One quiz at a time
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A banana and two plums?
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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Thomas the Tank Engine?
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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San Diego?
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Cerne Abbas Man?
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It was the shape of Wyoming.


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Was it just a little bit off-kilter?
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Maybe it was Moebius shaped...
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It was JDAW-shaped
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A torus.
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No.Glenn E. wrote:Round?
No. Did you know that pi cubed is (almost exactly) 31?DRT wrote:Was it the shape of a triangle divided by infinity and multiplied by pi cubed?
No (nice idea).RAYC wrote:boomerang shaped
NoDRT wrote:A banana and two plums?
NoGlenn E. wrote:a trapezoid?
NoDRT wrote:Thomas the Tank Engine?
NoGlenn E. wrote:A building
NoDRT wrote:The Teletubbies?
Nodjewesbury wrote:San Diego?
NoDRT wrote:Tower Bridge?
Nodjewesbury wrote:Cerne Abbas Man?
NoDRT wrote:Trichloroanisole
Nodjewesbury wrote:Wyoming
NoDRT wrote:Pangea
Nodjewesbury wrote:Was it just a little bit off-kilter?
NoDRT wrote:<classic cake with candles>
Nodjewesbury wrote:Maybe it was Moebius shaped...
NoDRT wrote:Elephant?
Nodjewesbury wrote:It was JDAW-shaped
NoGlenn E. wrote:Multi-tier?
NoLGTrotter wrote:A torus
The shape is not a mathematic or scientific symbol/shape; so far one of DRT's guesses is closest.
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A plantain and two peaches?
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A castle.
The rude-word filter eliminated my original suggestion.
The rude-word filter eliminated my original suggestion.
Top Ports in 2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2025: Quevedo 1972 Colheita, b.2024. Just as good as Niepoort 1900!
2025: Quevedo 1972 Colheita, b.2024. Just as good as Niepoort 1900!
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NoRAYC wrote:Colin the Caterpillar?
NoLGTrotter wrote:A plantain and two peaches?
NoAHB wrote:A castle. The rude-word filter eliminated my original suggestion.
There is nothing rude about the correct answer. RAYC and DRT and now arguably equal best-guessers.
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Bob the Builder
Top Ports in 2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2025: Quevedo 1972 Colheita, b.2024. Just as good as Niepoort 1900!
2025: Quevedo 1972 Colheita, b.2024. Just as good as Niepoort 1900!
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NoAHB wrote:Bob the Builder
NoRAYC wrote:Ollie the Owl
There is no name associated with the answer; otherwise two guesses from RAYC and one from DRT are in the right area.
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NoGlenn E. wrote:a dog?
NoRAYC wrote:a lion
Both good guesses. Hint: cake was life-size.
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Considering that "a dog" could be anywhere from 3 lbs to 180 lbs, that's not much of a hint.PhilW wrote:NoGlenn E. wrote:a dog?NoRAYC wrote:a lion
Both good guesses. Hint: cake was life-size.

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No, neither shaped as me, nor as part of me!RAYC wrote:Phil-shaped
Glenn E. wrote:a rat?
No, but both getting closerRAYC wrote:a cat
NoGlenn E. wrote:a pig
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The cat in the hat?
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A crab cake?
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A beaver?
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We have a winner! Over to you for the next question.RAYC wrote:a hedgehog
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Right...
After a tough day at work, i had a slight thirst last night and - despite having just started yet another health drive - cracked open a bottle of port.
Somewhat displeased with the result of that first bottle, I opened a different bottle of the same port. One had a white paper IVDP selo and one didn't (and never had). I am almost 100% certain that both ports were shipped within 5 years of harvest.
What port did i drink?
After a tough day at work, i had a slight thirst last night and - despite having just started yet another health drive - cracked open a bottle of port.
Somewhat displeased with the result of that first bottle, I opened a different bottle of the same port. One had a white paper IVDP selo and one didn't (and never had). I am almost 100% certain that both ports were shipped within 5 years of harvest.
What port did i drink?
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I looked at the cake and went 'Ahhh'. What a lovely thing.
2004 Croft LBV.
2004 Croft LBV.
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Nope, albeit one of the three variables is correct.LGTrotter wrote:
2004 Croft LBV.
Further clues will be given for well-reasoned guesses.
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How about being a bit drunk and guessing anyway.RAYC wrote:Nope, albeit one of the three variables is correct.LGTrotter wrote:
2004 Croft LBV.
Further clues will be given for well-reasoned guesses.
My inner port tells me the LBV bit is right but it's not my turn. If I had to come up with a reason I would think it was the selo but I'm not sure why.