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<p>Jhopwood: /* 14) Which elevated conduit: */</p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__<br /> This is a collaborative attempt at the 106th King William's College Quiz by subscribers of ringing-chat (26 December 2010 on). Please add your answer below the question, with any relevant explanation in parantheses followed by your initials. Prefix the answer with #* to indent the answer without messing up the numbering.<br /> <br /> ==1) During the year 1910:==<br /> # who was the victim of al-Wardani?<br /> # who began with Helen's letters to her sister?<br /> # what activity, where, was banned as a potential cause of delays?<br /> # which vessels were involved in a collision in la Manche costing 27 lives?<br /> # who ordered a large quantity of a muscarine antagonist from a shop at 2 Bucknall Street?<br /> # whose death in the stationmaster's house led to the station taking his name some years later?<br /> # who, having ruled which principality for fifty years, declared himself King?<br /> # whose memorial was placed behind the National Portrait Gallery?<br /> # which two unaccountable freaks went out together?<br /> # what was set alight on the Parisian stage?<br /> <br /> ==2) Who or what:==<br /> # blew hot and cool?<br /> # was Mad Jack's spouse?<br /> # was the stuff that Smith was made of?<br /> # is an expression of surprise or indignation?<br /> #*Gordon Bennett (Balloon race, sadly two people died) - JSH<br /> # did the Emperor reward with the Yellow Jacket?<br /> # started as the 100th, but became the 92nd and was later joined by the 75th?<br /> # is marked by the rarest dish in all the land?<br /> # did a wartime treble on a solar vehicle?<br /> # was Raymond's creation?<br /> # merged with Osborne?<br /> <br /> ==3) Going out, what (numerically), where suggests:==<br /> # a clutch of curlew's eggs?<br /> # a beverage 'Faithful to the original'?<br /> # an encounter on 13 September 1882?<br /> # an annual event initiated by James Stanley?<br /> # an earlier connection with the Morning Post?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;'''And coming in:'''<br /> # is there a geographical misplacement from South Uist?<br /> # sounds like a resident of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh?<br /> # is an apparent refuge for the bald?<br /> # follows Calamity?<br /> # finishes on time?<br /> <br /> ==4) ?:==<br /> # who demonstrated phonetic pronunciation?<br /> # whose notes were worth one hundred crowns?<br /> # who footed it in Italy, Spain, Japan and Holland?<br /> # who sold Estonia and took a Baltic Island instead?<br /> # who was first to cross the North-West Passage by dog-sled?<br /> # who died during the wedding celebrations of Tove and Gythe?<br /> # who was decorated for valour following the Amiens push?<br /> # whose tale about a sixth daughter inspired Eriksen?<br /> # who is especially associated with a supernova?<br /> # who was cuckolded by the Royal physician?<br /> #* Christian VII of Denmark - CPU<br /> <br /> ==5) Which independent school:==<br /> # started in the Depot?<br /> # favours Malvolian hosiery?<br /> # is approached by the Hundreds?<br /> # sold the site to Merchant Taylors'?<br /> # possesses a relic of an epic crossing of the Scotia Sea?<br /> # had in its statutes a cryptic acknowledgement of the final chapter of St John's Gospel?<br /> # owes its foundation to ''Salmonella typhi''?<br /> # has a boomer in the chapel tower?<br /> # was pictured by a little canal?<br /> # replaced a lofty hermitage?<br /> <br /> ==6) ?:==<br /> # what was updated by H G Wells?<br /> # what might be perceived as an apiary?<br /> # which island is doubly recognised on 198?<br /> # who left great designs in the Gulf and New South Wales?<br /> # who, aided by wizardry, cuckolded his rival by impersonating him?<br /> #* Uther Pendragon (EBH)<br /> # who, being the son of Suzanne, changed his name through the benevolence of her friend Miguel?<br /> # what did hateful and rough weeds lose apart from beauty?<br /> # what was the native city of a unique pontiff?<br /> # what can be used instead of mahogany?<br /> # who recruited Hare for Dad's Army?<br /> <br /> ==7) (Irish counties)==<br /> # who began with 7-43?<br /> # what excluded Hall in 1856?<br /> # what did Virginia adopt instead of Jones?<br /> # who gained valuable experience from Gillespie?<br /> # who knocked out Jackie to become undisputed flyweight champion?<br /> # who looked into the disappearance of his West African GP's daughter?<br /> # what was judged to be a considerable distance from the Strand?<br /> #* Tipperary - CPU<br /> # which minstrel finished with Danny Boy?<br /> #* James Galway (probably) - CPU<br /> # where is St James the highest of all?<br /> # what is a funny five-liner?<br /> #* Limerick - CPU<br /> <br /> ==8) ?:==<br /> # who benefitted from projectile vomiting?<br /> # who likened the messenger to fullers' soap?<br /> # who was a fruiterer specialising in ''Ficus sycomorus''?<br /> # who placed the caterpillar at the end of the food chain?<br /> # whose wife, a lady of ill-repute, bore him two sons and a daughter?<br /> # whose narratives both start during the second year of the monarch's reign?<br /> # who dreamed of a bear-like beast with three ribs between its teeth?<br /> # whose broken yoke was replaced by one made of iron?<br /> # who alluded twice to Leo becoming a vegetarian?<br /> # who found himself in an open-air ossuary?<br /> <br /> ==9) Who or what:==<br /> # is Hazel's cousin?<br /> # was crowned in Dublin Cathedral?<br /> # eponymous water bird has long been bedded down?<br /> # gained the GC for heroism on the Ely-Newmarket line?<br /> # died in legal captivity of coronary thrombosis on November 16, 1952?<br /> # wrote a risqué novel, which saw him tried but acquitted for irreligion and immorality?<br /> # carried on with George, regardless of Caroline, and later Frances?<br /> # put his name to a Top Secret Management Handbook?<br /> # tragically completed his fourth, but not his eighth?<br /> # created William and Maudie?<br /> <br /> ==10) Which musician might have been:==<br /> # in SW3?<br /> # a mongrel?<br /> # an ottoman?<br /> # a hurried exit?<br /> # a plumbous abdomen?<br /> # more specifically, Atropos?<br /> # emulsified by bile?<br /> # a fit of pique?<br /> # coniferous?<br /> # lignified?<br /> #* Woody Allen? - clarinetist (woodwind) - JSH<br /> #* Woody Herman? - clarinetist - JSH<br /> <br /> ==11) ?:==<br /> # what was izzard?<br /> # when did Neptune begin?<br /> # what gave way to 18 in 83?<br /> # what is a feature of aerial punctuation?<br /> # which food substance can adversely affect the embryo?<br /> # what convinced Benedict of the suitability of the Florentine master?<br /> #* Giotto's freehand perfect circle<br /> # where did Jane lodge for 2 guineas a week?<br /> # what, symbolically, melts at 3410ºC?<br /> #* W (Tungsten) - TJCS<br /> # who is a sharp know-all?<br /> # what is a zoonotic?<br /> #* H1N1? (swine 'flu') - JSH<br /> <br /> ==12) ?:==<br /> # what is perhaps the equal of roly-poly?<br /> # what epidemic was survived by Sarah and Emily?<br /> # what is made from hog's lard, mutton suet and quicksilver?<br /> # upon whom had the captain's steward poured boiling jam juice?<br /> # which ancient bibulous Dane with pale red-rimmed eyes, was presented with a case of Priorato?<br /> # where, more than once, was a dead orphan child brought back for dissection and kept in a cupboard?<br /> # where did the small apothecary display the skeleton of an aardvark in his window?<br /> # translate 'Les bouts-dehors des bonnettes du petit perroquet'.<br /> # what was the ultimate fate of the Armenian polyglot?<br /> # who found a Frenchman's ring finger in his bowl?<br /> <br /> ==13) ?:==<br /> # who rescued John Galt?<br /> # who was No. 1, of No. 1 Company of the XIVth Army?<br /> # what entitles Mrs Magnusson to add R af E after her name?<br /> # who chased Ran Bagha and caused a bridge of boats over the Jumna to collapse?<br /> # whose son had served the Indian Government in every way for forty-seven years?<br /> # who was the favourite, and the only one of the 37, to survive the conflict with Scipio?<br /> # who, being the gift of a Mesopotamian ruler, was to perish on Lüneburger Heide?<br /> # who was presented to a Habsburg Prince by the King of Portugal?<br /> # who was presented to a Pope by the King of Portugal?<br /> # who set off for their honeymoon in a yellow balloon?<br /> <br /> ==14) Which elevated conduit:==<br /> # rotates for tall vessels?<br /> #* Barton Swing Aqueduct - TJCS<br /> # might suggest marzipan?<br /> # is suspended from two open-web ribs?<br /> # is well seen 20 minutes after leaving Piccadilly?<br /> #* Huddersfield Narrow Canal? - JSH<br /> #* Standedge Tunnel? both by railway line Manchester to Huddersfield - JSH<br /> # features at the V &amp; A, without its taller and younger companion?<br /> # although a few weeks younger than Holmes, proved greatly more durable?<br /> # took its name from the Honourable Member for Berkshire?<br /> # bears the inscription 'To Public Prosperity'?<br /> # provides an outlet for Trevor?<br /> #* Pontcysyllte Aqueduct - TJCS<br /> # straddles Watling Street?<br /> <br /> ==15) Where:==<br /> # does one come off the rails?<br /> # might there be a quarryman's shelter?