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Crossing the pond | Answers

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Live Aid, John F Kennedy Stadium, Philadelphia.
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The Live Aid concerts were held on Saturday, 13 July 1985 in the UK and the USA. In which two stadiums were these concerts held?

Answer: Wembley Stadium, London and John F. Kennedy Stadium, Philadelphia

Live Aid, a benefit concert for the Ethiopian famine, was held simultaneously at Wembley Stadium and John F. Kennedy Stadium on 13 July 1985. The event, organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, was broadcast to an estimated 1.9 billion people in 150 nations.

British dirigible R.34 at Mineola, Long Island, N.Y. 6 July 1919.
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Two

R.34 became the first aircraft to make a return transatlantic flight. What seven letter word best describes R.34?

Answer:

R.34, the first aircraft of any type to carry passengers across the Atlantic. Flying from RAF East Fortune in Scotland R.34 completed the first east-west aerial crossing in 108 hours, arriving in Mineola, Long Island on 6 July 1919. On arrival, and to assist the ground crew, Major E. M. Pritchard jumped by parachute and so became the first person to reach American soil by air from Europe. The return journey to RNAS Pulham took 75 hours.

Football used in the 1930 World Cup Final on display at the National Football Museum, Preston. Due to a dispute between the teams, two balls were used in the final, one in each half. This ball, chosen by the Uruguayan team, was used in the second half.
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Today, in 1930, the inaugural FIFA World Cup began in Uruguay. Thirteen teams participated in the competition. Can you name as many of the four European teams that took part?

Answer: Belgium, France, Romania and Yugoslavia

The 1930 FIFA World Cup, the inaugural tournament, was held in Uruguay to celebrate the country’s centenary and its Olympic football victory. Thirteen teams participated, with Uruguay defeating Argentina in the final to become the first World Cup champions.

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On this day, Vice President George HW Bush became the Acting President for the day while the President was undergoing surgery. Who was the President?

Answer:

President Reagan temporarily transferred power to Vice President Bush for about eight hours while undergoing surgery. Reagan sent a letter to the President pro tem of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, transferring Presidential power to Bush. Reagan reclaimed his authority after the surgery, signing another letter in the presence of his chief of staff, counsel and surgeon.

Five

The Dartmouth workshop, widely considered as the first conference on artificial intelligence, was held during the summer of…

1956
1961
1965

Answer:

The Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial Intelligence in 1956, organised by John McCarthy, is considered the founding of AI as a field. The workshop, which brought together experts in computing and cognitive science, hypothesised that machines could simulate human intelligence and learning. The term “AI” was coined during this conference.

Crossing the pond

Today a mixture of questions, some of which entail crossing the Atlantic.

Pink Floyd at Live Aid, London.
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One

The Live Aid concerts were held on Saturday, 13 July 1985 in the UK and the USA. In which two stadiums were these concerts held?

Two

R.34 became the first aircraft to make a return transatlantic flight. What seven letter word best describes R.34?

Three

Today, in 1930, the inaugural FIFA World Cup began in Uruguay. Thirteen teams participated in the competition. Can you name as many of the four European teams that took part?

Four

On this day, Vice President George HW Bush became the Acting President for the day while the President was undergoing surgery. Who was the President?

Five

The Dartmouth workshop, widely considered as the first conference on artificial intelligence, was held during the summer of…

1956
1961
1965

Good luck! I will post the answers later today.

Y is for… | Answers

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Tibetan Yak or Sarlyk, as they say in Altai.
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One

Remembering the theme, the animal pictured is a…

Answer: Yak

The yak, a long-haired domesticated cattle species, inhabits the Himalayan region, Tibetan Plateau, and parts of Central Asia. It is descended from the wild yak.

Two

Located on the island of Honshu, what is Japan’s second-largest city in terms of population?

Answer: Yokohama

Yokohama, the second-largest city in Japan, is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture and a major economic, cultural, and commercial hub. It is home to many of Japan’s firsts, including the first foreign trading port and Chinatown, and is a prominent port city.

Three

The lyrics of this 1972 song by Carly Simon describe a self-absorbed lover, whose identity has long been a matter of speculation. What is the song?

