Flotsam and Jetsam's Christmas Quiz Answers
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Flotsam and Jetsam’s Christmas Quiz Answers The noble grape 1. Claret wine is produced in the region surrounding which French city? Bordeaux 2. What would be the term to describe a dry champagne? Brut 3. In which country is the wine-growing Barossa Valley? Australia 4. Which white wine grape variety is most widely planted in California? Chardonnay 5. In which country is the Marlborough wine region? New Zealand 6. Retsina is native to which country? Greece 7. Which wine has the varieties Malmsey and Sercial? Madeira 8. What is the normal capacity for a bottle of wine? 2 75 centilitres; in days gone by many drinks were in 26 /3 fluid ounce bottles 9. In which country is Rioja produced? Spain 10. Along which river is most of France’s Sauvignon Blanc cultivated? The Loire Where are these public benches in Farnham? Cross bench, top of Farnham Park 3632 Opposite the main entrance to Waitrose 3640 Lion and Lamb yard 3642 Bishop's Meadow 3643 St Andrew's churchyard 3645 Farnham Maltings u3a garden 3646 Gostrey Meadow 3647 Victoria garden 3648 Outside back entrance to Boots 3651 Outside Sport's centre by the skateboard park 3652 On the Rails 1. This railway station first opened on 16th August 1864 although a train has never visited. Where is it? Dartmouth 2. One end of English railway stations is frequently referred to as the ‘London end’, what is the other end called? The Country End 3. When did the direct railway line from Alton to Winchester close? 1973 4. What is a Deltic? Class 55 locomotive built in the early 1960s by English Electric for British Railways Eastern Region for use on the East Coast Main line. 22 were built and replaced 55 steam locomotives. They were named after their Napier Deltic power units. 5. What does a Hampshire Unit do? British Rail Class 205 are known as Hampshire units. They are Diesel Multiple Units built at the Eastleigh works and first introduced in 1957. They were in mainline service for 47 years. 6. Name an underground line built on the ‘cut and cover’ principle Circle, District, Hammersmith and City and the Metropolitan (the first one). 7. Where would you find a memorial to Frank Pick? Piccadilly Circus Underground Station – main concourse. 8. 4472 is now numbered 60103; by what name is this better known? The Flying Scotsman 9. How many bedrooms do 23 and 24 Leinster Gardens have? None. They are false facades built to hide the District Line. 10. What is the long-distance passenger train operator in the US called? Amtrak – the National Passenger Railroad Corporation Literature with a Christmas angle 1. According to Charles Dickens, which portly gentleman celebrated Christmas at Dingley Dell? Mr Pickwick 2. Nahum Tate who wrote ‘While Shepherds Watched’ also ‘improved’ a Shakespeare tragedy by giving it a happy ending. Which one? King Lear 3. Which Alan Ayckbourn play takes place over three consecutive Christmases? Absurd Person Singular 4. Which reindeer in Clement Moore’s poem should travel as fast as lightning? Blitzen 5. According to the bible, how many kings visited the infant Jesus? None: St Matthew’s gospel only mentions an unspecified number of wise men, or magi 6. Which fantasy novelist wrote ‘Letters from Father Christmas’ for his children between 1920 and 1943? J R R Tolkien 7. Which Jane Austen character was trapped in a carriage with an inebriated and amorous clergyman on Christmas Eve? Emma 8. In 1935 a poet laureate wrote a magical tale that began ‘As Kay was coming home for the Christmas holidays…’ What is its title? The Box of Delights 9. According to a carol, who lived beside St Agnes’ fountain? The peasant in ‘Good King Wenceslas’ 10. The poet who wrote ‘My heart is like a singing bird’ also wrote a chilly Christmas Carol. Which one? In the Bleak Midwinter How much would you have been charged for these? Each of these items was listed in the 1907 catalogue of the Army and Navy Store. Note: all prices as at 1907! With one of these I could cool a carafe of water and make a block of ice. All I had to do was turn the handle. Good exercise before my iced G&T! How much would I have paid? A) £10/0/- B) £15/10/6 C) £18/2/6 Is this a fashion statement? Would you be seen wearing it? If you’d wanted to buy (complete with the curtain) it would you have paid: A) 11/3 B) 12/6 C) 15/9 Is this 113 years early? Would you have worn it