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quiz for Tuesday

PostPosted: Tue Sep 11, 2018 12:42 pm
by Penny
1. How many masts does a ketch have.

2. Which King was said to have been ''crowned;' with his mother's bracelet when he was nine months.

3. What is the city of 'Caerdydd called in English

4. Which poet, who died in 1925 had the middle name of chawner?

5. What do Americans call ' natural English?

6. On 1930s radio, what lodgers, rabbits, commercial travellers and honeymoon couples, have in common.

cheers Penny

Re: quiz for Tuesday

PostPosted: Tue Sep 11, 2018 3:59 pm
by dita
1. 2

Re: quiz for Tuesday

PostPosted: Tue Sep 11, 2018 4:22 pm
by Penny
Good one Dita, correct 2 masts. cheers Penny

Re: quiz for Tuesday

PostPosted: Tue Sep 11, 2018 6:14 pm
by Andere Richtingen
3. Cardiff

Re: quiz for Tuesday

PostPosted: Tue Sep 11, 2018 6:18 pm
by Andere Richtingen
4. There was Rupert Chawner Brooke - but he died in 1915 so maybe you mean somebody else?

Re: quiz for Tuesday

PostPosted: Tue Sep 11, 2018 6:33 pm
by vannin
5. I know I was once told and I disagreed! Forgotten the exact answer, but is it supposed to be Maryland or the North-East corner generally?

Re: quiz for Tuesday

PostPosted: Tue Sep 11, 2018 7:27 pm
by Penny
Correct Andere, sorry my error.No.4.
No.5. A spin or twist put on a ball as in billiards.
No.3 correct.
Well done, only 2 and 6 left. cheers Penny

Re: quiz for Tuesday

PostPosted: Tue Sep 11, 2018 11:02 pm
by Monika
6. Were these banned subjects from use by comedians on the radio during that time? The BBC had long lists of the most innocuous subjects banned by the straight-laced corporation and were taboo.

Re: quiz for Tuesday

PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 10:10 am
by Penny
Well spotted Monica, correct.
To finish off. No.2 Henry V1

cheers Penny

Re: quiz for Tuesday

PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 11:45 am
by Monika
I wracked my brains trying to find some connection, then it suddenly dawned regarding lodgers and honeymoon couples. Somebody (Lord Reith?) must be turning in their grave as to what gets sanctioned these days.