Yes, like you Linda nose in a book, or hunting the internet for the answers.....how sad am I! This darn quiz is so addictive |
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Anfi
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Posted - 15 Nov 2005 : 11:06:29 AM
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Lol; It is, isn't it?!
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LYNDILOU
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Posted - 15 Nov 2005 : 11:46:18 AM
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| Oh blast, it I was up at the stables thinking of Mikes clues when I thought "was that a mare"? if so it would be Moniet el Nefous so I came rushing back to have another look and the blitters beat me to it you have to be quick on this thread I can tell you ! When am I ever going to get any work done |
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Mike
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Posted - 15 Nov 2005 : 11:55:34 AM
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That is two more to Anne (Q10 & Q14) Are you having fun yet??? If so here is Q15 In which year was the first AHS Northern Show held at Haydock Park?
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Cate
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Mike
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Posted - 15 Nov 2005 : 2:05:51 PM
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Well done Cate, the answer to Q15 was indeed 1973
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