BH quiz #45
All of us have apparently travelled one hour forward in time. How amazing.
Today I have learnt what a Spanx is and that I should know more about modern English poets like Hugo Williams. The result of what I call "Observer Time" (every Sunday 3pm-6.30pm)
You learn something, or 53 things every day. Pity it never feels like enough, which is the lot of the eternally curious. Ah. Sigh. Feeling pretty Sunday dull. Sigh again. On wit zee questions.
1 Which seaside resort is home to the natural landmark Hillsborough Hill and a theatre locals called Madonna's Bra due to its brassiere-imitating shape?
2 Clevedon in Somerset is the burial place of which poet who was noted for the close friendship formed with future Prime Minister William Gladstone at Eton and died of a brain haemorrhage in Vienna aged just 21?
3 Known for such novels as The Odd Women (1893) and The Whirlpool (1897), which writer had previously stolen money from fellow students at Manchester University to help pay for a local prostitute called Marianne Harrison and was expelled and imprisoned as a result?
4 Born in Turin and raised a Frenchman, which sculptor was created a baron by the King of Sardinia and created the tomb for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert at Frogmore House, as well as one panel for the Arc de Triomphe, the memorial bust of William Makepeace Thackeray in Westminster Abbey and a statue of Richard the Lionheart, a bronze copy of which can be seen in the House of Lords?
5 What order replaced the old Orders of St Michael, The Holy Spirit, St Louis, St Lazarus and Mount Carmel?
6 Which 1849 Thackeray novel concerns the only son of a prosperous country apothecary who leaves the village of Fairoaks and finally ends up taking a seat in Parliament?
7 Thackeray's 1850 book Rebecca and Rowena is a parody sequel of which classic of historical fiction?
8 Which king was born at Beaumont Palace in Oxford in 1157?
9 The geophysicist W Jason Morgan proposed which theory concerning the upwelling of hot rock in the Earth?
10 Cardinal George Pell is the Roman Catholic archbishop of which city?
11 In which sport are free kicks awarded for clean catches known as 'marks' and spectacular high 'marks' called 'speccies'?
12 Which TV producer left advertising to create the Law & Order television series and assorted spin-offs, and is also an honorary Consul-general of Monaco?
13 Which British record label was formed in 1978 by film editor Daniel Miller, mostly because he wanted to release his own single TVOD/Warm Leatherette under the name The Normal?
14 Who recorded the disco albums Portfolio (1977), Fame (1978) and Muse (1979)?
15 Which rock group were signed to Real Records thanks to a demo of the song The Phone Call but soon gained prominence due to 1979 Ray Davies-written single Stop Your Sobbing?
16 Dating from 1079, which English cathedral is home to the Chained Library?
17 Specialising in counter-terrorist surveillance, which special forces regiment of the British Army was created by Geoff Hoon and has a cap badge which features the sword seen in the SAS and SBS badges behind a Corinthinan helment and a scroll?
18 Which companionship of privateers were hired in 1392 by the Dukes of Mecklenburg to fight against Denmark because their Queen, Margaret I, had jailed the Swedish king Albrecht of Mecklenburg and his son to subdue the kingdom of Sweden?
19 What is the most ancient Slavic city recorded in Russia and is home to the St Sophia Cathedral, built in the 1040s at the behest of Yaroslav the Wise and a kremlin, known as Detinets, which contains the oldest palace in Russia, the Chamber of Facets (1433), the oldest Russian bell tower and oldest Russian clock tower?
20 Meaning 'fortification', what was a rectangular Roman military camp called?
21 Which English castle was the site of the infamous Pendle Witches' trial in 1612, its execution-loving assizes earning the town's "Hanging Town" nickname?
22 What is affected by "Vinegar syndrome"?
23 First used in World War One for waterproofing, glycerine phthalate was the first example of which condensation polymers?
24 Gossypium hirsutum in the US, Gossypium arboreum in Asia and Gossypium barbadense in Egypt are commercial species of which plant?
25 The warriors, and in particular hillmen, of which ancient kingdom in southeast Europe were famous for using an unusual weapon called the Rhomphaia, which combined elements of sword, sickled and polearm, and was increasingly used by infantry in the centuries following Alexander the Great's death until it became a mercenary peltast's trademark?
