Posted by Charles on December 24, 2004 at 15:01:29 from 212.137.57.41 user Charles_Coull.
"This year is the centenary of the King William's College quiz, arguably the most difficult set of questions in the world. And for 53 years, it has appeared in the Guardian, beguiling and frustrating a devoted readership. But what kind of mind sets such wilfully obscure teasers? To introduce this year's test Stuart Jeffries meets Dr Pat Cullen, quizmaster since 1997."
Dr Cullen is a Ransome fan and alludes to this and the fact that he has set Ransome questions in previous quizzes in this article which accompanies this years quiz in today’s Guardian: