Corpuscles v. Cartophiles
Right, we’ve seen the 8 teams contesting this series. Now we start to get down to the nitty gritty of sorting out who’s going on, and who’s going home. Both of tonight’s teams narrowly lost their first round shows. which meant that whichever team won would live to fight another day, and whichever didn’t would go home. The Corpuscles – Paul Taylor – Seb Page and captain Sam Kay lost by a single point to the Cat Lovers in the first show of the series. The Cartophiles - Colin Kidd, Mark Cooper and Josh Mandel, were a little further behind the Celts. But both sides had shown that they were not to be easily dismissed.
Round One – What’s the Connection?
Twisted Flax brought the Carts the picture set. We saw a series of Rays –Man Ray - A Devil Ray - Ray Davies. Nicely done. Two Reeds brought the Corps Prom Video – Holiday Armadillo – and since I’m a Friends fan from way back I got it at the same time as they did after too. Nice set. Lion was the choice of the Carts, which revealed France : Spatio – China : Taiko – and here I thought if the next one is Russia : Cosmo, then these are the different words for what in English would be astro – naut. Well, the next was Russia: Cosmo, so that was just what it was. Pleased with meself for that one. Eye of Horus gave us A – Bomb dropped over Nagasaki – Fat Man – and – He Says Hey Hey Hey – Fat Albert. The Corps, on fire at this stage of the game, also got it after two. Water for the Carts gave us Gnocchi the Squirrel – Larry the Donkey – Paul the Octopus – and here I was thinking ‘psychic’ animals. The Carts went for predicting sports results, which was too specific. It was actually was just animals that made/make predictions – Punxsatawney Phil the Groundhog being the last. Bonus to the Corps. Music set for the Corps gave them problems, and they couldn’t see the connection. Metal was the connection , and it was enough to give the Carts a bonus, who started with Gold, bartered it down to precious metals, which was enough for Victoria to err on the side of leniency. Only fair after them coming so close with the previous.. After a quality round the Corps led by 5 – 7.
Round Two – What Comes Fourth?
Two reeds gave the Carts Tiger Bay – Mandalay – and I have actually used this as a connection in a quiz in the rugby club. I shouted – Bombay – Santa Fe! I love that song – well, Ian Dury and the Blockheads generally. A few series ago they did something similar with the wonderful Reasons To Be Cheerful Part Three. The Carts and the Corps just didn’t get it. Sob. The Corps opted for Twisted Flax. We saw the word one in white on a red background, two in white on a light blue/turquoise background, and three in pink on a burgundy background. Almost immediately they said four in white on a black background, knowing that these were the colours of the BBC Channel logos. Good shout that. The Carts opened the eye of Horus, and we saw American Football =60. They and I guessed playing times, which would mean that we need a game which lasts for 90 minutes. Obviously football fits the bill, and didn’t the Carts know it. A full five points for that one. Easy? Only a) if you know that American Football has just 60 minutes of playing time in a game that actually lasts a lot longer from start to finish, and b) if you have the guts to go for it. The Carts did, and reaped the spoils. The Corps chose Lion, to get The Saturdays – Brahma – Cerberus and so I opted for Janus – working on decreasing number of heads. Zaphod Beeblebrox was the example given, and the Corps said Simon and Garfunkel. Same diff. The Carts risked losing all their momentum with an unvoiced second syllable for Horned Viper. We saw a spring – a rugby football diagram and they worked out we would get something meaning back, for Spring Forward, Fall back. Nowhere near it, myself. The Corps left with water got Baidu – Bing – (Bada Bing?) and they predicted Google would be number 1. Quite right.Still, a good round for both teams, and the Carts had pulled back to one point behind, at 13 to the Corps’ 14.
Round Three – The Connecting Walls
The Water wall was chosen by the Corps. I could see some Jilly Cooper Penny Dreadfuls in there. The Corps could also see a set of mints, but left that go for a while after one fruitless attempt. They were concentrating on sports played on horseback, I think. Finally they unraveled Jousting – Charreada – Point to Point and Tent Pegging. They cottoned on to some old DJs as well, but not quickly enough to unravel them, and when the time was up just the one line had been resolved. When the whole wall was resolved they could see the original radio 1 DJs were Young– Peel – Blackburn and Dee. Murray – Everton – Glacier and Scotch were the mints, and Pandora – Polo – Rivals – Riders were the bonkbusters. 5 points all told.
The Lion Wall offered a chance for the Carts to take the lead. After a bit of thought they found Millionaire – TW3 – Buzzcocks - Strictly – all popular shortened names of TV shows . Then they found Striations – Corrie – Drumlin and Moraine – all features of glaciation. Fat Cat – Mogul – Magnate and Tycoon – rich business men, and N-11 – BRIC – E7 - G20 – all economic groups were resolved fairly quickly. Which meant that they scored a well worked full house of 10, to give them a lead of 23 to 19.
Round Four – The Missing Vowels
The first group of resins fell 3 – 0 to the Corps, but – disaster! – the Carts also lost two. French actresses saw the Carts make up some lost ground, by winning them 3 – 1 to re-establish a slight lead. George Gershwin compositions fell one apiece. Methods of random selection was the last set. It looked to me like 2 – 1 to the Corps, which unless I was very much mistaken meant a tie – 26 apiece. So the tie break came into operation. Captains only could answer 1 clue for missing vowels, without knowing the category. Any wrong answer gave it to the other team by default. It was So Long And Thanks For All The Fish. Captain Josh of the Carts had it, thus sending the Corps home after a great contest. Hard lines, but well played.
Monday, 10 June 2013
Saturday, 8 June 2013
In The News
In the News
Who or What are the following, and Why have they been in the news?
1. Lord Laird – Lord Mackenzie – Lord Cunningham
2. Bradley Manning
3. Alexandra Kinova
4. Rami Hamdullah
5. Ruler of the World
6. Intello
7. Charles Ferndale
8. Graham Walker
9. James ‘Whitey’ Bulger
10. Mujahid Abu Hamza
11. Malorie Blackman
12. Theresa Villiers
13. Passau
14. Saeed Ibn Suroor
15. Susan Rice
16. Rt. Rev David Walker
17. Ingvar Kamprad
18. A.M.Homes
19. Paris Jackson
20. Leslie Van Houten
21. John Mills
22. Tom Sharpe
23. Richard Drax MP
24. Staff Sgt. Robert Bales
25. Chris Denning
26. Nesha Ramu
27. Prism
28. Opempipo Jaji
29. Art Everywhere
30. Esther Williams
31. George Bailey
In Other News
1. Who forgot his passport for his flight to Ibiza?
2. 1300 cyclists took part in a London event in aid of which cause?
