Bury & District Quiz League Week 28

The week of the Bury Reprographics Quiz League Handicap Knockout Cup Final had an exciting contest in prospect and it didn’t disappoint.
The final took place at St. Mary’s Catholic Club Radcliffe and we must first thank the committee, Bar Staff and especially John Heenan for organising the venue and allowing us to hold the final.
The two sides which had battled there way to the final were PackHorse Affetside and league Champions Radcliffe Cricket Club who have had to overcome some very high handicaps to reach the final and on this day faced another of a minus twelve points start. The teams and there supporters along with a number of league teams took there places.
The Quiz master who was I must say, brilliant on the night, picked out a special commemorative ten pence piece from his loose change and tossed it for choice of questions, the PackHorse won the choice and chose to go second in the first half.
The first questions on Anne Aston’s Gameshow and a big military building in Washington were both answered successfully and both sides relaxed a little but then the second questions stumped both sides and the most of the audience as nobody recognised the boxer known as “the Brixton Bomber” for the Cricket Club and what instrument a “faggottist” would play in an Italian Symphony Orchestra for the PackHorse (although Mr Mike Pinder, travelling Reserve for the PackHorse correctly answered when it was thrown open), the answers Danny Williams and Bassoon respectively. The third questions on the same subjects also went unanswered, as the Cricketers missed there question (probably the worst worded question or correct answer of the evening,)on the common name for chordophone musical instrument and the PackHorse missed there’s on the name of the “Quiet Man” who fought David Haye at the M.E.N. just a year ago. The answers were Stringed Instrument and John Ruiz respectively. With the final questions on another big building in Washington who’s name means the chief city of any country and Monica Rose’s T.V. Game show’s name answered correctly the scores for the round were four each giving totals of minus 8 – plus four. Round two is the first individual round with categories of Super League Teams, Airline Identification, Young French Creatures and Postponed Oscars both teams took a nervous time in choosing there subjects but they both chose well as all questions were answered correctly for a score of 8-8 and totals of 0-12 to the PackHorse Hoodies. Round three a notoriously difficult round during the league season, could have given the Cricketers a chance to pull back some of that handicap, but both sides had difficulties with two questions as per round one, the Cricketers came unstuck on there second question with the type of Factory Mr Chigley managed in the 60’s Childrens T.V. series and the daily time of the dance all the workers attended at the same factory stumped the PackHorse, they also stumped the room as the answers were Biscuit Factory and 6 O’clock. The Cricketers answered there third question correctly but the Packhorse failed with there own, as Stanley Baldwin’s literary cousin from whom he borrowed the Phrase “power without responsibility” was not recognised as “Rudyard Kipling”, the PackHorse breathed a sigh of relief when the Cricketers missed the bonus. The Cricketers then failed themselves when the African Country who’s independence framework was negotiated in conferences at Lancaster House London between 1960 and 63, wasn’t remembered by either side as “Kenya”. With the PackHorse correctly answering the final question the round scores were again tied at 4-4 for totals of 4-16. Round four the Stink or twist round had a subtitled theme of “You might smell a Rat”, the Cricket club team of Phil Dodd, Mark Dobson, Tony Kaye and Ken Jones raced to the four point question with Winston Smith and Roland but found the four point answer a dilemma as the question was The Lights of Las Vegas strip was dimmed in honour of which member of the Ratpacks death on Christmas Day 1995. This had them in furious consultation but the answer given was an incorrect Sammy Davis Jnr, and meant no points were scored by the Cricketers as Dean Martin was the correct answer. The Packhorse team of Sue Pinder, Adrian Finbow, Bruce Hardman and Marcus Elder raced through to the two point question with the single point answer of the Pied Piper but then came upon there own Ratpack question on which one was the Brother in Law of Pres. J.F.K.? This caused furious consultation on the PackHorse side but with no one wanting to lose the point they settled and stuck, with the answer of Peter Lawford also evading most of the room. Halftime scores, where significantly no bonus points were scored and only one point separates the actual points scored, but that was in favour of the PackHorse as they lead by the score of 4-17.
Round Five was back to a team consultation round and the PackHorse went first in this half, but straight away they ran into trouble as the Politician featured in the 1876 15th April edition of Punch’s cartoon by Sir John Tenniel, had them pondering furiously before answering incorrectly, and the Cricketers pounced on the first bonus point of the match with “Disraeli”. Both sides then completed the round and a full house for the Cricketers, with some excellent knowledgeable answers for a round score of 9-6 to give an overall total of 13-23 for the first headway into the handicap by the Cricket Club. Round six two part Questions saw both teams answering questions on Austrian scientists neither of whom were Einstein for two points apiece. The PackHorse took an aptly named Lennon and McCartney song for two points with “We can work it out”. The Cricketers opted to go for an excellently answered four points with there own Beatles song” Get Back” that drew admiration from the room on the clue given. Both of the Third questions proved difficult for both sides as the small bomb made of metal of wood originally a name of a French firework and best known today through an expression meaning “to injure oneself when intending to injure others”, could not be recognised as “Petard” as in hoist with your own! The Cricketers then could not get there own medieval weapon used in close combat and which existed in various forms but generally having a head of an axe blade or hammer head with a pointed fluke at the rear for balance. It also became a tool used in butchery to stun or kill an animal and today describes the effect of stunning someone with sudden or shocking news. The PackHorse grabbed there first bonus point of the match with the answer of “Poleaxe” , they then capitalised on that point by realising the street occupying originally a strip of shore on the Thames between the cities of London and Westminster and for this reason was named ….., was well answered at this four point stage with “The Strand”. The Cricketers had to settle on two points when Portugal Streets new name renamed after a mansion built on the street and the place where Ritz built his posh flop house was recognised as “Piccadilly.” Round score 8-9, overall score 21-32, with rounds running out the Cricketers had pulled only one point of the handicap back overall and would have lead by just a single point in the match without handicap. Round seven is the second individual round and had categories of Windmill Homes, Welsh Sports Personalities, Renamed Ships and African Animals. With both teams having problems deciding what categories to take, the first question was dropped by the PackHorse as P.D. James’s detective who lives in a windmill was missed by both teams because there were no fans of “Adam Dagliesh”. With the Cricketers again picking there categories correctly and scoring a full house eventually again, the PackHorse dropped further points when there own question on renamed ships had an incorrect answer as the historic ship, site of a famous mutiny in 1789, that started life as The Bethia in 1784 was given on the sheet as Mayflower but the question master thought this answer to be incorrect on the night but had no time to check on the evening and it should have been obviously the Bounty. The Packhorse did answer Bounty on the night and the final scores have been amended by two points in PackHorses favour, which makes no difference to the outcome of the match but on the night both teams obviously could never get the correct answer. However with the final category answers of Aardvark and Wildebeest causing no problems the round score on the night was 8-4 to the Cricketers giving overall totals of 29-36. Could the Cricket Club make a dramatic last round claim on the cup, it was possible. However the Cricketers started badly and missed a difficult first question on the name of 6 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh official residence of the Scottish first minister, with the PackHorse already sitting with two points in the bag, the answer of Bute House could not be grabbed by the PackHorse who then dropped there own second question on which newspaper was founded by Alfred Harmsworth on 2 Nov. 1903 as “no mere bulletin of fashion , but a reflection of Women’s interests (mmmm –ed), women’s thought’s (dangerous that one- ed) and women’s work (say no more for reasons of safety –ed), the Cricketers grabbed a bonus Daily Mirror to leave them still with a flicker of victory but it was snuffed out in the very next question when the Daily Mirror Sponsored Harriet Quimby on 12 April 1912 became the first woman to do what? Was missed by the league champions and the PackHorse quickly snapped up a bonus with “Fly the English Channel”. Again there was another twist when the PackHorse missed there own third question when the city of Ushuaia, regarded as the southernmost city in the world and stands on the north shore of which channel connecting the Atlantic and Pacific went begging, the Cricketers grabbed a bonus “Beagle Channel” and completed the round with no further mishaps as did the PackHorse. The Cricketers had won the round but by only a single point with a score of 6-5 but the PackHorse were victorious overall and won the Handicap Cup with a final score of Radcliffe Cricket Club 35 PackHorse Affetside 43.
Congratulations go to the PackHorse who have ended the season on a high after ending a poor league season in there own eyes.
The excellent buffet was catered for via the famous former Swan and Railway Landlady Mavis Harris’s new enterprise and thoroughly enjoyed by all attending.
The beer leg had all present participating with a normal winner take all prize and was won by a point by the Radcliffe Cricketers and a just for fun tie break question had the Cricketers via Mark Dobson stopping the proceedings with a spot on 1165 answer to the Question of “in what year was Richard I wife Berengaria born.”
Thanks to all present for making the evening enjoyable to all.

