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Below are mistakes spotted in the
1999/2000 season.

Karsh the photographer was known as Karsh of Ottawa not Karsh of Toronto (Sep 14th)

Peter Thomson as well as Tom Watson has won 5 post war (British) Open Golf Championships (Sep 21st)

Perry Como's real name was Pierino Como, not Nick Perido (Oct 25th)

Mary I was married to Philip II of Spain not Philip I (Nov 1st)

The Ark Royal which went into service in the 1930s was not the Royal Navy's first aircraft carrier. In 1913 HMS Hermes was converted to carry aircraft. HMS Argus, a converted passenger liner, could land and launch planes on a flight deck extending from bow to stern. Construction of the Argus began in 1914, and initially it was an Italian liner; it was purchased in 1916 by the British Royal Navy and converted, work being completed in September 1918. The Argus had an unobstructed flight deck about 560 feet (170.7 m) long and a hangar that could accommodate 20 aircraft. It was armed with six four-inch guns and could reach a speed of 20.2 knots. The first ship, designed and built from scratch as an aircraft carrier was HMS Furious - a Sopwith Camel made the first deck landing trials in 1917.(Nov 8th)

The place name 'thorp' or 'thorpe' means village or hamlet and not farm. (Nov 29th)

As a working liner, The Titanic called into Cherbourg as well as Queenstown (Cobh). (Nov 30th)

A missing letter 's' in a question caused a problem (Jan 24th)
Soccer - Who scored the first goal in the 1998 World Cup Final? - answer given was Cesar Sampaio whereas the correct answer to the question is Zinedine Zidane (Cesar Sampaio of Brazil scored the first goal in the 1998 World Cup Final
s)

A davenport can be a sofa as well

as a writing desk (Jan 24th)

We are grateful to one of our website visitors for pointing out the three that follow:

Tuesday 28th September 1999
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Round 7 - 4B
Q: Name Ladysmith Black Mambazo's chart-topping album of 1986.
A: GRACELAND

Whilst Ladysmith Black Mambazo have a vocal credit on the album, the artist is definitely PAUL SIMON

Tuesday 16th November 1999
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Round 7 - 2B
Q: Complete the title of the novel by Daniel DeFoe "The Amorous Adventures of ....."
A: MOLL FLANDERS

I have always understood the title of the novel to be:
"The Fortunes and Misfortunes Of The (Famous) Moll Flanders".
"The Amorous Adventures of ...." refers to a 1965 film version.

Monday 24th January 2000
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Round 4 - 4B
Q: Finish this quotation by Jonathan Swift: "It was a wise man who first ate an ...."
A: OYSTER

I doubt the wording of the question. The references I have give this as either "It was a bold man" or "It was a brave man", either of which makes more sense in this context.


The Ormskirk League found the following errors in sets from Warrington:
Joan Sutherland and
not Maria Callas was known as 'La Stupenda' (Jan 24th)
Grappa is an alcoholic spirit (brandy)
not a wine (Jan 31st)
William IV (aged 64) was the oldest monarch to come to the British throne and
not Edward VII (Jan 31st)


Back to errors in the sets we play!

Charles Lawson not Charles Wilson plays Jim McDonald in Coronation Street (Feb 14th)

The Panama Canal was given as 50 miles long (Feb 14th) - however there are a number of references giving it as 40 miles long - the confusion arises because it appears some measurements include dredged approach channels and others don't!

The question (Feb 14th) 'In which war was the Battle of Aboukir Bay' presumably refers to the naval battle of August 1798 and not the land battle of the same name (July 1799). The answer given was NAPOLEONIC but FRENCH REVOLUTIONARY is an alternative and probably more accurate answer because the Napoleonic wars are generally defined as the continuation of the French Revolutionary Wars from about the turn of the century.


Some errors found in the
MIMIR heats (individual competition)

The Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst christened his daughter Sophie-Fredericke Auguste not Catherine. She became known as Catherine (the Great) later (Ormskirk)

The logo of the Vauxhall car company is a wyvern not a griffin (Northern)

In answer to the question 'Which writer wrote of She who must be obeyed? John Mortimer as well as H. Rider Haggard is an acceptable answer (Wirral)

There were probably other Greek heroes as well as

Heracles who were brought up by a centaur. Achilles and Jason were educated by the centaur Chiron (Warrington)


Back to league sets!

Q. Where in Britain did the legendary 1lth century King Orry rule? Answer given THE ISLE OF MAN - However IOM is part of the British Isles not part of Britain (February 21st)

In answer to the question 'The malleus and the incus are two of the three auditory ossicles. Which is the third?' the stapes as well as the stirrup should have been given as answer. In fact it is more correct as the Latin and not the English names were used for the other two parts! (Feb 28th)

In answer to the question 'Which American was three times U.S.Women's Open Golf Champion and won two Gold Medals at the 1932 Olympics?' (Answer MILDRED 'BABE' DIDRICKSON), her married surname of ZAHARIAS should have been included as an alternative. (Feb 28th)

Freddie Mills won the World Light-Heavyweight title from Gus Lesnevich not the World Heavyweight title (Feb 28th)

The sponsor of the 1999 University Boat Race was Aberdeen Asset Management not Beefeater Gin (Feb 29th)

Innsbruck in Austria and Bolzano in Italy are usually given as the termini linked by the Brenner Pass. It was misleading to give them as Kufstein in Austria and Modena in Italy. Modena for example is well south of Bolzano and the Alps and Kufstein is some distance NE of Innsbruck (Feb 29th)

Lima is not the only city to represent a letter in the phonetic alphabet, there is also Quebec (Mar 13th)

The Third Man was a 1949 not a 1934 film (Mar 13th)

David had already slain Goliath before he cut off his head - the stone from his sling shot entered his forehead and slew him (Samuel 17:49/50) (DS Cup 4th April)

Iris after which the metal iridium is named was the Greek word for rainbow not the Latin (DS Cup 4th April)

Madame Tussaud's is in Marylebone Road not in Baker Street (Handicap Cup 9th May)

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