Last year a draw was made at the end of the quiz to
decide who would set the next year’s i.e. this one.
Luckily no one
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wrote down who it was
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remembered who it was
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would admit to it after an email appeal
So it fell back on last years victorious team to be
quizmaster and mistresses. Gordon, Sue and Mary Cunningham rose to the
challenge and set a fiendish selection of posers designed to challenge
the various Glenmorons who attended.
Teams were randomly divided into threes and given the
first task of coming up with a witty and pithy name for their team.
Names such as "2 hims and a her", "Drumlins", "Glenbeg
Club", "Hooray Henrys" and the imaginative
"11,12,13" were offered and on some occasions given back
Questions spanned famous quotes, famous first or
inventions, geography, history, general knowledge and Mary’s tough to
explain shipping forecast inspired picture clue round. It took me many
minutes to understand the concept. It eventually made sense but only
after I started to doubt my intelligence.
The flags of Hawaii and the former East Germany
proved especially difficult. How quickly people forgot the USSR (CCCP).
The winners by a margin large enough to negate the
need for a recount were the "Hooray Henrys" so next year its
Dave Webster, Henry Perfect and Chris Everett. The runners up were the
unimaginative "11,12,13" comprising John Donnelly, Hugh
Bourhill and Harrold.
There were tragically no answers so funny or dumb
that I can repeat them here for comic effect. Anonymously of course. So
at least we need not be ashamed. The extra Morse code Scottish hill
names was given out for fun at the end. Connie did the first solution
surprisingly quickly. Is she a secret radio ham?
So next year we can at least look at the log book to
find out who is setting the quiz.
Gordon
