Sunday 31 August 2014

A week in the world of quiz

To be honest there's not much on my mind this week. Tomorrow is the 1st of September, which will hopefully mean attendence on quiz nights start to increase after the lull over summer.

Tomorrow also sees the return of Only Connect, this time on BBC2, for a run of 27 shows! The Monday night schedule is now packed with quizzing content.

Currently the 3pm slot on Radio 4 is being filled by Quote... Unquote, but that is due to end its run soon. I was wondering if that means Brain of Britain will soon be back with us?

This weeks Mastermind sees the contestants answering questions on Champagne, the Manhattan Project, the photographer Tina Modotti and the TV series The Prisoner. The only one there that stands out for me is the Manhattan Project, so it will be interesting to see how I fare.

I'll leave you with a few questions that got away from us over the past couple of weeks.










1 This photo appeared in a picture round of people called Sam.

2 The birch tree is a member of which genus?

3 Which Scottish city has football teams that play their home games at Dens Park and Tannadice Park?

4 Highland Park Distillery is located on which Scottish island?

5 Which 2014 film is based on a Marvel Comics superhero team led by Starlord aka Peter Quinn?

6 What was the name of the American businessman who helped to revive the Thai silk industry during the 1950s and 60s? He famously disappeared without trace in 1967.






Answers:

1 Sam Wanamaker. Annoyingly his name was on our list of possibles before receiving the handout.
2 Betula.
3 Dundee.
4 Mainland, Orkney. Apparently it is the northernmost whisky distillery in the British Isles.
5 Guardians of the Galaxy.
6 Jim Thompson.


1 comment:

  1. Hi

    I know the BBC are busy recording Counterpoint this month. Because of the troubles with the presenter of the show I believe they re-arranged the scheduling so I imagine the next series in the 3pm slot is going to be Counterpoint followed by BOB

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