Another close finish

20 March 2025

Another good night in the Elm Tree with the Quizmaster congratulating Newcastle fans on their weekend cup win.

And another close finish: 32, 31, 30, 29, 28 and with a high second last score of 22.

But a challenging beer round – see below. Answers next week.

BEER ROUND – OVERLAPPING CATEGORIES

What entry can be part of each set?

For example, ALOYSIUS, RUPERT, TEDDY… [     ?     ]…WATERLOO, VICTORIA, CHARING CROSS
Answer: PADDINGTON (being both a fictional bear and a London Railway Station)

1. LOOP, ROLL, SPIN …[…]… LONG-NOSE PYGMY, COOKIECUTTER, THRESHER
2. GEORGE WASHINGTON, JOHN ADAMS, THOMAS JEFFERSON…[…]…BRENNAN JOHNSON, SON HEUNG-MIN, DOMINIC SOLANKE
3. MERVYN KING, RACHEL LOMAX, JONATHAN HASKEL…[…]…GLENN HODDLE, JIMMY GREAVES, GARY LINEKER
4. PAYNE, STYLES, TOMLINSON…[……]…STAMP, TRENT D’ARBY, RATTIGAN
5. PUERTO RICO, ST PETERSBURG, CARCASSONNE …[…]…DAR-ES-SALAAM, BEIRA, DURBAN

Cheers

Frank