King William's College Annual Quiz

King William's College Annual Quiz - 2023-2024

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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 1923:
1.	for what award were Best and Collip overlooked?
	Nobel Prize for Medicine Discovery of insulin	Adam Q
2.	what notable landmark was achieved at the Rec in early May?
	Jack Hobbs achieved 100 centuries at Bath Cricket Ground	Brian Kelsey
3.	the establishment of which international organisation was initiated by Schober?
	Interpol Founded in Vienna by Johannes Schober	Bob Kegel
4.	which failed coup d'état led to the leader's arrest and subsequent trial for treason?
	Beer Happ Putsch Adolf Hitler in Munich	Adam Q
	Berr Hall Putsh
	Beer Hall Putsch
5.	which weekly news magazine featured which long-serving congressman on its first cover?
	Time Magazine Former Speaker on cover	Adam Q
6.	which treaty led to the assassination of a signatory and the symbolic amputation of his hand?
	Treaty of Niš role of corpse played by Aleksandar Stamboliyski	Mark Iliff
7.	whose remains were interred, appropriately, close to the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior?
	Andrew Bonar Law, Canadian born former UK PM	Adam Q
8.	in which entertainment was the poet's recital accompanied by a musical sextet?
	'Façade' (poems by Edith Sitwell, music by William Walton) First publicly performed at the Aeolian Hall, London; there had been a private presentation the previous year. Sitwell spoke her own verses.	Oliver Mundy
9.	who took just two minutes to score the first goal at Wembley Stadium?
	Jack Smith for Bolton v West Ham	Brian Kelsey
	David Jack	Denis
	David Bone Nightingale Jack What a name!	Gary Brown
	David Jack for Bolton Wanderers v West Ham	The Quizmaster says..
10.	which Manxman enjoyed a unique Douglas success?
	Tom Sheard Won the his second Senior IoM TT race riding for Douglas. If that's not unique enough, the bike had they novel disc brakes	Mark Iliff
	TIGER TIM HUNT LAP RECORD SET AT TT BETTERED IN MANX GRAND PRIX	Jack
	Tom Sheard was a Manxman; Tim Hunt was from Manchester .....	Gary Brown
	Tom Sheard Only Manx winner of a a Senior TT in Douglas on a Douglas motorcycle	The Quizmaster says..
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B.
1.	who was crowned by a lady?
	Emperor Louis II crowned by Pope Joan in 856	Mike Heath
	Robert the Bruce Crowned by Isabella, Countess of Buchan	Alan C
	Robert the Bruce Answers are all rulers in Great Britain, so Robert it is (probably)!	Gary Brown
	Robert the Bruce	The Quizmaster says..
2.	who was crowned by a former hermit from a Cheshire village?
	Edward the Elder Crowned by Plegmund of Canterbury in 901	Bob Kegel
3.	in a somewhat chaotic ceremony, whose crown was placed back to front?
	1902 coronation of Edward VII of UK Archbish made a booboo	Mark Iliff
4.	who was crowned at Scone, 10 years before his coronation in Westminster Abbey?
	Charles II After his father was executed before the Restoration in 1660	Adam Q
5.	which heir presumptive was crowned 19 years before his father's death, but predeceased him by six years?
	'Young King Henry', son of King Henry II of England Crowned 1170, died of dysentery in France 1183, six years before his father.	Oliver Mundy
6.	whose coronation was followed by the unwelcome arrival of Sir John, as messenger, who was then deprived of his garter?
	Henry V rejects Sir John Falstaff in Shakespeare's Henry IV Part II	Brian Kelsey
	Henry VI is the official answer, Henry Vi, Part I, Act 4 Sc 1. It's Lord Talbot who tears off Sir John's garter...	Gary Brown
	Henry VI	The Quizmaster says..
7.	who was severely weakened by a complication of hyperuricaemia and had to be carried to the coronation in a chair?
	Queene Anne	Bob Kegel
8.	which couple were married at Placentia 13 days before their coronation?
	Henry VIII & Catherine of Aragon	Brian Kelsey
9.	who was the third monarch to be crowned by the same cardinal?
	Henry VII Crowned by Thomas Bourchier in 1485	Bob Kegel
10.	who was hastily crowned with an item of maternal jewellery?
	Henry III crowned age 9 on sudden death of King John	Brian Kelsey
	Henry II	Bob Kegel
	Henry III They somehow lost the official crown, so his mother's "everyday" tiara was used....	Gary Brown
	Henry III	The Quizmaster says..
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C.
1.	whose regal command was ignored by the rising tide?
	Canute the Great (Cnut) What everyone knows him for!	Adam Q
2.	where is there a memorial to Fritha, erected by the son of Thorolf the Red?
