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Rosalind Mitchell
Dec 24, 2021, 7:54:24 AM12/24/21
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Does anyrat know what's become of the King William's College general
knowledge paper? I've been doing it every year without fail (except
for a couple of occasions in the 1980s when I was in the US for
Christmas) since 1969 but this year there's no sign of it. Not in the
Grauniad. Not even on the school's own site. There isn't even a notice
that it's not appearing this year.
Christmas isn't Christmas without the KWC quiz (unless there are
snowmobiles – see above). I may have to start compiling my own.
Rosie
knowledge paper? I've been doing it every year without fail (except
for a couple of occasions in the 1980s when I was in the US for
Christmas) since 1969 but this year there's no sign of it. Not in the
Grauniad. Not even on the school's own site. There isn't even a notice
that it's not appearing this year.
Christmas isn't Christmas without the KWC quiz (unless there are
snowmobiles – see above). I may have to start compiling my own.
Rosie
John Ashby
Dec 24, 2021, 8:20:23 AM12/24/21
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I too looked in vain.
john
Chris J Dixon
Dec 24, 2021, 10:25:43 AM12/24/21
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today for that very reason.
Chris
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John Ashby
Dec 24, 2021, 10:37:00 AM12/24/21
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On 24/12/2021 15:25, Chris J Dixon wrote:
> Rosalind Mitchell wrote:
>
>> Does anyrat know what's become of the King William's College general
>> knowledge paper? I've been doing it every year without fail (except
>> for a couple of occasions in the 1980s when I was in the US for
>> Christmas) since 1969 but this year there's no sign of it. Not in the
>> Grauniad. Not even on the school's own site. There isn't even a notice
>> that it's not appearing this year.
>>
>> Christmas isn't Christmas without the KWC quiz (unless there are
>> snowmobiles – see above). I may have to start compiling my own.
>
> It is certainly in the printed paper - we exceptionally bought it
> today for that very reason.
>
> Chris
Just discovered that too. It's still not on the web site.
> Rosalind Mitchell wrote:
>
>> Does anyrat know what's become of the King William's College general
>> knowledge paper? I've been doing it every year without fail (except
>> for a couple of occasions in the 1980s when I was in the US for
>> Christmas) since 1969 but this year there's no sign of it. Not in the
>> Grauniad. Not even on the school's own site. There isn't even a notice
>> that it's not appearing this year.
>>
>> Christmas isn't Christmas without the KWC quiz (unless there are
>> snowmobiles – see above). I may have to start compiling my own.
>
> It is certainly in the printed paper - we exceptionally bought it
> today for that very reason.
>
> Chris
Willing to send photos of questions to bereft parties.
john
Rosalind Mitchell
Dec 24, 2021, 10:48:57 AM12/24/21
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Rosie
John Ashby
Dec 24, 2021, 11:03:11 AM12/24/21
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john
Rosalind Mitchell
Dec 24, 2021, 11:16:02 AM12/24/21
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Sid Nuncius
Dec 24, 2021, 11:33:22 AM12/24/21
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On 24/12/2021 16:16, Rosalind Mitchell wrote:
> On 2021-12-24, John Ashby <johna...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> On 24/12/2021 15:48, Rosalind Mitchell wrote:
>>> On 2021-12-24, John Ashby <johna...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>> On 24/12/2021 15:25, Chris J Dixon wrote:
>>>>> Rosalind Mitchell wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Does anyrat know what's become of the King William's College general
>>>>>> knowledge paper? I've been doing it every year without fail (except
>>>>>> for a couple of occasions in the 1980s when I was in the US for
>>>>>> Christmas) since 1969 but this year there's no sign of it. Not in the
>>>>>> Grauniad. Not even on the school's own site. There isn't even a notice
>>>>>> that it's not appearing this year.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Christmas isn't Christmas without the KWC quiz (unless there are
>>>>>> snowmobiles – see above). I may have to start compiling my own.
>>>>>
>>>>> It is certainly in the printed paper - we exceptionally bought it
>>>>> today for that very reason.
