The Dabbler’s Round Blogworld Quiz #3

We like to mix it up on The Dabbler, as Nige looks at a National treasure, and Brit sets the third fiendish Round Blogworld Quiz question (see the previous two and their solutions here).
Ripped off from Based on Radio 4’s long-running Round Britain Quiz, the idea is to find the link between these cryptic clues. A point for each item you get, and an imaginary cream bun if you get them all. (By the way, I’ve tested this on Nige – he got most of it, after a clue.)

Here’s the question then:

What links a black bird with what sounds like some Moody Blues material, an immaterial George, a footballing Republican called Steve, and a dark period in Thailand?

Clues will be given as necessary, and the solution will appear tomorrow afternoon.

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19 thoughts on “The Dabbler’s Round Blogworld Quiz #3

  1. stan@stanmadeley.com'
    December 6, 2010 at 13:26

    I don’t know why I bother but here goes… Is the answer Leslie Crowther?

  2. andrewnixon@blueyonder.co.uk'
    December 6, 2010 at 13:28

    Not quite, Stan, but would be fascinated to hear your reasoning…

  3. andrewnixon@blueyonder.co.uk'
    December 6, 2010 at 14:33

    Ok, first set of clues…

    The footballing Republican Steve is a former Liverpudlian and Villain.
    The immaterial George had a religious day job.
    The dark period in Thailand is musical.

  4. stan@stanmadeley.com'
    December 6, 2010 at 14:59

    Leslie Crowther’s daughter was married to Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy, a band produced by Tony Visconti who also worked with the Moody Blues and Paul McCartney who wrote ‘Blackbird’.

    Leslie Crowther was also with George Chisholm and his Jazzers in the now lost (‘immaterial’) episodes of ‘The Black and White Minstrel Show’, a popular form of entertainment now rarely performed except in Thailand where actors darken their faces for a musical play by Phra Bat Somdet Phra Poramintharamaha Chulalongkorn Phra Chunla Chom Klao Chao Yu Hua who was the king of Siam and, incidentally, had 33 sons and 44 daughters.

    The Liverpool footballer is Steve McManaman, who once appeared in pantomime where he played the villain seeking to overthrow the King played by, you’ve guessed it, Leslie Crowther!

  5. Brit
    December 6, 2010 at 15:02

    Brilliant Stan! I do wish it was right.

  6. johngjobling@googlemail.com'
    malty
    December 6, 2010 at 16:00

    Ok, can we have the second set of clues now please, or the answers.

  7. andrewnixon@blueyonder.co.uk'
    December 6, 2010 at 16:07

    More clues:

    A word from the title of The Moody Blues’ most famous song.
    George was an Anglo-Irish philosopher, not popular with Dr Johnson.
    Steve coached the (recently bust) Republic immediately before the current Italian. His surname makes a design.

  8. stan@stanmadeley.com'
    December 6, 2010 at 16:22

    Is this the famous type of chintz caled White Staunton Berkeley?

  9. andrewnixon@blueyonder.co.uk'
    December 6, 2010 at 16:24

    No but Staunton is right.

  10. andrewnixon@blueyonder.co.uk'
    December 6, 2010 at 16:25

    And so is Berkeley, but you want his day job.

  11. stan@stanmadeley.com'
    December 6, 2010 at 16:28

    Chess pieces! Knights, bishops… central defenders? No… Damn this is difficult.

  12. andrewnixon@blueyonder.co.uk'
    December 6, 2010 at 16:31

    You’re virtually there, Stan!

  13. Worm
    December 6, 2010 at 16:31

    I had to google for the answer and was impressed with it’s utter obscurity!

  14. law@mhbref.com'
    jonathan law
    December 6, 2010 at 16:34

    Rook, Knight, Bishop and Staunton make chess sets.

  15. stan@stanmadeley.com'
    December 6, 2010 at 16:36

    Bugger! And I was so close.

    Well, I tried my best and wasted my whole afternoon when I should have been practising fire eating for tonight’s show. If I now go out on stage and severely burn by epiglottis, I’ll hold you responsible Brit.

  16. andrewnixon@blueyonder.co.uk'
    December 6, 2010 at 16:37

    Correct Jonathan!

    That leaves the dark period in Thailand, and I’m not giving any more clues.

  17. johngjobling@googlemail.com'
    malty
    December 6, 2010 at 16:53

    Ah Stan, some people keep knocking on the wall with a hammer and imagine they are hitting the nail on the head every time

    Goethe……Maxims and Reflections

    Or was it Nat Jackley

  18. tanith@telegraphy.co.uk'
    Adelephant
    December 6, 2010 at 16:54

    One Night in Bangkok is a song in Chess.

    Bother being out all day at baby groups and missing the quiz. Can you post it on a different day of the week?

  19. andrewnixon@blueyonder.co.uk'
    December 6, 2010 at 16:56

    Brilliant, Adelephant!

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