3. Which supermarket announced they will be giving surplus food to the poor
4. What was the score between England and Brazil
5. Who were the scorers of England’s goals?
6. What was the score between the Republic of Ireland and Georgia?
7. What announcement did Matt Smith make last week?
8. What was the score in the Lions match against the Barbarians?
9. What was the score in the match between England and a South African XV?
10. Where was Mo Farah beaten in a 5000m race last week?
11. Who rode the winning horse in the 2013 Derby?
12. Who rejoined a Premier League football club last week?
13. Who criticized the Charity Commission, for what reason last week?
14. Who will be the next Bond girl, incidentally becoming the oldest one into the process?
15. Who spoke out on TV about her hair loss last week?
16. Who are the new sponsors of the former Orange Prize?
17. Who led the Lions against Western Force?
18. Who is the Government’s new social mobility Tsar?
19. Ofcom ruled that which word was still swearing?
20. Who spoke out publicly against the Same Sex Couple Marriage Act?
21. Leanne Mitchell, winner of The Voice 2012 released her album – how many copies did it sell in the first week?
22. By Which majority was a wrecking amendment to the Same Sex Couples Marriage Bill defeated in the House of Lords last week?
23. It was announced that 600 Afghan interpreters will be given what?
24. Which BBC programme was attacked by the Government of Fiji?
25. The Deputy PM of which country apologized for the excessive violence used to quell riots?
26. Which judge is returned to the X factor auditions last week?
27. Which 87 year old underwent heart surgery?
28. Coca Cola opened their first bottling plant in which country?
29. Who knocked Federer out of the French Open?
30. Who revealed that he had attempted suicide?
31. Which country won approval to become the 18th member of the Eurozone last week?
32. England lost their opening match of the European U21 football championships to which country?
33. Which Lions player was cited for biting during the match against Western Force?
34. Which player has flown out to join the tour in his place?
35. Which veterans won compensation from the UK last week?
36. Who will be opening their first new store for 300 years?
37. How many kicks did Lions fullback Leigh Halfpenny land successfully last week?
38. Who faced 5 counts of indecent assault?
39. Which two chocolate companies were charged with price fixing in Canada?
40. Which world leader and his wife announced that their marriage is over on TV?
41. Who defeated Usain Bolt in the 100m race in Rome?
42. Which England cricketer is facing a dissent charge?
43. Whom did Maria Sharapova defeat in her French Open semi final?
44. Whom did Serena Williams defeat in her French Open semi final?
45. Where was the Duke of Edinburgh admitted for abdominal surgery?
46. Who played whom in the men’s semi finals of the French Open?
47. Who paid a visit to the BBC newsroom
48. Who became the latest celebrity to sign up for a Richard Branson Virgin space flight when they start next year?
Who or What are the following, and Why have they been in the news?
1. Lord Laird – Lord Mackenzie – Lord Cunningham
2. Bradley Manning
3. Alexandra Kinova
4. Rami Hamdullah
5. Ruler of the World
6. Intello
7. Charles Ferndale
8. Graham Walker
9. James ‘Whitey’ Bulger
10. Mujahid Abu Hamza
11. Malorie Blackman
12. Theresa Villiers
13. Passau
14. Saeed Ibn Suroor
15. Susan Rice
16. Rt. Rev David Walker
17. Ingvar Kamprad
18. A.M.Homes
19. Paris Jackson
20. Leslie Van Houten
21. John Mills
22. Tom Sharpe
23. Richard Drax MP
24. Staff Sgt. Robert Bales
25. Chris Denning
26. Nesha Ramu
27. Prism
28. Opempipo Jaji
29. Art Everywhere
30. Esther Williams
31. George Bailey
In Other News
1. Who forgot his passport for his flight to Ibiza?
2. 1300 cyclists took part in a London event in aid of which cause?
3. Which supermarket announced they will be giving surplus food to the poor
4. What was the score between England and Brazil
5. Who were the scorers of England’s goals?
6. What was the score between the Republic of Ireland and Georgia?
7. What announcement did Matt Smith make last week?
8. What was the score in the Lions match against the Barbarians?
9. What was the score in the match between England and a South African XV?
10. Where was Mo Farah beaten in a 5000m race last week?
11. Who rode the winning horse in the 2013 Derby?
12. Who rejoined a Premier League football club last week?
13. Who criticized the Charity Commission, for what reason last week?
14. Who will be the next Bond girl, incidentally becoming the oldest one into the process?
15. Who spoke out on TV about her hair loss last week?
16. Who are the new sponsors of the former Orange Prize?
17. Who led the Lions against Western Force?
18. Who is the Government’s new social mobility Tsar?
19. Ofcom ruled that which word was still swearing?
20. Who spoke out publicly against the Same Sex Couple Marriage Act?
21. Leanne Mitchell, winner of The Voice 2012 released her album – how many copies did it sell in the first week?
22. By Which majority was a wrecking amendment to the Same Sex Couples Marriage Bill defeated in the House of Lords last week?
23. It was announced that 600 Afghan interpreters will be given what?
24. Which BBC programme was attacked by the Government of Fiji?
25. The Deputy PM of which country apologized for the excessive violence used to quell riots?
26. Which judge is returned to the X factor auditions last week?
27. Which 87 year old underwent heart surgery?
28. Coca Cola opened their first bottling plant in which country?
29. Who knocked Federer out of the French Open?
30. Who revealed that he had attempted suicide?
31. Which country won approval to become the 18th member of the Eurozone last week?
32. England lost their opening match of the European U21 football championships to which country?
33. Which Lions player was cited for biting during the match against Western Force?
34. Which player has flown out to join the tour in his place?
35. Which veterans won compensation from the UK last week?
36. Who will be opening their first new store for 300 years?
37. How many kicks did Lions fullback Leigh Halfpenny land successfully last week?
38. Who faced 5 counts of indecent assault?
39. Which two chocolate companies were charged with price fixing in Canada?
40. Which world leader and his wife announced that their marriage is over on TV?
41. Who defeated Usain Bolt in the 100m race in Rome?
42. Which England cricketer is facing a dissent charge?
43. Whom did Maria Sharapova defeat in her French Open semi final?
44. Whom did Serena Williams defeat in her French Open semi final?
45. Where was the Duke of Edinburgh admitted for abdominal surgery?
46. Who played whom in the men’s semi finals of the French Open?
47. Who paid a visit to the BBC newsroom
48. Who became the latest celebrity to sign up for a Richard Branson Virgin space flight when they start next year?
Friday, 7 June 2013
How Many Legs Does a Monkey Walk On?
