ChattingLil
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BUFFALOES!
I need more clues on buffaloes!! Completely stumped!!
I need more clues on buffaloes!! Completely stumped!!
2010 Christmas quiz
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Wunja
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Ha ha... one of the few that I've got!I need more clues on buffaloes!! Completely stumped!!
nigelm
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i've given up now , only so long u sit in front of pc 
CPD
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Hmmmmm, feeling decidedly not very clever ......
AliM
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Any answers?
PM them to me - an impressive prize awaits!
PM them to me - an impressive prize awaits!
Athene V30
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AliM
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Much more elegant - I assure you.
Come on, let's be having your guesses!
Come on, let's be having your guesses!
AliM
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Any more attempts?
I'll post the answers on Friday, but if you PM your guesses to me before then, you are still in with a chance.
I'll post the answers on Friday, but if you PM your guesses to me before then, you are still in with a chance.
ChattingLil
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any answers yet Ali?
VelaRose
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Quiz - the answers.
The East Coast Forum Christmas Quiz, 2010.
First, a reminder of the questions. The answers are at the end.
Congratulations to ChattingLil for the winning entry.
Questions:
East Coast Literature.
1. He believed that all sports journalists should experience a bout in a boxing ring. Instead of chickening out, he didn't duck when the heavyweight flew at him, and he was knocked out like a cold turkey. But he survived to write a classic story based on the East Coast. Name the author.
2. Our second author also had a background in journalism. He had an intimate knowledge of the East Coast. He was warned that one boat had a malicious character and was out to kill him. Name the boat.
3. It's a long way from the East Coast to this fictitious pier. Name the river.
4. Buffaloes seen on the East Coast ? Name the kitten.
5. Could Ellen have prevented his death ? Name the drowned man.
War on the East Coast.
6. If Gunfleet was Navy and Nore Sands was Army, what was Sunk Head ?
7. After sailing 115 nautical miles there was only a chain separating him from his enemy. Unfortunately for the English, it was not enough. Name the river and the admiral.
8. This island has had a strong military history, but now, fortunately, the soldiers have all marched onwards. The Romans and the Danes were here. A fort was built here by Henry VII and Henry VIII, and re-built by Elizabeth I, to protect the country from invasion, but it only saw action during the Civil War : its strategic position stopped supply ships from breaking the siege of the old town up river. Name the island.
9. A Martello tower was built here. In the Second World War, this place defended the country very effectively with a chained dog, and later used Bloodhounds. Where is it ?
10. Labelled a Bad Thing in '1066 and all that', he upset his subjects so much that they shut him out of his castle. The first step to recapturing the castle was to burn the bridge, over which river?
Sailors and boats.
11. From the sound of the words you might expect a Dabchick and a Kitten to change into something different. This East Coast sailor did change their names. Who was he ?
12. Which single-handed sailor heard again after using a boomerang ?
13. She learned to love sailing on a Brightlingsea oyster smack, bizarrely off the west coast of Scotland, and is known for her voyage with her children. What graceful name did she give her boat ?
14. A zephyr is a soft, gentle breeze, good for sailing a small boat in our shallow East Coast waters. But what followed the 'Zephyr' ?
15. An extraordinary single-handed sailor, whose voyages start from the Crouch on a trailer. Who is he?
Historical geography.
16. In 1978, an attack by Dutch and German mercenaries created a diplomatic conundrum for the UK government. Some may call it rough justice, but one father had to wait with bated breath for the outcome. Where was the incident ? (And no, '1978' is not a misprint.)
17. Want some advice ? Even if you want some food, stay away from the sisters and don't try to circumnavigate this island. Name the island.
18. In a town ravaged by fire in the 17th century, an explorer may find a lighthouse near an east green. Name the town.
19. The 12th century castle dominated the port. From the top of it, you can still see pagodas, but probably no one ever saw the blue danube from it. Name the castle.
20. The secret agent and Jim may have met Omar Khayyam here, but it was another century before Gulliver arrived. Previous employment in the town has involved busses, and then, much later, buses. Soon, from the Scores, you will be able to see scores of wind turbines. Name the place.
Answers.
1. Paul Gallico, sports writer on the New York Daily News. Sparred with Jack Dempsey to see what it would be like. The story is 'The Snow Goose'
2. Alfred William Roberts (better known as Bob Roberts, author of several books about life on Thames barges) was a journalist with the Orpington Gazette and the Daily Mail before he started working barges. The boat in question is the 'Martinet'.
