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Big Perce's Winter Warmer Quiz Part Two

Adoration of the Magi?

By Big Perce
December 24 2009
It's that "three wise magi" time of year, so what could be more suitable than Part two of Big Perce's Winter Warmer Quiz. Each part of the MTWD winter quiz is a contest in its own right, so there is a miniscule prize up for grabs for this quiz alone. There's a Middesex angle to many of the questions, though not always obvious. Many thanks once again to Big Perce for his top quizzing.

The following questions are part two of Big Perce's Winter Warmer Quiz. Fear not if you didn't enter the first part; each part stands alone and there is a miniscule prize up for grabs just for this part of the quiz.

Also, everyone is still in with a chance of winning the Tour de Big Perce. The way the scoring system works, with points awarded for winning or getting placed in any part of the quiz, you could still win the overall prize even if you didn't enter (or didn't get placed) in the first part.

Part Two comprises multi-part questions 5 to 8.

You have until 23:59 on Thursday 14th January to submit your answers, to gedladd@hotmail.co.uk

Good luck, everyone. Oh - and merry Christmas to all MTWD readers.

5. Cricket and the Arts.

a. This England captain was a grandson of a poet laureate.

b. Who was the cricketer and umpire whose name was said to have been taken by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle as the name for Sherlock Holmes?

c. This Warwickshire cricketer who died on 22nd July, 1916, was said to have been the inspiration for the name of one of fiction's greatest characters.

d. What was Boris Karloff's particular cricket skill?

e. What is the name of the cricket club that draws its players from the Theatre?

f. In which town is Jack Russell's gallery?

g. Which member of pop group McFly was an accomplished schoolboy cricketer?

6. Footballing cricketers.

a. For which football club did Jack Flavell play?

b. This player represented England at cricket and football and played football for Notts County and Nottingham Forest. Who was he?

c. He was born in Hendon, died in Windsor and played cricket for only one county and football for only one First Division club. Who was he?

d. He played cricket for England and football for England U. 23s. He is now an artist and played football in the same team as Dennis Law. Who is he?

e. England football and cricket international, who played for Southampton.

f. He spent the day playing cricket for that year's champion county, then professional football in the evening, before resuming his innings next day and reaching a hundered. He also took several wickets in the match. Who was he?

g. Born in Middlesex, this First Division goalie headed the national bowling averages one year.

7. ....and other sports.

a. Which England cricket captain also won an Olympic gold medal

b. Which Essex cricketer was an Olympic fencer?

c. Which Yorkshire cricketer rode a Grand National Winner?

d. New Zealand test cricketer who played rugby union for England.

e. Who was the first man to have captained England at cricket and rugby union?

f. In one test match, the England opening batsmen were in one case an England soccer international and, in the other, an England rugby union international. Who were they? (One point for each)

8.England captains not born in England.

Who are the England captains whose birthplace is shown below?

a. Johannesburg

b. Pietermaritzburg

c. Port of Spain

d. Bangalore

e. Milan

f. Bombay

g. Bellshill

h. Sydney

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