One quiz at a time

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 21:31 Thu 29 May 2014

Allan Morrison kept a very tidy cellar. Nice looking gaff too. 86 shillings a dozen

Post by **jdaw1** » 21:32 Thu 29 May 2014

DRT wrote:99/—?

Too big. Why the em-dash?

Post by **jdaw1** » 21:33 Thu 29 May 2014

LGTrotter wrote:86 shillings a dozen

Too small.

Post by **jdaw1** » 21:40 Thu 29 May 2014

LGTrotter wrote:Allan Morrison kept a very tidy cellar.

These catalogues do cause feelings of inadequacy. Even when not in pyjamas.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 21:42 Thu 29 May 2014

jdaw1 wrote: Even when not in pyjamas.

Snap! I'm having a nude day too.

Post by **jdaw1** » 21:46 Thu 29 May 2014

A reminder of the question.

jdaw1 wrote:We turn our attention to an auction, by Messrs. Christie Manson & Woods, on 7 July 1880, “Of The Cellar Of Wines Of Allan Morrison, Esq., Deceased, late of Hall Barn Park, near Beaconsfield; Comprising 70 Dozens of ﬁne Sherry; Madeira; 50 Dozens of Port of the Vintages of 1834. 1842, 1843, and 1845; 110 Dozens of Claret, Château Lafite of 1858, 1864, and 1865; Château Latour of 1864, and 1874; Château Margaux of 1869 and 1870; Mouton Rothschild of 1864; Château Giscours of 1865; St. Estephe, &c.; 200 Dozens of Champagne, of 1865, 1868, 1870, and 1874; Ruinart, Heidsieck, Irroy, Perrier Jouet, Lanson père et ﬁls, Farre, Bollinger, Perinet et ﬁls, and Dagonet et ﬁls; fine White and Red Burgundy; Hock; Sauterne; &c. Also, 80 Dozens of Otard’s Brandy, of 1875; and 50 Dozens of Otard’s Liqueur Brandy (in Champagne bottles); fine old Brandies of Justerini and Brooks; Whisky and Liqueurs”.

The Port was a motley collection of oddities.

Lot 40 was One Dozen and Six Bottles of Cooking Port, Hamilton and Grieve, which sold at 27/- per dozen (auction prices were then always per dozen).

That is your benchmark price.

Lots 38 and 39 totalled almost five Dozens of Port, “Emperor,” 1792, Hamilton and Grieve. To the nearest shilling, at what average per-dozen price did this 82-year-old port sell?

We know that 86/- is too small, that 99/- is too big, and that 90/- “is very close”.

Post by **DRT** » 21:47 Thu 29 May 2014

jdaw1 wrote:Why the em-dash?

What should I be using? (Mac keyboard short-cut, please)

95/-?

Post by **jdaw1** » 21:51 Thu 29 May 2014

Simple dash.

Too big. The “very close” is being ignored. OK.

Post by **flash_uk** » 21:56 Thu 29 May 2014

Post by **DRT** » 21:59 Thu 29 May 2014

92/-?

Post by **jdaw1** » 22:01 Thu 29 May 2014

flash_uk wrote:91/-

DRT wrote:92/-?

Too low. But closer.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 22:12 Thu 29 May 2014

Post by **flash_uk** » 22:15 Thu 29 May 2014

Post by **jdaw1** » 22:30 Thu 29 May 2014

djewesbury wrote:92/-

Repeating a recent guess.

Post by **jdaw1** » 22:31 Thu 29 May 2014

flash_uk wrote:94/-

Lot 38 was three dozen, sold at 100/- per dozen. Lot 39 was one dozen and ten bottles, sold at 84/- per dozen. For an all-in average price of, to the nearest farthing, 93/11¼ per dozen.

Less than 3½× the price of the cooking port. I was disappointed.

Mike’s question.

Post by **flash_uk** » 22:35 Thu 29 May 2014

Is there anyone else around tonight or can I wait until the morning to ponder my question?

CaliforniaBrad · Post by **CaliforniaBrad** » 00:17 Fri 30 May 2014

flash_uk wrote:Is there anyone else around tonight or can I wait until the morning to ponder my question?

u

You can always fire away and see if the Americans can solve before morning.

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Post by **flash_uk** » 07:09 Fri 30 May 2014

OK, on to geography. I have only visited 3 countries in South America. Can you name all three.

Post by **DRT** » 07:26 Fri 30 May 2014

Brazil, Argentina and Chile?

Post by **flash_uk** » 08:15 Fri 30 May 2014

a very good start Derek, 2 of these 3 are correct.

Post by **jdaw1** » 08:32 Fri 30 May 2014

Brazil, Brazil, and Argentina?

Post by **flash_uk** » 09:03 Fri 30 May 2014

jdaw1 wrote:Brazil, Brazil, and Argentina?

Is that a typo or a tactic?

Post by **DRT** » 09:19 Fri 30 May 2014

flash_uk wrote:
jdaw1 wrote:Brazil, Brazil, and Argentina?
Is that a typo or a tactic?

Are you really accusing JDAW of mistyping an entire word?

Brazil, Argentina and Columbia?

Post by **flash_uk** » 09:20 Fri 30 May 2014

DRT wrote:Brazil, Argentina and Columbia?

I have been to one of these countries.

Post by **DRT** » 09:23 Fri 30 May 2014

flash_uk wrote:
DRT wrote:Brazil, Argentina and Columbia?
I have been to one of these countries.