<br /> # does the hairpin recall Loch and his successors?<br /> # must one look in vain for Noble's Peel and Derby?<br /> # does a dwelling at barely 30m. seem seriously misplaced?<br /> # might one be excused for wrongly supposing a link with Camilla's great grandmother?<br /> # is there a possible source for the winner's garland?<br /> # did a party from Grange Hill cause a disturbance?<br /> # is there a suggestion of a subterranean spirit?<br /> # is there a fraction over the glass?<br /> <br /> ==16) Where:==<br /> # did Robinson settle for the elder sister?<br /> # was the master tailor interrupted in his reading of The Divine Comedy?<br /> # did apparent Benedictine hatred change, with assistance from friends, to love?<br /> #* Messina (Much Ado About Nothing) - CPU<br /> # did the seemingly simple sister of the Hungarian Captain end up marrying his landlord?<br /> # did the beloved offspring of opposing feuding families commit suicide following the Friar's ruse?<br /> #* Verona (Romeo and Juliet) - CPU<br /> # did a Sicilian knight defeat the Duke in a duel and learn from the Saracen that his loved one was innocent?<br /> # did the rejected hunchback reveal the identity of his wife's real lover to the troupe leader?<br /> # did the dragoon gain the innkeeper's daughter in spite of a diabolical intrusion?<br /> # did the accursed jester unexpectedly find that his daughter had been bagged?<br /> # did the General's wife stab herself after being ravished by the Prince?<br /> <br /> ==17) Which author concluded what with these words:==<br /> # &quot;Assist.&quot;?<br /> # &quot;All the papers on the subject are there in my safe.&quot;?<br /> # &quot;As soon as they had strength they arose, joined hands again, and went on.&quot;?<br /> # &quot;At any moment, it seemed, there could be surprises, huge upsets, even the end of small lizard worlds.&quot;?<br /> # &quot;The sun dipped down from the great tower on to the upturned face, and his eyes were glistening through their tears.&quot;?<br /> # &quot;He remembered how Marie had said he was a man whom women loved easily, and he felt uncomfortable at being reminded of her.&quot;?<br /> # &quot;I can't reconcile my mind to their taking up with kanakas, and I'd like to know where I'm to find them whites.&quot;?<br /> # &quot;And I began to curse and swear under my breath, because I'd left my shoes in the Mayni Tunnel&quot;?<br /> # &quot;Very lightly she slipped up into bed, and very soon she was asleep.&quot;?<br /> # &quot; 'Steer north,' said he.&quot;?<br /> <br /> ==18) During 2010:==<br /> # where did Joy uncover Fletch?<br /> # which city honoured a 1945 hero with its Große Siegel?<br /> # which Wizard Rose wilted towards the end of summer?<br /> # who finally achieved a victory by 417 days over Sinclair?<br /> # who was finally ousted by a Scottish philosopher and economist on 30th June?<br /> # which joint, showing a philatelic fracture, required a proper replacement before release?<br /> # where did Schadow's figure receive a multicoloured multiplication?<br /> # which leo-aquiline promoter missed out on afternoon tea?<br /> # who found that three coppers did not fool two coppers?<br /> # where did the tallest last the longest?<br /> <br /> =See Also=<br /> <br /> [[King William College Quiz 2008-9]]&lt;br /&gt;<br /> [[King William College Quiz 2009-10]]</div>

Jhopwood https://wiki.changeringing.co.uk/index.php?title=King_William_College_Quiz_2010-11&diff=1304 2010-12-27T12:51:26Z

<p>Jhopwood: /* 10) Which musician might have been: */</p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__<br /> This is a collaborative attempt at the 106th King William's College Quiz by subscribers of ringing-chat (26 December 2010 on). Please add your answer below the question, with any relevant explanation in parantheses followed by your initials. Prefix the answer with #* to indent the answer without messing up the numbering.<br /> <br /> ==1) During the year 1910:==<br /> # who was the victim of al-Wardani?<br /> # who began with Helen's letters to her sister?<br /> # what activity, where, was banned as a potential cause of delays?<br /> # which vessels were involved in a collision in la Manche costing 27 lives?<br /> # who ordered a large quantity of a muscarine antagonist from a shop at 2 Bucknall Street?<br /> # whose death in the stationmaster's house led to the station taking his name some years later?<br /> # who, having ruled which principality for fifty years, declared himself King?<br /> # whose memorial was placed behind the National Portrait Gallery?<br /> # which two unaccountable freaks went out together?<br /> # what was set alight on the Parisian stage?<br /> <br /> ==2) Who or what:==<br /> # blew hot and cool?<br /> # was Mad Jack's spouse?<br /> # was the stuff that Smith was made of?<br /> # is an expression of surprise or indignation?<br /> #*Gordon Bennett (Balloon race, sadly two people died) - JSH<br /> # did the Emperor reward with the Yellow Jacket?<br /> # started as the 100th, but became the 92nd and was later joined by the 75th?<br /> # is marked by the rarest dish in all the land?<br /> # did a wartime treble on a solar vehicle?<br /> # was Raymond's creation?<br /> # merged with Osborne?<br /> <br /> ==3) Going out, what (numerically), where suggests:==<br /> # a clutch of curlew's eggs?<br /> # a beverage 'Faithful to the original'?<br /> # an encounter on 13 September 1882?<br /> # an annual event initiated by James Stanley?<br /> # an earlier connection with the Morning Post?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;'''And coming in:'''<br /> # is there a geographical misplacement from South Uist?<br /> # sounds like a resident of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh?<br /> # is an apparent refuge for the bald?<br /> # follows Calamity?<br /> # finishes on time?<br /> <br /> ==4) ?:==<br /> # who demonstrated phonetic pronunciation?<br /> # whose notes were worth one hundred crowns?<br /> # who footed it in Italy, Spain, Japan and Holland?<br /> # who sold Estonia and took a Baltic Island instead?<br /> # who was first to cross the North-West Passage by dog-sled?<br /> # who died during the wedding celebrations of Tove and Gythe?<br /> # who was decorated for valour following the Amiens push?<br /> # whose tale about a sixth daughter inspired Eriksen?<br /> # who is especially associated with a supernova?<br /> # who was cuckolded by the Royal physician?<br /> #* Christian VII of Denmark - CPU<br /> <br /> ==5) Which independent school:==<br /> # started in the Depot?<br /> # favours Malvolian hosiery?<br /> # is approached by the Hundreds?<br /> # sold the site to Merchant Taylors'?<br /> # possesses a relic of an epic crossing of the Scotia Sea?<br /> # had in its statutes a cryptic acknowledgement of the final chapter of St John's Gospel?<br /> # owes its foundation to ''Salmonella typhi''?<br /> # has a boomer in the chapel tower?<br /> # was pictured by a little canal?<br /> # replaced a lofty hermitage?<br /> <br /> ==6) ?:==<br /> # what was updated by H G Wells?<br /> # what might be perceived as an apiary?<br /> # which island is doubly recognised on 198?<br /> # who left great designs in the Gulf and New South Wales?<br /> # who, aided by wizardry, cuckolded his rival by impersonating him?<br /> # who, being the son of Suzanne, changed his name through the benevolence of her friend Miguel?<br /> # what did hateful and rough weeds lose apart from beauty?<br /> # what was the native city of a unique pontiff?<br /> # what can be used instead of mahogany?<br /> # who recruited Hare for Dad's Army?<br /> <br /> ==7) (Irish counties)==<br /> # who began with 7-43?<br /> # what excluded Hall in 1856?<br /> # what did Virginia adopt instead of Jones?<br /> # who gained valuable experience from Gillespie?<br /> # who knocked out Jackie to become undisputed flyweight champion?<br /> # who looked into the disappearance of his West African GP's daughter?<br /> # what was judged to be a considerable distance from the Strand?<br /> #* Tipperary - CPU<br /> # which minstrel finished with Danny Boy?<br /> #* James Galway (probably) - CPU<br /> # where is St James the highest of all?<br /> # what is a funny five-liner?<br /> #* Limerick - CPU<br /> <br /> ==8) ?:==<br /> # who benefitted from projectile vomiting?<br /> # who likened the messenger to fullers' soap?<br /> # who was a fruiterer specialising in ''Ficus sycomorus''?<br /> # who placed the caterpillar at the end of the food chain?<br /> # whose wife, a lady of ill-repute, bore him two sons and a daughter?<br /> # whose narratives both start during the second year of the monarch's reign?<br /> # who dreamed of a bear-like beast with three ribs between its teeth?<br /> # whose broken yoke was replaced by one made of iron?<br /> # who alluded twice to Leo becoming a vegetarian?<br /> # who found himself in an open-air ossuary?<br /> <br /> ==9) Who or what:==<br /> # is Hazel's cousin?<br /> # was crowned in Dublin Cathedral?<br /> # eponymous water bird has long been bedded down?<br /> # gained the GC for heroism on the Ely-Newmarket line?<br /> # died in legal captivity of coronary thrombosis on November 16, 1952?<br /> # wrote a risqué novel, which saw him tried but acquitted for irreligion and immorality?<br /> # carried on with George, regardless of Caroline, and later Frances?<br /> # put his name to a Top Secret Management Handbook?