General Knowledge Quiz Night

[Rod Gowers]

The next BU Quiz night will be held on Thursday 28th September at 7.30 (for 8 o'clock start) in Stripes.

Entry is £30 per team, payable on the night. Please enter your team (of 4 persons only) by adding you team to this thread, or pm'ing me direct. Each team must include at least 2 persons who are either season-ticket holders, or BU or Lifeline members. This is so that the winning team can accept their prize of .........


Free entry into a London Football Club Quiz team challenge that I am also arranging for friday December the 8th.

The London Football Club Quiz challenge is an invitation event for all London Football Clubs supporters associations which I am arranging, and which I am hoping will become an annual event in the supporters club calendar, raising extra funds for BU, raising the profile of Stripes, and supporting BFC in the community. There will be a trophy awarded annualy for this event.

This is an excellent opportunity for you and your team to represent BFC in a quiz event (and win it!!!).

So, get your team entered now (we have spaces for approx 25 teams), get swotting, and may the best team win.

 

[nocoat]

I know the Chit Chat Four will be entering this prized competition but I am going to have to rule myself out I am afraid, hoping that this won't be a problem as there are loads of geeks on the waiting list! :computer:

I intend to either be :zzzzz: that night, or dodging projectile sh*ts

 

[jay1310]

The next BU Quiz night will be held on Thursday 28th September at 7.30 (for 8 o'clock start) in Stripes.

Entry is £30 per team, payable on the night. Please enter your team (of 4 persons only) by adding you team to this thread, or pm'ing me direct. Each team must include at least 2 persons who are either season-ticket holders, or BU or Lifeline members. This is so that the winning team can accept their prize of .........


Free entry into a London Football Club Quiz team challenge that I am also arranging for friday December the 8th.

The London Football Club Quiz challenge is an invitation event for all London Football Clubs supporters associations which I am arranging, and which I am hoping will become an annual event in the supporters club calendar, raising extra funds for BU, raising the profile of Stripes, and supporting BFC in the community. Ther will be a trophy awarded annualy for this event.

This is an excellent opportunity for you and your team to represent BFC in a quiz event (and win it!!!).

So, get your team entered now (we have spaces for approx 25 teams), get swotting, and may the best team win.

Nice one Rod
I will try and get a team organised from Northamptonshire!

Details are on the Bees United website as well

http://www.beesunited.org.uk/index.php

 

[Banana]

Details are on the Bees United website as well

http://www.beesunited.org.uk/index.php

That's useful - a link to exactly the same information

 

[jay1310]

That's useful - a link to exactly the same information

Not quite the same as the website has Rod's contact email address Banana!
But good spot

 

[Rod Gowers]

I intend to either be :zzzzz: that night, or dodging projectile sh*ts

You usually do the same at the quiz-nights!!

 

[nocoat]

rofl lol

No way to talk about St. Aines and :banana: !!

 

[Claire]

may see if i can get my pub quiz team, to come along...

 

[Rod Gowers]

may see if i can get my pub quiz team, to come along...

thanks Claire. The more the merrier.

 

[Banshee Mildew]

The "All New Chit Chat 4" will be in attendance to deprive "The Usual Suspects" of their crown and title.

Staines Bee
Banana
The H
Edmundo

...do your stuff! :yes:

 

[The H]

what are our specialist subjects...

 

[Banana]

what are our specialist subjects...

It's a general knowledge quiz

 

[The H]

so you don't think there might be a joker round then....

 

[The H]

i take it that banana doesn't have any strong areas....... well none that would help in the quiz anyway

 

[Edmundo]

It's a general knowledge quiz

My specialist subject is general knowledge! :bound:

 

[The H]

that generally means a master of misinformation and hearsay....... and wrong answers

 

[The Joker]

so you don't think there might be a joker round then....

A round of questions about me? I do hope not!

 

[rebus]

A round of questions about me? I do hope not!

lol

 

[Rod Gowers]

Four teams entered so far. Quiz almost prepared (as I am away for next two weeks).

If you haven't been to one of the quiz nights before, please feel free to enter a team.

 

[Bee H]

will almost certainly have a team (providing we can baggsy a table next to the Bar) but will be back nearer the time

 

[northantsbee]

We will have a team Rod..... will let youo know details as soon as

 

[Rod Gowers]

A reminder, now I am back from holiday, that the next General Knowledge Quiz night will be held in Stripes on Thursday September 28th. All teams are welcome, especially new ones.

I will put up a list of entered teams over the weekend.

 

[chippendale]

I'm over in Sept. Myself Mads Bee and her hubby could put out a team, but we need one more member. Any takers?

 

[marks]

usual suspects are in please Rod

 

[Les Beeavinu]

Rod, Les Quizerables will be making their debut at the quiz. I'll pm you with details later if I may but can you reserve a place on the winner's podium for us.

 

[Willo]

Forgot about this, had a ticket lined up for the Spurs v Prague game oh well stick us down Rod as having a team entered

 

[Rod Gowers]

Thanks to all for your unstinting suport.

Teams entered so far are.....