3. Eric Arthur Blair, author of 'The Road to Wigan Pier', wrote under his pen name of George Orwell, taking the name from the River Orwell.
4. John, Susan, Titty, Roger and Bridget, the children in Arthur Ransome's 'Secret Water' refer to cows as buffalo. Titty's kitten was called Sinbad.
5. Peter Grimes is best known through Britten's opera, but the story came from George Crabbe's poem 'The Borough'. Ellen Orford is a key character in the story.
6. The sea forts built in the Thames Estuary in the second world war were variously run by the Navy and the Army. The Sunk Head fort was operated by the Navy.
7. The Dutch admiral de Ruyter sailed from the Scheldt to the River Medway, where a chain had been strung across the river to block it.
8. Mersea Island. The hymn 'Onward Christian Soldiers' was written at East Mersea. The fort was at Mersea (Stone) Point, at the east end of the island, overlooking the Colne, and the besieged town was Colchester, which claims to be the oldest town in England.
9. RAF Bawdsey. The remains of the Martello tower are in the gardens of Bawdsey Manor. A chained dog was the emblem of the Radar Research Group which worked in the Manor. In the 1970s, the base was a site for anti-aircraft Bloodhound missiles.
10. King John besieged Rochester Castle in 1216, starting by burning the bridge over the Medway.
11. They were boats owned by Maurice Griffiths who renamed them Vahan and Wild Lone.
12. Peter Hancock, who sailed 'Kylie', the Australian aboriginal name for a boomerang, from Southwold. He wrote 'Sailing out of silence', a particularly moving book.
13. Libby Purves' boat 'Grace O'Malley' is known through her book 'One Summer's Grace'.
14. Charlie Stock's first boat, the 'Zephyr', was replaced by 'Shoal Waters'.
15. Roger Taylor bases his junk-rigged 'MingMing' at Burnham. He was awarded the 2010 Jester Medal of the Ocean Cruising Club for contributions to single-handed sailing.
16. In 1967, Roy Bates, from Westcliff-on-Sea, declared the redundant Roughs Tower, a Second World War gun fort off Harwich, to be the Principality of Sealand. The attack in 1978 resulted in the Bates' son being held prisoner. The fort lay outside UK jurisdiction, hence the conundrum.
17. Yes, the clues are worthy of a big groan. The Isle of Thanet was an island into the middle ages, with the major port of Sandwich behind it. The island was separated from the mainland to the west by the Wantsum Channel, and the coast is well marked today by the two towers of Reculver Abbey (known as the Two Sisters).
18. In 1659 there was a major fire in Southwold, resulting in the open spaces seen today in the town. Explorer, Lighthouse and East Green are the names of some of the beers brewed there by Adnams.
19. Orford castle was built in 1165 to defend the then important port at Orford. A considerable amount of top-secret military research has been carried out on the Ness, including development work for the first British nuclear bomb, the Blue Danube. Some of the buildings had an open roof structure, familiarly known as the Pagodas, in case the conventional explosive in the bombs detonated.
20. Joseph Conrad (author of 'The Secret Agent' and 'Lord Jim') lived in Lowestoft at the same time as Edward Fitzgerald, translator of 'The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam'. Gulliver is the name of the prominent wind turbine by the harbour. Lowestoft used to be famous for its herring boats, historically known as 'herring busses', and in the mid-20th century a major employer was a bus and coach builder. The Scores are the steep paths from sea level up to the High Street.
The East Coast Forum Christmas Quiz, 2010.
First, a reminder of the questions. The answers are at the end.
Congratulations to ChattingLil for the winning entry.
Questions:
East Coast Literature.
1. He believed that all sports journalists should experience a bout in a boxing ring. Instead of chickening out, he didn't duck when the heavyweight flew at him, and he was knocked out like a cold turkey. But he survived to write a classic story based on the East Coast. Name the author.
2. Our second author also had a background in journalism. He had an intimate knowledge of the East Coast. He was warned that one boat had a malicious character and was out to kill him. Name the boat.
3. It's a long way from the East Coast to this fictitious pier. Name the river.
4. Buffaloes seen on the East Coast ? Name the kitten.
5. Could Ellen have prevented his death ? Name the drowned man.
War on the East Coast.
