King William's College Annual Quiz

King William's College Annual Quiz - 2019-2020

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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).
— Adam Quinan
"Scire ubi aliquid invenire possis, ea demum maxima pars eruditionis est"
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A.	During 1919:
1.	which Giant was mauled by the Kid?
	Jess Willard by Jack Dempsey Known respectively as the Pottawatamie Giant and Kid Blackie	Don Seltzer
	Dempsey was also known as the Manassas Mauler	Richard Bruno
	Test	Poll Skeeping
2.	which keyboard virtuoso achieved premier status?
	Ignacy Jan Paderewski Pianist who became Prime Minister of Poland in 1919	Adam Quinan
3.	whose first edition of what was inspired by Paul Gauguin?
	Somerset Maugham - The Moon and Sixpence His novel, partly based on Gauguin's life, published 1919	Kate Bunting
4.	whose Divine intervention caused raised eyebrows in SW19?
	Suzanne Lenglen "La Divine" won Wimbledon	Christian Golden
	Charles Lenglen Suzanne Lenglen's father threw a vial of cognac onto the court, which helped her win.	Bob
	Suzanne Lenglen Known as “La Divine” and her radical short dress, showing her legs, caused controversy at Wimbledon	Carol Hunter
	Suzanne Lenglen La Divine Wimbledon Champion	The Quizmaster says...
5.	who received the Daily Mail Prize from the Secretary of State for War and Air?
	John Alcock and Arthur Brown First non-stop flight across the Atlantic from Newfoundland to Ireland	Adam Quinan
6.	just 2½ hours into the New Year, which aquiline vessel fell tragically foul of Holm Bastin?
	His Majesty's Yacht Iolaire Off the Isle of Lewis on the The Beasts of Holm rocks	Don Seltzer
7.	which tabloid, aimed at the men and women of tomorrow, was launched?
	The Children's Newspaper The phrase was part of the sub-title of this edifying periodical for youngsters.	Peter Cotton
8.	how did epilepsy bring great sadness to George and Mary?
	Death of Prince John, epileptic youngest son of King George and Queen Mary	Gerry Strey
9.	despite soft speech, whose big stick would go no further?
	Theodore Roosevelt Died on Jan 6, 1919	Don Seltzer
	woodrow wilson ended his presidency	mike o'donnell
	Theodore Roosevelt	The Quizmaster says...
10.	who kept it in the family by the Tamar?
	Lady Nancy Astor Elected as mp for sutton after her husband elevated to peerage	Dreadnought
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B.
1.	which Aberdonian became a general in the Tsar’s army?
	Patrick Gordon A pivotal character in the reign of Peter the Great.	Peter Cotton
2.	what is the traditional site of pilgrimage in the last Sunday in July?
	Croagh Patrick, Co. Mayo Pilgrim's climb mountain	Adam Quinan
3.	whose father practised inoculation until it was made criminal in eighteen-forty?
	Sir Patrick Cullen George Bernard Shaw "The Doctors Dilemma"	Mary Fisher
4.	which very dry concoction came from the eponymous warehouse in the Calle Divina Pastora?
	Fino San Patricio Dry Sherry produced by Garvey's on the Calle Divina Pastora	Adam Quinan
5.	who received a command from Dunfermline to make a potentially dangerous North Sea crossing?
	Sir Patrick Spens Scottish ballad, Theme of questions is Patrick	Adam Quinan
	Flight Lt. Pat Gifford Battle of the River Forth.	Fionx
	Sir Patrick Spens	The Quizmaster says...
6.	who created an enduring friendship between the naval lieutenant and the man in the rusty black coat during a Locatelli recital?
	Patrick O'Brian in Master and Commander	Dennis Thompson
7.	which reviled factor was cleared of gross inhumanity following a fatal croft fire in Strathnaver?
	Patrick Sellar Accused of murdering a crofter when the croft was burned with her still inside but acquitted	Adam Quinan
8.	who wrote of his travels through the Transvaal with his Staffordshire Bull Terrier?
	Sir James Percy FitzPatrick The book is "Jock of the Bushveld."	Gerry Strey
9.	who established a bilingual school in Ranelagh, later moving to Rathfarnham?
	Patrick Pearse St Enda's School.	Dreadnought
10.	who likened potato-gatherers to mechanised scarecrows?
	Patrick Kavanagh In the poem 'The Great Hunger'	Don Seltzer
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C.
1.	who suggested a profile of the Dorset Street murderer?
	Thomas Bond This London physician developed a profile of Jack the Ripper	Graham
	Jari Louhelainen Claimed to have Aaron Kosminski, using Catherine Eddowes' shawl	Christian Golden
	Thomas Bond (Jack the Ripper, murderer of Mary Jane Kelly)	The Quizmaster says...
2.	to whom was a Perry Mason story involving dual identity dedicated?
