6 November 2022

Quizmaster

November 6th at "The Hammer and Pincers" quiz. No Danny again as he and his lady have now moved to Buxton - the highest market town in England. It is twenty eight miles away from here. Mike is suffering from something called myasthenia gravis - a rare long-term condition that causes muscle weakness. It most commonly affects the muscles that control the eyes and eyelids but is also affecting his speech and ability to eat. And then there's Mick - our James Bond, film and pop music specialist. We each bring something different to the quiz table.

Here are just five of tonight's questions with answers below. No cheating now.

  1. Which Indian curry accompaniment consists of  yoghurt, mint, cucumber  and mild spices?
  2. Which pop artist recently issued "Midnight" -  her tenth hit album ?
  3. Anagram - a flying creature - VIBRATE MAP.
  4. Which European city airport has the code BCN ?
  5. Who taught Oliver Twist to steal in the Charles Dickens novel of that name?                            
ANSWERS

1.  RAITA
2.  TAYLOR SWIFT
3.  VAMPIRE BAT
4.  BARCELONA
5.  THE ARTFUL DODGER

33 comments:

  1. 1,4 and 5 correct. I should have worked out the vampire bat, but I didn't.

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  2. I failed to answer even a single question. Good thing I'm not on your team.

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    1. I think you'd be great on our team Nurse Pixie! You could fetch the beers... and pay for them!

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  3. well i got one of them!

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    1. Oh dear. It's a bit too late to go back to school Kylie.

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  4. Did your team win? Unfortunately, I have not managed to get my team together for one last quiz before the start of our Christmas market; no quiz during those four weeks since the place will be packed every night with people who just want to warm up, drink and maybe eat but not play a quiz.
    Of your five questions, funnily enough I was most sure about Taylor Swift. Normally, I don‘t know facts about current music, but I happened to hear that on O.K.‘s car radio on the way to the village on Friday night.

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    1. Of course I have heard about Taylor Swift but I have never heard any of her music! My team got what is called a "line" on our Bingo-type answer sheets but we didn't get the top score. Does O.K. drive like Michael Schumacher?

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    2. Not at all - he does not race but tries to drive sensibly.
      I could not identify any Taylor Swift song if they were playing them on the radio, but they were talking about her new album and somehow the trivia part of my mind registered and stored that bit of information.

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    3. I am tempted to buy a CD of "Midnight" - that is if CD's are still produced! Good to hear that O.K. drives safely when his princess is on board.

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  5. I worked out Vampire Bat by writing the letters alphabetically, but forgot about The Artful Dodger and could only remember Fagin who controlled the boys. I was clueless with the other questions.

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  6. I'd need Mick in my team.

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  7. I got 3 out of 5. I definitely new Raita. I think she's got a sister called Donna kebab.

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    1. Oh yes Donna! She likes to be turned round slowly on a spit.

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  8. I scored a 0 today,

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    1. Oh dear! You must pay more attention nin class!

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  9. Good job you weren't relying on me to join your team! I only managed Vampire Bat and Barcelona! I thought of Fagin first as the answer to the last one, forgotten about The Artful Dodger. As the first two - I hadn't a clue!

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    1. Shame there weren't any questions on ironing this week.

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  10. No cheating here--I knew 2,4,5.

    Wishing Mike the best.

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  11. A wooden spoon for me, I didn't know raita or Taylor Swift.

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    1. Three out of five ain't too bad Sue.

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  12. I got 'em all! But I must admit Taylor Swift was a lucky guess.

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    1. Gold star for you my friend! Well done!

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  13. I only got one out of five and it was the reading one which tends to be my specialty along with history. Pop culture is one of my weaknesses.

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    1. Taylor Swift ain't gonna like you when she finds out!

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  14. I only got the first and last one right. Sorry, sir. Am I a dunce?

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    1. We can be whatever we want to be Christina. All you need to do is believe in yourself... and you can be a quiz champion too. Big oaks grow from small acorns.

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  15. I got a couple of them right, including Taylor Swift whom I don't even like! If this posts more than once, blame a cat on my keyboard. Ugh.

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