Archives » May, 2008

Trouble with a capital ‘T’

Obviously the south-west of London is where it’s all happening quiz-wise. It would be nice to hear a report of any of those listed below. Well, I said I’d write about the awful quiz we were at some time ago, but as I left it a few weeks, its awfulness might be fading. Started well: [...]

Some south-west London quizzes

Ye White Hart, The Terrace, Riverside, SW13 0NR, 020 8876 5177. Thursday quiz. Balham Bowls Club, 7-9 Ramsden Road, SW12 8QX, 020 8673 4700. Tuesday quiz. Bedford, 77 Bedford Hill, SW12 9HD, 020 8682 8940. Wednesday quiz. Prince of Wales, 38 Old Town, SW4 0LB, 020 7622 3530. Thursday quiz. Crooked Billet, 14-15 Crooked Billet, [...]

Bent Cross

I gather my post about ‘awful quiz’ last week didn’t go down well with someone! Three things: 1. Sorry (that PH had to listen to your objections to it; he doesn’t compile the site, try mailing me). 2. Sorry (that I forgot to mention that the QM appeared drunk and the beer was warm). 3. [...]

The sunny south-east

Can’t remember offhand which country is supposed to have a ‘sunny south east’ , but the phrase sticks in my mind for some reason. If, as I suspect, it’s the Republic of Ireland, it’s a lie. Anyway, that’s by way of introducing some South-East London quizzes which are new to the site. The Prince Regent, [...]

Awful night …

… this week, just one of those quizzes where you know from the start that you’re not going to win it, QM seemed to be waiting for a particular team before he started, then he gave them extra time to do a round they were struggling on, then 20 pictures which we didn’t need (thought [...]