mc5 - AVMA Take 2

[C] applause! It is a form of energy.

Sunshine?

[R] Not sunshine.

Dark energy?

Is motion involved?

Motion, I said, not motions.

[Rosie] Nobody knows, because...
[Radox] It is Dark Energy. Have this invisible baton that no-one is sure exists.

Energized

That was rather enjoyable, I'm not sure anyone foresaw that as being a property of Dark Energy. I am hesitating between something easy and something ridiculously specific. Therefore MINERAL is indicated, and if you hear a mysterious voice you should consult a doctor.

Is it ridiculously specific?

Terrestrial?

Is it made of glass?

Is it definitely known to exist (or have existed)?

[CdM] Yes. Not the James Webb Space Telescope, more like the receiver of the high gain antenna on the James Webb Space Telescope. Once you are getting close to this object, it will be fairly straightforward to get to the details (famous last words). And it's nothing to do with the James Webb Space Telescope.
[Boolbar] Yes.
[Tuj] No.
[Raak] It exists, has existed, and all bets are that it will exist for a bit longer.

The diagonal line forming the central part of the "N" on the Willie Rushton plaque at Mornington Crescent station?

ex-Great Western suburban 2-6-2 tank locomotive no. 6106?

It is a component of a man-made device?

Is it a doohickey?

[Tuj] No. Sadly.
[Rosie] No. Nothing to do with trains.
[Raak] It is part of something that was made by man, but hardly qualifies as a 'device'.
[Simons Mith] No. Nothing to doo with hickeys.

Is the capstone of a pyramid?

Are there more than one of this?

Is it a single colour?

Trying to be an increment more useful :)

Chalky

One of the nine detectors that have been constructed at the Large Hadron Collider?

The Green Eye of the Little Yellow God?

[SimonsMith] No.
[Boolbar] There are, yes.
[Tuj] Pretty much, yes.
[Chalky] No. Hint: Far too recent.
[Raak] Nor isn't it.

Is it a weapon?

Are they found on multiple continents?

Are they all smaller than a toaster?

Related to architecture?

[Rosie] No.
[Tuj] No.
[CdM] No. It is larger than the entry for "largest toaster" in the Guinness Book of Records.
[Raak] Yes! (A collective mutter breaks out in the audience.)

Superman

Is this thing in the UK?

A castle ruin?

[Superman] Yes.
[Rosie] No.

Something to do with a bridge?

Ancient?

Made of stone?

Stonehenge?

[Boolbar] No.
[Simons Mith] Let's say in the last millennium.
[Raak] Yes!
[Rosie] No.

Concrete cows?

Related to ecclesiastical architecture?

[Simons Mith] No. But that would have been excellent had I thought of them.
[Raak] Yes! Raak wins three exclamation marks in a row and can now go for the big prize.

Bell towers?

A ruined abbey?

[Raak] No.
[Rosie] No.

Is it visible inside the church?

Are they in or part of a single building?

Stained glass?

[Raak] Yes!
[Tuj] Yes!
[Simons] No.

A rood screen?

The Tomb of the Unknown Warrior?

Is the church in question in England?

A font?

[Raak] No.
[Simons Mith] No.
[CdM] Yes!
[Bismarck] No.

Are all of them in a single church?

The spandrels on the northern side of the nave of the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Lavenham?

[CdM] Awww. I didn't even know St Peter and St Paul was dog-friendly.

Raak] Yes! (These things do exist in many churches, but the one I'm thinking of is only in the one church.)
[CdM] No. But definitely in the right sort of ballpark.

In London?

A Cheshire Cat?

An entrance or arch?

A Gargoyle?

[Raak] No.
[SimonsMith] No.
[Boolbar] No.
[Chalky] No.

Is the church actually a cathedral?

A pipe organ?

(Please assume the above is in italics.)

Bespoke embroidered hassocks?

I'm sure there's some church that has done something unique with its hassocks

A great dome?

[Being more sensible again]

A pulpit?

[Boolbar] No.
[CdM] Yes!
[Simons Mith] No.
[Raak] No.

Is the church Durham Cathedral?

[SM] I don’t think Great Domes are allowed into St Peter’s and St Paul’s.

[Raak] Yes! Out of all the cathedrals, why did you go for that one?

The Lego model of Durham Cathedral contained in Durham Cathedral?

Pure chance. I am also modestly ahead on all the lottery tickets I have ever bought.

A particular bible?

[Raak] No.
[Simons Mith] No.

Durham Cathedral's World Heritage Marker?

A collection box?

You get those everywhere ;-)

Is there a Harry Potter connection?

Is this thing specific to Durham Cathedral?

[Raak] No.
[Simons Mith] No.
[Boolbar] No.
[Bismarck] Yes! At least in the sense of the AOTC, which while all cathedrals have them to my knowledge, Durham's are unique, and don't forget the answer is quite specific.

The highest cathedra in Christendom?

Part of a tomb?

[Raak] No.
[Boolbar] No.

Is it in the nave?

[Bismarck] Yes!

The tomb of a saint?

Something to do with the floor?

[Raak] No.
[Boolbar] No.

I'm pretty stumped here. Am resisting Wikipedia though

There aren't that many things that you would find in the nave of a cathedral, Durham's are unique and there's a specific bit of one of them which is the answer on the card. Start with the obvious!

Something to do with the roof?

The first structural use of the pointed arch?

Not the answer

A sudden thought struck me - but it's Ely Cathedral that has a particular notable table in its nave at the moment.

555

555

555

555

[Boolbar] ...No.
[Raak] No.
[Simons Mith] Hint : not movable.
[1] No.

Since this is supposed to be a quite specific thing, the fortieth flagstone counting from the end?

Something to do with pillars?

Skateboard ramps?

It's a long shot, but I love the mental image of a bishop in full regalia doing an ollie

[Bismarck] No. Nice try, though.
[Boolbar] Yes! A verse of Hymn 116 breaks out in the audience.
[Simons Mith] No. Although there was that Bishop of Durham who might well have tried it had it been suggested.

They're carved, them pillars, is that it?

Is it a single one of the pillars?

[Bismarck] Yes! That is part of it.
[Raak] Yes! It is a part of that, too.
if you have never been to Durham Cathedral, then go now. If this is not possible, I don't suppose anybody would object to Googling some of the images of the pillars.

And...so...

Something to do with what material is used?

[Boolbar] No. Try guessing which pillar.

The fourth one on the right?

[CdM] No. But you're very close.

The fourth one on the left?

SimonsMith - Not that one. Hint: on the right.

Is it the way a pillar is carved?

[Boolbar] That is also an acceptable way of identifying the AOTC.

The fourth one on the left, coming from the other direction?

That wasn't quite as easy to work out as one might think. So
[CdM] Yes!
And I declare that to be the answer. Take this sculpted sandstone baton and go forth!

Congrats to CdM.
Is that pillar called the apprentice column? I have discovered a lot about Durham Cathedral (very educational this game) but that fact eluded me.

Apprenting

Yes, that's it. Luckily I stopped at ridiculously detailed answer and didn't go for asking for that error, or we'd still be here!

Whew.
Let’s follow that with a nice easy VEGETABLE

Does it rhyme with 'parrot'?

Wood?

Would it fit in my fridge?

Is it unique?

Rhymes with parrot? No. (Nor does it rhyme with "faddish", "holly flower", or "dead Babbage")
Wood? No.
Fridgeable? Yes.
Unique? No.