As Tom Waits sang...
... I' Still Here
In fact, I've been far too busy in a quizzing sense, as well as a feeling like a someone has used my brain and body as a viral trash receptacle, to actually deign to update this nook of cyberspace. Overloaded, you have my word. But for now, before I do a breathless recap ... oh, and it WILL be a breathless recap, all fast like and without breath, here is the President's Cup details and 77% originally-set friendly, the last of the 2007/08 season.
A massive number of players competed in the main event - five, WOW! - but we still managed to rack up the highest aggregate score in this round of matches. The final score was Sussex 36-31 Oxford. I shan't talk anymore about it, except surnames, just the surnames. We almost hit the utterly meaningless 140 2-pointer total for the season. Ooh so close. And so the curtains fall on another President's Cup season, a glorious one for us, which proves that black is white and up is down, and the benthic bottom table scrapers can rise to the top, robed in Tyrean purple and conquering all, except for the Beds and Herts obviously, in surprisingly smooth fashion. The temptation is to now disband and quit while we're ahead. But no. I wouldn't want to do that. Not unless I was really bloody lazy and couldn't be arsed booking tables at The Castle anymore for our matches, something I find unduly stressy and irritating. Though, I could always become a President's Cup mecenary. But NO. I wouldn't want to do that. Not after building a championship-winning team. I really should have special rings made up or something equally ostentatious and silly. Baseball caps, yeah! William Hague-stylee.
Enough with the Waffle
I wrote a friendly. It was quite hard. They always seem to be whenever I play Oxford. The score was 27-24 to Sussex, with the outcome dependent on the very last pair of questions, so I can at least say they were balanced, though a mere two 2-pointers answered in the first half suggests I had somehow gone mad with quiz-setting power. MAD like the magazine. I must also credit the ACF for some pairs, which I adapted and embellished or edited down for British purposes. I know, lazy bones me, but it was getting late, so late in fact that it was getting rather early. Inspiration sometimes deserts me in the darkest hour.
Unanswered questions are marked *
President's Cup friendly 30/3/08
Round 1
1a Which Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket team are called the Knight Riders?*
Kolkata
1b As in the Worcestershire sauce, what were the first names of Lea & Perrins?
John (Wheeley) & William (Henry)
2a Howard Brenton's new play Never So Good centres on which politician?
Harold MacMillan
2b Which Indian Premier League cricket team are known as the Daredevils?
Delhi
3a The words 'caravan' and 'divan' come from which language?
Persian or Farsi
3b What is the nationality of media mogul Lambert Le Roux the central character in Howard Brenton and David Hare's play Pravda?*
South African
4a As in the sugar manufacturers, what were the first names of Tate & Lyle?*
Henry & Abram
4b The words 'admiral' and 'mattress' come from which language?
Arabic
Round 2
1a How many Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Races have there been as of yesterday - i.e. March 29, 2008?
154
1b Which 36-year-old American became the oldest oarsman to compete in the Boat Race yesterday?*
Mike Wherley
2a In which religion are hymns called "Gathas"?
Zoroastrianism
2b The Pescadores island group belong to which island-republic?
Taiwan
3a The Admiralty Islands are part of which country?
Papua New Guinea
3b The Cy Coleman musical Sweet Charity is based on which Federico Fellini film?
Nights of Cabiria
4a Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote the musical By Jeeves with which English playwright?
Alan Ayckbourn
4b The Katabi Ikan is perhaps the most notable holy scripture of which religion?
Baha'i - according to Pears Quiz Companion, hmmmmm
Round 3
1a What is the common name of Chopin's Etude in G Flat , No. 5?*
'Black Key'
1b George Bernard Shaw said of which actor: "Simply no brains, all character and temperament"?*
Henry Irving
2a Napoleon defeated forces from which country at the Battle of Marengo in 1800?
Austria
2b What is the common name of Beethoven's Piano Trio No. 9 in B Flat?
Archduke
3a Which Japanese city was hit by an earthquake in 1995?
Kobe
3b Lord Kitchener defeated forces led by the Khalifa of which modern day country at the Battle of Omdurman?
Sudan
4a Margot Asquith said of which Earl: "Very clever, but his brains go to his head"?*
Earl of Birkenhead
4b Which North American capital was hit by an earthquake in 1985?
Mexico City
Round 4
1a The Darling family feature in which new US TV drama on Channel 4 that stars Donald Sutherland?
Dirty Sexy Money
1b Which 3rd century saint is said to have founded monasticism with Paul the Hermit during his travels through Egypt?
St Anthony
2a The archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann discovered the city of Troy whilst excavating which Turkish hill-site?