>>>>
> On 2021-12-24, John Ashby <johna...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> On 24/12/2021 15:48, Rosalind Mitchell wrote:
>>> On 2021-12-24, John Ashby <johna...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>> On 24/12/2021 15:25, Chris J Dixon wrote:
>>>>> Rosalind Mitchell wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Does anyrat know what's become of the King William's College general
>>>>>> knowledge paper? I've been doing it every year without fail (except
>>>>>> for a couple of occasions in the 1980s when I was in the US for
>>>>>> Christmas) since 1969 but this year there's no sign of it. Not in the
>>>>>> Grauniad. Not even on the school's own site. There isn't even a notice
>>>>>> that it's not appearing this year.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Christmas isn't Christmas without the KWC quiz (unless there are
>>>>>> snowmobiles – see above). I may have to start compiling my own.
>>>>>
>>>>> It is certainly in the printed paper - we exceptionally bought it
>>>>> today for that very reason.
>>>>
>>>> Just discovered that too. It's still not on the web site.
>>>> Willing to send photos of questions to bereft parties.
>>>
>>> Would you, please?
>>
>>>> Willing to send photos of questions to bereft parties.
>>>
>>> Would you, please?
>>
>> Coming shortly to an email address near you.
>
> Got them. many thanks!
>
Somehow, this thread seems to encapsulate much of what I love about umra.
Er...that's it. Other than to wish every umrat a very Merry Christmas.
Have a good one MOPsMOBs.
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Sid
(Make sure Matron is away when you reply)
Nick Odell
Dec 28, 2021, 4:59:29 AM12/28/21
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<https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2021/dec/27/the-king-williams-college-quiz-2021>
From the date stamp it looks as if it was uploaded there yesterday
afternoon but I find that which browser and what settings you are
using tend to define which Guardian articles you may be presented with
at any given time and I didn't spot this article until today.
Nick
Sid Nuncius
Dec 28, 2021, 12:04:36 PM12/28/21
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On 28/12/2021 09:59, Nick Odell wrote:
> On Fri, 24 Dec 2021 12:54:22 -0000 (UTC), Rosalind Mitchell
> On Fri, 24 Dec 2021 12:54:22 -0000 (UTC), Rosalind Mitchell
>> Christmas isn't Christmas without the KWC quiz (unless there are
>> snowmobiles – see above). I may have to start compiling my own.
>>
> It's turned up on The Grauniad website this morning:
> <https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2021/dec/27/the-king-williams-college-quiz-2021>
Thanks, Nick. I'm always pleased when I get even a few on a first scan
>> snowmobiles – see above). I may have to start compiling my own.
>>
> It's turned up on The Grauniad website this morning:
> <https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2021/dec/27/the-king-williams-college-quiz-2021>
through, which I managed this time.
4.4 seems uncharacteristically easy for an old git like me, but probably
wouldn't to anyone currently at school. But what can a poor boy do?
I may give it a more serious go later.
Robin Stevens
Dec 30, 2021, 10:45:34 AM12/30/21
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Nick Odell <ni...@themusicworkshop.plus.com> wrote in uk.media.radio.archers:
before it appears in the Grauniad. Before they adopted their current
style-over-substance website design, it's often been online several days
early but not yet linked from anywhere, but finding the previous year's and
making the appropriate changes to the URL has been sufficient.
This year it only seems to have been on the school website since late
Christmas Eve (and I've only just seen this thread, sorry). Confusingly
it's still not been added to the pre-existing
<https://kwc.im/general-knowledge-quiz/> but is at
<https://kwc.im/general-knowledge-paper-2021/>, which appeared in their
"News" listing.
Once you've successfully got through round zero, aka finding the blasted
thing, rounds one through eighteen are very definitely no easier. Though
the answer to one of the questions helpfully popped up in Christmas
University Challenge this week.
> Rosalind Mitchell <walne...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >Christmas isn't Christmas without the KWC quiz (unless there are
> >snowmobiles ? see above). I may have to start compiling my own.
