Withington Pub Quiz League - quizbiz 21/04/05

Results & Match Reports

Fifth Finger scored a comfortable victory at Fortress Griffin against the Albert

Opsimaths proved yet again keen to put a wretched league campaign behind them - in a further burst of energy they overcame league runners up, the History Men, in a high-scoring game at the Albert Club

FCEK, playing Ethel Rodin for the second week running, managed to increase their margin of victory

So that means....

Ethel set as the Lowest Scoring Loser, the soaraway Opsimaths entertain FCEK, and Fifth Finger have another chance to overcome the History Men (Highest Scoring Losers) at the Griffin.

Quiz Paper Verdict

This week the setters were the X-Pats. Had they been at the Albert Club they would have been embarrassed by the praise their paper received. The themes were really cleverly worked so that pennies were dropping all night long. It seemed like 2 quizzes for the price of one. There were few giveaways yet the scores were high with plenty to be worked out along the way. Best question of the night by our judgement (and that of the Fingers - see QotW below) was the beer-themed round 3 question 6. It took a long time for Brian to be persuaded that it was not the enema that was the drink. Our (albeit, rose-tinted) opinion was that, in a year of high quality papers, this one was the BEST!!

But lest you regard the Opsimaths as fallible, a Pope writes:

"I quote from the setters of last night's quiz which we greatly enjoyed:

'All the answers to that round had a biblical connection, although we agree that sheep might be stretching it a bit far.'

"Can I just remind Mr Brennand and his heinous cronies that sheep-stretching is still a capital offence in the Reeks and all points west thereof. Presumably we now know why the X-Pats were xpelled from our green and pleasant land by St Patrick all those years ago. We should at least be thankful that the snakes did not also seek sanctuary in the Didsbury environs .

Yours truculently,

Benedict Ratburger (Ms)"

It does seem my praise for the paper might have been a tad influenced by the Opsimaths' success. Roz writes on behalf of Ethel. She says they found the paper far from OK. The subject matter was too focused on TV, pop music, films and sport and they were particularly miffed by the sheep having been labelled as a special feature of the bible. Chacun à son goût!

The Question of the Week

QotW has been nominated by Kieran and the Fingers. It goes to the beer-themed Round 3 Question 6:

Which district of Rio de Janeiro is located in the southern zone of the city between Leblon and Copacabana?

Click here to see the answers to this and the rest of the week's questions and answers.

Chatterbox

HRH DAVE RAINFORD REPLIES....

"On behalf of Tina, Ella and myself, I'd just like to say many thanks for all the kind comments and congratulations we have received from our friends within the Withington Quiz League. 'Millionaire' was a fantastic experience and I would recommend it to anyone. Celador looked after me and Danny from the moment we arrived at Euston. Your nerves are put at ease by the production staff before the show is actually recorded. Chris Tarrant is a true professional and genuinely wants people to win as much as they can.

From my point of view, I was very fortunate with my run of questions. My relief at getting past £1,000 and £32,000 was palpable. Once I got into six figures, I was determined not to lose any money and the end result was very satisfying.

The level of knowledge shown each week within the Withington Quiz league is more than ample to deal with the rigours of 'Millionaire'. I look forward to playing for Albert Park for the foreseeable future and also look forward to seeing people from the league go on 'Millionaire' and answer two more correct questions than I did, which I do believe will happen.

Thanks again

David Rainford"