Rugrats and the melons
Goals, Goals, goals
Micks team
BU team (????)
Chitchat 4
Usual suspects
Natashas Team
Chippendales team
Les Quizerables
Bee H's team

Plenty of spaces left for more team entries, includng those who have said to me they will put teams together but have't done so yet.

For anyone thinking of putting in a team who hasn't entered one before, the evening is a fun one, and you don't have to be a boffin to take part. more importantly, it raises a small amount of cash for BU.

This time, there is also, I believe, a pretty good prize involved.

So get your team entered now.

 

[Banana]

You've forgetten the Chit Chat 4

 

[Rod Gowers]

You've forgetten the Chit Chat 4

No I haven't??

 

[Banana]

No I haven't??

 

[nocoat]

He is talking about the gap in the name, or lack thereof.

Banana - :banana: You need to get out more mate.

 

[Nick Hester]

You need to get out more mate.

Those words will come back to haunt you...just you wait until next week!!

 

[northantsbee]

Rod think i have managed to arrange 2 teams...........

 

[chippendale]

Rod,

Chippendale's need one more player.

 

[Rod Gowers]

Teams so far....
Rugrats and the melons
Goals, Goals, goals
Micks team
BU team (????)
Chit Chat 4(for 'Nana's benefit).
Usual suspects
Natashas Team
Natashas other team
Chippendales team
Les Quizerables
Bee H's team
Donuts
Deathstrokes team

I think Deathstroke and Chippendale and need one person for each of their teams. Any budding Bamber Gascoigne may PM Deathstroke. Any budding Paul Gascoigne may PM Chippendale.

 

[chippendale]

Teams so far....
Rugrats and the melons
Goals, Goals, goals
Micks team
BU team (????)
Chit Chat 4(for 'Nana's benefit).
Usual suspects
Natashas Team
Natashas other team
Chippendales team
Les Quizerables
Bee H's team
Donuts
Deathstrokes team

I think Deathstroke and Chippendale and need one person for each of their teams. Any budding Bamber Gascoigne may PM Deathstroke. Any budding Paul Gascoigne may PM Chippendale.

Chappers has agreed to join Chippendales team.

 

[nocoat]

Chippendales team Out!!!

 

[Rod Gowers]

Under 3 weeks to go til the Quiz. Please keep those entries coming...

 

[Mads Bee]

Chippendales team Out!!!

What a flaming liberty!!

 

[Rod Gowers]

Teams so far....
Rugrats and the melons
Goals, Goals, goals
Micks team
BU team
Chit Chat 4
Usual suspects
Natashas Team
Natashas other team
Chippendales team
Les Quizerables
Bee H's team
Donuts
Deathstrokes team
Porgeys team.

Stil places available for teams not yet entered......Claire??

 

[Rod Gowers]

Less than 2 weeks to the quiz now, so I guess I will have to start thinking up some brain-stretching questions for you....

For those of you have haven't entered a team yet I do try to make all questions ones that are either on the periphery of your memory, or ones you could make a good stab at even if you don't know the answer. I dont tend to use quiz books for the questions, as that's boring. There are always music and visual rounds as well as "read out" questions.

As a taster to what will be occuring try these questions.....( and then if you haven't done so, enter your team!)

Q- What is the least number of hits of a ball required for a tennis player to wn a conventional set of tennis?

Q- What does the name LL Cool J stand for?

Q-By what is the principal church of a diocese better known?

Q- Where might you regularly expect to find whorls and arches?

Remember, teams have about 30 seconds or so to answer each question so you need to have the answers at your fingertips ( especially question 4).

Get your team entered, and see you in a fortnight.

 

[rebus]

Q- What does the name LL Cool J stand for?

Ladies Love Cool James.

 

[nocoat]

Q- What is the least number of hits of a ball required for a tennis player to wn a conventional set of tennis?

Q- Where might you regularly expect to find whorls and arches?

12

Fingers :thumbs:

 

[Bee H]

Might be struggling with this now I'm afraid due to pending/overdue move of the business - will let ye know a bit nearer the date

 

[jay1310]

Q-By what is the principal church of a diocese better known?

A Cathedral

 

[Edmundo]

Q- What is the least number of hits of a ball required for a tennis player to wn a conventional set of tennis?

36, I reckon. 4 aces in the service games x 3 + the same number of points in received games, where the ball needs to be hit twice (once by the server once by the receiver, or a double fault). Unless you are allowing for air shots to be counted in which case the answer is 12.

PS what's an unconventional set of tennis?

 

[nocoat]

So I got it right then Ed.

 

[Edmundo]

Yes - unless Rod meant that a convential set of tennis was one where players were able to hit the ball and not completely useless.

 

[nocoat]

Yes

That will do!!

I think he meant a conventional set as in the first too six games and must win by two at least. Instead of another type of set played down the park or by kids, which can contain as many or few games as the players want and still be called a set by said players

 

[Banana]

That will do!!

I think he meant a conventional set as in the first too six games and must win by two at least. Instead of another type of set played down the park or by kids, which can contain as many or few games as the players want and still be called a set by said players

I think it's to avoid the answer: 0 which it would be if the other player got penalised a set for abusing his racket three times directly after a previous set had finished (or during/after the warm up etc.)