The MacKenzies' second challenge is based on Section 8, and this section was all about journeys: Brianna's journey through the stones, then to Lallybroch, and then to America; Roger's journey through the stones and off to America to find Brianna. Of course, they probably made a list of things to bring with them.
Your job is to unscramble the items on their list and find a picture so they know what to look for. Scoring: 1/2 point for unscrambling the item and 1/2 point for the image. Be sure to include the image and not just the link for the image. You get a bonus point for including ONE knitting pattern link from Ravelry. (All items are found within Section 8.)
1. gdyareg nna
2. spagpbei
3. qaeurbo aplsre
4. onwdeo ulpasta
5. kils gktsscnio
6. cfnaair tproar
7. luilq epn
8. daegc hnkcseci
9. mkhmcoa
Please submit all answers to highlandergames at ymail dot com by MIDNIGHT (EST) on WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21. Be sure to include your swap name, clan name, and ravelry id, so we can properly sort the answers.
Have fun, and good luck on your journey!
~Seonag Mac and your MacKenzie Sisters
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Thursday, July 15, 2010
Thursday, July 1, 2010
MacKenzie Challenge - The Outcome!
Lasses! I am SO proud that so many of you participated in the MacKenzie challenge - WOW!! There were 45 lasses eligible to play (Clan MacKenzie issued the challenge, so we couldna play) and out of that group, 31 rose up to the challenge we issued. 18 of those 31 earned a perfect score. BRAW JOB, LASSES!!
The answers:
1. Jocasta Cameron
2. Governor Tryon
3. Edwin Murray
4. Phillip Wylie
5. Pollyanne
6. Ulysses
7. Lieutenant Wolff
8. Andrew MacNeill
9. Billy Murchison
BONUS: TULACH ARD!! (What else could it be?!)
Beauchamp: 6 perfect scores were received from Bree, Ealasaid, Eilis, Imogene, Muirne, and Sineag. Additional responses were received from Caroline, Elspeth, Isobel, Lady North Facing, Morven, Nemetona, and Siusan.
Fraser: 7 perfect scores were received from Fiona, Isla, Jeannette, Jocasta Walkley, Nannag, Phaedra, and Vika. Additional responses were received from Airlie and Julienne.
Murray: 5 perfect scores were received from Bea, Caireann, Mordag, Tammy, and Zella. Additional responses were received from Caena, Eileen, Marsali, and Toireassa.
If you sent in your challenge and dinna see your name above, please let us know so we can adjust your clan's scores.
Our earlybird award goes to Vika of Clan Fraser. Her response was received at 3:11am on Friday, June 25th. That was quickly done, lass! And our sneaker award goes to Elspeth of Clan Beauchamp. Her response was received at 11:58pm on Wednesday, June 30.
There are two special awards going to Nemetona Beauchamp and Jeannette Fraser for noting that TULACH ARD is the battle cry of Clan MacKenzie - LOL! You have both earned an extra point for your clan!
A bonus point also goes to Mordag Murray for lighting a fire under her clan and increasing clan participation by 50% in the last hour!!!
All sisters with a perfect score
went into the hat,
and the name that was pulled by DD was...
BREE BEAUCHAMP!!!
The answers:
1. Jocasta Cameron
2. Governor Tryon
3. Edwin Murray
4. Phillip Wylie
5. Pollyanne
6. Ulysses
7. Lieutenant Wolff
8. Andrew MacNeill
9. Billy Murchison
BONUS: TULACH ARD!! (What else could it be?!)
Beauchamp: 6 perfect scores were received from Bree, Ealasaid, Eilis, Imogene, Muirne, and Sineag. Additional responses were received from Caroline, Elspeth, Isobel, Lady North Facing, Morven, Nemetona, and Siusan.
Fraser: 7 perfect scores were received from Fiona, Isla, Jeannette, Jocasta Walkley, Nannag, Phaedra, and Vika. Additional responses were received from Airlie and Julienne.
