mc5 - AVMA Take 2

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AVMA Take 2

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Yes, it's another round of that classic guessing game - Animal, Vegetable, Mineral, Abstract [or any combination thereof]. This effort - '03/'04 should address any queries, but then again, may just serve to confuse and baffle which some might say is the point of the game. Patience, integrity and a decent search engine may be useful ....

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[Dujon] Yes, a connection to Queen Mary also
[Raak] You can find the answer that way, yes... Who will do so?

Queen Elizabeth Oak, at Hatfield House?

Absolutely right... you even chose the right Queen Elizabeth Oak (not the one in Cowdray Park). The current tree was planted by QE2 in 1985 on the site of the original tree, beneath which Elizabeth was sat when told that Queen Mary had died and she was now the queen.
I really didn't think I'd chosen a hard one...
I pass Phil the baton, made of exquisitely turned english oak.

Re - hard ones

[Knobbly] It happens. I remember setting Jeffrey Dahmer a few years ago, and was astonished to find no-one knew who he was. He's a household name in our family. But, thanks to Google, and Raak, I've know heard of Hatfield, its house, and its trees.

Mineral, Animal and Vegetable

Human construct?

A town or city?

Does it begin with P?

[Knobbly] Well lasted =)

[Software] Human Construct? Ummm, no, I don't think so (although I've always been rather vague about what "human construct" means).
[GL] Town or city? NEITHER
[Tuj] Pstarted? NO

Bigger than a K6 telephone box?

Is there just one?

Is either the Animal or Vegetable human?

[Software] Bigger than telephone box? YES
[Raak] Unique? YES
[GL} Human? NO

Is it in Britain?

[Raak] In Britain? YES. most definitely

A building?

[Software] A building? NO, although it includes a building or buildings

Is it a region of some description?

Some form of animal sanctuary?

[Knobbly] a region? NO
[Rosie] an animal sanctuary? NO *much laughter*

A farm, then?

[Rosie] Farm? YES, slightly surprisingly

Chalk Farm?

[GL] Chalk Farm? NO

On reflection, my answer to Is the Animal or Vegetable human? could be YES - with a little chuckle from the audience.

A non-fictional real-life farm? (...which we've heard of?)

[Knobbly] YES-ish. You will have heard of it, I expect, but you may not be aware that it functions as a farm.

A royal estate?

Belonging to the Prince of Wales?

[Dujon] Royal estate? NO *audience wakes up*
[Raak] PoW-owned? NO

Belonging to a religious institution?

[Raak] Religious? NO

Is it a tourist destination?

[Raak] Tourist destination? NO, or if it is I'd be surprised

Is this farm maintained by people detained at Her Majesty's pleasure?

[Dujon] HMP-farm? NO

Is it in England?

[Raak] In England? YES

Does anyone live there except the farmers?

[Raak] Non-farming inhabitants? YES

Privately owned?

[Raak] Privately owned? NO *some applause*

Porton Down?

[Rosie] Porton Down? NO

Is it in a National Park?

[Raak] in a National Park? NO, but it is in an AONB

Stonehenge?

[Software] Stonehenge? NO

A similar monument?

A research establishment?

[Software] Stonehengey-type-monument? NO
[Rosie] Research establishment? NO

Some clues from answers already given

"Royal estate" woke the audience up, but it's not privately owned, and not owned by Prince Charles. It includes buildings and farmland, and is in an Area of Outstanding National Beauty in England.

Longleat?

Ah ... just spotted the 'not privately owned' bit. Scrub that attempt please.

The New Forest?

[Chalky] New Forest? NO (and not Longleat either, of course)

In Cornwall?

[Rosie] Cornwall? NO

Another clue

In the Home Counties

Legoland?

Hampton Court?

Aha! NOT a tourist destination eh?

Um, the estate surrounding Hampton Court containing the piggeries and grouse shooting, where tourists never go?

[Software & Raak] Neither Legoland, nor Hampton Court. Nor the estate surrounding it.

The Chilterns?

[Chalky] The Chilterns? NO *huge applause from audience who thought it was all over, for a moment*

The Chiltern Hundreds?

[Raak] Chiltern 100s? NO *Audience apologises for over-reacting earlier, leading to the thought that "chiltern" is in the answer*

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