The Summer Quiz 2016 - Round Two
By Old Pete
June 15 2016
Here's Pete's second set of Summer Quiz Questions! As before, please don't use search engines to look up answers for posting. It defeats the purpose of the piece, as well as ruining the effort Pete has made. No merit is gained either way as questions are intended for fun. If you only know part of an answer, put it up for the discussion of others - it might lead us to the whole answer! Expanding on an answer, giving full reasoning is positively encouraged - so away we go again...
Summer Quiz Round Two
Cities (where am I or even was I)
1. I am probably the only city in the world with a bridge linking me directly to another country.
2. High on a hill a gilded statue of Our Lady stands guard over the city and port
3. I had a symphony written in honour of my citizens’ heroism.
4. On the outskirts of this city there is a huge statue of men looking out to sea commemorating my country’s maritime past
5. Northampton and this city are fatally connected .
What links or connects
6. Two 20th century British Prime Ministers, Edward VIII, A Presidential retreat, and a recently deceased pop star
7. A French cheese, a legendary sign post on an ancient pilgrim route, a diagonal move, a shepherding aid.
8. kiosk, Odeon, psyche, architect, crypt, telephone, apathy
9. Saladin , A character from the comedia del arte, the cap badge of midland regiment , The patron saint of Spain.
10. An assassin’s assassin - a cockney Indian - the worth of a good woman - an American born comedian .
Which is the odd one out
11. Manchester, Croydon, Amsterdam, Warsaw, London
12. Courtney Lawes, Alex Waller, Paul Diggin, Steve Thompson, Tom Collins,
13 Magnus Flyte, Thomas Hardy,George Elliot, Robert Galbraith, Georges Sand
14. Carrot, swede, salsify, artichoke, radish
15. Rutherford, Bohr, Crick, Teller, Fermi
Miscellany
16. How did a gift of sporting equipment allegedly lead to a dramatic invasion.
17. Richard Jenkins was better known as who?
18. In the 14/ 15th centuries, which was the largest (by land area) state or country in Europe.
19. Who is supposed to have been the first person to use the “F“ word on British Television.
20. Roughly - When and how was thrift phased out of our pockets
The Summer Quiz 2016 - Round Two
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Re: The Summer Quiz 2016 - Round Two
Posted by: Phil. (IP Logged)
Date: 15/06/2016 16:18
I'll get in first with the one I know...
6. DAVID
David Lloyd George, David Cameron
Edward VIII - known to family and friends by his last given name, David
Camp David
David Bowie
6. DAVID
David Lloyd George, David Cameron
Edward VIII - known to family and friends by his last given name, David
Camp David
David Bowie
Re: The Summer Quiz 2016 - Round Two
Posted by: Dave Jackson (IP Logged)
Date: 15/06/2016 16:21
]11. Only one without trams. London
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Re: The Summer Quiz 2016 - Round Two
Posted by: Phil. (IP Logged)
Date: 15/06/2016 16:23
Quote:Dave Jackson
11. Only one without trams
Which one, Dave?
Re: The Summer Quiz 2016 - Round Two
Posted by: Dave Jackson (IP Logged)
Date: 15/06/2016 16:40
Sorry. London.
Re: The Summer Quiz 2016 - Round Two
Posted by: tws (IP Logged)
Date: 15/06/2016 16:42
1 Copenhagen is linked by a bridge to Malmo in Sweden
11 Alex Waller is from Kettering.The others were all born or brought up in Northampton. Courtney was actually born in London, Wally in Hemel Hempstead but both moved to Northampton when v young
11 Alex Waller is from Kettering.The others were all born or brought up in Northampton. Courtney was actually born in London, Wally in Hemel Hempstead but both moved to Northampton when v young
Re: The Summer Quiz 2016 - Round Two
Posted by: tws (IP Logged)
Date: 15/06/2016 16:48
18 You could argue it was the Holy Roman Empire, although it wasn't a country and not really a state
Re: The Summer Quiz 2016 - Round Two
Posted by: Clegthorpe (IP Logged)
Date: 15/06/2016 16:55
1: Maybe I'm misunderstanding the wording of the question, but there must be hundreds of correct answers to this. Frankfurt an der Oder in Germany is linked by bridge to Slubice in Poland, for example.
