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Question: What do Red Cabbage, Dim Twins, Cerebral Ratbags and
Stokey Slappers have in common? Answer: No, they're not entrants for the Mercury Music
Prize, but rather some of the enthusiastic and wackily-monikered teams who compete in the
Rose & Crown's hugely popular Quiz Night.
 Staged in the Church Street pub every month, the event packs in the punters.
On the night we visited there were over 150 would-be Masterminds and, by 8.30, there was
not a spare table to be had. The questions are set and read out by landlady Mabel, a
lassie frae the Highlands and therefore beyond reproach, and the entirely reasonable fee
of £1 per person ensures admission to the tournament, with all the money returned in the
form of prizes.
Before the quiz proper, there is a teaser quiz laid out in every table (sample questions:
1) What is the linking word between these three words? - hat / music / one night; breaking
/ game / vantage. 2) Decipher the following: 36,741 PA the FD at W; 360D in a C) (Answers
below).
At 9.00, Mabel's amplified tones announce that the game is on. The questions range through
the relatively easy to the tricky, including sometimes the scarcely credible (eg How many
weeks did Bryan Adams' hit 'Everything I Do' stay at number one? The answer is not the
obvious 'Why?', as many replied, but 'sixteen weeks'). Also, unlike many pub quizzes, you
don't have to be a TV soap fan there were no questions on the antics of Bianca, Kevin
et al. Interestingly, a team called Hopeless won the quiz, so if you call yourself Crap or
Rubbish you're probably in with a chance.
There was much bonhomie and banter about the place, and concentration was aided by
constant refills of the well-kept Pedigree and Adnams and the good selection of lagers and
wines. If you want to make public your complete lack of general knowledge, the next event
is in October. Give Mabel a ring on 020 7254 7497 for more information.
Below are some of the questions, and we have printed the answers on page 19. No cheating, or we'll tell Mabel.
Teaser Quiz Answer
1) stand; point
2) 36,741 people attended the first day at Wimbledon; 360 degrees in a circle
Trivia
1) Rudolf Hess was the last prisoner in which jail?
2) How many legs does a Bombay Duck have?
3) In which year did the Bank of England replace £1 notes with coins?
4) Outside which London building would you find Eric Gill's statue Prospero and Ariel?
Music
1) Which two singers had hits with 'I will always love you'?
2) Which song begins ' When you left me alone at the record shop, Told me you were going
out for a soda pop'?
Sport
1) In which sport would you attend a Basho?
2) In 1996/97, Port Vale were 4-0 up at home yet had to settle for a 4-4 draw. Against
which London team?
3) Which was the first Italian club to win the European Cup in 1963?
Numbers
1) What year did Concorde 001 break the sound barrier?
2) Under British show jumping rules, a horse is eliminated after how many refusals?
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