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Quiz 446

Another slow one at The Albert last night. We just managed to scrape together six teams. Last night's winners for the fourth week in a row were The Alliance with 92pts, CJD were second with 90pts and Drunks Aloud made up the top three with 81pts. The last couple of days have been quite hectic and I was extremely tired last night but, after a good night's sleep I'm almost back in synch now. I've made a brief start on next week's quiz, all I can tell you at the moment is that the guest round is Pyramid. Right, lots to do so I'd better get on. Remember, any questions, comments or suggestions email me at quizard_97@yahoo.co.uk

Leprechaun's Pot 'O' Gold

Only £18 collected last night which doesn't look good for the end of the month unless we have a couple of good weeks to finish off with. Last night's question was: "To two decimal points, what is the melting point of gold in degrees Celsius?" The answer to which is 1048. 58°C. There were quite a few strange guesses one of which was just above the boiling point of water. In fact, there were only three guesses that were close enough to be in contention and the winner was Frank at the bar with his guess of 1100°C. £9 goes to him and £9 rolls over to next week making our starting pot of £31.50.

Questions and Answers

Last night's Faces were: 1. George Michael 2. Robert De Niro 3. Victoria Wood 4. Julie Walters 5. Sir David Frost 6. Sir Henry Cooper 7. John Cleese 8. Hugh Grant 9. Mao Tse Tung 10. England cricketer Ian Bell 11. Twiggy 12. Uma Thurman 13. TV chef Gary Rhodes

14. Greta Garbo 15. Sir Laurence Olivier 16. Moto GP rider Valentino Rossi 17. Former British triple jumper Ashia Hansen 18. Julia Roberts 19. BBC newsreader Kate Silverton 20. Former model and wife of President Sarkozy Carla Bruni

Three for Fun (Friday's answers)

At over 2900 feet, Pen-y-Fan is the highest point of The Brecon Beacons.

The headquarters of OPEC, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries can be found in Vienna.

InThe Merchant of Venice, Portia speaks of 'the quality of mercy'

Today's questions (answers on Monday)

1. Used by accountants, for example, what do the letters WIP stand for?

2. What term applies to the unofficial system under which two MPs, one for each of the two major parties, agree to be absent from the chamber of the House of Commons for a particular vote?

3. Geodesy is the science concerned with the surveying and mapping of what?

Joke of the Day: A South African, an Aussie and a Londoner. (Thanks Aussiegirl)

A South African, an Aussie and a Londoner were sitting in a pub having a pint of beer.

The South African grabs his beer downs it, tosses his glass into the air, draws a handgun and shoots the glass in mid-air. He grins to the other two, puts the gun down on the bar and says

"In Souff Efrika we haf so many glasses we never drink out of the same glass twice".

The Aussie then downs his beer throws his glass into the air, grabs the gun off the bar, shoots the glass, puts the gun back on the bar and proclaims;

"Ay mate, in Oz we have so much sand which makes glass really cheap so we too never drink out of the same glass twice".

The Londoner looks at the two of them, finishes his beer, puts the glass down on the bar, picks up the gun, shoots both the Aussie and the South African and says;

"In London we have so many South Africans and Aussies that we never have to drink with the same one twice.

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As I said on Friday I was going to get as much done over the weekend as I could, and I have. I'm putting the answer sheets and Jokers into their revelant folders at the moment and after that, all that remains will be two sport's round questions and the Faces round which I have 19 of the twenty ready to be pasted onto the template. I compiled the Music tape yesterday afternoon and as promised there will be a 2-3 second delay between the tracks which unfortunately makes the tape just under four minutes long this week. (I wonder how many will get number 7.) Remember quizard_97@yahoo.co.uk is my email should you wish to contact me though you only have until tomorrow evening. The quiz HAS to be ready to be printed out by then as I am in Coventry on Wednesday until Thursday afternoon attending the wedding of a couple I met on the Internet. Right, I'd better get on as I'm also doing my second load of laundry at the moment too. Who said women had an exclusive on multi-tasking. See you all on Thursday.

Three for Fun (Friday's answers)

The Latin phrase thesaurus inventus is translated into English for legal purposes as Treasure Trove.

The plant Rosa caninina is more commonly known as The Dog Rose.

Jansenism was an extreme seventeenth to eighteenth century reform movement in the Roman Catholic church.