to go out driving? Why Alton? How much would you have paid for one of these in ‘Gloria’? A) 11/9 B) 12/6 C) 13/3 So you thought a garden Gazebo was relatively new. The A&N were selling these in 1907. How much would a 6-foot square one with an awning at the front in striped material cost? A) £3/9/- B) £4/7/6 C) £5/14/9 A person of style would have had a Hunter. How much would you have paid for the option A listed here? A) £25/4/8 B) £32/16/6 C) £34/4/- No self-respecting yacht would set sail without one of these! After the cost of buying your luxury yacht how much would this have cost you? A) 30/- B) 47/6 C) 63/9 This looks like everything that you’d ever need to go fishing. How much? A) £5/10/- B) £7/15/6 C) £10/2/9 Any traditional woodworkers? This looks very up to date. A) 4/6 B) 6/3 C) 8/- I’d have loved one of these. No sign of a USB socket so I don’t think it’ll play MP3s. How much for this audio experience? A) £9/10/6 B) £11/-/- C) £12 guineas A true enthusiast toy. This one runs on steam. A) 10/6 B) 12/- C) 13/3 Where in the world This ‘man’ is seen beside the track on this famous railway line. What does he commemorate and where is he (country)? He is the millionth sleeper on the route of the Ghan between Adelaide and Darwin You might be surprised at the location of this banana tree. Apparently, it fruits every year. Where is it? Overbecks outside Salcombe in Devon These old tramcars are used every December as ‘Christmas trams’. Sadly not running in 2020. In which city would you normally see them?? Munich – the MVG is a giveaway! Another famous tram. Where does it run? The Peak Tram in Hong Kong One of Europe’s largest rivers runs through this city. Where am I? Bratislava Looking down a main street towards the Central Station. Which city am I in? Amsterdam Sunset on the ‘Reef’. Which city is this? Johannesburgh They’ve just had mid-summer here. A beautiful country but there are lots of earthquakes. Which country am I in? New Zealand – on the South Island, Akaroa. A very famous building in a city with many wonderful buildings. Where am I? Florence Early evening in February. Where was the photographer when this photograph was taken? On the public viewing platform at the top of the Shard. Potpourri 1. What, literally, does potpourri mean? Putrid or rotten pot 2. What is the most westerly point of the British mainland? And the most northerly, easterly and southerly? West - Ardnamurchan point, North - Dunnet Head, East - Lowestoft Ness, South - Lizard Point 3. Nobby Stiles started his professional career at Manchester United but in 1973 became player manager for another club under the managership of a fellow United player. Which was the club and who was the manager? Preston North End under Bobby Charlton 4. A Christmas hit from a four piece combo that makes one think of arriving and departing. What was it called? ‘Hello, Goodbye’ by the Beatles in 1967 5. The Uco Valley is one of the top wine growing areas in which country? Argentina 6. HMS Belfast is moored in the Pool of London. The calibre of her main armament is 6”. Which Piccadilly Line tube station is the furthest West that she could hit? Her range is 24,800 yards = 22.677km. Therefore Hounslow West @ 21.6km but not Hatton Cross @24.3km 7. Sergio Perez drove for which Formula 1 team? And having several changes of name, what was their previous name? And what was the original F1 team name when founded? Racing point, previously Racing Point Force India (Force India will do) Started by Eddy Jordan as Jordan Racing. Joe messed up here and gave you the answer with the question! 8. Name the inventor of the World Wide Web? Sir Tim Berners-Lee 9. What ‘world first’ came into action outside the Houses of Parliament on 9 December 1868? Traffic Lights (at the time known as The Westminster Street Semaphore) they displayed red and green lights plus semaphore arms 10. Who was the first woman in Britain to qualify as a physician and surgeon? Elizabeth Garrett Anderson 1836 – 1917, she secured her licence in 1865 Let’s raise a glass 1. What colour are most English wines? White 2. Which scientist discovered that yeast causes fermentation? Louis Pasteur 3. What is a crate of twelve bottles of wine called? Case 4. Which country does Sukhindol wine come from? Bulgaria 5. In which part of the United States is the Zinfandel grape chiefly cultivated? California 6. What is the first name of wine writer Ms Robinson? Jancis 7.