You must have had this experience yourself, I’m sure. You get asked a question, and you work through the answer, double check it, are perfectly satisfied that you’ve got it right. Then the answer comes and it’s not the same as the one you wrote down. You think that you’re right and the QM is wrong . . . but . . . you start to doubt yourself. You don’t say anything because a) he’s put doubt in your mind, and b) there’s no point arguing with the QM anyway (not that that would always stop me). But whereas you were convinced when you wrote the answer down, now you’re not sure, and when you get home you just know there’s no point going to bed until you’ve checked it out.
I went to the quiz in the rugby club last night – well, it was Thursday after all. The QM was one of our semi regulars, and I’d describe him as a good, safe pair of hands. Maybe not the finest quiz you’ll ever go to in the club, but certainly enjoyable, and never that many wrong ‘uns to get angry about, or what the ‘ells to complain about. We were well beaten by the end, and the question in question wouldn’t have made a huge amount of difference had our answer been given a point. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Lemurs who won put down exactly the same that we did. This was the question : -
How many creatures in the Chinese Zodiac walk on two legs?
So I wrote down the list of creatures : -
dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, pig, rat, ox, tiger, and rabbit.
Right , I thought, that means the rooster and the monkey – so the answer is two. I wrote down 2, and for good measure put Rooster and monkey in brackets. The answer given was 1: Rooster.
Well, as I said I wasn’t convinced that my answer was 100% right, so I said nothing. But when I got home and googled it I found out that the list I had written down was right. All of which begged the question – on what grounds was it rejected as an answer? I’m guessing that either the QM had forgotten monkey, or by mistake had not included it in the list. Or failing that, maybe a monkey really is classed as walking on 4 legs rather than 2 legs. However my problem with that is that surely monkeys only have two legs – and they have two arms as well? In which case . . . well, I’m sure you catch my train of thought here. I’m still not 100% convinced I’m right, but on the other hand I don’t know for certain why monkey didn’t count yesterday evening. Unless, as I say, it was a wrong’un. Over to you . . .
I went to the quiz in the rugby club last night – well, it was Thursday after all. The QM was one of our semi regulars, and I’d describe him as a good, safe pair of hands. Maybe not the finest quiz you’ll ever go to in the club, but certainly enjoyable, and never that many wrong ‘uns to get angry about, or what the ‘ells to complain about. We were well beaten by the end, and the question in question wouldn’t have made a huge amount of difference had our answer been given a point. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Lemurs who won put down exactly the same that we did. This was the question : -
How many creatures in the Chinese Zodiac walk on two legs?
So I wrote down the list of creatures : -
dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, pig, rat, ox, tiger, and rabbit.
Right , I thought, that means the rooster and the monkey – so the answer is two. I wrote down 2, and for good measure put Rooster and monkey in brackets. The answer given was 1: Rooster.
Well, as I said I wasn’t convinced that my answer was 100% right, so I said nothing. But when I got home and googled it I found out that the list I had written down was right. All of which begged the question – on what grounds was it rejected as an answer? I’m guessing that either the QM had forgotten monkey, or by mistake had not included it in the list. Or failing that, maybe a monkey really is classed as walking on 4 legs rather than 2 legs. However my problem with that is that surely monkeys only have two legs – and they have two arms as well? In which case . . . well, I’m sure you catch my train of thought here. I’m still not 100% convinced I’m right, but on the other hand I don’t know for certain why monkey didn’t count yesterday evening. Unless, as I say, it was a wrong’un. Over to you . . .
Answers to News Questions
In the News
Who or what are the following, and why have they been in the news?
1. Blue is the Warmest Colour
2. Random Access memories
3. Mikkel Kessler
4. Sarah McClay
5. Tayyab Subhani, Mohammed Safdar
6. Bandenburg – Willy Brandt
7. Ding Jinhao
8. Vern Cotter
9. Vincent Autin – Bruno Boileau
10. Mad About the Boy
11. Marshall Lyttle
12. Georgia Williams
13. Adam Goodes
14. Stefanie Vogele
15. Holbeck WMC
16. Patrick Mercer
17. Sean Parker
18. Jamie Reynolds
19. JC Penney Kettle
20. Talent
In Other News
1. Name the former Crimewatch presenter criticized for his comments about rape? 2. Who became the first winner of the Monaco Grand Prix whose father had previously won the same race?
3. What happened in the Southwold Pier charity swim?
4. Who is off the British and Irish Lions tour following an incident in the English Premiership final?
5. What was the score in the final of the Champion’s League?
6. – and the Scottish Cup Final?
7. – and the women’s FA Cup Final?
8. – and the English Rugby Premiership final?
9. What did Mark Cavendish receive for winning the points competition in the Giro D’Italia?
10. Which Dad’s Army regular passed away aged 86?
11. Police in which country seized 4 million fake British stamps?
12. The largest flag ever made was unfurled where?
13. Laura Robson was knocked out of the French Open by whom?
14. Who has ended his role as Paul Nicholl’s stable jockey?
15. Who was called up to the British and Irish Lions in place of the banned English player?
16. What was Alastair Cook’s score in the second innings of the second test?
17. Which 39 year old scored the goal which put Crystal Palace into the Premier League next season?
18. Which countries will host the 2019 cricket world cup?
19. Which Premier League club has angered fans with the changes made to the club’s crest for next season?
20. Which day of the week was named as the most dangerous day to undergo an operation?
21. According to the OECD which is the best country to live in?
22. Which media figure denied sexual assault charges in Westminster Magistrate’s Court?
23. Which London War Memorial was defaced last week?
24. Which manufacturer withdrew a line of belts last week when it was discovered that the buckles were radioactive?
25. Which US TV and Film actor passed away aged 88?
26. What was the result of the 2nd Test v. New Zealand?
27. Who scored his first England test century in the 2nd test?
28. Who has joined Russian TV station Russia Today?
29. How many Brits rely on food banks?
30. Staff in which institutions staged a strike last week?
31. Last week was the 150th anniversary of which publication?
32. Last week was the 60th anniversary of what?
33. What was the score in the friendly football international between the Republic of Ireland and England?
34. Who ruled himself out of returning for the Ashes?
35. John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, revealed he has been treated for what?
36. Which fish, illegal to catch off the coast of Britain,was seized after being caught off the coast of Devon?
37. Who announced that she is returning to Coronation Street?
38. Which Southampton and Wales striker passed away last week?
39. Who is the new manager of Stoke City?
40. Williams F1 team are switching from Renault to which other engine supplier from 2014?
41. Last week saw an ongoing row about plans to televise whose appearance at the Glastonbury Festival?
Answers
Who or what are the following, and why have they been in the news?
