King William's College Annual Quiz

King William's College Annual Quiz - 2005

This page is run by members of The Gunroom of HMSSurprise.org, a mailing list devoted to Patrick O'Brian (and everything else). Other years' questions and answers are to be found here.
A public (private) school in the Isle of Man, named after King William IV (POB connections galore, Stephen's patient, Hanson's father, naval officer etc. etc.) sets an annual quiz requiring a great deal of esoteric knowledge (POB content). Although it doesn't cover the works of POB, as far as I can tell from a quick review, it does emphatically cover the other topic of "everything else".
Last year we had so much fun answering the quiz that we shall repeat the practice. So for your delectation and delight:
"Scire ubi aliquid invenire possis, ea demum maxima pars eruditionis est"
— Adam Quinan
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A.	During the year 1905:
1.	what opened with Blue Bell?
	Aldwcy Theatre First play in new theatre
	That is the Aldwych Theatre
2.	what little red flower appeared in a new guise?
	The Scarlet Pimpernel was published Written by Baroness Orczy	Jim Attrill
3.	whose election recalled that of his Uncle Wilhelm?
	King Haakon VII of Norway elected His uncle Prince Wilhem of Demnmark had been elected King George I of Greece	Adam Quinan
4.	whose big cat got into the wild beasts' show in Paris?
	Henri Rousseau - Le Douanier The wild beasts' show was the Fauvist painters' exhibition which included Rousseau's "Sleeping Gypsy", observed by a large lion.	Tassie Tigers
	Henri Rousseau's Le Lion Affamé at the exhibition of Les Fauves	Correct Answer
5.	whose discovery of mycobacteria took him to prize-giving on 10th December?
	Robert Koch Nobel Prize for discovering the tuberculosis germ	Mary S
6.	which organisation was formed to alleviate excessive constabulary restrictions?
	Sinn Fein	Mal Marchant
	Automobile Association To warn motorists of speed traps	Tassie Tigers
	Automobile Association	Correct Answer
7.	what was the result of arthropod larvae appearing en route for Tendra?
	Mutiny on the Russian battleship Potemkin Tendra Island is the naval base in Odessa.	Tassie Tigers
		Correct Answer
8.	under what title was a long letter to Bosie published?
	De Profundis Oscar Wilde to Lord Alfred Douglas (Bosie)	Adam Quinan
9.	what collapse interrupted a theatre's rebuilding?
	Playhouse Theatre London A part of Charing Cross station fell killing 6	Jim Attrill
	the 1905 Stock Market collapse It may have delayed the rebuilding of a number of theatres.	David Smith
	Charing Cross Station collapsed	Correct Answer
10.	what brought jollity to Vienna?
	The Merry Widow had its first performance Composed by Franz Lehar	Jim Attrill
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B.
1.	whose clandestine marriage thwarted Robinson?
	Carolina and Paolino In Matrimonio Segreta by Dominico Cimarosa	Tassie Tigers
2.	who enjoyed mince and quince at their wedding breakfast?
	Edward Lear's Owl & Pussycat	A
3.	at whose wedding was the unknown groom accused of magic by his rival?
	Elsa & Lohengrin "t the cathedral entrance, Ortrud and Telramund attempt to stop the wedding — she by suggesting that the unknown knight is in fact an impostor, he by accusing Elsa’s bridegroom of sorcery."	Rowen
4.	at which event were the affianced first represented by Nancy and Francesco?
	Marriage of Figaro Opened with Anna Selina Storace, nicknamed "Nancy" and Francesco Benucci in lead roles.	Tassie Tigers
5.	whose hasty marriage was prompted by knowledge of Fra Filippo's departure for the continent?
	Lilia Herryton and Gino Carella EM Forster "Where angels fear to tread"	Tassie Tigers
6.	after whose wedding did the bride send slices of cake to her companions in the pork-dressing business?
	Jude & Arrabella Fawley From Thomas Hardy's Novel "Jude the Obscure"	Andy Keeler
7.	at whose quiet wedding were Traddles and Sophy, and Doctor and Mrs Strong the only guests?
