By OldPete
July 14 2016

Here's Pete's fourth set of Summer Quiz Questions! As in previous rounds, please don't use search engines to look up answers for posting. It defeats the purpose of the piece, as well as ruining the effort Pete has made. No merit is gained either way as questions are intended for fun. If you only know part of an answer, put it up for the discussion of others - it might lead us to the whole answer! Expanding on an answer, giving full reasoning is positively encouraged - so away we go again...

THE SUMMER QUIZ 2016 - ROUND FOUR

1.      How did a divorce in Ipswich clear the way for eventual downfall of royalty.

2.      In what way did a Chinese riddle with potentially fatal consequences lead to a sleepless night.

3.      What is the somewhat rocky connection between one of the original thirteen and a Scottish city.

4.      How did the Admiralty connections of this observer and recorder of everyday life lead to his having a street named after him in an East coast port.

5.      During the battleship era and probably even today where naval guns are concerned and English is spoken what is the word used to order their use and why.

6.      John, Sam, Adrian,Bridget, Victoria and Tony - all did what?

Complete and explain the following sequences - note that the basis for the sequence may be different for each list.

7              yellow, green, brown, blue, pink….

8              Anthony, Harold, Alex, Harold, Edward, Harold, Edward, Harold, James…               

9              United Kingdom, Italy, Poland, Finland, Germany, Sweden, Spain…

10           20, 1, 18 , 4 , 13 …….

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11.       How did a onetime minister for war make it safer to cross the road ?

12.      “Travaile , Famille, Patrie “ in what way was this slogan ( Work, Family, Home land   ) still seen for some time after the downfall of its originators.

13.      What alternative links Len Deighton , Philip K Dick , C. J. Sansom and Robert Harris

14.      England and Denmark probably have justifiable claims to be the oldest established monarchies in Europe - but which is the youngest - most recently established. ( this excludes restorations as in Spain )

15.      What is the connection between   a visually impaired mendicant , a man in a hat , and an evil twin.

16.      Always dodgy these -     Which is the odd one out   -   Primrose, Hyacinth, Violet, Myrtle, Lily, Begonia, Poppy.

17.      After making their names (it might be said) as respectively - Queen of England, In Outer Space and in Albert Square they went on to pursue another career - who are / were they and what was it did they did next.

18.      What is the connection between sorting the mail and a permanent military presence