Answer: You’re So Vain

In 2015, the Los Angeles Times published some more information about Carly Simon’s 1972 hit You’re So Vain—

Carly Simon has confirmed the answer — at least in part — to one of the most puzzling questions in recent history: Who is the song “You’re So Vain” really about?

“I have confirmed that the second verse is Warren,” the 70-year-old told People magazine. That’d be Warren Beatty, long suspected of being the vain one. The other verses (“You walked into the party … “ and “I hear you went up to Saratoga …”) are about other men, she said.
– Los Angeles Times

Four

Susanna Clarke’s novel Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell begins,

‘Some years ago there was in the city of … a society of magicians. They met upon the third Wednesday of every month and read each other long, dull papers upon the history of English magic.’

What city is missing from this quote?

Answer: York

In 1806, during the Napoleonic Wars, the reclusive magician Mr Norrell emerges, captivating England with his displays of magic. However, his cautious nature is challenged by the brilliant novice Jonathan Strange, leading to a dangerous battle between the two magicians.

Five

What colour links these?
– Cross on the flag of Sweden
– A ball with a value of two points snooker

Answer: Yellow

The Swedish flag features a yellow Nordic cross on a light blue field, inspired by the 1442 coat of arms. Blue and yellow have been used in Swedish heraldry since 1275. The yellow ball has a value of two points in the game of snooker.

A snooker table, drawn exactly to scale.
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Y is for…

Continuing the alphabet theme with all of today’s answers beginning with the letter ‘Y’.

This is known as a Sarlyk in Altai, see question one.
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One

Remembering the theme, the animal pictured is a…

Two

Located on the island of Honshu, what is Japan’s second-largest city in terms of population?

Three

The lyrics of this 1972 song by Carly Simon describe a self-absorbed lover, whose identity has long been a matter of speculation. What is the song?

Four

Susanna Clarke’s novel Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell begins,

‘Some years ago there was in the city of … a society of magicians. They met upon the third Wednesday of every month and read each other long, dull papers upon the history of English magic.’

What city is missing from this quote?

Five

What colour links these?
– The cross on the flag of Sweden
– A ball with a value of two points snooker

Good luck! I will post the answers later today.

T is for… | Answers

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The Tagus River and the Roman bridge at Alcántara, in Extremadura, Spain, built between 104 and 106 CE by an order of the Roman emperor Trajan.
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One

The 1,900-year-old Alcantara Bridge spans a river that rises in Spain’s Albarracín Mountains before travelling 626 miles (1,007 km) to empty into the Atlantic Ocean. Can you name the river?

Answer: Tagus

The Tagus, the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula, flows from its source in Spain to the Atlantic Ocean at Lisbon in Portugal. The Alcántara Bridge, built between 104 and 106 CE, is a Roman stone arch bridge. It was commissioned by Emperor Trajan.

Fred Perry, on the right, with Pat Hughes in 1934.
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Two

In what sport did Fred Perry become the 1929 World Champion?

Answer: Table tennis

Frederick John Perry was a British tennis and table tennis player. His first love was table tennis, and he was World Champion in 1929. In tennis, he won ten Majors, including eight Grand Slam singles titles. He was the first player to win a ‘Career Grand Slam’ and the last British player to win a men’s singles Grand Slam title until Andy Murray in 2012.

Cover of the score for *The Mikado*, 1895.
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Three

Pitti-Sing, Peep-Bo and Yum-Yum are characters in which Gilbert and Sullivan operetta?

Answer: The Mikado

The Mikado is a comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan, satirising late 19th-century British institutions and politics through a fantasy Japanese setting. It premiered in London in 1885 and quickly became a global hit, with over 150 productions by the end of the year.

*Porto Bello Gold*
by Arthur D. Howden Smith.
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Four

Porto Bello Gold (1924) by Arthur D. Howden Smith is a prequel to which 1883 Robert Louis Stevenson novel?