	David and Agnes David Copperfield, Chapter 62	Bill Nyden
	David Copperfield and Dora	Tassie Tigers
	Sorry Tassie, it was David and Agnes. There was a large party when he married Dora.	Bill Nyden
	David and Agnes it is	Correct Answer
8.	at whose quiet wedding were 'he and I, the parson and clerk, alone present?
	Jane Eyre & Mr. Rochester From Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre	Andy Keeler
9.	which miserable object was accused of treachery by his bride?
	Ko-Ko accused by Katisha G&S Mikado	Adam Quinan
10.	at whose wedding feast did they eat sturgeon and pike?
	Hiawatha & Minnehaha according to Longfellow	Adam Quinan
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C.	Who wrote about the Isle of Man with the following words:
1.	"The coast runs level to the Point of Ayre A waste of sand, sea-holly and wild thyme"
	T.E. Brown, the Manx poet Poem "Bella Gorry"	Adam Quinan
2.	"He strides through the tamarisks down to the ocean Beyond the lush curraghs of sylvan Lezayre"
	John Betjeman The Exile	Adam Quinan
3.	"Oh, what do Manx fairies think of claret in Sulby Glen? Alas, where are the fairies now?"
	Harry Druidale	Tassie Tigers
	Henry Cadman real name of the author of the book	Correct Answer
4.	"...also a memorial pillar dedicated to one Governor Smelt with a flat top for a statue, and no statue standing on it"
	Wilkie Collins Armadale	Adam Quinan
5.	"But the old pile soon rose before him, serene, and sternly still, amid the sleeping ocean. The banner, which indicated that the Lord of Man held residence, hung motionless by the ensign staff."
	Sir Walter Scott from Peveril of the Peak	Adam Quinan
6.	"...they visited a copper-mine by the side of the Head, and filled their pockets with bits of quartz or red shining spar..."
	Dean Farrar Eric, or Little by little	Adam Quinan
7.	"The day was calm and beautiful. Old Barrule wore his yellow skull-cap of flowering gorse..."...
	Hall Caine It appears in his book "The Manxman" on p 417	Kerry Webb
8.	"The glowing orb of the sun was already soft enough to look at almost directly, bisected in the middle by some strange Celtic tower on the top of the cliff, that from the distance had the look of a giant key."
	David Badeil, The Secret Purposes	Correct Answer
9.	"...the Calf of Man, on which are no habitations, but only a cottage or two lately built"
	Willoghby's Ornithology early bird book	Adam Quinan
	John Ray was the author of the book	Correct Answer
10.	"Where ancient trees this convent-pile enclose, In ruin beautiful..."
	Wordsworth At Bala-sala, Isle of Man (now Ballasalla)	Adam Quinan
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D.	Which Book inspired:
1.	whose oratorio about the Hasmoneans?
	Apocryphal Book of Maccabees inspired G.F. Handel Oratorio Judas Maccabeus	Adam Quinan
2.	whose oratorio about a loyal daughter-in-law?
	Ruth (Bible) - Cesar Franck	Mary S
	Ruth, Berkeley (Ruth)	Correct Answer
3.	which Lancastrian's rendering of the writing on the wall?
	Daniel Walton, 'Belshazzar's Feast'	Oliver Mundy
4.	which Etonian's oratorio about a major owner of livestock?
	Job (Bible) inspired Charles Hubert Hastings Parry see Wikipedia	Mary S
5.	whose oratorio for the Pietà, in which the heroine is a murderess?
	Judith Inspired Vivaldi by her murder of Holofernes	Tassie Tigers
6.	which Londoner's serenata, comprising a dialogue between He and She?
	Song of Soloman Inspired Boyce	Tassie Tigers
	Song of Songs, Boyce (Solomon)	Correct Answer
7.	a mysterium, which preceded whose appointment as professor?
	Psalms George Lenz's work	Tassie Tigers
	Genesis, Massenet (Eve)	Correct Answer
8.	which Tudor favourite's representation of grieving verses?
	Lamentations of Jeremiah - Thomas Tallis	Mary S
9.	which Nazi exile's oratorio involving a bovine effigy?
