(03-02-2022, 08:00 PM)ari101 Wrote: Darn I was trying to see if I could remember a context, because I remembered the quote, but no such luck and I picked the wrong one (I did MoV and Hamlet in school).

(03-02-2022, 02:16 PM)Leg End Reject Wrote: Typical, I know this!

(03-02-2022, 07:58 PM)Trigger Wrote: Oh I wonder who has a dice on hand to roll..

Oh hai @Necro

(03-02-2022, 08:33 PM)cee_jay Wrote: I switched to @E.N. because he is English. Dunno how that is a logical choice! 
Thank you @E.N.

Quote:I was initially drawn to 'The Merchant of Venice' but then I thought isnt that too obvious??? The business link to lending and all that. So after all that -

My final answer is:

A: Hamlet

Is it a bluff or even a double bluff?? Have I fallen into your trap?? I'll just have to wait for the reveal I suppose!

(03-02-2022, 09:51 PM)E.N. Wrote:

(03-02-2022, 08:33 PM)cee_jay Wrote: I switched to @E.N. because he is English. Dunno how that is a logical choice! 
Thank you @E.N.

You're welcome!

We did have Shakespeare rammed down our throats at school

Irish passport holder though

Quote:  Damn, this is really tough. You need to know what the 4 offices are and who held them!

I assume it's Prime Minister, Finance Minister, Foreign Secretary and hmmm, is there a Secretary of State? Trying to think about the current lot, hear a lot about Boris, and Rishi Sunak (sp?), that's PM and Finance. Nope, I'm at my knowledge limit there.

Ok, I think all 4 have been PM at some point. Sheer guess at this point.

Audience guess - A David Lloyd George 

Quote:I have no idea

For audience participation purposes I'm gonna take a shot in the dark at John Major. 

Quote:  Hi Kol,

Q15 - The big one.

This is a semi-educated guess.  I know that John Major was Chancellor of the Exchequer before he became PM and surely that has to be one of the four Great Offices. I have a feeling John Major might have been Foreign Secretary as well - possibly another of the four Great Offices. I say semi-educated because all four options were PMs and I don't know if any of the others had also been C of the E as well.  I think James Callaghan might have been Foreign Secretary prior to being PM.

My answer: D John Major 

Quote:  My first instinct would be to go for David Llyod George, I think he was around the early 1900's and think he held a number of offices before being PM in WW1

Callaghan I cannot recall at all ugh

Wilson, was PM twice I think, and Major both held a number of offices I think but 4? I'm not so sure.

My Audience vote goes to David Lloyd George 

Quote:  Ohh that's tough.

First problem is knowing what the Big four are. I'm assuming that Prime Minister, and Chancellor of the Exchequer. Haven't a breeze what the other two might be. Home Office maybe?

James Callaghan, I can't say that I 've heard of him. Not a great reason to exclude someone but if he was a big cheese I'm hoping I would have heard of him.

John Major, he was prime minister before Tony Blairs Labour government took over so early-mid 90s. The Miners strikes in the mid 80s were during a Conservative Government and I can't imagine if Labour got in after Thatcher that it would have gone back to the Torys after a few months/years. So there might not have been a break that would mean they were in power for maybe 15 years. Would that be long enough for cabinet reshuffles to let him get four different big roles?

Lloyd-George and Wilson, haven't a breeze other than they were both Prime Minister and Lloyd-George was during the First War.

I wrote the most about John Major so it in the absence of any real knowledge or clue: John Major 

Quote:  audience answer
james callaghan 

Quote:  I have a feeling this might have been a question on the actual show, or maybe another quiz. If only I could remember the answer...

My audience vote is for David Lloyd George