quiz436

Quiz 436

Where do I start... I'll probably end up waffling. I was so close to walking out of The Albert last night, yet another poor turn out. It is so soul-destroying to see so many empty seats after the time and effort that i put in every week and if it wasn't for some very kind people last night I would've walked away with £20 and take into account that the price of the beer is the jointly the most expensive in the town along with the Globe, £20 doesn't go very far. I just cannot afford to go through another summer like last one when only four or five teams turn up. I will take a long look at the situation in a few weeks time as I don't want to make a snap decision right now that i may come to regret in a few months down the line but the long and short of it is we desperately need two or three new teams that will be regulars. I did however manage to get some ink albeit a bit pricey but at least that saves me £4 a week on photocopying. I shall be trying to find a supply of the gloss paper that the pictures used to be printed on. I was told the name of it but I've forgotten. Just a quick reminder of what i said last night, the final picture round will from now on be called Faces. Any questions or comments email me at: quizard_97@yahoo.co.uk Right I have two loads of laundry to do, see you next week.

Not as close an affair as in the past few weeks last night. I would like to say that I wish some people were a little more careful with their marking as one team last night could've been denied victory and as to the comment that I myself should go through all the answer sheets and check them, well, isn't that like me marking them in the first place? Anyway, when the dust finally settled last night our eventual winners were The Alliance with 89pts, they ended the four-week winning streak of CJD who were second with 88pts, The Blackadders were third with 78 pts and the three Ts and Minus one were fourth and fifth with 71 and 68pts respectively.

Leprechaun's Pot 'O' Gold

For the second week in a row Carole collected £21 making the pot so far this month £31.50. last night's question was: In feet, how long is the longest suspension bridge in the world? To which the answer is 6,529ft the length of The Akashi-Kaikyō Bridge, Japan which was opened in 1998 and Surpassed The Humber Bridge which previously held the record but now has dropped to fifth longest. The closest guess was only 57ft off so Neal of CJD with his guess of 6,586ft got £10.50 for his efforts and the pot starts at £21 next Thursday.

Questions and Answers

Last night's pictures were: 1. World snooker champion Ronnie O’Sullivan 2. Eileen Derbyshire who plays Emily Bishop in Coronation Street 3. Fern Britton 4. Philip Schofield 5. Sean Bean 6. New London mayor and perennial village idiot Boris Johnson 7. Rihanna 8. Sarah Jessica Parker who is married to 9. Matthew Broderick 10. Charlie Chaplin 11. golfer Payne Stewart 12. Paris Hilton 13. Actor Michael Ironside which i think foxed everybody 14. Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech 15. New Zealand born Xena actress Lucy Lawless 16. Film director Martin Scorsese 17. Jeremy Clarkson 18. Jet Li 19. Heptathlete Kelly Sotherton 20. Kate Bosworth

Three for Fun (Monday's answers)

The name, still in use for seats of learning, that was given to the school in Athens by Plato is Academy.

The AUT represents workers in Higher Education.

In Germany a Sangerfest is a Choral Festival.

Today's questions (answers on Monday)

1. From the French meaning 'cold blood' what term is used for coolness or indifference?

2. What female christian name is derived from the Latin word meaning 'foreseeing'?

3. Which Alpine pass in Switzerland is a road built by Napoleon in 1800 to 1805?

Joke of the Day (Thanks Skycat)

It was opening night at the Orpheum and the Amazing Claude was topping the bill.

People came from miles around to see the famed hypnotist do his stuff. As Claude took to the stage, he announced, "Unlike most stage hypnotists who invite two or three people up onto the stage to be put into a trance, I intend to hypnotize each and every member of the audience."

The excitement was almost electric as Claude withdrew a beautiful antique pocket watch from his coat."I want you each to keep your eye on this antique watch. It's a very special watch. Its been in my family for six generations.

"He began to swing the watch gently back and forth while quietly chanting, "Watch the watch, watch the watch, watch the watch.... "The crowd became mesmerized as the watch swayed back and forth, light gleaming off its polished surface.

Hundreds of pairs of eyes followed the swaying watch, until suddenly it slipped from the hypnotist's fingers and fell to the floor, breaking into a hundred pieces."Crap!" said the hypnotist.

It took three weeks to clean up the theatre.