	Joalf's Cross, Kirk Michael, Isle of Man	Mark Iliff
	Kirk Michael, Isle of Man Thorof's son was Joalf, Fritha was his mother.	Bob Kegel
3.	who led an armada of Jomsvikings and Danes, but died in a battle with his uncle near Uppsala?
	Styrbjorn Again, mentioned in Rd Orm, by Bengtsson	Gerry Strey
4.	who entertained his guests with 48 well-fattened acorn hogs and troughs of blood sausage?
	Harald Bluetooth As described in Red Orm, by Franz Bensston	Gerry Strey
5.	which couple lived in rented accommodation, established by Erikson, before their eviction by the Skraelings?
	Freydis and Thorvald Vinlabd Sagas	Gerry Strey
	Thorfinn Karlsefni and his wife Gudrid Vinland, North America	The Quizmaster says..
6.	who, following his death in battle in the East Riding, was offered by the victor perhaps more than six feet of the ground of England, as he was taller than most men?
	Harald Hardrada King of Norway killed at Stamford Bridge by Harold of England in 1066	Adam Q
7.	which Manx resident brothers fought on opposite sides near Dublin on Good Friday, without agreement?
	Bróðir and Óspak of Man At the Battle of Clontarf	Adam Q
8.	which system of walls and trenches was built across part of the peninsula as a barrier to the Franks?
	Danevirke Across Jutland peninsula	Adam Q
9.	who met a similar fate to Thomas Becket, in the Danish capital, at Yuletide 146 years earlier?
	Ulf Jarl Killed by one of Cnut's retainers in Roskilde Cathedral at Christmas but year seems to be 1026, 144 years earlier	Adam Q
10.	which two rivers enabled the Varangians to reach Holmgård?
	The Neva and the Volkhov Connect Lake Illmen and Lake Ladoga to the Gulf of Finland	Bob Kegel
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D.
1.	what started with Figaro?
	Glyndebourne Festival Figaro was first opera performed in 1934	Adam Q
2.	where does a statue recall a fatal accident at Parkside?
	Pimlico Gardens Statue of William Huskisson, victim of the first railway death when Stevenson's Rocket reached Parkside Station in Liverpool.	Brian Kelsey
	Chichester cathedral memorial to William Huskisson, MP for Chi, killed at Parkside station 1830 – first person to die in a railway accident	Mark Iliff
	Liverpool I think there are multiple correct answers to this Q.	Gary Brown
	But the theme seems to be Sussex	Kate Bunting
	Chichester Agrred! Chichester it is...	Gary Brown
	Chichester Cathedral	The Quizmaster says
3.	where was the Dean of the Peculiars identified by "Delacourt"?
	Dymchurch Dr Syn novels by Russell Thorndike	Bob Kegel
	Mermaid Inn in Rye	The Quizmaster says
4.	where, on landing, did "Mr Smith" find overnight accommodation at the Bridge Inn?
	Newhaven King Louis-Phillipe of France landed in Newhaven after abdicating and fleeing France	Adam Q
5.	what destination, in Lydia's imagination, comprised every possibility of earthly happiness?
	Brighton Lydia bennet in Pride and Prejudice	Adam Q
6.	of which confusingly named establishment might one suppose that Malvolio was an alumnus?
	Christ’s Hospital, Horsham. Think this section is about Sussex. Part of the uniform is yellow stockings/socks	Sue Taylor
7.	which village is fed by bread and wine of, respectively, sweet thought and delight?
	Felpham William Blake "To my dear Friend, Mrs. Anna Flaxman"	Bob Kegel
8.	where can Nassau be seen, looking north from an iron age hill fort?
	The Trundle or St Roche's hill, fort overlooking Goodwood where the Nassau Stakes race is held Fort overlooking Goodwood where the Nassau Stakes race is held	Adam Q
9.	whence did I travel from furnished lodgings to Tameside?
	The Temple in Garden Court Great Expectations - Pip & Herbert take Magwitch to Gravesend, to flee to safety.	Brian Kelsey
	Can't find ANY reference to Tameside in Grteat Expectations !!!	Denis
	Gravesend is a Thames-side port - but it's an odd clue for this setter.....	Gary Brown
	Maybe, but clue is TAMESIDE - Lancashire not THameside
	Rustington-on-Sea From "The Gnu Song" by Flanders and Swan (destination in the song is Ashton-under-Lyne, in Tameside...)	Gary Brown
	Well done !!	Denis
	Rustington-on-Sea	The Quizmaster says
10.	where did crocus threads give Percy five in six?
	The Saffrons Cricket Ground Eastbourne Pat 'Percy' Pocock of Surrey took 5 wickets in 6 balls in 1972	Mike Heath
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E.	Unravel the hidden towns:
1.	jackdaw or raven can roost in the castle
	Caernarvon or raven can (not now customary Welsh spelling with an F)	Adam Q
	Caernarvon	Prag Katta
2.	listen, Monkey! You're off to the nearby safari park!
