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The Stockport/Withington inter-league quiz idea is gathering some head of steam.  I received the following email from the Stockport league earlier in the week:

"As the Stockport League doesn't have a message board, I've put something on our website asking teams for further suggestions around the idea for an inter league quiz (or quizzes). 

http://uk.geocities.com/mjwcb@btinternet.com/withington.htm

In keeping with the spirit of Dave Rainford’s Good Friday Agreement it would be great to see some Withington teams playing as guests in our end-of-season table quiz on Thursday 3 May (venue to be confirmed, usually in Heaton Mersey).  This would be an ideal way for you to check out the opposition and have a good night's quizzing into the bargain.  Any teams wanting to take part should just turn up on the night; you'll be made very welcome and you'll probably recognise a few familiar faces. 

There is a £1 per head entrance fee (all proceeds to charity) and team size is not limited (within reason!).  The quiz consists of 100 questions over four or five rounds and teams are handicapped according to league position; I would suggest any Withington teams receive an 'average' handicap.  The winners receive a trophy, though I'm sure you will understand that guest teams will not be eligible to win this.  We usually hold a raffle (for charity) and each team donates a prize (bottle of wine, box of choccies or similar).  Unlike our league matches, food is NOT provided.   Hope to see a few of you there,

I recommend following the link to their website (quoted above).  Ideas for inter-league activity are put forward in some detail.  Their end-of-season AGM is on May 10th, so expect to see some further information on their site shortly thereafter.  Based on your input so far the general feeling this side of the fence is favourable.  Watch this space!!

The Results

Cup (Round 2)

Last season's Val Draper Cup winners, the Electric Pigs, were knocked out in a one-point thriller at the Fletcher Moss by the History Men

Napier Girls just got their collective snouts in front despite being pretty much level for most of the evening against 2 FCEKs

Albert Park earned the honour of being next week's setters by losing at home to Snoopy's Friends

Plate (Round 1)

Ethel Rodin rediscovered the winning habit against newcomers The Men TCH

X-Pats lost at home to Albert

The Paper

Opsimaths set the paper.  Aggregate scores were middling but good signs in that there were a number of different nominations for QotW.  The Pigs thought the Picture Round too one-track whilst the culture vultures from Ms Rodin loved it; Ethel and co. thought the 'First lady to...' pair were not much fun, whereas the Girls and FCEKs voted 'em top notch.

As QM at the Griffin (and main architect of the paper) my most enjoyable moment was watching the Girls try to work out whether Canterbury was close to, and north of, Hastings.  To be fair Martin did say "Are we thinking of the right Hastings?".  Every Napier lad knows where the world capital for chevrons, ziggurats and sunbursts - and Art Deco - is, surely?  I do hope the Men TCH got their own question right.

Oh, and apologies for the Forrest Gump question.  I goofed.  The book was published in 1985 but the film won Oscars in 1994.

Question of the Week

Jeremy from newcomers, The Men TCH, voted this week for Round 3 Question 1:

The American-born composer, John Cage wrote a piece of music entitled 4 minutes 33 seconds which consists of total silence.  Why did he pick that number of seconds?

Click here to see the answers to this and the rest of the week's questions and answers.