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Each day we add three statements to the following list. All you need to do is make a note, from day to day, of the number of the single statement that you consider to be true. Detailed 'how to play' instructions are here.
On the final day, there will be a new, simple instruction – or possibly more, depending on the mood of the time – telling you how to turn your findings into prizes! As always, you will end up sending a very short answer to ‘Beyond the Pale’.
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25 December |
By what two initial letters is Procol Harum's 1970s' drummer best known? |
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B J |
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M M | ||
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G E | ||
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26 December |
What is the correct spelling of the band's second name? |
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Harem, like you see on ticket stubs |
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Harum, as is obvious from their record-sleeves |
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Harom, as shewn here | ||
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27 December |
What drug, sometimes required by musicians, was reputedly invented in Wuppertal, where the 2013 Procol Harum convention will take place? |
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Not LSD, but crystal meth |
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Not phosgene, not even Warfarin, but formaldehyde | ||
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Not cocaine, but aspirin |
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28 December
(Keep a note of the number of your answer) |
What country has concert halls in Yokohama, Osaka, Tokyo and Nagoya? |
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Funnily enough Japan has! |
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Probably The Isle of Wight | ||
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Definitely Texas, no question | ||
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29 December
(Keep a note of the number of your answer) |
Which of these has never been a correct mode of address for Procol Harum's Commander? |
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Gary Brooker MBE |
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Gary Brooker | ||
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30 December
(Keep a note of the number of your answer) |
Why do orchestras and bands so love to play in the Stadthalle at Wuppertal, Germany? |
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Because there is a Higgs Boson somewhere under the stage |
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Because trains come through it every 15 minutes | ||
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Because it boasts such fine acoustics |
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31 December
(Keep a note of the number of your answer) |
Complete this title of an ex-Procoler's recent solo album: 'Don't Forget your ...' |
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Alligator (on Angel Air records) |
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Ruby (on Vertigo records) | ||
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Reflections (on Teacup records) | ||
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1 January 2013
(Keep a note of the number of your answer) |
Where were Procol Harum on Tuesday 31 July 2012? |
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In Capetown, with the Moody Blues |
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In Alpharetta, with Yes |
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In Nagasaki, with Yumi Matsutoya | ||
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2 January
(Keep a note of the number of your answer) |
Whereabouts in the world is Wuppertal, where Procol's 2013 orchestral tour concludes with such magnificent parties and fun? |
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In the exact middle of the Kalahari Desert |
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Within easy walking-distance of Kristiansand, Norway | ||
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Near Hagen, Germany |
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3 January
(Keep a note of the number of your answer) |
When did Procol Harum go 'round and round and round and round again' during a 2012 concert? |
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At Westbury, on a revolving stage |
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At Kalamazoo, in a fish-drying shed | ||
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At Zanzibar, in 1968 | ||
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4 January
(Keep a note of the number of your answer) |
Procol Harum played in Japan with Yumi Matsutoya: which of these statements did the BtP team believe was the explanation for her unusual first-name? |
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Her clothes are always made out of yummy edible fabric (vegan) |
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It is just short for ‘Yuming’ |
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It is Vietnamese for "tonsils of tungsten, a larynx of lanthanum, and a windpipe of wolfram" |
Useful resources: BtP search engine | Search 'Beyond the Pale' on Google.
You'll also need to look at our fab prizes and decide which one you most favour ... you'll need to let us know the full preference-order of all twelve.
Don't be hasty, but give some proper thought before you answer. Over the past years we've had one or two non-winners who claimed, 'You guys tricked me …' so here's fair warning … just read the final instruction – indeed, all the wording of all the questions, and all the instructions – carefully.
In the unlikely event of there being fewer
winners than prizes this year, early claimants will get more than their fair
share! Prizes will of course be awarded at the absolute discretion of
Roland and Jens, who run 'Beyond the Pale', and whose decision will be final;
their families are not eligible to enter. Thanks to Jane Clare, from Perth in WA,
once again our helpful and constructive guinea-pig for this puzzle-sequence.
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