26 On which island in the Sea of Marmara is the Kurdish leader Abdul Ocalan imprisoned in maximum security?
27 Which of the Crusades was meant to conquer Jerusalem through invasion of Egypt, but instead conquered Constantinople in 1204?
28 Which ruler paid for the construction of the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, which was completed in c.550BC?
29 Built before 1900 and still in use, the first of which kind of railways in Europe was the Vitznau-Rigi-Bahn or Rigi-Bahnen on Rigi, the "Queen of the Mountains", in Switzerland?
30 Talgo is a manufacturer of railway vehicles in which country?
31 In which country is the major rail line known known as ChP or Chepe?
32 Which legendary train rides between Hoek van Holland near Rotterdam and Basel for a distance of 662km, and is named after a Wagner opera?
33 Besides Rome, which German city is home to the only diocese in the world with an episcopal see that is called a Holy See (sancta sedes)?
34 Geographically speaking, what can be Ligurian, Maritime, Dauphine, Graian, Lepontine, Glarus or Bernese?
35 Which car company introduced the Laurel, having merged with its first makers the Prince Motor Company, as the new model to slot between the 1968 Bluebird and the Cedric?
36 The Brazilian dessert Creme de papaya is normally flavoured with liquer or syrup flavoured with which fruit?
37 The remaining members of The Move, Roy Wood and Bev Bevan, formed which band in 1971, though Wood soon left after the release of their eponymous debut album which produced the hit 10538 Overture?
38 Brothers Leonard and Phil founded which Chicago-based record label, famous for releasing landmark rock 'n' roll records from the likes of Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley and Muddy Waters?
39 In 1549, Portugal established which Brazilian city on a hill facing the Bay of the All Saints, the latter location giving the state Bahia its name?
40 In which county are Hailes Abbey and the Tyndale Monument at North Nibley?
41 What links Arundel in West Sussex, Caerlaverock in Dumfries and Galloway, Castle Espie in County Down, Barnes in London, Martin Mere in Lancashire, Washington in Tyne and Wear and Welney in Cambridgeshire?
42 In which Central American country is the Hummingbird Highway?
43 Who holds the positions Lord of Mann and the Duke of Lancaster?
44 Who was on the receiving end of the first televised 147 break at the Lada Classic, Oldham, 1982?
45 During UK Championship qualifying in 2004, who achieved a 148 against Leo Fernandez, becoming the first player to achieve a break of more than 147 in a professional match?
46 Mika Koivuniemi accomplished what sporting feat in 2004 in a televised match, receiving a cash bonus on top of the tournament prize?
47 Who was maid of honour at Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier's 1940 wedding?
48 Laurence Olivier received the last of his 11 Oscar nominations when he nominated for Best Actor in which film?
49 Whose mixture is given to a highly sensitive primary explosive that is produced by mixing red phosphorous with potassium chlorate?
50 The Persian word for 'cheese', what unaged acid-set cheese is similar to fresh mozzarella and queso blanco, but without added salt, and is the primary source of protein for vegetarian Buddhists and is the only cheese indigenous to the Indian subcontinent?
Answers to BH quiz #44
1 Berry Gordy 2 "contrait de premiere embauche" (first employment contract) 3 Christian Peacemaker Teams 4 Bodhidharma 5 Chad 6 Gazprom 7 Achaemenid 8 Qajar 9 Som 10 Minsk 11 Antibodies 12 Moscow Metro lines 13 Hamas 14 Raymond A Spruance 15 Grace Hopper 16 USS Monitor 17 Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire 18 Environmentally Sensitive Area 19 Greylag Goose 20 Sparrowhawk 21 That lemmings become suicidal to cut population numbers 22 Coot ("as bald as a coot") 23 (Great) Bittern 24 Yare 25 Brython or Brythonic 26 Dal Riata or Dalriada 27 Norfolk 28 Allan Smethurst 29 Dearne 30 Rotherham 31 McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield 32 James Stirling (of course) 33 Citercians 34 Cassock 35 Paul VI 36 Warwick Castle 37 Bosworth Field 38 Tewkesbury in 1471 39 Cambrian 40 Bristol Channel 41 Explosives 42 Bulgaria 43 Mascarpone 44 Taleggio (from Val Taleggio) 45 Raclette 46 Tannins 47 Jakarta 48 Laura Freixas 49 Mesotherapy 50 Nadeem-Shravan (their first names)
Today I have learnt what a Spanx is and that I should know more about modern English poets like Hugo Williams. The result of what I call "Observer Time" (every Sunday 3pm-6.30pm)
You learn something, or 53 things every day. Pity it never feels like enough, which is the lot of the eternally curious. Ah. Sigh. Feeling pretty Sunday dull. Sigh again. On wit zee questions.
