Last Week's Riddle Game

Well, all thirteen of you who guessed were quite right! 'Twould seem the riddle was not very difficult. Well, maybe I'll think up something difficult for next time. ;)

The answer to the riddle was the 'favorite things' in the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music. I would put a picture of the scene, but I'm afraid I don't want to bother. Horrid, aren't I?
Hmm, perhaps I should have been more cryptic and put pictures of the things Maria mentioned before she started singing...

Winners…

A Daughter of the King

Miss Dashwood

Ella

Miss Woodhouse

Naomi

Maria Elisabeth

Payton Wilson

Lily of the Valley

Scullery Maid

Jessica

Marie

Margaret Hale

Miss Laurie

Many thanks to everyone who played!! Now I must know, were there any of you out there who saw the riddle and couldn't figure it out?

Quote Game Answers

Well, folks, it's over! The Old-Fashioned Movie Quote Game is closed for guesses, and here are the answers.

Quote 1

"Believe me, I almost fainted! I thought they were going to break down the door and murder us all!"

~Fanny Thornton, North & South (2004) 

Quote 2

Jo: If I wasn’t going to be a writer, I’d go to New York and pursue the stage. Are you shocked?

Laurie: Very.

~Little Women (1994) 

Quote 3

"I think one must gamble. I mean, it’s all a gamble. Everything! Life."

~Gwendolen Harleth, Daniel Deronda (2002) 

Quote 4

Marianne Dashwood: When is a man to be safe from such wit, if age and infirmity do not protect him?

Mrs. Dashwood: “Infirmity”?

Elinor Dashwood: Do you call Col. Brandon infirm?

Mrs. D: If Col. Brandon is infirm, than I am at death’s door.

Elinor: It is a miracle your life has extended this far!

~Sense and Sensibility (1995) 

Quote 5

"But then, fashion never was your forte, was it?"

~Sir Percy Blakeney (spoken to Chauvelin), The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982) 

Quote 6

Sir Mulberry Hawk: You’re prettier when you’re in a passion.

Kate Nickleby: If my brother were here, he would be in a passion from which you would not soon recover!

~Nicholas Nickleby (2002) 

Quote 7

"Shelves in the closet! Happy thought indeed."

~Elizabeth Bennet, Pride and Prejudice (1995) 

Quote 8

"I suppose in the end, it was a romantic way to perish. For a mouse."

~Anne Shirley, Anne of Green Gables (1985)

Quote 9

Mr. Rochester: Do you doubt me?

Jane Eyre: Entirely.

Rochester: You have no faith in me?

Jane: Not a whit!

~Jane Eyre (1983, but there are similar quotes in other versions)

Quote 10

"‘Knightley’, indeed. Never seen him in her life, and she calls him ‘Knightley’! Insufferable woman! Horrible, upstart, vulgar being with her ‘Mr. E’ and her ‘caro sposo’ and her carriages and air of pert pretentions and underbred finery. Actually to discover that Mr. Knightley is a gentleman, and that the woman who brought me up should be ladylike! I’ve never met her equal!

‘Knightley’, indeed! I’ve known him all my life, and even I don’t call him that! "

~Emma Woodhouse, Emma (2009) (I love that scene...)

Quote 11

Barbara Spooner: If we had met in other circumstances, I would have told you how deeply I admire your tireless efforts to force our ridiculous parliament to abolish the slave trade.

William Wilbeforce: Well if you had, I would have changed the subject and talked about botany.

BS: Botany? Why botany?

WW: Anything but politics.

BS: Well, I would have been bored by botany.

WW: So, even in other circumstances it would have been a disaster.

~Amazing Grace (2006)

Quote 12

Uriah Heep: I’m merely a clerk, at present. I’m well aware that I am the ‘umblest person going. My mother is, likewise, a very ‘umble person, and my father’s formal calling was ‘umble. He was a grave-digger.

David Copperfield: And what is he now?

Uriah: He’s partaking of glory at present.

~David Copperfield (1999)

Quote 13

Mr. Ribaldi (or Rigoletto): What is it you would like to sing?

Bonnie: Do you know “I’ll Be Loving You Always”?

Mr R: (Smirks and mimics) “I’ll Be Loving You Always.” (plays piano introduction)

Bonnie: (singing) #I'll be loving you, always...#

Mr R: (laughs and stops playing the piano)

Bonnie: What’s the matter?

Mr R: (still laughing) You sing like a goat!

~Rigoletto (1993)

Quote 14

Miss Minchin: And don’t sulk, it is not at all becoming.

Sara Crewe: I wasn’t sulking.

Miss Minchin: You were looking cross, which is much the same thing.  

~A Little Princess (1986)

Quote 15

"A.J.": Sorry for calling you a geek today.

Frank: That’s okay. What’s a “geek,” anyway?

A.J.: It’s hard to explain. But when you see one, you’ll know.

~Split Infinity (1992) (It's a time travel movie, by the way.)

Quote 16

"People say that he sold his soul to the devil, but if he has I don't know what he done with the money!"

~Mr. Krook, Bleak House (2005)

Quote 17

"'Papa' is a preferable form of address. 'Father' is rather vulgar. Besides, the word 'Papa' gives a pretty form to the lips. 'Papa', 'potatoes', 'poultry', 'prunes', and 'prism' are all very good words for the lips. Especially 'prunes' and 'prism'."

~Mrs. General, Little Dorrit (2008)

Quote 18

"Do you know what I think was a strange thing, how both you boys picked out girls below you in rank and family, yet neither of you set your fancies on little Molly Gibson. Now there's a lassie who's found her way into my heart."

~Squire Hamley, Wives and Daughters (1999)

Quote 19

Captain Harville: It is bad for him, I know, to be shut up as he is; yet what can we do?