1. Film the won the Palme d’Or at Cannes
2. Daft Punk Albunm – fastest selling album of the year
3. Defeated in world super middleweight title fight unification bout with Karl Froch
4. Named as keeper killed by Tiger in Cumbria wildlife park
5. Charged with endangering a PIA plane in Stansted airport
6. New Berlin airport
7. Chinese boy caught by internet campaign for defacing ancient Egyptian temple
8. South African – new coach of Scotland RFU
9. First gay couple to marry in France
10. Title of New Bridget Jones novel
11. Bass player with Bill Haley’s Comets, passed away
12. 17 year old who disappeared from Wellington
13. Aboriginal Australian Rules footballer called an ‘ape’ by a 13 year old female supporter, sparked a heated debate in Australia over racism.
14. Beat Heather Watson in the French Open
15. World’s oldest Working Men’s Club, in Leeds, forced to close
16. MP resigned conservative whip after allegedly being paid to lobby for Fiji
17. Co-founder of Napster – marrying Alexandra Lenas
18. Charged with the murder of Georgia Williams
19. It has caused a sensation because it allegedly looks like Hitler
20. Horse the won the Oaks – winning jockey Richard Hughes – trainer Ralph Beckett
In Other News
1. Nick Ross
2. Nico Rosberg
3. More than 50 swimmers were in difficulty and needed to be rescued
4. Dylan Hartley
5. Bayern Munich 2 – Borussia Dortmund 1
6. Celtic 3 – Hibernian 0
7. Arsenal Ladies 3 – Bristol Academy 0
8. Leicester 37 – Northampton 17
9. Red Jersey
10. Bill Pertwee
11. Turkey
12. Romania
13. Caroline Wozniacki
14. Ruby Walsh
15. Rory Best
16. 130
17. Kevin Phillips
18. England and Wales
19. Everton
20. Friday
21. Australia
22. Max Clifford
23. Bomber Command
24. Asos
25. Steve Forrest
26. England won by 247 runs
27. Joe Root
28. Larry King
29. half a million
30. Museums and galleries
31. Wisden Cricketers Almanac
32. Hilary and Tensing’s scaling of Everest
33. 1 - 1
34. Ricky Ponting
35. Prostate Cancer
36. Bluefin tuna
37. Beverley Callard / Liz Macdonald
38. Ron Davies
39. Mark Hughes
40. Mercedes
41. Rolling Stones
Who or what are the following, and why have they been in the news?
1. Blue is the Warmest Colour
2. Random Access memories
3. Mikkel Kessler
4. Sarah McClay
5. Tayyab Subhani, Mohammed Safdar
6. Bandenburg – Willy Brandt
7. Ding Jinhao
8. Vern Cotter
9. Vincent Autin – Bruno Boileau
10. Mad About the Boy
11. Marshall Lyttle
12. Georgia Williams
13. Adam Goodes
14. Stefanie Vogele
15. Holbeck WMC
16. Patrick Mercer
17. Sean Parker
18. Jamie Reynolds
19. JC Penney Kettle
20. Talent
In Other News
1. Name the former Crimewatch presenter criticized for his comments about rape? 2. Who became the first winner of the Monaco Grand Prix whose father had previously won the same race?
3. What happened in the Southwold Pier charity swim?
4. Who is off the British and Irish Lions tour following an incident in the English Premiership final?
5. What was the score in the final of the Champion’s League?
6. – and the Scottish Cup Final?
7. – and the women’s FA Cup Final?
8. – and the English Rugby Premiership final?
9. What did Mark Cavendish receive for winning the points competition in the Giro D’Italia?
10. Which Dad’s Army regular passed away aged 86?
11. Police in which country seized 4 million fake British stamps?
12. The largest flag ever made was unfurled where?
13. Laura Robson was knocked out of the French Open by whom?
14. Who has ended his role as Paul Nicholl’s stable jockey?
15. Who was called up to the British and Irish Lions in place of the banned English player?
16. What was Alastair Cook’s score in the second innings of the second test?
17. Which 39 year old scored the goal which put Crystal Palace into the Premier League next season?
18. Which countries will host the 2019 cricket world cup?
19. Which Premier League club has angered fans with the changes made to the club’s crest for next season?
20. Which day of the week was named as the most dangerous day to undergo an operation?
21. According to the OECD which is the best country to live in?
22. Which media figure denied sexual assault charges in Westminster Magistrate’s Court?
23. Which London War Memorial was defaced last week?
24. Which manufacturer withdrew a line of belts last week when it was discovered that the buckles were radioactive?
25. Which US TV and Film actor passed away aged 88?
26. What was the result of the 2nd Test v. New Zealand?
27. Who scored his first England test century in the 2nd test?
28. Who has joined Russian TV station Russia Today?
29. How many Brits rely on food banks?
30. Staff in which institutions staged a strike last week?
31. Last week was the 150th anniversary of which publication?
32. Last week was the 60th anniversary of what?
33. What was the score in the friendly football international between the Republic of Ireland and England?
34. Who ruled himself out of returning for the Ashes?
35. John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, revealed he has been treated for what?
36. Which fish, illegal to catch off the coast of Britain,was seized after being caught off the coast of Devon?
37. Who announced that she is returning to Coronation Street?
38. Which Southampton and Wales striker passed away last week?
39. Who is the new manager of Stoke City?
40. Williams F1 team are switching from Renault to which other engine supplier from 2014?
41. Last week saw an ongoing row about plans to televise whose appearance at the Glastonbury Festival?
Answers
Who or what are the following, and why have they been in the news?
1. Film the won the Palme d’Or at Cannes
2. Daft Punk Albunm – fastest selling album of the year
3. Defeated in world super middleweight title fight unification bout with Karl Froch
4. Named as keeper killed by Tiger in Cumbria wildlife park
5. Charged with endangering a PIA plane in Stansted airport
6. New Berlin airport
7. Chinese boy caught by internet campaign for defacing ancient Egyptian temple
8. South African – new coach of Scotland RFU
9. First gay couple to marry in France
10. Title of New Bridget Jones novel
11. Bass player with Bill Haley’s Comets, passed away
12. 17 year old who disappeared from Wellington
13. Aboriginal Australian Rules footballer called an ‘ape’ by a 13 year old female supporter, sparked a heated debate in Australia over racism.
