Yorkshire Soul's Rambling Quiz Series 6.8 1) More and more angry, or more and more insane ? Explain (1) Madder, the dye used to stain the red cats of the British soldiers is called Madder. 2) Who set out rules for dining and declared that the total number of diners should not exceed 12 ? for another point at what time could the guests depart and when should they be in bed ? (2) Brillat-Savarin set out the rules for dining, he thought that guests should not leave before 11 but that they shouldbe in bed by midnight. 3) Whose larder included such items as 'loin of sea turtle', 'dolphin livers' and 'marmalade of sea anenome' ? (1) Captain Nemo in Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea. 4) What did the apples of Sodom taste of ? (1) I was going for this one - "Like to the apples of the Dead Sea's shore ; all ashes to the taste", but it appears my Bible reading isn't up to scratch as some of you have answered with "their clusters are bitter", so either answer gets a point. 5) Who is this man, and what is his alledged link to the logo below ? (2) The man is Alan Turing, Turing was outed as a homosexual and commited suicide by eating an apple impregnated with cyanide, there is a popular piece of internet folklore that claims Apple computors was named in reference to this. 6) Besos Mar, Selva de Mar, Poblenou, Llacuna - what are the next two items on this list ? (1) Bogatell, Ciutadella Vila Olimpica, stations on the Barcelona Transport, and yes, I managed to miss a station out, I like to keep you on your toes ? 7) What is the name of this building, and who designed it ? (1) Casa Battlo by Antonio Gaudi 8) What are the Etesian, Haboob and Brickfielder, and where would you find them ? (2) These are all winds, Etesian (or Meltemi) in the Aegean/Eastern Med, Haboob in Sudan, Brickfielder in Australia. 9) Can Queen Victoria eat cold apple pie ? Explain ? (1) This is a mnenomic for remembering the seven hills of Rome - Capitoline, Quirinal, Viminal, Esquiline, Caelian, Aventine, Palatine. 10) Whose motto begins with the oxymoron 'By the sword we seek peace' and how does it end ? "But only peace under liberty" - the state of Massachusetts. 6.8 Scores Didier 12 MR 12 James Hill 9 Dominic L 8 Alistair 8 Penny 7 Quiz Series 6 League 1) Didier 84 1) MR 84 3) Dominic L 67 4) Chez 53 5) Tony G 49 6) Mr Moosehead 41 7) Squirt 36 8) James Hill 34 9) Penny Farthing 31 10) Alistair Taylor 31 11) Dr P 30 12) James Horne 27 13) Lyle 16 14) Stephanie 6 Didier and MR are inseperable, barring a late fall it's going to be a two way fight for the title, I'll try to do another quiz over the weekend.