16 Nov Third Zoom Quiz

With thanks to Viv West for hosting the Zoom, and to all choir members and friends who joined in: another really enjoyable social occasion was had. Here below, just for fun, are the questions – and answers – try them out on someone else!
SCS Zoom Quiz questions for Monday 07.11.20
Seasonal questions:
- What do you call a man with a pile of leaves on his head? RUSSELL!
- Heaps of old branches and twigs (ideal for hedgehog hibernation) are called what? : BRASHINGS
- What does a ‘wee smoor’ refer to in Scotland? Many nuances of meaning depending on context, but most commonly to the English – of rain, snow and mist, … MISTY DRIZZLY. Apply the smear to to other contexts if you like.
- A seasonal store of flumps, cheeserockers, grandadgravies, pea and nutbugs: what am I talking about? WOODLICE
- What is the magic ingredient in Cinder Toffee? BICARBONATE OF SODA
- What water-loving creature might be described as a well-dressed blackbird with a beer belly? DIPPER
- Daldinia concentrica, the dried out black or brown fruiting bodies sometimes found on dead tree trunks, are more commonly known as what? KING ALFRED’S CAKES
- When is Mischief Night? 4TH NOVEMBER
- Before Armistice commemorations took the date what was 11th November known as? MARTINMAS DAY
- What does Thunder in November traditionally mean? WINTER WILL BE LATE IN COMING AND GOING
Musical knowledge – of 1970s pop songs
- ‘We don’t need no _ _ _ _’ what? in the halls of learning around the land? EDUCATION (Pink Floyd 1979)
- What colour was Nick Drake’s 1972 Moon? PINK
- Who is Hanging on the Telephone in 1978? BLONDIE
- Who apparently on helium channels a Brontë novel? KATE BUSH (Wuthering Heights 1978)
- I think Barbara Dickson did it better but who takes a meandering journey of some distance? BEATLES 1970
- Bristol has blues, London black, but Jon Mitchel is in New York in a ? BIG YELLOW TAXI 1970
- Who flipped the biblical reference to ‘Needles in the Camel’s Eye’? BRIAN ENO 1973
- Who asked ‘Who are You?’ THE WHO 1978
- Which band made Plans for Nigel? ! XTC 1979
- One of the most right royal but boho lyrical rock anthems of all time: BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY by Queen of course 1975
Local Knowledge:
- Name the take-it-easy sounding escarpment above Staveley: RESTON SCAR
- Which saint is particularly honoured in Kentmere? ST CUTHBERT
- What substance was found uniquely in Kentmere? DIATOMITE
- What is the ancestral summit rising 818 feet above sea level, located above Windermere? GRANDSIRE
- What title makes the connection between a Prince William and Cumbria? THE DUKE OF CUMBERLAND
- The coppiced woods of Majorca had what industry in common with those of Cumbria? CHARCOAL
- Name the Kendal company with a 200 year history of pump and turbine manufacture: GILKES
- Which local river name means ‘gushing’ from the old Norse? SPRINT from spretta
- What was milled grain sometimes known as? HAVER and the bag used to carry it haversack.
- There is a particular name for the unique woodland habitat in Borrowdale: what is it? ATLANTIC OAKWOOD
Food preparation (with thanks to Jean for these questions)
- What is a chinois? CONICAL STRAINER
- How does velouté differ from béchamel? STOCK IS USED INSTEAD OF MILK
- What is a mouli? EARLY FOOD PROCESSOR HAND OPERATED FOR PUREEING FOOD
- What is beurre manié ? MIX OF FLOUR AND BUTTER FOR THICKENING SAUCES
- What is a Parisienne scoop? MELON BALLER
- What is Monterey Jack? A CALIFORNIAN WHITE SEMI-HARD COW’S MILK CHEESE AKIN TO CHEDDAR
- What colour are the beans traditionally used to make Boston Baked Beans? WHITE… ALTHOUGH CALLED NAVY BEANS!
- What are cannoli? ITALIAN PASTIES FILLED WITH SWEETENED RICOTTA
- What do Tzatziki and Riata have in common? CUCUMBER AND YOGHURT
- What is the shape and feature of a tagine pot? CONICAL WITH A CHIMNEY
Films – vaguely cryptic
- Steamy Latin moves in this film need a thoroughly good wash! DIRTY DANCING
- Which film title translates as White House? CASABLANCA
- Where did Holly Golightly go for breakfast? TIFFANY’S
- Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak get a bad case of height induced wobbles: VERTIGO
- Hitchcock’s at it again – here not spying out of the front door but the …. REAR WINDOW
- Gag the little sheep for the what?..SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
- A vacation in the capital of Italy: ROMAN HOLIDAY
- Licenced Hackney carriages each need a one of these: TAXI DRIVER
- You ca switch on your i-pod or gramaphone for what? THE SOUND OF MUSIC
- Fisticuffs on Hollywood Boulevarde? STAR WARS
Random Trivia
- Noggywife: what is it? A MAKER OF COARSE UNBLEACHED THREAD… THE NOGGY BEING THE THREAD.
- A Queen’s England? A Prince’s Wales? What is the series of books named by county called, begun before WW2? THE KING’S ENGLAND
- Which European country leads in solar energy production and use? GERMANY
- Kid Haw: anyone know where or what it is? A SMALL DAMP ISLAND IN THE LEVEN JUST ABOVE NEWBY BRIDGE
- How many times is cyclist Sir Chris Hoy a World Champion? ELEVEN
- The American Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776: how did President Lincoln begin his Gettysburg address? FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN YEARS AGO ( in 1863)
- What do the initials PSI stand for on a tyre? POUND-FORCE PER SQUARE INCH
- What is the resinous substance from trees called when it is collected by bees and used for running repairs in the hive? PROPOLIS
- What is the title of an exhibition you can visit digitally by connecting your phone to robotic lobster?LOBSTEROPOLIS
- What word, originally meaning bad place in Ancient Greek, is used to describe an undesirable or frightening society or place? DYSTOPIAN
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