	Bible - Exodus (Golden Calf) But: Schoenberg's 'Moses und Aron' is usually described as an opera?	Mary S
	Exodus. Kurt Weill, The Eternal Road Sorry about Schoenberg answer! This is the right one, I am sure	Mary S
	Exodus, Schoenberg (Moses and Aaron) Should have stuck to Schoenberg, Mary	Correct Answer
	I still say MOSES UND ARON is an opera!!!	Mary S
10.	which Tivoli organist's marine oratorio?
	The Biblical Book of Jonah Giacomo Carissimi wrote an oratorio called "Jonas". He became the organist at Tivoli Cathedral in 1625.	Kerry Webb
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E.	What:
1.	is a bibionid?
	St Mark's Fly Name of type of bibionid fly
2.	grows in fairy rings?
	Mushrooms	Jaap Fabriek
	St Georges Mushrooms A variety of fungi, keeping it in the Saints	Tassie Tigers
	St Georges Mushrooms for sure	Correct Answer
3.	provides quality duvets?
	Eider ducks	Jacquie Milner
	St. Geneve Canadian company which makes duvets	Rowen
	St, Cuthbert's ducks another name for eider ducks and fits the St. theme	Rowen
	St Cuthberts Ducks it is (eider ducks)	Correct Answer
4.	might be translated as redskin?
	St. Anthony's fire Skin disease; I presume the technical name is something like 'erythroderma' (Greek 'red skin'), although this is only a guess.	Oliver Mundy
	It's "erysipelas," Oliver.	Mary S
	St Anthony's Fire	Correct Answer
5.	was described by the English Hippocrates?
	St. Vitus Dance also known as Sydenham's chorea described by Thomas Sydenham	Rowen
6.	is now worn on 5th, although formerly on 24th?
	St John's wort Manx flower worn on Tynwald Day (St John's Day June 24 OS July 5 NS)	Adam Quinan
7.	is luminous, and witnessed by seamen?
	St Elmo's Fire Saintly connection?	Adam Quinan
8.	are equidistant from Whitekirk?
	St. Abb's and St. Andrews	Rowen
	St Baldred's Boat and St Baldred's Cradle (East Lothian)	Correct Answer
9.	is the gourmet's bivalve?
	Scallop Symbol of St. James	Adam Quinan
	Cocquilles St Jacques Just to keep the St in there	Tassie Tigers
	Coquilles St Jacques	Correct Answer
10.	is single-bloomed?
	African violet St Paulia	Martinus
	St Olaf's Candlestick (One-flowered Wintergreen)	Correct Answer
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F.	Of what figures of speech or rhetorical devices are the following examples:
1.	The town was starving?
	hyperbole	Bill Nyden
	Personification	Tassie Tigers
	synecdoche	Correct Answer
2.	I can't find it any blooming where?
	hyperbaton http://www.uky.edu/AS/Classics/rhetoric.html	Mary S
	tmesis absoballylutely certain	Tassie Tigers
	tmesis	Correct Answer
3.	Faith unfaithful kept him falsely true?
	Oxymoron Apparent mutual contradiction between noun and epithet	Oliver Mundy
4.	For gold his sword the hireling ruffian draws For gold the hireling judge distorts the laws?
	Anaphora Repetition of significant words/phrases	Oliver Mundy
5.	Not to mention their unpaid debts of several millions?
	paraleipsis "a figure by which a speaker artfully pretends to pass by what he really mentions"	Mary S
6.	There was an atmosphere of gloom and despondency?
	Zeugma A figure of speech in which a word is used to modify or govern two or more words, although appropriate to only one of them.	Kerry Webb
	hendiadys	Correct Answer
7.	Love's fire heats water, water cools not love?
	Chiasmus An A-B-B-A form. Hi, Oliver!	Mary S
8.	The low last edge of the long low land?
	alliteration	Mary S
9.	If you don't do as I say I'll...........?
	Aposiopesis Leaving the concluding clause incomplete for rhetorical effect	Oliver Mundy
	aposiopesis http://www.uky.edu/AS/Classics/rhetoric.html	Mary S
10.	A citizen of no mean city?
	litotes or meiosis http://www.uky.edu/AS/Classics/rhetoric.html	Mary S
	litotes	Correct Answer
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G.	In which tale:
1.	was there solar/lunar confusion?
