wiki-illiam q18 and last

[dubdobdee]

18. During 2007:
i: what form of confectionary bothered Zaheer?
ii: which ensemble rubbished Pomp and Circumstance?
iii: who reluctantly accepted the rust-proof qualities of bronze?
iv: where did hyoid misrepresentation cause multinational distress?
v: which herb has withered leaving memories of a north London diet?
vi: whose investiture has recalled a previous recognition of bovine excellence?
vii: where has a noontide run eclipsed Cecil’s eighty year old record?
viii: who spoke of unrivalled love of life, laughter, fun and folly?
ix: which piscine Mandarin scholar has become the 26th?
x: who has progressed from KGB via MI5 to CMG?


the rules:
a: nice full answers and anecdotes if poss
b: say if googled or no; leave time for non-googlers to play
c: obviously look ahead at future questions if you want
d: don't bring in confirming or dissenting answers from other fora until next set is up and running

i never remember any of these tho i recall ii happening -- viz last night of the proms live troll shenanigans

Comments

[anatol-merklich.livejournal.com]

iv. Hyoid means "like a pig", this is prob the Mohammad cartoons controversy ie answer is Denmark?

[anatol-merklich.livejournal.com]

this was ALL RONG, for some reason I thought one of the cartoons had him as a pig.

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

no but there WAS a weird addition to the group of cartoons, being touted in some muslim countries, of a not very clear photo of a man dressed as a pig -- which wasn't one of the cartoons at all, but a promo pig of some dutch clown and children's actually dressed as a pig (and nothing whatever to do with islam)

(how it got there is as mysterious as the ernie out of bert and ernie being on some celebratory posters of bin laden)