One quiz at a time

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 09:47 Sun 07 Jun 2009

Not E.T. nor Heidi nor Jungle Book

RonnieRoots · Post by **RonnieRoots** » 11:48 Sun 07 Jun 2009

From the same year as Heidi, Yellow Submarine and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: Aladdin and his magic lamp.

Can you at least give us another clue on the year?

Post by **DRT** » 16:38 Sun 07 Jun 2009

RonnieRoots wrote:
DRT wrote:E.T.?
Wouldn't that be a little late for a first film?

He might have been a late developer.

..and I was joking - "go 'ome" >> "phone home" >> E.T. - OK - it wasn't funny.

Carry on Screaming?

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 19:17 Sun 07 Jun 2009

The Exorcist

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 06:44 Mon 08 Jun 2009

Not Alladin, not Carry on Screaming nor The Exorcist. All of which would have been preferable for a two year old if they had been released.

RonnieRoots · Post by **RonnieRoots** » 07:42 Mon 08 Jun 2009

Doctor Zhivago

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 11:45 Mon 08 Jun 2009

RonnieRoots wrote:Doctor Zhivago

Very suitable for a two year old, a Russian war drama over three hours long - sadly nope.

I should point out that my brothers, aged three and four at the time, were also there as was my sister, gratuitously aged seven. Just in case you were wondering whether my parents were insane enough to drag a toddler along to any more long-winded dirge.

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 17:23 Mon 08 Jun 2009

Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines (they go up diddly up up, they go down diddly down down; up, down, up , down, flying around...)

How do I know the words when I was only 2 when this was released?

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 06:53 Tue 09 Jun 2009

AHB wrote:Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines (they go up diddly up up, they go down diddly down down; up, down, up , down, flying around...)

How do I know the words when I was only 2 when this was released?

Don't know but it is also incorrect. Has anybody checked the Oscar winners, noting that it maybe for a year either side?

RonnieRoots · Post by **RonnieRoots** » 07:45 Tue 09 Jun 2009

Oh dear, not "The Sound Of Music" was it? What was your mother thinking?

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 11:32 Tue 09 Jun 2009

RonnieRoots wrote:Oh dear, not "The Sound Of Music" was it? What was your mother thinking?

No - but close in a similar way to the last closeness.

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 17:59 Tue 09 Jun 2009

KillerB wrote:
RonnieRoots wrote:Oh dear, not "The Sound Of Music" was it? What was your mother thinking?
No - but close in a similar way to the last closeness.

Hmm... then I'm guessing the last "close" referred to either Chitty Chitty Bang Bang or the Wizard of Oz. Probably the former.

The Great Race?

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 07:17 Wed 10 Jun 2009

Glenn E. wrote:
KillerB wrote:
RonnieRoots wrote:Oh dear, not "The Sound Of Music" was it? What was your mother thinking?
No - but close in a similar way to the last closeness.
Hmm... then I'm guessing the last "close" referred to either Chitty Chitty Bang Bang or the Wizard of Oz. Probably the former.

The Great Race?

Close in a different way, but right film to be close, so no then.

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 22:02 Wed 10 Jun 2009

Not understanding any of the cryptic clues, I'm going to guess

Oliver

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 06:56 Thu 11 Jun 2009

Oliver was 1968 - so no then.

Really big cryptic clue was that I was two years old and I was born in 1963. Could be considered close to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and The Sound of Music for similar reasons, The Great Race was not close but was close to CCBB for other reasons, possible confusion there. Why would they be considered close? When I mentioned this to a 32 year old student he got it straight away, practically perfect.

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 11:29 Thu 11 Jun 2009

Told you I wasn't getting any of the cryptic clues.

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 07:04 Fri 12 Jun 2009

AHB wrote:Told you I wasn't getting any of the cryptic clues.

Indubitably

Post by **DRT** » 12:06 Fri 12 Jun 2009

Alien versus Predator?

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 07:13 Sat 13 Jun 2009

DRT wrote:Alien versus Predator?

Much later - so no, still preferable to the real answer though.

Did I mention checking the Oscars either side of the year? Oh, I did, didn't I? Super...

Post by **DRT** » 08:49 Sat 13 Jun 2009

My Fair Lady

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 11:11 Sat 13 Jun 2009

Mary Poppins

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 12:28 Sat 13 Jun 2009

AHB wrote:Mary Poppins

At Last. The clues being:

Released in 1965 but five Oscars from 1964 - don't know how that works, 1963 + 2 = 1965;
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang being a fantasy musical starring Dick van Dyke, who played Bert;
The Sound of Music being a fantasy musical (ermmm) starring Julie Andrews, who played Mary flippin' Poppins;
"Practically Perfect" from "Practically Perfect in Every Way" - a song from said musical;
"Indubitably" being Bert's pronunciation of "Indisputably";
"Super..." with the ellipsis replacing calafragilisticexpialidocious (sp?) - a song from said musical.

No idea how this one was so difficult.

I hated the frigging thing.

Alex is on,

Alex

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 13:02 Sat 13 Jun 2009

About time for another port question. Which shipper is the fourth most represented in my port collection?

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 13:03 Sat 13 Jun 2009

AHB wrote:About time for another port question. Which shipper is the fourth most represented in my port collection?

Warre?

Post by **jdaw1** » 13:25 Sat 13 Jun 2009

Graham’s?

