Archives » August, 2009

QMs’ obsessions

Next update on or before Sunday 13 September – I’m away. So there is a double post to keep you going, and we start with a newly-notified quiz.  Thanks as ever to people who send these in, and, importantly, the news of cancelled or disccontinued quizzes.  Keep them coming. The Grape & Grain, 2 Anerley [...]

13 Questions II

Here we go for a recap on the first eight clues, with two more added to keep you going while I’m away. 1. Is no-one in charge here? 2. Divisible by nine. 3. Influential early 1970s hit single. 4. Could be the source of a famous present. 5. Controversial drama. 6. Thought to be named [...]

Watch out for the normal people

Apparently, there’s more of us than there’s of you… No information on the new quiz as promised, but hopefully I’ll have this soon. I hear that Madden’s in East Finchley has suspended its Tuesday quiz and I’ll let you know when there’s any update.  The Narrowboat in Islington has adopted John Henderson’s questions for its [...]

D.B. Cooper

Tuesday quiz:   Coopers Arms, 87 Flood Street, SW3 5TB, 020 7376 3120. Here are some details from ‘Mrs Hayward’:  The quiz started at 8 pm fairly promptly and was essentially finished by 10pm. There were nine teams, 40 questions (55 if you count the multiple part ones). There were no specific categories even for the pictures. [...]

Ectoplasm

Well, folks, it’s a bit like that episode of ‘South Park’ where the internet dries up, as I still have no work or home computer connection.  (Anyone looking to offload an old wireless router, let me know….)  So I am grabbing the opportunity to do an update even though there isn’t a lot to report [...]