You need to answer JDAW's guess.

Post by **flash_uk** » 09:24 Fri 30 May 2014

jdaw1 wrote:Brazil, Brazil, and Argentina?

I have been to one of these countries.

Post by **DRT** » 09:25 Fri 30 May 2014

DRT wrote:
flash_uk wrote:
DRT wrote:Brazil, Argentina and Columbia?
I have been to one of these countries.
You need to answer JDAW's guess.

On second thoughts, no you don't.

For the unobservant: Flash has been to Chile and either Brazil or Argentina, but not Columbia.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 09:49 Fri 30 May 2014

Brazil

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 09:49 Fri 30 May 2014

So let me try Chile, Argentina and Ecuador, cos Ecuador's nice.

CPR 1 · Post by **CPR 1** » 09:54 Fri 30 May 2014

Chile, Argentina and Suriname?

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Post by **flash_uk** » 09:56 Fri 30 May 2014

LGTrotter wrote:So let me try Chile, Argentina and Ecuador, cos Ecuador's nice.

Owen nails it with his first guess

Plenty of other countries I would like to visit, but so far only these three, and all are fantastic.

Post by **flash_uk** » 09:57 Fri 30 May 2014

Owen's turn

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 10:05 Fri 30 May 2014

I too loved South America and would recommend it to my friends, however I was robbed in one town in Ecuador. (I must take some responsibility here as I did lots of the things I shouldn't have and the men were quite sweet once I handed over what they wanted).

In which town was I robbed in Ecuador?

Post by **flash_uk** » 11:11 Fri 30 May 2014

Guayaquil

CPR 1 · Post by **CPR 1** » 12:04 Fri 30 May 2014

I prefer Colombia personally, an amazing place and loverly people. But back to the question.

Riobamba just before you caught the train.

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Post by **DRT** » 12:09 Fri 30 May 2014

LGTrotter wrote:I must take some responsibility here as I did lots of the things I shouldn't have

Could these "things" please be the subject of future questions?

Quevedo?

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 13:04 Fri 30 May 2014

flash_uk wrote:Guayaquil

A man who truly has been to Ecuador. Hole in one. I must confess that I did tee you up a bit for that one.

Take it away...

CPR 1 wrote:I prefer Colombia personally, an amazing place and loverly people.

I was a bit freaked out by Bogota, but one man's finch is another man's nightingale as Andre is wont to observe. A nice use of the zummerset 'loverly' BTW, although I would have gone the whole hog and used a 'u' rather than an 'o'.

DRT wrote:
LGTrotter wrote:I must take some responsibility here as I did lots of the things I shouldn't have
Could these "things" please be the subject of future questions?

Well some of the things I did it would be unwise to discuss on a public forum. Oh alright then.

Mike's (May I call you Mike? Flash has quite a ring to it though) question.

AW77 · Post by **AW77** » 13:06 Fri 30 May 2014

Babahoyo?
By the way: Is being robbed in South America some form of private (albeit involuntary) foreign aid?

Post by **flash_uk** » 13:27 Fri 30 May 2014

Back to me so soon

I have just returned from a short half term break with the family. Where did we go?

CaliforniaBrad · Post by **CaliforniaBrad** » 13:52 Fri 30 May 2014

flash_uk wrote:Back to me so soon

I have just returned from a short half term break with the family. Where did we go?

Dover?

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Post by **DRT** » 14:12 Fri 30 May 2014

flash_uk wrote:Back to me so soon

I have just returned from a short half term break with the family. Where did we go?

Chile?

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 15:25 Fri 30 May 2014

Judging by the roads through Somerset like every other beggar you went to Kernow.

Post by **flash_uk** » 15:55 Fri 30 May 2014

CaliforniaBrad wrote:Dover?

No

DRT wrote:Chile?

No

LGTrotter wrote:Judging by the roads through Somerset like every other beggar you went to Kernow.

Not Somerset, though you are in the right half of England.

Post by **DRT** » 16:09 Fri 30 May 2014

Devon?

Post by **flash_uk** » 16:19 Fri 30 May 2014

DRT wrote:Devon?

Nope

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 16:35 Fri 30 May 2014

flash_uk wrote:
LGTrotter wrote: you went to Kernow.
Not Somerset, though you are in the right half of England.

Due to being over wordy and using local speech you missed my Cornwall guess.

Post by **flash_uk** » 16:50 Fri 30 May 2014

LGTrotter wrote:
flash_uk wrote:
LGTrotter wrote: you went to Kernow.
Not Somerset, though you are in the right half of England.
Due to being over wordy and using local speech you missed my Cornwall guess.

Not Cornwall either.

Post by **DRT** » 16:54 Fri 30 May 2014

flash_uk wrote:Not Somerset, though you are in the right half of England.

Are we splitting it down the spine or across the waist? Are we really talking about a quarter rather than a half?

Isle of Wight?

Post by **flash_uk** » 17:03 Fri 30 May 2014

DRT wrote:
flash_uk wrote:Not Somerset, though you are in the right half of England.
Are we splitting it down the spine or across the waist? Are we really talking about a quarter rather than a half?

Isle of Wight?

I think I can give you that. We were staying in Lymington, but did make a day trip to the IoW. Your turn Derek.

Post by **DRT** » 17:09 Fri 30 May 2014

In which English town did I first meet Mrs T?

{the town has been mentioned previously in this thread}