Week 29 9-05-2011 Presentation Night
Presentation Night
May 9TH Heap Bridge Social Club 8 for 8-30 start, general quiz, good food, prize raffle and social evening completes the season can all teams not attending let the secretary know please so food amount can be estimated. Can all teams provide raffle prizes please. Any profit gained from the night goes back into league funds.

TEAM	P	W	D	L	PTS	FOR	AGAINST
RADCLIFFE CC	22	18	1	3	37	1162	902
ROSE & CROWN (STAR)	22	16	0	6	32	1048	960
ROSE & CROWN (RAM)	22	14	0	8	28	992	920
ST MARYS (B)	22	13	1	8	27	1057	955
HARE & HOUNDS	22	13	0	9	26	1002	921
STOPES TAVERN	22	10	2	10	22	949	969
HEAP BRIDGE SC	22	10	1	11	21	960	972
RAMSBOTTOM CC	22	10	0	12	20	934	973
SHOULDER OF MUTTON	22	8	1	13	17	926	982
SUN DIAL	22	7	0	15	14	854	980
PACK HORSE	22	6	1	15	13	880	1037
ST MARYS (A)	22	3	1	18	7	810	1003

TEAM	HANDICAP
ROSE & CROWN (STAR)	5
RADCLIFFE CC	0
HARE & HOUNDS	6
ST MARYS (B)	5
STOPES TAVERN	10
PACK HORSE	12
HEAP BRIDGE SC	10
ROSE & CROWN (RAM)	8
SUN DIAL	14
ST MARYS (A)	16
RAMSBOTTOM CC	11
SHOULDER OF MUTTON	11


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