[meteorite-list] CONTEST

[Dave Mouat]

It was a no brainer, but Martin's computer obviously failed to crash in
the process of answering as mine did!!

Dave


Martin Horejsi wrote:

> Title: The Meteortie
>
> Author: C.S. Lewis
>
> Book: Poems
>
> Books: Of Other Worlds: Essays and Stories and Till We Have Faces: A
> Myth Retold
>
> Movie: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
>
> Cheers,
>
> Martin
>
> On 1/31/06, Thomas Webb <webbth1 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > --- Thomas Webb <webbth1 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 12:47:26 -0800 (PST)
> > > From: Thomas Webb <webbth1 at yahoo.com>
> > > Subject: CONTEST
> > > To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> > >
> > > Hello List Members,
> > >   As some of us are sitting at home wishing we were
> > > at the Tucson show I thought it might be interesting
> > > to have a little contest to work on.
> > >   For the first person to send me the answers to the
> > > following five questions pertaining to this poem, I
> > > will send a 7.1g polished slice of the Wagon Mound
> > > meteorite.
> > >
> > >   Among the hills a meteorite
> > >   Lies huge; and moss has overgrown,
> > >   And wind and rain with touches light
> > >   Made soft,  the contours of the stone.
> > >
> > >   Thus easily can earth digest
> > >   A cinder of sidereal fire,
> > >   And make her translunary guest
> > >   The native of an English shire.
> > >
> > >   Nor is it strange these wanderers
> > >   Find in her lap their fitting place,
> > >   For every particle that's hers
> > >   Came at the first from outer space.
> > >
> > >   All that is Earth has once been sky;
> > >   Down from the sun of old she came,
> > >   Or from some star that travelled by
> > >   Too close to his entangling flame.
> > >
> > >   Hence, if belated drops yet fall
> > >   From heaven, on these her plastic power
> > >   Still works as once it worked on all
> > >   The glad rush of the golden shower.
> > >
> > >   1.  What is the name of the poem?
> > >   2.  Name the author of the poem.
> > >   3.  Which of this author's books uses this poem as
> > > an introduction?
> > >   4.  Name two other books this author wrote.
> > >   5.  What current movie was based on this author's
> > > writings?
> > >
> > >   Be certain that you spell everything correctly in
> > > your answers as this may make the difference in a
> > > correct or incorrect answer.
> > >
> > >   Reply to me offlist and I will post the answers
> > > and the winner of the contest on the list.  The
> > > first person with correct answers for all 5
> > > questions wins.
> > >
> > >   My best and good luck,
> > >   Thomas
> > >
> > >
> > > ---------------------------------
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> >
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