I have had a very productive weekend. Apart from seven more questions Thursday's quiz is complete. I do however, need to find a fiendish question for The "Leprechaun's pot 'O' Gold." but I do have a few ideas. The Trackword is already to be printed as is the picture round. The only hiccough I had was with the music tape that I compiled yesterday. Sunday afternoons are always a busy time for me and I was doing three things at once and missed my que for song number 8 which, in hindsight was a blessing, for when I rewound the tape to find my place there was nothing on it! After closer inspection I discovered that the blasted machine had chewed up the tape. Grrrrrrrrr. When I checked it, only two songs had recorded so I had to start over, An hour's work down the toilet. quizard_97@yahoo.co.uk as always for questions or comments and I'll see you all on Thursday unless you are taking time out tomorrow to join me at the Assembly Rooms in Corporation Street to give blood. (This will be my 60th donation.)

Three for Fun (Friday's answers)

The Russian composer who wrote the film scores for the Eisenstein films Alexander Nevsky and Ivan the Terrible was Sergei Prokofiev.

There areas called Cloister Court, Star Chamber Court and Speaker's Court in The ouse of Commons.

According to the saying, Experience is the 'teacher of fools'.

Today's questions (answers on Friday)

1. The holder of which title is the premier Duke and Marquess of Ireland?

2. The BASW, with a membership of around 7500, represents which professional group?

3. What sort of word is a neologism?

Joke Of The Day:

A new priest at his first mass was so nervous he could hardly speak. After mass, he asked the monsignor how he had done. The monsignor replied, "When I am worried about getting nervous on the pulpit, I put a glass of vodka next to the water glass. If I start to get nervous, I take a sip." So next Sunday, he took the monsignor's advice. At the beginning of the sermon, he got nervous and took a drink. He proceeded to talk up a storm. Upon his return to his office after mass, he found the following note on the door:

1. Sip the vodka, don't gulp.

2. There are 10 commandments, not 12.

3. There are 12 disciples, not 10.

4. Jesus was consecrated, not constipated.

5. Jacob wagered his donkey. He did not beat his ass.

6. We do not refer to Jesus Christ as the late J.C.

7. The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are not referred to as Daddy, Junior, and the Spook.

8. David slew Goliath. He did not kick the sh*t out of him.

9. When David was hit by a rock and knocked off his donkey, don't say he was stoned off his ass.

10. We do not refer to the cross as the "Big T."

11. When Jesus broke the bread at the Last Supper he said, “Take this and eat it for it is my body." He did not say, "Eat me!"

12. The Virgin Mary is not called "Mary with the cherry."

13. The recommended grace before a meal is not: Rub-A-Dub-Dub thanks for the grub, yay God.

14. Next Sunday, there will be a taffy pulling contest at St. Peter's, not a peter pulling contest at St. Taffy's.