Murray: 5 perfect scores were received from Bea, Caireann, Mordag, Tammy, and Zella. Additional responses were received from Caena, Eileen, Marsali, and Toireassa.
If you sent in your challenge and dinna see your name above, please let us know so we can adjust your clan's scores.
Our earlybird award goes to Vika of Clan Fraser. Her response was received at 3:11am on Friday, June 25th. That was quickly done, lass! And our sneaker award goes to Elspeth of Clan Beauchamp. Her response was received at 11:58pm on Wednesday, June 30.
There are two special awards going to Nemetona Beauchamp and Jeannette Fraser for noting that TULACH ARD is the battle cry of Clan MacKenzie - LOL! You have both earned an extra point for your clan!
A bonus point also goes to Mordag Murray for lighting a fire under her clan and increasing clan participation by 50% in the last hour!!!
All sisters with a perfect score
went into the hat,
and the name that was pulled by DD was...
BREE BEAUCHAMP!!!
Congratulations, Bree! You have earned an additional 5 points for your clan!
The Score:
The Score:
Beauchamp: 93 + 4 bonus + 1 sneaker + individual winner = 103
Fraser: 76 + 5 bonus + 1 earlybird = 82
Murray: 61 + 4 bonus = 65
Fraser: 76 + 5 bonus + 1 earlybird = 82
Murray: 61 + 4 bonus = 65
Congrats to all of our participants - on to the next!
Respectfully submitted,
Seonag MacKenzie
ETA: changed scoring to reflect bonus points for first perfect 10 scores. Beauchamp received an additional 3 bonus points; Fraser received an additional 4 bonus points; and Murray received an additional 3 bonus points. The overall scores have been adjusted accordingly.
Apologies!!
~Seonag
Monday, November 16, 2009
Scores after Mackenzie's Challenge
Lasses, there were 31 responses sent in for the Mackenzie Challenge. Braw job!
Perfect scores:
Fraser:Camille
Murray: Shaydy, Mordag, Zella, and Marsali
Murray: Shaydy, Mordag, Zella, and Marsali
Beauchamp:Lady Northfacing, Eilis, Brianna, Elspeth, Isobel
Winner of the Mackenzie Challenge -- picked by Kellan's healthy twins:
Congratulations to Shaydy. You've earned 5 extra points for the Murray Clan.
Murray Clan Participants: Shaydy, Mordag, Muirne, Zella, Mona, Latharna, Morrigan, Mary, Marsali, Eileen
Beauchamp Clan Participants: Lady Northfacing, Eilis, Brianna, Elspeth, Murine, Nemetona, Suisan, Imogen, Caroline, Morven, Ealasaid, Isobel
Beauchamps pulled ahead with the number of participants. There were 12 Beauchamps, 10 Murrays and nine Frasers. It was a tight game, for sure.
The scores:
Beauchamp: 110
Fraser:74 +1 (sneaker) = 75
MacKenzie: 0 -- because they wrote the Challenge, and were unable to prevent anyone from getting a perfect score.
Murray:77 +1 (early bird) +1 (sneaker) +5 (Shaydy's winning answers)= 84
Awards and Special Notice:
Early Bird: Shaydy of Clan Murray
Sneaker award goes to: A tie: Marsali Murray and Molly Fraser and once again Marsali. Marsali sent her answers in at 11:57 p.m., Molly submitted at 11:58 p.m. and Marsali, who had previously given up on finding "immoral papist" found it and resubmitted her answers at 11:59 p.m.
Solicitor in Training: Ide Mackenzie. She lobbied to award at least one point to the Mackenzies for having their challenge end on her birthday.Close but not quite: Murine Beauchamp who was so close with her answer: Spin silk out of my arse, which was her "favorite" response, even though it wasn't close enough.
