The fall that follows the pride

5 October 2023

Not my finest hour as quizmaster last night. A couple of glitches, including mislocating a university. Easily done. And a frankly poor tiebreaker for which all three teams gave the correct answer. And I also seem to have paid out twice for second-bottom placing. One has these evenings.

Many thanks to the team who suggested that Alec Guinness played the lead role in the Jamaican reggae gangster classic The Harder They Come. And to the team who suggested it was Peter Sellers. I would be prepared to pay sizeable amounts to see those performances.

Apologies to the population of the USA. In another tie-breaker – in a 1997 survey what percentage of Americans believed that Joan of arc was Noah’s wife – the range suggested was 31% to 70%. It is “only” 12%. That’s only one in eight. And the team suggesting 70% contained two Americans!

Lastly, many thanks to the recent newcomers to the quiz, who kindly pointed out to me: “You do know that these questions are difficult, don’t you?” I’d prefer “challenging, but fair”. But yes, I am aware they are not always easy.

Close finish: 28,27,27,27

All the best

Frank