	W.R. Rule in Case of the Mischievous Doll Rule was a friend of the author and USAF Major, who was also a pathologist specializing in mental illness.	Prag Katta
	Francis Camps (Erle Stanley Gardner. The Case of the Duplicate Daughter)	The Quizmaster says...
3.	which Professor used photographic superimposition to identify remains found near the A701?
	John Glaister and James Coupar Brash RuXton case 1935	Dreadnought
	John Glaister Junior (Buck Ruxton murders)	The Quizmaster says...
4.	who concluded that the dead man found hanged below Blackfriars Bridge was the victim of foul play?
	Jeff Katz Investigated Robert Calvi's death and determined it was not suicide	Adam Quinan
	George Carman Death of Roberto Calvi	Christian Golden
	David Bowen	The Quizmaster says...
5.	whose development of genetic fingerprinting exonerated a kitchen porter and led to a life sentence for a bakery worker?
	Alex Jeffreys The kitchen porter was Richard Buckland. The backers worker was Colin Pitchfork.	Dreadnought
6.	whose ground-breaking test, distinguishing human blood from wood stain and sheep's blood, led to an execution at Greifswald?
	Paul Uhlenhuth	Mary Fisher
7.	which Manxman provided the first contemporary account of what is now known as Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ?
	Donald Teare Manx pathologist described it in 1958	Adam Quinan
8.	whose astute discovery of a gall stone disproved the murderer’s boast that there was no body?
	Keith Simpson The murderer was John Haigh who dissolved his victim's in acid.	Dreadnought
9.	whose pioneering use of DNA confirmed the identification of Little Miss Nobody?
	Professor Alec Jeffreys and Dr Erika Hagelberg Karen Price murder	Mary Fisher
	Richard Neave Murder of Karen Price	Christian
	Bernard Knight’s (Karen Price, Cardiff 1989)	The Quizmaster says...
10.	who advised on a suitable body in the planning of Mincemeat?
	Sir Bernard Spillsbury Famous forensic pathologist	Adam Quinan
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D.
1.	who was Ashie, the leader of Juventus?
	Count Paul Jovian, nicknamed Ashie at Cambridge John Buchan's The House of the Four Winds.	Adam Quinan
2.	which Veronese nobleman was rejected by a tallow-faced baggage?
	Paris Paris was the man to whom Juliet was supposed to be betrothed before meeting Romeo.	Peter Cotton
	The County Paris He is referrred to as this in Romeo and Juiet	Fionx
	Count Paris (Romeo & Juliet)	The Quizmaster says...
3.	which regicide was represented as Samuel in a Boston operatic setting?
	Samuel Adams Verdi's Un Ballo in Mashera adapted to Boston during the Revolution	Don Seltzer
	Further explanation: the victim was Count Riccardo, royal governor of Boston	Don Seltzer
	Count Adolph Ribbing Ribbing was Verdi's model for Samuel in "A Masked Ball"	Christian Golden
	un ballo in maschera is the correct spelling	Phyl Styles
	Count Ribbing (Giuseppe Verdi, Un Ballo in Maschera)	The Quizmaster says...
4.	which diplomat received an eleven gun salute on disembarking Nonsuch near Rügen?
	Count Joseph Dumoulin, Consulte General from Commodore Hornblower	Don Seltzer
5.	who arrived from the Continent with a cockatoo, a pair of canaries and a family of white rodents?
	Count Fosco from The Woman in White	Don Seltzer
6.	who experienced love at first sight on seeing Stiva’s married sister, when meeting his mother at the railway station?
	Count Alexei Kirillovich Vronsky from Anna Karenina	Don Seltzer
7.	who travelled as an abbé following his escape from prison and purchased an island, and with it a title?
	Count of Monte Cristo	Don Seltzer
8.	who was the messenger for the Reichsführer’s clandestine peace proposal?
	Count Giuseppe Bastianini	Don Seltzer
	Count Folke Bernadotte Bernadotte was an official of the Red Cross and Himmler sought his help in brokering his own escape using overtures for German surrender at the end of WWII	Peter Cotton
	Rudolf Hess On his flight into Scotland with peace proposals	MIKE O'DONNELL
	Count Folke Bernadotte	The Quizmaster says...
9.	who was depicted at his interment attended by Stephen and Augustine?
	Coungt Orgaz According to legend, the 2 saints came down to bury him, as depicted by El Greco	Kate Bunting
10.	who mimicked Hines and Ellington in adopting a noble title?
	Count Basie Count is the theme	Adam Quinan
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E.
1.	what was Best and Goes Farthest?
	Van Houten's Cocoa Used as their advertising slogan	Simone Low
2.	which product held the fifth Golden Ticket?
	A Wonka Bar Charlie Bucket found this in Roald Dahl's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"	Peter Cotton
	Wonka’s Whipple-Scrumptious Fudgemallow Delight	The Quizmaster says...
