HARVEYS 1796 COMPETITION
The Spanish travel quiz, which appeared in The Spectator of 21 January brought in a good crop of learned answers.
The first prize winner, drawn by lot, is J. M. Bray of London SW11. The first prize is a book token for £30 and the four bottles from the Harveys 1796 range consisting of Manzanilla, Superior Fino, Palo Cortado and Fine Old Amontillado. The eleven runners-up will also receive the four bottles from this range.
The answers were:
In English eyes: 1 c; 2d; 3 b; 4 e; 5 f; 6 a.
Moorish matters: 1 Trafalgar; 2 Charles V on the building of the cathedral in the mosque at Cordoba; 3 Boabdil, the last Moorish king of Granada; 4 Seville. People and places: 1 Seville; 2 Toledo; 3 Salamanca; 4 Zaragoza; 5 Barcelona.
Grandees: 1 Duke of Wellington; 2 Prince of the Asturias; 3 A ruby now in the crown of state; 4 Earl Nelson.
The other winners were:
Miss J. Williams of London Eli, D. Jenkinson of London W9, D. Hawes of North Wembley, Mid- dlesex, Paul Smith of London N5, Stephen Hill of Romford, Essex, C. S. R. Walker of Kneeton, Nottinghamshire, C. S. Miller of Seven Kings, Essex, B. Bridgeman of London Ell, D. K. Chivers of Penzance, Cornwall, Ms S. Lester-Smith of London Ni, Mrs K. Elgin of London W5.
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