One quiz at a time

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 15:27 Wed 15 Apr 2009

jdaw1 wrote:
g-man wrote:u lie!

I spotted in your kitchen last time!
A kitchen that is also used to feed a wife, a child, and a dog. I lie not.

I suppose that it's perfectly OK to feed a dog Crunchy Nut Cornflakes, must try it on the cats.

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 17:07 Wed 15 Apr 2009

Oh come on, you people are all hopeless. THIS IS A PORT FORUM!!!

The only possible first guess is GRAPE NUTS!

Post by **DRT** » 17:09 Wed 15 Apr 2009

Special K

Post by **jdaw1** » 17:58 Wed 15 Apr 2009

Glenn E. wrote:Oh come on, you people are all hopeless. THIS IS A PORT FORUM!!!

The only possible first guess is GRAPE NUTS!

I like the reasoning. Alas the answer is wrong.

DRT wrote:Special K

Wrong. Without even the excuse of good reasoning.

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 17:59 Wed 15 Apr 2009

A true Englishman would be eating Weetabix.

If you're eating any of the foreign muck you get over there, I'll get you stopped at customs - I have friends.

Post by **DRT** » 18:47 Wed 15 Apr 2009

Cornflakes

Post by **jdaw1** » 19:10 Wed 15 Apr 2009

DRT wrote:Cornflakes

Yes. Derek’s turn.

KillerB wrote:A true Englishman would be eating Weetabix.

If you're eating any of the foreign muck you get over there, I'll get you stopped at customs - I have friends.

Not bad. Shredded wheat another favourite, and my only American cereal is shredded oats.

Post by **DRT** » 19:51 Wed 15 Apr 2009

From which vintage is the oldest bottle of port in my house?

Clue: note small "p"

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 19:58 Wed 15 Apr 2009

1878

and I thought Corn Flakes too obvious - teh!

Post by **DRT** » 20:44 Wed 15 Apr 2009

KillerB wrote:1878

and I thought Corn Flakes too obvious - teh!

Wrong (twice)

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 21:07 Wed 15 Apr 2009

Post by **DRT** » 21:30 Wed 15 Apr 2009

AHB wrote:1890

Nope.

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 21:31 Wed 15 Apr 2009

There are a lot of years, please use a bisection convergence routine to help us with this (say higher or lower)

1912

Post by **DRT** » 21:37 Wed 15 Apr 2009

KillerB wrote:1912

No.

KillerB wrote:There are a lot of years, please use a bisection convergence routine to help us with this

No. Too easy.

The year of the vintage was a significant year for the land in which this wine was made.

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 21:55 Wed 15 Apr 2009

Come on somebody - I want another go before going to bed.

Post by **DRT** » 22:06 Wed 15 Apr 2009

KillerB wrote:Come on somebody - I want another go before going to bed.

Am I allowed to guess?

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 22:11 Wed 15 Apr 2009

DRT wrote:
KillerB wrote:Come on somebody - I want another go before going to bed.
Am I allowed to guess?

You can guess my guess but that would be quiz within a quiz and it is one quiz at a time.

Adjudicator

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 22:11 Wed 15 Apr 2009

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 22:13 Wed 15 Apr 2009

Post by **DRT** » 22:14 Wed 15 Apr 2009

Glenn E. wrote:1901

Wrong.

KillerB wrote:1910

Wrong.

Post by **jdaw1** » 22:15 Wed 15 Apr 2009

1908?

Post by **DRT** » 22:17 Wed 15 Apr 2009

jdaw1 wrote:1908?

Wrong.

Clues so far: Use of small "p" and from a vintage that was a significant year for the country in which it was made.

Post by **jdaw1** » 22:18 Wed 15 Apr 2009

Rules adjudication: the questioner may not ‘guess’ an answer to the question posed by the questioner, especially not as an artificial device to give some favoured guesser an extra guess. Really, admins 1 and 2: England expects better.

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 22:25 Wed 15 Apr 2009

Rats - good night

Post by **DRT** » 22:27 Wed 15 Apr 2009

jdaw1 wrote:Rules adjudication: the questioner may not ‘guess’ an answer to the question posed by the questioner, especially not as an artificial device to give some favoured guesser an extra guess. Really, admins 1 and 2: England expects better.

