Answers to Thursday’s Quiz
1. It is illegal to place a stamp on a letter with the queen’s head upside down – False The Treason Felony Act 1848 makes it an offence to do any act with the intention of deposing the monarch, but it seems unlikely that placing a stamp upside down fulfils this criterion. The Act itself certainly does not refer to stamps. According to the Royal Mail, it is perfectly acceptable to put a stamp upside-down.
2. It is illegal to enter the houses of parliament wearing a suit of armour. – True The 1313 Statute Forbidding Bearing of Armour forbids members of Parliament from wearing armour in the House.
3. It is illegal to stand within 100 yards of the reigning monarch without wearing socks – False Henry VIII, Mary I and Elizabeth I all passed sumptuary laws, which regulated clothing styles. For example, the 1562 Articles for the Execution of the Statutes of Apparel prohibited anyone from appearing at the royal court wearing shirts with “outrageous double ruffs”, or hose of “monstrous and outrageous greatness”. However, such laws were generally repealed by James I.
4. It is illegal not to carry out at least two hours of longbow practice a week – False The Unlawful Games Act 1541 required every Englishman between the ages of 17 and 60 (with various exemptions) to keep a longbow and regularly practise archery. However, this Act was repealed by the Betting and Gaming Act 1960.
5. It is illegal to carry a plank along the pavement – True This is an offence under s 54 of the Metropolitan Police Act 1839. Other offences covered by s 54 include flying kites, playing annoying games, and sliding on ice or snow in the street.
6. It is illegal to drive cows down the roadway without the permission of the commissioner of Police – True The Metropolitan Streets Act 1867 made it an offence to drive cattle through the streets between 10amand 7pm, except with the permission of the Commissioner of Police.
7. A freeman of the City of London may drive a flock of sheep across London Bridge – False The Freedom of the City of London was originally a grant of the right to trade in the capital. Freemen were exempt from paying the usual tolls when they drove their livestock across London Bridge to the markets. Today, the Freedom of the City is a purely symbolic honour, and the City of London Police do not permit sheep to be taken across the bridge (aside from the occasional publicity stunt. In 2008, for example, around 500 Freemen drove a flock of sheep across the bridge to raise money for charity.6) According to the clerk of the Chamberlain’s Court, most other purported rights of Freemen are also unavailable today: for example, being escorted home by the Watch if found drunk and disorderly. The only privileges that remain involve rights to access some educational and charitable funds.
8. It is illegal to jump the queue in the tube ticket hall – True Under the TfL Railway Byelaws, any person directed to queue by an authorised person or a sign must join the rear of the queue and obey the reasonable instructions of any authorised person regulating the queue.
9. It is illegal to eat mince pies on Christmas Day – False The only Christmas Day on which eating mince pies was illegal was in 1644, as 25 December that year fell on a legally-mandated day of fasting. Subsequently, the Long Parliament of the Interregnum banned all celebrations of Christmas (An Ordinance for Abolishing of Festivals, 1647). However, mince pies themselves were never banned, although they were strongly disapproved of as a symbol of the immoral excesses of the festive season. Further legislation was proposed in 1656 to clamp down on illicit Christmas celebrations, but it was never enacted. Statutes of the Interregnum were held to be invalid following the Restoration of the Monarchy, as they had been passed without Royal Assent. Some statutes were later re-enacted by Charles II, but the 1647 Ordinance that banned Christmas was not amongst them.
10. All swans are the property of the queen and killing one is an act of treason – False Since the 12th century, the Crown has held the right to ownership over all wild, unmarked mute swans in open water. However, the Queen only exercises her right over parts of the Thames and its tributaries. This right is shared with the Vintners’ Company and the Dyers’ Company, livery companies of the City of London. Every year, the Swan Upping ceremony is carried out by the Crown and the Companies to record and mark all the swans in the area. Killing one of the Queen’s mute swans may be unlawful, but it has never been an act of treason. Furthermore, tame swans and all other varieties of wild swan (eg whooper and Bewick’s swans) are free.
