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Non-starter for ten

March 31st, 2009 · Comments Off on Non-starter for ten · Life

I had been looking forward to back-to-back pub quizzes this week.  Tomorrow there is a charity quiz at work, and tonight I was expecting the monthly quiz at Broadbridge Heath Village Centre, but it was not to be.

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Cash for questions

January 27th, 2009 · Comments Off on Cash for questions · Life

After a couple of disappointing months, Horsham Labour party were back on top in the village quiz tonight, boosting the coffers by fifty quid.  That should pay for a few leaflets. Talking of quizzes, I really felt for Exeter in yesterday’s University Challenge with their haul of a mere 15 points.  I only watched the […]

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Somewhere Here On Earth

October 31st, 2008 · 8 Comments · Life

I don’t really do quizzes on this site, but when I saw this photo I had to find out whether anybody would have any idea where it is/was. So… any guesses as to the location of this fort?  Full brownie points for the exact location, but I’ll be impressed if anybody gets the town/city or […]

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Computa-mensch

October 16th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Technology

I am going to have to give up any pretensions I may have had to geekdom.  I only scored 7/10 in this quiz about old computers.  My total lack of knowledge of anything from Apple was my downfall, along with ignorance about obscure games consoles.

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There Are More Questions Than Answers

October 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Life

Another day, another quiz.  This evening there is a fund-raising ‘fish & chips quiz night’ at Manor Green College.  Having accepted the invitation I am now hoping desperately that my interpretation of what ‘fish & chips quiz’ means is actually correct and that I have not let myself in for 100 batter-related questions

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Three Times Enough

August 27th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Life

Horsham Labour Party’s elite quiz team ((i.e. whoever happens to turn up)) made it a hat-trick this evening when we won the pub quiz in the village hall for the third time this year.  While the prize money is handy for party funds, I do feel guilty that we keep winning.  I think we should […]

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The Winner Takes It All

July 30th, 2008 · Comments Off on The Winner Takes It All · Life

Another stunning success for the Horsham Labour Party team in the quiz night at Broadbridge Heath Village Hall. After a disappointing performance last time round ((which I missed…  not that my absence explains it)) we were back in first place again thanks to knowing that Trenton is in New Jersey, Bel Paese is an Italian […]

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Natural’s not in it

July 23rd, 2008 · 3 Comments · Life

I have just seen the sport edition of Mastermind with Des Lynam occupying the Magnus Magnusson/John Humphrys seat and I still can’t believe it.  I have never seen a TV presenter looking less relaxed.  I stumbled across a review of this the other day which said the same thing at great length and I thought […]

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Best quiz story ever?

July 18th, 2008 · Comments Off on Best quiz story ever? · Life

I have just seen this anecdote over at the Word website, about the perils of playing the joker in a pub quiz.  Is it the best quiz story ever?

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