One quiz at a time

Post by **PhilW** » 08:26 Fri 28 Mar 2014

AHB wrote:Is it a tawny with indication of age?

No, not a tawny. 10/20 questions/guesses remaining.

Post by **PhilW** » 15:25 Fri 28 Mar 2014

A recap, since we're on a new page. The question:

PhilW wrote:I have just opened and decanted a bottle of port. I was surprised to find that the cork did not have the producer's name on it; I believe this is the only bottle younger than I where I have seen this; I am certain it is not a fake. What is it?

What is known so far:

It is not a VP, nor an SQVP
It is not a Tawny
It is bottled and shipped by a Portuguese producer
It was purchased in the UK
It is not from the '80s
It is not Tuke Holdsworth, nor a Côtto
It is not supermarket branded, nor a BOB
I had never opened this port previously

10/20 questions/guesses remain.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 15:45 Fri 28 Mar 2014

PhilW wrote:A recap, since we're on a new page. The question:
PhilW wrote:I have just opened and decanted a bottle of port. I was surprised to find that the cork did not have the producer's name on it; I believe this is the only bottle younger than I where I have seen this; I am certain it is not a fake. What is it?
What is known so far:
It is not a VP, nor an SQVP

It is not a Tawny

It is bottled and shipped by a Portuguese producer

It was purchased in the UK

It is not from the '80s

It is not Tuke Holdsworth, nor a Côtto

It is not supermarket branded, nor a BOB

I had never opened this port previously
10/20 questions/guesses remain.

And I think you said it was younger than you, should that be included as a fact?

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 15:45 Fri 28 Mar 2014

It must be a white port then - is it Dalva 71?

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 16:26 Fri 28 Mar 2014

Niepoort Garrafeira 1977? (Is that younger than PhilW?)

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 16:34 Fri 28 Mar 2014

Glenn E. wrote:Niepoort Garrafeira 1977? (Is that younger than PhilW?)

You charmer.

Post by **PhilW** » 17:43 Fri 28 Mar 2014

djewesbury wrote:And I think you said it was younger than you, should that be included as a fact?

I repeated the question in which that information appeared.

djewesbury wrote:It must be a white port then - is it Dalva 71?

Nope, and not a white port.

Glenn E. wrote:Niepoort Garrafeira 1977? (Is that younger than PhilW?)

Nope, and not a Garrafeira (yes).
8/20 questions/guesses remain.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 17:44 Fri 28 Mar 2014

Is it an LBV?

Post by **PhilW** » 00:39 Sat 29 Mar 2014

djewesbury wrote:Is it an LBV?

No.
7/20 remaining.

Post by **flash_uk** » 10:11 Sat 29 Mar 2014

I'm thinking a crusted port, from the 70s...

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 10:56 Sat 29 Mar 2014

Cockburn Special Reserve from 1973?

Post by **PhilW** » 13:35 Sat 29 Mar 2014

djewesbury wrote:Cockburn Special Reserve from 1973?

No.

flash_uk wrote:I'm thinking a crusted port, from the 70s...

Counting that as two questions (since probably helpful to do so, rather than just saying no):
(i) Yes it is crusted, (ii) No, not from the 70s

Interestingly, I have two different 1973 crusted ports, and was intending to pick up a third at Sworders, but the bidding on them went waaaaaay over what I would have expected for that particular lot; which is a shame, as a mini-crusted-73-horizontal sometime seemed like quite a charming idea.

4/20 guesses/questions remaining.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 13:37 Sat 29 Mar 2014

It's a Graham Crusted. Er, 98?

Post by **PhilW** » 13:47 Sat 29 Mar 2014

djewesbury wrote:It's a Graham Crusted. Er, 98?

Indeed it is/was. I was intending to provide a pic of the cork, but it was "tidied" and I can't find it (probably gone with the rubbish collection). There was no brand on the cork, only "Crusted Port" and "Bottled 1998" (or it may just have been "Crusted 1998", I can't remember exactly). Surprising to me that it did not have "Graham's" on the cork.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 13:50 Sat 29 Mar 2014

This is indeed peculiar. I can't really remember what any I've had in the past have had branded on the cork.
Oh - my guess now. Errmmm.

Post by **PhilW** » 13:52 Sat 29 Mar 2014

djewesbury wrote:Oh - my guess now. Errmmm.

No more guessing needed, you already got the answer :doh:
Don't feel obliged to follow up with another question; I think our previous approach of "ask when you have something" works better than "now you have to ask something"

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 13:53 Sat 29 Mar 2014

Yes sorry I meant question, not guess.
Good, I'll think about it and post at some point in the not too distant future.

Post by **jdaw1** » 15:45 Sat 29 Mar 2014

PhilW wrote:(this thread needs renaming to "20 questions"! ok... 17 questions/guesses remaining!)

PhilW wrote:Don't feel obliged to follow up with another question; I think our previous approach of "ask when you have something" works better than "now you have to ask something"

Lots of rule changing being proposed, without so much as an attempt at a consensus or even a vote. Pah! The old rules were good for 275 pages; let them continue.

I do hope that Daniel ignores this new-fangled revolutionary claptrap and does his duty.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 15:48 Sat 29 Mar 2014

jdaw1 wrote:
PhilW wrote:(this thread needs renaming to "20 questions"! ok... 17 questions/guesses remaining!)
PhilW wrote:Don't feel obliged to follow up with another question; I think our previous approach of "ask when you have something" works better than "now you have to ask something"
Lots of rule changing being proposed, without so much as an attempt at a consensus or even a vote. Pah! The old rules were good for 275 pages; let them continue.