<br /> # tragically completed his fourth, but not his eighth?<br /> # created William and Maudie?<br /> <br /> ==10) Which musician might have been:==<br /> # in SW3?<br /> # a mongrel?<br /> # an ottoman?<br /> # a hurried exit?<br /> # a plumbous abdomen?<br /> # more specifically, Atropos?<br /> # emulsified by bile?<br /> # a fit of pique?<br /> # coniferous?<br /> # lignified?<br /> #* Woody Allen? - clarinetist (woodwind) - JSH<br /> #* Woody Herman? - clarinetist - JSH<br /> <br /> ==11) ?:==<br /> # what was izzard?<br /> # when did Neptune begin?<br /> # what gave way to 18 in 83?<br /> # what is a feature of aerial punctuation?<br /> # which food substance can adversely affect the embryo?<br /> # what convinced Benedict of the suitability of the Florentine master?<br /> #* Giotto's freehand perfect circle<br /> # where did Jane lodge for 2 guineas a week?<br /> # what, symbolically, melts at 3410ºC?<br /> #* W (Tungsten) - TJCS<br /> # who is a sharp know-all?<br /> # what is a zoonotic?<br /> #* H1N1? (swine 'flu') - JSH<br /> <br /> ==12) ?:==<br /> # what is perhaps the equal of roly-poly?<br /> # what epidemic was survived by Sarah and Emily?<br /> # what is made from hog's lard, mutton suet and quicksilver?<br /> # upon whom had the captain's steward poured boiling jam juice?<br /> # which ancient bibulous Dane with pale red-rimmed eyes, was presented with a case of Priorato?<br /> # where, more than once, was a dead orphan child brought back for dissection and kept in a cupboard?<br /> # where did the small apothecary display the skeleton of an aardvark in his window?<br /> # translate 'Les bouts-dehors des bonnettes du petit perroquet'.<br /> # what was the ultimate fate of the Armenian polyglot?<br /> # who found a Frenchman's ring finger in his bowl?<br /> <br /> ==13) ?:==<br /> # who rescued John Galt?<br /> # who was No. 1, of No. 1 Company of the XIVth Army?<br /> # what entitles Mrs Magnusson to add R af E after her name?<br /> # who chased Ran Bagha and caused a bridge of boats over the Jumna to collapse?<br /> # whose son had served the Indian Government in every way for forty-seven years?<br /> # who was the favourite, and the only one of the 37, to survive the conflict with Scipio?<br /> # who, being the gift of a Mesopotamian ruler, was to perish on Lüneburger Heide?<br /> # who was presented to a Habsburg Prince by the King of Portugal?<br /> # who was presented to a Pope by the King of Portugal?<br /> # who set off for their honeymoon in a yellow balloon?<br /> <br /> ==14) Which elevated conduit:==<br /> # rotates for tall vessels?<br /> #* Barton Swing Aqueduct - TJCS<br /> # might suggest marzipan?<br /> # is suspended from two open-web ribs?<br /> # is well seen 20 minutes after leaving Piccadilly?<br /> # features at the V &amp; A, without its taller and younger companion?<br /> # although a few weeks younger than Holmes, proved greatly more durable?<br /> # took its name from the Honourable Member for Berkshire?<br /> # bears the inscription 'To Public Prosperity'?<br /> # provides an outlet for Trevor?<br /> #* Pontcysyllte Aqueduct - TJCS<br /> # straddles Watling Street?<br /> <br /> ==15) Where:==<br /> # does one come off the rails?<br /> # might there be a quarryman's shelter?<br /> # does the hairpin recall Loch and his successors?<br /> # must one look in vain for Noble's Peel and Derby?<br /> # does a dwelling at barely 30m. seem seriously misplaced?<br /> # might one be excused for wrongly supposing a link with Camilla's great grandmother?<br /> # is there a possible source for the winner's garland?<br /> # did a party from Grange Hill cause a disturbance?<br /> # is there a suggestion of a subterranean spirit?<br /> # is there a fraction over the glass?<br /> <br /> ==16) Where:==<br /> # did Robinson settle for the elder sister?<br /> # was the master tailor interrupted in his reading of The Divine Comedy?<br /> # did apparent Benedictine hatred change, with assistance from friends, to love?<br /> #* Messina (Much Ado About Nothing) - CPU<br /> # did the seemingly simple sister of the Hungarian Captain end up marrying his landlord?<br /> # did the beloved offspring of opposing feuding families commit suicide following the Friar's ruse?<br /> #* Verona (Romeo and Juliet) - CPU<br /> # did a Sicilian knight defeat the Duke in a duel and learn from the Saracen that his loved one was innocent?<br /> # did the rejected hunchback reveal the identity of his wife's real lover to the troupe leader?<br /> # did the dragoon gain the innkeeper's daughter in spite of a diabolical intrusion?<br /> # did the accursed jester unexpectedly find that his daughter had been bagged?<br /> # did the General's wife stab herself after being ravished by the Prince?<br /> <br /> ==17) Which author concluded what with these words:==<br /> # &quot;Assist.&quot;?<br /> # &quot;All the papers on the subject are there in my safe.&quot;?<br /> # &quot;As soon as they had strength they arose, joined hands again, and went on.&quot;?<br /> # &quot;At any moment, it seemed, there could be surprises, huge upsets, even the end of small lizard worlds.&quot;?<br /> # &quot;The sun dipped down from the great tower on to the upturned face, and his eyes were glistening through their tears.&quot;?<br /> # &quot;He remembered how Marie had said he was a man whom women loved easily, and he felt uncomfortable at being reminded of her.&quot;?<br /> # &quot;I can't reconcile my mind to their taking up with kanakas, and I'd like to know where I'm to find them whites.&quot;?<br /> # &quot;And I began to curse and swear under my breath, because I'd left my shoes in the Mayni Tunnel&quot;?<br /> # &quot;Very lightly she slipped up into bed, and very soon she was asleep.&quot;?<br /> # &quot; 'Steer north,' said he.&quot;?<br /> <br /> ==18) During 2010:==<br /> # where did Joy uncover Fletch?<br /> # which city honoured a 1945 hero with its Große Siegel?<br /> # which Wizard Rose wilted towards the end of summer?<br /> # who finally achieved a victory by 417 days over Sinclair?<br /> # who was finally ousted by a Scottish philosopher and economist on 30th June?<br /> # which joint, showing a philatelic fracture, required a proper replacement before release?<br /> # where did Schadow's figure receive a multicoloured multiplication?<br /> # which leo-aquiline promoter missed out on afternoon tea?<br /> # who found that three coppers did not fool two coppers?<br /> # where did the tallest last the longest?<br /> <br /> =See Also=<br /> <br /> [[King William College Quiz 2008-9]]&lt;br /&gt;<br /> [[King William College Quiz 2009-10]]</div>

Jhopwood https://wiki.changeringing.co.uk/index.php?title=King_William_College_Quiz_2010-11&diff=1302 2010-12-26T22:32:02Z

<p>Jhopwood: </p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__<br /> This is a collaborative attempt at the 106th King William's College Quiz by subscribers of ringing-chat (26 December 2010 on). Please add your answer below the question, with any relevant explanation in parantheses followed by your initials. Prefix the answer with #* to indent the answer without messing up the numbering.<br /> <br /> ==1) During the year 1910:==<br /> # who was the victim of al-Wardani?<br /> # who began with Helen's letters to her sister?<br /> # what activity, where, was banned as a potential cause of delays?<br /> # which vessels were involved in a collision in la Manche costing 27 lives?<br /> # who ordered a large quantity of a muscarine antagonist from a shop at 2 Bucknall Street?<br /> # whose death in the stationmaster's house led to the station taking his name some years later?<br /> # who, having ruled which principality for fifty years, declared himself King?<br /> # whose memorial was placed behind the National Portrait Gallery?<br /> # which two unaccountable freaks went out together?<br /> # what was set alight on the Parisian stage?<br /> <br /> ==2) Who or what:==<br /> # blew hot and cool?<br /> # was Mad Jack's spouse?<br /> # was the stuff that Smith was made of?<br /> # is an expression of surprise or indignation?<br /> #*Gordon Bennett (Balloon race, sadly two people died) - JSH<br /> # did the Emperor reward with the Yellow Jacket?<br /> # started as the 100th, but became the 92nd and was later joined by the 75th?<br /> # is marked by the rarest dish in all the land?<br /> # did a wartime treble on a solar vehicle?<br /> # was Raymond's creation?<br /> # merged with Osborne?<br /> <br /> ==3) Going out, what (numerically), where suggests:==<br /> # a clutch of curlew's eggs?<br /> # a beverage 'Faithful to the original'?<br /> # an encounter on 13 September 1882?<br /> # an annual event initiated by James Stanley?<br /> # an earlier connection with the Morning Post?<br /> == And coming in: (Questions 6-10 of Section 3)==<br /> # is there a geographical misplacement from South Uist?<br /> # sounds like a resident of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh?<br /> # is an apparent refuge for the bald?<br /> # follows Calamity?<br /> # finishes on time?<br /> <br /> ==4) ?:==<br /> # who demonstrated phonetic pronunciation?<br /> # whose notes were worth one hundred crowns?<br /> # who footed it in Italy, Spain, Japan and Holland?<br /> # who sold Estonia and took a Baltic Island instead?<br /> # who was first to cross the North-West Passage by dog-sled?<br /> # who died during the wedding celebrations of Tove and Gythe?