	The Snow Man	Tassie Tigers
2.	were multiple embraces terminated at 86?
	The Swineherd	Tassie Tigers
3.	was the hero confronted by rodent paskontrol
	The Pied Piper	Mal Marchant
	Neverwhere	Edmund Burton
	The ratcatcher's daughter	Tassie Tigers
	The Steadfast Tin Soldier	Correct Answer
4.	did a cervical arthrodesis prevent an arranged marriage?
	The Porter's Son? not sure about this - the "stiff neck" pride of the General kept them from marrying, but they did in the end anyway, so???	Rowen
	The Shepherdess and the Sweep (The China Shepherdess) This fits the clue better.	Rowen
	The Shepherdess and the Chimneysweep	Correct Answer
5.	was postmaturity managed patiently beneath the leaves of Arctium?

	The Garden of Paradise-Hans Christian Andersen	Rowen
	The Happy Family Another Andersen story - I now think the first answer was wrong	Rowen
	Ugly Duckling after further consideration and discussion with Mary S. I now think this is the right answer	Rowen
	The Ugly Duckling	Correct Answer
	The duckling is nowhere near the burdock at the end!
6.	was a transformation preceded by exsanguination and glossectomy?
	The Little Mermaid Hans Christian Anderson	Adam Quinan
7.	did the heroine die from hypothermia on New Year's Eve?
	The Little Match Girl Hans Christian Anderson	Bill Nyden
8.	were there three cases of canine macrophthalmia?
	The Tinder box Hans Christian Anderson	Ad
9.	was insomnia due to a deeply hidden pulse?
	The Tell-tale Heart E.A. Poe	Bill Nyden
	The princess and the pea	Tassie Tigers
	The Princess and the Pea	Correct Answer
10.	was there syncope in Santa Croce?
	The metal pig	Tassie Tigers
	The Bronze Pig	Correct Answer
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H.	Evaluate:
1.	Tarrant's County Seat.
	Fort Worth	Edmund Burton
2.	Devonshire's Derbyshire home.
	Chatsworth House ...worth?	Adam Quinan
3.	Lancaster's successful 10 cent store.
	Woolworth's 1st store in Lancaster PA 1st store was in Lancaster PA	Adam Quinan
	Woolworths	Martinus
4.	St Custard's most celebrated alumnus.
	Nigel Molesworth	Adam Quinan
5.	the location of White Surrey's final saddling.
	Bosworth Field "A horse, a horse..."	Martinus
6.	the breed of Malmesbury's notorious es capees.
	Tamworth The Tamworth Two	Martinus
7.	the location of Wilfrid Fox's tree garden.
	Winkworth Arboretum	Mary S
8.	a visitor to the Wye valley on 13/7/98.
	Wordsworth Tintern Abbey by William Wordsworth	Martinus
9.	the site of an Edwardian resignation
	Fort Belvedere Abdication of Edward VIII 10 December 1936	Jim Attrill
	KenilWORTH Castle Site of Edward II abdiation before his eventual demise in Berkley Castle	Adam Quinan
	Kenilworth Castle	Correct Answer
10.	the creator of Quirk as narrator.
	Maria Edgeworth Author of Castle Rackrent, whose slave narrator is Thady Quirk	Rowen
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I.	What:
1.	vessel could fill 25 Salmanazars?
	A barrique barrel Holds 225 litres. A salmanazar equals a case (9 litres)	Tassie Tigers
2.	comes, appropriately, in a clear bottle?
	Claret	Jim Attrill
	Cristal champagne	Adam Quinan
	Adam is right. I only read of this yesterday in 'Spike'	Jim Attrill
3.	regional addition caused anger in Marne?
	Aube Recognition (1927) of Aube as part of Champagne	Tassie Tigers
4.	house took over the crypt of St Niçaise Abbey?
	Taittinger (champagne)	Mary S
5.	was the important creation of Holden and Colonet?
	either a glass bottle strong enough for Champagne and use of Spanish cork OR the lip on the bottle	Rowen
	Thick-bodied bottle	Correct Answer
6.	at their first dinner, did James and Tiffany drink with caviar?
