SAL's Christmas Quiz – Answers

SAL’s Christmas Quiz – Answers

1 James Dean was posthumously nominated in 1956 for East of Eden and in 1957 for Giant . 2 McDonald’s (actually it was Monroia, California). 3 The Lake of Monteith is the only “loch” in Scotland to be named a lake whilst Lake Windermere is the only body of water in The Lake District to be called a “Lake” rather than a “…water”. 4 Of these: i. Oprah Winfrey; ii. Ronnie O’Sullivan iii. Barrack Obama; iv. Marie Curie; and v. Charlie Chaplain; all are/were all left-handed except for Ronnie O’Sullivan who is ambidextrous. 5 According to well connected royal sources, HM Queen Elizabeth II (who refers to herself as Miss Piggy in a 30-year-long family joke) is an accomplished impressionist of, amongst others: i. Rev. Ian Paisley; ii. Margaret Thatcher; iii. René (from ‘Allo ‘Allo ); iv. Rolf Harris; v. Tony Benn and vi. Concorde landing. 6 The Krusty Krab , in the cartoon series Spongebob Squarepants where Spongebob is the pate-chef. The introduction to each episode involves a pirate. 7 The fantastical cover of the Fleetwood Mac UK No.1 album Tango in the Night was inspired by the jungle paintings in Henri Rousseau’s Surprised! Collection of 1891, which included La Charmeuse de Serpents ( The Snake Charmer , 1907). 8 The Earl of Bute (Prime Minister, 1762–1763). 9 At the royal cremation ceremony of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, which took place over five days at the end of October 2017, figurines of these animals were placed within the cremation: i. horses to the west; ii. elephants to the north; iii. cows to the south; and to the east were lions. 10 These are the five gas fields in the Irish Sea: i. Douglas (Adams); ii. (Annie) Lennox; iii. (Neil and Christine) Hamilton; iv. (Eric) Morecambe; and v. Millom. 11 9m 2 (marketed as what3words) provides a precise way to identify a location. The world has been divided into a grid of 3m x 3m squares and each has been assigned a unique combination of 3 dictionary words (in the local language and the user’s language). This has been proven to be simpler to remember and locate than a postcode (PC). 12 These are the nicknames (or “pet names”) of famous owners of dachshunds: i. John Wayne; ii. Brigitte Bardot; iii. Kaiser Wilhelm II; iv. Napoleon; and v. Albert Einstein. 13 The only station on the London Underground to share its name with a station on the Paris Métro is Temple.

© S.A.Livesey, 2018 14 The abbreviations for these are also the abbreviations for the positions in a netball team: i. GK Goal Keeper; ii. GD Goal Defence iii. WD Wing Defence iv. C Centre v. WA Wing Attack; and vi. GA Goal Attack. The missing position is GS (Goal Shooter) for which a clue might be Grammar School or Gauss. 15 Rice: i. the lyricist of the 1980’s musical Chess was Tim Rice; ii. Patna is the state capital of Bihar; iii. Rice Krispies (Snap, Crackle & Pop); iv. the creator of the jungle hero Tarzan was Edgar Rice Burroughs; and v. Anneka Rice. 16 These are DC/Marvel Comics superhero “men” created by Stan Lee (with others): i. Spider-Man; ii. Mole Man; iii. Miracle Man; iv. Dragon Man; and v. Asbestos Man. Others could include Ant-Man, Aqua-Man, Iron-Man, Purple Man and Sandman. 17 To retain your life you must have five of the crew on your side, so you do not need to share the bounty with all nine crew, just five of them. If the crew were to mutiny and murder you, splitting the bounty equally, they would get eleven coins each. So you can fend off mutiny and maximise your share by giving five crew twelve coins each leaving 40 coins for you. 18 A Bibliographical Check List of the works of Beatrix Potter was published in 1954 by Jane Quinby. ‘The Roly- Poly Pudding ' (1908), is known by collectors as “Quinby 15” Adding “tuppence” to this gives “Quinby 17”: Ginger & Pickles (1909), a pair of condiments. 19 Bob Holness (of Blockbusters fame) was the second actor officially to portray James Bond, starring in a radio adaptation of Moonraker in 1956. Contrary to rumour, he did not play the saxophone riff in Gerry Rafferty’s Baker Street which was played by Raphael Ravenscroft. 20 These are the names of the holes on the Championship Course at Carnoustie: i Cup; ii Gulley; Jockie’s Burn; Hillocks; v Brae; Hogan’s Alley; vii Plantation; viii [Claire] Short; ix Railway; x South America; John Philp (formerly Dyke); Southward Ho; Whins; xiv Spectacles; Lucky Slap; Barry Burn xvii Island; and xviii Home. Until next time… SAL