Another small entry for the quiz in Marhofn 106, with Gary Honey stepping up from silver to gold with 9/10 correct, failing to score more for Sgor Mor. Second was Peter Ridges with 7, third Jon Foote with 6, after losing two points for a late entry. Gary wins a copy of the excellent CD 'Severed From The Land' by 2003 quiz winner Daniel Patrick Quinn, featuring Ettrick Pen and Nine Standards Rigg. All three receive a CD with the ten tracks featured in 2003. Answers:
Cheltenham whistleblower: | Gun |
Reluctant hitchhiker: | Dent |
King joke: | Leagag |
Lara mantra: | Sgor Mor |
Howard's horse: | Tor y Foel |
Wisdom's rules: | Norman's Law |
Kline Branagh: | Cefn Cenarth |
Crucifix: | Christ Cross |
Elizabeths fruit: | Queensberry |
Watson and Woods: | Tom an t-Saighdeir |
This year's quiz returns to a musical theme and offers a chance to test your Googling skills. Below are listed 20 recording artists (singers, musicians or obscure groups) who have each named an album or a track after one of the world's well-known MegaMarilyns (aka Ultras). Your task is to pair the artists and name the mountain that links them. For example, the Macc Lads and Zion Train both recorded a track called Ben Nevis, so they would be a pair, except that Ben Nevis is not one of the Ultras. In just one title, 'Mount' is omitted, but all other tracks do seem to refer to the mountain.
Alan Parsons | Mark Hunton |
Anthony Phillips | Miles Davis |
Autodidact | Obsolete vs Delete |
Beth Orton | Quintessence |
Church Of Betty | Rick Wakeman |
Cole Marquis | Tangerine Dream |
Diggers | Teardrop Explodes |
Gawker Slowdown | Teenage Fanclub |
Karunesh | This Mortal Coil |
Lutricia McNeal | Vienna Teng |
Tie break: Name this Scottish Marilyn (nearest gridref wins):
Answers to Marhofn HQ or rhb@rhb.org.uk by 1 July 2005.