	Veuve Cliquot Rose champagne	Adam Quinan
7.	venerable house first used ice to remove the lees?
	Henri Abelé Raymond Abelé discovered this in 1884	Rowen
8.	can be found at 5 Place du Général Gouraud?
	Pommery Champagne company	Adam Quinan
9.	museum houses the world's largest cask?
	The Heidelberg Schloss, Germany 'Grosses Fass'	Jim Attrill
	Mercier	Correct Answer
10.	vessel recalls a great Babylonian feast?
	Balthasar Large champagne bottle derived from Belchazzars biblical feast	Andy Keeler
	Nebuchadnezzar Chandon Brut Imperial Nebuchadnezzar 1500cl - £587.44 - WineNebuchadnezza was the oldest son of Nabopolassar, the founder of the Chaldean Empire. After serving as commander of the army, Nebuchadnezzar became king upon his father's death in August of 605 B.C. By marrying the daughter of Cyaxares, he united the Median and Babylonian dynasties	ian fletcher [okw]
	Balthazar	Correct Answer
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J.	Which town is associated with:
1.	glazed carrots?
	Vichy Carrottes Vichy	Chloe Parrott
2.	whipped cream with sugar and vanilla?
	Chantilly	Chloe Parrott
3.	baked offal and calf's feet with Calvados and cider?
	Caen Tripe a la mode de Caen
4.	deep fried amphibian limbs garnished with fried parsley?
	Lyon Very similar to Grenouilles a la Lyonnaise in Larousse Gastronomique.	Tassie Tigers
	Riom (Grenouilles à la mode de Riom)	Correct Answer
5.	scalloped puff pastry filled with an almond and rum mixture?
	Pithiviers	Chloe Parrott
6.	a liquid mixture of carrots, onions and leeks with rice and crème frâiche?
	Crécy Potage Crécy	Bob Nyden
7.	fish stock, white wine, freshwater crustaceans and cream?
	Liége Écrevisses (crayfish) à la Liégeoise	Bob Nyden
	Nantua	Correct Answer
8.	fillets of anchovy, eggs, lettuce, tuna and black olives?
	Nice Salade nicoise	Adam Quinan
9.	sweet and sour onion salad with raisins?
	Monaco/Monte Carlo (Oignons à la Monégasque)	Correct Answer
10.	sweet mutton pies?
	Pézenas petit pâté de Pézenas, mmmm	David Smith
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K.	Which, of Peter's successors:
1.	was a troglodyte?
	Celestine V. (St. Peter Celestine)	Mary S
2.	was attacked with a kris by a surrealist painter?
	Paul VI In Manila, 1970
3.	was saved from strangulation by an eclipse of the sun?
	Benedict IX	Correct Answer
4.	narrowly avoided the fate of an authority on ocular disease?
	Pius XI collapse of roof of Vatican library. cf, John XXI's death at Viterbo	Correct answer
5.	underwent exhumation, re-clothing, re-enthronement and trial?
	Pope Formosus during the Cadaver Synod in 9th C.	Tanya L
6.	was vilifierd by Petrarch as an ecclesiastical Dionysius with his infamous artifices?
	Clement VI (1342-52) Patron of (the ungrateful) Petrach	Bob Nyden
7.	claimed that his office was god-given and should be enjoyed?
	Leo X "Since God has given us the papacy, let us enjoy it."	Adam Quinan
8.	finally succumbed on the disappearance of a celestial body?
	Urban IV (Great Comet, 1264)	Correct Answer
9.	allegedly died through a satanic blow to the head?
	John XII	Correct Answer
10.	was depicted protecting a Lilliputian Siena?