Thursday 14th May
As it’s the final quiz there are a bumper 10 questions but the answers are true or false. The answers which I will give tomorrow make interesting reading….
1. It is illegal to place a stamp on a letter with the queen’s head upside down –
2. It is illegal to enter the houses of parliament wearing a suit of armour.
3. It is illegal to stand within 100 yards of the reigning monarch without wearing socks.
4. It is illegal not to carry out at least two hours of longbow practice a week.
5. It is illegal to carry a plank along the pavement.
6. It is illegal to drive cows down the roadway without the permission of the Commissioner of Police.
7. A freeman of the City of London may drive a flock of sheep across London Bridge.
8. It is illegal to jump the queue in the tube ticket hall.
9. It is illegal to eat mince pies on Christmas Day.
10. All swans are the property of the queen and killing one is an act of treason.
Answers to Wednesday’s Quiz
1. What does NATO stand for? North Atlantic Treaty Organization
2. What does UNICEF stand for? United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
3. In electronics what does LED stand for? Light Emitting Diode
4. What does BAFTA stand for? British Academy of Film and Television Arts
5. What does OPEC stand for Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Wednesday 13th May
In todays questions, I’m going to give you some initials and you have to tell me what organization or item they stand for so if I were to give you so if I were to ask you what RYA stands for you would hopefully come back with Royal Yachting Association
1. What does NATO stand for?
2. What does UNICEF stand for?
3. In electronics what does LED stand for?
4. What does BAFTA stand for?
5. What does OPEC stand for?
Answers to Tuesday’s Quiz
1. What are the Sandwich Islands now called? Answer – Hawaii (the US state is known as Hawaii even though Hawaii is one of many of the islands, also known as the Hawaiian Islands, or the Hawaiian Windward Islands, all of which would be acceptable correct answers)
2. Southern Rhodesia became what country in 1980? Answer – Zimbabwe (The Independent Nation of Zimbabwe)
3. Which country was previously called Abyssinia? Answer – Ethiopia
4. Which country was previously called Ceylon? Answer – Sri Lanka
5. Which country was previously called Mesopotamia? Answer – Iraq
Tuesday 12th May
This round is entitled ‘Where are they now’? From time to time, countries towns and cities change their name. I’m going to give you the name of a place and I want you to tell me what we call the place now.
1. What are the Sandwich Islands now called?
2. Southern Rhodesia became what country in 1980?
3. Which country was previously called Abyssinia?
4. Which country was previously called Ceylon?
5. Which country was previously called Mesopotamia?
Answers to Monday’s Quiz
1. What was the name of Ernest Shackleton’s ship which became stuck in Antarctic ice in 1915? Answer – HMS Endurance
2. How were Balthazar, Melchior, and Gaspar better known? Answer – The Three Wise Men (or the Three Kings)
3. How many points does a snowflake have? Answer – Six
4. ‘Angels on horseback’ are what wrapped in bacon? Answer – Oysters
5. Named after a place in Iceland, what do we normally call a hot spring which shoots out boiling water and steam? Answer – Geyser or Geysir
Monday 11th May
1. What was the name of Ernest Shackleton’s ship which became stuck in Antarctic ice in 1915?
2. How were Balthazar, Melchior, and Gaspar better known?
3. How many points does a snowflake have?
4. ‘Angels on horseback’ are what wrapped in bacon?
5. Named after a place in Iceland, what do we normally call a hot spring which shoots out boiling water and steam?
Answers to Friday’s Quiz
What is the national emblem of Canada? Answer – Maple leaf
What are kept in an apiary? Answer – Bees
Introduced in New York in 1950 what was the first credit card? Answer – Diners Club
What is Wendy’s surname in Peter Pan? Answer – Darling
What does ‘E’ represent in E = MC2? Answer – Energy
Friday 8th May
1. What is the national emblem of Canada?
2. What are kept in an apiary?
3. Introduced in New York in 1950 what was the first credit card?
4. What is Wendy’s surname in Peter Pan?
5. What does ‘E’ represent in E = MC2?
Answers to Thursday’s quiz.