> >Christmas isn't Christmas without the KWC quiz (unless there are
> >
> It's turned up on The Grauniad website this morning:
> <https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2021/dec/27/the-king-williams-college-quiz-2021>
> From the date stamp it looks as if it was uploaded there yesterday
> afternoon but I find that which browser and what settings you are
> using tend to define which Guardian articles you may be presented with
> at any given time and I didn't spot this article until today.
In recent years it's generally been available from the school's own website
> It's turned up on The Grauniad website this morning:
> <https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2021/dec/27/the-king-williams-college-quiz-2021>
> From the date stamp it looks as if it was uploaded there yesterday
> afternoon but I find that which browser and what settings you are
> using tend to define which Guardian articles you may be presented with
> at any given time and I didn't spot this article until today.
before it appears in the Grauniad. Before they adopted their current
style-over-substance website design, it's often been online several days
early but not yet linked from anywhere, but finding the previous year's and
making the appropriate changes to the URL has been sufficient.
This year it only seems to have been on the school website since late
Christmas Eve (and I've only just seen this thread, sorry). Confusingly
it's still not been added to the pre-existing
<https://kwc.im/general-knowledge-quiz/> but is at
<https://kwc.im/general-knowledge-paper-2021/>, which appeared in their
"News" listing.
Once you've successfully got through round zero, aka finding the blasted
thing, rounds one through eighteen are very definitely no easier. Though
the answer to one of the questions helpfully popped up in Christmas
University Challenge this week.
Rosalind Mitchell
Jan 2, 2022, 9:34:49 AM1/2/22
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me earlier in the day gave me a start.
I was kicking myself for not currently having a copy of The Go
Between, which I have read many times (my original copy from when I
was 16 had a picture of Julie Christie on the cover and got worn out
quickly). I remember many details about it but alas, not the venue
for the lunch in the round about Norwich.
Rosie
Rosalind Mitchell
Jan 2, 2022, 9:42:46 AM1/2/22
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different from the school's. Being the Grauniad would once have been
reason enough but I thought Peter Preston put a stop to all that.
Was it young virgins having visions of delight (Grauniad) or
Eton-educated Grand National winning jockeys?
Rosie
Sid Nuncius
Jan 2, 2022, 10:55:59 AM1/2/22
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"where is there no place for a street fighting man?"
Sorry.
John Ashby
Jan 2, 2022, 2:12:19 PM1/2/22
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Norwich.
john
Rosalind Mitchell
Jan 2, 2022, 2:58:43 PM1/2/22
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classroom anyway. I don't think The Eve of St Agnes is on the GCSE
curriculum either.
Rosie
Rosalind Mitchell
Jan 2, 2022, 3:05:36 PM1/2/22
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the city of Norwich.
Rosie
John Ashby
Jan 2, 2022, 3:49:10 PM1/2/22
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about 16.9, which I had as Horning Staithe, but may have been Norwich
Thorpe station.
john
John Ashby
Jan 2, 2022, 4:35:30 PM1/2/22
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always told the reason so many churches in Norfolk have round towers is
that they were originally well linings and the land was washed away in
Noah's Flood.
john
Rosalind Mitchell
Jan 2, 2022, 6:03:15 PM1/2/22
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suggest there are many round towers throughout Norfolk and while the
explanation you refer to is pleasant mythology they are invariably
older than their current church structures (if such a structure
exists). The reason I know this is that years ago I attended a WEA
class in landscape archaeology given by a young postgrad student
called Tom Williamson who was thus ekeing out his PhD grant. Tom
Williamson is now professor of history at UEA, he may even be emeritus
by now. I find this scary.
Rosie
Chris
Jan 3, 2022, 6:04:31 AM1/3/22
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Sincerely Chris
Jenny M Benson
Jan 3, 2022, 6:35:54 AM1/3/22
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On 03/01/2022 11:04, Chris wrote:
>> Ah, I was thinking of the West Runton memorial. And you could be right
>> about 16.9, which I had as Horning Staithe, but may have been Norwich
>> Thorpe station.