3.	what did Vianne open in Lansquenet-sous-Tannes?
	La Céleste Praline The name of the chocolate shop featured in the book Chocolat by Joanne Harris	Simone Low
4.	which Gammel Strand grøntsager put marzipan to good use?
	Anthon Berg Danish chocolatier started as a greengrocer.	Dreadnought
	Anthon Berg Copenhagen greengrocer turned chocalatier	Christian Golden
5.	Desperation, Pacification, Expectation, Acclamation and finally Realization – what was it?
	Fry's Five Boys Chocolate These were the expressions on the faces of the boys on the advertisement for this product.	Peter Cotton
6.	with which producer of baby foods did the Vevey candlemakercombine to produce milk chocolate?
	Henri Nestle Partnered with Daniel Peter the candlemaker and chocolatier	Adam Quinan
7.	for which manufacturer’s ‘effect’ was Liotard’s waitress the initial inspiration?
	Droste According to Droste, "The illustration indicated the wholesome effect of chocolate milk and became inextricably bound with the name Droste.	Scots Lass
8.	how did Raina affectionately address Capt Bluntschli?
	As her chocolate cream soldier In 'Arms and the Man' - he carried chocolate instead of ammunition.	Kate Bunting
9.	who advertised Chocolate Heaven since 1911?
	Thornton's This is an advertising tag line for the chocolate company.	Peter Cotton
10.	what was described as Quality in a square?
	Ritter Sport Chocolate Translation of German slogan	Adam Quinan
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F.
1.	in whose garden can we both gather nosegays?
	Lord Jesus Line from children's hymn "The Garden of Jesus"	Christian Golden
	Sa'adi There's a tradition about the poet talking of the roses (poems) from his garden (the Gulistan) bring better material for nosegays because while a rise will wilt, his poetry is forever.	🦆
	King's Garden From Pilgrim's Progress	Anon
	Lord Jesus’s (Hymn)	The Quizmaster says...
2.	where was the lofty location of Aritomo’s garden?
	?Murin-an in Kyoto Japanese garden built by Yamagata Aritomo Japanese political and military leader between 1894 and 1898	Peter Williams
	Cameron Highlands from "The Garden of Evening Mists" by T.T. Eng	Christian Golden
	Cameron Highlands, Malaya (Tan Twan Eng, The Garden of Evening Mists)	The Quizmaster says...
3.	who is invited into the garden to share the musk of the rose?
	Maud In Tennyson's poem "Come into the Garden, Maud"	Peter Cotton
4.	which Garden was developed on the site of the Bishop of Ely’s town house?
	Hatton Garden Former site of Bishop of Ely's house	Adam Quinan
5.	which town’s development was based on plans inspired by Howard and holds his grave?
	Letchworth Ebenezer Howard, founder of the Garden City movement, is buried there.	Kate Bunting
	Letchworth Garden City Need to include ‘Garden’ in the answer	Stephen Kirkham
6.	in whose garden did the trespasser help himself to lettuces, French beans and radishes and, despite nausea, search for parsley?
	Mr McGregor Peter Rabbit	Adam Quinan
7.	where in Yorkshire did the robin assist in locating the key to the secret garden?
	Misselthwaite Manor The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett	Adam Quinan
8.	which Irishman disputed the disappearance of the Garden of Eden?
	James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (1581–1656) Author of the traditional Biblical chronology which dates the Creation to B.C. 4004.	Oliver Mundy
	Percy French his song "Come back Paddy Reilly to Ballyjamesduff opens with the lines " The garden of Eden has vanished they say but I know the lie of it still"	MIKE O'DONNELL
	George Bernard Shaw " Back to Methuselah" is set in the Garden of Eden where Eve learns the secret of continuance.	Fionx
	Percy French (Song, Come Home Paddy Reilly)	The Quizmaster says...
9.	who described rose plot and fern’d grot in his garden?
	Thomas Edward Brown Poem: My Garden	The Badger
10.	in whose garden had the bear nothing to wear?
	Johnny Crow's garden	Dreadnought
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G.	Where:
1.	were we 76 for 7?
	Cheltenham Poem by John Betjeman	Peter Williams
2.	did the Donkey kick off northward?
	Dursley railway line known as the Dursley donkey	Mary Fisher
3.	did Gurney reward Lightborn by stabbing him?
	Berkeley Castle They murdered Edward II	Graham
	Berkeley Castle Gloucestershire Light born assassinates Edward 2nd Gurney stabs him and throws him in the moat	Peter Williams
4.	does Monti’s Father Thames overlook the first lock?
	St John's Lock near Lechlade in Gloucestershire Highest upstream lock n the Thames	Adam Quinan
5.	did Simpkin confiscate the twist of cherry-coloured silk?