	Milton Keynes Anagram of listen monkey - nearby is Woburn	Brian Kelsey
3.	after a wee dram, might a beer end the session agreeably?
	Aberdeen anagram 'a beer end'	Adam Q
4.	might red torches have illuminated the Bloody Assize Court?
	Dorchester (Dorset, England) Anagram of 'red torches'. 'Bloody Assizes' is the name given to the mass trial by Sir George Jeffreys of supporters of the Duke of Monmouth's rebellion (1685).	Oliver Mundy
5.	away to the west, rosy skies over the herald the setting sun
	Oswestry Anagram of west rosy. Question omits the crucial word "Berwyns"	Brian Kelsey
6.	a fine limestone headland, and no dull shopfronts to spoil the Promenade
	Llandudno anagram and no dull	Adam Q
7.	down by the harbour, cogs keep turning in the amusement park
	Scarborough Anagram of harbour cogs	Brian Kelsey
8.	welcome to rent tokens scheme available to CATU members
	Stoke on Trent anagram of ro rent tokens CATU Ceramic and Allied Trades Union (Potteries)	Adam Q
	Isn't Stoke on Trent a city ?	christopher bond
9.	if you are lucky, you might get a barn seat at the céilí
	Strabarne Anagram of barn seat	Brian Kelsey
	Strabane Correct spelling of town in Northern Ireland	Adam Q
	Strabane	The Quizmaster says..
10.	ask her to mop her table at the beachside cafe
	Mabelthorpe Anagram of mop her table	Brian Kelsey
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F.
1.	Where did the Inkulu receive Isetembiso sami?
	Cave of the Snake in Roorirand Prester John by John Buchan	Adam Q
2.	in which extensive caves is a derivative of Lacaune milk aged?
	the caves in the cliffs above Roquefort, France Reference to roquefort cheese	Mark Iliff
	Calabou, Roquefort	The Quizmaster says..
3.	in which cave were Tom and Becky lost for three days and nights?
	McDougal's cave Tom Sawyer	Adam Q
	McDougal's Cave (now renamed Mark Twain Cave) in Hannibal, Missouri. From the novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer	Peter Cotton
4.	who was blinded by Outis, whose companions were thus able to escape from his cave?
	The Cyclops Polyphemus Outis (Nobody) was what Odysseus called himself	Adam Q
5.	where, following the death of Zwart Piet, did the old baboon sleep into death among the bones of his ancestors?
	Cave of the Bats Henry Williamson, "Collected Nature Stories"	Bob Kegel
6.	in which cave have hexagonal columns led to a legendary association with the Giant's Causeway?
	Fingals's Cave On Staffa	Adam Q
7.	where was the cave where the holy city was allegedly revealed as a bride adorned for her husband?
	Island of Patmos Cave of the Apocalypse, where St John wrote Revelation	Bob Kegel
8.	where was the young Muslim doctor alleged to have assaulted Miss Quested?
	Marabar Caves A Passage to India b E.M. Forster	Adam Q
9.	where did the multiparous moon put her lover to perpetual sleep?
	A cave on Mount Latmus in Caria	Bob Kegel
10.	which cave was bought for the burial of Isaac's aged mother?
	Cave of Machpelah Genesis 23:1–20	Bob Kegel
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G.
1.	where did Mrs Munt board the train following Helen's letters?
	King's Cross Howard's End, Chapter 2	Bob Kegel
2.	which station lies between Bow Street and Northumberland Avenue?
	Marlylebone UK Monopoly board	Mark Iliff
3.	where did the short, stout lady board the Milchester train on platform 3?
	4.50 from Paddington?	Sue Taylor
	Paddington Agatha Christie "A Murder is Announced"	Gary Brown
	Not only Paddington as the officially correct station, but this story itself is called "4.50 From Paddington", as Sue correctly noted. I've never heard of that particular tale!	Gary Brown
4.	where did the disguised milkman board the moving train following the murder?
	St Pancras The Thirty Nine Steps by John Buchan	Adam Q
5.	in the cloakroom of which station did Miss Prism deposit the handbag containing the baby?
	Victoria Station The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde	Adam Q
	…the Brighton line	Mark Iliff
	Victoria Station	The Quizmaster says..
6.	where had the south-eastern people been warned by midnight following the Martian invasion?
	Cannon Street War of the Worlds by HG Wells	Bob Kegel
7.	where, for almost 125 years, did passengers enter the station through a Doric arch?
	Euston station, London Arch built 1837, demolished 1962	Mark Iliff
8.	where did the engine-driver on the high-level platform accept half a crown?
	Waterloo In Jerome's Three men in a boat	Mark Iliff
9.	where did the train start, carrying Thomas Briggs on his final journey?
