This week’s quiz questions. Who are these two peers? Peer 1 I did my principal degrees in the field of engineering production. I spent a few years in industry before entering the academic world. I am presently a professor. I am also a scientific advisor to the South African Government. Who am I? Peer 2 I trained…
Do please feel free to contribute, if you have not already done so, to the question from last week (the most admired peer); there have been some extremely interesting, and varied, replies. Here’s this weekend’s questions. Peer 1 I started my career as a housing administrator. I was director of a alcohol recovery programme and…
Here’s a question (or rather two questions) for all our readers. Who is the member of the House of Lords that you most admire? And why? I thought this would be an interesting question to pose as it is one that anyone with some knowledge of the Lords – presumably most if not all of our readers…
Here’s the usual weekend quiz questions. I plan shortly to post a more general question which I hope will attract responses from a great many readers. Peer 1 I was educated in Glasgow and London. I am a distinguished surgeon and was professor of surgery at Guy’s Hospital. I spend my summers undertaking surgery on…
A couple of straightforward questions (I think) for this weekend’s quiz: Peer 1 I am Noble and Learned I have served as a Secretary of State I am a Knight of the Garter The territorial part of my title is the same as that of another distinguished former Cabinet minister who sits on the other…