In case you've forgotten, I don't bat for England

I suspect that Admin 1 did not guess again before going to bed simply so that Admin 3 could not do so either.

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 22:36 Wed 15 Apr 2009

DRT wrote:In case you've forgotten, I don't bat for England

Which, of course, has no bearing on England's expectations for you.

Dart board says: 1790!

Post by **DRT** » 22:41 Wed 15 Apr 2009

Glenn E. wrote: Dart board says: 1790!

No.

Clue number 3: the football team that I supported as a boy were founded in the same year

Post by **jdaw1** » 02:32 Thu 16 Apr 2009

1873?

Post by **DRT** » 04:53 Thu 16 Apr 2009

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 16:13 Thu 16 Apr 2009

1865?

Post by **jdaw1** » 16:20 Thu 16 Apr 2009

1888?

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 18:15 Thu 16 Apr 2009

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 18:16 Thu 16 Apr 2009

forgot to add the "?"

Post by **DRT** » 18:58 Thu 16 Apr 2009

jdaw1 wrote:1888?

Correct!!

It is an Australian port. Lange's 1888.

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 19:44 Thu 16 Apr 2009

Why is 1888 important to Australia? It wasn't even a separate country until 1901, which was the background for my first guess.

Post by **jdaw1** » 20:08 Thu 16 Apr 2009

Easy question, rewarding speed of response.

For a tasting this coming Friday, I am to decant several ports. Which will I decant first?

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 20:11 Thu 16 Apr 2009

The F85, I would assume.

Post by **jdaw1** » 20:20 Thu 16 Apr 2009

Glenn E. wrote:The F85, I would assume.

You would assume? Under what circumstances would you assume it?

Anyway, yes: you’re on.

Post by **DRT** » 21:22 Thu 16 Apr 2009

Glenn E. wrote:Why is 1888 important to Australia? It wasn't even a separate country until 1901, which was the background for my first guess.

Australia Day #100

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 21:33 Thu 16 Apr 2009

jdaw1 wrote:Under what circumstances would you assume it?

Had I not known the answer from reading it in the thread, I still would have assumed the F85.

This Saturday is an important annual event for my favorite sports team. What is it?

(Clues will be provided as necessary.)

Post by **jdaw1** » 21:40 Thu 16 Apr 2009

Ahh. They play, and usually beat, their traditional enemy.

Post by **DRT** » 21:43 Thu 16 Apr 2009

Chearleader auditions for the forthcoming 2009/10 season

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 21:47 Thu 16 Apr 2009

No and no, though both guesses are events I would like to attend.

The sport is not in season.

Post by **jdaw1** » 21:59 Thu 16 Apr 2009

Draft?

Post by **DRT** » 22:04 Thu 16 Apr 2009

Anniversary of foundation?

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 22:29 Thu 16 Apr 2009

No and no.

Hmm. I have to be careful with clues, as ones suitable for the right-hand side of the pond would likely be too revealing for the left-hand side of the pond.

At about the same time that I was introduced to Port, I began wearing a particular color regularly every Friday in support of this team. The timing was a coincidence; it could be argued that the color is not.

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 22:59 Thu 16 Apr 2009

annual intra team football match?

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 23:15 Thu 16 Apr 2009

Correct. The University of Nebraska Cornhuskers (team colors: red and white) have their Spring Game on Saturday.

Note that this is just a glorified practice for a secondary school, really, yet the stadium is sold out (80,000 seats) and tickets are selling on Ebay for $90+. Europe does not have a monopoly on football craziness, even if our game is different than yours.

Post by **jdaw1** » 23:19 Thu 16 Apr 2009

jdaw1 wrote:They play, and usually beat, their traditional enemy.

Wasn’t so wrong.

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 23:21 Thu 16 Apr 2009

Glenn E. wrote:Correct. The University of Nebraska Cornhuskers (team colors: red and white) have their Spring Game on Saturday.

Note that this is just a glorified practice for a secondary school, really, yet the stadium is sold out (80,000 seats) and tickets are selling on Ebay for $90+. Europe does not have a monopoly on football craziness, even if our game is different than yours.

ah yes, i couldn't find the team, but i remember you being from nebraska at steak night