We sat down for this game with the knowledge that Manchester United were 1-0 down to AC Milan after only two minutes. But we knew the real excitement was to be in the Waters Green Tavern with the Phoenix playing the Plough Horntails in the semi finals of the Plate.The questions are arranged in six groups of 20 and as all questions are conferred peer pressure halts any breakaway answers.The Phoenix took a small lead in the first two but scored very badly in the third spending the next two rounds trying to catch up. The penultimate round ended with the Horntails one point ahead and the last round was won by the Phoenix by just one point leaving the score a tie.
Scores for each round were as follows (Horntails score first):
13/17, 10/16, 14/5, 11/16, 18/11,17/18 making the scores 83/83.
As usual, the answer to the tie breaker was a finger in the air job and the Phoenix just managed to clinch it. A very exciting game and although one or two of the questions caused some discussion it was played in good spirits rounded off with a selection of sandwiches from Brian and Tracey.
Oh, and United won 3-2 with Rooney playing a blinder. David who???
2 comments:
A travesty of Justice!
Since when did CALCIUM become a MINERAL? (see question 117...) The 'Flag' Question MAsters should have known better than to allow this.
Hrrrrrmph. (Maybe I should move to Tonbridge Wells?)
Otherwise a good close game. Good luck to the Waters Green in the Final.
Pat Jeater
In point of fact, the question mistress (and the original question setter) was correct. No travesty of justice has occurred, but possibly for a coincidental reason.
An attribute of a mineral is that it has a distinct chemical composition, a highly ordered atomic structure and specific physical properties. The calcium in the human body is defined as a mineral.
Calcite is an aggregation of whatever minerals are available and as such has a variable composition, unpredictable atomic structure and variable properties. The calcite that occurs within the human body cannot be said to be a genuine mineral for these reasons.
Not getting at you, but come on, was it really a "travesty of Justice!"?
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