1 Which seaside resort is home to the natural landmark Hillsborough Hill and a theatre locals called Madonna's Bra due to its brassiere-imitating shape?
2 Clevedon in Somerset is the burial place of which poet who was noted for the close friendship formed with future Prime Minister William Gladstone at Eton and died of a brain haemorrhage in Vienna aged just 21?
3 Known for such novels as The Odd Women (1893) and The Whirlpool (1897), which writer had previously stolen money from fellow students at Manchester University to help pay for a local prostitute called Marianne Harrison and was expelled and imprisoned as a result?
4 Born in Turin and raised a Frenchman, which sculptor was created a baron by the King of Sardinia and created the tomb for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert at Frogmore House, as well as one panel for the Arc de Triomphe, the memorial bust of William Makepeace Thackeray in Westminster Abbey and a statue of Richard the Lionheart, a bronze copy of which can be seen in the House of Lords?
5 What order replaced the old Orders of St Michael, The Holy Spirit, St Louis, St Lazarus and Mount Carmel?
6 Which 1849 Thackeray novel concerns the only son of a prosperous country apothecary who leaves the village of Fairoaks and finally ends up taking a seat in Parliament?
7 Thackeray's 1850 book Rebecca and Rowena is a parody sequel of which classic of historical fiction?
8 Which king was born at Beaumont Palace in Oxford in 1157?
9 The geophysicist W Jason Morgan proposed which theory concerning the upwelling of hot rock in the Earth?
10 Cardinal George Pell is the Roman Catholic archbishop of which city?
11 In which sport are free kicks awarded for clean catches known as 'marks' and spectacular high 'marks' called 'speccies'?
12 Which TV producer left advertising to create the Law & Order television series and assorted spin-offs, and is also an honorary Consul-general of Monaco?
13 Which British record label was formed in 1978 by film editor Daniel Miller, mostly because he wanted to release his own single TVOD/Warm Leatherette under the name The Normal?
14 Who recorded the disco albums Portfolio (1977), Fame (1978) and Muse (1979)?
15 Which rock group were signed to Real Records thanks to a demo of the song The Phone Call but soon gained prominence due to 1979 Ray Davies-written single Stop Your Sobbing?
16 Dating from 1079, which English cathedral is home to the Chained Library?
17 Specialising in counter-terrorist surveillance, which special forces regiment of the British Army was created by Geoff Hoon and has a cap badge which features the sword seen in the SAS and SBS badges behind a Corinthinan helment and a scroll?
18 Which companionship of privateers were hired in 1392 by the Dukes of Mecklenburg to fight against Denmark because their Queen, Margaret I, had jailed the Swedish king Albrecht of Mecklenburg and his son to subdue the kingdom of Sweden?
19 What is the most ancient Slavic city recorded in Russia and is home to the St Sophia Cathedral, built in the 1040s at the behest of Yaroslav the Wise and a kremlin, known as Detinets, which contains the oldest palace in Russia, the Chamber of Facets (1433), the oldest Russian bell tower and oldest Russian clock tower?
20 Meaning 'fortification', what was a rectangular Roman military camp called?
21 Which English castle was the site of the infamous Pendle Witches' trial in 1612, its execution-loving assizes earning the town's "Hanging Town" nickname?
22 What is affected by "Vinegar syndrome"?
23 First used in World War One for waterproofing, glycerine phthalate was the first example of which condensation polymers?
24 Gossypium hirsutum in the US, Gossypium arboreum in Asia and Gossypium barbadense in Egypt are commercial species of which plant?
25 The warriors, and in particular hillmen, of which ancient kingdom in southeast Europe were famous for using an unusual weapon called the Rhomphaia, which combined elements of sword, sickled and polearm, and was increasingly used by infantry in the centuries following Alexander the Great's death until it became a mercenary peltast's trademark?