1. What was the name of the family in TV’s Upstairs Downstairs? Bellamy
2. What is the name of the character played by Angela Lansbury in ‘Murder, She Wrote’? Jessica Fletcher
3. What is the name of the road where TV’s Desperate Housewives live? Wisteria Lane
4. In which Australian TV Soap did Dannii Minogue star? Home and Away
5. Which TV character said, ‘Live long and prosper’? MR SPOCK (Star Trek)
Thursday 7th May
For today we have a TV theme.
1. What was the name of the family in TV’s Upstairs Downstairs?
2. What is the name of the character played by Angela Lansbury in ‘Murder, She Wrote’?
3. What is the name of the road where TV’s Desperate Housewives live?
4. In which Australian TV Soap did Dannii Minogue star?
5. Which TV character said, ‘Live long and prosper’?
Answers to Wednesday’s quiz.
1. Which famous musical group starred in the film Rock around the Clock? Answer – Bill Haley and the Comets
2. In which film do you hear the happy chimney sweep (Dick Van Dyke) singing Chim Chim Cheree in order to brighten up some dispirited children? Answer – Mary Poppins
3. ‘You’ve Got To Pick a Pocket Or Two’ was a song from which popular British film of 1968? Answer – Oliver
4. With which film or musical do you associate the song ‘Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead’, sung upon the accidental death of the Wicked Witch of the North? Answer – The Wizard of Oz
5. The Bare Necessities was nominated for an Oscar in 1967. From which film was this song taken? Answer – The Jungle Book
Wednesday 6th May
Today we have a musical theme, but I’ve kept it easy for you. Having said that, it is for those of shall we say more mature in years to remember.
1. Which famous musical group starred in the film Rock around the Clock?
2. In which film do you hear the happy chimney sweep (Dick Van Dyke) singing Chim Chim Cheree in order to brighten up some dispirited children?
3. ‘You’ve Got To Pick a Pocket Or Two’ was a song from which popular British film of 1968?
4. With which film or musical do you associate the song ‘Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead’, sung upon the accidental death of the Wicked Witch of the North?
5. The Bare Necessities was nominated for an Oscar in 1967. From which film was this song taken?
Answers to Tuesday’s quiz.
Brazil
Finland
Greece
Italy
Belgium
Tuesday 5th May
Can you name the countries which have the following national flags
Answers to Monday’s quiz.
a) John Thaw and Dennis Waterman – Answer – The Sweeney
b) Sharon Gless and Tyne Daly Answer – Cagney and Lacey
c) Roger Moore and Tony Curtis – Answer – The Persuaders
d) Kevin Whately and Lawrence Fox Answer – Lewis
e) Bruce Willis and Cybil Shepherd Answer – Moonlighting
f) David Soul and Paul Michael Glaser Answer – Starsky and Hutch
g) Michael Brandon and Glynis Barber Answer – Dempsey and Makepeace
h) Lewis Collins and Martin Shaw Answer – The Professionals
i) Felicity Kendall and Pam Ferris Answer – Rosemay and Thyme
j) Philip Glenister and Keeley Hawes Answer – Ashes to Ashes
Monday 4th May
The list below gives pairs of actors and actresses who have formed crime busting partnerships. Can you name the crime programme these couples appeared in?
a) John Thaw and Dennis Waterman
b) Sharon Gless and Tyne Daly
c) Roger Moore and Tony Curtis
d) Kevin Whately and Lawrence Fox
e) Bruce Willis and Cybil Shepherd
f) David Soul and Paul Michael Glaser
g) Michael Brandon and Glynis Barber
h) Lewis Collins and Martin Shaw
i) Felicity Kendall and Pam Ferris
j) Philip Glenister and Keeley Hawes
Answers to Friday’s quiz.