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 21:30 Sat 13 Jun 2009

KillerB wrote:
AHB wrote:About time for another port question. Which shipper is the fourth most represented in my port collection?
Warre?

So far we have identified:
1)
2)
3) Warre
4)
5) Graham

But who is number 4?

Post by **DRT** » 21:30 Sat 13 Jun 2009

Morgan

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 21:33 Sat 13 Jun 2009

AHB wrote:So far we have identified:
1)
2)
3) Warre
4)
5) Graham
6) Morgan

But who is number 4?

Post by **jdaw1** » 21:39 Sat 13 Jun 2009

Taylor?

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 21:51 Sat 13 Jun 2009

AHB wrote:So far we have identified:
1)
2)
3) Warre
4)
5) Graham
6) Morgan
7)
8)
9)
10) Taylor

But who is number 4?

benread · Post by **benread** » 06:18 Sun 14 Jun 2009

Fereira?

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 08:15 Sun 14 Jun 2009

AHB wrote:So far we have identified:
1)
2)
3) Warre
4)
5) Graham
6) Morgan
7)
8)
9)
10)
11) Taylor
12=)
12=)
14) Ferreira

But who is number 4?

Editorial decison taken which moves Taylor from 10 to 11.

Post by **jdaw1** » 13:27 Sun 14 Jun 2009

Fonseca? (It’s in my blood.)

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 13:44 Sun 14 Jun 2009

AHB wrote:So far we have identified:
1)
2) Fonseca
3) Warre
4)
5) Graham
6) Morgan
7)
8)
9)
10)
11) Taylor
12=)
12=)
14) Ferreira

But who is number 4?

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 15:33 Sun 14 Jun 2009

Noval

Post by **jdaw1** » 16:44 Sun 14 Jun 2009

And let’s fill in the #1 slot: Vesuvio.

benread · Post by **benread** » 20:56 Sun 14 Jun 2009

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 21:15 Sun 14 Jun 2009

AHB wrote:So far we have identified:
1) Vesuvio
2) Fonseca
3) Warre
4)
5) Graham
6) Morgan
7) Dow
8)
9)
10) Noval
11) Taylor
12=)
12=)
14) Ferreira

Getting closer - but who is number 4?

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 21:30 Sun 14 Jun 2009

Gould Campbell

Post by **jdaw1** » 21:43 Sun 14 Jun 2009

Smith Woodhouse?

benread · Post by **benread** » 22:04 Sun 14 Jun 2009

Croft?

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 05:41 Mon 15 Jun 2009

AHB wrote:So far we have identified:
1) Vesuvio
2) Fonseca
3) Warre
4)
5) Taylor
6) Graham
7) Morgan
8) Dow
9) Smith Woodhouse
10)
11) Noval
12=) Croft
12=)
14) Ferreira
15) Gould Campbell

Getting closer - but who is number 4?

Applying the same editorial logic which previously moved Taylor to 10th place has now moved Taylor to 5th place. (Taylor, as a shipper, includes any bottles of Vargellas single quinta ports that I own; Smith Woodhouse includes Madalena single quinta, etc.)

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 10:33 Mon 15 Jun 2009

Cruz - I know how fond of it you became

Post by **jdaw1** » 11:17 Mon 15 Jun 2009

Nacional?

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 14:07 Mon 15 Jun 2009

Cockburn - ouch

Post by **jdaw1** » 14:41 Mon 15 Jun 2009

Looking through my cellar stocks for inspiration: not Churchill. Not Delaforce. Neither Infantado nor MagalhÃ£es. Definitely not Poças JÃºnior nor Portal. Let’s hope not Royal Oporto. Also eliminating Quevedo.

Maybe Niepoort. Maybe Offley. Probably not Ramos-Pinto. Sandeman very plausible.

So if none of the previous guesses, Martinez!

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 16:17 Mon 15 Jun 2009

Always too late to guess my pick... first Taylor was taken, then Noval, then Croft, now Cockburn. I'm just too slow! (Morgan was also a good guess by DRT.)

So...

I'll take Niepoort, but somehow I doubt it is correct.

Post by **jdaw1** » 17:08 Mon 15 Jun 2009

Sandeman?

benread · Post by **benread** » 21:53 Mon 15 Jun 2009

Berry brothers?

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 10:23 Tue 16 Jun 2009

Ignoring Mr Wiseman's attempt to disguise several guesses into a single post, with the result that it only confused me, my list now becomes:

AHB wrote:So far we have identified:
1) Vesuvio
2) Fonseca
3) Warre
4)
5) Taylor
6) Graham
7) Morgan
8) Dow
9) Smith Woodhouse
10) Cockburn
11) Noval
12=) Croft
12=)
14) Ferreira
15) Gould Campbell
16)
17) Sandeman
18) Niepoort
666) Cruz
Getting closer - but who is number 4?

Nacional was included in with Noval, using the same sort of editorial logic as resulted in Vargellas being included in with Taylor; demonstrating a sad lack of Nacional in my cellar compared with other wines given that Noval is only at number 11.

Berry's I tend to drink as soon as I get my hands on them. I have none in my collection.

And now having made everyone read through all of the waffle, I will give the credit to Julian. It is Martinez who is the fourth most represented shipper in my cellar. Slightly surprising to me, but there's been a fair amount come onto the market recently which is ready for drinking and has been well priced.

Missing from the list are "Unknown" at 12=, Gonzalez Byass at 16, Offley at 19 and Rebello Valente at 20.

Julian's up.