One quiz at a time

Post by **jdaw1** » 08:12 Tue 10 May 2011

AHB wrote:Am I allowed to guess?

Sure. You have no inside track on this question guess away.

Deleted_User_1 · Post by **Deleted_User_1** » 09:08 Tue 10 May 2011

Fed up with that now so new question...can anyone guess what AHB is going to say regarding the 'Corporate Author' question posed by JDAW.

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 18:57 Mon 16 May 2011

Is it the same corporate author as has recently been quoted by Seckford Wines in their recently mailed offer for the 2009 ports?

Post by **jdaw1** » 22:15 Tue 17 May 2011

No. It is or was, that typing now long done a long-lived and reputable UK entity with which you are all familiar.

Post by **DRT** » 16:54 Sat 27 Aug 2011

New quiz.

I own a large number of copies of Wine and Food: A Gastronomical Quarterly that was published by the Wine and Food Society from 1933 to some time in the 1970s.

Each magazine contains around 15 to 20 pages of adverts from establishments and companies connected with the subject matter of the publication. However, from the early 1950s onwards there is one recurring advert that has no relevance whatsoever. Can anyone guess which company posted the advert?

Post by **jdaw1** » 17:21 Sat 27 Aug 2011

I recuse myself, on account of having access to some copies of this.

Post by **DRT** » 17:46 Sat 27 Aug 2011

jdaw1 wrote:I recuse myself, on account of having access to some copies of this.

Unless you have copies I do not know about it is safe for you to participate.

Post by **jdaw1** » 18:01 Sat 27 Aug 2011

Benson & Hedges?

Post by **DRT** » 20:15 Sat 27 Aug 2011

jdaw1 wrote:Benson & Hedges?

No, and the wrong type of company.

...and an industry closely associated with wines and spirits at that time, so does not fit the criteria.

Post by **PhilW** » 16:02 Sun 28 Aug 2011

Procter and Gamble?

Post by **DRT** » 19:42 Sun 28 Aug 2011

PhilW wrote:Procter and Gamble?

No. Wrong industry.

Post by **jdaw1** » 19:47 Sun 28 Aug 2011

A vanity product for men? Grecian Two Thousand?

benread · Post by **benread** » 20:39 Sun 28 Aug 2011

Butlins?!

Post by **jdaw1** » 21:00 Sun 28 Aug 2011

A car company? Rolls Royce?

Post by **DRT** » 21:10 Sun 28 Aug 2011

jdaw1 wrote:A vanity product for men? Grecian Two Thousand?

Wrong, and wrong type of product.

benread wrote:Butlins?!

Wrong. Just wrong in every way.

jdaw1 wrote:A car company? Rolls Royce?

Wrong, but an industry associated to the advertised product.

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 00:03 Mon 29 Aug 2011

Goodyear?

Post by **jdaw1** » 07:13 Mon 29 Aug 2011

Michelin?

Post by **DRT** » 07:24 Mon 29 Aug 2011

Glenn E. wrote:Goodyear?

jdaw1 wrote:Michelin?

Both wrong, but both companies produce products associated with the answer.

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 07:33 Mon 29 Aug 2011

Pirelli?

Post by **jdaw1** » 07:41 Mon 29 Aug 2011

Mercedes Benz?

Post by **DRT** » 07:59 Mon 29 Aug 2011

AHB wrote:Pirelli?

Wrong for the same reason as Michelin and Goodyear.

jdaw1 wrote:Mercedes Benz?

Wrong, but associated with the product of the answer.

Post by **PhilW** » 16:03 Mon 29 Aug 2011

Dinky (toys) ?

Post by **jdaw1** » 16:06 Mon 29 Aug 2011

Alfred Dunhill clothing for the motoring man?

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 16:43 Mon 29 Aug 2011

Meguiars?

Post by **jdaw1** » 17:00 Mon 29 Aug 2011

Royal Automobile Club?

Post by **DRT** » 21:03 Mon 29 Aug 2011

PhilW wrote:Dinky (toys) ?

No. And their products do not use the advertised product.

jdaw1 wrote:Alfred Dunhill clothing for the motoring man?

No.

Glenn E. wrote:Meguiars?

No. {But I have no idea what this is}

jdaw1 wrote:Royal Automobile Club?

No, but their operatives and their wives will be familiar with the products of the advertising company.

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 21:20 Mon 29 Aug 2011

Lux soap?

Post by **DRT** » 22:46 Mon 29 Aug 2011

AHB wrote:Lux soap?