14. Beat Heather Watson in the French Open
15. World’s oldest Working Men’s Club, in Leeds, forced to close
16. MP resigned conservative whip after allegedly being paid to lobby for Fiji
17. Co-founder of Napster – marrying Alexandra Lenas
18. Charged with the murder of Georgia Williams
19. It has caused a sensation because it allegedly looks like Hitler
20. Horse the won the Oaks – winning jockey Richard Hughes – trainer Ralph Beckett
In Other News
1. Nick Ross
2. Nico Rosberg
3. More than 50 swimmers were in difficulty and needed to be rescued
4. Dylan Hartley
5. Bayern Munich 2 – Borussia Dortmund 1
6. Celtic 3 – Hibernian 0
7. Arsenal Ladies 3 – Bristol Academy 0
8. Leicester 37 – Northampton 17
9. Red Jersey
10. Bill Pertwee
11. Turkey
12. Romania
13. Caroline Wozniacki
14. Ruby Walsh
15. Rory Best
16. 130
17. Kevin Phillips
18. England and Wales
19. Everton
20. Friday
21. Australia
22. Max Clifford
23. Bomber Command
24. Asos
25. Steve Forrest
26. England won by 247 runs
27. Joe Root
28. Larry King
29. half a million
30. Museums and galleries
31. Wisden Cricketers Almanac
32. Hilary and Tensing’s scaling of Everest
33. 1 - 1
34. Ricky Ponting
35. Prostate Cancer
36. Bluefin tuna
37. Beverley Callard / Liz Macdonald
38. Ron Davies
39. Mark Hughes
40. Mercedes
41. Rolling Stones
Tuesday, 4 June 2013
Quiz Doodling
My middle daughter Zara has just finished her degree in ceramics, and is now awaiting her results. She wasn’t working this weekend either, so she came home on Saturday. This meant that she was able to accompany us on our Sunday morning car booting ritual. Mary and I, and whichever of the girls a) are around - b) are up early enough and - c) want to usually go to at least one car boot sale, and more often than not more than one on a Sunday Morning. Off and on we’ve been doing it since I passed my driving test in 1991. Of course, back then we only had the two kids, and they, poor dabs, didn’t have any choice in those days. Still, now that they have the choice it’s nice that they often choose to come anyway. This Sunday we had Phillippa (along with incipient first grandchild – 8 weeks to go), Zara and Jess with us.
I am getting towards the point. We usually split up when we get into the sale, and I’m invariably back to the car before anyone else. Valuable reading time, I call it. Don’t know why, but I find sitting in the front seat of my stationary car in a car park to be a perfect place for reading. Zara was next back, and she was holding a box. It was a 1986 Brit Quiz game. She thought that it was the kind of thing I’d like, and I have to say that she wasn’t far wrong. So that makes the fairly tenuous quiz link with this post.
I don’t know if you’ve ever played the game, but it’s a decent enough quiz card game, with a board which is only slightly smaller than the playing surface for Ubi, which is the biggest that I know. Both the box and the board strike me as looking awfully like the work of the late great Welsh cartoonist Grenfell Jones – or Gren to his many fans. If you don’t know his work, well don’t feel too bad, since Gren was probably best known within his beloved Wales, where his weekly “Ponty an’ Pop” strip in the South Wales Echo had a large and very devoted following. As I say, I’m sure that the artwork and design are Gren’s, but I couldn’t find a signature, and I haven’t been able to confirm this on the net either.
Gren also produced a daily topical cartoon for the Western Mail, and I must admit that I’ve become quite interested in political cartoons and cartoonists, since in the course of researching my family history I found that I have a great great great great great ( that’s 5 times ) grandfather who was one.
Philip Dawe is not a name that is well known today, but he worked under the great William Hogarth for some time, and produced some cartoons that were well known in his day, in particular one called “The Bostonians in Distress”, much liked in the USA for its seeming support of the colonials’ grievances during the build up to the American Revolution.
The Bostonians In Distress - by Philip Dawe
Philip’s son George Dawe was probably the best known artist of the family. He was a hugely successful portrait painter whose portraits of Princess Charlotte, daughter of King George IV, and Duke Ernest Augustus, later King of Hanover, are on display in the National Portrait Gallery. George’s work so impressed Tsar Alexander Ist that he was invited to go Russia to paint portraits of the victorious Russian Generals from the Napoleonic Wars. Hundreds of them. There is a wing in the Hermitage in St. Petersburg that has over 300 of these portraits on display. George’s younger brother Henry Edward Dawe was my great great great great grandfather. he was an engraver, and an artist in his own right, although never as successful as George, and at one time he went out to Russia to assist George, who had been appointed Official Court Portrait Painter. So if any of my team mates past or present happen to be reading this, and you’ve ever wondered why I like to doodle while I’m playing, well, now you know the reason. It’s in the genes.
Another one of Philip's - this is called "The Macaroni"
I am getting towards the point. We usually split up when we get into the sale, and I’m invariably back to the car before anyone else. Valuable reading time, I call it. Don’t know why, but I find sitting in the front seat of my stationary car in a car park to be a perfect place for reading. Zara was next back, and she was holding a box. It was a 1986 Brit Quiz game. She thought that it was the kind of thing I’d like, and I have to say that she wasn’t far wrong. So that makes the fairly tenuous quiz link with this post.
I don’t know if you’ve ever played the game, but it’s a decent enough quiz card game, with a board which is only slightly smaller than the playing surface for Ubi, which is the biggest that I know. Both the box and the board strike me as looking awfully like the work of the late great Welsh cartoonist Grenfell Jones – or Gren to his many fans. If you don’t know his work, well don’t feel too bad, since Gren was probably best known within his beloved Wales, where his weekly “Ponty an’ Pop” strip in the South Wales Echo had a large and very devoted following. As I say, I’m sure that the artwork and design are Gren’s, but I couldn’t find a signature, and I haven’t been able to confirm this on the net either.
Gren also produced a daily topical cartoon for the Western Mail, and I must admit that I’ve become quite interested in political cartoons and cartoonists, since in the course of researching my family history I found that I have a great great great great great ( that’s 5 times ) grandfather who was one.
Philip Dawe is not a name that is well known today, but he worked under the great William Hogarth for some time, and produced some cartoons that were well known in his day, in particular one called “The Bostonians in Distress”, much liked in the USA for its seeming support of the colonials’ grievances during the build up to the American Revolution.
The Bostonians In Distress - by Philip Dawe
Philip’s son George Dawe was probably the best known artist of the family. He was a hugely successful portrait painter whose portraits of Princess Charlotte, daughter of King George IV, and Duke Ernest Augustus, later King of Hanover, are on display in the National Portrait Gallery. George’s work so impressed Tsar Alexander Ist that he was invited to go Russia to paint portraits of the victorious Russian Generals from the Napoleonic Wars. Hundreds of them. There is a wing in the Hermitage in St. Petersburg that has over 300 of these portraits on display. George’s younger brother Henry Edward Dawe was my great great great great grandfather. he was an engraver, and an artist in his own right, although never as successful as George, and at one time he went out to Russia to assist George, who had been appointed Official Court Portrait Painter. So if any of my team mates past or present happen to be reading this, and you’ve ever wondered why I like to doodle while I’m playing, well, now you know the reason. It’s in the genes.
