Mary Rose Sinks in 1545
On July 18, 1545, the Mary Rose, a warship that often served as the flagship of the English fleet, sank in a strait of the English Channel during the Battle of the Solent. The wreck was raised in 1982 and put on display in 2013.
General Knowledge Questions
What title would a member of the clergy use if they were knighted? The young of which fish is called a jack? Who were known as doughboys in WWI? Lycopene gives what fruit its colour? Altogether, how many claws does a domestic cat have? From which European language is the word 'school' derived? What was the name of Dan Dare’s bumbling batman in the Eagle sci-fi comic strip Dan Dare? What does the Mediterranean Sea not have that all other seas and oceans do have? Which of your senses is absent when you suffer from anosmia? In what decade was the garrotting method of capital punishment (where the culprit is strangled with a rope and stick) last used in Spain?
Entertainment Questions
Which male singer reached No. 4 in the UK in August 1966 with the novelty song 'They’re Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!'? Who played the role of the half-witted, perennially out-of-work comedian/TV presenter Richie Rich in the BBC2 sitcom Filthy Rich & Catflap? Which musician, an important figure in the post-WWII blues scene, was known as the Father of Modern Chicago Blues? In which 50s–60s TV Western did Burt Reynolds first rise to fame playing the blacksmith Quint Asper? What was the name of the entertainment manager character played by Paul Shane in the BBC1 sitcom Hi-de-Hi!? What is the secret Lancashire martial art involving hitting unsuspecting people with black puddings while wearing flat caps and braces, as revealed on an episode of the BBC2 comedy series The Goodies? Who played the title role in the ITV 80s mystery crime-drama series Sherlock Holmes? How many children did John and Olivia have in the American historical-drama TV series The Waltons, about a family in rural Virginia during the Great Depression? Which of the Tracy brothers piloted the submarine Thunderbird 4 in the ITV puppet series Thunderbirds? Which Looney Tunes animated character has the catchphrase, 'Sufferin' succotash!'?
Answers for July 18
General knowledge: 1. Blue. 2. Mount Cook (Aoraki). 3. Smallpox. 4. Sable. 5. Emerald. 6. 14. 7. Gross Domestic Product. 8. A pig. 9. Brown. 10. Colorado.
Cryptic Clues
Solve the clues to find 2 different answers - the first is a six-letter word, then add a letter for the second answer: 1. Put into some kind of order but then blew a fuse. 2. When given a faint colouring, went off. 3. Product protection for someone in a ward perhaps. 4. Annoys the river-bank sportsmen. 5. Relish a sharp tingly sensation. 6. Taking out the middle bit whilst adding some points. 7. Quaint antique collectables about which you’re very inquisitive. 8. A modern-day pop artist pursued by a hunter. 9. Lashing out on something then putting it down under. 10. Something to put the wind up the cargo. Answers: 1. SORTED/SHORTED. 2. TINTED/TAINTED. 3. PATENT/PATIENT. 4. ANGERS/ANGLERS. 5. PICKLE/PRICKLE. 6. CORING/SCORING. 7. CURIOS/CURIOUS. 8. RAPPER/TRAPPER. 9. BUYING/BURYING. 10. FRIGHT/FREIGHT.