>>
>> john
>>
> Calling our very own ex West Runton umrat ……
I confess I trawled my mind for any memory of a "West Runton memorial"
>> Ah, I was thinking of the West Runton memorial. And you could be right
>> about 16.9, which I had as Horning Staithe, but may have been Norwich
>> Thorpe station.
>>
>> john
>>
> Calling our very own ex West Runton umrat ……
and came up blank. Mine dew, that happens a lot these days:-(
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Jenny M Benson
Wrexham, UK
John Ashby
Jan 3, 2022, 8:35:35 AM1/3/22
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john
Nick Odell
Jan 3, 2022, 10:00:41 AM1/3/22
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On Mon, 3 Jan 2022 13:35:34 +0000, John Ashby <johna...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
There's a similar round, blue memorial to her in Clevedon, North
Somerset. I wonder if people used to come up to her in the street and
exclaim "A plaque on both your houses!"?
Nick
wrote:
Somerset. I wonder if people used to come up to her in the street and
exclaim "A plaque on both your houses!"?
Nick
Mike McMillan
Jan 3, 2022, 10:11:55 AM1/3/22
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Toodle Pip, Mike McMillan
Chris
Jan 3, 2022, 3:21:42 PM1/3/22
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Sincerely Chris
Sid Nuncius
Jan 4, 2022, 1:42:01 AM1/4/22
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John Ashby
Feb 27, 2022, 5:13:51 PM2/27/22
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On 24/12/2021 12:54, Rosalind Mitchell wrote:
> Does anyrat know what's become of the King William's College general
> knowledge paper? I've been doing it every year without fail (except
> for a couple of occasions in the 1980s when I was in the US for
> Christmas) since 1969 but this year there's no sign of it. Not in the
> Grauniad. Not even on the school's own site. There isn't even a notice
> that it's not appearing this year.
>
> Does anyrat know what's become of the King William's College general
> knowledge paper? I've been doing it every year without fail (except
> for a couple of occasions in the 1980s when I was in the US for
> Christmas) since 1969 but this year there's no sign of it. Not in the
> Grauniad. Not even on the school's own site. There isn't even a notice
> that it's not appearing this year.
>
> Christmas isn't Christmas without the KWC quiz (unless there are
> snowmobiles – see above). I may have to start compiling my own.
>
> Rosie
The answers have just appeared on the Guardian website:
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2022/feb/27/the-king-williams-college-quiz-2021-the-answers
john
Rosalind Mitchell
Feb 28, 2022, 7:49:21 AM2/28/22
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On Sun, 27 Feb 2022 22:13:50 +0000, John Ashby wrote:
> On 24/12/2021 12:54, Rosalind Mitchell wrote:
>> Does anyrat know what's become of the King William's College general
>> knowledge paper? I've been doing it every year without fail (except
>> for a couple of occasions in the 1980s when I was in the US for
>> Christmas) since 1969 but this year there's no sign of it. Not in the
>> Grauniad. Not even on the school's own site. There isn't even a notice
>> that it's not appearing this year.
>>
>> Christmas isn't Christmas without the KWC quiz (unless there are
>> snowmobiles – see above). I may have to start compiling my own.
>>
>> Rosie
>
>
> The answers have just appeared on the Guardian website:
Thank you. They were on the KWC site a couple of weeks ago.
> On 24/12/2021 12:54, Rosalind Mitchell wrote:
>> Does anyrat know what's become of the King William's College general
>> knowledge paper? I've been doing it every year without fail (except
>> for a couple of occasions in the 1980s when I was in the US for
>> Christmas) since 1969 but this year there's no sign of it. Not in the
>> Grauniad. Not even on the school's own site. There isn't even a notice
>> that it's not appearing this year.
>>
>> Christmas isn't Christmas without the KWC quiz (unless there are
>> snowmobiles – see above). I may have to start compiling my own.
>>
>> Rosie
>
>
> The answers have just appeared on the Guardian website:
Rosie
>
> https://www.theguardian.com/games/2022/feb/27/the-king-williams-college-
quiz-2021-the-answers
>
> john
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