Clan Standings:
Fraser: 147
Mackenzie: 149
Murray: 285
Mackenzie: 149
Murray: 285
Respectfully submitted,
Kellan Mackenzie
Mackenzie Ansers, finally
It seems like a long time ago you lasses completed the Mackenzie Challenge. In the meantime life at Kellan's life got quite busy and you lasses had to take second place. I am hoping to get everything rounded up and posted this evening.
Here are the answers.
1. A small rodent who makes a nasal-digit connection.
Wee Ratten
2. A derogatory comment directed to a man with an odd fetish, at least to the Scottish ladies of the night.
Neffit qurd
3. What you call your brother-in-law when he does some dumb rabbit-like thing -- like printing seditious pamphlets.
Harebrained fool
4. A favorite exclamation combining the holy trinity and an American president
Jesus H. Roosevelt Christ
5. A term of endearment.
mo nigheann donn
6. A thoroughly Scottish expression, lacking vowels.
Mmphm
7. Bosom
Bubbies
8. An unscrupulous Catholic
Immoral papist
9. One talented as Jamie in deception can complete this task usually left to arachnids.
Spin silk out of your arse
10. God's son, his mother and stepfather.
Jesus, Mary and Joseph
Here are the answers.
1. A small rodent who makes a nasal-digit connection.
Wee Ratten
2. A derogatory comment directed to a man with an odd fetish, at least to the Scottish ladies of the night.
Neffit qurd
3. What you call your brother-in-law when he does some dumb rabbit-like thing -- like printing seditious pamphlets.
Harebrained fool
4. A favorite exclamation combining the holy trinity and an American president
Jesus H. Roosevelt Christ
5. A term of endearment.
mo nigheann donn
6. A thoroughly Scottish expression, lacking vowels.
Mmphm
7. Bosom
Bubbies
8. An unscrupulous Catholic
Immoral papist
9. One talented as Jamie in deception can complete this task usually left to arachnids.
Spin silk out of your arse
10. God's son, his mother and stepfather.
Jesus, Mary and Joseph
Friday, October 30, 2009
Mackenzie Challenge
Gaelic is a language that allows the user many opportunity to show his or her creativity. Gaelic speakers then translate that creativity when speaking English. Claire frequently comments on Jamie's mastery of the languages. Here's your chance to show yours. Note: Kellan offers no apologies for the horrible puns that have been committed in the creation of this challenge.
Use the clues to identify the curse word or other colorful phrase. All answers are found in Section 6 of Voyager. The deadline is midnight Nov. 5, Eastern Time. As always submit your answers to highlandergames@ymail.com. Include your Ravelry Name, Swap name and list Mackenzie Challenge in the subject line.
Example: A near sighted rodent might exclaim this when he is surprised in one of his tunnels
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ / ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Answer: H O L E Y / M O L E Y
1. A small rodent who makes a nasal-digit connection.
___ ___ ___ / ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
2. A derogatory comment directed to a man with an odd fetish, at least to the Scottish ladies of the night.
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ / ___ ___ ___ ___
3. What you call your brother-in-law when he does some dumb rabbit-like thing -- like printing seditious pamphlets.
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ / ___ ___ ___ ___
4. A favorite exclamation combining the holy trinity and an American president
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ / ___ . / ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ / ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
5. A term of endearment.
___ ___ / ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ / ___ ___ ___ ___
6. A thoroughly Scottish expression, lacking vowels.
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
7. Bosom
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
8. An unscrupulous Catholic
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ / ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
9. One talented as Jamie in deception can complete this task usually left to arachnids.
___ ___ ___ ___ / ___ ___ ___ ___ / ___ ___ ___ / ___ ___ / ___ ___ ___ ___ / ___ ___ ___ ___
10. God's son, his mother and stepfather.
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ / ___ ___ ___ ___ / ___ ___ ___ / ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Best of luck,
~Kellan and the Mackenzie lassies
Use the clues to identify the curse word or other colorful phrase. All answers are found in Section 6 of Voyager. The deadline is midnight Nov. 5, Eastern Time. As always submit your answers to highlandergames@ymail.com. Include your Ravelry Name, Swap name and list Mackenzie Challenge in the subject line.