No. Wrong industry, but it might be helpful to the wives of the operatives of the company that is familiar with the advertised product.

benread · Post by **benread** » 07:05 Tue 30 Aug 2011

British Airways or one of their predecessors such as BOAC?

Post by **DRT** » 08:50 Tue 30 Aug 2011

benread wrote:British Airways or one of their predecessors such as BOAC?

No, but they certainly use the product of the advertising company.

Post by **PhilW** » 09:51 Tue 30 Aug 2011

Castrol?

Post by **DRT** » 10:12 Tue 30 Aug 2011

PhilW wrote:Castrol?

Correct industry, wrong company.

benread · Post by **benread** » 10:26 Tue 30 Aug 2011

Post by **DRT** » 10:47 Tue 30 Aug 2011

benread wrote:BP?

No, but very close.

Post by **jdaw1** » 13:01 Tue 30 Aug 2011

Shell?

Post by **DRT** » 15:04 Tue 30 Aug 2011

jdaw1 wrote:Shell?

Bingo!

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Somehow I don't think this one would get through today's advertising standards police

JDAW's up.

Post by **jdaw1** » 15:45 Tue 30 Aug 2011

As reported elsewhere, today I visited Disneyland Paris. The one thing that I liked, that seemed both clever and entertainingly frivolous, that could even be used in a garden for children in their forties, was something that I likened to ‘silver snakes’. In which of the various features was this seen? (Hateful flash: click ‘Découvrez le resort’; then, top-left-ish, ‘Disneyland Park’.)

Post by **DRT** » 16:53 Tue 30 Aug 2011

Pirates of the Caribbean?

Post by **jdaw1** » 17:03 Tue 30 Aug 2011

DRT wrote:Pirates of the Caribbean?

Do I look like that sort of person who would approve of the Pirates of the Caribbean? (That was rhetorical.) No.

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 20:39 Tue 20 Dec 2011

Was it La Cabane des Robinsons? Where you can pretend you are on a desert island and choose the port that you want to have in endless supply until you are rescued?

Post by **jdaw1** » 23:53 Tue 20 Dec 2011

AHB wrote:Was it La Cabane des Robinsons? Where you can pretend you are on a desert island and choose the port that you want to have in endless supply until you are rescued?

Do I look like that sort of person who would approve of La Cabane des Robinsons? (No.)

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 15:53 Wed 21 Dec 2011

jdaw1 wrote:
AHB wrote:Was it La Cabane des Robinsons? Where you can pretend you are on a desert island and choose the port that you want to have in endless supply until you are rescued?
Do I look like that sort of person who would approve of La Cabane des Robinsons? (No.)

But do you look like the kind of person who would enjoy being marooned on an island with an endless supply of the vintage port of your choice? (Yes.)

RAYC · Post by **RAYC** » 20:55 Thu 02 Feb 2012

I have a true-to-theme prize for anyone who can tell me the connection between the following words/phrases: definitive; first option; fusion; tribute

Post by **PhilW** » 08:21 Fri 03 Feb 2012

RAYC wrote:I have a true-to-theme prize for anyone who can tell me the connection between the following words/phrases: definitive; first option; fusion; tribute

Do they all appear on a menu, perhaps one for each dish on a tasting menu, or all on the description for a particular wine?

Post by **DRT** » 08:52 Fri 03 Feb 2012

Partly stealing Phil's guess, are they all used in the description on the back label of a bottle of Port?

RAYC · Post by **RAYC** » 15:50 Fri 03 Feb 2012

Close but no cigar.

Clue 1: a related category of words/phrases includes: fourth quarter, blend NÂº 4

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 22:57 Fri 03 Feb 2012

The beer you plan to drink while watching the Super Bowl?

(Why would you bother watching the Super Bowl?)

RAYC · Post by **RAYC** » 00:19 Sat 04 Feb 2012

Nope. Next clue, due tomorrow afternoon, is a big one.

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 09:55 Sat 04 Feb 2012

You're coming off the wagon and starting to drink again. These are all words that your personal trainer has used to urge you to give up alcohol forever and gift all your bottles of port to me?

RAYC · Post by **RAYC** » 22:23 Sat 04 Feb 2012

RAYC wrote:I have a true-to-theme prize for anyone who can tell me the connection between the following words/phrases: definitive; first option; fusion; tribute

RAYC wrote:Clue 1: a related category of words/phrases includes: fourth quarter, blend NÂº 4

Clue 2: a separate related category of words/phrases includes: midnight, icon, renown, nirvana