Re: The Summer Quiz 2016 - Round Two
Posted by: arthur foxaque (IP Logged)
Date: 15/06/2016 16:57
13 Thomas Hardy, as all the rest are women?
Re: The Summer Quiz 2016 - Round Two
Posted by: Clegthorpe (IP Logged)
Date: 15/06/2016 17:00
10 is Ruby: Jack Ruby (shot Lee Harvey Oswald), Ruby Murray (Curry), Can't think of the third one, and Ruby Wax
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Re: The Summer Quiz 2016 - Round Two
Posted by: Connorman (IP Logged)
Date: 15/06/2016 17:05
12 Alex Waller went to Wellingborough School - the others are all NSB lads.
Re: The Summer Quiz 2016 - Round Two
Posted by: Connorman (IP Logged)
Date: 15/06/2016 17:12
19. I'm probably wrong but the one that sticks in my mind is when Johnny Rotten used it on Bill Grundy's show (don't know name of show) - something like 1976??
Re: The Summer Quiz 2016 - Round Two
Posted by: Clegthorpe (IP Logged)
Date: 15/06/2016 17:14
15 Crick was a biologist, I think all the others were physicists
Re: The Summer Quiz 2016 - Round Two
Posted by: Paul Flatt (IP Logged)
Date: 15/06/2016 17:46
1. Vatican City & Rome
2. Marseilles
8. They are all words with classical Greek etymology.
13. Shostakovitch wrote a symphony in praise of the citizens of Stalingrad (Volgograd) for their suffrance of the WW2 siege
14. Artichoke - a flower. The others are roots. Of course, a Jerusalem Artichoke is also a root, but we weren't offered the City name!
16. The battle for Troy was won following the gift of a vaulting horse. It (the story) has since been embellished into a monstrously huge creature containing hundreds of soldiers. The truth is it hid just one person who snuck out at night and opened the city gates.
19. Kenneth Tynan. I witnessed the event.
"Your days are numbered. Use them to throw open the windows of your soul to the sun. If you do not, the sun will soon set, and you with it."
-- Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor 161-180 A.D.
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2. Marseilles
8. They are all words with classical Greek etymology.
13. Shostakovitch wrote a symphony in praise of the citizens of Stalingrad (Volgograd) for their suffrance of the WW2 siege
14. Artichoke - a flower. The others are roots. Of course, a Jerusalem Artichoke is also a root, but we weren't offered the City name!
16. The battle for Troy was won following the gift of a vaulting horse. It (the story) has since been embellished into a monstrously huge creature containing hundreds of soldiers. The truth is it hid just one person who snuck out at night and opened the city gates.
19. Kenneth Tynan. I witnessed the event.
"Your days are numbered. Use them to throw open the windows of your soul to the sun. If you do not, the sun will soon set, and you with it."
-- Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor 161-180 A.D.
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Re: The Summer Quiz 2016 - Round Two
Posted by: Phil. (IP Logged)
Date: 15/06/2016 17:51
Quote:Connorman
19. I'm probably wrong but the one that sticks in my mind is when Johnny Rotten used it on Bill Grundy's show (don't know name of show) - something like 1976??
That was my first thought, Connerman, but the first "F" word on film was much earlier. Just wondering if it was said on TV before Mr Grundy..
Re: The Summer Quiz 2016 - Round Two
Posted by: twsaint (IP Logged)
Date: 15/06/2016 18:14
16. I'm not sure there's any "truth" about the Trojan Wars.
Equally there's probably little truth in the story of the tennis balls sent to Henry V prior to his invasion of France in 1415 but Shakespeare records it in his play of that name. They may have been balls used in Jeu de Paume .
Equally there's probably little truth in the story of the tennis balls sent to Henry V prior to his invasion of France in 1415 but Shakespeare records it in his play of that name. They may have been balls used in Jeu de Paume .