	Gloucester The Tailor of Gloucester by Beatrix Potter	Adam Quinan
6.	did William Harrison return some time after the Perrys had been hanged for his murder?
	Chipping Camden Gloucestershire John Perry hanged for murder of William Harrison which never took place	Peter Williams
7.	did the son-in-law of Jacquetta gain a decisive victory?
	Tewkesbury Jacquetta, Countess Rivers, was the mother of Elizabeth Woodville, Edward IV's queen	Kate Bunting
	Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire Edward IV was a son-in-law of Jacquetta of Luxembourg	Don Seltzer
8.	did Miss Burdock drink cider beneath a haywagon?
	Slad in Gloucestershire Cider With Rosie by Laurie Lee	Adam Quinan
9.	are Flower’s unrivalled 28 coloured windows?
	St Mary’s Church Fairford Gloucestershire Noted for stained glass windows	Peter Williams
10.	do the winds blow cold?
	Stow-on-the-Wold Couplet - Stow-on-the-Wild, where the winds blow cold	Peter Williams
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H.
1.	who fell to Pardiñas in Madrid?
	Jose Canalejas Prime minister of Spain assassinated in Madrid 1912 by Pardinas	Peter Williams
2.	and who fell to Bailaor in Talavera de la Reina?
	José Gómez Ortega or Joselito Spanish matador killed by a bull called Bailaor	Adam Quinan
3.	who initiated the vindication of the Maid of Orleans?
	(Pope Callixtus III (Alfonso de Borgia) (1378–1458) Authorised the retrial of Joan of Arc in 1455. (The Borgia – originally Borja – family was of Spanish origin.)	Oliver Mundy
4.	which avenging monarch succumbed to plague in La Linea?
	King Alfonso XI of Castile	Mary Fisher
	King Alfonso XI of Castile Died of plague 27.3.1350 whilst attempting to take Gibraltar from the Moors	Peter Williams
5.	which king was assassinated with his own sword while besieging his sister’s inherited city?
	Sancho II of Castile and Leon siege of Zamora	Mary Fisher
6.	which sometime jure uxoris King of England, suffered indignity at the hands of a draconian barber?
	King Philip II of Spain Drake "singed the King of Spain's beard" by his sack of Cadiz.	Peter Cotton
7.	which painter was the inspiration for which Catalan composer’s most famous work?
	Goya inspired the piano suite 'Goyescas' by Granados	Kate Bunting
8.	who was rewarded in Stockholm for his work on neuroanatomy?
	Santiago Ramón y Cajal He and Camillo Golgi received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1906	Graham
9.	which uncle is the toast of Jerez de la Frontera?
	Tio Pepe Brand of sherry	Adam Quinan
10.	who died in a knife fight with Carlos O’Neill?
	El Bilbanito CS Forester "The Gun"	Mary Fisher
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I.
1.	who started in the Justinian?
	Midshipman Horatio Hornblower His first ship	Adam Quinan
2.	as what is the black trumpet also known?
	Horn of Plenty Another name for an edible mushroom	Peter Williams
3.	upon what is the Lord laughing in the sun?
	The Golden Horn Lepanto by G K Chesterton	Adam Quinan
4.	where did Dulcibella run aground, lured by Dollmann?
	East Hohenhorn Island in the East Frisian Islands The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Chiders	Adam Quinan
5.	which oxymoronic engagement resulted in the humiliation of the 7th?
	Little Bighorn 7th Cavalry under Custer	Don Seltzer
6.	what was first conquered by an Irishman remembered for his eponymous ‘Effect’?
	Matterhorn First conquered by Edward Whymper known for his discovery of the effect of oxygen deprivation at higher altitudes	Peter Williams
	Weisshorn John Tyndall first climbed it and also discovered Tyndall Effect of CO2 on the earth's atmosphere now the greenhouse effect.	Adam Quinan
	Weisshorn	The Quizmaster says...
7.	where was the home of the flat-bottomed Dreadnought?
	Horning Tom Dudgeon's punt in Coot Club by Artur Ransome	Adam Quinan
8.	whence the cobbler who developed the long drop?
	Horncastle Birthplace of William Marwood who developed the long drop form of hanging	Peter Williams
9.	what tossed the feline-persecuting canine?
	The cow with the crumpled horn From The House that Jack Built nursery rhyme	Adam Quinan
10.	what can be grey, wrinkled or wreathed?
	Hornbill A bird which can be grey, wrinkled or wreathed	Peter Williams
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J.
1.	whose opera was inspired by Virgil?
	Henry Purcell? Dido and Aeneas	Kate Bunting
2.	who honoured Queen Anne’s consort with a stimulating voluntary?
	Jeremiah Clarke wrote The Prince of Denmark's March More commonly known as The Trumpet Voluntary	Adam Quinan
	Jeremiah Clarke The Prince of Denmark's March (Trumpet Voluntary)	The Badger
3.	who wrote music for the attendant to Prospero as he donned his ducal robes?