	Calistus III (Sano di Pietro - Pinacoteca, Siena)	Correct Answer
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L.	Which thriller features:
1.	Aigion?
	Guns of Navarone	Tassie Tigers
2.	Napoli?
	Where Eagles Dare	Tassie Tigers
	Death Train	Correct Answer
3.	Matapan?
	Dracula The ship bearing Dracula's coffin passes Cape Matapan.	Bob Kegel
	Fear is the Key	Correct Answer
4.	Nantesville?
	"When Eight Bells Toll" by Alastair Maclean Name of the ship
5.	Morning Star?
	Ice Station Zebra	Correct Answer
6.	Fort Ticonderoga?
	The Golden Rendezvous Name of ship	Kerry Webb
7.	Morning Rose?
	Nightwatch	Tassie Tigers
	Bear Island by Alistair Maclean if these are all ships in Maclean novels....	Rowen
	Bear Island	Correct Answer
8.	Marianne?
	Puppet on a Chain	Correct Answer
9.	Canton?
	Caravan to Vaccarès	Correct Answer
10.	Vectra?
	HMS Ulysses	Tassie Tigers
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M.	Extract homophones from the following oblique hints:
1.	rabbit pie
	doe and dough He set it, not me!	Correct Answer
2.	54 and 100
	tun and ton tun ia a 54 gall cask. Ton is scored by Rickie Ponting.	Tassie Tigers
3.	pelvic viscus
	Hip (joint) and (rose)hip Inexplicable...	Martinus
	Girdled and Curdled	John Meyn
	ilium and ileum	Correct Answer
4.	needled and cultured
	Sewn and Sown	Andy Keeler
	purl and pearl	Correct Answer
5.	washerwoman and bargewoman
	Toad and towed Mr Toad escaped as a washerwoman.	Adam Quinan
6.	connects between bear and twins
	Lynx links Constellation between Ursa Major and Gemini	Bob Nyden
7.	twelve for Mr Badger
	Dozen dachshund A bit of a stretch but dachshund were bred to hunt badgers	Martinus
	bore and boar 12 bore shotgun (sorry North Americans)	Correct Answer
8.	cherry hangs limply
	drupe droop	Bill Nyden
9.	line up a pot
	Queue and cue cue as in pool, billiards and snooker used to pot a ball	Adam Quinan
10.	sandstone
	Quartz and courts Quartz can be a component of sandstone, and sandstone is widely used in the construction of government buildings.	Amy and Geordie and Judith and Kerry
	martin and marten ????	Correct Answer
	Sand-martin (Riparia riparia), swallow-like bird; Stone-marten (Martes foina), weasel-like mammal.
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N.
1.	of what plight was a certain motorcycle devoid?
	trouble (DOT - devoid of trouble)	Correct Answer
2.	complete "..................engineering contraptions"
	Odd OEC motorcycles --actually Osborn Engineering Company -- in '30's had "a 998cc sidecar outfit with a steering wheel"	Bob Nyden
3.	what motorcycle was built like a structure to cross a river?
	Bridgestone They made bikes in the 60's. Now only tyres.	Jim Attrill
	Francis-Barnett (who had this motto in the 1920s, when their frames were made of bolted up straight tubes)	Correct Answer
4.	what motorcycle was all right and had a Ptolemaic predecessor?
	Allright Allright Germany, 1901 - 1928, they were also sold as Tiger, Roland, Vindee and VS in various markets. They used JAP, MAG, Kelcom and other engines	Ian Fletcher [OKW}
	Allright part 2 left off Ptolemy used geometric models to predict the positions of the sun, moon, and planets, using combinations of circular motion known as epicycles.	Ian Fletcher [OKW]
	okay Okay USA,1916 - 1917, Built a motor wheel for bicycles [Perhaps a better fit].	Ian Fletcher [OKW}
	OK Supreme Lighthouse model (Pharos of Alexandria, built by Ptolemy II)	Correct Answer
5.	what motorcycle failed to win a TT, while displaying 1066 and all that on its tank?
	Norman Make of motorcycle and of 1066 invaders	Jim Attrill
	Velocette (while 1926-27-29 TT WINNERS was on their tanks. Harold Willis, their development engineer, called this 1066 and all that)	Correct Answer
6.	what had a big exhaust and should not have been passed on an anti-clockwise circuit?
	Big Port AJS (Port is passed to the left)	Correct Answer
7.	what motorcycle proclaimed that a son was better than his father?
