Goodworth Clatford Special Coronavirus Quiz 2020

[Tilly2]

Trying to do this old quiz.

2 Where canon balls might be kept. (6,8)

Answer begin with P M, or M P

Note:- canon is spelt correctly. It's not a typo.

[Tilly2]

Any help please?

[Hazlinny]

Not sure if this could be where but there is reference on google to monkey pyramids ??

[andres]

Pistol  Magazine   

[Hazlinny]

It was thought that on naval warships, cannonballs were stacked on deck in a pyramid on a brass tray called a 'monkey', which had indentations in it to rest the balls in.13 Sept 2014

[Tilly2]

That's it Hazlinny. Canon monks and pyramids of cannonballs!

Well done and thank you. I would never have got that.

[andres]

The magazine is the storage part for the bullets of a pistol.

[andres]

Well done ,Hazlinny. 

[Tilly2]

What about the canon part, Andres?

[andres]

Tilly---I think that bullets are the modern name for the ammunition for a gun . The old days it would have been balls. At least I think so.

[Tilly2]

I suppose we'll never know, Andres. However, I do know that cannonballs are not fired from pistols.🔫

[andres]

Tilly---Canon balls were the ammunition for the canon . Modern equivalents are ---gun(canon) and bullets(canon balls). 

[Tilly2]

Andres, 'canon balls' is spelt cannon balls.

[andres]

ok Tilly, I surrenderXXXX

[Tilly2]

Can you not see the the three n's in cannon?

The clue has only two n's.

[elliemay1]

It might be an error by the setter 

[kettledrum]

Powder magazine?

[smouse]

Thats what I meant sorry and I know it is right I did the quiz

[Tilly2]

Smouse, what are you referring to?

[smouse]

Powder magazine

[Captain2]

Have you got 2 accounts on AB then, smouse?