I like that poll, especially as my vote that we should definitely not have a poll has now pushed that option into the lead.

jdaw1 wrote:I do hope that Daniel ignores this new-fangled revolutionary claptrap and does his duty.

Somehow I knew you'd say that.

Post by **jdaw1** » 16:07 Sat 29 Mar 2014

djewesbury wrote:I like that poll, especially as my vote that we should definitely not have a poll has now pushed that option into the lead.

Into a lead shared with two others.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 16:08 Sat 29 Mar 2014

Has this poll been rigged?? I'm sure I was in the lead. Oh, democracy. This is why I don't want us to have a poll!

Post by **jdaw1** » 16:27 Sat 29 Mar 2014

djewesbury wrote:Has this poll been rigged?? I'm sure I was in the lead. Oh, democracy. This is why I don't want us to have a poll!

People have up to five votes, which may be changed. Maybe somebody else voted, or maybe somebody changed his vote to confound your plans.

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 19:55 Sun 30 Mar 2014

jdaw1 wrote:
djewesbury wrote:Has this poll been rigged?? I'm sure I was in the lead. Oh, democracy. This is why I don't want us to have a poll!
People have up to five votes, which may be changed. Maybe somebody else voted, or maybe somebody changed his vote to confound your plans.

Isn't this what transferable voting systems are all about? They allow the electorate to frustrate a decision being made?

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 20:43 Sun 30 Mar 2014

Two quizzes at a time.

I am currently at a quiz. What is the theme?

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 20:44 Sun 30 Mar 2014

Two quizzes at a time.

I am currently at a quiz. What is the theme?

Post by **flash_uk** » 21:05 Sun 30 Mar 2014

Films

AW77 · Post by **AW77** » 21:08 Sun 30 Mar 2014

Port wine

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 21:34 Sun 30 Mar 2014

Yes! The Belfast Film Festival quiz!
Your turn!

EDIT: Flash, not André..

Post by **flash_uk** » 21:37 Sun 30 Mar 2014

Will sleep on it...

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 20:20 Sat 05 Apr 2014

Have you awoken yet?

Post by **DRT** » 21:17 Sat 05 Apr 2014

flash_uk wrote:Will sleep on it...

Is the answer a bed?

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 21:19 Sat 05 Apr 2014

DRT wrote:
flash_uk wrote:Will sleep on it...
Is the answer a bed?

Whoops. Derek's turn. Are you sure you wanted that?

Post by **flash_uk** » 21:39 Sat 05 Apr 2014

djewesbury wrote:
DRT wrote:
flash_uk wrote:Will sleep on it...
Is the answer a bed?
Whoops. Derek's turn. Are you sure you wanted that?

Over to you Derek

Post by **DRT** » 22:02 Sat 05 Apr 2014

flash_uk wrote:
djewesbury wrote:
DRT wrote:
flash_uk wrote:Will sleep on it...
Is the answer a bed?
Whoops. Derek's turn. Are you sure you wanted that?
Over to you Derek

I refer you to Rule 42b. It is still Flash's turn.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 22:10 Sat 05 Apr 2014

DRT wrote:
flash_uk wrote:
djewesbury wrote:
DRT wrote:
flash_uk wrote:Will sleep on it...
Is the answer a bed?
Whoops. Derek's turn. Are you sure you wanted that?
Over to you Derek
I refer you to Rule 42b. It is still Flash's turn.

By common consensus this Rule was struck down in the meeting where we realised that this game does not have 42 Rules.

Post by **DRT** » 22:29 Sat 05 Apr 2014

Last week I observed and photographed a feature within our solar system that I had not previously witnessed.

What did I photograph?

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 22:37 Sat 05 Apr 2014

DRT wrote:Last week I observed and photographed a feature within our solar system that I had not previously witnessed.

What did I photograph?

Something's moon?

Post by **DRT** » 23:39 Sat 05 Apr 2014

djewesbury wrote:Something's moon?

No.

CaliforniaBrad · Post by **CaliforniaBrad** » 05:44 Sun 06 Apr 2014

A celestial occurance?

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Post by **DRT** » 07:26 Sun 06 Apr 2014

CaliforniaBrad wrote:A celestial occurance?

Yes, but the answer needs to be more specific.

Post by **flash_uk** » 07:52 Sun 06 Apr 2014

A red dwarf

Edited: forget that guess, I just re-read your question and noticed it says "within our solar system". So my guess is the ISS.

Post by **DRT** » 07:59 Sun 06 Apr 2014

flash_uk wrote:my guess is the ISS.

No, I have seen that many times with the naked eye. What I witnessed was through a telescope.

mpij · Post by **mpij** » 08:47 Sun 06 Apr 2014

A conjunction of two planets?

Post by **DRT** » 08:54 Sun 06 Apr 2014

mpij wrote:A conjunction of two planets?

No.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 09:25 Sun 06 Apr 2014

Was it a rain shower on Neptune?

Post by **DRT** » 09:34 Sun 06 Apr 2014

djewesbury wrote:Was it a rain shower on Neptune?

No, but [clue incoming] you have correctly deduced that the "feature" I witnessed was a phenomenon rather than an object.

Post by **jdaw1** » 09:57 Sun 06 Apr 2014

An atmospheric feature on earth?

Post by **DRT** » 10:17 Sun 06 Apr 2014

jdaw1 wrote:An atmospheric feature on earth?

No. Not on Earth.

Post by **jdaw1** » 10:34 Sun 06 Apr 2014

It isn’t my turn, so I can’t guess a solar flare. So I shan’t.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 10:37 Sun 06 Apr 2014

Derek will surely have seen solar flares before.

But still, was it a solar flare?