Example: A near sighted rodent might exclaim this when he is surprised in one of his tunnels
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ / ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Answer: H O L E Y / M O L E Y
1. A small rodent who makes a nasal-digit connection.
___ ___ ___ / ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
2. A derogatory comment directed to a man with an odd fetish, at least to the Scottish ladies of the night.
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ / ___ ___ ___ ___
3. What you call your brother-in-law when he does some dumb rabbit-like thing -- like printing seditious pamphlets.
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ / ___ ___ ___ ___
4. A favorite exclamation combining the holy trinity and an American president
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ / ___ . / ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ / ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
5. A term of endearment.
___ ___ / ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ / ___ ___ ___ ___
6. A thoroughly Scottish expression, lacking vowels.
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
7. Bosom
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
8. An unscrupulous Catholic
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ / ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
9. One talented as Jamie in deception can complete this task usually left to arachnids.
___ ___ ___ ___ / ___ ___ ___ ___ / ___ ___ ___ / ___ ___ / ___ ___ ___ ___ / ___ ___ ___ ___
10. God's son, his mother and stepfather.
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ / ___ ___ ___ ___ / ___ ___ ___ / ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Best of luck,
~Kellan and the Mackenzie lassies
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Mackenzie Challenge Results
A total of 21 of our lasses sent in their guesses. Of that there were 12 who got a perfect score. They were: Eilis (vicjorob) and Suisan (knittingalone), Morven (BessE) and Muirne (bwarnergroup) of Clan Beauchamp; Monique (Moniquews), Nannag (LCBraun), Fiona (Cinnamonamon) and Lileas (Knitswithisis) of Clan Fraser; Mordag (abitknottie), Marsali (mommaowie), Joan (Vivian5), and Latherna (Cabrita) of Clan Murray. The Mackenzies did not participate in the challenge because they were the authors.
My lassie drew Suisan Beauchamp out of the hand-knit felted cloche
Round 2 Clan Standings:
Beauchamp: 75
Fraser: 56
Mackenzie: 0
Murray: 82
Additional awards: (for bragging rights)
Early bird: Mordag Murray submitted her answers at 10:21 Saturday, March 28
Sneaker: Morrigan Murray edged out Edme Murray for the first time in three weeks. Morrigan's answers arrived at 11:57 p.m. on April 7, a full three minutes after Edme Murray's arrived in the highlandergames inbox.
Most Dedicated: Nemetoma Beauchamp couldn't figure out where Hughey the Sheep came from and she said it "stumped me, I have never seen the name Hughey before and I couldn't get it so in the end I looked through 500 projects till he jumped out at me . . . Phew."
Statistics:
21 of 47 clan members participated in the first round of the Highland Games, that's 44 percent. This round, Clan Fraser sat out, since they sponsored the round.
Clan Murray scored an additional point for having the highest participation in this round of the games, with 9 clan members participating.
Clan Beauchamp had 47 percent or 7 of 15 members participate, earning 75 points.
Clan Fraser had 31 percent or 5 of 16 members participate, earning 56 points.
Clan Murray had 56 percent or 9 of 16 members participate, earning 82 points.
Up-to-date Standings
Beauchamp: 372
Fraser: 247
Mackenzie: 346
Murray: 402
~Kellan
Mackenzie Challenge Answers
Apparently ye liked this little challenge. There were quite a few people who commented on how fun it was. Glad to like it. It appears most people did well in it. Without further ado, the answers.
Across:
1. Ian Murray's Place. Protecting the weaker side But I also accepted Protecting Chief Weak Side. It fits the crossword, but doesn't help the solver in answering the jumble. It didn't seem to be a problem though.
