tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post4491050282008408731..comments2024-03-12T12:54:32.926-07:00Comments on Life After Mastermind: Another terrific old Quiz BookLondiniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07871325359167581176noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-79627848665195652292010-08-09T09:50:00.295-07:002010-08-09T09:50:00.295-07:00Hi Jenny
Number 3 isn't easy, but its a Histo...Hi Jenny<br /><br />Number 3 isn't easy, but its a History connection. Work on the neice of King George IV - you know who she was, and then on from there. As regards the almanac - here's a clue. You're looking for the 19th century almanac which contained names and etails of all the eligible protestant prinesses of Europe.Londiniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07871325359167581176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-902298014408142582010-08-08T07:12:51.717-07:002010-08-08T07:12:51.717-07:00I could answer half of them without having to look...I could answer half of them without having to look anything up. One was 9 (though it's not a unique answer). Having "read" English, as they say, the allusions in 2, 6 and 10 are enough to give them away without knowing the historical parts. And 5 is just a straight find-the-link question, so probably the easiest of the lot. <br /><br />I suspect 3 is much easier than it looks...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-20056470321198228832010-08-08T05:29:08.979-07:002010-08-08T05:29:08.979-07:00I think I've managed 7 of the 10 questions lis...I think I've managed 7 of the 10 questions listed. A few of them are now quite easy with Google - not the case in 1982! The Internet has certainly changed what can be set in quizzes over the last 20 years...Andrew B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12054400570279868608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-34216526285675955802010-08-08T04:28:57.973-07:002010-08-08T04:28:57.973-07:00Hi Myron
Living in the states you do have a sligh...Hi Myron<br /><br />Living in the states you do have a slight advantage with question 7, whereas you're at a disadvantage with quite a few of the others. <br /><br />I will explain just a couple of them. If we take the first one, possibly the most important event in British history in the year 1936 was the abdication of King Edward VIII. Immediately after the abdication he left for France aboard the ship HMS Fury.<br /><br />Then number 9 which is based on a pun. Arms in the sense of coat of arms, or emblem The Isle of Man has three legs upon its emblem. <br /><br />Just one more. In Italy zuppa ingles ( apologies if spelling incorrect ) which translates literally as english soup is actually the name given to the dessert trifle. A trifle, of curse, is a thing of little worth. <br /><br />Wonderful questions which make you think.Londiniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07871325359167581176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-18029637092707091082010-08-07T13:12:18.374-07:002010-08-07T13:12:18.374-07:00#7 is a really nice question. I et I'd think t...#7 is a really nice question. I et I'd think that of the others if I could work them out.<br /><br />-MMyronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12977781487816210942noreply@blogger.com