Another cracker from John
Many thanks to John for last night’s quiz, including for continuing the Quiz’s Reithian approach to penguins.
Ties for 1st and 2nd with 34 each, and for 3rd and 4th with 31.
The Supreme Court will shortly rule on the definition of ‘man’ and ‘boy’ on Round 6.
All the best
Frank
Squawk!
Quieter night last night. Disappointing no-show from Charles and Camilla notwithstanding they are in Durham for this year’s Maundy Thursday service.
Scores 34, 33, 30, 29…
But still demonstrable gaps in knowledge of penguins. If and when you get to round 3 of this week’s quiz, just a hint… penguins are birds.
Yours squawkingly
Frank
Generally knowledgable
Solid turnout of 70 quizzers and 15 teams last night. Plus a very rare ten out of ten on the final GK round from John’s team.
Top scores 34, 31, 30, 29, 29, 29.
Plus some brilliant, if wrong, answers to the Karl Marx question in Round 4. You may find it useful to refer to the picture below.
Cheers
Frank
Iconic quiz
Sixteen teams last night with top scores of 34, 30, 30, 30, 28…
And another tentative venture on my part into 21st century culture with a round on small creatures I understand are called emojis.
Apologies for the non-appearance / disappearance of the 27 Feb quiz. Now back where it should be.
All the best
Frank
The closest quiz ever?
Packed Elm Tree last night. Over 80 quizzers and 17 teams. Lots of new and returning faces too. And a return for the damp dogs in the beer round.
Plus possibly the closest scoring quiz I have ever set. Top scores 32, 32, 32, 31, 31, 30, 29, 29 with even a three way tie-break for second last on 22 points.
Looking forward to next week already…
Cheers
Frank
And last week’s beer round answers:
- Hammerhead – both an aeronautical manoeuvre and a shark
- James Mad(d)ison – 4th President of the USA and current Tottenham Hotspur midfielder
- Danny Blanchflower – member of Bank of England Monetary Committee and former Tottenham Hotspur captain
- Malik – surnames of One Direction members and famous Ter(r)ences
- Mombassa – award winning board game and East African port city
Ye Old Elm Tree
