Usual weekly offering I got 5, and somehow I manged to get all the Scottish questions wrong.https://www.wanderlust.co.uk/content/qu ... 741f9df7e

A pathetic 4

10 for me

7 - not so good

5 courtesy of question 14

9
Ashamed to say I got the Macc one wrong!

Same as JohnMac.

Buxtonclaret wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 19, 2021 2:27 pm

9
Ashamed to say I got the Macc one wrong!

But I think I know one you might have got correct

Poor effort from me - just 4

8

Should have done better.

spadesclaret wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 19, 2021 3:47 pm

8

Should have done better.

8? Show off.

10. Few guesses tho… got the macc one wrong tho, I went with silk.

8 for me, I also went with silk for the Macc question. Arnt they called the Silkmen ?

Aclaret wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 19, 2021 4:00 pm

8 for me, I also went with silk for the Macc question. Arnt they called the Silkmen ?

Yes they are, and that one caught me out as well.

tiger76 wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 19, 2021 4:03 pm

Yes they are, and that one caught me out as well.

That's what I thought!
Obviously not. Never knew they were known for the other stuff.

8 with some calculated guesses

10 for me,surprised.myself there.

9,inc 1 guess. Annoyed at getting Faversham's county wrong.

5 for me

11

Not too bad. A couple of logical guesses. I like stuff like this.

8 with a few lucky guesses.

9. Also got Macclesfield wrong....I have never heard that name being used for Macc.

The name of the church next door to the market in Hitchin? Is that a question anybody that doesn't live there would ever know?

the town hall in wootton bassett looks a lot like that market house in ledbury.

7

That LEDBURY one had me stuck for a while though!!!

I don’t like to boast, but I got 13.

Obviously benefitting from local knowledge and the Buxton answer being much more “general knowledge” than Treacle.

It is the name of our monthly market, but it’s a local myth appropriated for an event started 10 or so years ago.

There’s very little in the older local history books, but the received wisdom is that a cart carrying a barrel of treacle overturned in the umpteen exties somewhere in the town and created a minor diversion for the locals. So, whilst Macc traces its market charter back to 1261, it’s been Treacle Market for as much time than Burnley has been in the Premier League.

yTib wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 19, 2021 6:35 pm

the town hall in wootton bassett looks a lot like that market house in ledbury.

I was disappointed not to see Wootton Bassett as an option

I only got 3 overall.

According to Wikipedia, Macclesfield's preferred nickname is Silk city but it's also known as Treacle Town. So it's a extremely trick question.

dsr wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 19, 2021 10:59 pm

According to Wikipedia, Macclesfield's preferred nickname is Silk city but it's also known as Treacle Town. So it's a extremely trick question.

It’s correct that there is a market called Treacle Market.

It’s not correct to imply that Treacle Market is historic.

It is a pleasant Sunday in town when Treacle is on though - last Sunday in the month.

maccclaret wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 19, 2021 11:28 pm

It’s not correct to imply that Treacle Market is historic.

all traditions start somewhere.

and i love treacle. my gran used to do ace treacle toffee.

yTib wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 19, 2021 11:32 pm

all traditions start somewhere.

Indeed. And it’s never a good idea to let facts get in the way of a good story, as Leeds, Newcastle and Tottenham fans know well.

5 for me, 4 of them uneducated guesses

8 for me and that included a couple of lucky guesses.

5. Also went with Silk on the Macc question.

5 and guessed at every single one of them

Pleasantly surprised with 9, although a couple I went against my gut and went wrong.

9 for me

5 with the sake thoughts on Macc and question 14 as everyone else.

RammyClaret61 wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 20, 2021 6:26 am

5. Also went with Silk on the Macc question.

Yep same as me with the silk one but somehow managed to get 6

I might risk a lottery ticket this week - 13, with five of my six best/blind guesses proving correct.