Bad news for quizzers: The Guardian has published the 101st annual quiz from King William’s College and it isn’t any easier than the previous 100.
It is bloody difficult and I’ve only managed to answer a handful of them but the answers in each section are related so knowing some answers will lead to others.
1:8 Under what title was a long letter to Bosie published?
Don’t know but I think it safe to assume it is a letter from Oscar Wilde to Lord Alfred Douglas.
Section 5 I have a few but they don’t seem related so I’m not sure.
What:
5:2 Grows in fairy rings?
Mushrooms.
5:3 Provides quality duvets?
Eider Ducks (give Eiderdown).
5:9 Is the gourmet’s bivalve?
Scallops.
7:9 In which tale was insomnia due to a deeply hidden pulse?
The Princess and the pea.
8:6 Evaluate the breed of Malmesbury’s notorious escapees.
Tamworth. (A couple of pigs known as the Tamworth two).
10:8 Which town is associated with fillets of anchovy, eggs, lettuce, tuna and black olives?
This is a salad Niçoise I think so Nice.
Section 11 Which of Peter’s successors:
I think we’re looking for either Popes or Tzars of Russia.
15:9 Wombling free, what destination was formerly Tyburn Gate?
Marble Arch
16:1 What is realgar?
Red Arsenic.
16:3 What “cocktail” uses methylated spirits?
Is this a Molotov Cocktail?
16:7 Who asked “What’s the French for fiddle-de-dee?”
The Red Queen to Alice.
16:10 Who suffered lupine deception?
Red Riding Hood.
I was convinced that Molotov cocktail was correct until I got the other red related answers in this section. Perhaps a connection to the Red Army or perhaps I am off on the wrong track entirely.
Section 17 are all Sherlock Holmes related
17:2 Who was a pawnbroker in Saxe-Coburg Square?
Jabez Wilson (The Red-Headed League).
17:6 Who had rooms in Montagu Street, close to the British Museum?
Mycroft Holmes Edit: After a little research through my collection I discover it is off course Sherlock himself that once had these rooms near the British Museum.
17:10 Was a poulterer at 117 Brixton Road?
Mrs. Oakshott (The Blue Carbuncle).
All in all not a bad effort from off the top of my head I think.
