The Summer Quiz 2014 Round 4 - The Answers!

Huge apologies to Old Pete for the tardiness in getting these answers published, Sometimes the real world get in the way...

THE SUMMER QUIZ 2014

ROUND FOUR - THE ANSWERS!

1. Who am I - my first was both 6 and 1 ; my second latterly preferred to playing with his ” little fishes “ to ruling. ; my last is moderated but established.

James Tiberius Kirk – from 1. - James 6th ( Scot ) and 1st ( Eng ) - 2. The Roman Emperor Tiberius is alleged to have spent much of his time at Capri – “ playing “ with young boys in a specially constructed pool. – 3. The Kirk - Church of Scotland is the established church in ScotLand and its head is known as the Moderator.

2. Countdown - 12. Harrison -11. Eugene -10. Charles - 9. John - 8. James - 7. David - 6. Edgar - 5. Alan - 4. Alan - 3. Pete What names are 2 and 1?

Buzz and Neil – all walked on the moon.

3. Which is the odd one out – Callisto ; Gannymede ; Dione ; Europa ; Io

Dione is one of Saturn’s moons the others are Jovian.

4. The novels - “The Man in the High Castle” - “ Fatherland “ - and “Dominion “ all assume something similar what is it.

An Axis – German / Japanese victory in World war 2.

5. What is the link between a Dutch actor and electric sheep ?

Rutger Hauer was in the film Blade Runner based on Philip K Dicks short story “ Do androids dream of electric sheep “

6. Craters The following craters are on different worlds but have something in common what is it ? Moon: Clerke, Hypatia , Mitchell ; Mercury: Cunningham ; Venus: Ferrier, Lind ;Mars: Sklodowska

They are all named after women

7. What single word connects Debussy and an alternative technologically retarded dystopia –

Pavane –The French composer Maurice Ravel wrote the famous “ Pavane pour un enfant defunct “ and Pavane is the title of an alternative history novel ( Keith Roberts 1968 ) in which a current England and the world is dominated by the Catholic Church and Spain following the assassination of Elizabeth 1st -there are no telephones – communication is by means of semaphore stations and transport relies on steam power for railways and cars etc.

8. Who am I -As well as the field and discoveries for which I am best known today I was in my time quite an accomplished musician and composer (obo, harpsichord and organ as well as writing some 24 symphonies) my sister worked with me as my assistant and uniquely for the age we lived in her own work and contribution were recognised as such .

William Herschel the astronomer and discover of Uranus.

9. Where am I - I am closer to the sun than the Earth but it is always colder than on Earth

on the dark side of Mercury - it does not rotate on an axis and its dark side permanently turned away from the sun is freezing!!!

10. Why would the eponymous heroine of a childrens tale bode well for Xeno-biological phenomena

Goldilocks - the goldilocks zone is the term used to describe a planetary orbit that is not to close (too hot) or too far out (too cold) to support life .