Archives » August, 2010

Wardrobe Malfunction

The King’s Head Theatre at 115 Upper Street, Islington, N1 1QN, 020 7226 4443 , has started a new Monday night quiz..  It gets going at 8.00pm and it costs £2 per person. The prize is a £50 bar tab.  Maximum six per team. And as regards the few I listed last week, the one [...]

Why is there sound coming out of my left hand speaker only?

A lot of quizzes that are new to the site this time round, and thanks to those who have sent them in. Sundays: The Rocket, 120 Euston Road, NW1 2AL,020 7388 0021.  A couple of months ago this was advertising a large (£150) cash prize, then it wasn’t on because of football so I haven’t [...]

Is this the best quiz in London?

Well, NC says it is and what’s more he wants me to add ‘Knocks the P***** of W**** into a cocked hat’.  The quiz in question is the Elephant, which takes place on Monday nights in North Finchley.  Quizmaster is the redoubtable John Henderson, aka ‘Enigmatist’.  It’s a few mixed rounds, some of which are [...]

The best of times, the worst of times

A film quiz in Crouch End on 17 August  is in the ‘one-off quizzes’ section.  I might be there, you never know.  I have however said that I think film quizzes seem to be ‘afficionados only’ and while I probably know as much or as little about music as I do about films, I’ve won [...]