	Mendelsohn Midsummer Night's Dream (guessing)	Gerry Strey
	Sir Arthur Sullivan Sullivan's 'Tempest' music (1861) includes a setting of Ariel's song 'Where the bee sucks', a response to Prospero's command 'Fetch me the hat and rapier in my cell'.	Oliver Mundy
	Thomas Arne Wrote ‘Where the bee sucks’	Stephen Kirkham
	Thomas Arne (Ariel’s Where the bee sucks, there suck I, The Tempest)	The Quizmaster says...
4.	who wrote music forever patriotically associated with our green and pleasant land?
	Sir Hubert Parry Composed music for Blake's Jerusalem	Adam Quinan
5.	who named a composition after a mighty Biblical hunter in honour of his editor and friend?
	Sir Edward Elgar Nimrod from Enigma Variations after Augustus J. Jaeger (German for Hunter)	Adam Quinan
6.	and whose music, for words originally penned by a mediaeval Tuscan poet, is named after his Cotswold birthplace?
	Ralph Vaughan Williams Down Ampney, words originally by Bianco de Sienna	Adam Quinan
7.	whose celestial composition was renamed after which Essex village, for ecclesiastical use?
	Gustav Holst Jupiter movement from The Planets was renamed Thaxted when used for a hymn tune	Adam Quinan
8.	who composed an opera with juvenile involvement based on a story from Genesis?
	Andrew Lloyd Webber Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat originally composed for school performance	Adam Quinan
	Benjamin Britten Noye's Fludde - an opera written to be performed by children.	Bob
	Benjamin Britten (Noye’s Fludde)	The Quizmaster says...
9.	and whose cantata was based on a Babylonian banquet described by Daniel?
	William Walton Belshazzar's Feast	The Badger
10.	whose combined effort for a Strand theatre ended in a duel?
	Gilbert & Sullivan The plot of their last operetta "The Grand Duke" at the Savoy Theatre on The Strand turns on a (non-fatal) duel	Adam Quinan
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K.	Where:
1.	did Rajam captain the MCC?
	Malgudi Rajah captained Malgudi Cricket Club in Swami and Friends by R K Narayan	Peter Williams
2.	did the chauffeur confess to Pinky’s hit and run?
	Delhi In The White Tiger	Adam Quinan
3.	did the doomed old man ride on a long-eared, cream-coloured donkey?
	Madras Edward Lear poem “Tere was an Old Man of Madras”	Peter Williams
4.	did the Irish orphan play his eponymous Jewel Game in the spymaster’s shop?
	Simla Kimball O'Hara or, Kim, was the eponymous orphan in Kipling's novel.	Peter Cotton
5.	was the elephant, earlier acquired for £2,000, given to the mahout by the grateful globetrotter?
	Allahabad Round the World in 80 Days	Adam Quinan
	Allahabad Phileas Fogg and Passepartout left the beast which had conveyed them and a rescued Rani to that city.	Peter Cotton
6.	did the peg-legged Jonathan witness the murder of the treasurecarrying Achmet by Abdullah Khan?
	Agra [fortress at] In Conan Doyle's 'Sign of the Four' (Jonathan Small)	Oliver Mundy
7.	did the doctor remove the bullet from beneath his own pericardium, aided by M’Allister?
	Calcutta aboard HMS Surprise HMS Surprise Maturin's self surgery	Adam Quinan
8.	were three nuns frightened, when a fellow passenger removed his clothes?
	Darjeeling Noel Coward song I wonder what happened to him	Carol Hunter
9.	did Antony attempt to blackmail Ronny’s sometime fiancée?
	Bombay E M Forster "A Passage to India"	Mary Fisher
10.	did Skene allegedly shoot his wife?
	Jhansi Suposedly shot his wife then himself when their position was overrun during the Indian Mutiny of 1857	Adam Quinan
	Jhansi Christina Rossetti Round Tower at Jhansi	Dreadnought
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L.	What currency of which country is suggested by:
1.	a nip?
	Ethiopian Birr	Don Seltzer
	Armenian Dram more likely in a British context	Don Seltzer
	Dram, Armenia	The Quizmaster says...
2.	6.76 metres for gold?
	South African Rand Mary Rand wins 1964 Olympic long jump at that distance	Don Seltzer
3.	a Balkan amphitheatre?
	2000 Lek bill, Albania Amphitheatre at Butrinto (near Saranda)	Prag Katta
	Pula, Botswana Pula city in croatia with Roman amphitheatre	A. Jones
	Pula, Botswana	The Quizmaster says...
4.	a sweet-tasting carbohydrate?
	Ecuador Sucre Sucre is French for sugar	Adam Quinan
	Yam Trobiand islands use yams as currency,	steve c
	Sucre, Ecuador	The Quizmaster says...