Today's question's (answers on Friday)

1. At over 2900 feet, Pen-y-Fan is the highest point of which National Park in South Wales?

2. In which European city are are the headquarters of OPEC, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries?

3. In The Merchant of Venice, which character in the play speaks of 'the quality of mercy'?

Joke of the Day: My what big eyes you have (Thanks Dr Bebop)

Little Red Riding Hood is skipping down the road when she sees the Big Bad Wolf crouched down behind a log.
"My what big eyes you have, Mr Wolf", says Little Red Riding Hood.
The wolf jumps up and runs away. Further down the road Little Red Riding Hood sees the wolf again. This time he is crouched behind a tree stump.
"My what big ears you have, Mr Wolf", says Little Red Riding Hood.
Again the wolf jumps up and runs away. Some distance further down the track Little Red Riding Hood again encounters the Big Bad Wolf, this time crouched behind a road sign.
"My what big teeth you have, Mr Wolf", taunts Little Red Riding Hood.
With that the Big Bad Wolf jumps up and screams... "Will you piss off, I'm trying to take a dump!"

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Quiz 445

It was a little disapointing to find The Albert half empty last night especially after the previous two weeks when it was packed full. Just four teams took part last night and our eventual winners were The Alliance with a very impressive 95pts. That's their 120th win in all. I have recently found my old books with a list of winners going back to 2000 and when I go through it I will be able to give you a more comprehensive list of all-time winners. Second place went to The Book Ends with 90pts, CJD were third on 87pts and the 7 Ts were fourth with 82pts.

For next week: I had an email last week from Margaret of The Alliance suggesting a short break of a few seconds between songs on the music tape so, from next week I shall try and do that when I compile the next one probably on Sunday (just hope I can remember). Thanks for the input Margaret. Anyone else who has any interesting suggestions can email me at: quizard_97@yahoo.co.uk Next week's quiz is already half completed including the guest round which is Celebrity Wordmatch. The reason for the head start is that I only have five days to get it finished this week because I'm going to a wedding on Wednesday in Coventry of a couple I met on the Internet. I shall be staying in a hotel overnight and probably won't be back until late afternoon Thursday.

Leprechaun's Pot 'O' Gold

As there was only a few people in last night, Carole only collected £13. The question was: "What was the date of the Battle of Naseby?" The answer to which is June 14th 1645. Gareth of The Alliance was just two days out with his guess of June 16th 1645. It's just a shame that such a good guess only netted him £6.50. The other £6.50 rolls over to next week making a starting pot of £22.50.

Questions and Answers

Last night's Faces were: 1. Clive Hornby who played Jack Sugden in Emmerdale until his death last week 2. The singer/musician Sting 3. The Muppet Waldorf 4. Waldorf's friend Statler 5. Venus Williams 6. Prince Harry 7. Adolph Hitler 8. Susan Surandon 9. Nicholas Lyndhurst 10. Dirk Bogarde 11. David Coulthard 12. Jack Nicholson 13. Cate Blanchett 14. Angelina Jolie 15. Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Sarah Michelle Gellar 16. Valencia and Spanish striker David Villa 17. Will Smith 18. Wacky Racer Penelope Pitstop 19. Colombian singer Shakira 20. Wimbledon Girl's Singles champion Laura Robson

Three for Fun (Monday's answers)

The name of the ancient track that crossed England from the Wash to Wiltshire, the section between Norfolk and Ivinghoe Beacon still much by walkers today is Icknield Way.

Anne Swithinbank, Gay Search and Bob Flowerdew are expert names in Gardening.

There are open spaces called Midsummer Common, Parker's Piece and Jesus Green in Cambridge.

Today's questions (answers on Monday)

1. How is the Latin phrase thesaurus inventus translated into English for legal purposes?

2. By what name is the plant Rosa caninina more commonly known?

3. Jansenism was an extreme seventeenth to eighteenth century reform movement in which Christian church?

Joke of the Day (Thanks Mako)

An 8-year-old girl went to her dad, who was working in the yard. She asked him, "Daddy, what is sex?" The father was surprised that she would ask such a question, but decides that if she is old enough to ask the question, then she is old enough to get a straight answer. He proceeded to tell her all about the "birds and the bees." When he finished explaining, the little girl was looking at him with her mouth hanging open. The father asked her, "Why did you ask this question?" The little girl replied, "Mom told me to tell you that dinner would be ready in just a couple of secs."