Hissarlik
2b In which film did Richard Gere play a pilot named Zack Mayo?
An Officer and a Gentleman
3a In which film does Richard Gere play businessman Edward Lewis?
Pretty Woman
3b The Walker family, one of whom is played by Calista Flockhart, feature in which US TV drama on Channel 4?
Brothers and Sisters
4a Which branch of the Franciscans was founded in 1525 by Matteo de Bascio?*
Capuchins
4b Heinrich Schliemann founded which famous artefact at a grave-site in Mycenae, so named after its supposed mythical owner?
Burial mask of Agamemnon
Round 5
1a Symbolised by two letters of the alphabet, which well-known geological boundary is believed to have been formed by a comet hitting the earth?*
K-T boundary
1b Taking their name from a bird, which Major League Baseball team play at Camden Yards?
Baltimore Orioles
2a Amyas Leigh is the hero of which Charles Kingsley novel?
Westward Ho!
2b Sharing his surname with a mathematician, which Frenchman served as President throughout World War One?
Raymond Poincare
3a Taking their name from a fish, which Major League Baseball team play at the Pro Player Stadium?
Florida Marlins
3b Sharing his surname with both a female composer and a seducer of Madame Bovary, which French general and nationalist leader failed to join a coup begun by his supporters in 1889, leading to his exile and suicide two years later?*
Georges Boulanger
4a John Ridd is the hero of which RD Blackmore novel?
Lorna Doone
4b Derived by an eponymous Estonian scientist, which equations give the probability of collision between two objects orbiting the same star and share their name with a Liberal Democrat MP?
Opik's equations
Round 6
1a Saif Saeed Shaheen, the world record holder in the 3000m steeplechase, represents which country?
Qatar
1b What is the first name of Nicolas Sarkozy's third wife?
Carla
2a Ravel based which ballet that he called a "symphonie choreographique" on a 3rd century AD poem by the Greek, Longus?
Daphnis and Chloe
2b The 20km walk world record holder, Jefferson Perez comes from which country?
Ecuador
3a Minoru Shirota invented which much-advertised probiotic yoghurt drink?
Yakult
3b Ravel was inspired to write which orchestral suite that includes a fandango called "Malaguena" by the folk songs he heard from his Basque mother?
Spanish Rhapsody
4a What is the first name of Gordon Brown's wife?
Sarah
4b Which famous water is sourced from the Cachat Spring?
Evian
Round 7
1a Which genus of perennial plants with large flowers has a common garden type with the scientific name pinnata that has been developed into more than 2000 varieties?*
Dahlia
1b Ralph Tresvant was the lead vocalist with which American group who had a 1983 no. 1 with Candy Girl?
New Edition
2a In 1164, Henry II issued which series of 16 articles that asserted control over Church courts and restricted various clerical powers?*
Constitutions of Clarendon
2b The Constitutions of Clarendon took secular control of which privilege, whose holders decided who received certain salaried church positions?*
Advowson
3a Which American group, who had a UK no. 1 in August 1983, released such other hits as Get Down Tonight and Boogie Shoes?*
KC & The Sunshine Band
3b Which Pakistani city is home to the Hazuri Bagh Square, the Begum Shati Masjid and the Badshahi Mosque?*
Lahore
4a Which Indian city is home to Kamaraj Salai beach, the St Andrews Kirch and Fort St George?*
Chennai
4b Which genus of shrubby plants with waxy flowers includes 100 or so species that include the crimson-purple procumbens and the speciosa?
Fuchsia
Round 8
1a A half-man, half-serpent, Cecrops was the mythical founder and first king of which city?
Athens
1b In which year did BBC2 start broadcasting?
1964
2a Which girl comic strip character owned a dog called Sandy?
Little Orphan Annie
2b Cadmus, the mythical son of Agenor, sowed his teeth to create the Sparti who became the ancestors of which city?
Thebes
3a Commissioned for the church of the hospital of Santa Maria Nuova in Florence by an eponymous Italian banker, the Portinari Triptych was painted in around 1475 by which Flemish artist?*
Hugo van der Goes
3b Which female comic strip character owned a dog called Daisy?*
Blondie
4a In which year did Sky Television merge with British Satellite Broadcasting?*
1990
4b What is the popular name of the Hubert and Jan van Eyck's 1432 polyptych The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb or The Lamb of God, which can be found in Saint Bavo Cathedral?
Ghent Altarpiece
Spare - well more like the question I got from doing one of the questions but haven't bothered to assign anywhere else
You will find the biblical quotation Judges 14:14 "Out of the strong came forth sweetness" on a tin of what?
