I've been preparing a quiz for the guests at my Mum's 80th birthday party, based on the decades 1930s - to 2013. It has been quite an undertaking, and it occurred to me that it might provide a bit of fun and amusement for fellow fasters here on the forum over the next month or so ... is anybody up for it? If so, read below first - and then register your interest!
A caveat first: it does have a British bias, with many questions about British TV, life, history, celebs, culture, current affairs etc, ( as it was prepared for guests at a party in the UK) but those of you overseas, if you are prepared to put up with this, please feel free to either join in or alternatively cause mayhem, blow raspberries or cheerlead from the sidelines. I felt it only fair to point out the bias from the start ...
Anyone wanting to take part - please post below!
If you post, you are undertaking to use your own brainpower only !!
In other words - no books, no google, no internet, no asking your mates!!!!
I trust everybody to keep to this simple rule!
There won't be any prizes - just fun and amusement and a bit of distraction on the way towards Christmas (Crimble). But I will announce the winner of each round, so there is bound to be a certain kudos and notoriety for the winners (but no paparrazzi, selling your story to the papers, TV chat shows, or appearance fees
)
A bit more about how it would operate -
There are 8 rounds - one for each decade, starting in the 30s - and 10 questions in each round
I would put up each round's questions in a new thread every 5 days or so
These would appear as a 'poll' : however, to enter you would just have to post all 10 answers to the questions in one post in that thread. If you didn't know the answer to a particular question, just put 'Pass' - in true Mastermind style!
(Doing it as a poll would enable me to put a time limit on each round.)
After each round closed, I would put up the answers - and announce the winner of that round! Simples!
Any questions, please ask away ...
Or just sign up by posting below
A caveat first: it does have a British bias, with many questions about British TV, life, history, celebs, culture, current affairs etc, ( as it was prepared for guests at a party in the UK) but those of you overseas, if you are prepared to put up with this, please feel free to either join in or alternatively cause mayhem, blow raspberries or cheerlead from the sidelines. I felt it only fair to point out the bias from the start ...
Anyone wanting to take part - please post below!
If you post, you are undertaking to use your own brainpower only !!
In other words - no books, no google, no internet, no asking your mates!!!!
I trust everybody to keep to this simple rule!
There won't be any prizes - just fun and amusement and a bit of distraction on the way towards Christmas (Crimble). But I will announce the winner of each round, so there is bound to be a certain kudos and notoriety for the winners (but no paparrazzi, selling your story to the papers, TV chat shows, or appearance fees
)A bit more about how it would operate -
There are 8 rounds - one for each decade, starting in the 30s - and 10 questions in each round
I would put up each round's questions in a new thread every 5 days or so
These would appear as a 'poll' : however, to enter you would just have to post all 10 answers to the questions in one post in that thread. If you didn't know the answer to a particular question, just put 'Pass' - in true Mastermind style!
(Doing it as a poll would enable me to put a time limit on each round.)
After each round closed, I would put up the answers - and announce the winner of that round! Simples!
Any questions, please ask away ...
Or just sign up by posting below
[color=#40BFFF]STILL cake, biscuits, chocolate, fudge, tablet, shortbread, butter ...
(not forgetting salted caramel ...)
but only 5 days a week!
(not forgetting salted caramel ...
)but only 5 days a week!