	Fenchurch Street First murder on a British train	Adam Q
10.	where did the elderly chess player catch the 5.20 with the doctor?
	Liverpool Street In the Sherlock Holmes story 'The Retired Colourman'. Josiah Amberley is the chess-player, Watson the doctor.	Oliver Mundy
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H.
1.	who paid the ultimate penalty for Blue Star?
	Indira Gandhi Assassinated by Sikh bodyguards after Operation Blue Star in Amritsar	Adam Q
2.	which suspected regicide earned the soubriquet Louve de France?
	Isabella, wife of Edward II	Sue Taylo
3.	who, in reference to an earlier love, spoke of salad days, when judgmentally green?
	Cleopatra	Sue Taylor
4.	which widow ruthlessly subjugated the Drevlians after they had killed her husband, Igor?
	Olga of Kiev Kievian Rus queen, first to become Christian	Adam Q
5.	who was executed as a heretic, having proclaimed that Jesus came from the Kongo empire?
	Beatriz Kimpa Vita Burned at the stake in 1706	Bob Kegel
6.	who made friends with Keir and, after initial rejection, joined the Labour party, but later joined the Conservatives?
	Emmeline Pankhurst	Brian Kelsey
	Nancy Astor	Mary Fisher
	deffo Mrs Pankhurst Nancy Astor was as anti-Labour as it was possible to be!	Gary Brown
	Emmeline Pankhurst	The Quizmaster says..
7.	starting in Kyiv, who travelled via Pinsk, Milwaukee and Denver to Merhavia and beyond?
	Golda Meir Places she lived during her life	Adam Q
8.	which warrior queen was killed by Thetis's son, who then fell in love with her corpse?
	Penthesilea Amazon queen killed by Achilles	Adam Q
9.	who mercilessly destroyed Colonia Vitricensis, while the governor was on Mona?
	Boudicca Destroyed Colchester in her rebellion	Adam Q
10.	who indicated that deviation was not an option?
	Margaret Thatcher 'The lady's not for turning' (1980 speech, written for her by Ronald Millar)	Oliver Mundy
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I.
1.	in which outrage did the Tipperary captain lose his life?
	Bloody Sunday IRA member Michael Hogan was captain of the Tipperary Gaelic team.team	Bob Kegel
	Croke Park Massacre, November 21st 1928	The Quizmaster says..
2.	inspired by an event in 1928, where did Márquez locate his massacre?
	Macondo One Hundred Years of Solitude	Bob Kegel
3.	on which cold Alpine meadows did the bones of slaughtered saints lie scattered?
	Piedmont Sonnet by Milton "On the Late Massacre in Piedmont"	Bob Kegel
4.	which massacre was the subject of a grand opera in which it followed a contentious wedding?
	The Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Day (Paris, 23 August 1572) Occurs in the closing scene of Meyerbeer's 'Les Huguenots' (1836). The marriage is that of Raoul de Nangis (Protestant) and Valentine de Saint-Bris (Catholic).	Oliver Mundy
	The Sicilian Vespers by Verdi	Brian Kelsey
	Don't think the Sicilian Vespers uprising was preceded by a contentious wedding..... whichthe St Bart's Day horrors were.	Gary
	Sicilian Vespers	The Quizmaster says..
5.	where were Catholic clerics murdered en masse following the Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels?
	Nimes, France September 29, 1567	Bob Kegel
6.	what name was given to the carnage, one day in August, resulting from postwar demands for parliamentary reform?
	Peterloo Massacre In St Peter's Field Manchester	Adam Q
7.	following la huelga de los 18 peniques, where was a school the site of a massacre of miners?
	Iquique, Chile - Santa María School December 21, 1907	Bob Kegel
8.	which massacre began with the slaughter of the hospitable hosts at Castle Toward?
	Dunoon Massacre At Castle Toward, the Campbells asked for hospitality, which was given according to custom, and then slaughtered the Lamonts in their beds. Not my fault.	Glen Campbell
9.	where did mispronunciation of perejil identify immigrants for genocide?
	Haiti Parsley massacre of 1937	Mark Iliff
	Dominican Republic	The Quizmaster says..
10.	which massacre is remembered annually on 21 March?
	Sharpeville Massacre, South Africa	Gerry Strey
	Sharpeville Massacre 1960 in South Africa	Adam Q
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J.
1.	whose coronation was postponed owing to appendicitis?
	Edward VII	Adam Q
2.	which pupil's grumbling appendicitis was successfully treated by Dr Rivers?
	Sally (can’t remember surname) - his daughter’s best friend at Mallory Towers	Sue Taylor
	Sally Hope
3.	which Liberal politician lost his parliamentary seat shortly after the loss of his appendix?
	Winston Churchill	Brian Kelsey
4.	which showman's death from appendicitis was attributed to repeated blows below the belt?