Answer: Treasure Island

Arthur D. Howden Smith was a great admirer of Robert Louis Stevenson. In Porto Bello Gold (1924), a prequel to Treasure Island – written with the permission of Robert Louis Stevenson’s executor, Lloyd Osbourne – Harry Ormerod’s son Robert goes to sea in the company of such famous pirates as Captain Flint, Long John Silver and Billy Bones and takes part in capturing the treasure which would be recovered in Stevenson’s book.
– Wikipedia, Arthur D. Howden Smith

Five

Jordan assumed its present name in 1949, what was it called immediately prior to that?

Answer: Transjordan

Transjordan, also known as the East Bank or the Transjordanian Highlands, is the region east of the Jordan River in the Southern Levant. Primarily located in present-day Jordan, it is a semi-arid region. Jordan is a constitutional monarchy with a population of 11.5 million, mostly Sunni Muslim. Since 1948, Jordan has accepted refugees from neighbouring countries, including 2.1 million Palestinians and 1.4 million Syrians as of 2015. Despite a skilled workforce and tourism industry, economic growth is hindered by a lack of natural resources, refugee influx, and regional instability.

T is for…

Continuing the alphabet theme and all today’s answers begin with the letter… ‘T’.

The Roman bridge at Alcántara, in Extremadura, Spain built between 104 and 106 CE by order of the Roman emperor Trajan.
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One

The 1,900-year-old Alcantara Bridge spans a river that rises in Spain’s Albarracín Mountains before travelling 626 miles (1,007 km) to empty into the Atlantic Ocean. Can you name the river?

Two

In what sport did Fred Perry become the 1929 World Champion?

Three

Pitti-Sing, Peep-Bo and Yum-Yum are characters in which Gilbert and Sullivan operetta?

Four

Porto Bello Gold (1924) by Arthur D. Howden Smith is a prequel to which 1883 Robert Louis Stevenson novel?

Five

Jordan assumed its present name in 1949, what was it called immediately prior to that?

Good luck! I will post the answers later today.

O is for… | Answers

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The three fictional superstates of the dystopian novel *Nineteen Eighty-Four* are Oceania (black), Eurasia (red) and Eastasia (yellow). Areas shown in grey are ‘disputed’.
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The map above depicts the three fictional superstates from George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, along with disputed territories (in grey). The black-coloured state encompassing the Americas, Australia and the United Kingdom, among others, is known by what name?

Answer: Oceania

In George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, the world is divided into three superstates—Oceania (black on map), Eurasia (red) and Eastasia (yellow)—engaged in a perpetual war. The origins of these states, which may not even exist, are unclear, emerging from nuclear warfare and civil unrest between 1945 and 1965. In this post-war world, totalitarian ideologies such as English Socialism, Neo-Bolshevism and Obliteration of the Self dominate.

Ogden Nash and Dagmar from the television game show *Masquerade Party*, 1955
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Two

Some tortures are physical and some are mental, but the one that is both is dental.

The above quote was originally made by which American humorist and poet?

Answer: Ogden Nash

Frederic Ogden Nash, an American humorist, wrote over 500 pieces of light verse, including 20 volumes of poetry and lyrics for musicals and children’s books.

Three

A competitive sport in which runners have to find their way across rough country with the aid of a map and compass.
– Oxford English Dictionary

What sport is being defined above?

Answer: Orienteering

Orienteering is a sport involving map and compass navigation through unfamiliar terrain. Participants use specially prepared maps to locate control points, with foot orienteering being the oldest and most popular variation. Orienteering features in the programs of global sporting events, such as the World Games and the World Police and Fire Games.

Oberammergau Passion Play 1860 Production.
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Four

A Passion Play, depicting the final phase of the life of Jesus Christ, has taken place in a Bavarian village once every ten years (barring a few exceptions) since the 17 century. What is the village name?

Answer: Oberammergau

The Oberammergauer Passionsspiele, a passion play performed by the inhabitants of Oberammergau, Germany, depicts Jesus’ final days from His visit to Jerusalem to His crucifixion. The play, composed by several individuals and the village inhabitants, is the earliest surviving continuous vernacular drama of the Christian era.

