Quiz group – March/April 2024
It is interesting to analyse the scores of each quiz evening and to realise what the members have a bent for and also what they don’t really follow. In March the strengths were shown as Stars and What’s bigger. However the teams do not seem to be up to speed as to where sports teams play or where airlines are based.
The first quiz was overall a high scoring one with just three points separating the top three. The themes were Street Foods, Bens, Stars, Elements by symbol, General Knowledge and Where do they play.
Would you have known that…?
- Chilli Crab originated in Singapore
- The 1st Earl of Beaconsfield was better known as Benjamin Disraeli
- Romeo and Juliet were star crossed lovers
- HG is the symbol for Mercury
- St Jude or St Rita is the patron saint of lost causes
- The football team Feyenoord plays in Rotterdam
Our second quiz tackled the subjects of Where are they based?, Ireland, That’s great, Where did it happen?, What’s bigger? and the regular General Knowledge round. Here’s a taster from each round and how many of the five do you know the answers to?
- Where is the airline TAP based?
- What is the best selling Irish whiskey?
- In which film does Dr Brown say ‘Great Scott?’
- Where in 1836 did the Battle of the Alamo take place?
- What’s the biggest: the heaviest human or the heaviest pumpkin ever?
- What is the highest grade of Olive Oil?
The second quiz was a tight run race, with again only three points separating the top teams. Ther were also two maximum scores in one of the rounds.
April showers may be awaiting us but also the u3a zoom quizzes, on Mondays 15th and the 29th.
Graham Carey, Quizmaster