quiz414

Quiz 414

After last week's heady heights of 11 teams it was back to reality with a bang yesterday. Only 4 teams took part and I have to say I really believe that the smoking ban is to a greater or lesser degree responsible. We have just three more quizzes this year so I hope in the New Year things will improve. Anyway forgive the late post as this is the first time I've had chance to sit at my computer today. Been a very strange day. Last night's joint winners were The Alliance and VCJD both on a very impressive 94 pts each and third place went to Pete's missing with 80 pts. I shall try and get as much of next week's quiz done over the next two days, well that's the plan anyway but when does anything ever go to plan? Just looking over to the quiz plan on the far wall I can see that next week's Guest Round is due to be a Pyramid. I've got no ideas for it just yet but I believe sometime over the next 3 or 4 days I'll have an epiphany. Okay, enjoy the weekend, I'll update again on Monday. quizard_97@yahoo.co.uk if you wish to contact me. (hanks Viv, sorry to hear the water rates have gone up). I'll leave you with the Questions and answers and a good joke to get you in the mood for the weekend. Oh yes! I must remember to put those past quizzes I've been saving for Gareth since October in my file for next week.

Questions and Answers

Last night's Celebrity Matchword answers were: Indian Summer House, Joss Stick Insect, Power Point Blank, Special Branch Line, Blue Chip Shop, Easy Street Corner, Baking Soda Syphon, Unleaded Petrol Pump, Daisy Chain Gang, Scarlet Fever Pitch, Yellow River Bank, Free Spirit Level. he celebrity was Minnie Driver.

Yesterday's COLOUR pictures were: 1. New King of the Jungle Christopher Biggins 2. X-Factor Judge Dannii Minogue 3. The Duchess of Cornwall 4. Blackburn Rover's David Bentley 5. British-born Iranian comedian Omid Djalili 6. Alicia Silverstone 7. Montgomery Clift 8. Minnie Driver 9. Singer Joan Baez 10. Russian Pole vaulter and world record holder Yelena Isinbayeva.

Three for Fun (Monday's answers)

In English Law, the Hilary sittings begin in January.

The sculptures Reclining Figure and Madonna and Child, and the Shelter Sketchbooks, drawn during the Blitz while he was an official war artist, are well known works by the twentieth-century English sculptor Henry Moore.

The Yorkshire town famous for its choral society, founded in 1836 is Huddersfield.

Today's questions (answers on Monday)

1. London: Old Kent Road and Edgware Road both follow part of the path of which ancient Roman road?

2. Which painter, best known for his portraits, was the first President of the Royal Academy?

3.Danforth, CQR and Stockless are three common forms of which piece of maritime equipment?

Joke of the Day

For several years, a man was having an affair with an Italian woman. One night, she confided in him that she was pregnant. Not wanting to ruin his reputation or his marriage, he paid her a large sum of money if she would go to Italy to secretly have thechild.If she stayed in Italy to raise the child, he would also provide child support until the child turned 18. She agreed, but asked how hewould know when the baby was born. To keep it discrete, he told her to simply mail him a post card, and write "Spaghetti" on the back. He would thenarrange for the child support payments to begin. One day, about 9 months later, he came home to his confused wife. "Honey," she said, "you received a very strange post card today." "Oh, just give it to me and I'll explain it later," he said. The wife obeyed and watched as her husband read the card, turned white, and fainted.

On the card was written:

"Spaghetti, Spaghetti, Spaghetti, Spaghetti, Spaghetti. Three with meatballs, two without. "SEND EXTRA SAUCE".