	Harry Houdini	Peter Cotton
5.	which doctor carried out a successful appendicectomy on himself at a research station on Queen Maud Land?
	Leonid Rogozov at Novolazarevskaya Station Station in Queen Maud Land during the winter of 1961	Bob Kegel
6.	which home secretary succumbed to a malicious injection of hyoscine during an operation for appendicitis?
	Sir Derek O'Callaghan Character in "The Nursing Home Murder" by Ngaio Marsh	Bob Kegel
7.	who, in his autobiography, described the tragic loss of his seven-year-old sister Astri from appendicitis?
	Roald dahl	Adam Q
8.	who developed acute appendicitis shortly after enjoying mussels at Les Sables d'Olonne?
	Maigret's wife in Maigret's Holiday by George Simenon	Brian Kelsey
9.	who failed to survive Stu's attempt to remove his appendix at Kunkle fairgrounds?
	Mark Braddock The Stand by Stephen King	Adam Q
10.	whose stay in Yerwada was abbreviated owing to appendicitis?
	Mohandas Gandhi Was jailed at Yerwada Prison in Pune	Bob Kegel
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K.	Who:
1.	secured David Balfour's inheritance?
	Mr. Rankeillor Kidnapped by R.L. Stevenson	Adam Q
2.	represented Maryk at the court martial?
	Barney Greenwald The Caine Mutiny	Bob Kegel
3.	led the plaintiff's legal team in the Jadwiga libel case?
	Robert Highsmith QB VII by Leon Uris	Adam Q
4.	was retained to defend Aubrey following Holroyd's refusal?
	Wilbraham Skinner The true London Bartolo	Poll Skeeping
	Lawrence Holroyd refused to upset Quinborough by taking the case	Adam Q
	Adam is correct. That will teach me not to answer from memory in a hurry.	Poll Skeeping
	Mr Lawrence	The Quizmaster says..
5.	dismantled the pathologist's evidence in the trial of the Hunters Hill GP?
	Horace Rumpole I think this is "Rumpole and the Expert Witness"	Gary Brown
6.	was opposed by Sir Arthur Travers when defending Osric Orm?
	Sir Matthew Blake, K.C. In \|G. K. Chesterton's Father Brown story, 'The Mirror of the Magistrate'.	Oliver Mundy
7.	assisted Sir Robert in the defence of the teenage RNC cadet?
	Desmond Curry The Winslow Boy by Terence Rattigan	Adam Q
8.	acted as the representative of Pip's unnamed benefactor?
	Jaggers Intermediary between Pip and Magwitch in Great Expectations	Sue Taylor
9.	kept canaries and successfully defended Miss Vane?
	Sir Impey Biggs In DL Sayers's Strong poison	Mark Iliff
10.	failed in his defence of Tom Robinson?
	Atticus Finch
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L.	In which currently independent country:
1.	did the last king of Scotland rule?
	Uganda Idi Amin styled himself King of Scotland	Adam Q
2.	was Isabella shipwrecked prior to meeting Mustafa?
	Algieria Rossini's opera Italian Girl	Adam Q
	Algeria Spelling
3.	did Rose and Allnut launch their abortive attack on Königin Luise?
	This is from ‘The African Queen’ but don’t know which country	Sue Taylor
	Tanzania Former German colony	Adam Q
4.	did the half-deflated Victoria plunge like a great bubble over the falls?
	Mali "Five Weeks in a Balloon" by Jules Verne	Bob Kegel
5.	was Omoro's son kidnapped by slatees prior to an appalling transatlantic journey?
	The Gambia Son, Kunta Kinte, was enslaved in Haley's Roots
6.	did the Alsatian polymath and Nobel laureate found the hospital that bears his name?
	Gabon Location of Lambaréné, where Albert Schweitzer established his hospital in 1913..	Oliver Mundy
7.	were pachyderms pitted unsuccessfully against cavalry, ending 17 years of war?
	Tunisia Battle of Zama (202 B.C.), decisive in the Second Punic War between Rome and Carthage. Hannibal deployed 80 elephants against the Romans, but in vain.	Oliver Mundy
8.	did Montagu Parkinson find the peace-seeking distinguished architect?
	Democratic Republic of the Congo A Burnt-Out Case by Graham Greene	Bob Kegel
9.	was Precious guided by the Principles of Private Detection?
	Botswana Alexander McCall Smith’s Precious Ramwotse	Sue Taylor
	Botswana The very wise and very cleveh Mma Ramotswe in A McCall Smith's No. 1 Ladies' Detecive Agency series	Mark Iliff
10.	is there a geographical similarity to San Marino?
	Lesotho Cmpletely surrounded by South Africa	Adam Q
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M.
1.	what is found halfway between Finnea and Cootehill?
	Garden of Eden from the Percy French song Come back Paddy Reilly	Mark Iliff
	Ballyjamesduff Which is where he says the Garden of Eden is to be found .....	Gary Brown
	Ballyjamesduff	The Quizmaster says..
