Yes, friends, it was indeed emotional. For those of you who are unaware, this is my final pub quiz in the hallowed halls of the Victory until Christmas time, owing to my moving to Birmingham. It looks very doubtful that I will be able to sustain the compilation of quiz guides on a regular basis for a good long while, but I will still try and keep up the quiz outings if I can. We had another magnificent performance at the Victory this time, earning 95 points. It was great to end on such a high, although we were actually just pipped into second place. We also missed out on the golden opportunity of winning £100, so see the Snowball round below to find if you could have made all the difference to our team. I have resumed the Best Team Name competition, which is up to you to decide. Other than that, please sit back, relax and enjoy my final moments of reporting from the Hereford quizzing front line...23/09/2014
Venue: The Victory Quiz Extravaganza Team: Me + 4 others
Score: 95/100 - 2nd (1st place - 96) Snowball: LOSS! (Were we in need of your help?)
Obviously, we were pretty pleased with that, but to miss out on the money after months of not being picked is a little bit gutting. I don't think we could have plucked this one out of the ether though. Let's get down to business...
Best Team Name Competition
Unlike last week, this time you can choose the best team name from this shortlist. (If you want the full list, 1) Tough - I didn't note them all down, and 2) you're honestly not missing out.) This is a typical contest in that the one with the most votes wins. The shortlist is as follows:
- Paul Mycock
- If Quizzes Are Quizzical, Then What Are Tests?
- Alex Salmond UDI
- Universally Challenged
- I've Seen Hermione's Gryffindor
- Return of the Prodigal Boobs
You can vote by leaving a comment below or by tweeting me at @MPRTaylor. The winner will be announced around this time next week.
Right then, let's crack on with the main quiz? Could you have helped us win?
Questions
1) Name any 1 of the 2 Asian national football teams who appear in the Top 50 of the FIFA World Rankings?
(See below for the confusion over this question.)2) Where would you find the pituitary gland?
3) What was the name of the faith healer that Glenn Hoddle hired as part of the English football team coaching staff?
4) By what name is a 'diaphone' more commonly known?
Answers
1) Japan and/or Iran
2) At the base of the brain ('Head' was accepted)
3) Eileen Drewery
4) Foghorn
Post Match Analysis/Excuses
1) I'm afraid that the way this question was asked one was one of those quintessential mix ups, and the more we sought clarity as to whether we needed to put down one or two answers, the more confused we became. We put Japan and South Korea, of which one was correct, so we are still none the wiser as the whether we should only have put Japan or if we did the right thing. Never mind, we got one mark out of it.To Sum Up: Both teams made appearances at the group stages of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, but both also finished bottom of their groups. Iran currently ranks at No. 44 and Japan at equal 48th. Since 2006, the FIFA World Rankings have taken account of the national sides performance over the pervious 4 years, with more weight being given to more recent performances. Unsurprisingly, after their victory at the World Cup, Germany leads the table with 1765 points. England have increased to No. 18 (from 20) since the last time I had to investigate these rankings. Wales and Scotland are joint 29th and Northern Ireland is at 71.
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| The Pituitary Gland is in orange |
2) I think we might have mixed the position of this up with the thyroid gland. At any rate, we knew it wasn't part of the brain, but it is much closer to the brain that we thought.
To Sum Up: The pituitary gland is a endocrine gland, meaning it produces hormones, the best known probably being Human Growth Hormone (HGH). Other hormones help to regulate blood pressure, the body's water levels, sexual functions, metabolism, body temperature and the thyroid, so it's pretty busy for its size, which is roughly that of a pea. It is also known as the hypophysis.
To Sum Up: Hoddle first met Drewery in 1976, as she was the mother of Hoddle's girlfriend, Michelle. Staying in contact with Eileen long after his relationship with Michelle had broken up, Hoddle continually denied that she was influencing his choices when selecting teams in the build up to the 1998 World Cup in France. Hoddle was forced to resign his post of England manager when in a 1999 interview discussing his beliefs, he gave the view that being born with a disability was punishment for wrongdoing in a previous life.
To Sum Up: Bells and gongs were originally used to produce the necessary sound to warn ships from dangerous rocks, and even steam powered fog horns were used at one stage, but a diaphone is typically used for this purpose today. It is a machine that uses pressurised air to create a deep 'grunt' of a noise, and has been modified to elongate a second consequential note. The first company to manufacture them, the Diaphone Signal Company, was founded in Toronto in 1903. They are now a common feature on most lighthouses.
How did you do? If you answered Q1, you took us to equal 1st. Q2, 3 or 4 would have taken us into the lead. Let me know if you could have helped us out. But now for the part where you may have been absolutely crucial - the Snowball. How will you cope with these?
Snowball Questions
S1) This was the question that we were chosen for. We lost. Could you have earned us the £100? No pressure...
James Michael Aloysius Bradford is the real name of which actor turned singer?
S2) Talia Shire, who played Adrian in the Rocky series of films, is the sister of which famous director?
S3) Which capital city is located on the Amager and Zealand islands?
Answers/Excuses
We really had no idea on this. I could think of plenty of singers turned actors, but not the other way around. Knowing that we had to say something, we opted, with no conviction, for Frank Sinatra.
Nail hails from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is best known for playing Leonard 'Oz' Osborne in the comedy/drama series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet from 1983 - 86 and in 2004. He reached No. 1 in the UK in 1992 with the song 'Ain't No Doubt' and had another big hit in 1994 with 'Crocodile Shoes'.
S2) Francis Ford CoppolaI would have guessed this answer, making it a little irritating that we were picked first. I suppose that's just the luck of the draw for you.
Shire was born Talia Rose Coppola in the splendidly named Lake Success, New York in 1946. She is the aunt of both Nicholas Cage and director Sofia Coppola. Shire is also notable for playing the role of Connie Corleone in the Godfather series of films and earned a nomination for Best Supporting Actress for The Godfather Part II at the 1974/5 Academy Awards.
Another one that we would have got. I wasn't 100% sure but half of my team had actively considered going on holiday there.
Copenhagen was originally founded as a fishing village by the Vikings during the 10th Century and is historically notable for taking a heavy bombardment from the fleet of Admiral Nelson in 1801. Since the completion of the Oresund Bridge, Copenhagen is structurally linked with the Swedish coastal city of Malmo, forming the Oresund region, which is essentially a transnational metropolitan area. Major landmarks include the Tivoli Gardens and the Little Mermaid Statue, a tribute to the writer Hans Christian Andersen. Noma Restaurant has been voted Restaurant Magazine's Best Restaurant in the World for 4 of the last 5 years and it is official city policy that nobody must be further than a 15 minute walk from a beach in any direction, which is probably something most cities would struggle to live up to!
So there you have it. My last Victory outing for an eternity, so I hope you've enjoyed it. If you think I've got anything wrong, please don't hesitate to let me know and definitely let me know if you could have helped us out. Until next time everyone, whenever that may be...
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