A big thank you to everybody who came to the CROlympic fundraising day at Clapham. For those who took part in the quiz, here are the answers:
– originated by Mary Hodgson, of Ingleton and kindly donated to raise funds for the Cave Rescue Organisation (“Yorkshire’s busiest mountain rescue team”)
All of the answers either began with or otherwise contained the letters C, R and O, in that order.
Thanks to all who bought a quiz-sheet and gave it a go, but, particularly, to Mary (above), who already has the next CRO Quiz drafted! From the 23 entries judged to be ‘correct’, the following three were drawn and will each receive a cheque for £10:
Jane Jolliffe and Tony Shepherd (Lawkland); Marilyn Wilson (Kentrigg); GW Taylor (Crook).
- 1. Station where Harry found platform 9 ¾ (2 words)
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King’s Cross |
- 2. 12½ p , used to be 2/6d (2)
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Half Crown |
- 3. French military decoration (3)
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Croix de Guerre |
- 4. Found at the end of a rainbow? (3)
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crock of gold |
- 5. Bed-rock exposed through the soil and vegetation (1)
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outcrop |
- 6. Death of plant or animal tissue (1)
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necrosis or necrobiosis |
- 7. Short tee-shirt, revealing midriff (2, may be hyphenated)
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crop top |
- 8. Clerical dictionary (1)
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Crockford’s |
- 9. Circle of pre-historic stones (1)
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cromlech |
- 10. Very warm, angry rabbit - put butter on it (3)
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Hot Cross Bun |
- 11. Parcel of bread, ham and Gruyère, sautéed in butter (2)
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Croque M’sieur |
- 12. Was it made by a landing UFO or a practical joker? (2)
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crop circle |
- 13. Dialect or slang word for passenger on bike (1)
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croggy |
- 14. The figwort family of plants (1)
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Scrophulariaceae |
- 15. Southern London Borough (1)
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Croydon |
- 16. Sherlock’s brother (2)
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Mycroft Holmes |
- 17. Intrude gradually (1)
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encroach |
- 18. Inventor of Dr Finlay and Tannochbrae (1 + initials)
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A J Cronin |
- 19. No buttons or zip – just ‘touch and close’ the fastening (1)
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Velcro |
- 20. To cheat or betray a partner (2)
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double cross |
- 21. Large coniferous tree of New Zealand (1)
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Macrocarpa |
- 22. Sir Patrick – architect and civic designer – 1879-1957 (1)
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Abercrombie |
- 23. French breakfast confection, originally from the crusades (1)
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croissant |
- 24. Game of Xs and Os (3)
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noughts and crosses |
- 25. Citadel of an ancient Greek city (1)
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Acropolis |
- 26. Inviolable, holy or sacred (1)
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sacrosanct |
- 27. Mediaeval weapon, firing small projectiles (1)
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crossbow |
- 28. Essex estuary town (3)
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Burnham on Crouch |
- 29. Screw-gauge for tiny, accurate measurements (1)
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micrometer |
- 30. ‘Stripey horse’ going over (2)
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zebra crossing |
- 31. Sir William – chemist – 1832-1919 (1)
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Crookes |
- 32. Cumberland & Westmorland wrestling throw (2 with hyphen)
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cross-buttock * |
- 33. “King’s Evil” – swollen lymph nodes and skin ulcers (1)
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Scrofula |
- 34. Katy, who once won ‘One man and his dog? (1)
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Cropper |
- 35. Savoury cake (meat, fish or potato), fried in breadcrumbs (1)
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croquette |
- 36. The difference between a man’s bike and a woman’s (2)
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cross bar |
N.B. Approximate spellings have been allowed. No 32 ‘cross-click’ is a wrestling hold, not a throw.