<br /> # who was decorated for valour following the Amiens push?<br /> # whose tale about a sixth daughter inspired Eriksen?<br /> # who is especially associated with a supernova?<br /> # who was cuckolded by the Royal physician?<br /> #* Christian VII of Denmark - CPU<br /> <br /> ==5) Which independent school:==<br /> # started in the Depot?<br /> # favours Malvolian hosiery?<br /> # is approached by the Hundreds?<br /> # sold the site to Merchant Taylors'?<br /> # possesses a relic of an epic crossing of the Scotia Sea?<br /> # had in its statutes a cryptic acknowledgement of the final chapter of St John's Gospel?<br /> # owes its foundation to ''Salmonella typhi''?<br /> # has a boomer in the chapel tower?<br /> # was pictured by a little canal?<br /> # replaced a lofty hermitage?<br /> <br /> ==6) ?:==<br /> # what was updated by H G Wells?<br /> # what might be perceived as an apiary?<br /> # which island is doubly recognised on 198?<br /> # who left great designs in the Gulf and New South Wales?<br /> # who, aided by wizardry, cuckolded his rival by impersonating him?<br /> # who, being the son of Suzanne, changed his name through the benevolence of her friend Miguel?<br /> # what did hateful and rough weeds lose apart from beauty?<br /> # what was the native city of a unique pontiff?<br /> # what can be used instead of mahogany?<br /> # who recruited Hare for Dad's Army?<br /> <br /> ==7) (Irish counties)==<br /> # who began with 7-43?<br /> # what excluded Hall in 1856?<br /> # what did Virginia adopt instead of Jones?<br /> # who gained valuable experience from Gillespie?<br /> # who knocked out Jackie to become undisputed flyweight champion?<br /> # who looked into the disappearance of his West African GP's daughter?<br /> # what was judged to be a considerable distance from the Strand?<br /> #* Tipperary - CPU<br /> # which minstrel finished with Danny Boy?<br /> #* James Galway (probably) - CPU<br /> # where is St James the highest of all?<br /> # what is a funny five-liner?<br /> #* Limerick - CPU<br /> <br /> ==8) ?:==<br /> # who benefitted from projectile vomiting?<br /> # who likened the messenger to fullers' soap?<br /> # who was a fruiterer specialising in ''Ficus sycomorus''?<br /> # who placed the caterpillar at the end of the food chain?<br /> # whose wife, a lady of ill-repute, bore him two sons and a daughter?<br /> # whose narratives both start during the second year of the monarch's reign?<br /> # who dreamed of a bear-like beast with three ribs between its teeth?<br /> # whose broken yoke was replaced by one made of iron?<br /> # who alluded twice to Leo becoming a vegetarian?<br /> # who found himself in an open-air ossuary?<br /> <br /> ==9) Who or what:==<br /> # is Hazel's cousin?<br /> # was crowned in Dublin Cathedral?<br /> # eponymous water bird has long been bedded down?<br /> # gained the GC for heroism on the Ely-Newmarket line?<br /> # died in legal captivity of coronary thrombosis on November 16, 1952?<br /> # wrote a risqué novel, which saw him tried but acquitted for irreligion and immorality?<br /> # carried on with George, regardless of Caroline, and later Frances?<br /> # put his name to a Top Secret Management Handbook?<br /> # tragically completed his fourth, but not his eighth?<br /> # created William and Maudie?<br /> <br /> ==10) Which musician might have been:==<br /> # in SW3?<br /> # a mongrel?<br /> # an ottoman?<br /> # a hurried exit?<br /> # a plumbous abdomen?<br /> # more specifically, Atropos?<br /> # emulsified by bile?<br /> # a fit of pique?<br /> # coniferous?<br /> # lignified?<br /> #* Woody Allen - clarinetist (woodwind) - JSH<br /> <br /> ==11) ?:==<br /> # what was izzard?<br /> # when did Neptune begin?<br /> # what gave way to 18 in 83?<br /> # what is a feature of aerial punctuation?<br /> # which food substance can adversely affect the embryo?<br /> # what convinced Benedict of the suitability of the Florentine master?<br /> #* Giotto's freehand perfect circle<br /> # where did Jane lodge for 2 guineas a week?<br /> # what, symbolically, melts at 3410ºC?<br /> #* W (Tungsten) - TJCS<br /> # who is a sharp know-all?<br /> # what is a zoonotic?<br /> #* H1N1? (swine 'flu') - JSH<br /> <br /> ==12) ?:==<br /> # what is perhaps the equal of roly-poly?<br /> # what epidemic was survived by Sarah and Emily?<br /> # what is made from hog's lard, mutton suet and quicksilver?<br /> # upon whom had the captain's steward poured boiling jam juice?<br /> # which ancient bibulous Dane with pale red-rimmed eyes, was presented with a case of Priorato?<br /> # where, more than once, was a dead orphan child brought back for dissection and kept in a cupboard?<br /> # where did the small apothecary display the skeleton of an aardvark in his window?<br /> # translate 'Les bouts-dehors des bonnettes du petit perroquet'.<br /> # what was the ultimate fate of the Armenian polyglot?<br /> # who found a Frenchman's ring finger in his bowl?<br /> <br /> ==13) ?:==<br /> # who rescued John Galt?<br /> # who was No. 1, of No. 1 Company of the XIVth Army?<br /> # what entitles Mrs Magnusson to add R af E after her name?<br /> # who chased Ran Bagha and caused a bridge of boats over the Jumna to collapse?<br /> # whose son had served the Indian Government in every way for forty-seven years?<br /> # who was the favourite, and the only one of the 37, to survive the conflict with Scipio?<br /> # who, being the gift of a Mesopotamian ruler, was to perish on Lüneburger Heide?<br /> # who was presented to a Habsburg Prince by the King of Portugal?<br /> # who was presented to a Pope by the King of Portugal?<br /> # who set off for their honeymoon in a yellow balloon?<br /> <br /> ==14) Which elevated conduit:==<br /> # rotates for tall vessels?<br /> #* Barton Swing Aqueduct - TJCS<br /> # might suggest marzipan?<br /> # is suspended from two open-web ribs?<br /> # is well seen 20 minutes after leaving Piccadilly?<br /> # features at the V &amp; A, without its taller and younger companion?<br /> # although a few weeks younger than Holmes, proved greatly more durable?<br /> # took its name from the Honourable Member for Berkshire?<br /> # bears the inscription 'To Public Prosperity'?<br /> # provides an outlet for Trevor?<br /> #* Pontcysyllte Aqueduct - TJCS<br /> # straddles Watling Street?<br /> <br /> ==15) Where:==<br /> # does one come off the rails?<br /> # might there be a quarryman's shelter?<br /> # does the hairpin recall Loch and his successors?<br /> # must one look in vain for Noble's Peel and Derby?<br /> # does a dwelling at barely 30m. seem seriously misplaced?<br /> # might one be excused for wrongly supposing a link with Camilla's great grandmother?<br /> # is there a possible source for the winner's garland?<br /> # did a party from Grange Hill cause a disturbance?<br /> # is there a suggestion of a subterranean spirit?<br /> # is there a fraction over the glass?<br /> <br /> ==16) Where:==<br /> # did Robinson settle for the elder sister?<br /> # was the master tailor interrupted in his reading of The Divine Comedy?<br /> # did apparent Benedictine hatred change, with assistance from friends, to love?<br /> #* Messina (Much Ado About Nothing) - CPU<br /> # did the seemingly simple sister of the Hungarian Captain end up marrying his landlord?<br /> # did the beloved offspring of opposing feuding families commit suicide following the Friar's ruse?<br /> #* Verona (Romeo and Juliet) - CPU<br /> # did a Sicilian knight defeat the Duke in a duel and learn from the Saracen that his loved one was innocent?<br /> # did the rejected hunchback reveal the identity of his wife's real lover to the troupe leader?<br /> # did the dragoon gain the innkeeper's daughter in spite of a diabolical intrusion?<br /> # did the accursed jester unexpectedly find that his daughter had been bagged?<br /> # did the General's wife stab herself after being ravished by the Prince?<br /> <br /> ==17) Which author concluded what with these words:==<br /> # &quot;Assist.&quot;?<br /> # &quot;All the papers on the subject are there in my safe.&quot;?<br /> # &quot;As soon as they had strength they arose, joined hands again, and went on.&quot;?<br /> # &quot;At any moment, it seemed, there could be surprises, huge upsets, even the end of small lizard worlds.&quot;?<br /> # &quot;The sun dipped down from the great tower on to the upturned face, and his eyes were glistening through their tears.&quot;?<br /> # &quot;He remembered how Marie had said he was a man whom women loved easily, and he felt uncomfortable at being reminded of her.&quot;?<br /> # &quot;I can't reconcile my mind to their taking up with kanakas, and I'd like to know where I'm to find them whites.&quot;?<br /> # &quot;And I began to curse and swear under my breath, because I'd left my shoes in the Mayni Tunnel&quot;?<br /> # &quot;Very lightly she slipped up into bed, and very soon she was asleep.&quot;?<br /> # &quot; 'Steer north,' said he.&quot;?<br /> <br /> ==18) During 2010:==<br /> # where did Joy uncover Fletch?<br /> # which city honoured a 1945 hero with its Große Siegel?<br /> # which Wizard Rose wilted towards the end of summer?<br /> # who finally achieved a victory by 417 days over Sinclair?<br /> # who was finally ousted by a Scottish philosopher and economist on 30th June?<br /> # which joint, showing a philatelic fracture, required a proper replacement before release?<br /> # where did Schadow's figure receive a multicoloured multiplication?<br /> # which leo-aquiline promoter missed out on afternoon tea?<br /> # who found that three coppers did not fool two coppers?<br /> # where did the tallest last the longest?<br /> <br /> =See Also=<br /> <br /> [[King William College Quiz 2008-9]]&lt;br /&gt;<br /> [[King William College Quiz 2009-10]]</div>

