quiz449

Quiz 449

You know that feeling you get when you know you have something important to do but just can't think what it is. Well I've got it right now and it's driving me crazy. I just hope I can remember before the end of the afternoon. Anyway I'd better get on as my PC has just frozen and had to reboot and I don't want to type all this out again. Last night at The Albert we had seven teams which is good for the time of year and the torrential downpour we had in the early evening which i feared may have had an effect on the turnout. The winners last night were CJD with 90pts, The Alliance were second on 86pts and The Flying Otters were pipped into third place in the final round one point back on 85pts. In fact, it was a close affair with only nine points seperating first and last places which is how I like it.

Leprechaun's Pot 'O' Gold

A new month, a new pot. It's always a little strange starting a pot from scratch. We did, however, manage to get £26 collected. Last night's question was a little quirky by my standards but I made the decision to go with it. It was, what comes next in this sequence of perfect numbers? 6, 28, 496. The answer is: 8128. The closest guess of 8263 and recipient of £13 was Barb T of Drunks Aloud.

Questions and Answers

Last night's faces were: 1. Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughn 2. Gillian Anderson 3. David Duchovny 4. TV chef Anthony Worrall Thompson 5. Morgan Freeman 6. Popeye 7. James Doohan Scotty from Star Trek 8. Former Corrie actress Nikki Sanderson 9. Paul Merton 10. Charles Bronson 11. Lester Piggott 12. Goldie Hawn 13. Alexander Solzhenitsyn 14. Martina Navratilova 15. Keith Richards 16. F1 driver Heikki Kovalainen 17. Duffy 18. Senator John McCain 19. Charlize Theron 20. Scarlett Johansson

Three for Fun (Monday's answers)

The name given to a piece of music that suggests the romantic beauty is Nocturne.

The castle that is the home of the Dukes of Norfolk is Arundel.

Samuel Johnson's biographer was James Boswell.

Today's questions (answers on Monday)

1. Who first appears in the Bible in Genesis as the son of Lamech and ninth in descent from Adam?

2. Verdi's opera Nabucco tells the story of which biblical king?

3. On British Ordnance Survey maps the two grid references are known as northings and what else?

Joke of the Day: Doctor's Office (Thanks Mr Green)

This is so true! They always ask at the doctor's office why you are there,
and you have to answer in front of others what's wrong and sometimes it is
embarrassing.
There's nothing worse than a Doctor's Receptionist who insists you tell
her what is wrong with you in a room full of other patients. I know most of
us have experienced this, and I love the way
this old guy handled it:

An 86-year-old man walked into a crowded waiting room and approached the
desk....
The Receptionist said, 'Yes sir, what are you seeing the Doctor
for today?'

'There's something wrong with my dick', he replied.

The receptionist became irritated and said, 'You shouldn't come into a
crowded waiting room and say things like that.'

'Why not? You asked me what was wrong and I told you,' the old man said.
The Receptionist replied: 'Now you've caused some embarrassment in this
room full of people. You should have said there is something wrong with
your ear or something, and discussed the problem further with the
Doctor in private.'

The man replied, 'You shouldn't ask people questions in a room full of
strangers, if the answer could embarrass anyone.'

The man walked out, waited several minutes and then re-entered.

The Receptionist smiled smugly and asked, 'Yes??'

'There's something wrong with my ear', he stated.

The Receptionist nodded approvingly and smiled, knowing he had taken
her advice. 'And what is wrong with your ear, Sir??'

'I can't piss out of it,' he replied.

The waiting room erupted in laughter.

Mess with seniors and you're gonna lose!