Pub Quiz

[Judith]

15"?

[StuartL]

15"?

Yay!

That's the number I have.

Fort Keogh in Montana, January 1887 apparently.

The floor is yours

[Judith]

Standby folks, I'm trying to think of a good question that doesn't involve gymnasts or long words!!

[StuartL]

Standby folks, I'm trying to think of a good question that doesn't involve gymnasts or long words!!

By my standards 'question' is a long word

[Judith]

Sorry folks! Finally I have come up with a question:

Which very famous English author wrote under the pen name "Mary Westmacott" when she was writing novels which were not the normal genre for which she was best known?

[niki]

I know the name but for the life of me can't remember.

I'll try Agatha Christie

[Judith]

Hurrah! Spot on Niki!! Agatha Christie wrote several "non-crime" novels under the pen name Mary Westmacott.

Interesting related fact No 1 (or not, as the case may be!) - my maiden name is Westmacott so I've always remembered this little bit of trivia as it's such an unusual name. I'd love to know why she chose it for a pen name.

Interesting related fact No 2 (or even less so, probably!) - there is a Labrador breeder in Northumberland whose kennel name is Westmacott and he told me he named his kennels after the street he used to live on ("Westmacott Street"), which I then found out was named after Percy Westmacott who was a big name in the Vickers factory which was a big employer in the area - and he was my great great Uncle!!!

Over to you, Niki!

[lou]

Maybe Agatha was having tea with your great great Uncle one day and thats how she came up with the name?!

[Judith]

Maybe Agatha was having tea with your great great Uncle one day and thats how she came up with the name?!

[niki]

Sorry about the wait but here goes....

What is the top selling spice in the world?