1. Which 5 countries of the world are generally accepted as communist? Peoples Republic of China.
Answer – Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (North Korea), Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (LAOS) and Republic of Cuba.
2. In what decade was the last officially recorded infantry bayonet charge: 1940s; 1960s; 1980s or 2010s?
Answer – 2010s. Corporal Sean Jones, 25, of 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales’s Regiment, “reversed a potentially dire situation” when his patrol came under attack in a carefully planned ambush Firing a rocket at one of the insurgent positions, Cpl Jones ordered three of his men to fix bayonets before breaking cover and leading them across 80 metres of open ground raked by enemy fire. “I asked them if they were happy. They were all quite young lads and the adrenalin was racing. I shouted follow me and we went for it. I got ‘Commander’s Legs’ on and was going very quickly. I realised I’d left them behind a bit so had to slow down. He was awarded the Military Cross.
3. What Anglo-French project was abandoned in 1883 due to English public outcry about security?
Answer – The Channel Tunnel.
4. What word prefixes arcade, black, farthing, whistle and pinching to make five new terms?
Answer – Penny.
5. Who said, “I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was taken to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph. “:Prince Charles; Shirley Temple; Kylie Minogue; or Marilyn Monroe?
Answer – Shirley Temple.
Friday 1st May
I hope I’ve found some interesting questions to keep you occupied during the weekend. Some of the answers even surprised me.
1. Which 5 countries of the world are generally accepted as communist?
2. In what decade was the last officially recorded infantry bayonet charge: 1940s; 1960s; 1980s or 2010s?
3. What Anglo-French project was abandoned in 1883 due to English public outcry about security?
4. What word prefixes arcade, black, farthing, whistle and pinching to make five new terms?
5. Who said, “I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was taken to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph. “:Prince Charles; Shirley Temple; Kylie Minogue; or Marilyn Monroe?
Answers on Monday. Have a good weekend and stay safe.
Answers to Thursday’s quiz.
The countries listed below are:-
Canada
Japan
New Zealand
Sweden
Turkey
Todays Quiz – Thursday 30th April – Capt. Tom’s 100th Birthday
For today I have shown 5 country outlines. Can you tell which country they are. As a bit of a clue, they are in alphabetical order.
Answers to Wednesday’s quiz.
1. What was Margaret Thatcher’s maiden Name? Answer – Roberts
2. What method of transport did Sir Christopher Cockerell patent in 1955? Answer – Hovercraft
3. Which well-known charitable organisation has the saying `Train One Save Many? Answer – RNLI
4. Name the five noble titles which make up the peerage and for an extra point, put them in descending order of importance? Answer – Duke, Marquis, Earl, Viscount, Baron.
5. Of whom did Adolf Hitler say, “He seemed such a nice old gentleman that I gave him my autograph as a souvenir”? Answer – Neville Chamberlain.
Wednesday 29th April
1. What was Margaret Thatcher’s maiden Name?
2. What method of transport did Sir Christopher Cockerell patent in 1955?
3. Which well-known charitable organisation has the saying `Train One Save Many?
4. Name the five noble titles which make up the peerage and for an extra point, put them in descending order of importance?
5. Of whom did Adolf Hitler say, “He seemed such a nice old gentleman that I gave him my autograph as a souvenir”?
Answers to Tuesday’s quiz.
How were the following fictional characters better known?
Clark Kent – Superman
Dianna Prince – Wonderwoman
Dick Grayson – Robin
Dr Banner – Incredible Hulk
Peter Parker – Spiderman
Kathy Kane – Batwoman
Tuesday 28th April
How were the following fictional characters better known?
Clark Kent
Dianna Prince
Dick Grayson
Dr Banner
Peter Parker
Kathy Kane
Answers to Monday’s quiz.