Anne Elliot: Well, he is young. And time is a great healer. Or so, at least, I am told.

~Persuasion (2007)

Quote 20

"Now turn around. Stand still." (tugs at braided & pinned up hair) "Good. These are all real, at any rate. I can't bear false hair on a girl."

~Miss Stanbury, He Knew He Was Right (2004)

Quote 21

"Thank you Gus. Beneath your vagabond clothing beats the heart of a gentleman."

~Felicity King, Road to Avonlea (Season 2, episode 2)

Quote 22

"There are some girls who do not feel complete unless they marry. I was never one of those, but I think my sister is."

~Augusta Tomkinson, Cranford (2007)

Here are the scores of everyone who played:

(55 points possible)

Miss Laurie: 55

Bethany: 38

Miss Dashwood: 32

The Well Dressed Doll: 24

Sarah: 18

Lauren: 13

Johanna: 10

JemimahD :-), 10

Charity U: 8

Thank you! I'm so glad you played!

I forgot to put one of the quotes I was going to do; which means I should do this again, do you think? ;-) 

Old-fashioned Films Quote Game

I’ve seen several other bloggers doing this and it’s so much fun, that I can’t resist doing one myself. =) Sorry for being such a copycat. 

Guidelines

Guess the movie (mini-series or series) the quote came from, and also the character(s) who said them. There will be some blanks (“______”) and you may guess what goes in there if you choose, but it’s not worth any points as I’m just doing it so the story won’t be given away.

You will get one point for correctly guessing a film, and one point for each correctly-guessed character. The highest score would be 55 points.

And you can keep coming back and guessing if you want! I’ll comment with your results as soon as I can after receiving your answers.

This will run for a week, ending next Sunday (February 5).

(“C1,” C2,” etc. stands for “Character 1” and so on.)

Have fun!

Quote 1

Believe me, I almost fainted! I thought they were going to break down the door and murder us all!

Quote 2

C1: If I wasn’t going to be a writer, I’d go to New York and pursue the stage. Are you shocked?

C2: Very.

Quote 3

I think one must gamble. I mean, it’s all a gamble. Everything! Life.

Quote 4

C1: When is a man to be safe from such wit, if age and infirmity do not protect him?

C2: “Infirmity”?

C3: Do you call ___ _______ infirm?

C2: If ___ ________ is infirm, than I am at death’s door.

C3: It is a miracle your life has extended this far!

Quote 5

But then, fashion never was your forte, was it?

Quote 6

C1: You’re prettier when you’re in a passion.

C2: If my brother were here, he would be in a passion from which you would not soon recover!

Quote 7

Shelves in the closet! Happy thought indeed.

Quote 8

I suppose in the end, it was a romantic way to perish. For a mouse.

Quote 9

C1: Do you doubt me?

C2: Entirely.

C1: You have no faith in me?

C2: Not a whit!

Quote 10

‘_____’, indeed. Never seen him in her life, and she calls him ‘_____’! Insufferable woman! Horrible, upstart, vulgar being with her ‘Mr. __’ and her ‘caro sposo’ and her carriages and air of pert pretentions and underbred finery. Actually to discover that Mr. ______ is a gentleman, and that the woman who brought me up should be ladylike! I’ve never met her equal!

‘______’, indeed! I’ve known him all my life, and even I don’t call him that! 

Quote 11

C1: If we had met in other circumstances, I would have told you how deeply I admire your tireless efforts to force our ridiculous parliament to abolish the slave trade.

C2: Well if you had, I would have changed the subject and talked about botany.

C1: Botany? Why botany?

C2: Anything but politics.

C1: Well, I would have been bored by botany.

C2: So, even in other circumstances it would have been a disaster.

Quote 12

C1: I’m merely a clerk, at present. I’m well aware that I am the ‘umblest person going. My mother is, likewise, a very ‘umble person, and my father’s formal calling was ‘umble. He was a grave-digger.

C2: And what is he now?

C1: He’s partaking of glory at present.

Quote 13

C1: What is it you would like to sing?

C2: Do you know “I’ll Be Loving You Always”?

C1: (Smirking and mimics) “I’ll Be Loving You Always.” (plays piano introduction)

C2: (singing) #I'll be loving you, always...#

C1: (laughs and stops playing the piano)

C2: What’s the matter?

C1: (still laughing) You sing like a goat!

Quote 14

C1: And don’t sulk, it is not at all becoming.

C2: I wasn’t sulking.

C1: You were looking cross, which is much the same thing.  

Quote 15

C1: Sorry for calling you a geek today.

C2: That’s okay. What’s a “geek,” anyway?

C1: It’s hard to explain. But when you see one, you’ll know.

Quote 16

Some people say that he’s sold his soul to the devil. But if he has, I don’t know what he do with the money!

Quote 17

'Papa' is a preferable form of address. 'Father' is rather vulgar. Besides, the word 'Papa' gives a pretty form to the lips. 'Papa', 'potatoes', 'poultry', 'prunes', and 'prism' are all very good words for the lips. Especially 'prunes' and 'prism'.

Quote 18

Do you know what I think was a strange thing, how both you boys picked out girls below you in rank and family, yet neither of you set your fancies on little ____ ______. Now there's a lassie who's found her way into my heart.

Quote 19

C1: It is bad for him, I know, to be shut up as he is; yet what can we do?

C2: Well, he is young. And time is a great healer. Or so, at least, I am told.

Quote 20

Now turn around. Stand still. (tugs at braided & pinned up hair) Good. These are all real, at any rate. I can't bear false hair on a girl.

Quote 21

Thank you ___. Beneath your vagabond clothing beats the heart of a gentleman.

Quote 22

There are some girls who do not feel complete unless they marry. I was never one of those, but I think my sister is.