On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 12:53:37 +0000, Nightjar
wrote:

On 12-Nov-17 10:44 AM, T i m wrote:
On Fri, 10 Nov 2017 18:52:50 +0000, Nightjar
wrote:

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Q Polelathe - A Wood turner

So, would a 'Bodger' come under that title and therefore be an
acceptable answer also?

It is not exclusively a bodger's tool,

Agreed.

so that would be up to the
question master's discretion.

I think the problems can arise when the quizmaster doesn't actually
know (for example) that 'a Bodger' was actually a trade (and would be
a valid answer to the 'who would use a Polelathe' question, unless
they can take time out to look such things up or get a vote from the
floor (assuming anyone else knows it etc)?

In fact I wondered how often that sort of situation comes up on the
likes of Mastermind or University Challenge and assuming they aren't
live, how often (therefore) they have to stop for verification?

Cheers, T i m