Whitaker's Almanack 2009 quiz

[08012006]

I have not found any requests as yet for help with the 2009 Whitaker's Almanack quiz, so any ideas on the following please:

� Q4 What institution was voted out after 239 years (could be the Nepalese monarchy, but no reference to it on the Nepal section pages 942-4)
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� Q7 If men = 40.7, women = ?
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� Q8 What was declared open in 2007 for the first time in 29 years
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� Q10 What links the positions of chairman of the British Film Institute, president of Indonesia and the editor of "Which"
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� Q11 What was unusual about "The Sun" in 2007-8
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� Q14 What increased in price by �37 between July 2007 and July 2008
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� Q17 Complete the sequence: 1,752, 2,063, 2,118

Q15 quotes 6 July, but page 413 gives 5 July 1948 as the founding date of the NHS. Is this a misprint?

[Bethesda]

only know q4 Nepal's monarchy p943
q15 is N.H.S. p413
Can you help with q3 page ref? I know it's mongolia but can't find it.

Am wrestling with the same ones as you. Sorry

[Tallulah!]

You're supposed to search the book! That's the fun of it.

[Tattershall7]

Bethesda, You KNOW Q3 is Mongolia. If you read the 1 page and 2 part pages again , you WILL find the answer. Good Luck

[08012006]

Bethesda page 932, col 2 line 7

Tallulah: If you think I have the time or patience to read getting on for 1400 pages, -----
After all, what is Answerbank for

[Tattershall7]

Q 7 Page 559
Q11 Page 619 Good Luck

[08012006]

Tattershall7:

Thanks for Q7.
Re Q11, I assume the unusual fact was that its circulation went UP when all the rest went down.
I have found Q8 on p276 by the way

[Tattershall7]

Re Q7 Yes, I have "circulation went up"
Thanks for Q 8 page 276, I had to read the page twice to find the answer. However, I had another answer, but I think yours is more correct. ( I had "Northwest Passage" page 1091 .September 15th., but it does state 30 years, whereas Wikipedia / Northwest Passage / Effects of climate change states "On September 14th 2007, opened up the passage for the first time since records began in 1978" this is 29 years! and it does NOT say it was DECLARED open ( as in the question) Good Luck

[Tattershall7]

Q 7 page 559

[08012006]

Tattershall7:

This is where I have got to
Q Answer on page
1. 1183
2. 1196,1203,1217
3. 932
4.
5. 1186
6. 1096
7. 559
8. 276
9. 22
10.
11. 619
12. 20
13. 348
14.
15. 413
16. 532
17.
18. 767
19. 729
20. 491

[Tattershall7]

Agree with what you have, but, for Q 2 I have 1096

Q 4 P1104??
Q10 P 1113/1114
Q14 P1136
Q17 NO IDEA ! Hope these help.

[columbus]

08012006! Well you seem to think it's for Lazy articles like yourself who expect others to do all the work in the hope you can pick up the prize. Aking for eight answers is ridiculous, notice you haven't posted the answers you have got!

[08012006]

columbus
In the 14.51 posting for Tattershall7t, I supplied the pages which people can refer to if they want help, so do not understand your acid comments. Please keep them to yourself.

[Bethesda]

Hi 08012006 and Tattershall.
I agree with T that Q2 is 1096
Q4 943 Q10 1113-1114. Have read p276 can't find answer. Bath spa opened 2006 not 2007.
Columbus please don't **** on increasingly rare acts of support and kindness.

[Tattershall7]

Hi Bethesda. Re Q8 Bath Spa = 28years, Northwest Passage = 30 years (although Wikipedia states 29)
Suppose we must try harder. Still not found Q17 answer.
Hi 08012006 Thanks for your input. Think we have all helped each other. Even so, at the end of the day, if neither of us, or any other user of AB, are not meant to win, we wont!, but we have still learnt from this quiz. Good Luck to All.

[Bethesda]

Haven't given up yet you two guys. Just 14 and 17 to go. We'll get there if it's the last thing we do! It's only a competition after all. Grrrrrrrrrrr

[Bethesda]

Q8 It was Northwest Passage. See p 685

[Tattershall7]

Brilliant, Bethseda, that`s another done. How we can read and read again and still miss the answer! Just Q 17 now.It will not beat us.

[Tattershall7]

Bethesda, Your posting of 21.02 Monday, stating "just 14 and 17 to go" We have got 14 ( my posting of 15.56 monday). Page 1136 4th paragraph on left hand side. Now all systems go for 17.

[Tattershall7]

Sorry Bethesda, that should have read 21.02 on TUESDAY

[Bethesda]

Good Morning Vietnam!
Q17 answer is 2,686 on p683!
I must get out more!

God luck in the draw guys. Let me know if you win