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playquiztrivia volume381
May, 26th 2010 15:49 PM

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Not just a walk in the park

And now this:

Play of the Day by Jimmy Hill

It is Him

The scene: Gathering their crumbs from the picnic to feed the birds at the dodgems later that night Jimi and fool play ‘Commandos’ on the patches of grass that are set back from Brighton beach up towards Hove. Crawling along on their bellies and elbows fool suddenly remembers he hasn’t had so much fun since the last time he was playing ‘commandos’ on Brighton beach with Keith Moon… then he was suddenly overcome by mel&colly, her dog, who smelt the crumbs he had in his pocket…

Mel: Hey, you got crumbs in them there pockets?

fool; No

Mel: Go on, show us, give yer a kiss.

Jimi: don’t do it fool. Save ‘em for tonight

Mel: Ooh, who are you? You got crumbs too aint yer.

Jimi: No. But I will have tonight, just let us get to Normandy and we’ll see you both tonight. I’m nearly done with this game, I’ll meet you on the next one and don’t be late, don’t be late.

Mel&colly: Alright. 8.30, by the dodgems. See ya

Narrator: Will Jimi and fool survive the Normans? Or will mel&colly get to them first? Is it half past eight yet? All this and more next week. Tune in to It is Him. Now… the quiz:

1. Which country first tinned beef?

2. Auctioned in 2007, who produced the painting “St James, the Greater”?

3. Which ex-US President died the same month as Ray Charles?

4. In which square does the famous department store Macy’s stand?

5. Who was the first opponent to beat Roger Federer in a grand slam final?

6. Which England soccer midfielder won an MBE in the 2007 New Year’s honours list?

7. Which company bought YouTube in 2006?

8. What 90’s grunge band featured Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl? A) Smashing Pumpkins B) Nirvana C) Pearl Jam

Get all the answers and more in the *Comps & results page – or buzz him, manually, on cf.crazyfool@gmail.com

cf’s Quiz Night at Spice Island – the real taste of India

Wednesday 16^th June 2010(ish) – No, sorry, just had word, it definitely is 2010, and yes, a Wednesday!

WHO AM I? – 2010 – We have a winner; with the correct answer from likely lad STPokaQ – here is the first clue again; WAI? “ As Jimmy I was always in four minds.” Onto clue numero deux, “can’t remember” – But it was of course Phil Daniels. So to a new clue, “You wouldn’t find me on the beaches of Normandy.”

Is it me?

Send in answers to: cf.crazyfool@gmail.com

Welcome to the 2010 scoreboard; week 24 bonus points tally in brackets for the first answer in. (For all previous answers to the main quiz see: *comps and results page in the categories.)

With all the ones and the brackets:

The Slackers, pardon I, The Regulars

Dracule:

Legal Eagle: 1, 1, 1 (1, 1)

Hannibal Lecherure:

Silent Third Party, formerly known as Quizmaster: 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1)

Casualty:

Aye:

Others: flip-all

Let’s move on shall we:

Quote(s) for the week:

The laziest man I ever met put popcorn in his pancakes so they would turn over by themselves