Hayfield pub quiz

[enismirdal]

Well, that wins at being the worst pub quiz ever. Even worse than the usual ones I've been to!

The Student Union bar was shut, so we went to a local pub in search of an alternative pub quiz.

It was scheduled to start at 9:30pm.

It actually started at 10:05pm. There were supposed to be 5 rounds.

The first round finished at about 10:45pm. The second round finished at about 11:30pm. We were boggling at how long it was taking, not to mention the amount of cheating going on - and it wasn't even subtle.

Realising at this rate we'd be here till 2, and all of us had work to do in the morning, we walked out at the start of the 3rd round.

Bah.

But in better news, flatmate and I made a REALLY yummy tofu stirfry that was amazing. And yesterday we did cool stuff like sightseeing in Westminster and Soho. And the day before there was a wine and cheese party of greatness. So I am more happy than unhappy!

Comments

[nienna-weeper.livejournal.com]

I know I keep asking you questions, but, what's a pub quiz?

[enismirdal.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, do they not exist in the USA? You go to a pub (as in, a traditional or traditional-ish British bar of the variety that sells everything from draught bitter to red wine, though often not terribly good examples of either) with maybe 3 or 4 friends and sit at a table together. You pay the quizmaster a couple of pounds each, and the money goes into the prize fund.

Then you get an answer sheet and a pen, and the quizmaster calls out questions like, "Which politician has famously been in trouble this week for having an affair with his secretary?" or "Which football team won the world cup in 1966?" and each team scribbles down their answer.

And then at the end, the answer sheets are collected in and marked, and the team with the most correct naturally win the prize fund. The pub we ended up at were offering £301 guaranteed prize.

In the modern age of mobile phones, of course, loads of people end up texting friends for help!

I really don't usually enjoy pub quizzes, as half the questions tend to be targeted at people who spend all day watching football and soaps. Not having a TV, I don't know anything about either! Now if they had a round about bumblebees, that I would enjoy!

[nienna-weeper.livejournal.com]

Golly. No such beast here... I like you, Eni. You teach me things. *grin*

[phyncke.livejournal.com]

I make tofu stir fry with ginger sauce and almonds. It is teh yummeh.

[zafiro-v.livejournal.com]

Eni, did you get my mail? Sent it days ago.

[enismirdal.livejournal.com]

Oh SHIT! I got it, yeah. Decided to think about it before replying, and then other things happened and it slipped my mind!

Sorry!

*looks guilty*

[zafiro-v.livejournal.com]

Don't worry! =)

We'll only start on January, but we already have players and people are taking charries. If you decide to play, I can add you to the LJ lock so you can see what's going on.