	Brough Superior (built by George Brough, his father had built the Brough)	Correct Answer
8.	what nickname indicated the use of another maker's spares?
	Bitsa Bits o' this, bits o' that...	Jim Attrill
	Norton Spares Used (1930s nickname for the NSU. Walter Moore, the designer, had left Norton for NSU, hence the similarity of the two makes)	Correct Answer
9.	what fruit flew to a lowly finish in the 1921 Junior TT?
	F W Applebee Finished 13th in the 1921 Junior TT race	Adam Quinan
	Banana (The Wooler was nicknamed The Flying Banana by Graham Walker because its yellow tank extended beyond the steering head. It came 34th)	Correct Answer
10.	what missile was made like its firing mechanism?
	Royal Enfield Bullet (Company slogan - Made like a gun)	Correct Answer
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O.	Wombling free, what destination:
1.	is partly algebraic?
	Kew Gardens Q Gardens	Tassie Tigers
	Totteridge and Whetstone (treatise on algebra by Robert Recorde The Whetstone of Witte)	Correct Answer
2.	implies inept play at whist?
	Whitechapel	Correct Answer
3.	should be good for woodcock?

	Snaresbrook? just trying to guess from a list of names	Rowen
	Roding Valley (roding is territorial flight of woodcock)	Correct Answer
4.	features Pegasus and Agnus Dei?
	Inner and Middle Temple of the Isnns of Court Symbols of the two	Adam Quinan
	Temple The symbols are right but it needs to be a station	Tassie Tigers
	Temple it is	Correct Answer
5.	commemorates the Calabrian defeat of Reynier?
	Maida Vale Battle of Maida	Adam Quinan
6.	recalls an arboreal disaster in the year of the Regent's promotion?
	Royal Oak George III confused an oak tree with the King of Prussia, leading to the Prince's promotion.	Tassie Tigers
	Fairlop (great oak blown down in 1820)	Correct Answer
7.	is derived from Falkes de Breaute?
	Vauxhall originally "Falkes Hall" site of his 13th century house	Andy Keeler
8.	suggests olive trees in Tuscany?
	Arnos Grove Arnos is a river in Tuscany	Tassie Tigers
9.	was formerly Tyburn Gate?
	Park Lane formerly site of the gallows at Tyburn tree	Adam Quinan
	Marble Arch Also site of Tyburn, but it is a station.	Tassie Tigers
	Marble Arch	Correct Answer
10.	was originally worth 6/8?
	Angel Mediaeval coin (and) London Underground station in Islington	Oliver Mundy
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P.	Who or what:
1.	is realgar?
	Arsenic Sulfide ( As₄S₄ ) red-orange mineral	Bill Nyden
	Red Arsenic Common name of Arsenic Sulfide	Andy Keeler
2.	was Colin Campbell of Glenure?
	Red Colin	Adam Quinan
	Red Fox (RL Stevenson - Kidnapped)	Correct Answer
3.	'cocktail' uses methylated spirits?
	Molotov (Should be petrol)	Jim Attrill
	Fitzroy cocktail methylated spirits(wood alcohol) ginger and brown boot polish, or red wine and methylated spirits. Not recommended.	Adam Quinan
	Red-eye U.S. slang: coarse fiery whiskey or moonshine	Bob Nyden
	Red Biddy Mixture of beer and meths. Keeps the "red" theme.	Tassie Tigers
	Red Biddy (with red wine)	Correct Answer
4.	do Salopians know as Bessie Brantail?
	The Redstart (bird)	Mary S
	Redstart a bird, Ruticilla phoenicurus	Bob Nyden
5.	was the site of Maria Marten's murder at Polstead?
	The Red Barn	Martinus
6.	first appeared to Darsie's friend, Alan, in a green gown?
	Lilias Redgauntlet From Sir Walter Scott	Tanya L
7.	asked "What's the French for fiddle-de-dee?"
	The Red Queen from Alice in Wonderland	Tanya L
8.	is, alternatively, Turf and Towers?
	Red Cotton Night-Cap Country by Robert Browning	Tanya L
9.	was snared on Stormy Mountain?