Re: The Summer Quiz 2016 - Round Two
Posted by: WesternWanderer (IP Logged)
Date: 15/06/2016 18:14
16. I think a French king sent tennis balls to Henry V who wasn't too chuffed and invaded leading to battle of Agincourt.
8. Kiosk doesn't look Greek to me and a couple may be Latin rather than Greek - so would suggest Ancient mediterranean languages?
8. Kiosk doesn't look Greek to me and a couple may be Latin rather than Greek - so would suggest Ancient mediterranean languages?
Re: The Summer Quiz 2016 - Round Two
Posted by: Stella S (IP Logged)
Date: 15/06/2016 19:16
I believe no. 17 is Richard Burton.
Quebec comes to mind for no.5.
Quebec comes to mind for no.5.
Re: The Summer Quiz 2016 - Round Two
Posted by: MK Al (IP Logged)
Date: 15/06/2016 19:45
1. There are two bridges between Singapore and Malaysia. OR, how about the bridge between Niagara Falls Canada and Niagara Falls USA?
Paul Flatt: Sorry, the bridge across the Tiber in Rome is all in Rome. You have to walk a hundred yards or so to get to the Vatican border.
MK Al
Paul Flatt: Sorry, the bridge across the Tiber in Rome is all in Rome. You have to walk a hundred yards or so to get to the Vatican border.
MK Al
Re: The Summer Quiz 2016 - Round Two
Posted by: WesternWanderer (IP Logged)
Date: 15/06/2016 20:09
18. Could be England just after Henry V's conquest of France?
Re: The Summer Quiz 2016 - Round Two
Posted by: Matthew (IP Logged)
Date: 15/06/2016 21:32
2 I think is Lisbon.
5 Canterbury, given Thomas Becket was sentenced to death in Northampton and met his end in Canterbury Cathedral?
8 I agree with whoever said it was words of Greek origin. Definitely 'psyche', 'architect', 'telephone', and 'apathy' all are.
10 is ruby. Jack Ruby killed Lee Harvey Oswald and Ruby Wax is the American-born comedian. Not sure about the cockney Indian or worth of a good woman but confident that they're connected to the precious red gem!
13 I suspect that these are all pen names (except one). George Eliot and Robert Galbraith are for sure. Thomas Hardy as the odd one out?
18 I think is going to be the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (thanks to the Europa Universalis games for that one!)
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5 Canterbury, given Thomas Becket was sentenced to death in Northampton and met his end in Canterbury Cathedral?
8 I agree with whoever said it was words of Greek origin. Definitely 'psyche', 'architect', 'telephone', and 'apathy' all are.
10 is ruby. Jack Ruby killed Lee Harvey Oswald and Ruby Wax is the American-born comedian. Not sure about the cockney Indian or worth of a good woman but confident that they're connected to the precious red gem!
13 I suspect that these are all pen names (except one). George Eliot and Robert Galbraith are for sure. Thomas Hardy as the odd one out?
18 I think is going to be the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (thanks to the Europa Universalis games for that one!)
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Re: The Summer Quiz 2016 - Round Two
Posted by: Phil. (IP Logged)
Date: 15/06/2016 23:12
To add to 10...
"the worth of a good woman"
is something to do with rubies or diamonds from the Bible. Sorry, can't add any more...
"the worth of a good woman"
is something to do with rubies or diamonds from the Bible. Sorry, can't add any more...
Re: The Summer Quiz 2016 - Round Two
Posted by: Sarge (IP Logged)
Date: 16/06/2016 00:04
No.19 is disputed. Kenneth Tynan is popularly attributed but there are others who say that Brendan Behan got in first in 1956.
Re: The Summer Quiz 2016 - Round Two
Posted by: OldPete (IP Logged)
Date: 16/06/2016 09:37
Mostly correct answers so far - or at least folk have worked their way towards them.
There are also a few that are very wrong .
Mostly I rely on my own memory and wit or lack of to devise the questions - only occasionally checking facts or background on google. This means I too can be wrong
Question one in particular is a case in point - its one I should have checked - however there is a subtle - perhaps over subtle clue in the wording as to what I was thinking of - and one of you at least concurs.