Jhopwood https://wiki.changeringing.co.uk/index.php?title=King_William_College_Quiz_2010-11&diff=1300 2010-12-26T22:15:16Z

<p>Jhopwood: </p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__<br /> This is a collaborative attempt at the 106th King William's College Quiz by subscribers of ringing-chat (26 December 2010 on). Please add your answer below the question, with any relevant explanation in parantheses followed by your initials. Prefix the answer with #* to indent the answer without messing up the numbering.<br /> <br /> ==1) During the year 1910:==<br /> # who was the victim of al-Wardani?<br /> # who began with Helen's letters to her sister?<br /> # what activity, where, was banned as a potential cause of delays?<br /> # which vessels were involved in a collision in la Manche costing 27 lives?<br /> # who ordered a large quantity of a muscarine antagonist from a shop at 2 Bucknall Street?<br /> # whose death in the stationmaster's house led to the station taking his name some years later?<br /> # who, having ruled which principality for fifty years, declared himself King?<br /> # whose memorial was placed behind the National Portrait Gallery?<br /> # which two unaccountable freaks went out together?<br /> # what was set alight on the Parisian stage?<br /> <br /> ==2) Who or what:==<br /> # blew hot and cool?<br /> # was Mad Jack's spouse?<br /> # was the stuff that Smith was made of?<br /> # is an expression of surprise or indignation?<br /> #*Gordon Bennett (Balloon race, sadly two people died) - JSH<br /> # did the Emperor reward with the Yellow Jacket?<br /> # started as the 100th, but became the 92nd and was later joined by the 75th?<br /> # is marked by the rarest dish in all the land?<br /> # did a wartime treble on a solar vehicle?<br /> # was Raymond's creation?<br /> # merged with Osborne?<br /> <br /> ==3) Going out, what (numerically), where suggests:==<br /> # a clutch of curlew's eggs?<br /> # a beverage 'Faithful to the original'?<br /> # an encounter on 13 September 1882?<br /> # an annual event initiated by James Stanley?<br /> # an earlier connection with the Morning Post?<br /> == And coming in: (Questions 6-10 of Section 3)==<br /> # is there a geographical misplacement from South Uist?<br /> # sounds like a resident of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh?<br /> # is an apparent refuge for the bald?<br /> # follows Calamity?<br /> # finishes on time?<br /> <br /> ==4) ?:==<br /> # who demonstrated phonetic pronunciation?<br /> # whose notes were worth one hundred crowns?<br /> # who footed it in Italy, Spain, Japan and Holland?<br /> # who sold Estonia and took a Baltic Island instead?<br /> # who was first to cross the North-West Passage by dog-sled?<br /> # who died during the wedding celebrations of Tove and Gythe?<br /> # who was decorated for valour following the Amiens push?<br /> # whose tale about a sixth daughter inspired Eriksen?<br /> # who is especially associated with a supernova?<br /> # who was cuckolded by the Royal physician?<br /> #* Christian VII of Denmark - CPU<br /> <br /> ==5) Which independent school:==<br /> # started in the Depot?<br /> # favours Malvolian hosiery?<br /> # is approached by the Hundreds?<br /> # sold the site to Merchant Taylors'?<br /> # possesses a relic of an epic crossing of the Scotia Sea?<br /> # had in its statutes a cryptic acknowledgement of the final chapter of St John's Gospel?<br /> # owes its foundation to ''Salmonella typhi''?<br /> # has a boomer in the chapel tower?<br /> # was pictured by a little canal?<br /> # replaced a lofty hermitage?<br /> <br /> ==6) ?:==<br /> # what was updated by H G Wells?<br /> # what might be perceived as an apiary?<br /> # which island is doubly recognised on 198?<br /> # who left great designs in the Gulf and New South Wales?<br /> # who, aided by wizardry, cuckolded his rival by impersonating him?<br /> # who, being the son of Suzanne, changed his name through the benevolence of her friend Miguel?<br /> # what did hateful and rough weeds lose apart from beauty?<br /> # what was the native city of a unique pontiff?<br /> # what can be used instead of mahogany?<br /> # who recruited Hare for Dad's Army?<br /> <br /> ==7) (Irish counties)==<br /> # who began with 7-43?<br /> # what excluded Hall in 1856?<br /> # what did Virginia adopt instead of Jones?<br /> # who gained valuable experience from Gillespie?<br /> # who knocked out Jackie to become undisputed flyweight champion?<br /> # who looked into the disappearance of his West African GP's daughter?<br /> # what was judged to be a considerable distance from the Strand?<br /> #* Tipperary - CPU<br /> # which minstrel finished with Danny Boy?<br /> #* James Galway (probably) - CPU<br /> # where is St James the highest of all?<br /> # what is a funny five-liner?<br /> #* Limerick - CPU<br /> <br /> ==8) ?:==<br /> # who benefitted from projectile vomiting?<br /> # who likened the messenger to fullers' soap?<br /> # who was a fruiterer specialising in ''Ficus sycomorus''?<br /> # who placed the caterpillar at the end of the food chain?<br /> # whose wife, a lady of ill-repute, bore him two sons and a daughter?<br /> # whose narratives both start during the second year of the monarch's reign?<br /> # who dreamed of a bear-like beast with three ribs between its teeth?<br /> # whose broken yoke was replaced by one made of iron?<br /> # who alluded twice to Leo becoming a vegetarian?<br /> # who found himself in an open-air ossuary?<br /> <br /> ==9) Who or what:==<br /> # is Hazel's cousin?<br /> # was crowned in Dublin Cathedral?<br /> # eponymous water bird has long been bedded down?<br /> # gained the GC for heroism on the Ely-Newmarket line?<br /> # died in legal captivity of coronary thrombosis on November 16, 1952?<br /> # wrote a risqué novel, which saw him tried but acquitted for irreligion and immorality?<br /> # carried on with George, regardless of Caroline, and later Frances?<br /> # put his name to a Top Secret Management Handbook?<br /> # tragically completed his fourth, but not his eighth?<br /> # created William and Maudie?<br /> <br /> ==10) Which musician might have been:==<br /> # in SW3?<br /> # a mongrel?<br /> # an ottoman?<br /> # a hurried exit?<br /> # a plumbous abdomen?<br /> # more specifically, Atropos?<br /> # emulsified by bile?<br /> # a fit of pique?<br /> # coniferous?<br /> # lignified?<br /> #* Woody Allen - clarinetist (woodwind) - JSH<br /> <br /> ==11) ?:==<br /> # what was izzard?<br /> # when did Neptune begin?<br /> # what gave way to 18 in 83?<br /> # what is a feature of aerial punctuation?<br /> # which food substance can adversely affect the embryo?<br /> # what convinced Benedict of the suitability of the Florentine master?<br /> # where did Jane lodge for 2 guineas a week?<br /> # what, symbolically, melts at 3410ºC?<br /> #* W (Tungsten) - TJCS<br /> # who is a sharp know-all?<br /> # what is a zoonotic?<br /> <br /> ==12) ?:==<br /> # what is perhaps the equal of roly-poly?<br /> # what epidemic was survived by Sarah and Emily?<br /> # what is made from hog's lard, mutton suet and quicksilver?<br /> # upon whom had the captain's steward poured boiling jam juice?<br /> # which ancient bibulous Dane with pale red-rimmed eyes, was presented with a case of Priorato?<br /> # where, more than once, was a dead orphan child brought back for dissection and kept in a cupboard?<br /> # where did the small apothecary display the skeleton of an aardvark in his window?<br /> # translate 'Les bouts-dehors des bonnettes du petit perroquet'.<br /> # what was the ultimate fate of the Armenian polyglot?<br /> # who found a Frenchman's ring finger in his bowl?<br /> <br /> ==13) ?:==<br /> # who rescued John Galt?<br /> # who was No. 1, of No. 1 Company of the XIVth Army?<br /> # what entitles Mrs Magnusson to add R af E after her name?<br /> # who chased Ran Bagha and caused a bridge of boats over the Jumna to collapse?<br /> # whose son had served the Indian Government in every way for forty-seven years?<br /> # who was the favourite, and the only one of the 37, to survive the conflict with Scipio?<br /> # who, being the gift of a Mesopotamian ruler, was to perish on Lüneburger Heide?<br /> # who was presented to a Habsburg Prince by the King of Portugal?<br /> # who was presented to a Pope by the King of Portugal?<br /> # who set off for their honeymoon in a yellow balloon?<br /> <br /> ==14) Which elevated conduit:==<br /> # rotates for tall vessels?<br /> #* Barton Swing Aqueduct - TJCS<br /> # might suggest marzipan?<br /> # is suspended from two open-web ribs?<br /> # is well seen 20 minutes after leaving Piccadilly?<br /> # features at the V &amp; A, without its taller and younger companion?<br /> # although a few weeks younger than Holmes, proved greatly more durable?<br /> # took its name from the Honourable Member for Berkshire?<br /> # bears the inscription 'To Public Prosperity'?<br /> # provides an outlet for Trevor?<br /> #* Pontcysyllte Aqueduct - TJCS<br /> # straddles Watling Street?