Lyle's Golden Syrup
In fact, I've been far too busy in a quizzing sense, as well as a feeling like a someone has used my brain and body as a viral trash receptacle, to actually deign to update this nook of cyberspace. Overloaded, you have my word. But for now, before I do a breathless recap ... oh, and it WILL be a breathless recap, all fast like and without breath, here is the President's Cup details and 77% originally-set friendly, the last of the 2007/08 season.
A massive number of players competed in the main event - five, WOW! - but we still managed to rack up the highest aggregate score in this round of matches. The final score was Sussex 36-31 Oxford. I shan't talk anymore about it, except surnames, just the surnames. We almost hit the utterly meaningless 140 2-pointer total for the season. Ooh so close. And so the curtains fall on another President's Cup season, a glorious one for us, which proves that black is white and up is down, and the benthic bottom table scrapers can rise to the top, robed in Tyrean purple and conquering all, except for the Beds and Herts obviously, in surprisingly smooth fashion. The temptation is to now disband and quit while we're ahead. But no. I wouldn't want to do that. Not unless I was really bloody lazy and couldn't be arsed booking tables at The Castle anymore for our matches, something I find unduly stressy and irritating. Though, I could always become a President's Cup mecenary. But NO. I wouldn't want to do that. Not after building a championship-winning team. I really should have special rings made up or something equally ostentatious and silly. Baseball caps, yeah! William Hague-stylee.
Enough with the Waffle
I wrote a friendly. It was quite hard. They always seem to be whenever I play Oxford. The score was 27-24 to Sussex, with the outcome dependent on the very last pair of questions, so I can at least say they were balanced, though a mere two 2-pointers answered in the first half suggests I had somehow gone mad with quiz-setting power. MAD like the magazine. I must also credit the ACF for some pairs, which I adapted and embellished or edited down for British purposes. I know, lazy bones me, but it was getting late, so late in fact that it was getting rather early. Inspiration sometimes deserts me in the darkest hour.
Unanswered questions are marked *
President's Cup friendly 30/3/08
Round 1
1a Which Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket team are called the Knight Riders?*
Kolkata
1b As in the Worcestershire sauce, what were the first names of Lea & Perrins?
John (Wheeley) & William (Henry)
2a Howard Brenton's new play Never So Good centres on which politician?
Harold MacMillan
2b Which Indian Premier League cricket team are known as the Daredevils?
Delhi
3a The words 'caravan' and 'divan' come from which language?
Persian or Farsi
3b What is the nationality of media mogul Lambert Le Roux the central character in Howard Brenton and David Hare's play Pravda?*
South African
4a As in the sugar manufacturers, what were the first names of Tate & Lyle?*
Henry & Abram
4b The words 'admiral' and 'mattress' come from which language?
Arabic
Round 2
1a How many Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Races have there been as of yesterday - i.e. March 29, 2008?
154
1b Which 36-year-old American became the oldest oarsman to compete in the Boat Race yesterday?*
Mike Wherley
2a In which religion are hymns called "Gathas"?
Zoroastrianism
2b The Pescadores island group belong to which island-republic?
Taiwan
3a The Admiralty Islands are part of which country?
Papua New Guinea
3b The Cy Coleman musical Sweet Charity is based on which Federico Fellini film?
Nights of Cabiria
4a Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote the musical By Jeeves with which English playwright?
Alan Ayckbourn
4b The Katabi Ikan is perhaps the most notable holy scripture of which religion?
Baha'i - according to Pears Quiz Companion, hmmmmm
Round 3
1a What is the common name of Chopin's Etude in G Flat , No. 5?*
'Black Key'
1b George Bernard Shaw said of which actor: "Simply no brains, all character and temperament"?*
Henry Irving
2a Napoleon defeated forces from which country at the Battle of Marengo in 1800?
Austria
2b What is the common name of Beethoven's Piano Trio No. 9 in B Flat?
Archduke
3a Which Japanese city was hit by an earthquake in 1995?
Kobe
3b Lord Kitchener defeated forces led by the Khalifa of which modern day country at the Battle of Omdurman?
Sudan
4a Margot Asquith said of which Earl: "Very clever, but his brains go to his head"?*
Earl of Birkenhead
4b Which North American capital was hit by an earthquake in 1985?
Mexico City
Round 4
1a The Darling family feature in which new US TV drama on Channel 4 that stars Donald Sutherland?
Dirty Sexy Money
1b Which 3rd century saint is said to have founded monasticism with Paul the Hermit during his travels through Egypt?
St Anthony
2a The archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann discovered the city of Troy whilst excavating which Turkish hill-site?
Hissarlik
2b In which film did Richard Gere play a pilot named Zack Mayo?
An Officer and a Gentleman
3a In which film does Richard Gere play businessman Edward Lewis?