5.	a converted Muslim place of worship?
	Nicaraguan cordoba Cordoba cathedral is a former mosque	Dreadnought
	Cordoba (Nicaragua) The Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba is a Catholic cathedral formerly the Great Mosque of Cordoba	Mary Fisher
6.	a competitive gathering of male gamebirds?
	The Albanian lek A lek is also a display by male grouse	Kate Bunting
7.	the home of an optical Leviathan?
	Ethiopian Birr Birr Castle is location of Leviathan Lord Parson's giant telescope	Adam Quinan
8.	a multi-coloured trogon?
	Guatemalan quetzal a tropical bird	Don Seltzer
9.	a glowing proboscis?
	?Rouble
	Dong Edward Lear's Dong with the luminous nose	Dreadnought
	Vietnamese	Dreadnought
	Dong, Vietnam (Edward Lear)	The Quizmaster says...
10.	punctuation?
	Costa Rican colon	Don Seltzer
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M.
1.	whence the ‘two-spotted’ duck?
	Lake Baikal The Baikal teal is named after the lake and is also called the bimaculate (two spotted) duck.	Bob
2.	where were the forgeries sunk after Bernhard?
	Toplitz and Grundlsee lakes Forged British bank notes by nazis in ww2	Peter Williams
3.	where did Alexander defeat the crusaders on ice?
	Lake Peipus Alexander Nevsky	The Badger
4.	whence the winter’s spray, washing through the bars in high winds?
	Chillon castle, Lake Geneva Byron’s poem	Peter Williams
	Lake Leman Byron uses the French name for L. Geneva in "The Prisoner of Chillon"	Christian Golden
	Lac Leman	The Quizmaster says...
5.	over what stretch of water did Cat escape with her lover in Emilio’s boat?
	Lake Maggiore Ernest Hemingway "A Farewell to Arms"	Mary Fisher
6.	where did Julie believe that there was constant sunshine, green laurels at Christmas and glowing oranges?
	Lake Como (the shore of) August Strindberg "Miss Julie"	Mary Fisher
7.	where did McDonnell and Simpson claim to have encountered Morag?
	Loch Morar Scotland Lesser known monster which McDonnell and Simpson claim to have seen in 1969	Peter Williams
8.	where did duck sandwiches lead to eight deaths?
	Loch Maree in Scotland First botulism poisoning noted in UK	Adam Quinan
9.	whence Finn’s projectile in pursuit of the giant?
	The Isle of Man Legend that Finn Mac Cool scooped up Lough Neagh to throw at a giant and it landed in the Irish Sea as the Isle of Man	Adam Quinan
	Lough Neagh The whence is where he got it from	Adam Quinan
	Lough Neagh	The Quizmaster says...
10.	where did Barca finally defeat Nepos?
	Lake Trasimene
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N.	Round and round and round:
1.	what slope is now chronometric?
	?Graham Hill Brands Hatch
	Radillon, Spa-Francorchamps Now a watch brand	Ruffwuk
	Raidillon (Spa-Francorchamps, watchmaker since 2001)	Adam Quinan
2.	where is a duck bill followed by a dive?
	Interlagos "Bico de Pato" Duck Bill is a right turn with a tight hairpin then "Mergulho" (Dive	Ruffwuk
3.	where might there be help from the north-westerly?
	Mistral straight, Circuit Paul Ricard	Ruffwuk
4.	what recalls the twin child nurtured by a lupine wet nurse?
	Rome Romulus and Remus?	Graham
	Remus Kurve, Red Bull Ring	Ruffwuk
	Remus (Red Bull, Spielberg, Austria)	Adam Quinan
5.	what would be recognised in Japan as a breed of dog or a battleship?
	Tosa The name of both a breed of dog and a Japanese battleship.	Peter Cotton
	Tosa corner, Imola	Ruffwuk
6.	where was a suggestion of risotto changed to honour one of the greatest?
	Monza Vialone curve replaced with Variante Ascari	Ruffwuk
7.	what is a reminder of a murderous conflict with Matilda’s son?
	There are a number of possibilities including The Canterbury Tales Matilda's son is Henry II who had a murderous conflict with Thomas Becket. Becket's murder at Canterbury gave rise to pilgrimages honoring him.	Prag Katta
	Beckett's Theme is famous corners on racetracks	Ruffwuk
	Beckett's, Silverstone To be clear	Ruffwuk
	Beckets (Silverstone)	Adam Quinan
8.	where is there a reminder of a Cervantes-based première?
	La Mancha The windmills that DQ tilted at in Cervantes first novel	Graham
	Massenet Corner of Monaco Grand Prix near Opera House where Massenet's opera Don Quichotte premiered	Ruffwuk
	Massenet (Monaco, première of opera Don Quichotte)	Adam Quinan
9.	what owes its name to discarded underwear?
