Rough seas ahead as we hit a tycoon!

SUMMER QUIZ PART ONE: A LIFE ON THE OCEAN WAVE

1 How much did Sir Philip Green’s yacht set him back? a) £100,000 b) £1 million c) £10 million d) £100 million e) Nothing: it fell off the back of a lorry. 2 What is the name of Sir Philip Green’s yacht? a) Plunder b) Price Tag c) Lionheart d) Show-off e) Spray Tan 3 Which of these extras does Roman Abramovich’s yacht not boast? a) Missile defence system. b) Armour-plated master suite. c) Two helipads. d) Mini-submarine. e) Pair of water wings. 4 Which of these celebrities owns a yacht called T**s? a) Prince Jefri, brother of the Sultan of Brunei. b) Peter Stringfellow, nightclub owner. c) Katie Price, ex glamour model. d) The Duke of York, member of the Royal Family. e) Roy ‘ Chubby’ Brown, comedian. 5 Link the cabin class on the Titanic with the percentage of its male passengers who survived. i) First ii) Second iii) Third a) 8 per cent b) 33 per cent c) 16 per cent 6 In an argument on a luxury steamboat in Brazil, the Marquess of Queensberry, irascible father of Oscar Wilde’s boyfriend Lord Alfred Douglas, knocked out a fellow passenger. What were they arguing about? a) How to spell the word ‘separate’. b) Whether man would ever set foot on the Moon. c) The difference between an emu and an ostrich. d) Whether the painter El Greco was an Englishman. e) Whether black olives taste nicer than green olives. 7 Which famous novelist’s pen name was taken from a boatman’s cry? a) Ford Madox Ford b) Marcel Proust c) Mark Twain d) Timothy Mo e) Muriel Spark 8 During one holiday, how many golf balls did the Duke of Windsor hit from his yacht into the sea? a) Three b) 30 c) 300 d) 3,000 e) None. He had just one golf ball on an elasticated string. 9 What do tycoons on expensive yachts imagine passers-by are thinking to themselves? a) ‘I wish I could be him.’ b) ‘I’ve always yearned to feel seasick in a luxury setting.’ c) ‘If only I could spend £23,000 plus VAT for three hours on a sun lounger, I’d die a happy man.’ d) ‘The second I earn my first £100 million, I’m going to spend it all on a superyacht like that so that I, too, can sit around in cramped conditions trying to relax while holding in my stomach in case the paparazzi start snapping me.’ 10 What are bystanders actually thinking when they see tycoons on expensive yachts? a) ‘I’d prefer to holiday somewhere that wouldn’t take me half an hour just to get to the corner shop.’ b) ‘More money than sense.’ c) ‘My house is about the same size, but it’s so much more convenient for the M25.’ d) ‘ With all that money, you’d think he could invest in a decent diet.’ e) All of the above. 11 What is the christian name of Captain Pugwash (pictured)? a) Horatio b) Orlando c) Roberto d) Armando e) Dave 12 What is the name of Captain Pugwash’s pirate ship? a) Yellow Frog b) Green Man c) Black Pig d) White Lion e) Red Onion 13 What is Captain Haddock’s christian name? a) Walter b) Cuthbert c) Marilyn d) Archibald e) Sardine 14 Which one of these stars did not attend Sir Philip Green’s £6 million 60th birthday party in 2012? a) Simon Cowell b) Gwyneth Paltrow c) Kate Moss d) Leonardo DiCaprio e) Frank Field 15 Which of these stars will sadly be unable to attend Sir Philip Green’s 65th birthday party in 2017? a) Simon Cowell b) Gwyneth Paltrow c) Kate Moss d) Leonardo DiCaprio e) Frank Field

ANSWERS: 1 d. 2 c. 3 e. 4 a. 5 ib; iia; iiic. 6 c. 7 c. 8 d. 9 a. 10 e. 11 a. 12 c. 13 d. 14 e. 15 All.