Another one of Philip's - this is called "The Macaroni"
Only Connect Round 1 - Match 4 - General Practitioners v. Fell Walkers
General Practitioners v. Fell Walkers
The General Practitioners were Jo Durrant, Chris David and the skipper, Mike Crowe.In my final in the 4th series both our captain, Gary Grant, and the victorious Epicureans’, Katie Bramall-Stainer were doctors, so these GPs are in good company. Their opposition was provided by the Fell Walkers, Jim Taylor, Craig Almond and captain Mike Amberry. So no continuation of the alliterative match ups we’ve seen so far this season. Let’s get cracking.
Round One – What’s The Connection?
The GPs kicked off with the TF – or Twisted Flax, as I should say. This revealed Injun Joe’s Body – an allusion to Tom Sawyer, there – Roquefort Cheese – and here I was thinking caves, and so, it turned out were the GPs. The Dead Sea Scrolls seemed to confirm the hypothesis and the GPs were convinced enough to go for it. Correctly. The last clue would have been troglodytes. The Fells took two reeds, and the bong informed us that this would be the music set. I didn’t know the first one, but I knew Ultravox’s Dancing With Tears In My Eyes, A Whiter Shade of Pale by Procul Harum –Hmm – band names derived from latin, perhaps? – Status Quo completed the set as confirmation. The first group were Placebo, apparently. The GPs were the first to select horned viper in this show, and courted disaster by leaving the second vowel unvoiced. Heroes and Villains – King of the Kippax were the first two. Now, I know that the Kippax stand was a stand at the old Maine Road football ground, which suggested football fanzines to me. There’s only One F in Fulham and United We Stand seemed to agree. The GPs were on the right lines, but zigged with songs sung by football fans, while the Fells zagged with fanzines. I was rather hoping that Brian Moore’s Head Looks Uncannily Like London Planetarium would complete the set, but it was not to be, alas. Water revealed for the Fells Surfeited: 4 – 8 – 9, Encourage: 5 – 6 – 8 – 9, Strives: 2 – 3 – 4 – 6 – 7,and this so perplexed the Fells that they didn’t even get to reveal the 4th clue. When given Myself: 1 – 4 it was enough for Jo of the GPs to get a great bonus, by working out that it you took the letters indicated by the numbers, you ended up with a shorter word which means the same as the longer one. Fiendishly good clue. Lion gave the GPs James Tiptree Jr., then Isak Dinesen. Now, I knew that Isak Dinesen was the pseudonym of Karen ‘Out of Africa’ Blixen, so I wondered if we had male pseudonyms of female writers. Ellis Peters/Edith Pargeter seemed to confirm it, and George Eliot made it cast iron. That was certainly enough for the GPs – again proving it is sometimes worthwhile waiting and seeing the whole set. The Eye of Horus fell to the Fells, and it was the picture set. The second showed Jonathan Creek, and the third a little mouse with clogs on – well I declare! All lived in windmills of course. Would the last show dear old Windy Miller from Camberwick Green of blessed memory, I wondered. Yes, it would! The first, which I didn’t recognize was Baby Jake. So that timely answer meant that both teams had scored 4 by the end of the round. Good game.
Round Two – what Comes Fourth?
The GPs began with Water. We saw Puppet – then pauper, and then captain Mike made a mistake which I don’t know if we’ve ever seen before. He buzzed to give an answer, when he meant to ask for the next clue. Inevitably he was wrong, although his answer – pirate, was actually the third in the sequence. The Fells couldn’t take it either. The answer was Poet, from the song That’s Life – which Mike knew. Hard lines. The Fells opted for the Twisted Flax, finding Green: no severe conditions – Yellow: be aware – and the Fells went close enough to be given another go by Victoria. They didn’t quite get it. The GPs were given Amber: Be prepared for the third clue but they couldn’t get it. They were both right that it was to do with weather, but what was wanted was Red: take action. Two reeds brought the GPs Red and Green Ring – Black and White Sectors – Green Ring – and like the GPs, I didn’t have a Scooby. Mike’s stab in the dark with red ring brought him another go, but no cigar, and although the Fells had the connection figured – areas of a dartboard working in wards, they didn’t get red circle, the bullseye. Lion brought pictures to the Fells, and they saw a book, a pod of peas, and an old telephone. The Fells didn’t have it. The GPs though did, and when you could see it this was another egg on the face moment. Put the letter I before each of them. D’Oh! So the next would be pad. Great answer – I wish I’d seen it myself. Eye of Horus gave us 4th: Addis Ababa – 3rd:Bogota – 2nd:Quito. Now, obviously capitals, but what exactly? My guess was increasing height above sea level, and so if I was right, then we were looking for 1st: La Paz. The GPs didn’t have it, but the Fells certainly did. Their own last set was Horned Viper , and – disaster! – Victoria herself left the second vowel unvoiced. She’s a brave lady. Right then, we had homo – hominidae – primates – and so my guess was mammalia – since each group was the larger group encompassing the previous one. Correct! Which late flurry was enough to ensure that the Fells now led with 7 to 5.
Round Three – The Connecting Walls
The Fells took the Lion wall first, and fairly quickly isolated Holt – Drey – Form – Den which are animal homes, and a little later military bugle calls – Last Post – Taps – Boots and Saddles and Reveille. I could see that they had a set of things you can beat, but they took the other way, seeing a set of characters from the cult drama This Life. Miles – Warren - Egg and Ferdy did the trick for them, leaving Clock – Retreat – System and traffic as things you can beat. They’d spotted that one as well, and took a well earned full house of 10. Good work.
Left with Water the GPs unscrambled a set of old video arcade game swith almost indecent haste – Asteroids – Centipede – Frogger and Scramble. Movements in Scuttle – Flit – Bustle and Dash followed. They could also see a set of baskets, but were struggling to untangle them. eventually they settled on trug – creel – bassinet and pannier, which left farthingale – basque – chemise and pannier, which were all historic female undergarments. So again, a full house of 10 – well played. this left the Fells in the lead by 17 to 15.All to play for.
