Archives » March, 2010

Elgin Marbles

New quiz at: The Elgin Bar & Grill, 255 Elgin Avenue, W9 1NJ (opposite Maida Vale Tube), 020 7624 2602. Here’s the blurb: Come down to the new monthly pub quiz, upstairs at the Elgin on the first Thursday of every month at 8pm. There’ll be 6 themed rounds of questions plus picture/cryptic clues sheet [...]

Wednesday week

Now, as some of you will know, I have raised the issue of Wednesday quizzes previously.  Pubs tend to start these but after a while almost invariably change the night of the week, usually to a Thursday.  Why?  Because they feel they can’t compete with football.  I’ve heard that the Windsor Castle is switching its [...]

Me, I’m just a lawnmower…

One newly-notified quiz this time: The Gardeners Arms, 268 Merton Rd, Wandsworth, London. SW18 5JL, 020 8875 1524, a Young’s pub with a Tuesday quiz. For fans of quiz machines – what’s with ‘All Clued Up’ and is it worthwhile trying to go beyond a pound?  Tell me all, as I’m sure you will… Well, [...]

Index Prohibitorius

Lots of new quizzes to report and also quite a few changes to the listings, which I won’t detail but just be sure to check as far as you can before setting out because things change all the time.  And many thanks to everyone who sent new quizzes, changes and cancellations in – maybe my [...]