<after much scratching of heads> Oh yes but of course that was the answer <looks of bewilderment> I thought this quiz was not that difficult it was just about reading the question however of the 5 people that entered 1 got 10 out of 10 The answers are as follows 1. 13 2. The other one is a 50p or no its a 5p 3. It is one more pound (and for those who said it was written badly it is supposed to be so you think year not number) 4. incorrectly 5. No he is dead 6. none its a hole 7. all of them 8. Neither 8+8=16 9. no time, the ladder rises with the tide…along with the boat 10. 9, mum, dad, 6 sisters, 1 brother Well I said I would dig out a prize and I have a spare badge from the Avon Bear Hunt the [...]

Image via Wikipedia Hello Dear Reader. I posted some of the questions from the recent Quiz and Curry Night I went to and although only one person responded (Thank you Ben), I will still post the answers. Round 1 Question 1 – Bear Grylls Question 2 – Michael Jackson Round 2 Question 1 – 6 (5 short and 1 long) Question 2 – House of Commons Round 3 Question 1 – Rupert Bear Question 2 – Spycatcher Round 4 Question 1 – Peter Auty Question 2 – Freddie Mercury Round 5 Question 1 – Tony Blair Question 2 – Andrew Bonar Law Round 6 Question 1 – Forth Rail Bridge, Queensferry, Scotland Question 2 -Khaju Bridge, Esfahan, Iran Round 7 Question 1 – The Whip Question 2 – Lord Haw-Haw Round 8 Question 1 – 11 – Retired, Bowled, Timed Out, Caught, Handled the Ball, Hit the Ball Twice, Hit [...]

Hello Dear Reader Last weekend, I took part in the now annual event that is the 43rd Bristol Scout Group Quiz and Curry Night. It is one of the two major fundraising event that we complete each year and it is a great laugh. I get the role of Quiz Master which includes setting the quiz as well as reading out the questions and running proceedings on the night. The night its self is a fairly simple concept, run a bar, have a quiz, cook a curry, raise money. However a lot of work goes on behind the scenes to make it all happen, my job is easy organise some questions, collect some pictures for the picture round read them out. Saturday is a hive of activity with chairs and tables being collected and set up, barrels of beer being tapped and left to settle, rice and curry being cooked [...]