2.	where did the canal boat leave with a terrible load of turf?
	George's Quay From the Percy French song Mary Ann McHugh	Mark Iliff
	Mullingar	The Quizmaster says..
3.	where was the fair, where Eileen met McGrath the cattle jobber?
	Ballintubber fair from the Percy French song Pride of Petravore	Mark Iliff
4.	where did the fair maids leave in a body their woebegone swains?
	[a part answer...] I'm guessing the poem is going to be "William, Inspector of Drains", where every line ending rhymes with "drains". But I can't find a full version....... As the poem is part auto-biographical (French was an Inspector of Drains!) and is sort-of-set in Cavan, where French long lived.	Gary Brown
	Cavan Just discovered that the exact same Q was posed in the 2006 Quiz !	Gary Brown
5.	where was the little hillside farm where I felt the thrill of Danny courting me?
	Ballymiligan ... beside the silver sea	Bob Kegel
	Ballymilligan song/poem by Percy French	Jeanne Smith
	Ballymilligan	The Quizmaster says..
6.	in the bog below which town did I recall meeting the long-legged, freckled Francis?
	Belmullet from the Percy French song The four Farrellys	Mark Iliff
7.	whence the eligible suitors following the husband's departure to glory?
	Ithaca Odysseus leaves for the Trojan Wars, leaving his wife Penelope besieged by suitors.	Brian Kelsey
	Category seems to be Percy French songs so this answer is out of context
	Athenry Song is "Mrs Brady", a rich, new widow	Gary Brown
	Athenry	The Quizmaster says..
8.	where is the eight o'clock excursion train delayed for one hour?
	Ennis from teh Percy French song Are ye right there, Michael?	Mark Iliff
9.	where was the man who killed Jack Donahue expected home?
	Kilkee in Percy French song "Are ye right there Michael"	SH
	As Yet Unsolved! There's no mention of Jack in that comic song .....	Gary Brown
	Must be missing something here ........ Jack Donahue was an Irish-born Australian Bushranger killed by a police marksman in the early 1830s. He's trannsmuted into Jack Duggan in the famous song "The Wild Colonial Boy", a poem set to music by Percy French (and sung by Mick Jagger in the old movie Ned Kelly). Donahue was shot by Private John Muckleston - but I can find out nothing about Muckleston apart from his name, and that he was on attachment from the 57th Regiment of foot. As I say, I'm missing something obvious here.....	Gary Brown
	Ballinaddy From the eponymous poem, according to the official answers.....	Gary Brown
	And the Aussie Jack Donahue was a real red herring. In the poem, he's merely a local victim of a tawdry fight (though the man who killed him "got away with murder", being conviced for "accidental" manslaughter as nobody knew that he had a real, dark, lovelorn motive to kill Jack)	Gary Brown
	Ballinaddy	The Quizmaster says..
10.	where did Denis Dogherty keep "the Running Dog"?
	Ballymuck from the Percy French song Phil the Fluther's Ball	Mark Iliff
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N.	Which eponymous manufacturer:
1.	introduced Isabella in Bremen?
	Borgward the Borgward Isabella was a car; the co. was named after its founder	Mark Iliff
2.	is remembered through a slightly different syllabary?
	Jeep Cherokee The Cherokee use a different syllabary to communicate	Brian Kelsey
	…alternatively: Jeep is a different syllabary for GP = general purpose	Mark Iliff
	ToyoTa founded by Mr ToyoDa .....	Gary Brown
	Toyota	The Quizmaster says..
3.	started as a Walsall saddler before going down under?
	Holden Holden was founded in 1856 as a saddlery manufacturer in South Australia.	Brian Kelsey
4.	began with bicycles and was in no way connected with sewing machines?
	Singer Bicycles.	GBB
	George Singer?? Doubtful because George Singer was "works foreman at Coventry Sewing Machine Co"	Mark Iliff
	Bernina ? Could this be Bernina, a famous bike and motorbike brand, as well as an ?unrelated? sewing machine brand?	Gary Brown
	Singer Apparently Singer used to joke about his being mistaken for a sewing machine guy ....	Gary Brown
	George Singer	The Quizmaster says..
5.	was a fraternity, starting with two blacksmiths and a wheelbarrow manufacturer?
	Studebaker John Studebaker made wheelbarrows at the blacksmiths' shop	Brian Kelsey
6.	competed for the Indian team in the TT, but retired following a puncture on the second lap?
	Walter O. Bentley Benley Motors	Adam Q
7.	travelled by sidecar from Vienna to Ostend, outpacing the Orient Express?
	Carlo Abarth 1934	Mark Iliff
8.	took a major leap from the early days of the Kangaroo?