1. Admiral Lord Nelson lost an eye and an arm. Which eye and which arm did he lose? Answer – Right arm and right eye.
2. What number do you get if you multiply the number of ladies dancing with the number of geese laying and add the number of pipers piping? Answer – 9X6+11=65
3. At which football club ground would you find the Bill Shankly stand? Answer – Preston North End
4. In which city did the pied piper play? Answer – Hamlin
5. In the Harry Potter films, name the actor who plays Harry Potter? Answer – Daniel Radcliffe
Monday 27th April
1. Admiral Lord Nelson lost an eye and an arm. Which eye and which arm did he lose?
2. What number do you get if you multiply the number of ladies dancing with the number of geese laying and add the number of pipers piping?
3. At which football club ground would you find the Bill Shankly stand?
4. In which city did the pied piper play?
5. In the Harry Potter films, name the actor who plays Harry Potter?
Answers to Friday’s quiz.
1. Who is the Roman god of the sea? Answer – Neptune.
2. What 2 sports make up the biathlon in winter sports events? Answer – Skiing and shooting.
3. Which Tracey was in charge of Thunderbird 2? Answer – Virgil
4. If all the English counties were listed alphabetically, which would be the first and which would be the last? – Answer – Bedfordshire and Worcestershire. (Yorkshire is not a county neither is Avon)
5. Tom has just bought his first boat and has arranged to collect it from the visitors moorings between the bridges on the Farlow River. (See chart below) He’s a bit worried about getting under the bridge when he leaves as his mast is 14.6m above the waterline and his draught is 1.9m. He’s looked up the following tidal information for Farlow
HAT – 5.4
MHWS – 4.7
MHWN – 3.7
MLWN – 1.8
MLWS – 0.6
He’s checked an app on his phone and it says that the tidal height when he wants to leave is 4.5m and is falling. Can he get under the bridge now, if so, what will be the clearance and should he leave now or wait? Answer – The bridge has 14.0m clearance at Highest Astronomic tide. Our current height of tide is 4.5m which is 0.9m less than HAT so the bridge clearance is 14.9m giving us 0.3m clearance so we can get under the bridge. Whether we should go now is questionable. The figures to calculate tidal heights are estimates so can be inaccurate for a number of reasons. Those who rely o tidal apps should also take care. A recent study showed that some of them including some of the most popular were inaccurate by up to an hour of time and a metre of height.
Friday 24th April
1. Who is the Roman god of the sea?
2. What 2 sports make up the biathlon in winter sports events?
3. Which Tracey was in charge of Thunderbird 2?
4. If all the English counties were listed alphabetically, which would be the first and which would be the last?
5. Tom has just bought his first boat and has arranged to collect it from the visitors moorings between the bridges on the Farlow River. (See chart below) He’s a bit worried about getting under the bridge when he leaves as his mast is 14.6m above the waterline and his draught is 1.9m. He’s looked up the following tidal information for Farlow
HAT – 5.4
MHWS – 4.7
MHWN – 3.7
MLWN – 1.8
MLWS – 0.6
He’s checked an app on his phone and it says that the tidal height when he wants to leave is 4.5m and is falling. Can he get under the bridge now, if so, what will be the clearance and should he leave now or wait?
Answers to Thursday’s quiz.
1. Name 6 English counties which begin with the letter C? Answer – Cambridgeshire, Cumbria, Cornwall, Cleveland, Cheshire, Cumberland.
2. The human tongue can detect four basic taste components. What are they? Answer – Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter
3. ‘A long time ago in a galaxy far far away’ is the opening to which film? Answer – Star Wars.
4. A woman has 5 potatoes to feed 3 people. How can she give them equal portions without the headache of cutting each into appropriate sizes? Answer – Mashed potato.
5. If all the underground stations in Zone 1 were listed alphabetically which would come first and which would come last? Answer – Aldgate and Westminster.
Thursday 23rd April – St Georges Day
1. Name 6 English counties which begin with the letter C?
2. The human tongue can detect four basic taste components. What are they?
3. ‘A long time ago in a galaxy far far away’ is the opening to which film?