Phil - so glad to know that you know your bible.
There are also a few that are very wrong .
Mostly I rely on my own memory and wit or lack of to devise the questions - only occasionally checking facts or background on google. This means I too can be wrong
Question one in particular is a case in point - its one I should have checked - however there is a subtle - perhaps over subtle clue in the wording as to what I was thinking of - and one of you at least concurs.
Phil - so glad to know that you know your bible.
Re: The Summer Quiz 2016 - Round Two
Posted by: Matthew (IP Logged)
Date: 16/06/2016 11:46
Quote:OldPete
Question one in particular is a case in point - its one I should have checked - however there is a subtle - perhaps over subtle clue in the wording as to what I was thinking of - and one of you at least concurs.
Copenhagen then. Probably.... (Or Malmö for the same bridge.)
Re: The Summer Quiz 2016 - Round Two
Posted by: Sarge (IP Logged)
Date: 16/06/2016 12:32
Question 3 could be either Symphony No.7 or No.8 by Shostakovich; both of which were completed during WW2.
No.7 is dedicated to the city of Leningrad and No.8 to Stalingrad. I choose No.7 though as it would appear that the Stalingrad dedication for No.8 was appended by the government rather then the composer.
No.7 is dedicated to the city of Leningrad and No.8 to Stalingrad. I choose No.7 though as it would appear that the Stalingrad dedication for No.8 was appended by the government rather then the composer.
Re: The Summer Quiz 2016 - Round Two
Posted by: fair_weather_fan (IP Logged)
Date: 16/06/2016 15:49
Maybe 18 is Sweden. At one point, being already the largest single country, it comprised Finland and the baltic states as well. Dont know if the timing is correct though.
While the phrasing of Q1 contains a reference to Copenhagen, the E20 highway to the Oresund bridge barely touches the city.
That apart there have to be many examples of ordinary cities adjacent to other countries because cities are often sited on river bends. A good example would be Maastricht which borders three countries and bridge crossing directly out of the city into Belgium at least. Should the question have been Capital Cities? I guess not.
While the phrasing of Q1 contains a reference to Copenhagen, the E20 highway to the Oresund bridge barely touches the city.
That apart there have to be many examples of ordinary cities adjacent to other countries because cities are often sited on river bends. A good example would be Maastricht which borders three countries and bridge crossing directly out of the city into Belgium at least. Should the question have been Capital Cities? I guess not.
Re: The Summer Quiz 2016 - Round Two
Posted by: OldPete (IP Logged)
Date: 16/06/2016 16:27
Fairweather - you are quite right question one is a complete brain fade on my part about the Oresund bridge. ( overdosing on Scandi Noire is to blame )
Re: The Summer Quiz 2016 - Round Two
Posted by: Matthew (IP Logged)
Date: 16/06/2016 17:02
fair_weather_friend - Sweden's rise to prominence was a century or two later. In the 14th and 15th centuries it was stuck in the Kalmar Union, headed up by Denmark.
Re: The Summer Quiz 2016 - Round Two
Posted by: Paul Flatt (IP Logged)
Date: 16/06/2016 18:21
Q1 - Well, I'm sorry but in that case, I'm going to punt the Causeway from Al Damman (a City) in Saudi Arabia to Bahrain (a country).
#Doeswhatissaysonthetin
#Doeswhatissaysonthetin
Re: The Summer Quiz 2016 - Round Two
Posted by: Guildford Saint (IP Logged)
Date: 16/06/2016 20:25
20 - think that's about 3 pence piece? Had a picture of thrift on the tails side. Think it was phased out upon decimalisation in 1971
Re: The Summer Quiz 2016 - Round Two
Posted by: Wee Jim (IP Logged)
Date: 17/06/2016 08:41
15. Teller is the odd one out. All the rest won Nobel Prizes (Bohr, Fermi for Physics, Crick for Medicine and Rutherford for Chemistry)
Teller did get a IgNoble prize for Peace ( as Father of the Hydrogen bomb)
Teller did get a IgNoble prize for Peace ( as Father of the Hydrogen bomb)
Re: The Summer Quiz 2016 - Round Two
Posted by: Flinstone Saint (IP Logged)
Date: 17/06/2016 15:56
Quote:Guildford Saint
20 - think that's about 3 pence piece? Had a picture of thrift on the tails side. Think it was phased out upon decimalisation in 1971
I don't think it was the threepenny bit that the thrift was on. I think it was the farthing that had some sort of bird on it, which I think was phased out in the 30's or 40's (before my time - honest!). the threepenny had a portcullis on it (or something like that).