Librarian of the Unseen University, Ankh-Morpork.
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Five

What one creature answers both the following
– In The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett, the university librarian is accidentally turned into one of these
– One is featured in Edgar Allan Poe’s short story The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Answer: Orangutan (or orangutang)

In The Light Fantastic, the second instalment in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld fantasy novel series, the Librarian of the Unseen University undergoes an unexpected transformation into a sentient orangutan. This transformation persists throughout the series, and he actively resists any attempts to revert him to his original state.
The Murders in the Rue Morgue tell how a sailor’s orangutan, imitating him shaving, runs off with his straight razor and later kills a woman and her daughter. The sailor, attempting to catch it, was heard arguing with the animal. The orangutan fled, leaving the sailor to sell it and the police to release their suspect, Le Bon.

O is for…

The alphabet theme continues with some questions with answers beginning with ‘O’.

One

Two

Some tortures are physical and some are mental, but the one that is both is dental.

The above quote was originally made by which American humorist and poet?

Three

A competitive sport in which runners have to find their way across rough country with the aid of a map and compass.
– Oxford English Dictionary

What sport is being defined above?

Four

Five

Good luck! I will post the answers later today.

M is for… | Answers

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One

Who is the pictured British fashion designer?

Answer: Mary Quant

Mary Quant, a British fashion designer, was a key figure in the 1960s Mod and youth fashion movements. She is credited with designing the miniskirt and hotpants.

James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell and Mary, Queen of Scots third husband.
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Two

Who married James Hepburn, the 4th Earl of Bothwell, in 1567 at Holyrood, Edinburgh, Scotland?

Answer: Mary, Queen of Scots

James Hepburn, 1st Duke of Orkney and 4th Earl of Bothwell (c. 1534 – 1578), known simply as Lord Bothwell, was the third husband of Mary, Queen of Scots. Accused of murdering Mary’s second husband, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, he was acquitted of the charge. However, his marriage to Mary was controversial and divided the country. When he fled the growing rebellion to Norway, he was arrested and spent the rest of his life imprisoned in Denmark.

First Captain Marko Ramius (Sean Connery), *The Hunt for Red October* (1990).
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Captain First Rank … of the Soviet Navy was dressed for the Arctic conditions normal to the Northern Fleet submarine base at Polyarnyy.

The above quote is the opening sentence of Tom Clancy’s The Hunt for Red October. What two-word name is missing from this quote?

Answer: Marko Ramius

The Hunt for Red October, Tom Clancy’s debut novel, was published in 1984 and introduced Jack Ryan. The book, which popularised the techno-thriller genre, was adapted into a film starring Sean Connery as Ramius in 1990.

Martina Navratilova, 1980.
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Four

Who partnered Chris Evert to win the 1976 Wimbledon ladies’ doubles title?

Answer: Martina Navratilova

Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova defeated Billie Jean King and Betty Stöve in the final of the 1976 Wimbledon ladies’ doubles title with a score of 6–1, 3–6, 7–5. This victory marked Evert’s only Wimbledon doubles title and third major doubles title, while it was Navratilova’s first Wimbledon doubles title and second doubles major title.

Mona Lisa, Leonardo Da Vinci.
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Five

La Gioconda is better known as…

Answer: Mona Lisa

Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa gained global fame in 1911 when Vincenzo Peruggia stole it, believing it belonged to Italy. The theft and subsequent recovery generated unprecedented publicity, leading to numerous cultural depictions and a Guinness World Record for the highest known painting insurance valuation.

M is for…

The alphabet theme continues with some questions where all the answers begin with ‘M’.

One

Who is the pictured British fashion designer?

Two

Who married James Hepburn, the 4th Earl of Bothwell, in 1567 at Holyrood, Edinburgh, Scotland?

Three

Captain First Rank … of the Soviet Navy was dressed for the Arctic conditions normal to the Northern Fleet submarine base at Polyarnyy.

The above quote is the opening sentence of Tom Clancy’s The Hunt for Red October. What two-word name is missing from this quote?

Four

Who partnered Chris Evert to win the 1976 Wimbledon ladies’ doubles title?

Five

La Gioconda is better known as…

Good luck! I will post the answers later today.