Competition Winners
Janaury 2010
Answer - Robert Burns had 9 children with his wife and a further 3 through various affairs.
Douglas Williams
December 2009
Answer - There were originally 8 reindeer that pulled Santa's sleigh (Rudolph was a much later addition)
Name withheld
November 2009
Answer - There were 36 conspirators in the Gunpowder Plot
Name withheld
October 2009
Answer - Richie Cunningham sang 'Blueberry Hill' on Happy Days
Ian Yates
September 2009
Answer - The Roman god of the harvest was Conditor or alternatively Saturn
Maya Russell
August 2009
Answer - The Edinburgh Festival began in 1947
Iain Otton
July 2009
Answer - The five listed heavy events at the Gathering were: Caber toss, putting the stone, throwing the hammer, throwing the weight for height, throwing the weight for distance
Mike Smithson
June 2009
Answer - The Namib desert in Namibia is the world's oldest
Steven Naylor
May 2009
Answer - Treasure Island (by R L Stevenson) was the first book to popularise treasure maps with 'X's. on them
Suzanne Gandy
April 2009
Answer - Fish are the animals associated with April Fools Day in France.
Mr Pragnell
March 2009
Answer - The Galapagos Islands are famously linked to Darwin's visit there on The Beagle
Dave Johnston
February 2009
Answer - Since the start of the Six Nations tournament there have been 5 Grand Slams (Not including Ireland's recent victory in March)
Carl Lock
January 2009
Answer - Burns Night used to be celebrated on July 21st, the day that Robert Burns died
Mike Chitty
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