4. A woman has 5 potatoes to feed 3 people. How can she give them equal portions without the headache of cutting each into appropriate sizes?
5. If all the underground stations in Zone 1 were listed alphabetically which would come first and which would come last?
Answers to Wednesday’s quiz.
For todays questions
1. Europe boasts the world’s shortest frontier. Where is it? Answer – Between Gibraltar and Spain.
2. Of all the rooms in a game of Cluedo, which would come first alphabetically? Answer – The Ballroom.
3. Who was the youngest Beatle? Answer – George Harrison
4. Whose last written words were “We shall stick it out to the bitter end but we are getting weaker…. For God’s sake look after our people.” Answer – Captain Robert Scott, South Pole explorer.
5. In relation to electronic charts, what is the difference between a raster and a vector chart and why is it important to know which you are looking at when navigating. Answer – There are some very important differences between raster and vector charts. A raster chart is basically an electronic copy or picture of a paper chart. That means that however much you zoom in, the amount of detail you see is the same and is in accordance with the guidelines for the scale of the chart. A vector chart has all the information in layers. there might be a layer for contours, a layer for buoyage, a layer for information and a layer for wrecks etc. Now on most devices you can choose which layers you want but by default most add or subtract layers as you zoom in or out. The key point to remember is that objects some of which are dangerous may not be displayed. To see an example of this, if you nave Navionics on your iPad, go to the River Medway near Sharp Point and zoom in and out on the red buoy no 14, If you zoom out a bit, it will vanish from your screen. The same can happen to dangerous wrecks and there have been high profile casualties including Clipper round the world yachts who have his reefs because they had their plotter zoomed out. Always keep/check large scale charts or zoom in close to ensure you don’t miss anything.
Wednesday 22nd April
For todays questions
1. Europe boasts the world’s shortest frontier. Where is it?
2. Of all the rooms in a game of Cluedo, which would come first alphabetically?
3. Who was the youngest Beatle
4. Whose last written words were “We shall stick it out to the bitter end but we are getting weaker…. For God’s sake look after our people.”
5. In relation to electronic charts, what is the difference between a raster and a vector chart and why is it important to know which you are looking at when navigating
Answers to Tuesday’s quiz.
For todays questions we’re drifting away from nautical matters and all relate to company straplines, those little phrases which marketing ‘experts’ hope we will remember, so lets see if you do.
With which company or organisation do we associate the following
1. I’m loving it Answer – MacDonalds
2. Just do it Answer – Nike
3. Because you’re worth it. Answer – L’Oreal (One for the ladies)
4. The power of dreams. Answer – Honda (One for the gentlemen)
5. ‘Citius, Altius, Fortius’. (Faster, Higher, Stronger.) Answer – The Olympic Games
Tuesday 21st April
For todays questions we’re drifting away from nautical matters and all relate to company straplines, those little phrases which marketing ‘experts’ hope we will remember, so lets see if you do.
With which company or organisation do we associate the following
1. I’m loving it
2. Just do it
3. Because you’re worth it.
4. The power of dreams.
5. ‘Citius, Altius, Fortius’. (Faster, Higher, Stronger.)
Answers tomorrow.
Answers to Monday’s quiz.
1. February is the shortest month in the year, but which is the longest? Answer – October. There are a number of months with 31 days but during October the clocks go back so it lasts 31 days and one hour.
2. Nearly sixty years ago in 1961 the year read the same whether upside down or the right way up. When is the next time this will happen? Answer – 6009
3. In George Orwell`s Animal Farm, what type of animals were Clover, Mollie and Boxer? Answer – Horses
4. What train would you find on platform 9 and three quarters at Kings Cross? Answer – The Hogwarts Express
5. Having just won the lottery, you have bought a new motor cruiser and are taking it for a spin in the open sea on a sunny day with little wind. Your friend is an experienced boater and he takes the helm while you go below to put the kettle on and whilst its boiling, you have a play with the radar. Seeing a contact on the top left of the screen you decide to watch it and it’s positions 6 and 12 minutes later are shown on the sheet below. Just as you are warming the china teapot, you hear the helm talk to his colleague about needing to alter course to avoid the vessel on the port side as you have a responsibility to give way to it. Is he correct?
