1871 Meta
by Mark Halpin
ANSWER: OUI, PAREE'S GAY
| Puzzle | Answer |
|---|---|
| 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | HAL LINDEN |
| A Journey to the Center of the Earth | CRAYFISH CREEK |
| Tower House | CUCUMBER CASTLE |
| Arts and Letters | THE BACCHANTE |
| Frritt-Flacc | FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE |
| From the Earth to the Moon | OUR MAN FLINT |
| Master of the World | DONKEY RIDE |
| Correspondence | HOW LOVE IS SPELT |
| Dr Ox's Experiment | BROTHER JUNIPER |
| Around the World in 80 Days | SPURGE-LAUREL WILD or SPURGE-LAUREL STREET |
| Words Get in the Way | THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL |
| Nuptial Date Announced | HEN PARTY |
Each of these answers contains the name of a plant, animal, or mineral from distinct months of the French Republican Calendar, which was used not only in the years between the French Revolution and Napoleon's rise to power, but also during the Paris Commune of 1871. In calendar order these are:
| Answer | Month | Day | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| DONKEY RIDE | Vendémiaire | 15 | O |
| THE BACCHANTE | Brumaire | 21 | U |
| BROTHER JUNIPER | Frimaire | 9 | I |
| OUR MAN FLINT | Nivôse | 16 | P |
| SPURGE-LAUREL WILD | Pluviôse | 1 | A |
| THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL | Ventôse | 18R | |
| HEN PARTY | Germinal | 5 | E |
| FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE | Floréal | 5 | E |
| HAL LINDEN | Prairial | 19 | S |
| CUCUMBER CASTLE | Messidor | 7 | G |
| HOW LOVE IS SPELT | Thermidor | 1 | A |
| CRAYFISH CREEK | Fructidor | 25 | Y |
The days, taken as alphanumerically, spell the answer OUI, PAREE'S GAY.
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