Thursday's Thoughts 10.22.09...Name That Castle

Today's quiz is on...

Castles
because who doesn't wish they had one?

1. This castle dates back to the time of William the Conqueror and it's the oldest castles still in occupation. Name this castle.


2. The buildings of this present castle date back to the 12th century and is it now the 2nd most popular tourist attraction in Scotland. Name this castle.


3. The original structure dated back to the 12th century as was built by the Normans but burned down in 1708. Instead, this new modern version was built in it's place. It's located in Ireland. Name this castle.

4. This castle located near the cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, France is a formal royal palace and prison. Name this castle.


5. This castle located in the old city of Segovia, Spain also dates back to the 12th century and was originally an Arab fort before it was taken back into Christian hands. It became a favorite of Spanish monarchs. Name this castle.

Rules:
• All answers must be submitted via EMAIL only to
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Simply post a comment saying that your answers have been sent.
• Each question is worth 2 extra point for a potential maximum of 10 points.
• Each point is redeemable for an extra entry in the giveaways
(that's up to 10 extra entries)
• Everyone has until 11.05.09 to submit their answers for this quiz.

NOTE: Answers submitted to this quiz will be applied to entries for Wicked Wednesday Giveaway 10.21.09!

Wicked Wednesday 10.21.09 Part 2!

Wicked Wednesday Giveaway
October 21 - November 4
Bible Salesman by Clyde Edgerton
(We have 5 copies available!)

To participate in this giveaway, you will now need to submit your entry via our new Google Docs form.

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Don't forget about our other Wonderful Giveaways!!
A Highlanders temptation by Sue-Ellen Welfonder {5 Copies Available}
Supreme Courtship by Christopher Buckley {5 Copies Available}

♥ Book Up For Grabs ♥
Bible Salesman by Clyde Edgerton
* Pub. Date: August 2008
* Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
* Format: Hardcover, 256pp
* ISBN-13: 9780316117517
* ISBN: 031611751X

Synopsis: Preston Clearwater has been a criminal since stealing two chain saws and 1,600 pairs of aviator sunglasses from the army during the Second World War. Back on the road in postwar North Carolina, now a member of a car-theft ring, he picks up hitchhiking Henry Dampier, an innocent twenty-year-old Bible salesman. Clearwater immediately recognizes Henry as smart but gullible, just the associate he needs—one who will believe Clearwater is working undercover for the F.B.I.; one who will drive the cars Clearwater steals as Clearwater follows along in his own car at a safe distance. Henry joyfully sees a chance to lead a dual life as a Bible salesman and a G-man.

During his hilarious and scary adventures, Henry grapples with doubts about the Bible's accuracy, and we learn of his fundamentalist upbringing, an upbringing that doesn't prepared him for his new life. As he falls in love with the captivating Marleen Green and questions his religious training, Henry begins to see he's being used—that he is on his own in a way he never imagined.

Book Website
Reading Group Guide

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• Winners will be chosen using random.org!

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Wicked Wednesday 10.21.09 Part 1

Wicked Wednesday Giveaway
October 21 - November 4
Supreme Courtship by Christopher Buckley

(We have 5 copies available!)

To participate in this giveaway, you will now need to submit your entry via our new Google Docs form.

FILL OUT THIS FORM TO ENTER THIS GIVEAWAY!

**We still ask that you make a comment on the giveaway post letting us know that you've submitted your entry.**

*We ♥ Google Docs*

Don't forget about our other Wonderful Giveaways!!
A Highlanders temptation by Sue-Ellen Welfonder (5 Copies Available)

Bible Salesman by Clyde Edgerton (5 Copies Available)

♥ Book Up For Grabs ♥

Supreme Courtship by Christopher Buckley
Pub. Date: September 2009
Format: Paperback, 304pp
ISBN-13: 9780446697989

Synopsis:

President of the United States Donald Vanderdamp is having a hell of a time getting his nominees appointed to the Supreme Court. After one nominee is rejected for insufficiently appreciating To Kill A Mockingbird, the president chooses someone so beloved by voters that the Senate won't have the guts to reject her — Judge Pepper Cartwright, the star of the nation's most popular reality show, Courtroom Six.

Will Pepper, a straight-talking Texan, survive a confirmation battle in the Senate? Will becoming one of the most powerful women in the world ruin her love life? And even if she can make it to the Supreme Court, how will she get along with her eight highly skeptical colleagues, including a floundering Chief Justice who, after legalizing gay marriage, learns that his wife has left him for another woman?

Soon, Pepper finds herself in the middle of a constitutional crisis, a presidential reelection campaign that the president is determined to lose, and oral arguments of a romantic nature. Supreme Courtship is another classic Christopher Buckley comedy about the Washington institutions most deserving of ridicule.

Rules:
• To enter the giveaway you must complete the new form and leave a comment.
• Books will be delivered directly from the publishers so the giveaways are only available for U.S. and Canada residents. No P.O. boxes please.
Note: It may take several weeks to receive your prize!
• Winners will be drawn soon after the contest ends and posted thereafter.
• Winners will be chosen using random.org!

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Tuesday's Teasers 10.20.09

Get yourself some new books...

Fresh Friday 10.16.09 - Halloween Edition

Isalys's Choice:

Mummy Face Pizzas

Prep Time: 5 min | Total Time: 15 min| Makes: 2 servings

What You Need:

plain bagel (3-1/2 inch), cut horizontally in half
2 Tbsp. pizza sauce

2 sticks KRAFT STRING-UMS String Cheese

4 slices black olives
(Note: You can always double-up to make more!)

Make It!
HEAT oven to 400ºF.

SPREAD bagel halves with sauce. Pull cheese into thin strips; place in random criss-cross fashion on tops of bagels to resemble mummy bandages. Trim ends with kitchen shears. Add olives for the eyes.

PLACE on baking sheet.

BAKE 10 min. or until bagels are crisp and cheese is melted.

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Vanessa's Choice:
Halloween Truffles

Prep Time: 1 hr | Total Time: 3 hr 20 min | Makes: 10 servings

What You Need:

1 pkg. (6 squares) BAKER'S Bittersweet Chocolate
1/4 cup whipping cream
1 Tbsp. butter, softened
1 pkg. (6 squares) BAKER'S White Chocolate, divided
Yellow and red food colorings (3 drops yellow and 2 drops red)
3 Tbsp. BAKER'S ANGEL FLAKE Coconut, tinted orange
Black decorating gel

Make It!
MICROWAVE bittersweet chocolate squares, cream and butter in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 to 2 min., stirring after 1 min. Stir until chocolate is completely melted; cover. Freeze 1 hour or until firm enough to handle. Use teaspoon to scoop and roll chocolate mixture into 20 balls, each about 1 inch in diameter; place on waxed paper-covered baking sheet. Freeze 20 min.

MICROWAVE 3 white chocolate squares in clean microwaveable 1-cup measuring cup or small bowl 1 to 1-1/2 min., stirring after 1 min. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Set aside. Repeat with remaining white chocolate squares in separate bowl; stir in food colorings. Cool chocolates completely.

DIP 10 chocolate balls in tinted chocolate, turning to evenly coat each ball. Return to baking sheet. Repeat with remaining chocolate balls and untinted chocolate. Decorate orange truffles with coconut to resemble pumpkins. Use decorating gel to draw eyes and mouths on white truffles to resemble ghosts. Refrigerate 30 min. or until chocolate is firm. Keep refrigerated.

Just 14 days to go til Halloween *boo*!