<br /> <br /> ==15) Where:==<br /> # does one come off the rails?<br /> # might there be a quarryman's shelter?<br /> # does the hairpin recall Loch and his successors?<br /> # must one look in vain for Noble's Peel and Derby?<br /> # does a dwelling at barely 30m. seem seriously misplaced?<br /> # might one be excused for wrongly supposing a link with Camilla's great grandmother?<br /> # is there a possible source for the winner's garland?<br /> # did a party from Grange Hill cause a disturbance?<br /> # is there a suggestion of a subterranean spirit?<br /> # is there a fraction over the glass?<br /> <br /> ==16) Where:==<br /> # did Robinson settle for the elder sister?<br /> # was the master tailor interrupted in his reading of The Divine Comedy?<br /> # did apparent Benedictine hatred change, with assistance from friends, to love?<br /> #* Messina (Much Ado About Nothing) - CPU<br /> # did the seemingly simple sister of the Hungarian Captain end up marrying his landlord?<br /> # did the beloved offspring of opposing feuding families commit suicide following the Friar's ruse?<br /> #* Verona (Romeo and Juliet) - CPU<br /> # did a Sicilian knight defeat the Duke in a duel and learn from the Saracen that his loved one was innocent?<br /> # did the rejected hunchback reveal the identity of his wife's real lover to the troupe leader?<br /> # did the dragoon gain the innkeeper's daughter in spite of a diabolical intrusion?<br /> # did the accursed jester unexpectedly find that his daughter had been bagged?<br /> # did the General's wife stab herself after being ravished by the Prince?<br /> <br /> ==17) Which author concluded what with these words:==<br /> # &quot;Assist.&quot;?<br /> # &quot;All the papers on the subject are there in my safe.&quot;?<br /> # &quot;As soon as they had strength they arose, joined hands again, and went on.&quot;?<br /> # &quot;At any moment, it seemed, there could be surprises, huge upsets, even the end of small lizard worlds.&quot;?<br /> # &quot;The sun dipped down from the great tower on to the upturned face, and his eyes were glistening through their tears.&quot;?<br /> # &quot;He remembered how Marie had said he was a man whom women loved easily, and he felt uncomfortable at being reminded of her.&quot;?<br /> # &quot;I can't reconcile my mind to their taking up with kanakas, and I'd like to know where I'm to find them whites.&quot;?<br /> # &quot;And I began to curse and swear under my breath, because I'd left my shoes in the Mayni Tunnel&quot;?<br /> # &quot;Very lightly she slipped up into bed, and very soon she was asleep.&quot;?<br /> # &quot; 'Steer north,' said he.&quot;?<br /> <br /> ==18) During 2010:==<br /> # where did Joy uncover Fletch?<br /> # which city honoured a 1945 hero with its Große Siegel?<br /> # which Wizard Rose wilted towards the end of summer?<br /> # who finally achieved a victory by 417 days over Sinclair?<br /> # who was finally ousted by a Scottish philosopher and economist on 30th June?<br /> # which joint, showing a philatelic fracture, required a proper replacement before release?<br /> # where did Schadow's figure receive a multicoloured multiplication?<br /> # which leo-aquiline promoter missed out on afternoon tea?<br /> # who found that three coppers did not fool two coppers?<br /> # where did the tallest last the longest?<br /> <br /> =See Also=<br /> <br /> [[King William College Quiz 2008-9]]&lt;br /&gt;<br /> [[King William College Quiz 2009-10]]</div>

Jhopwood https://wiki.changeringing.co.uk/index.php?title=King_William_College_Quiz_2010-11&diff=1298 2010-12-26T21:30:30Z

<p>Jhopwood: </p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__<br /> This is a collaborative attempt at the 106th King William's College Quiz by subscribers of ringing-chat (26 December 2010 on). Please add your answer below the question, with any relevant explanation in parantheses followed by your initials. Prefix the answer with #* to indent the answer without messing up the numbering.<br /> <br /> ==1) During the year 1910:==<br /> # who was the victim of al-Wardani?<br /> # who began with Helen's letters to her sister?<br /> # what activity, where, was banned as a potential cause of delays?<br /> # which vessels were involved in a collision in la Manche costing 27 lives?<br /> # who ordered a large quantity of a muscarine antagonist from a shop at 2 Bucknall Street?<br /> # whose death in the stationmaster's house led to the station taking his name some years later?<br /> # who, having ruled which principality for fifty years, declared himself King?<br /> # whose memorial was placed behind the National Portrait Gallery?<br /> # which two unaccountable freaks went out together?<br /> # what was set alight on the Parisian stage?<br /> <br /> ==2) Who or what:==<br /> # blew hot and cool?<br /> # was Mad Jack's spouse?<br /> # was the stuff that Smith was made of?<br /> # is an expression of surprise or indignation?<br /> #*Gordon Bennett (Balloon race, sadly two people died) - JSH<br /> # did the Emperor reward with the Yellow Jacket?<br /> # started as the 100th, but became the 92nd and was later joined by the 75th?<br /> # is marked by the rarest dish in all the land?<br /> # did a wartime treble on a solar vehicle?<br /> # was Raymond's creation?<br /> # merged with Osborne?<br /> <br /> ==3) Going out, what (numerically), where suggests:==<br /> # a clutch of curlew's eggs?<br /> # a beverage 'Faithful to the original'?<br /> # an encounter on 13 September 1882?<br /> # an annual event initiated by James Stanley?<br /> # an earlier connection with the Morning Post?<br /> == And coming in: (Questions 6-10 of Section 3)==<br /> # is there a geographical misplacement from South Uist?<br /> # sounds like a resident of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh?<br /> # is an apparent refuge for the bald?<br /> # follows Calamity?<br /> # finishes on time?<br /> <br /> ==4) ?:==<br /> # who demonstrated phonetic pronunciation?<br /> # whose notes were worth one hundred crowns?<br /> # who footed it in Italy, Spain, Japan and Holland?<br /> # who sold Estonia and took a Baltic Island instead?<br /> # who was first to cross the North-West Passage by dog-sled?<br /> # who died during the wedding celebrations of Tove and Gythe?<br /> # who was decorated for valour following the Amiens push?<br /> # whose tale about a sixth daughter inspired Eriksen?<br /> # who is especially associated with a supernova?<br /> # who was cuckolded by the Royal physician?<br /> #* Christian VII of Denmark - CPU<br /> <br /> ==5) Which independent school:==<br /> # started in the Depot?<br /> # favours Malvolian hosiery?<br /> # is approached by the Hundreds?<br /> # sold the site to Merchant Taylors'?<br /> # possesses a relic of an epic crossing of the Scotia Sea?<br /> # had in its statutes a cryptic acknowledgement of the final chapter of St John's Gospel?<br /> # owes its foundation to ''Salmonella typhi''?<br /> # has a boomer in the chapel tower?<br /> # was pictured by a little canal?<br /> # replaced a lofty hermitage?<br /> <br /> ==6) ?:==<br /> # what was updated by H G Wells?<br /> # what might be perceived as an apiary?<br /> # which island is doubly recognised on 198?<br /> # who left great designs in the Gulf and New South Wales?<br /> # who, aided by wizardry, cuckolded his rival by impersonating him?<br /> # who, being the son of Suzanne, changed his name through the benevolence of her friend Miguel?<br /> # what did hateful and rough weeds lose apart from beauty?<br /> # what was the native city of a unique pontiff?<br /> # what can be used instead of mahogany?<br /> # who recruited Hare for Dad's Army?<br /> <br /> ==7) (Irish counties)==<br /> # who began with 7-43?<br /> # what excluded Hall in 1856?<br /> # what did Virginia adopt instead of Jones?<br /> # who gained valuable experience from Gillespie?<br /> # who knocked out Jackie to become undisputed flyweight champion?<br /> # who looked into the disappearance of his West African GP's daughter?<br /> # what was judged to be a considerable distance from the Strand?<br /> #* Tipperary - CPU<br /> # which minstrel finished with Danny Boy?<br /> #* James Galway (probably) - CPU<br /> # where is St James the highest of all?<br /> # what is a funny five-liner?<br /> #* Limerick - CPU<br /> <br /> ==8) ?:==<br /> # who benefitted from projectile vomiting?<br /> # who likened the messenger to fullers' soap?<br /> # who was a fruiterer specialising in ''Ficus sycomorus''?<br /> # who placed the caterpillar at the end of the food chain?<br /> # whose wife, a lady of ill-repute, bore him two sons and a daughter?<br /> # whose narratives both start during the second year of the monarch's reign?<br /> # who dreamed of a bear-like beast with three ribs between its teeth?<br /> # whose broken yoke was replaced by one made of iron?<br /> # who alluded twice to Leo becoming a vegetarian?<br /> # who found himself in an open-air ossuary?<br /> <br /> ==9) Who or what:==<br /> # is Hazel's cousin?<br /> # was crowned in Dublin Cathedral?<br /> # eponymous water bird has long been bedded down?<br /> # gained the GC for heroism on the Ely-Newmarket line?<br /> # died in legal captivity of coronary thrombosis on November 16, 1952?<br /> # wrote a risqué novel, which saw him tried but acquitted for irreligion and immorality?<br /> # carried on with George, regardless of Caroline, and later Frances?