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I hope you have been enjoying the sunshine. It's lovely at the moment albeit a little cold. I have some washing dry at the line at the moment and hopefully it will be dry before I have to go out later. Thursday's quiz is almost done. In fact, I just need five more questions and I got an idea for a real humdinger not two minutes ago. The only mental block I'm having is finding a good question for The Leprechaun's Pot 'O' Gold. I have tried a couple but can't find a really definative answer. I want to ask a question in a catergory that I haven't used thus far. We've had geography, language, history, sport, science and literature, I wanted to ask a question on religion but, I can't find what I'm looking for. I hoping for another full house at The Albert on Thursday so I'll see you all there. quizard_97@yahoo.co.uk if you have any questions or comments between then and now.

Three for Fun (Friday's answers)

In the Christian calendar, the name that is given to the days in spring on which special prayers are said for the newly sown crops to produce a good harvest are Rogation Days.

It's membership is limited to 80 and members must be either Painters, engravers, sculptors or architects. The name of this prestigous society is The Royal Academy.

Tachycardia means a quick heartbeat. Tachypnoea is Fast Breathing.

Today's questions (answers on Friday)

1. What name is given to a chord of which the notes are performed, not simultaneously, but in rapid succession, either ascending or descending?

2. What is the name of the official weekly paper that lists, among other matters, bankruptcies, ending of partnerships, winding-up orders and changes in company names?

3. The Teamsters Union is a major trade union in the United States. What is a teamster?

Joke Of The Day: Don't Mess With the Maid...

A rich Beverly Hills lady got very angry at her French maid. After a long list of stinging remarks about her shortcomings as a cook and housekeeper, she dismissed the maid.
The maid, with her Gaelic ancestry, couldn't allow such abuse to go unanswered. "Your husband considers me a better housekeeper and cook than you, Madam. He has told me himself."
The rich woman just swallowed and said nothing.
"And furthermore," the angry girl continued, "I am better in bed than you!"
"And I suppose my husband told you that, too?"
"No, Madam," said he maid. "Not your husband, the mail man!"

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Quiz 424

I was concerned about presenting a quiz on Valentine's Day but I needn't have worried, There were nine teams at The Albert last night and The Dimwits returned after a very long abscence and formed a new team with The Blackadders. It was also nice to see a few new teams as well and I know it's still early days but I think we may have turned the corner after several miserable months. Last night's winners were the aforementioned Blackadders with 87pts, that's only 3 off the maximum. Second place went to VCJD with 85 and third were The Alliance on 80pts. Next week's quiz is already half complete, I need two songs to finish the music tape but I have got the four questions I need for the Pyramid which is the guest round and the theme of which is literature. I haven't forgotten about increasing the pictures from 10 to 20 but I'm having a problem finding cheap, compatable ink cartridges so I don't think it will be next week. I'm going to do some laundry and a pile of washing up that I couldn't face yesterday. Don't forget to check out the joke of the day as I have photographic evidence of where the Leprechaun hide's his Pot 'O' Gold. Questions or comments email me at: quizard_97@yahoo.co.uk

Leprechaun's Pot 'O' Gold

Carole collected the sum total of £33 last night. The question was: How many lines in total does Juliet have in Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet? The answer is 526 and although I've lost the slips from last night I can tell you that the closest person was Frank. "Frank's in everybody!" So, half of last night's pot, that's £16.50 went home in his pocket. The other £16.50 rolls over with the £11 from the previous week making a starting pot for next week of £27.50.

Questions and Answers

Last night's pictures were: 1. Jodie Foster 2. Victoria Wood 3. Tottenham Hotspur and England midfielder Jermaine Jenas 4. Winona Ryder 5. Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams 6. Danish supermodel Helena Christiansen 7. Former SClub-7 member Hannah Spearritt who now plays Abby Maitland in ITVs Primeval (Should've made a note of that Carole hehehehe) 8. Philip Glenister who plays DCI Gene Hunt in BBCs Ashes to Ashes 9. Douglas Fairbanks Jr 10. Jamaican-born sprinter Merlene Ottey

Three for Fun (Monday's answers)

A Muslim known as a 'Hafiz' is able to Recite the Qur'an by heart.

The annual event that takes place in the city of London on the second Saturday in November is The Lord Mayor's Procession and Show.

The title, used until Tudor times for persons appointed to act as regents for underaged sovereigns, was assumed by Oliver Cromwell and his son during the Commonwealth was Lord Protector.

Today's questions (answers on Monday)

1. In the Christian calendar, what name is given to the days in spring on which special prayers are said for the newly sown crops to produce a good harvest?

2. It's membership is limited to 80 and members must be either Painters, engravers, sculptors or architects. What is the name of this prestigous society?