Answer – An interesting question yesterday and one which highlights the need to learn about radar so that you can interpret what is happening. If you can’t understand what you’re seeing you can’t take the correct action.
On the face of it, you have a crossing situation with a vessel on the port side and you are the stand on vessel and the other should give way, but a little investigation shows something different.
The three plots if projected would cross the centre of the screen which is where you are so just like a consistent bearing with a compass, a risk of collision does exist.
To establish the track of the vessel, we have to take account of our movement. Remember that the display shows relative motion so if you were heading straight for a stationary object, it would travel down the centre of your screen towards you. Because something is moving on your screen doesn’t mean that it is moving through the water or moving in the direction it travels on the screen.
If the vessel had not moved since the first position at O, it would be at position W by the third plot. The red line from W to A represents the other vessels course and speed through the water. From that you can establish that the other vessel is not crossing you, in fact you are overtaking it so your helm is correct that you are the give way vessel.
Monday 20th April
1. February is the shortest month in the year, but which is the longest?
2. Nearly sixty years ago in 1961 the year read the same whether upside down or the right way up. When is the next time this will happen?
3. In George Orwell`s Animal Farm, what type of animals were Clover, Mollie and Boxer?
4. What train would you find on platform 9 and three quarters at Kings Cross?
5. Having just won the lottery, you have bought a new motor cruiser and are taking it for a spin in the open sea on a sunny day with little wind. Your friend is an experienced boater and he takes the helm while you go below to put the kettle on and whilst its boiling, you have a play with the radar. Seeing a contact on the top left of the screen you decide to watch it and it’s positions 6 and 12 minutes later are shown on the sheet below. Just as you are warming the china teapot, you hear the helm talk to his colleague about needing to alter course to avoid the vessel on the port side as you have a responsibility to give way to it. Is he correct.?
Answers to Friday’s quiz.
1. What is the capital city of Cuba? – Answer – Havana
2. In which year did Royal Mail introduce self-adhesive stamps? 2001, 2003 or 2005? Answer – 2001.
3. How many pips are there on the Greenwich Time Signal? Answer – 6 (5 short and one long).
The next 2 questions are simple true or false so you have a 50% chance. You may think that they must be true as the answers are outrageous but it might be a double bluff. Don’t be deceived.
4. The main fruit ingredient in an orange jaffa cake is apricot. Answer – True
5. The French horn originated in Germany. Answer – True
6. Arrange these UK Shipping Forecast areas in order, north to south: Irish Sea; Trafalgar; Wight; Biscay; Faroes? Answer – Faroes; Irish Sea; Wight; Biscay; Trafalgar
7. Which three countries have both an Atlantic and a Mediterranean coast? Answer – France, Spain, Morocco.
8. If you travel directly east from New York City, which country would you reach first? Answer – Portugal
9. What is the top colour on a rainbow? Answer – Red
Finally, something some may think of as a bit of a tie breaker but see how close to the actual answer you can get. A special prize if you get within 20 of the right answer.
10. How many grooves are there on one side of an LP record? Answer – One
As you’ve all been so good in the lockdown (or at least not been caught) I’ve a bumper 10 questions to keep you going over the weekend. Do let me know how you are getting on.
1. What is the capital city of Cuba?
2. In which year did Royal Mail introduce self-adhesive stamps? 2001, 2003 or 2005?
3. How many pips are there on the Greenwich Time Signal?
The next 2 questions are simple true or false so you have a 50% chance. You may think that they must be true as the answers are outrageous but it might be a double bluff. Don’t be deceived.
