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SPW
set this week. Bumper scorelines all round with the
Opsimaths posting a record (for them, anyway) 50 points .
"A most enjoyable quiz" was the general verdict of
the Opsimaths and TMTCH.
Fresh
from the Parrswood Opsimath 'Owl writes:
"There may have been a
change of name but this was a typical Napier Girls quiz
– somewhat reminiscent of George Foreman rumbling in the
jungle with Ali … by that I mean that the questions were
straightforward and much less rambling that some of the
other setters' efforts – but they still hurt when an
incorrect answer connected!
Opsimaths scored more
2-pointers (16) than in any of their previous 34 matches -
so the clear implication is that as a team we model
ourselves on Ali (except Mike, of course – who models
himself on Cassius Clay)."
Not quite such universal
praise from the Red. Ivor comments (including a
revelation about the CANny Round 1 in last week's paper):
"Neither side succeeded in
identifying the mountains (Tim was QM and was most
disgusted at such poor orological knowledge) but the Mount
Everest picture made it look as if you could amble up the
tourist route in a few hours and Mont Blanc barely looked
like a hill.
Historymen think that a
theme round should be announced before, rather than after,
the round otherwise it generates a “who gives a ****”
comment since it neither helps with the answer nor can one
normally be bothered to back track and marvel at the
ingenuity with which it was executed. This is a
shame since apparently Ethel executed a brilliant 'hidden
theme' round last week with Round 1. It seems that
it had been a celebration of World Toilet Day (Humphrey
BOGgart, WC Fields, sLAVonic dances etc). Now this
has been pointed out, we applaud Ms Rodin's genius!!"
...and from the White Swan Damian sums up:
"SPW's
questions were a fairly well-mixed assortment.
Nothing to get too excited about but nothing too
perplexing either. The consensus was that it was a
fair quiz although we had our suspicions that the Chefs
theme from Round 6 had been set rather recently."
Gary from the Pigs thought last night's paper was
excellent value but does share Ivor's concern that if a
theme is not signposted at the start of the round there is
a strong chance that the fun of tracking down the theme is
missed altogether. There were two 'hidden theme'
rounds last night where there was no mention of a theme at
the start of the round. Had it not been for the
foresight of our QM at the Parrswood we would have missed
the point of the round - and I guess the same was true for
the Pigs and Albert at the Fletcher Moss.
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