Quiz group – April/May 2022
There were two quizzes in April, both containing a round on General knowledge. The first on the 4th saw those present being tested on the main subjects of Gemstones, Little things, Measuring up, Cartoon Capers and Who wrote the poem. With the jokers played the most points were tabled in the Measuring up round and the weakest link was the General Knowledge section.
Despite the Measuring up round being top of the pops there were some teasing questions. Would you have known how many times bigger Texas is than Wales or as the crow flies how far it is from the most inland location in England to the sea?
The Cartoon capers took us back to our childhood days and characters such as Officer Dibble in Top Cat. The concern was that no one remembered SpongeBob Squarepants and the fact that he lives in a pineapple under the sea.
Our second quiz took place on the 18th; Easter Monday. With the chosen subjects being Place names in songs, Acronyms, This means business, Hearts and of course it would not have been an Easter Monday quiz without a round on eggs.
The hearts came out on top but the quizzers need to brush up on their business knowledge.
As usual there was some interesting questions and would you know your RAMs from your ROMs? The song round took many of us back to our youthful days and would you have guessed the British city mentioned in Abba’s super trouper?
No one played their joker in the egg round. Perhaps it was because they were aware of what was coming up! Would you have responded correctly to what Joseph Coyle invented in 1911 linked to eggs or how much bigger than a large chicken egg is an average sized ostrich egg?
The quiz group continues to enjoy great banter and fellowship, especially if the quiz master is seen to give a wrong answer.
The two quizzes in May will be held on Mondays 9th and 30th, both at 7pm. If you would like to join in with these or future quizzes, just contact Graham via enquiries@u3a.dawlish.info.
Now off to set the questions…
Graham Carey, Convenor