E: 02/09 WEEKLY Win bottles of Jura whisky

thingamaBob

WEEK 31

By 1836, the southern area of Jura had 47 recorded crofts . How much was the average rental for a croft on Jura at this time?

£9 :j Source (Crofters and estates para2 at bottom of page)
£1
£15

The answer to last week’s question is B. Congratulations to teresa naughton from United Kingdom who is our lucky winner of a bottle of 10 yr old.

zoold

Question

In the year that mail was introduced to Jura, it was possible to get a letter from London to Jura in four days. What year was this?

• 1750
• 1812 source (communications and other things para)
• 1890

The answer to last week’s question is A. Congratulations to stuart hargreaves who is our lucky winner of a bottle of 10 yr old.

reniannen

Week 33: 18th - 24th April 2011

Q: Approximately how many miles of coastline does Jura boast?
A: B. 115 (source)


The answer to last week’s question is B. Congratulations to TOM ROBERTS from United Kingdom who is our lucky winner of a bottle of 10 yr old. :T

thingamaBob

reniannen wrote: »

Week 33: 18th - 24th March 2011 :T

Location: away wi' the fairies. Is that where time stands still? :rotfl:

reniannen

thingamaBob wrote: »

Location: away wi' the fairies. Is that where time stands still? :rotfl:

lol copied from my last post and forgot it'd been a while! :o

reniannen

Week 34: 25th April - 1st May 2011

Q: The Jura Stores is still the only general store on Jura, having been founded by John McKechnie in which decade?
A: A. 1860s (source)


The answer to last week’s question is B. Congratulations to tudor hembrow from United Kingdom who is our lucky winner of a bottle of 10 yr old. :T

reniannen

Week 35: 2nd - 8th May 2011

Q: When was the Jura passenger ferry from Tayvallich first launched?
A: C. 2008 (source)


The answer to last week’s question is A. Congratulations to dom cleary from United Kingdom who is our lucky winner of a bottle of 10 yr old. :T

reniannen

Week 36: 9th - 15th May 2011

Q: Following the installation of the telephone on Jura some time after 1898, how many telephones were in opertion on the island?
A: B. 4 (source)


The answer to last week’s question is C. Congratulations to dom cleary from United Kingdom who is our lucky winner of a bottle of 10 yr old. [either he's very lucky and has won twice in a row or they've forgotten to update the name!]

reniannen

Week 37: 16th - 22nd May 2011

Q: In 1831, William Abercombie obtained a license for the distillery, renaming it Isle Of Jura. But what was the name of the distillery beforehand?
A: A. Small Island Distillery (source - in timeline)


The answer to last week’s question is B. Congratulations to Christina Massue from United Kingdom who is our lucky winner of a bottle of 10 yr old.

reniannen

Week 38: 23rd - 29th May 2011

Q: Willie Cochrane, the current distillery manager, started his career at the Jura distillery as a Mash/Still Operator in which year?
A: A. 1976 (source)


The answer to last week’s question is A. Congratulations to David Rodgers from United Kingdom who is our lucky winner of a bottle of 10 yr old :T