1294 - The Answer!

[Tuvok]

Have taken this from the answers that the setter sent out today:

"the question which caused so much misery or as one person put it “
brain exercise” ! Our trusty Radio Companion, a wonderful reference book by Paul Donovan, lists the castaways from Desert Island Discs and in 1974 castaway number 1294 was The Marquess of Bath……. I suspect many of you presumed 1294 was referring to the year. Three people did in fact get the answer correct, sadly one of those got another question wrong. I’m sure you will all agree they did well! Apologies to the two people who put
Countess of Bath – so near but we really couldn’t make it fit the question."

How on earth were we suposed to get that!

[sunny-dave]

Unless I'm very much mistaken (always possible) the answer actually appears to be completely wrong !!!

Alexander Thynn appeared on the programme in 1975 (not 1974) and at the time was still Viscount Weymouth - he only became Marquess of Bath in 1992 when his father died.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Desert_Island_Discs_episodes_(1971%E2%80%9380)#1974

[Mamyalynne]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p009499g


Dave.

[sunny-dave]

But that was in 2001, mamya !!

[Mamyalynne]

I missed the 1974 reference above, sorry.

[sunny-dave]

His second time around :)

[Mamyalynne]

Have emailed the setter.

[sunny-dave]

I await a reply with interest - shall subscribe here :)

[Mamyalynne]

ok

[Mamyalynne]

Reply

//Yes it was the 7th Marquess of Bath 1946 - 1992. He was on Desert Island Discs on 23rd August 1975.//

As they say , setters decision is final.

I have pointed out the discrepancies.

Never mind, new quiz a new day.x

[sunny-dave]

Ho Hum - I suppose it's what comes of the same bloke trading under so many names :+)

[Mamyalynne]

Perhaps so.

[shoota]

Don't make a big thynn of it...

[QuizmasterG]

Nice pun shoota!
I agree it was a difficult question given the amount of information provided.
Perhaps the main problem was that the quiz had a "no asking" policy which prevented a wider audience participating, hence fewer correct answers given?

[saintstim]

I spent hours trying to research that question. Feel like the setter has taken the proverbial. May well not bother doing the next one.

[Tuvok]

The new quiz still has the no asking policy - but the other quiz from Pensychnant doesn't say no asking.

(The RSPB and the Pensychnant quizes come out at the same time and can be sent back to either address)

[smouse]

I understand not putting no asking on the Pensychnant quiz was an error so the one after this will go back to saying no asking. Surely it makes sense to have a difficult question which then becomes the decider rather than putting loads of people in the hat although I do agree with some of the things said about this question

[sunny-dave]

If you are going to have a 'difficult decider', then it's quite important to get the answer correct - which this quiz patently didn't do.

[furrypusscat]

I agree sunny-dave, setters have to be spot on with their answers. Obviously a lot of us spent hours on this one question which I don't mind but it would have been better to have been presented with the correct information, then you wouldn't feel you had wasted your time.

[Mamyalynne]

I'd just like to add a few words to this thread in light of what has just happened to me - tread carefully when you query an answer with setters.

If quizzes are your passion then you may find your regular list getting shortened by their request.

Worse still get called a name I never have been called in all my 64 years.

Keep the faith.x

[Tuvok]

Mamyalynne - I have 4 words to describe you....

"very helpful to others"