<br /> # put his name to a Top Secret Management Handbook?<br /> # tragically completed his fourth, but not his eighth?<br /> # created William and Maudie?<br /> <br /> ==10) Which musician might have been:==<br /> # in SW3?<br /> # a mongrel?<br /> # an ottoman?<br /> # a hurried exit?<br /> # a plumbous abdomen?<br /> # more specifically, Atropos?<br /> # emulsified by bile?<br /> # a fit of pique?<br /> # coniferous?<br /> # lignified?<br /> <br /> ==11) ?:==<br /> # what was izzard?<br /> # when did Neptune begin?<br /> # what gave way to 18 in 83?<br /> # what is a feature of aerial punctuation?<br /> # which food substance can adversely affect the embryo?<br /> # what convinced Benedict of the suitability of the Florentine master?<br /> # where did Jane lodge for 2 guineas a week?<br /> # what, symbolically, melts at 3410ºC?<br /> # who is a sharp know-all?<br /> # what is a zoonotic?<br /> <br /> ==12) ?:==<br /> # what is perhaps the equal of roly-poly?<br /> # what epidemic was survived by Sarah and Emily?<br /> # what is made from hog's lard, mutton suet and quicksilver?<br /> # upon whom had the captain's steward poured boiling jam juice?<br /> # which ancient bibulous Dane with pale red-rimmed eyes, was presented with a case of Priorato?<br /> # where, more than once, was a dead orphan child brought back for dissection and kept in a cupboard?<br /> # where did the small apothecary display the skeleton of an aardvark in his window?<br /> # translate 'Les bouts-dehors des bonnettes du petit perroquet'.<br /> # what was the ultimate fate of the Armenian polyglot?<br /> # who found a Frenchman's ring finger in his bowl?<br /> <br /> ==13) ?:==<br /> # who rescued John Galt?<br /> # who was No. 1, of No. 1 Company of the XIVth Army?<br /> # what entitles Mrs Magnusson to add R af E after her name?<br /> # who chased Ran Bagha and caused a bridge of boats over the Jumna to collapse?<br /> # whose son had served the Indian Government in every way for forty-seven years?<br /> # who was the favourite, and the only one of the 37, to survive the conflict with Scipio?<br /> # who, being the gift of a Mesopotamian ruler, was to perish on Lüneburger Heide?<br /> # who was presented to a Habsburg Prince by the King of Portugal?<br /> # who was presented to a Pope by the King of Portugal?<br /> # who set off for their honeymoon in a yellow balloon?<br /> <br /> ==14) Which elevated conduit:==<br /> # rotates for tall vessels?<br /> #* Barton Swing Aqueduct - TJCS<br /> # might suggest marzipan?<br /> # is suspended from two open-web ribs?<br /> # is well seen 20 minutes after leaving Piccadilly?<br /> # features at the V &amp; A, without its taller and younger companion?<br /> # although a few weeks younger than Holmes, proved greatly more durable?<br /> # took its name from the Honourable Member for Berkshire?<br /> # bears the inscription 'To Public Prosperity'?<br /> # provides an outlet for Trevor?<br /> #* Pontcysyllte Aqueduct - TJCS<br /> # straddles Watling Street?<br /> <br /> ==15) Where:==<br /> # does one come off the rails?<br /> # might there be a quarryman's shelter?<br /> # does the hairpin recall Loch and his successors?<br /> # must one look in vain for Noble's Peel and Derby?<br /> # does a dwelling at barely 30m. seem seriously misplaced?<br /> # might one be excused for wrongly supposing a link with Camilla's great grandmother?<br /> # is there a possible source for the winner's garland?<br /> # did a party from Grange Hill cause a disturbance?<br /> # is there a suggestion of a subterranean spirit?<br /> # is there a fraction over the glass?<br /> <br /> ==16) Where:==<br /> # did Robinson settle for the elder sister?<br /> # was the master tailor interrupted in his reading of The Divine Comedy?<br /> # did apparent Benedictine hatred change, with assistance from friends, to love?<br /> #* Messina (Much Ado About Nothing) - CPU<br /> # did the seemingly simple sister of the Hungarian Captain end up marrying his landlord?<br /> # did the beloved offspring of opposing feuding families commit suicide following the Friar's ruse?<br /> #* Verona (Romeo and Juliet) - CPU<br /> # did a Sicilian knight defeat the Duke in a duel and learn from the Saracen that his loved one was innocent?<br /> # did the rejected hunchback reveal the identity of his wife's real lover to the troupe leader?<br /> # did the dragoon gain the innkeeper's daughter in spite of a diabolical intrusion?<br /> # did the accursed jester unexpectedly find that his daughter had been bagged?<br /> # did the General's wife stab herself after being ravished by the Prince?<br /> <br /> ==17) Which author concluded what with these words:==<br /> # &quot;Assist.&quot;?<br /> # &quot;All the papers on the subject are there in my safe.&quot;?<br /> # &quot;As soon as they had strength they arose, joined hands again, and went on.&quot;?<br /> # &quot;At any moment, it seemed, there could be surprises, huge upsets, even the end of small lizard worlds.&quot;?<br /> # &quot;The sun dipped down from the great tower on to the upturned face, and his eyes were glistening through their tears.&quot;?<br /> # &quot;He remembered how Marie had said he was a man whom women loved easily, and he felt uncomfortable at being reminded of her.&quot;?<br /> # &quot;I can't reconcile my mind to their taking up with kanakas, and I'd like to know where I'm to find them whites.&quot;?<br /> # &quot;And I began to curse and swear under my breath, because I'd left my shoes in the Mayni Tunnel&quot;?<br /> # &quot;Very lightly she slipped up into bed, and very soon she was asleep.&quot;?<br /> # &quot; 'Steer north,' said he.&quot;?<br /> <br /> ==18) During 2010:==<br /> # where did Joy uncover Fletch?<br /> # which city honoured a 1945 hero with its Große Siegel?<br /> # which Wizard Rose wilted towards the end of summer?<br /> # who finally achieved a victory by 417 days over Sinclair?<br /> # who was finally ousted by a Scottish philosopher and economist on 30th June?<br /> # which joint, showing a philatelic fracture, required a proper replacement before release?<br /> # where did Schadow's figure receive a multicoloured multiplication?<br /> # which leo-aquiline promoter missed out on afternoon tea?<br /> # who found that three coppers did not fool two coppers?<br /> # where did the tallest last the longest?<br /> <br /> =See Also=<br /> <br /> [[King William College Quiz 2008-9]]&lt;br /&gt;<br /> [[King William College Quiz 2009-10]]</div>

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<p>Jhopwood: </p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__<br /> This is a collaborative attempt at the 106th King William's College Quiz by subscribers of ringing-chat (26 December 2010 on). Please add your answer below the question, with any relevant explanation in parantheses followed by your initials. Prefix the answer with #* to indent the answer without messing up the numbering.<br /> <br /> ==1) During the year 1910:==<br /> # who was the victim of al-Wardani?<br /> # who began with Helen's letters to her sister?<br /> # what activity, where, was banned as a potential cause of delays?<br /> # which vessels were involved in a collision in la Manche costing 27 lives?<br /> # who ordered a large quantity of a muscarine antagonist from a shop at 2 Bucknall Street?<br /> # whose death in the stationmaster's house led to the station taking his name some years later?<br /> # who, having ruled which principality for fifty years, declared himself King?<br /> # whose memorial was placed behind the National Portrait Gallery?<br /> # which two unaccountable freaks went out together?<br /> # what was set alight on the Parisian stage?<br /> <br /> ==2) Who or what:==<br /> # blew hot and cool?<br /> # was Mad Jack's spouse?<br /> # was the stuff that Smith was made of?<br /> # is an expression of surprise or indignation?<br /> #*Gordon Bennett Balloon race - JSH<br /> # did the Emperor reward with the Yellow Jacket?<br /> # started as the 100th, but became the 92nd and was later joined by the 75th?<br /> # is marked by the rarest dish in all the land?<br /> # did a wartime treble on a solar vehicle?<br /> # was Raymond's creation?<br /> # merged with Osborne?<br /> <br /> ==3) Going out, what (numerically), where suggests:==<br /> # a clutch of curlew's eggs?<br /> # a beverage 'Faithful to the original'?<br /> # an encounter on 13 September 1882?<br /> # an annual event initiated by James Stanley?<br /> # an earlier connection with the Morning Post?<br /> == And coming in: (Questions 6-10 of Section 3)==<br /> # is there a geographical misplacement from South Uist?<br /> # sounds like a resident of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh?<br /> # is an apparent refuge for the bald?<br /> # follows Calamity?<br /> # finishes on time?<br /> <br /> ==4) ?:==<br /> # who demonstrated phonetic pronunciation?<br /> # whose notes were worth one hundred crowns?<br /> # who footed it in Italy, Spain, Japan and Holland?<br /> # who sold Estonia and took a Baltic Island instead?<br /> # who was first to cross the North-West Passage by dog-sled?<br /> # who died during the wedding celebrations of Tove and Gythe?<br /> # who was decorated for valour following the Amiens push?<br /> # whose tale about a sixth daughter inspired Eriksen?<br /> # who is especially associated with a supernova?<br /> # who was cuckolded by the Royal physician?