	?Qantas Bit of a stretch, but if Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services could be considered eponymous - rather than toponymous - then it might just work	Mark Iliff
	All the rest are _cars_ though .......	Gary Brown
	Tandon Devdutt Tandon was an Indian/English motorbike manufsacturer in the 50s. He made a 125cc Kangaroo Trial bike, late upgraded to a 197cc Kangaroo Supreme. Found this in a Baonham's Auction Catalogue of classic bikes!	Gary Brown
	William Hillman (Producer of the Kangaroo bicycle) .... is the official answer. I guess, starting with bikes, Hillman made the giant leap into Hillman motorcars, which older lissuns may recall. Still think my answer is perfectly fitting too! Curiously, la lter Tandon bike was the Imp, also the name of the most famous Hillman car.	Gary Brown
	William Hillman	The Quizmaster says..
9.	left the GWR for the hospitality of Malvern College?
	H.F.S. Morgan Founded Morgan cars after working at Malvern College	Adam Q
10.	built his prototype in a sawmill in Carinthia?
	Ferdinand "Ferry" Porsche Porsche 356	Bob Kegel
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O.	Which place is particularly associated with:
1.	a soup of beans and fermented cabbage?
	Slovenia Jota is Slovenian sauerkraut and bean stew	Glen Campbell
	Trieste Jota triestina	Brian Kelsey
	Riibolla, Tuscany Soup is Ribollita.	Fionx
	Trieste which used to be in Slovenia....	Gary Brown
	Trieste	The Quizmaster says..
2.	braised cross-cut veal shank served with rice?
	Milan Milanese osso bucco
3.	the original slow-cooked beef in chianti wine, with black peppercorns and garlic?
	Tuscany the dish sounds like peposo	Mark Iliff
	Florence Other answrs seem to be a city and this may have started in Florence	Adam Q
	👍	Mark Iliff
	Bologna I think this is ragu.	Fionx
	Impruneta Peposo dell'Impuneta (near Florence)	Gary Brown
	Impruneta	The Quizmaster says..
4.	macaroons, combining ground almonds, egg whites, citrus juice and zest, vanilla and icing sugar?
	Amaretti from Saronna, Lombardy	Brian Kelsey
	Siena Ricciarelli di siena	The Quizmaster says..
5.	fried flattened veal cutlets topped with prosciutto and sage leaves, served with a sauce of olive oil, butter and Marsala?
	Rome Saltimbocca alla Romana, although hought to have originated in Bresica	Bob Kegel
6.	bucatini with a mixture of sardines, anchovies and fennel, together with raisins, pine nuts and saffron, and topped with toasted breadcrumbs?
	Palermo, Sicily Pasta con le sarde	Adam Q
7.	browned pieces of insular rabbit, cooked in white wine with garlic, cherry tomatoes and herbs?
	Sicily Coniglio alla cacciatora	Brian Kelsey
	Ischia Coniglio all'Ischitana has cherry tomatos not sauce	Adam Q
	Ischia And very tasty it is too!	Gary Brown
	Ischia	The Quizmaster says..
8.	hot broth poured on to fried bread topped with a raw egg and grated Parmigiano Reggiano?
	Pavia, near Milan Zuppa alla Pavese	Glen Campbell
9.	floured stockfish with onions, anchovies and cheese, slowly cooked in milk?
	Vicenza Baccalà alla vicentina	Brian Kelsey
10.	thinly sliced calf's liver fried with onions?
	Venice Fegato alla veneziana	Brian Kelsey
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P.
1.	how are gerrids better known?
	Pond skaters	Mark Iliff
2.	for whom did Ravel provide a vital ingredient for gold?
	Torvill and Dean Gold medal ice dancers to Ravel's Bolero	Adam Q
3.	who included a bird trap in his landscape, dominated by skaters?
	Pieter Bruegel the Elder	Adam Q
4.	who provided a lasting memory of the minister of Canongate Kirk?
	Henry Raeburn Painted The Reverend Robert Walker Skating on Duddingston Loch, AKA The Skating Minister,	Bob Kegel
5.	along which watercourse did Harriet Melville skate with her invisible friend?
	River Cam (+ponds and Fens...) Phillipa Pearce's "Tom's Midnight Garden". Hard Search as "Harriet" is always Hatty, and her surname changes from the book to various screen adaptations.	Gary Brown
	I'm hmming and hawing about this one: Her name is Hatty Melbourne (married later as Mrs Bartholomew), not Melville ..... A fellow puzzler suggested name changes in various screen adaptations, but I'm not finding that.	Gary Brown
	The Great Ouse is the official answer. Her surname is definitley not Melville though.	Gary Brown
	Great Ouse	The Quizmaster says..
6.	which Lambert creation borrowed themes from Le Prophète and L'Étoile du Nord?
	Ballet ‘Les Patineurs’	Sue Taylor
7.	where was the ice on the boating lake fatally too thin for 40 skaters?