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Re: The Summer Quiz 2016 - Round Two
Posted by: Paul Flatt (IP Logged)
Date: 17/06/2016 16:21
Wilma - it was a wren on the farthing, but the withdrawl was as late as 1961. You're right about the portcullis on the thruppeny bit, which was the real victim of decimalisation in 1971
What any of this has got to do with thrift only Old Pete knows...
"Your days are numbered. Use them to throw open the windows of your soul to the sun. If you do not, the sun will soon set, and you with it."
-- Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor 161-180 A.D.
What any of this has got to do with thrift only Old Pete knows...
"Your days are numbered. Use them to throw open the windows of your soul to the sun. If you do not, the sun will soon set, and you with it."
-- Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor 161-180 A.D.
Re: The Summer Quiz 2016 - Round Two
Posted by: Clegthorpe (IP Logged)
Date: 17/06/2016 17:14
There were two designs on the reverse of the brass threepenny bit, the portcullis and a flower which, until I read Guildford Saint's answer, I didn't realise was called Thrift. I have a feeling that the thrift design may have been earlier, so the 1971 date may be wrong.
EDIT: Of course, even if it was an earlier design, it would still have been legal tender until decimalisation, so I think GS is correct with 1971.
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EDIT: Of course, even if it was an earlier design, it would still have been legal tender until decimalisation, so I think GS is correct with 1971.
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Re: The Summer Quiz 2016 - Round Two
Posted by: WesternWanderer (IP Logged)
Date: 17/06/2016 19:40
Qn 7. really not sure of this but will try Bishop: Diagonal move - Bishop on chess board; Shepherd's crook used by Bishops; Stinking Bishop cheese (made in Glos I think, but French style?) and not sure of signpost.
Qn 14. Artichoke odd one out all others we eat roots.
Qn 14. Artichoke odd one out all others we eat roots.
Re: The Summer Quiz 2016 - Round Two
Posted by: Flinstone Saint (IP Logged)
Date: 17/06/2016 20:45
Quote:WesternWanderer
Qn 7. really not sure of this but will try Bishop: Diagonal move - Bishop on chess board; Shepherd's crook used by Bishops; Stinking Bishop cheese (made in Glos I think, but French style?) and not sure of signpost.
Qn 14. Artichoke odd one out all others we eat roots.
Isn't a sign post (the sort you see in the countryside) called a Bishops Finger?
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Re: The Summer Quiz 2016 - Round Two
Posted by: Sarge (IP Logged)
Date: 19/06/2016 16:35
9. Saladin , A character from the comedia del arte, the cap badge of midland regiment , The patron saint of Spain.
I'm surprised that no one has had a go at this yet as the connection would appear to be Premiership Rugby teams...
Saladin was leader of the Saracens; Harlequin was a character in the Comedia del Arte; the cap badge of the Leicestershire regiment features a Tiger; the patron saint of Spain is St James - and we all know where that leads.
I'm surprised that no one has had a go at this yet as the connection would appear to be Premiership Rugby teams...
Saladin was leader of the Saracens; Harlequin was a character in the Comedia del Arte; the cap badge of the Leicestershire regiment features a Tiger; the patron saint of Spain is St James - and we all know where that leads.
Re: The Summer Quiz 2016 - Round Two
Posted by: Wee Jim (IP Logged)
Date: 19/06/2016 21:15
Nice one Sarge I was sweating this and getting tied up in knots over Mercia and links to Saladin
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