4. The damning letter marking Himself as a traitor. Bill of Assocation or Call of Association.
6. Mistress of the house since she was 10. Jenny
7. Without Eastman Kodak, Himself has found his own way to capture Memories.
8. A dour little clansman. Murtagh
Down:
1. "Fritter away the famine with these. Potatoes
2. A leak on the door post will keep out the Ghosts.
3. Healing comes from the Healed.
5. The locals call Broch Turarach this Lallybroch.
Jumble:
Across:
1. Ian Murray's Place. Protecting the weaker side But I also accepted Protecting Chief Weak Side. It fits the crossword, but doesn't help the solver in answering the jumble. It didn't seem to be a problem though.
4. The damning letter marking Himself as a traitor. Bill of Assocation or Call of Association.
6. Mistress of the house since she was 10. Jenny
7. Without Eastman Kodak, Himself has found his own way to capture Memories.
8. A dour little clansman. Murtagh
Down:
1. "Fritter away the famine with these. Potatoes
2. A leak on the door post will keep out the Ghosts.
3. Healing comes from the Healed.
5. The locals call Broch Turarach this Lallybroch.
Jumble:
As a wee lamb, his ma might have called this Scottish ovis a "colorful" nickname.
Hughey the sheep
10. Enter the Jumble answer as a Ravelry project search and answer this question:
What clan's tartan is he wearing? Murray
Background
When we were planning this little challenge we wanted everyone to end up at Ravelry to do a specific search that would result in one answer. This was the only project, item that could tie the swap, Outlander and Ravelry into one place. What's the connecting thread? I, Kellan/knitmo made Hughey the Sheep for Latherna Murray during the first swap. So, we know Latherna got that part right. Hughey doesn't really belong to Outlander, perse, but I think Jenny should have named her surly/spoiled merino buck that.
Search Tip
Some of you commented that you got a bit derailed on the search part. On right side of the main Ravelry page (the one that's headed with "Where my stitches at?" is a quick search box. The default is "pattern" but this is really a drop-down menu, and you can pick projects and enter your search term. Check it out. Try searching for one of your own projects -- you should be able to find it pretty easily.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Mackenzie Challenge: I've Come Home
This go-round the Mackenzies have you lassies completing a crossword puzzle, solving a jumble using the letters in the blue shaded boxes which will ultimately take you to Ravelry to conduct a search and answer one last little question.
Across:
For the last part of the challenge take the blue highlighted letters and rearrange the letters to solve this Jumble.
Edited to add another H to the puzzle. The puzzle generator absorbed some of my extra Hs when they made it. You must use the H in I've Come Home to make the puzzle complete. ~Kellan
Best of luck ladies
~Ladies of Leoch
Across:
Ian Murray's place (four words)
The damning letter marking Himself as a traitor. (three words)
Mistress of the house since she was 10.
Without Eastman Kodak, Himself has found his own way to capture ________.
A dour little clansman
Down:
“Fritter” away the famine with these.
A leak on the door post will keep out the ___________.
Healing comes from the __________.
The locals call Broch Turach this.
To make it easier to read: The across clues from the top down are numbered 1, 4, 6, 7, 8. The Down clues from the left to the right are numbered 1, 5, 2, 3. There are no spaces between the words in the multiple word answers.
For the last part of the challenge take the blue highlighted letters and rearrange the letters to solve this Jumble.
As a wee lamb, his ma might have called this Scottish ovis a "colorful" nickname.
__ __ __ __ __ __ / __ __ __ / __ __ __ __ __ (3 words)
10. Enter the Jumble answer as a Ravelry project search and answer this question:
What clan's tartan is he wearing?
Edited to add another H to the puzzle. The puzzle generator absorbed some of my extra Hs when they made it. You must use the H in I've Come Home to make the puzzle complete. ~Kellan
Best of luck ladies
~Ladies of Leoch
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