	Regent's Park, London occurred 15 Jan 1867 - 200 fell in, 160 survived	Mark Iliff
8.	where did Evelyn admire the dexterity of skaters in the new canal?
	St. James Park	Gerry Strey
9.	where did the son of a Limoges tailor depict his skaters?
	Bois de Boulogne Renoir	Mark Iliff
	Longchamps Renoir, Les Patineurs à Longchamps	The Quizmaster says..
10.	which province hosts the Elfstedentocht?
	Friesland Skating race on frozen canals in the Netherlands	Adam Q
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Q.	Known by which given name, what animal:
1.	provided nourishment for Ymir?
	In Norse mythology, foster-mother of the giant Ymir. She also gave life to Buri, grandfather of the god Odin, by licking away the stone in which he was concealed.	Authumbla or Audhumbla (cow)
	Authumbla or Audhumbla (cow) In Norse mythology, foster-mother of the giant Ymir. She also gave life to Buri, grandfather of Odin, by licking away the rock in which he was concealed.	Oliver Mundy
	Audumulla/Auðumbla Mythological Norse Cow	The Quizmaster says..
2.	was victorious in a deadly fight with Tunawa?
	Keeonek, the beaver "The Keepers of the River Dam" by Paul Annixter	Bob Kegel
3.	had a taste for game birds, and served as a doorkeeper in retirement?
	Cat Morgan T.S. Eliot	Ruffwuk
4.	complained that the wild yams were drying up, following failure of the rains?
	Ikki the Porcupine The Jungle Book, Kipling	Ruffwuk
5.	picked up the skipper's half-smoked cigar and caused disaster on the small green schooner?
	Gibber In Ransome's book Mssee Lee	Adam Q
6.	waddled about by moonlight and enjoyed a diet which included wasps' nests, frogs and worms?
	Badger Tommy Brock in Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter	Brian Kelsey
	Tommy Brock As needed by question
7.	deceived by the smaller Baldy, was denied the analgesic benefits of the sulphur spring?
	Wahb the Grizzly The Biography of a Grizzly - Ernest Thompson Seton	Ruffwuk
8.	was teased by the jeering Scarl and his mate, not far from Windwhistle Cross?
	Swagdagger the Stoat by Henry Williamson	Brian Kelsey
9.	was bought for £2,000 at Kholby?
	Elephant Bought by Phineus Fogg in Round the World in 80 Days	Brian Kelsey
	Kiouni Elephant's name as needed by the question
10.	was wet nurse for Rhea's youngest son?
	Amalthea (goat) Suckled the infant god Zeus, son of Rhea, in Greek mythology.	Oliver Mundy
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R.	During 2023:
1.	which pioneer will sadly flop no more?
	Dick Fosbury	Sue Taylor
2.	who has resorted to turning over the pebbles?
	Mike Brealey (ex-captain of England cricket team) Published his autobiography Turning over Pebbles	Brian Kelsey
	Mike Brearley Spelling	The Quizmaster says..
3.	where did Smith sustain severe stings from Irina and Dmitry?
	Berlin Embassy employee caught spying for Russia
4.	which two events on the same summer's day brought sadness to both Wednesday and Forest?
	Deaths of Trevor Francis & Chris Bart-Williams Both played for Nottingham Forest & Sheffield Wednesday	Brian Kelsey
5.	in what obscure way might it be thought that a Petrel's gamesmanship caused a Storm in St John's Wood?
	Carey's stumping of Bairstow at Lord's Storm Petrel aka Mother Cary's chickens	Brian Kelsey
6.	in celebration of which vehicle has it been suggested that rivets had been grown from dinosaurs' knuckles?
	Flying Scotsman 100th anniversary	Brian Kelsey
7.	in which hastily withdrawn publication was Charles described as King of France and Ireland?
	Book of Common Prayer Update mistook Elizabeth II for Elizabeth I	Brian Kelsey
8.	what act of vandalism has recalled a scene featuring Costner and Freeman?
	Sycamore Gap tree cut down Robin Hood - Prince of Thieves	Brian Kelsey
9.	which earlier English monarch has been given 1st Class status?
	King Richard the Lionheart Depicted on a 1st Class stamp commemorating Robin Hood	Adam Q
10.	whose swan song ended in South Shields?
	Dale Meeks Popular actor ( Emmerdale, Byker Grove)	Brian Kelsey
	ZAA Swan killed Oct 2023 Herrington Park, South Shields
	Sir Mo Farah Could be the runner Mo Farah, who returned to the scene of many great succeses in Newcastle to run his last ever competitive race.	Gary Brown
	Just to clarify, Sir Mo's last race was from Newcastle to the nearby South Shieds - The Great North Run.	Gary Brown
	Mo Farah	The Quizmaster says..