Round Four – Missing Vowels
The first category was all ways of saying life’s work. This set fell to the Fells by 2 – 1, with neither team getting cannon. Water sports fell 3 – 1 to the GPs – which meant that the gap was down to 1. I loved the set of villains in animation, and these went to the Fells 3 – 1. Their lead of 3 looked good as we moved into weather phenomena, especially when they took the first, tornado. They took another two to the GPs 1, and the game looked pretty much done as we moved into prepositions. The Fells took these 2-1, and in the end they won by a relatively convincing 28 -22. Well played. But don’t be despondent GPs, since it was only the vowels that separated you much in the end. Good luck to both teams in the next match.
The General Practitioners were Jo Durrant, Chris David and the skipper, Mike Crowe.In my final in the 4th series both our captain, Gary Grant, and the victorious Epicureans’, Katie Bramall-Stainer were doctors, so these GPs are in good company. Their opposition was provided by the Fell Walkers, Jim Taylor, Craig Almond and captain Mike Amberry. So no continuation of the alliterative match ups we’ve seen so far this season. Let’s get cracking.
Round One – What’s The Connection?
The GPs kicked off with the TF – or Twisted Flax, as I should say. This revealed Injun Joe’s Body – an allusion to Tom Sawyer, there – Roquefort Cheese – and here I was thinking caves, and so, it turned out were the GPs. The Dead Sea Scrolls seemed to confirm the hypothesis and the GPs were convinced enough to go for it. Correctly. The last clue would have been troglodytes. The Fells took two reeds, and the bong informed us that this would be the music set. I didn’t know the first one, but I knew Ultravox’s Dancing With Tears In My Eyes, A Whiter Shade of Pale by Procul Harum –Hmm – band names derived from latin, perhaps? – Status Quo completed the set as confirmation. The first group were Placebo, apparently. The GPs were the first to select horned viper in this show, and courted disaster by leaving the second vowel unvoiced. Heroes and Villains – King of the Kippax were the first two. Now, I know that the Kippax stand was a stand at the old Maine Road football ground, which suggested football fanzines to me. There’s only One F in Fulham and United We Stand seemed to agree. The GPs were on the right lines, but zigged with songs sung by football fans, while the Fells zagged with fanzines. I was rather hoping that Brian Moore’s Head Looks Uncannily Like London Planetarium would complete the set, but it was not to be, alas. Water revealed for the Fells Surfeited: 4 – 8 – 9, Encourage: 5 – 6 – 8 – 9, Strives: 2 – 3 – 4 – 6 – 7,and this so perplexed the Fells that they didn’t even get to reveal the 4th clue. When given Myself: 1 – 4 it was enough for Jo of the GPs to get a great bonus, by working out that it you took the letters indicated by the numbers, you ended up with a shorter word which means the same as the longer one. Fiendishly good clue. Lion gave the GPs James Tiptree Jr., then Isak Dinesen. Now, I knew that Isak Dinesen was the pseudonym of Karen ‘Out of Africa’ Blixen, so I wondered if we had male pseudonyms of female writers. Ellis Peters/Edith Pargeter seemed to confirm it, and George Eliot made it cast iron. That was certainly enough for the GPs – again proving it is sometimes worthwhile waiting and seeing the whole set. The Eye of Horus fell to the Fells, and it was the picture set. The second showed Jonathan Creek, and the third a little mouse with clogs on – well I declare! All lived in windmills of course. Would the last show dear old Windy Miller from Camberwick Green of blessed memory, I wondered. Yes, it would! The first, which I didn’t recognize was Baby Jake. So that timely answer meant that both teams had scored 4 by the end of the round. Good game.
Round Two – what Comes Fourth?
The GPs began with Water. We saw Puppet – then pauper, and then captain Mike made a mistake which I don’t know if we’ve ever seen before. He buzzed to give an answer, when he meant to ask for the next clue. Inevitably he was wrong, although his answer – pirate, was actually the third in the sequence. The Fells couldn’t take it either. The answer was Poet, from the song That’s Life – which Mike knew. Hard lines. The Fells opted for the Twisted Flax, finding Green: no severe conditions – Yellow: be aware – and the Fells went close enough to be given another go by Victoria. They didn’t quite get it. The GPs were given Amber: Be prepared for the third clue but they couldn’t get it. They were both right that it was to do with weather, but what was wanted was Red: take action. Two reeds brought the GPs Red and Green Ring – Black and White Sectors – Green Ring – and like the GPs, I didn’t have a Scooby. Mike’s stab in the dark with red ring brought him another go, but no cigar, and although the Fells had the connection figured – areas of a dartboard working in wards, they didn’t get red circle, the bullseye. Lion brought pictures to the Fells, and they saw a book, a pod of peas, and an old telephone. The Fells didn’t have it. The GPs though did, and when you could see it this was another egg on the face moment. Put the letter I before each of them. D’Oh! So the next would be pad. Great answer – I wish I’d seen it myself. Eye of Horus gave us 4th: Addis Ababa – 3rd:Bogota – 2nd:Quito. Now, obviously capitals, but what exactly? My guess was increasing height above sea level, and so if I was right, then we were looking for 1st: La Paz. The GPs didn’t have it, but the Fells certainly did. Their own last set was Horned Viper , and – disaster! – Victoria herself left the second vowel unvoiced. She’s a brave lady. Right then, we had homo – hominidae – primates – and so my guess was mammalia – since each group was the larger group encompassing the previous one. Correct! Which late flurry was enough to ensure that the Fells now led with 7 to 5.
Round Three – The Connecting Walls
The Fells took the Lion wall first, and fairly quickly isolated Holt – Drey – Form – Den which are animal homes, and a little later military bugle calls – Last Post – Taps – Boots and Saddles and Reveille. I could see that they had a set of things you can beat, but they took the other way, seeing a set of characters from the cult drama This Life. Miles – Warren - Egg and Ferdy did the trick for them, leaving Clock – Retreat – System and traffic as things you can beat. They’d spotted that one as well, and took a well earned full house of 10. Good work.
Left with Water the GPs unscrambled a set of old video arcade game swith almost indecent haste – Asteroids – Centipede – Frogger and Scramble. Movements in Scuttle – Flit – Bustle and Dash followed. They could also see a set of baskets, but were struggling to untangle them. eventually they settled on trug – creel – bassinet and pannier, which left farthingale – basque – chemise and pannier, which were all historic female undergarments. So again, a full house of 10 – well played. this left the Fells in the lead by 17 to 15.All to play for.
