The Summer Quiz - Round Three
By OldPete
June 22 2011
Pete says, "we have listened to comments and reverted to the user friendly format of previous years. No prizes, no promotion, no relegation - perhaps we could call it the Magners Quiz?" All answers and discussion to go on this thread then. Round Three questions follow below...
The Summer Quiz 2011
Round Three
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Which country has an archbishop and a president as its joint heads of state ?
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What posthumously links Robin Hood, Marco Polo, John Lennon, Christopher Columbus, George Best and Leonardo da Vinci?
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How did a rock star by adding a letter restore an iconic sign?
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Which Salford born clergyman whose father who was shot by the French is commemorated each year by a group of French sportsmen at a grave in Southern France?
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What connects a West End Impresario, Something About Mary and the member for Whitney?
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Which is the odd one out and why? - spaghetti , penne , impasto , campanelle, angellotti, lumache ?
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Where and roughly when might the way a person made the sign of the cross indicate their allegiance in a great schism?
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In the first world war, Britain, France. Belgium even Italy and later the USA had forces confronting Germany on the western front. One other European nation also joined the conflict and sent troops to the western front. Who?
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Whose Northampton based campaign led to the right of witnesses to affirm in both civil and criminal courts?
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Identify by their " known as " names the following - the eternal xxxx.; The granite xxxx ; The xxxx that never sleeps ; The rose or pink xxxx ; the windy xxxx ;
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2011:06:29:20:16:27 by St Marlowe.
Q2. All had airports named after them
Robin Hood - Nottingham
Marco Polo - Venice
John Lennon - Liverpool
Christopher Columbus - ?
George Best - Belfast
Leonardo da Vinci - Rome
Q3. This is the HOLLYWOOD sign.
It had fallen into disrepair and Alice Cooper started a fund to get it repaired.
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Its gone back to being an open quiz where we can all see each others answers.
Identify by their " known as " names the following -
the eternal xxxx. ROME;
The granite xxxx ; Aberdeen
The xxxx that never sleeps New York
The rose or pink xxxx ; I belive Petra was known as teh Rose or Pink City - at least it was when I visited several years ago.
the windy xxxx ; Chicago
Q8. Portugal (our oldest ally)
W W ellis - correct. His father was killed in the peninsula war -
Q 10. The cities are Rome , Aberdeen , Newyork and chicago - the disputed one is the rose or pink - lots of votes for Petra - perhaps i should have said " inhabited " having in mind Toulouse as some of us have been there.
All the Camerons - mackintosh , Dave and Diaz
Q2 - yup they are airports. Q9 = Charles Bradlaugh
so that leaves Qs 1 - 3 and 5 ( sorry Christy ) to go.
Q8 - portugul - they joined the allies as they were concerned about a german threat to their african colonies and sent a small divison to the western front.
I dont know one week they are too hard and this week they appear a bit easy.
After that I would guess at Cyprus.
“Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one.”
Benjamin Franklin
Tetleys Block F E143
So Q3 is not the Hollywood sign, Pete? Darn!
“Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one.”
Benjamin Franklin
Tetleys Block F E143
As is Andorra - they are the Bishop of Urqual and the preisent of France,
Impasto is indeed a paintimng technique.
Q7 Chris not really anything to do with Pope but does relate to fingers. the question is about where and - when roughly in the latter case will do.
As each of the above, to a great extent reflect, divisions within the church over the centuries it's difficult to pin down exactly which one Pete is getting at.
However, I would guess that he is alluding to Russia in the 17th century. Up until that time the sign was traditionally made with two fingers but a reform was imposed to use three fingers instead. The schism being between those who continued to use the old sign and those who took to the new order.
It became the sign of the Old believers who were persecuted quite ferouciously in some parts,.
Rome
Q4
William Webb Ellis (Grave discovered by Norris McWhirter)
Q5
Cameron
Q6
Impasto
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Russia (2 or 3 fingers)
Q8
Portugal?
Q9
Charles Bradlaugh
Q10
Rome, Aberdeen, New York, Petra and Chicago
will start to think about some themed sets of questions so that folks have a rough idea of the territory they are in.