6. If Gunfleet was Navy and Nore Sands was Army, what was Sunk Head ?
7. After sailing 115 nautical miles there was only a chain separating him from his enemy. Unfortunately for the English, it was not enough. Name the river and the admiral.
8. This island has had a strong military history, but now, fortunately, the soldiers have all marched onwards. The Romans and the Danes were here. A fort was built here by Henry VII and Henry VIII, and re-built by Elizabeth I, to protect the country from invasion, but it only saw action during the Civil War : its strategic position stopped supply ships from breaking the siege of the old town up river. Name the island.
9. A Martello tower was built here. In the Second World War, this place defended the country very effectively with a chained dog, and later used Bloodhounds. Where is it ?
10. Labelled a Bad Thing in '1066 and all that', he upset his subjects so much that they shut him out of his castle. The first step to recapturing the castle was to burn the bridge, over which river?
Sailors and boats.
11. From the sound of the words you might expect a Dabchick and a Kitten to change into something different. This East Coast sailor did change their names. Who was he ?
12. Which single-handed sailor heard again after using a boomerang ?
13. She learned to love sailing on a Brightlingsea oyster smack, bizarrely off the west coast of Scotland, and is known for her voyage with her children. What graceful name did she give her boat ?
14. A zephyr is a soft, gentle breeze, good for sailing a small boat in our shallow East Coast waters. But what followed the 'Zephyr' ?
15. An extraordinary single-handed sailor, whose voyages start from the Crouch on a trailer. Who is he?
Historical geography.
16. In 1978, an attack by Dutch and German mercenaries created a diplomatic conundrum for the UK government. Some may call it rough justice, but one father had to wait with bated breath for the outcome. Where was the incident ? (And no, '1978' is not a misprint.)
17. Want some advice ? Even if you want some food, stay away from the sisters and don't try to circumnavigate this island. Name the island.
18. In a town ravaged by fire in the 17th century, an explorer may find a lighthouse near an east green. Name the town.
19. The 12th century castle dominated the port. From the top of it, you can still see pagodas, but probably no one ever saw the blue danube from it. Name the castle.
20. The secret agent and Jim may have met Omar Khayyam here, but it was another century before Gulliver arrived. Previous employment in the town has involved busses, and then, much later, buses. Soon, from the Scores, you will be able to see scores of wind turbines. Name the place.
Answers.
1. Paul Gallico, sports writer on the New York Daily News. Sparred with Jack Dempsey to see what it would be like. The story is 'The Snow Goose'
2. Alfred William Roberts (better known as Bob Roberts, author of several books about life on Thames barges) was a journalist with the Orpington Gazette and the Daily Mail before he started working barges. The boat in question is the 'Martinet'.
3. Eric Arthur Blair, author of 'The Road to Wigan Pier', wrote under his pen name of George Orwell, taking the name from the River Orwell.
4. John, Susan, Titty, Roger and Bridget, the children in Arthur Ransome's 'Secret Water' refer to cows as buffalo. Titty's kitten was called Sinbad.
5. Peter Grimes is best known through Britten's opera, but the story came from George Crabbe's poem 'The Borough'. Ellen Orford is a key character in the story.
6. The sea forts built in the Thames Estuary in the second world war were variously run by the Navy and the Army. The Sunk Head fort was operated by the Navy.
7. The Dutch admiral de Ruyter sailed from the Scheldt to the River Medway, where a chain had been strung across the river to block it.
8. Mersea Island. The hymn 'Onward Christian Soldiers' was written at East Mersea. The fort was at Mersea (Stone) Point, at the east end of the island, overlooking the Colne, and the besieged town was Colchester, which claims to be the oldest town in England.
9. RAF Bawdsey. The remains of the Martello tower are in the gardens of Bawdsey Manor. A chained dog was the emblem of the Radar Research Group which worked in the Manor. In the 1970s, the base was a site for anti-aircraft Bloodhound missiles.
10. King John besieged Rochester Castle in 1216, starting by burning the bridge over the Medway.
11. They were boats owned by Maurice Griffiths who renamed them Vahan and Wild Lone.
12. Peter Hancock, who sailed 'Kylie', the Australian aboriginal name for a boomerang, from Southwold. He wrote 'Sailing out of silence', a particularly moving book.