	Red Evil Pig In the computer game Tomba.	Tassie Tigers
	Redruff (Ernest Thompson Seton - Wild Animals I Have Known)	Correct Answer
10.	suffered lupine deception?
	Little Red Riding Hood Red connection	Adam Quinan
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Q.	Who:
1.	were tea brokers in Mincing Lane?
	Ferguson & Muirhead 'The Sussex Vampire' (Conan Doyle)	Oliver Mundy
2.	was a pawnbroker in Saxe-Coburg Square?
	Jabez Wilson 'The Red-headed League' (Conan Doyle)	Oliver Mundy
3.	was the well-known Curzon Street money-lender?
	Sam Brewer 'Shoscombe Old Place' (Conan Doyle)	Oliver Mundy
4.	was set up in medical practice at 403 Brook Street?
	Dr. Percy Trevelyan 'The Resident Patient' (Conan Doyle)	Oliver Mundy
5.	imported the red wines of Bordeaux in Fenchurch Street?
	Westhouse & Marbank 'A Case of Identity' (Conan Doyle)	Oliver Mundy
6.	had rooms in Montagu Street, close to the British Museum?
	Sherlock Holmes 'The Musgrave Ritual' (Conan Doyle) (pre-Baker Street)	Oliver Mundy
7.	were the solicitors in practice at 426 Gresham Building?
	Graham & McFarlane 'The Norwood Builder' (Conan Doyle)	Oliver Mundy
8.	was the fictitious practitioner at 369 Half Moon Street?
	Dr. Hill Morton 'The Illustrious client' (Conan Doyle) (Watson's pseudonym)	Oliver Mundy
	Dr Hill Barton
9.	were funeral directors in the Kennington Road?
	Stimson & Co. 'The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax' (Conan Doyle)	Oliver Mundy
10.	was a poulterer at 117 Brixton Road?
	Mrs Oakshott Sherlock Holmes story The Blue Carbuncle	Adam Quinan
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R.	During 2005:
1.	where did the Jolly Farmer fall in?
	Southend-on-Sea pier	Correct Answer
2.	which twelve have been reduced by one to eight?
	Twelve Apostles A series of sandstone rocks off Victoria, Aus. one of which collapsed this year, leaving 8 still standing.	Tassie Tigers
3.	where has a Saxon phoenix been restored to normality?
	Casa Grande AZ In 2005 Saxon Custom Built Motorcycle Company purchased a modern 40,000 square foot custom built motorcycles manufacturing facility on 9 acres in Casa Grande, AZ, about 40 miles southeast of Phoenix, created the Saxon custom built motorcycles brand and developed prototypes for four models	Ian Fletcher [OKW]
	Dresden Restoration of the Frauenkirche, 60 years after the bombing	Martinus
	Dresden (reconsecration of Frauenkirche)	Correct Answer
4.	how has severe weather affected Kent boundary regulations?
	The 200 year old lime tree inside the boundary of the Canterbury cricket ground fell in a storm A new tree had already been planted but it won't be big enough to stop boundaries for a while.	Adam Quinan
5.	what inherited dermatological disorder has benefited from a wader's determination?
	Epidermolysis bullosa (crossing of Humber by Graham Boanas)	Correct Answer
6.	where has a heart specialist taken over to treat a dictatorial disease afflicting the nation?
	Sali Berisha Albania's first non-communist President since WW2	Tassie Tigers
	Ecuador (Alfredo Palacio)	Correct Answer
7.	which sometime Beagle passenger has recently celebrated her birthday?
	Harriet the Tortoise at Zoo in Australia Collected by Darwin in 1834 (http://tinyurl.com/dvx3e)	Bill Nyden
	Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Aged 175)	Correct Answer
8.	where did a Walk in the Park lack sufficient motivation?
	Epsom (Motivator won the Derby from A Walk in the Park)	Correct Answer
9.	whose final embrace has been worthily remembered?
	Nelson & Hardy 200th anniversary of Trafalgar for all love!	Andy Keeler
10.	which Gentleman is now Up in the Clouds?
	Sir John Mills (Actor) Died 2005 "Up in the clouds Gentlemen please" is title of his autobiography.	Andy Keeler