Round Four – Missing Vowels
The first category was all ways of saying life’s work. This set fell to the Fells by 2 – 1, with neither team getting cannon. Water sports fell 3 – 1 to the GPs – which meant that the gap was down to 1. I loved the set of villains in animation, and these went to the Fells 3 – 1. Their lead of 3 looked good as we moved into weather phenomena, especially when they took the first, tornado. They took another two to the GPs 1, and the game looked pretty much done as we moved into prepositions. The Fells took these 2-1, and in the end they won by a relatively convincing 28 -22. Well played. But don’t be despondent GPs, since it was only the vowels that separated you much in the end. Good luck to both teams in the next match.
Saturday, 1 June 2013
News Questions
In the News
Who or what are the following, and why have they been in the news?
1. Blue is the Warmest Colour
2. Random Access memories
3. Mikkel Kessler
4. Sarah McClay
5. Tayyab Subhani, Mohammed Safdar
6. Bandenburg – Willy Brandt
7. Ding Jinhao
8. Vern Cotter
9. Vincent Autin – Bruno Boileau
10. Mad About the Boy
11. Marshall Lyttle
12. Georgia Williams
13. Adam Goodes
14. Stefanie Vogele
15. Holbeck WMC
16. Patrick Mercer
17. Sean Parker
18. Jamie Reynolds
19. JC Penney Kettle
20. Talent
In Other News
1. Name the former Crimewatch presenter criticized for his comments about rape?
2. Who became the first winner of the Monaco Grand Prix whose father had previously won the same race?
3. What happened in the Southwold Pier charity swim?
4. Who is off the British and Irish Lions tour following an incident in the English Premiership final?
5. What was the score in the final of the Champion’s League?
6. – and the Scottish Cup Final?
7. – and the women’s FA Cup Final?
8. – and the English Rugby Premiership final?
9. What did Mark Cavendish receive for winning the points competition in the Giro D’Italia?
10. Which Dad’s Army regular passed away aged 86?
11. Police in which country seized 4 million fake British stamps?
12. The largest flag ever made was unfurled where?
13. Laura Robson was knocked out of the French Open by whom?
14. Who has ended his role as Paul Nicholl’s stable jockey?
15. Who was called up to the British and Irish Lions in place of the banned English player?
16. What was Alastair Cook’s score in the second innings of the second test?
17. Which 39 year old scored the goal which put Crystal Palace into the Premier League next season?
18. Which countries will host the 2019 cricket world cup?
19. Which Premier League club has angered fans with the changes made to the club’s crest for next season?
20. Which day of the week was named as the most dangerous day to undergo an operation?
21. According to the OECD which is the best country to live in?
22. Which media figure denied sexual assault charges in Westminster Magistrate’s Court?
23. Which London War Memorial was defaced last week?
24. Which manufacturer withdrew a line of belts last week when it was discovered that the buckles were radioactive?
25. Which US TV and Film actor passed away aged 88?
26. What was the result of the 2nd Test v. New Zealand?
27. Who scored his first England test century in the 2nd test?
28. Who has joined Russian TV station Russia Today?
29. How many Brits rely on food banks?
30. Staff in which institutions staged a strike last week?
31. Last week was the 150th anniversary of which publication?
32. Last week was the 60th anniversary of what?
33. What was the score in the friendly football international between the Republic of Ireland and England?
34. Who ruled himself out of returning for the Ashes?
35. John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, revealed he has been treated for what?
36. Which fish, illegal to catch off the coast of Britain,was seized after being caught off the coast of Devon?
37. Who announced that she is returning to Coronation Street?
38. Which Southampton and Wales striker passed away last week?
39. Who is the new manager of Stoke City?
40. Williams F1 team are switching from Renault to which other engine supplier from 2014?
41. Last week saw an ongoing row about plans to televise whose appearance at the Glastonbury Festival?
Who or what are the following, and why have they been in the news?
1. Blue is the Warmest Colour
2. Random Access memories
3. Mikkel Kessler
4. Sarah McClay
5. Tayyab Subhani, Mohammed Safdar
6. Bandenburg – Willy Brandt
7. Ding Jinhao
8. Vern Cotter
9. Vincent Autin – Bruno Boileau
10. Mad About the Boy
11. Marshall Lyttle
12. Georgia Williams
13. Adam Goodes
14. Stefanie Vogele
15. Holbeck WMC
16. Patrick Mercer
17. Sean Parker
18. Jamie Reynolds
19. JC Penney Kettle
20. Talent
In Other News
1. Name the former Crimewatch presenter criticized for his comments about rape?
2. Who became the first winner of the Monaco Grand Prix whose father had previously won the same race?
3. What happened in the Southwold Pier charity swim?
4. Who is off the British and Irish Lions tour following an incident in the English Premiership final?
5. What was the score in the final of the Champion’s League?
6. – and the Scottish Cup Final?
7. – and the women’s FA Cup Final?
8. – and the English Rugby Premiership final?
9. What did Mark Cavendish receive for winning the points competition in the Giro D’Italia?
10. Which Dad’s Army regular passed away aged 86?
11. Police in which country seized 4 million fake British stamps?
12. The largest flag ever made was unfurled where?
13. Laura Robson was knocked out of the French Open by whom?
14. Who has ended his role as Paul Nicholl’s stable jockey?
15. Who was called up to the British and Irish Lions in place of the banned English player?
16. What was Alastair Cook’s score in the second innings of the second test?
17. Which 39 year old scored the goal which put Crystal Palace into the Premier League next season?
18. Which countries will host the 2019 cricket world cup?
19. Which Premier League club has angered fans with the changes made to the club’s crest for next season?
20. Which day of the week was named as the most dangerous day to undergo an operation?
21. According to the OECD which is the best country to live in?
22. Which media figure denied sexual assault charges in Westminster Magistrate’s Court?
23. Which London War Memorial was defaced last week?
24. Which manufacturer withdrew a line of belts last week when it was discovered that the buckles were radioactive?
25. Which US TV and Film actor passed away aged 88?
26. What was the result of the 2nd Test v. New Zealand?
27. Who scored his first England test century in the 2nd test?
28. Who has joined Russian TV station Russia Today?
29. How many Brits rely on food banks?
30. Staff in which institutions staged a strike last week?
31. Last week was the 150th anniversary of which publication?
32. Last week was the 60th anniversary of what?
33. What was the score in the friendly football international between the Republic of Ireland and England?
34. Who ruled himself out of returning for the Ashes?
35. John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, revealed he has been treated for what?
36. Which fish, illegal to catch off the coast of Britain,was seized after being caught off the coast of Devon?
37. Who announced that she is returning to Coronation Street?
38. Which Southampton and Wales striker passed away last week?
39. Who is the new manager of Stoke City?
40. Williams F1 team are switching from Renault to which other engine supplier from 2014?
41. Last week saw an ongoing row about plans to televise whose appearance at the Glastonbury Festival?
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