4. The main fruit ingredient in an orange jaffa cake is apricot
5. The French horn originated in Germany
6. Arrange these UK Shipping Forecast areas in order, north to south: Irish Sea; Trafalgar; Wight; Biscay; Faroes?
7. Which three countries have both an Atlantic and a Mediterranean coast?
8. If you travel directly east from New York City, which country would you reach first?
9. What is the top colour on a rainbow?
Finally, something some may think of as a bit of a tie breaker but see how close to the actual answer you can get. A special prize if you get within 20 of the right answer.
10. How many grooves are there on one side of an LP record?
Answers to Thursday’s quiz.
1. Parker and Barrow were the names of a famous (or perhaps infamous) American couple. By what names were they better known? Answer – Bonnie and Clyde
2. Most of us know about radar but what does the acronym ‘RADAR’ stand for? Answer – Radio Detection and Ranging.
3. What does the chart symbol mean? Answer – An area of magnetic anomaly of up to 15 degrees.
4. How would the number 555 be written in roman numerals? Answer – DLV
5. Which famous person’s real name is Eldrick Tont Woods? Answer – Tiger Woods the golfer. I think I’d change my name if it were Eldrick Tont!
Thursday 16th April
Answers to Wednesday’s quiz.
1. How many lions guard Nelson’s column? Answer – 4
2. According to the song, where do they say ‘the neon lights are bright’? Answer – Broadway (from the song ‘On Broadway’)
3. You are navigating your vessel between a sandbank and a dangerous wreck and have worked out that a back bearing of 285 degrees on a cardinal buoy will keep you in the safe and deep water. You have tasked a crew to take bearings of the buoy and he tells you it is 295 degrees. Do you alter course to port or to starboard to regain the safe water? Answer – Alter course to Port
4. In a standard pack of playing cards, which is the only king without a moustache? Answer – King of Hearts
5. Which 7 events form the women’s Olympic heptathlon? Answer 100m hurdley, high jump, 200m, shot put, javelin, 800m.
Wednesday 15th April
1. How many lions guard Nelson’s column?
2. According to the song, where do they say ‘the neon lights are bright’?
3. You are navigating your vessel between a sandbank and a dangerous wreck and have worked out that a back bearing of 285 degrees on a cardinal buoy will keep you in the safe and deep water. You have tasked a crew to take bearings of the buoy and he tells you it is 295 degrees. Do you alter course to port or to starboard to regain the safe water?
4. In a standard pack of playing cards, which is the only king without a moustache?
5. Which 7 events form the women’s Olympic heptathlon?
Answers to Tuesday’s quiz.
1. Answer – The jagged coastline and many islands should have led you to conclude that it is Greece
2. Answer – Another jagged island and volcanic but rather colder than Greece it’s Iceland
3. Answer – The next country is very close in fact just the other end of the tunnel it is France.
4. Answer – Not often seen in this rather detached form it is also quite close to us as it’s Germany
5. Answer – No vessel ever has a right of way and it’s not mentioned anywhere in the Collision Regulations. What we usually have is a stand on vessel and a give way vessel but they both have certain obligations. In this case the vessel going upstream should give way to the vessel going down stream but the vessel going downstream does not have a right of way.
Tuesday 14th April
1 – 4 Below are shown the outlines of 4 countries. They are not faraway Pacific islands but which countries are they?
5. Two vessels are approaching one another in a narrow channel and at the point close to where they meet is a bridge with restricted width. Which vessel has right of way, the vessel going upstream or the vessel going downstream?
The last one should keep you thinking until I give the answers tomorrow.
Answers to the previous quiz.
1. What is the capital city of Jamaica? Answer – Kingston
2. On which 2 national flags would you find the most stars. Answer – USA and Brazil
3. When a life raft is deployed, what are the two essential roles performed by its drogue. Answer – The drogue limits the raft being blown to far and quickly downwind and also adds to it’s stability.
4. What is the correct way to address a Duke? Answer – Your normal address would be your grace although there are exceptions if they are royalty.
5. Name 4 countries in the world with the letter ‘Q’ in their name. Answer – Iraq, Mozambique, Quatar, Equatorial Guinea.