A second home game this time against the Ox-Fford, a team with a daunting reputation in the A League usually featuring in the top two positions and top scorers. But heh!! The Lemmings haven’t lost a game!! And of course we had Rosie our mascot.
Both sets of questions had been set by our fellow promotees the Knot Know-Alls and showed some new ideas, especially the round on The Cabinet.
The question masters were fortunate they were not in competition with the Ladies Darts this week and everyone could hear the questions clearly.
It was a good-humoured game but there was nothing causing outrageous laughter worth reporting.
At the half-way point the Lemmings were trailing with 47 points to 66 but faced up to recouping some ground in the General Knowledge.
But it was not to be as they lost with 81 points to 89 – but the whole team scored well consistently and there is no shame to losing to the Ox-Fford.
Individual scores were Bob 6/15, Wendy 6/18, Nick 12/15 and Tomo 12/18; conferred points were 7/10 and pass-overs 4/5 – the visitors picked up 13/14 pass-overs.
Final score 155 to the Ox-Fford and 128 to the Lemmings. An interesting point is the number of pass-overs – obviously the Lemmings picked up very few but the Ox-Fford collected a total of 27 perhaps reflecting a new tactic of the Lemmings.
Rosie’s collar remained motionless all night!
The evening was rounded off with a fine chicken curry by Brian with pulao rice and nan – thank you Brian, the Ox-Fford for an excellent game and the Knot Know-Alls for a good set of questions.
3 comments:
Hi Nick
Did none of your team query the pub symbol on OS maps. It is now a pint pot on the 25000 maps.
http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/docs/legends/25k-raster-legend.pdf
We also argued that Worcestershire is a county again after being split off from Herefordshire, so Wiltshire is no longer last alphabetically
Cheers
Dave P
Nick / Folks,
A very enjoyable game which left Paul Morrissey's tune to "Al-Shabaab, Bob Showaddywaddy" in my head for too long afterwards...
Worcestershire is a good shout which was discussed on the night, along with a healthy debate about all things Yorkshire - I dare say it all hinges on the precise definition of "county" in this instance.
My map knowledge is not the best but the pint pot is certainly right according to Dave's link. On at least some scales of maps the symbol was PH in the past, so again a minor re-wording of the question would have perhaps been ideal.
In any event, many thanks to the WG for the usual excellent hospitality - and delicious food - much appreciated by me after a day's decorating!
Mark
Two good points - but neither question qualifies for the nine-banded armadillo trophy - entries yet to come
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