Saturday, November 11, 2017

7 November–Home to the Nags Head

Image result for horse headOn a very cold evening the Nags Head this week had to cross the Waters Green again after meeting our sister team the Rams last week. The Lemmings once more had Becky playing after a firm first appearance the previous week. The Nags are old friends one of whom (Andrew) made an impressive appearance on the TV quiz 15 to 1 earlier in the year.

The question master from the Rams kept the game running smoothly at a brisk pace  whilst offering beer breaks at satisfactory intervals. By the end of the Specialist rounds the Lemmings had a nose ahead with 61 points to 55 and were feeling rather smug. But then the Nags made a remarkable comeback in the General Knowledge beating the home team with 91  to 80 and taking victory with 146 to 141. Even so, Bob, who has been playing in the Quiz League for many years scored his best ever PB with 42 – congratulations Bob, well done.

There were two nominations for the coveted Nine Banded Armadillo award, both from the sports section in the Specialist rounds – Questions 5 (bitten by a lion) and 8 (jolly hockey sticks).

Individual scores Bob 15/27, Becky 9/9, Nick 12/6, Tomo 12/12 conferred points 10/18 and pass overs 3/8

A generous supper was provided by Brian and Stephen – many thanks to them, to the question master and to the victorious Nags Head for an interesting game

1 comment:

IJ said...

My team had a bye this week so I only read the questions after. I thought the "bitten by a lion" question was a good one, concerning a widely reported recent 'quirky' news story, and definitely not an armadillo.

There were several much harder questions than this in the Cup 1st round (second half) and also in the Specialist section of the 17-Oct quiz. For instance, how many players have even heard of "A Time of Gifts" let alone know the destination asked for in Round 4 Q7 (yes, I was first-first P4 and am bitter!)