3. Tachycardia means a quick heartbeat. What is tachypnoea?

Joke of the Day:

I have found out where the leprechaun hides his Pot 'O' Gold.

quiz423/update

Hi guys, hope you had a good weekend and enjoyed the sunshine. This weeks quiz almost complete just five questions are required and the obigatory tweeking. I'm going to have to see my good friends at Kallkwik in Colehill to get the majority of it printed out as I've run out of black ink and can't get a replacement until the next computer fayre on Saturday. Now that I'm ahead of schedule I may as well set up the following weeks quiz and do some work on the anniversary quiz for Keith at The Globe. Thanks to Viv for the email, I hope the info I gave you helped settle that argument, if not email me again and I shall try and find some more for you. Any other questions or comments between now and Thursday night: quizard_97@yahoo.co.uk as always is my email address. Don't be shy. Right I suppose I should get some laundry done while we have this lovely drying weather. See you all at The Albert (not the Gypsy violinists) on Valentine's Day.

Three for Fun (Friday's answers)

Baba the Turk, Nick Shadow and Anne Trulove appear in the Stravinsky opera The Rake's Progress.

The name of the modern exhibition centre in Paris housing the French National Gallery of Modern Art and the Centre for Industrial Design is The Pompidou Centre.

The term that describes representatives of news media who have the authority of the Sergeant at Arms to Enter the Member's Lobby of the House of Commons when the house is sitting is Lobby Correspondents.

Today's questions (answers on Friday)

1. What is a Muslim known as a 'Hafiz' able to do?

2. What annual event takes place in the city of London on the second Saturday in November?

3. Which title, used until Tudor times for persons appointed to act as regents for underaged sovereigns, was assumed by Oliver Cromwell and his son during the Commonwealth?

Joke Of The Day:

Some more church bulletins question is are these funny or true?

Please place your donation in the envelope along with the deceased person you want remembered.

The church will host an evening of fine dining, super entertainment and gracious hostility.

Potluck supper Sunday at 5:00 PM - prayer and medication to follow.

The ladies of the Church have cast off clothing of every kind. They may be seen in the basement on Friday afternoon.

This evening at 7 PM there will be a hymn singing in t he park across from the Church. Bring a blanket and come prepared to sin.

Ladies Bible Study will be held Thursday morning at 10 AM. All ladies are invited to lunch in the Fellowship Hall after the B. S. is done.

The pastor would appreciate it if the ladies of the Congregation wouldlend him their electric girdles for the pancake breakfast next Sunday.

Low Self Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 PM. Please use the back door.

The eighth-graders will be presenting Shakespeare's Hamlet in the Church basement Friday at 7 PM. The congregation is invited to attend this tragedy.

Weight Watchers will meet at 7 PM at the First Presbyterian Church. Please use large double door at the side entrance.

The Associate Minister unveiled the church's new campaign slogan lastSunday: "I Upped My Pledge - Up Yours.

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Quiz 423

It was a little disapointing only having four teams at The Albert last night after such a great turnout the previous week. Our eventual winners were The Alliance with 83pts, second place went to VCJD two points back on 81, Third were Drunks Aloud with 72pts and last but not least Ellie's Heroes came fourth with 69pts. My suggestion to increase the final picture round from 10 to 20 pics seems to have been warmly recieved and I plan to implement that in the next few weeks. Obviously as there will be 20pts up for grabs teams will not be able to play their jokers on it. I have already made a start on next weeks quiz. In fact, I only need to compile the picture round, find a question for the Leprechaun's Pot 'O' Gold and find 20 more questions. The music tape is finished as is the guest round which next week is Celebrity wordmatch. I'm a little concerned as how next week's quiz will go as it will be on Valentine's Day. I'm hoping for a good turnout but I don't want to speak over a couple gypsy violinists.

Leprechaun's Pot 'O' Gold

I'm going to cut the time allowed to answer the question from 90 seconds to 60 seconds. This is because last night someone in the bar was blatantly trying to connect to the internet on their mobile phone to find the answer and I'm not having that. Last night's question was In degrees Celsius and to two decimal places what is the melting point of silver? We had three answers that were very close. Third closest was Viv from VCJD who guessed 706.01, second closest was Kate the boss with 708.27 but our winner with a guess of 760 degrees was Lisa from Ellie's Heroes. The answer is 961.78 degrees Celsius. A total of £22 was collected last night so Lisa left £11 better off. The other £11 rolls over to next week. Questions or comments? Email me at quizard_97@yahoo.co.uk

Questions and Answers

Last night's pictures were: 1. June Brown who plays Dot Branning in Eastenders 2. Hattie Jacques "Oooooh Matron." 3. Arthur Lowe famous for playing Captain Mainwaring in Dad's Army "You Stupid boy." 4. Monopoly logo Rich Uncle Pennybags 5. Arsenal's Ivorian defender Kolo Touré 6. Myleene Klass 7. Welsh fly-half James Hook 8. Orson Welles 9. Pete Postlethwaite 10. Senator Barack Obama

Three for Fun (Monday's answers)

In legal terms, and in relation to names, an agnomination is A surname.

