.....we're gonna win the....

Another restful day...slept late.....a snooze after lunch....Foyle's War to watch.

The most energetic thing I did was text hebs.

I'm going to see her tomorrow....she's sent her demands....early afternoon visit....make cups of tea.....be sparkling company .....and bring chocolate!

Quiz Cup tonight v Shoulder of Mutton.....notoriously slow at answers....slightly iffy question master....and we have to give them a 1 point lead.

Round 1 we won 6-8
Total 7-8
Round 2 we won 5-7
Total 12-15
Round 3 we lost 8-5
Total 20-20
Round 4 we lost 4-1
Total 24-21

Half time fag break.....reminder that we'd already pulled the lead back and we could do it again.

Round 5 we won 3-7
Total 27-28
Round 6 we won 6-9
Total 3
33-37
Round 7 drew 3-3 thanks to a spot of brilliance from Ann
Total 36-40
Final round we won 5-7

Final score 41-47............so now it's the Hare and Hounds in the final in two weeks time.

Some questions for you to try.

1. Which Cumbrian town hosts an International Crab Fair and the World Gurning Championships?
2. Which Cumbrian town hosts a famous Horse Fair?
3. Which cartoon character lives at Bikini Bottom with his pet snail?
4. Which now extinct sub species of zebra is distinguished by markings only on the head, neck and rump?
5. In which Japanese city is Madame Butterfly set?
6. The Waitangi Treaty of 1840 granted Britain sovereignty over which country?
7. Who wrote the novel 1914?
8. The Stephen King novel 11/22/63 is concerned with which historic event?
9. Which singer/songwriter is married to Canadian Jazz singer Diana Krall?
10. Which American chemist won the Nobel prize for Chemistry in 1954 and the Peace prize in 1962?


As the answer to number 7 would say........Das vidanya moy padruga.





Answers
1.Egremont
2. Appleby
3. Sponge Bob Squarepants
4. Quagga
5. Nagasaki
6. New Zealand
7. Alexander Solzhenitsyn
8. The assassination of JFK
9. Elvis Costello
10. Linus Pauling