13. Libby Purves' boat 'Grace O'Malley' is known through her book 'One Summer's Grace'.
14. Charlie Stock's first boat, the 'Zephyr', was replaced by 'Shoal Waters'.
15. Roger Taylor bases his junk-rigged 'MingMing' at Burnham. He was awarded the 2010 Jester Medal of the Ocean Cruising Club for contributions to single-handed sailing.
16. In 1967, Roy Bates, from Westcliff-on-Sea, declared the redundant Roughs Tower, a Second World War gun fort off Harwich, to be the Principality of Sealand. The attack in 1978 resulted in the Bates' son being held prisoner. The fort lay outside UK jurisdiction, hence the conundrum.
17. Yes, the clues are worthy of a big groan. The Isle of Thanet was an island into the middle ages, with the major port of Sandwich behind it. The island was separated from the mainland to the west by the Wantsum Channel, and the coast is well marked today by the two towers of Reculver Abbey (known as the Two Sisters).
18. In 1659 there was a major fire in Southwold, resulting in the open spaces seen today in the town. Explorer, Lighthouse and East Green are the names of some of the beers brewed there by Adnams.
19. Orford castle was built in 1165 to defend the then important port at Orford. A considerable amount of top-secret military research has been carried out on the Ness, including development work for the first British nuclear bomb, the Blue Danube. Some of the buildings had an open roof structure, familiarly known as the Pagodas, in case the conventional explosive in the bombs detonated.
20. Joseph Conrad (author of 'The Secret Agent' and 'Lord Jim') lived in Lowestoft at the same time as Edward Fitzgerald, translator of 'The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam'. Gulliver is the name of the prominent wind turbine by the harbour. Lowestoft used to be famous for its herring boats, historically known as 'herring busses', and in the mid-20th century a major employer was a bus and coach builder. The Scores are the steep paths from sea level up to the High Street.
ChattingLil
Well-Known Member
yippee! that's brightened my day. Thanks for the other answers. Good challenge!
Athene V30
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Well done Lisa - any your prize is.............setting next years quiz!!
I managed 7, 13, 15 & 18!
I managed 7, 13, 15 & 18!
geoid96
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A lot of research went into 6 correct answers. Thanks for setting an excellent quiz.
Marmalade
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Ali / Gordon - whilst I didn't get enough of the answers to justify an entry, I did spend some enjoyable hours trying. Thanks, on behalf of us all for putting the quiz together - it must have taken ages.
Lisa - over to you!
Lisa - over to you!
AliM
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It was great fun setting it, but I expect we made it too difficult by trying to google-proof it.
We started from the answers (eg you must have one on Arthur Ransome, Maurice Griffiths ...) and then picked up ideas all year (eg the Snow Goose was discussed on the radio, we visited Lowestoft, we saw Dylan's bits about Roughs Tower and Bawdsey) and made various connections (eg George Orwell) and read/heard a few bits and pieces (Peter Grimes, plenty of history, Bob Roberts' book). The awful puns were Gordon's!
We'll award Lisa her prize (I bet she can't wait!) at the Fitting up dinner.
We started from the answers (eg you must have one on Arthur Ransome, Maurice Griffiths ...) and then picked up ideas all year (eg the Snow Goose was discussed on the radio, we visited Lowestoft, we saw Dylan's bits about Roughs Tower and Bawdsey) and made various connections (eg George Orwell) and read/heard a few bits and pieces (Peter Grimes, plenty of history, Bob Roberts' book). The awful puns were Gordon's!
We'll award Lisa her prize (I bet she can't wait!) at the Fitting up dinner.
Phoenix of Hamble
Well-Known Member
Second Marmalade's comments... I failed dismally in getting enough answers to make it worth entering, but did spend a fair bit of time trying.... very good!
ChattingLil
Well-Known Member
We had great fun doing it and learned quite a lot too! (we even visited a couple of sites after learning about them
)
thanks for the warning!Oh the glory!
Wunja
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Congratulations Lisa and thank you very much Ali and Gordon for putting it together.
I'm still frustrated about the Wigan Pier question. I got the book and couldn't link George Orwell to the East Coast. Almost as embarrassing as thinking that Harwich YC was near Harwich!
I'm still frustrated about the Wigan Pier question. I got the book and couldn't link George Orwell to the East Coast. Almost as embarrassing as thinking that Harwich YC was near Harwich!
Lodesman77
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Another thank you for putting it together - enjoyable and frustrating in equal measure; as it should be!
nigelm
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yep , well done lisa , yr turn with questions next time lol .