John Steinbeck got the title for his novel The Grapes of Wrath from 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic.

Maria Fitzherbert was the secret wife of the future nineteenth-century king George IV.

Today's questions (answers on Monday)

1. Baba the Turk, Nick Shadow and Anne Trulove appear in which Stravinsky opera?

2. What is the name of the modern exhibition centre in Paris housing the French National Gallery of Modern Art and the Centre for Industrial Design?

3. What term describes representatives of news media who have the authority of the Sergeant at Arms to Enter the Member's Lobby of the House of Commons when the house is sitting?

Joke of the Day

An accountant was on remand in prison awaiting trial for fraud. He was disturbed to find himself sharing a cell with a mean-looking psychopath. He timidly kept quiet until the psychopath asked"What are you in for?" The Accountant not wanting to engage in conversation but not wanting to offend him said" I committed a white collar crime." The Psycopath responded with "That's a coincidence, so am I. A litle intrigued, the accountant asked "White collar crime? what did you do?" The psychopath looked him in the eye and said:"I murdered a vicar."

quiz422/update

I need your help!!! Well, actually your opinions. I am strongly considering changing the final picture round from 10 pictures to 20. This is togive teams a mark out of 100 again after we ditched the Scattergories round and also to make the last round a little more interesting if the scores are close. The only two concerns I have are, 1. From my point of view the extra cost, which I'm happy to do and 2. As there will be 20 pictures, teams will no longer be able to play there Joker on it. quizard_97@yahoo.co.uk with your opinions please.

This week's quiz is almost finished. I need two trivia questions, an entertainment question and one more celebrity for the Pictures. It is strange however that the quiz at this stage seems always to take around 1o hours. As I am ahead at the moment I'm going to set up a quiz for someone who wants one for an anniversary weekend in Stratford in mid April. Thanks in advance for your opinions on the Picture round and I will see you all on Thursday.

Three for Fun (Friday's answers)

Containing the Mishnah, the name specifically given to the collected teachings of the major Jewish scholars who flourished in the classic period of Rabbinical Judaism is Talmud.

The Trojan prophetess who was cursed always to tell the truth but never to be believed was Cassandra.

The Irish author of The Quare Fellow and The Hostage was Brendan Behan.

Today's questions (answers on Friday)

1. In legal terms, and in relation to names, what is an agnomination?

2. Where did John Steinbeck get the title for his novel The Grapes of Wrath?

3. Maria Fitzherbert was the secret wife of which future nineteenth-century king?

Joke Of The Day:

Pay special attention to the wording and spelling. If you know the Bible even a little, you'll find this hilarious! (If you don't, you sure ain't going to learn it here.) It comes from a Catholic Elementary school test. Kids were asked questions about the old and New Testament's The following statements about the Bible were written by children. They have not been retouched nor corrected. (i.e., incorrect spelling has been left in!)

1. In the first book of the bible, Guinessis, God got tired of creating the world so he took the sabbath off.

2. Adam and Eve were created from an Apple tree. Noah's wife was called Joan of Ark. Noah built an ark and the animals came on in pears.

3. Lots wife was a pillar of salt during the day, but a ball of fire during the night.

4. The Jews were a proud people and throughout history they had trouble with unsympathetic Genitals..

5. Sampson was a strongman who let himself be led astray by a Jezebel like Delilah.

6. Samson slayed the Philistines with the axe of the Apostles.

7. Moses led the Jews to the Red sea where they made unleavened bread which is bread without any ingredients.

8. The Egyptians were all drowned in the dessert. Afterwards, Moses went up to Mount Cyanide to get the ten ammendments.

9. The first commandment was when Eve told Adam to eat the apple.

10. The seventh Commandment is thou shalt not admit adultery.

11. Moses died before he ever reached Canada. Then Joshua led the Hebrews in the battle of Geritol.

12. The greates miricle in the bible is when Joshua told his son to stand still and he obeyed him.

13. David was a Hebrew king who was skilled at playing the liar. He fought the Finkelsteins, a race of people who lived in bibical times.

14. Solomon, one of Davids sons, had 300 wives and 700 porcupines.

15. When Mary heard she was the mother of Jesus she sang the Magna Carta.

16. When the three guys from the east side arrived, they found Jesus in the manager.

17. Jesus was born because Mary had an immaculate contraption.

18. St. John the blacksmith dumped water on his head.

19. Jesus enunciated the Golden Rule, which says to do unto others before they do one to you. He also explained, a man doth not live by sweat alone.

20. It was a miricle when Jesus rose from the dead and managed to get the tombstone off the entrance.

21. The people who followed the lord were called the 12 decibels.

22. The epistels were the wives of the apostals.

23. One of the oppossums was St. Matthew who was also a taximan.

24. St. Paul cavorted to Christianity, he preached holy acrimony, which is another name for marraige.

25. Christians have only one spouse. This is called monotony.

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