<br /> #* Christian VII of Denmark - CPU<br /> <br /> ==5) Which independent school:==<br /> # started in the Depot?<br /> # favours Malvolian hosiery?<br /> # is approached by the Hundreds?<br /> # sold the site to Merchant Taylors'?<br /> # possesses a relic of an epic crossing of the Scotia Sea?<br /> # had in its statutes a cryptic acknowledgement of the final chapter of St John's Gospel?<br /> # owes its foundation to ''Salmonella typhi''?<br /> # has a boomer in the chapel tower?<br /> # was pictured by a little canal?<br /> # replaced a lofty hermitage?<br /> <br /> ==6) ?:==<br /> # what was updated by H G Wells?<br /> # what might be perceived as an apiary?<br /> # which island is doubly recognised on 198?<br /> # who left great designs in the Gulf and New South Wales?<br /> # who, aided by wizardry, cuckolded his rival by impersonating him?<br /> # who, being the son of Suzanne, changed his name through the benevolence of her friend Miguel?<br /> # what did hateful and rough weeds lose apart from beauty?<br /> # what was the native city of a unique pontiff?<br /> # what can be used instead of mahogany?<br /> # who recruited Hare for Dad's Army?<br /> <br /> ==7) (Irish counties)==<br /> # who began with 7-43?<br /> # what excluded Hall in 1856?<br /> # what did Virginia adopt instead of Jones?<br /> # who gained valuable experience from Gillespie?<br /> # who knocked out Jackie to become undisputed flyweight champion?<br /> # who looked into the disappearance of his West African GP's daughter?<br /> # what was judged to be a considerable distance from the Strand?<br /> #* Tipperary - CPU<br /> # which minstrel finished with Danny Boy?<br /> #* James Galway (probably) - CPU<br /> # where is St James the highest of all?<br /> # what is a funny five-liner?<br /> #* Limerick - CPU<br /> <br /> ==8) ?:==<br /> # who benefitted from projectile vomiting?<br /> # who likened the messenger to fullers' soap?<br /> # who was a fruiterer specialising in ''Ficus sycomorus''?<br /> # who placed the caterpillar at the end of the food chain?<br /> # whose wife, a lady of ill-repute, bore him two sons and a daughter?<br /> # whose narratives both start during the second year of the monarch's reign?<br /> # who dreamed of a bear-like beast with three ribs between its teeth?<br /> # whose broken yoke was replaced by one made of iron?<br /> # who alluded twice to Leo becoming a vegetarian?<br /> # who found himself in an open-air ossuary?<br /> <br /> ==9) Who or what:==<br /> # is Hazel's cousin?<br /> # was crowned in Dublin Cathedral?<br /> # eponymous water bird has long been bedded down?<br /> # gained the GC for heroism on the Ely-Newmarket line?<br /> # died in legal captivity of coronary thrombosis on November 16, 1952?<br /> # wrote a risqué novel, which saw him tried but acquitted for irreligion and immorality?<br /> # carried on with George, regardless of Caroline, and later Frances?<br /> # put his name to a Top Secret Management Handbook?<br /> # tragically completed his fourth, but not his eighth?<br /> # created William and Maudie?<br /> <br /> ==10) Which musician might have been:==<br /> # in SW3?<br /> # a mongrel?<br /> # an ottoman?<br /> # a hurried exit?<br /> # a plumbous abdomen?<br /> # more specifically, Atropos?<br /> # emulsified by bile?<br /> # a fit of pique?<br /> # coniferous?<br /> # lignified?<br /> <br /> ==11) ?:==<br /> # what was izzard?<br /> # when did Neptune begin?<br /> # what gave way to 18 in 83?<br /> # what is a feature of aerial punctuation?<br /> # which food substance can adversely affect the embryo?<br /> # what convinced Benedict of the suitability of the Florentine master?<br /> # where did Jane lodge for 2 guineas a week?<br /> # what, symbolically, melts at 3410ºC?<br /> # who is a sharp know-all?<br /> # what is a zoonotic?<br /> <br /> ==12) ?:==<br /> # what is perhaps the equal of roly-poly?<br /> # what epidemic was survived by Sarah and Emily?<br /> # what is made from hog's lard, mutton suet and quicksilver?<br /> # upon whom had the captain's steward poured boiling jam juice?<br /> # which ancient bibulous Dane with pale red-rimmed eyes, was presented with a case of Priorato?<br /> # where, more than once, was a dead orphan child brought back for dissection and kept in a cupboard?<br /> # where did the small apothecary display the skeleton of an aardvark in his window?<br /> # translate 'Les bouts-dehors des bonnettes du petit perroquet'.<br /> # what was the ultimate fate of the Armenian polyglot?<br /> # who found a Frenchman's ring finger in his bowl?<br /> <br /> ==13) ?:==<br /> # who rescued John Galt?<br /> # who was No. 1, of No. 1 Company of the XIVth Army?<br /> # what entitles Mrs Magnusson to add R af E after her name?<br /> # who chased Ran Bagha and caused a bridge of boats over the Jumna to collapse?<br /> # whose son had served the Indian Government in every way for forty-seven years?<br /> # who was the favourite, and the only one of the 37, to survive the conflict with Scipio?<br /> # who, being the gift of a Mesopotamian ruler, was to perish on Lüneburger Heide?<br /> # who was presented to a Habsburg Prince by the King of Portugal?<br /> # who was presented to a Pope by the King of Portugal?<br /> # who set off for their honeymoon in a yellow balloon?<br /> <br /> ==14) Which elevated conduit:==<br /> # rotates for tall vessels?<br /> #* Barton Swing Aqueduct - TJCS<br /> # might suggest marzipan?<br /> # is suspended from two open-web ribs?<br /> # is well seen 20 minutes after leaving Piccadilly?<br /> # features at the V &amp; A, without its taller and younger companion?<br /> # although a few weeks younger than Holmes, proved greatly more durable?<br /> # took its name from the Honourable Member for Berkshire?<br /> # bears the inscription 'To Public Prosperity'?<br /> # provides an outlet for Trevor?<br /> #* Pontcysyllte Aqueduct - TJCS<br /> # straddles Watling Street?<br /> <br /> ==15) Where:==<br /> # does one come off the rails?<br /> # might there be a quarryman's shelter?<br /> # does the hairpin recall Loch and his successors?<br /> # must one look in vain for Noble's Peel and Derby?<br /> # does a dwelling at barely 30m. seem seriously misplaced?<br /> # might one be excused for wrongly supposing a link with Camilla's great grandmother?<br /> # is there a possible source for the winner's garland?<br /> # did a party from Grange Hill cause a disturbance?<br /> # is there a suggestion of a subterranean spirit?<br /> # is there a fraction over the glass?<br /> <br /> ==16) Where:==<br /> # did Robinson settle for the elder sister?<br /> # was the master tailor interrupted in his reading of The Divine Comedy?<br /> # did apparent Benedictine hatred change, with assistance from friends, to love?<br /> #* Messina (Much Ado About Nothing) - CPU<br /> # did the seemingly simple sister of the Hungarian Captain end up marrying his landlord?<br /> # did the beloved offspring of opposing feuding families commit suicide following the Friar's ruse?<br /> #* Verona (Romeo and Juliet) - CPU<br /> # did a Sicilian knight defeat the Duke in a duel and learn from the Saracen that his loved one was innocent?<br /> # did the rejected hunchback reveal the identity of his wife's real lover to the troupe leader?<br /> # did the dragoon gain the innkeeper's daughter in spite of a diabolical intrusion?<br /> # did the accursed jester unexpectedly find that his daughter had been bagged?<br /> # did the General's wife stab herself after being ravished by the Prince?<br /> <br /> ==17) Which author concluded what with these words:==<br /> # &quot;Assist.&quot;?<br /> # &quot;All the papers on the subject are there in my safe.&quot;?<br /> # &quot;As soon as they had strength they arose, joined hands again, and went on.&quot;?<br /> # &quot;At any moment, it seemed, there could be surprises, huge upsets, even the end of small lizard worlds.&quot;?<br /> # &quot;The sun dipped down from the great tower on to the upturned face, and his eyes were glistening through their tears.&quot;?<br /> # &quot;He remembered how Marie had said he was a man whom women loved easily, and he felt uncomfortable at being reminded of her.&quot;?<br /> # &quot;I can't reconcile my mind to their taking up with kanakas, and I'd like to know where I'm to find them whites.&quot;?<br /> # &quot;And I began to curse and swear under my breath, because I'd left my shoes in the Mayni Tunnel&quot;?<br /> # &quot;Very lightly she slipped up into bed, and very soon she was asleep.&quot;?<br /> # &quot; 'Steer north,' said he.&quot;?<br /> <br /> ==18) During 2010:==<br /> # where did Joy uncover Fletch?<br /> # which city honoured a 1945 hero with its Große Siegel?<br /> # which Wizard Rose wilted towards the end of summer?<br /> # who finally achieved a victory by 417 days over Sinclair?<br /> # who was finally ousted by a Scottish philosopher and economist on 30th June?<br /> # which joint, showing a philatelic fracture, required a proper replacement before release?<br /> # where did Schadow's figure receive a multicoloured multiplication?<br /> # which leo-aquiline promoter missed out on afternoon tea?<br /> # who found that three coppers did not fool two coppers?<br /> # where did the tallest last the longest?<br /> <br /> =See Also=<br /> <br /> [[King William College Quiz 2008-9]]&lt;br /&gt;<br /> [[King William College Quiz 2009-10]]</div>

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