26 On which island in the Sea of Marmara is the Kurdish leader Abdul Ocalan imprisoned in maximum security?
27 Which of the Crusades was meant to conquer Jerusalem through invasion of Egypt, but instead conquered Constantinople in 1204?
28 Which ruler paid for the construction of the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, which was completed in c.550BC?
29 Built before 1900 and still in use, the first of which kind of railways in Europe was the Vitznau-Rigi-Bahn or Rigi-Bahnen on Rigi, the "Queen of the Mountains", in Switzerland?
30 Talgo is a manufacturer of railway vehicles in which country?
31 In which country is the major rail line known known as ChP or Chepe?
32 Which legendary train rides between Hoek van Holland near Rotterdam and Basel for a distance of 662km, and is named after a Wagner opera?
33 Besides Rome, which German city is home to the only diocese in the world with an episcopal see that is called a Holy See (sancta sedes)?
34 Geographically speaking, what can be Ligurian, Maritime, Dauphine, Graian, Lepontine, Glarus or Bernese?
35 Which car company introduced the Laurel, having merged with its first makers the Prince Motor Company, as the new model to slot between the 1968 Bluebird and the Cedric?
36 The Brazilian dessert Creme de papaya is normally flavoured with liquer or syrup flavoured with which fruit?
37 The remaining members of The Move, Roy Wood and Bev Bevan, formed which band in 1971, though Wood soon left after the release of their eponymous debut album which produced the hit 10538 Overture?
38 Brothers Leonard and Phil founded which Chicago-based record label, famous for releasing landmark rock 'n' roll records from the likes of Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley and Muddy Waters?
39 In 1549, Portugal established which Brazilian city on a hill facing the Bay of the All Saints, the latter location giving the state Bahia its name?
40 In which county are Hailes Abbey and the Tyndale Monument at North Nibley?
41 What links Arundel in West Sussex, Caerlaverock in Dumfries and Galloway, Castle Espie in County Down, Barnes in London, Martin Mere in Lancashire, Washington in Tyne and Wear and Welney in Cambridgeshire?
42 In which Central American country is the Hummingbird Highway?
43 Who holds the positions Lord of Mann and the Duke of Lancaster?
44 Who was on the receiving end of the first televised 147 break at the Lada Classic, Oldham, 1982?
45 During UK Championship qualifying in 2004, who achieved a 148 against Leo Fernandez, becoming the first player to achieve a break of more than 147 in a professional match?
46 Mika Koivuniemi accomplished what sporting feat in 2004 in a televised match, receiving a cash bonus on top of the tournament prize?
47 Who was maid of honour at Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier's 1940 wedding?
48 Laurence Olivier received the last of his 11 Oscar nominations when he nominated for Best Actor in which film?
49 Whose mixture is given to a highly sensitive primary explosive that is produced by mixing red phosphorous with potassium chlorate?
50 The Persian word for 'cheese', what unaged acid-set cheese is similar to fresh mozzarella and queso blanco, but without added salt, and is the primary source of protein for vegetarian Buddhists and is the only cheese indigenous to the Indian subcontinent?
Answers to BH quiz #44
1 Berry Gordy 2 "contrait de premiere embauche" (first employment contract) 3 Christian Peacemaker Teams 4 Bodhidharma 5 Chad 6 Gazprom 7 Achaemenid 8 Qajar 9 Som 10 Minsk 11 Antibodies 12 Moscow Metro lines 13 Hamas 14 Raymond A Spruance 15 Grace Hopper 16 USS Monitor 17 Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire 18 Environmentally Sensitive Area 19 Greylag Goose 20 Sparrowhawk 21 That lemmings become suicidal to cut population numbers 22 Coot ("as bald as a coot") 23 (Great) Bittern 24 Yare 25 Brython or Brythonic 26 Dal Riata or Dalriada 27 Norfolk 28 Allan Smethurst 29 Dearne 30 Rotherham 31 McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield 32 James Stirling (of course) 33 Citercians 34 Cassock 35 Paul VI 36 Warwick Castle 37 Bosworth Field 38 Tewkesbury in 1471 39 Cambrian 40 Bristol Channel 41 Explosives 42 Bulgaria 43 Mascarpone 44 Taleggio (from Val Taleggio) 45 Raclette 46 Tannins 47 Jakarta 48 Laura Freixas 49 Mesotherapy 50 Nadeem-Shravan (their first names)
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