Weekly Roundup - Week 6, W/E 09/02/2018

Pub Quiz Results

Quiz #18 - Sunday 4th February, Turf Tavern, Carlisle (Team: 4)

Round 1: Pictures (people, mixture), 7/10
Round 2: Current events, 7/10
Round 3: Top 5 test cricket nations, 4/5
Round 4: Top grossing films of 1980's, 4/5
Round 5: Alpha Links, 10/10
Round 6: Hidden link connection, 3/5
Round 7: Wipeout (general knowledge), 6/10

Total Score: 41/55 (74.55%), 1st/6

Quiz #19 - Monday 5th February, Kings Arms, Dalbeattie (Team: 4, Host: G)

Round 1: General knowledge, 15/15
Round 2: History, 12/15
Round 3: Music - lyrics, 13/15
Round 4: Flags of the EU, 17/20
Round 5: "In what year?", 12/15
Round 6: Food and drink, 14/15

Total Score: 83/95 (76%), 1st/unknown

Quiz #20 - Tuesday 6th February, Queen of the South, Dumfries (Team: 5)

Round 1: General knowledge, 8/10
Round 2: Sport, 4/10
Round 3: Dingbats, 13/15
Round 4: History, 3/10
Round 5: Played music, 11/15

Total Score: 39/60 (65), 1st/7

Quiz #21 - Wednesday 7th February, Granary, Dumfries (Team: 5)

Round 1: Sport, 9/10
Round 2: Films - 2000's, 5/10
Round 3: Music - 1990's, 6/10
Round 4: Riddles, 10/10
Round 5: General knowledge, 10/10

Total Score: 40/50 (80%), 1st/7

Quiz #22 - Thursday 8th February, Anchor Hotel, Kippford (Team: 5)

Round 1: General knowledge, 6/8
Round 2: Famous people, 6/8
Round 3: Answers start "arm" or "leg", 8/8
Round 4: Film & TV, 5/8
Round 5: Pictures - website logos, 8/8
Round 6: The UK

Total Score: 47/56 (83.93%), 1st/8

Quiz #23 - Friday 9th February, Grapes, Springholm (Team: 1)

Round 1: General knowledge, 56/65
Round 2: Sport, 6/15
Round 3: History, 9/15

Total Score: 71/90 (78.89%), 1st/3

Overall Weekly Score: 321/411 (78.10%)

Total Monthly Score - January: 722/1057 (68.31%)
Month-to-Date - February: 418/527 (79.32%)
Year-To-Date: 1140/1584 (71.97%)

New Year, New Beginnings

Hello everyone, yes, I'm back, again! Not for the first time, this blog has risen from the ashes, like a phoenix. They've always my favourite mythological creature, since their powers of resurrection make them resilient, like me. A setback doesn't need to mean defeat, after all. You may be wondering where I've been these last few months, why my reasonably regular posting came to a shuddering halt, but I'll get to that in what is a bit of a stream-of-consciousness style post akin to my occasional "Life Update" posts last year.

There's a few quotes that have been running through my mind, lately; one in particular: "There is surely nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency what should not be done at all"