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dubdobdee ([personal profile] dubdobdee) wrote2016-01-07 09:10 am
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q11

11.

i: What were the pipe-cleaners stolen from Uncle Jim?
ii: Why might the jay wrongly be seen as more precious than the lark?
iii: What characterised the little men apart from coloured jacket and cap?
iv: What was the crest of Blind John, adopted by the victorious leader after the battle in 1346?
v: What, developed by Rex and Cromie, owed its name to Harold, and brought immediate success for Geoff?
vi: What, in addition to the Yellow Jacket did the British commander receive after victory at Changzhou Fu?
vii: In what tale does David, living with his parents at Firetown, receive a rifle for his 14th birthday?
viii: In what tale did Joseppi stumble out the Musoline Overture on a zither in Wadi Halfa?
ix: Which scarecrow was created by a pipe-smoking New England witch?
x: Which clandestine group saved Ran on the edge of Exmoor?

COMPLETE!!

[identity profile] jeff-worrell.livejournal.com 2016-01-17 04:06 pm (UTC)(link)
v. is the featherbed (motorcycle) frame. 'Harold' is TT racer H. Daniell, and 'Geoff' is ditto G. Duke. It's all here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Featherbed_frame

[identity profile] jeff-worrell.livejournal.com 2016-01-17 04:17 pm (UTC)(link)
…and, finally, Google suggests vi. is a peacock feather, with the victorious recipient being General Charles Gordon a.k.a. 'Chinese Gordon'.

For the most part, it seems to me like the 2015 quiz was much easier to google answers to than previous years. Fewer synonyms and elliptical clues than usual.