It looks, on second reading, as if you want Tim's quiz. It needs to be in by 6th, so you need to get a move on, and it has to be on a post card.
Here are the questions. I like this one better than the YP quiz because there are several that you know already, so you feel clever. The YP quiz is mainly tricky and so getting a prize means more than just being picked out of a large pile of correct answers. Similarly, Decanter is just for those pig-headed enough to keep on going, as the answers are all easily available.
1 How much wine would you find in an Impériale?
a) Four litres
b) Six litres
c) Eight litres
2 What does Xynomavro mean in Greek?
a) Great with meze
b) Soft and fruity
c) Acidic and black
3 Which is the largest of these three Burgundian Grands Crus?
a) Clos de Vougeot
b) Le Montrachet
c) Le Musigny
4 Why would a winemaker use a spinning cone?
a) To get fit
b) To kill nematodes
c) To reduce the alcohol content in his wine
5 Spot the odd one out
a) Barbaresco
b) La Morra
c) Serralunga d'Alba
6 Which of these Australian regions
is famous for its
Shiraz?
a) Margaret River
b) The Yarra Valley
c) The Barossa Valley
7 What is the name of the crossing invented in 1948 by Dr HP Olmo?
a) Ruby ruby
b) Ruby Cabernet
c) Olmo's revenge
8 Which South American country specialises in
Tannat?
a) Bolivia
b) Brazil
c) Uruguay
9 Supreme, Noma and Diam are all types of what?
a) Corks
b) Grape varieties
c) Barrels
10 What is PX short for?
a) Pancho Ximénez
b) Pedro Ximénez
c) Palomino Ximénez
11 What is the official Californian term for a Bordeaux blend?
a) Heritage
b) French Paradox
c) Meritage
12 To which grape variety is Crljenak related?
a) Zibibbo
b) Zinfandel
c) Zweigelt
13 The Billionaire's Vinegar is about a cache of wine that allegedly belonged to which US president?
a) Jimmy Carter
b) Abraham Lincoln
c) Thomas Jefferson
14 If you use yarrow, camomile, cow's horns and a stag's bladder in your vineyards, are you…
a) Recovering from a very heavy night out
b) A follower of biodynamism
c) An organic wine grower
15 What is Brunello
di Montalcino
made from?
a) Sangiovese
b) Montalcino
c) Montepulciano
16 What is the name of the white soil of the
Sherry region?
a) Flor
b) Almacenista
c) Albariza
17 What is Sam Neill's New Zealand wine called?
a) Dead Calm
b) Two Paddocks
c) Perfect Strangers
18 Which is normally the most acidic?
a) Barbera d'Alba
b) McLaren Vale Shiraz
c) Rioja Reserva
19 In which country would you find Clos des Agaises, Genoels-Elderen and Domaine du Chenoy?
a) Luxembourg
b) France
c) Belgium
20 Which is the most northerly of these three Médoc châteaux?
a) Pontet-Canet
b) Beychevelle
c) Margaux
21 How many hectares of vineyards are there in Virginia?
a) 100
b) 1,000
c) 10,000
22 Where does The Chocolate Block come from?
a) South Africa
b) Switzerland
c) Austria
23 Which is Chile's largest winery?
a) Santa Rita
b) De Martino
c) Concha y Toro
24 How much wine does a pièce hold?
a) 225 litres
b) 228 litres
c) 500 litres
25 What does Grosses Gewächs mean?
a) Large vineyard
b) First growth
c) High in alcohol
26 Mendoza accounts for what percentage of Argentina's wine production?
a) 30%
b) 50%
c) 70%
27 Which of the following Kiwi wineries is not French-owned?
a) Cloudy Bay
b) Peregrine
c) Montana
28 What are 115, 667 and 777?
a) Code names for British secret agents
b) Three motorways in Burgundy
c) Clones of Pinot Noir
29 Which is normally the most alcoholic form of Valpolicella?
a) Amarone
b) Ripasso
c) Recioto
30 Who said: "I am only a beer teetotaller, not a Champagne teetotaller"?
a) George Bernard Shaw
b) Oscar Wilde
c) Morrissey
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, I need to tidy-up this week. Got loads to get done. 
