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- Wed Nov 16, 2011 1:04 am
- Forum: Continuous Caption Competition
- Topic: Continuous Caption Contest
- Replies: 463
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Continuous Caption Contest
Here's the rules. You try and compose a clever and witty caption for the week's selected image. At the end of the week (Friday late morning) whoever holds the baton picks the winner. The author of the winning caption gets to select a new image and will act as judge the following week. Here's an imag...
- Wed Nov 16, 2011 12:12 am
- Forum: Quiz Discussion
- Topic: Movies for Quizzers
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10794
Re: Movies for Quizzers
Wow, can't believe I forgot 'Starter for Ten' (seen it) and 'Slumdog Millionaire' (about 10 of us quizzers went to see it the night before the Northampton GP a couple of years back. Good shout on 'Total recall' , Gerard. IIRC it's based on Phillip K Dick's wonderfully titled 'We Can Remember It For ...
- Tue Nov 15, 2011 3:43 pm
- Forum: Quiz Discussion
- Topic: Movies for Quizzers
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10794
Re: Movies for Quizzers
And while we're on the subject of films. Check out the debut novel by movie critic, quizzer and Grand Prix regular Brian Pendreigh, aimed at film lovers it's entitled 'The Man in the Seventh Row' . http://www.audaciousauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/posterous.png http://blastedheath.com/press/...
- Tue Nov 15, 2011 2:23 pm
- Forum: Quiz Discussion
- Topic: Movies for Quizzers
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10794
Movies for Quizzers
Having just read a piece by Paul Hamilos in The Guardian about his favourite film, 'Rushmore' (which seems like quizzers might enjoy it), can anybody recommend any other 'quizzical' movies to watch - beyond the obvious candidates of 'Quiz Show', 'Magnolia' and 'The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes' ? http...
- Tue Nov 15, 2011 1:44 pm
- Forum: Quiz News Archive
- Topic: Hislop wants Blair for TV news quiz
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4165
Hislop wants Blair for TV news quiz
Let's be absolutely clear about this, Ian Hislop wants Tony Blair to appear as a guest on BBC TV's satirical news quiz 'Have I Got News For You'. According to the Press Association, Hislop told the Radio Times: "In private I'm no more confrontational than anyone else but on Have I Got News For ...
- Tue Nov 15, 2011 1:09 pm
- Forum: Continuous Quiz - Television
- Topic: Continuous Quiz: TV
- Replies: 455
- Views: 345247
Re: Continuous Quiz: TV
I still can't believe I actually sat and watched Channel 5 fire-up for the first time, and yes, the first thing you saw and heard were the Spice Girls. Where did it all go wrong...
- Tue Nov 15, 2011 1:18 am
- Forum: Continuous Quiz - In the News
- Topic: Continuous Quiz: News
- Replies: 439
- Views: 342997
Re: Continuous Quiz: News
Great question; "British Legion"?
- Mon Nov 14, 2011 5:55 pm
- Forum: Quiz News Archive
- Topic: Naming the Mascot
- Replies: 60
- Views: 67310
Re: Naming the Mascot
It doesn't have to belong to the male gender, so how about Violet or Violetta?
- Mon Nov 14, 2011 3:56 pm
- Forum: Archive (past events)
- Topic: Sign-up for December's Quiz Grand Prix
- Replies: 50
- Views: 45433
Re: Sign-up for December's Quiz Grand Prix
78 now for the UK venue... UK Andrew Rowe Andrew Teale Andy Cobley Andy Crane Andy Tucker Anne Hegerty Audrey Doyle Barry Howbridge Barry Humphrey Barry Simmons Bob Thompson Chris Quinn Dave Bill Dave Challender (debut) David Hesp (MO) Dave Jones Dave Taylor David Smith David Stainer Diane Hallagan ...
- Mon Nov 14, 2011 3:55 pm
- Forum: Archive (past events)
- Topic: Sign-up for December's Quiz Grand Prix
- Replies: 50
- Views: 45433
Sign-up for December's Quiz Grand Prix
We are pleased to announce that our next Grand Prix quiz event will be held on Saturday 3 December near Burton upon Trent. Full details can be found here. This thread, however, is for you to sign-up to say you are coming. If you are coming for the morning only, please say so and I will do my best to...