Local Quiz

[galasalmon]

Can anyone help please answer is a sport.

The Harvest Supper ( 6 )


Thank you.

[frugalfred]

boules plural
A French game resembling lawn bowling, played on rough ground with metal balls
A rounded loaf of bread
Eaten at harvest supper?

[frugalfred]

There again, squash might be drunk!

[galasalmon]

Thank you.

[katburd]

Hockey
hockey

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) East Anglian dialect
a. the feast at harvest home; harvest supper
b. (as modifier) the hockey cart Also hawkey horkey
[of unknown origin]

[frugalfred]

A pleasure, galasalmon.

[seadogg]

No limits to your ingenuity fred!

[frugalfred]

Mm, seadogg, katburd's answer is good. I don't know any E. Anglian dialect!

[katburd]

I was reading this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvest_festival scroll down to customs and traditions, that lead me to
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/hockey

it's probably not the right answer anyway, just another bit of info.

[frugalfred]

I think it's a good 'un, katburd, especially if galasalmon is in E Anglia - i.e."Local Quiz"

[katburd]

well frugalfred, your answer is good too. reminds me of the daily record two possible answers to one question (hee hee)