Shakespearean First Lines
'Two households, both alike in dignity, / In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, / From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, / Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
What is Romeo and Juliet?
Christchurch
What is Christchurch City Council?
His last tweet was “To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th.”
This is a common term for a group of animals.
What is a flock?
After the flood, God tells Noah that people must not eat animals with this still in it, a massive disappointment for those who enjoy black pudding.
What is blood?
'When shall we three meet again / In thunder, lightning, or in rain?'
What is Macbeth?
Kerikeri
What is Far North District Council?
This country’s official Twitter account posted this image in late 2021.
What is Ukraine?
This is the number of public shares a company has available for trading on the open market.
What is floating stock?
After the flood, God put this into the sky as a promise to never flood the world again.
What is a rainbow?
'I thought the king had more affected the Duke of Albany than Cornwall.'
What is King Lear?
Culverden
What is Hurunui District Council?
Demonstrating a sense of humour, this agency debuted on Twitter with "We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our first tweet"
What is the CIA?
NZ banned this form of corporal punishment in September 1941. Just 17 men were subjected to this punishment, 14 of them had committed sexual crimes. Even when the death penalty was reintroduced in New Zealand, this stayed banned.
What is flogging?
Noah died 350 years after the flood, at this ripe old age.
What is 950?
'Who's there?'
Te Kuiti
What is Waitomo District Council?
The first tweet ever, "just setting up my twttr", was from this Twitter co-founder.
Who is Jack Dorsey?
This is a field or sheet of floating ice.
What is a floe?
To ensure that the water had receded after the flood, Noah sent a dove out; when it returned with this in its mouth, Noah knew the waters must have receded.
What is an olive leaf?
'I'll pheeze you, in faith.'
What is the Taming of the Shrew?
Hawera
What is South Taranaki District Council?
This comedian tweeted, "Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook doesn't promote hate for profit; evidently, it's just for kicks"
Who is Stephen Colbert?
This is a small clump of material that resembles a tuft of wool.
What is a floccule?
After the flood, Noah became the first one of these, something that an alliterative acronym now exists to help.
What is an alcoholic?