Post 1511 . Thursday April 21
Tales of everyday life in the coastal village of Amble Bay
Thanks for coming, we were a team member short. James lost his memory and can’t remember where he left it. Welcome to Team Extreme! You've met Arthur, he knows farming, George knows legal stuff, and Rosemary’s a teacher. What’s your specialist subject? Nothing? Ok. Well, I am a walking talking dictionary.
Dan’s perched on a beer crate, microphone in one hand, a spoon in the other. He’s tapping a wine glass. No-one’s noticed.
Dan, tap it harder!
Whoops! Breaking glass always attracts attention.
Here comes the first question. Spell necessary. Simple! It’s 2 C’s and 1 S. No, 2 C’s and 2 S's. Mmmm. That looks right. Next!
Question two is even easier.
No Arthur, not Broom and Brim. Name two 'birds' starting P and ending N, not two 'words' starting B and ending M!
Tales of everyday life in the coastal village of Amble Bay
Dan’s perched on a beer crate, microphone in one hand, a spoon in the other. He’s tapping a wine glass. No-one’s noticed.
Dan, tap it harder!
Whoops! Breaking glass always attracts attention.
Question two is even easier.
No Arthur, not Broom and Brim. Name two 'birds' starting P and ending N, not two 'words' starting B and ending M!
I’ll write down Pidgeon and Penguin.
That’s it, now the results. Wake up Arthur.
Wake up Arthur!
I predict we got thirty correct, eight almost, and a couple of wrong'ens. What? We came last? Tricky Dicky’s mob won? I demand a recount!
Tomorrow we are taking a ramble along the coastal path. Don't forget your walking boots!
To read a brief description of Amble Bay and see a scribbled map just click HERE
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Arthur wasn't much help now, was he? Better that he caught up on his sleep. Shame on Tricky Dicky for googling, anyone can win that way...not fair! R for Recount? Hope it is!
ReplyDeleteNilanjana.
Madly-in-Verse
Brilliant idea for R. I'll put it Dapper Dan! Thanks for commenting so soon, the ink is hardly dry!
DeleteSounds like a conversation I would have with my husband. Broom and Brim - two birds that start with P and end in N! Maui Jungalow
ReplyDeleteHaha! I admit that I based that on personal experience! Cheers Courtney
DeleteIt certainly is cheating to have your phone with you. Sweetie misunderstands questions like that, too.
ReplyDeleteTut tut, indeed! As always, a solid and amusing post.
ReplyDeleteMelanie Atherton Allen
www.athertonsmagicvapour.com
Pleased to have ammused you Melanie!
DeleteI always like a pub quiz. It's funny how competitive it can get. This one sounds like a hoot!
ReplyDeleteI prefer hosting them to partaking, and I've done a lot of that in my pubs! Cheers Nick.
DeleteI hate games of any kind! I suck at games! :(
ReplyDeleteCalen~
Impromptu Promptlings
A to Z Challenge Letter O&P
A kindred spirit! I'm useless as I prove each day on your blog Calen~!
DeleteHow come they always take that long? I love pub quizzes but never know any answers to anything. And when I do others don't believe me and put in the wrong answer. Makes me laugh. 'told you so!'
ReplyDeleteWe keep telling Dan to keep them shorter, but to no avail! I totally empathise with your quizzing experience. Thanks lynne
DeleteHi Keith - pub quizzes .. I enjoy them sometimes - but need a few friends around to help! I need time to get my head into gear .. and someone's come up with the answer already .. unfair!!! But a great tale of quizzing in Amble Bay ... tomorrow we can rumble the ramble reminiscing about how unfair life is in the pub - and perhaps change the venue - to a place where signals cannot be got (good English!) .. cheers Hilary
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As I mentioned to Nick, I'd rather host than participate. I held one every Monday in one of my pubs. I didn't enjoy them, but they put quite a bit of money in the till!
DeleteEnjoyed the quiz. Thanks for another brilliant story.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes ...
I'm pleased. Sorry you didn't win!
DeleteYou have some great characters in your pub.
ReplyDeleteTypical of a village pub! You see all life there! Thanks Sally
DeleteI demand a recount too.
ReplyDeleteThe Tricky team should be disqualified.
A Peice Of My Life
Here here - ban them! Cheers DeeDee
DeletePub quizzes sound interesting! I always thought they were about brawls and beers!( Not my fault, that's what the TV and books describe them as :P)
ReplyDeleteQuaint
No! Our village pubs are peaceful places where we chill! City pubs are a different matter, but they don't usually go in for quizzes!
DeleteI watch a lot of BBC series and love the scenes with pub quizzes - Several times on Midsomer Murders. If they have them here in America, they don't have any in my area.
ReplyDeleteWell, there's an idea for you! They are fun and in my village pub they were a very useful to bring normally quiet nights like Mondays to life!
DeleteYou write characters and settings so well. I created a way to remember how to spell 'occasion'. It's an occasion to see an ess (2 C an S). ~grin~ I am not good at live competitions like this. Be well!
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Hey, that's clever! My spelling is aweful - thank goodness for Grammarly.
Deletequizzing times on my blog as well today:)
ReplyDeleteand the next quiz time around, they should say 'phones at the basket by the door'!
as always, fun times in Amble Bay
Funny you should say that because I had a box on the bar for phones on quiz nights when I ran my village pub!
DeleteUh oh, Tricky Dicky's up to no good! Love the bit about James forgetting where he placed his memory. I can relate... ;)
ReplyDeleteA to Z 2017: Magical and Medicinal Herbs
What dd you say? I've forgotten already! Cheers Sara
DeleteThis sounds like a lot of fun, though cheaters should be ousted!
ReplyDelete...and so say all of us!
DeleteMy favourite pub quizzes are the ones where I can just drink my beer and listen to everyone else answer the questions :-)
ReplyDeleteMe too em! I used to run them every Monday in my pub, and no matter how much my regulars pleaded, I would not take part!
DeleteChuckling over the spelling. You know. Old editors never die. They just ... ?
ReplyDeleteVisiting from the A-Z Challenge. ((I'm doing five blog sites this time around.)
Here's one:
Nickers and Ink Poetry and Humor
Great to see you Linda!
DeleteLove a good pub quiz. I'm free every Thursday night if they need a regular.
ReplyDeleteThey certainly do Iain. Did I see you on Mastermind? If so, drinks are on the team!
DeleteJust as I predicted... brilliant.
ReplyDeleteHope James finds his memory. Of all the things I've lost over the years, I miss my mind the most.
Trudy @ Reel Focus
Food in Film: Quiche
So Trudy, what's planned for tomorrow? I can't remember!
DeleteI like quizzes! When I know the answers, lol. I would demand a recount for this quiz, too!
ReplyDeleteMy "theme" - A Thirty-Word Story, revealing one word of the story each day of the challenge.
#AtoZChallenge The Letter S
I am useless at quizzes which is why I was always the question master at my pubs!
DeleteI love trivia: quiz shows on TV, trivia nights etc. I run The World Famous Trivia Quiz for my students each Wednesday in class. No offence, but I don't think I'll be inviting any of your mob to join my team for my next trivia night.
ReplyDeleteMy lot wouldn't understand your questions let alone answer them!
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