Archives – King William’s College quiz 2019  
Recent

King William’s College Kwizz 2019. FT Round 8
Read post

 1 Who fell to Pardiñaz in Madrid?
 2 And who fell to Bailaor in Talavera de la Reina?
 3 Who initiated the vindication of the Maid of Orleans?
 4  Which avenging monarch succumbed to plague in La Linea?
 5 Which king was assassinated with his[…]

Image

King William’s College Kwizz 2019. FT Round 7
Read post

Where:
 1 were we 76 for 7?
2 did the Donkey kick off northward?
3 did Gurney reward Lightborn by stabbing him?
4 does Monti’s Father Thames overlook the first lock?
5 did Simpkin confiscate the twist of cherry-coloured silk? (more…)[…]

King William’s College Kwizz 2019. FT Round 6
Read post

 1 in whose garden can we both gather nosegays? 2 where was the lofty location of Aritomo’s garden? 3 who is invited into the garden to share the musk of the rose? 4 which Garden was developed on the site of the Bishop of Ely’s town house? 5[…]

King William’s College Kwizz 2019. FT Round 5
Read post

 1 what was Best and Goes Farthest? 2 which product held the fifth Golden Ticket? 3 what did Vianne open in Lansquenet-sous-Tannes? 4 which Gammel Strand grøntsager put marzipan to good use? 5 Desperation, Pac[…]

King William’s College Kwizz 2019. FT Round 4
Read post

1 who was Ashie, the leader of Juventus?2 which Veronese nobleman was rejected by a tallow-faced baggage?3 which regicide was represented as Samuel in a Boston operatic setting?4 which diplomat received an 11-gun salute on disemba[…]

King William’s College Kwizz 2019. FT Round 3
Read post

 1 who suggested a profile of the Dorset Street murderer? 2 to whom was a Perry Mason story involving dual identity dedicated? 3 which Professor used photographic superimposition to identify remains found near the A701? 4 who concluded that the d[…]

King William’s College Kwizz 2019. FT Round 2
Read post

 1 which Aberdonian became a general in the Tsar’s army?
 2 what is the traditional site of pilgrimage in the last Sunday in July?
 3 whose father practised inoculation until it was made criminal in eighteen-forty?
 4 which very dry concoction […]

Image

King William’s College Kwizz 2019. FT Round 1
Read post

REASON: Welcome one and welcome all, to the FreakyTrigger wing of a KWIZZ (quiz) sat for a hundred and blimey years by Isle of Man schoolkids. (“Please return your answers to the Principal’s Office by Monday 13th January.”)
RHYME: Theme[…]

Recent

Latest comments on FT

  1. "at one point a character literally dusts him". That part was hilarious!

  2. "Dave Sim sticks the landing." That is my feeling too. As frustrating and borderline unreadable as the last 50 issues…

  3. One thing I think you missed and one thing I have to shamefacedly admit: 1) The Krazy Kat homage, brief…

  4. " ... it’s also an ominous indication of where he’s going as a creator. He’s laying out dialogue so as…

  5. LOL - I'm reading through these, and the "Jaka's Story" one drew my first reaction, and in it I said…

  6. I think the notion that conservatives can't make art is nonsense. J.R.R.Tolkien and G.K. Chesterton are two of my favorite…