Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)

[hollins]

I'll give you another clue, the skyscrapers are part of the man made marina development.

[Bri Roberts]

Dubai?

[hollins]

Correct. Well done!

[hollins]

What is the name of this garden? It is on a island on which lake?

[Yorkie]

Fantasy Island
On a private isle in Italy’s Lago Maggiore that has been in the family for half a millennium, Principe and Principessa Borromeo are living the ultimate dolce vita.

[hollins]

You have the name of the lake right but what about the name of the garden/island?
It is not a private island.

[DaveR]

It looks like Isola Bella to me.

[hollins]

Correct and well done!
Photo below, the view from Stresa looking out to the island.

[Yorkie]

It is also known as Fantasy Island and is the home of Prince And Princess Borromeo, but I stand to be corrected!   

[hollins]

I hadn't heard it called that before.
I am amazed that they live there because it is swarming with tourists every day and the house and garden are both open to view.

[hollins]

A change of scene........
These pots were all made in one country. Which one and in what era?

[Yorkie]

Presuming it all comes from the same place I will suggest Germany.   

[Hugo]

I'm sure that we have some pottery like the plate in the photo but do not know where the present was from.   In view of the horse in the photo I'll have a guess at the Camargue area of France.       

[hollins]

Yorkie is correct with Germany. It is collectively known as Fat Lava because of the glazes and was made mainly in the 60's and 70's.

[Yorkie]

Most other countries, particularly European have fairly distinctive styles but the Germans seem to copy from all and sundry and have a mish-mash of different types.   Each of the ones pictured could be assigned to a different particular area.