Pretty Woman
3b The Walker family, one of whom is played by Calista Flockhart, feature in which US TV drama on Channel 4?
Brothers and Sisters
4a Which branch of the Franciscans was founded in 1525 by Matteo de Bascio?*
Capuchins
4b Heinrich Schliemann founded which famous artefact at a grave-site in Mycenae, so named after its supposed mythical owner?
Burial mask of Agamemnon
Round 5
1a Symbolised by two letters of the alphabet, which well-known geological boundary is believed to have been formed by a comet hitting the earth?*
K-T boundary
1b Taking their name from a bird, which Major League Baseball team play at Camden Yards?
Baltimore Orioles
2a Amyas Leigh is the hero of which Charles Kingsley novel?
Westward Ho!
2b Sharing his surname with a mathematician, which Frenchman served as President throughout World War One?
Raymond Poincare
3a Taking their name from a fish, which Major League Baseball team play at the Pro Player Stadium?
Florida Marlins
3b Sharing his surname with both a female composer and a seducer of Madame Bovary, which French general and nationalist leader failed to join a coup begun by his supporters in 1889, leading to his exile and suicide two years later?*
Georges Boulanger
4a John Ridd is the hero of which RD Blackmore novel?
Lorna Doone
4b Derived by an eponymous Estonian scientist, which equations give the probability of collision between two objects orbiting the same star and share their name with a Liberal Democrat MP?
Opik's equations
Round 6
1a Saif Saeed Shaheen, the world record holder in the 3000m steeplechase, represents which country?
Qatar
1b What is the first name of Nicolas Sarkozy's third wife?
Carla
2a Ravel based which ballet that he called a "symphonie choreographique" on a 3rd century AD poem by the Greek, Longus?
Daphnis and Chloe
2b The 20km walk world record holder, Jefferson Perez comes from which country?
Ecuador
3a Minoru Shirota invented which much-advertised probiotic yoghurt drink?
Yakult
3b Ravel was inspired to write which orchestral suite that includes a fandango called "Malaguena" by the folk songs he heard from his Basque mother?
Spanish Rhapsody
4a What is the first name of Gordon Brown's wife?
Sarah
4b Which famous water is sourced from the Cachat Spring?
Evian
Round 7
1a Which genus of perennial plants with large flowers has a common garden type with the scientific name pinnata that has been developed into more than 2000 varieties?*
Dahlia
1b Ralph Tresvant was the lead vocalist with which American group who had a 1983 no. 1 with Candy Girl?
New Edition
2a In 1164, Henry II issued which series of 16 articles that asserted control over Church courts and restricted various clerical powers?*
Constitutions of Clarendon
2b The Constitutions of Clarendon took secular control of which privilege, whose holders decided who received certain salaried church positions?*
Advowson
3a Which American group, who had a UK no. 1 in August 1983, released such other hits as Get Down Tonight and Boogie Shoes?*
KC & The Sunshine Band
3b Which Pakistani city is home to the Hazuri Bagh Square, the Begum Shati Masjid and the Badshahi Mosque?*
Lahore
4a Which Indian city is home to Kamaraj Salai beach, the St Andrews Kirch and Fort St George?*
Chennai
4b Which genus of shrubby plants with waxy flowers includes 100 or so species that include the crimson-purple procumbens and the speciosa?
Fuchsia
Round 8
1a A half-man, half-serpent, Cecrops was the mythical founder and first king of which city?
Athens
1b In which year did BBC2 start broadcasting?
1964
2a Which girl comic strip character owned a dog called Sandy?
Little Orphan Annie
2b Cadmus, the mythical son of Agenor, sowed his teeth to create the Sparti who became the ancestors of which city?
Thebes
3a Commissioned for the church of the hospital of Santa Maria Nuova in Florence by an eponymous Italian banker, the Portinari Triptych was painted in around 1475 by which Flemish artist?*
Hugo van der Goes
3b Which female comic strip character owned a dog called Daisy?*
Blondie
4a In which year did Sky Television merge with British Satellite Broadcasting?*
1990
4b What is the popular name of the Hubert and Jan van Eyck's 1432 polyptych The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb or The Lamb of God, which can be found in Saint Bavo Cathedral?
Ghent Altarpiece
Spare - well more like the question I got from doing one of the questions but haven't bothered to assign anywhere else
You will find the biblical quotation Judges 14:14 "Out of the strong came forth sweetness" on a tin of what?
Lyle's Golden Syrup
posted by That Quiz Guy at 5:39 AM
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Sorry to be an anorak but Saif Saeed Shaheen holds the world record for 3000m steeplechase. The 5k world record is held by Bekele from Ethiopia
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