	Knickerbocker Corner, Oulton Park	Ruffwuk
	Knickerbrook Corner, Oulton Park Google How Knickerbrook Corner got its name for explanation	Stephen Kirkham
	Knickerbrook (Oulton Park)	Adam Quinan
10.	what recalls the rule of Kerchak?
	?Tarzan
	Tarzan Corner, Zandvoort Theme is F1 corners	Ruffwuk
	Tarzanbocht (Zandvoort, Holland	Adam Quinan
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O.	Which dual enterprise:
1.	could work wonders?
	Double Diamond Advertising slogan	The Badger
	Maskelyne ad Devant?	Dreadnought
	Ind Coope (Double Diamond slogan)	The Quizmaster says...
2.	took over from West and Wyatt?
	Crosse & Blackwell The company changed its name.	Graham
3.	gives one a shot at Double Dutch?
	Double Dutch Drinks Makers of soft drinks and mixers	Adam Quinan
	Holland and Holland Makers of quality shotguns.	Gary Brown
	Holland & Holland	Adam Quinan
4.	exploited the unique qualities of Siberian Weasels’ hair?
	Winsor and Newton Made sable (Siberian weasel) watercolour paintbrushes	Adam Quinan
5.	created 33 complications in a limited edition of just four devices?
	Patek Philippe In 1989, Patek Philippe Calibre 89 was the most complicated watch ever made	Don Seltzer
	Bang and Olufsen A guess	Dreadnought
	Patek Philippe As previously posted, the Calibre 1989 is the basis for this. Only four watches were produced, and they had 33 complications (ie functions)	Stephen Kirkham
	Patek Philippe (Calibre 89, celebrating 150 years since foundation)	The Quizmaster says...
6.	brought together ideas on seating in ocean liners and combat aircraft?
	James Martin Valentine Baker ejection seat developed by Martin following death of friend, Baker	A. Jones
	Parker Knoll	Adam Quinan
	Parker Knoll	The Quizmaster says...
7.	began with the initial export of raisins by brothers-in-law?
	Callard and Bowser A guess, but C and B were brothers in law.	Dreadnought
	Nothing to add - but "began with the initial export" suggest a cryptic crossword-tyope clue, otherwise why not just "began with the export"?	Gary Brown
	Harry & David Not really, they started out in pears. But it gives me a chance to say Hi to Gary Brown	Don Seltzer
	Procter and Gamble Another almost certainly wrong answer but again they were brothers in law. Procter was a candle maker and Gamble was a soap maker.	Stephen Kirkham
	? Beaux Freres Winery ? Started by brothers-in law (as the name implies) and initially imported grapes from California to Oregon. But it's a stretch... Hi to Don!	Gary Brown
	? Beaux Freres Winery ? Started by brothers-in law (as the name implies) and initially imported grapes from California to Oregon. But it's a stretch... Hi to Don!	Gary Brown
	Williams and Humbert (Sherry)	The Quizmaster says...
8.	created a major outlet for the Lindströms’ product?
	Bryant and May	Dreadnought
9.	partly suggests rodents in the sail loft?
	Keith and Buchanan proprietors Rat Island Sail Loft on the Island of Scilly	Prag Katta
	Ratsey and Lapthorn? Long established sail makers	Carol Hunter
	Ratsey and Lapthorn (Sailmakers, Cowes)	The Quizmaster says...
10.	first sold clothing in Friesland?
	C&A Fashion clothing store chain	Adam Quinan
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P.
1.	what included the Bill as part of the Rape?
	Manhood Hundred, Sussex, England Part of the Rape of Chichester; included Selsey Bill.	Oliver Mundy
2.	what is long in Britain but short across the Pond?
	Scales Eg a short scale a billion is 1000 million in Britain but a million million in USA	Peter Williams
	The hundredweight UK is 112 lb and US is 100 lb	Adam Quinan
	Ton see above for cwt definition!	Graham
	Hundredweight	The Quizmaster says...
3.	whence the destination of Commons members on resignation?
	Chiltern Hundreds A conventional way of resigning from the Hose of Commons is to apply for the post of the Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds	Adam Quinan
4.	what was the location of an old world strigine residence of great charm?
	The hundred acre wood Owl's house in the Winnie the Pooh stories.	Dreadnought
5.	in what did conflict between Maharashtrian refugees and the weeping willow lead to arson?
	The Hundred-Foot Journey Film involving two restaurants, named "Maison Mumbai" and "Le Saule Pleureur" ("The Weeping Willow") involving attempted arson.	Bob
6.	what tale ended with the delivery of an unwanted porcine appendage, followed by a maternal death and a disposal by ants?
	One Hundred Years of Solitude By Gabriel García Márquez	Adam Quinan
7.	what was derived from a Hessian event, and came out shortly after Jerry’s passing?
