Author Topic: King William's College Quiz (Read 16214 times)

Tim Hall · « **Reply #25 on:** 26 December, 2009, 06:32:42 pm »

11:8 Stephen Wraysford in Sebastian Faulks' "Birdsong" writes his diary in code. But I can't find any reference to Ordinal, numbers or otherwise. Hmm.

Pingu · « **Reply #26 on:** 26 December, 2009, 06:33:00 pm »

15:8

Furcula (wishbone)

Pingu · « **Reply #27 on:** 26 December, 2009, 06:34:26 pm »

9:7

Wychwood make Dog's Bollocks, but it's not a ~~hen~~ bird.

PeteB99 · « **Reply #28 on:** 26 December, 2009, 06:43:46 pm »

Quote from: Pingu on 26 December, 2009, 06:34:26 pm

9:7

Wychwood make Dog's Bollocks, but it's not a ~~hen~~ bird.

Drishane Brewery do a 'Wagging tail ale'

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #29 on:** 26 December, 2009, 06:44:05 pm »

Quote from: Pingu on 26 December, 2009, 06:34:26 pm

9:7

Wychwood make Dog's Bollocks, but it's not a ~~hen~~ bird.

Pingu says, how about Hen's Tooth by Greene King (boohiss!)?

PeteB99 · « **Reply #30 on:** 26 December, 2009, 06:53:43 pm »

Section 16 is Monopoly boards as Clarion said

16.3 Robinson Road, Shenton Way, Collyer Way - Singapore
16.5 Strandvägen, Kungsträdgårdsgatan, Hamngatan - Swedish
16.6 Avenue Matignon, Boulevard Malesherbes, Avenue Henri-Martin - French
16.9 Abbey Street, Capel Street, Henry Street - Irish

Also
8.4 - Congo Red - a Ph indicator with the opposite colour change to litmus

Jaded · « **Reply #31 on:** 26 December, 2009, 07:07:45 pm »

14.1 Reading Football Stadium, Madjeski ?(they are called the Royals and it is a flood plain area.

Pingu · « **Reply #32 on:** 26 December, 2009, 07:34:10 pm »

18:4

Is this the rugby union blood scandal?

clarion · « **Reply #33 on:** 26 December, 2009, 07:39:45 pm »

Quote from: Pingu on 26 December, 2009, 07:34:10 pm

18:4

Is this the rugby union blood scandal?

Yes, it is. Another q in the same copy of G2 reveals that the blood capsule was bought in a costume shop in Clapham Junction, which is on Lavender Hill, and Langhorn Drive appears to be the address of Twickers.

Pingu · « **Reply #34 on:** 26 December, 2009, 08:08:03 pm »

11:3

38th Parallel (Korean War)

PeteB99 · « **Reply #35 on:** 26 December, 2009, 09:06:18 pm »

I think section 6 may have a theme of Bread

6.1 Endrocrine glands are Sweetbreads
6.2 Bread for a hungry world - a Christian organisation allows you to buy a 'family goat' for third world families
6.3 Is there somewhere below Ben Challum named bread in gaelic?
6.4 Bread of Heaven sung in Cardiff
6.6 Sounds like the arrangement of the Breadfruit plants on HMS Bounty
6.7 Ukraine is sometimes called the Breadbasket of Europe

The posthumous bit of 7.4 refers to Washington Irving pretending that his short stories were found in the hotel room of a dead guest 'Diedrich Knickerbocker'

clarion · « **Reply #36 on:** 26 December, 2009, 09:10:19 pm »

Ah OK. I just knew the spoof guidebook by Knickerbocker.

Pingu · « **Reply #37 on:** 26 December, 2009, 10:07:47 pm »

Quote from: PeteB99 on 26 December, 2009, 09:06:18 pm

6.3 Is there somewhere below Ben Challum named bread in gaelic?

Breadalbane

andrew_s · « **Reply #38 on:** 26 December, 2009, 10:56:04 pm »

1.5 Peary, the North Pole

andrew_s · « **Reply #39 on:** 26 December, 2009, 11:35:11 pm »

Quote from: clarion on 26 December, 2009, 10:51:14 am

Good work that man. I should have got those. And I admit I have no idea of number 6...

Tsar Alexander I, reputed to have staged his death and become a hermit under the name of Feodor Kuzmich.

nicknack · « **Reply #40 on:** 26 December, 2009, 11:42:52 pm »

8.6 is presumably Django

nicknack · « **Reply #41 on:** 26 December, 2009, 11:48:15 pm »

9.6 Nutcracker Ale (seven headed mouse)

nicknack · « **Reply #42 on:** 26 December, 2009, 11:54:09 pm »

8.8 Chicken marengo

nicknack · « **Reply #43 on:** 27 December, 2009, 12:00:28 am »

8.5 Congo reverted to its former name (from Zaire) in 1996 but I'm not sure what it's got to do with goats.

8.7 Placido Domingo?

15.6 Scrofula

15.8 Furcula (wish bone)

15.4 St. Peter ad Vincula

nicknack · « **Reply #44 on:** 27 December, 2009, 12:34:49 am »

Rats. I've just found a web site with nearly all the answers so I'll not bother putting any more up.

Pingu · « **Reply #45 on:** 27 December, 2009, 12:44:31 am »

Quote from: nicknack on 27 December, 2009, 12:00:28 am

15.8 Furcula (wish bone)

Ahem

PeteB99 · « **Reply #46 on:** 27 December, 2009, 01:43:00 am »

3.9 is Flensburg - the obligatory riddle of the sands question

clarion · « **Reply #47 on:** 27 December, 2009, 11:09:22 am »

Quote from: Pingu on 27 December, 2009, 12:44:31 am

Quote from: nicknack on 27 December, 2009, 12:00:28 am
15.8 Furcula (wish bone)

Ahem

Sorry. Missed that one. it's tricky transcribing all these...

eck · « **Reply #48 on:** 27 December, 2009, 11:45:24 am »

6.10 Hallah

Pingu · « **Reply #49 on:** 27 December, 2009, 11:48:09 am »

6:10

Naan