| “A court martial, under orders, has just dared to acquit a certain Esterhazy, a supreme insult to all truth and justice. And now the image of France is ____ by this filth.” (Émile Zola in J’Accuse) |
SULLIED |
| 1973 13-part BBC TV documentary written and presented by Dr Jacob Bronowski |
The Ascent of Man |
| 1984 Nobel peace prize winner, later made an archbishop |
Desmond Tutu |
| A gelatine obtained from the swim bladder of freshwater fish, used to clarify beer |
ISINGLASS |
| A portion of an issue of shares |
TRANCHE |
| A red-skinned variety of cooking apple, first grown in the US |
JONATHAN |
| Ancient Greek dramatist who wrote The Wasps and The Birds |
ARISTOPHANES |
| Canticle using words from chapter 1 of St Luke’s gospel |
MAGNIFICAT |
| Car firm which currently produces Ghost, Dawn and Cullinan models |
Rolls-Royce |
| Chicken breed which was developed in the US from oriental breeds and brown Leghorns |
rhode island red |
| Early form of bicycle, propelled by the feet on the ground |
VELOCIPEDE |
| Finely chopped raw beef, with onions and seasoning, topped with raw egg yolk |
steak tartare |
| Footwear and sportswear company founded by Adolf Dassler |
ADIDAS |
| Greek god, son of Kronos and Rhea |
ZEUS |
| In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the daughter of Egeus who loves Lysander but whom Demetrius woos |
HERMIA |
| Late 18th-century German literary movement, a reaction against rationalism |
Sturm und Drang |
| Malay dagger with a wavy-edged blade |
KRIS |
| Manicuring aid for cleaning fingernails and cuticles |
Orange stick |
| Musical direction meaning “at a fairly brisk pace” |
ALLEGRETTO |
| Orchestral song cycle by Ravel, based on poems by Tristan Klingsor which were inspired by The Thousand and One Nights |
SHEHERAZADE |
| Pigment originally made with verdigris, vinegar and white arsenic |
Emerald green |
| Possible murder scene in the original version of Cluedo, between the kitchen and the conservatory |
BALLROOM |