	Hundred Year Hall album by the Grateful Dead live album recorded in the Jahrhundert Halle released after the death of Jerry Garcia	Mary Fisher
8.	what ended with a decisive Gallic victory on the banks of the Dordogne?
	Hundred Years War Battle of Castillon (sur Dordogne)	Adam Quinan
9.	what unique event took place at Bristol on 17th May 1895?
	W.G. Grace completes his 100th 100 vs. Somerset	Gerry Strey
10.	in what did two pearl fishers twice top the poll?
	Classical music charts Duet from the Pearl Fishers (Deep In The Heart of The Temple)	Graham
	Radio 2 Your Hundred Best Tunes	Mary Fisher
	Your Hundred Best Tunes	The Quizmaster says...
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Q.
1.	where did Colonel Ross and the Inspector await the travellers?
	Tavistock station In the Sherlock Holmes story 'Silver Blaze'. All these appear to be Holmes references, if anyone has the complete canon!	Kate Bunting
	Dartmoor is where H&W arrive in "The Silver Blaze"	Christian Golden
	Tavistock (The Adventure of Silver Blaze)	The Quizmaster says...
2.	where did the duo alight when following up Cubitt’s conundrum?
	Ridling Thorpe Manor In The Adventure of the Dancing Men	Prag Katta
	North Walsham station	Mary Fisher
	North Walsham (The Adventure of the Dancing Men)	The Quizmaster says...
3.	which little “halt-on-demand station” was used by the would-be anglers?
	Shoscombe station The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place	Mary Fisher
4.	from where in the Peak District had the prep school Principal obtained a return ticket?
	Mackleton The Adventure of the Priory School	Adam Quinan
5.	from where did they plan to take the 11:10 to investigate the death of the Colonel of the Royal Munsters?
	Waterloo Station 'The Adventure of the Crooked Man' ('I want to start by the 11.10 from Waterloo')	Oliver Mundy
	Waterloo in 'The Crooked Man'	Kate Bunting
6.	at which small wayside station did they alight in investigating the death of the retired seal and whale fisher?
	Forest Row station The Adventure of Black Peter	Mary Fisher
7.	from where did the messengers drive to the Russian Embassy with documents to save Alexis?
	Charing Cross Station 'The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez' (penultimate sentence)	Oliver Mundy
8.	in responding to Miss Hunter’s request, where was their train due to arrive at 11:30?
	Winchester station The Adventure of the Copper Beeches	Mary Fisher
9.	which station was visited twice in the investigation of Sir Eustace’s death?
	Chislehurst, Kent 'The Abbey Grange'	Kate Bunting
10.	where did they change trains in deceiving the mathematician?
	Canterbury When pursued by Prof. Moriarty, they headed for Newhaven instead of Dover.	Kate Bunting
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R.	During 2019:
1.	who needed just 7.69 seconds at WD18?
	Shane Long Scored the fastest ever goal in Watford. (the poscode is WD18)	Graham
2.	which myopic nightwatchman fell just eight short?
	Jack Leach Was out for 92 in second innings of test match against Ireland batting in glasses	Peter Williams
3.	which Servant, having acted the part, was elected in reality?
	Volodymyr Zelensky Elected President of Ukraine, having previously played the part in the comedy series "Servant of the People".	Peter Cotton
4.	where did a spiral slide add fun to the Holy and Undivided Trinity?
	Norwich Cathedral	Dreadnought
5.	whose famous embrace in Times Square has been remembered 73 years later?
	George Mendonsa Is the sailor kissing Greta Friedman in Times Square, V-J Day, August 14, 1945	Gerry Strey
	Alfred Eisenstaedt The photographer who died in September	Mike O'Donnell
	George Mendonsa's	The Quizmaster says...
6.	how have the trailblazing efforts of Cyrille, Laurie and Brendon been recognised?
	A statue in West Bromwich WBA and England players Laurie Cunningham, Cyrille Regis and Brendon Batson	Don Seltzer
7.	on what did a spelling mistake appear in Edith Cowan’s maiden speech?
	Australian $50 note The word responsibility from her maiden speech in 1921 was misspelled omitting the final “I”	Peter Williams
8.	who triumphed with paraffin, where Icarus had failed with wax?
	Parker, NASA's solar probe. NASA also has a paraffin powered rocket engine (Peregrine) but I can't work out the connection yet.......	Graham
	Frank Zapata Channel crossing on paraffin powered hover board.	Wally
	Franky Zapata (Channel crossing by hoverboard)	The Quizmaster says...
9.	what Chrysanthemum changeover has taken place?
	New Emperor of Japan News Item	Dennis Thompson
	Abdication of Emperor Akihito and accession of Naruhito to Chrysanthemum Throne	The Quizmaster says...
10.	what Cambrian fruit has graduated to PDO status?
	Denbigh Plum	Dreadnought
	?Denbigh plum This fruit was awarded PDO status in 2019	Peter Williams