Hot news from the world of pub quizzery: Last night witnessed a major upset when the Shipwrecks outfit came out tops of the
Ship Inn pub quiz, astounding the bookies and bringing back vague memories of our double winning season on the field in 2004.
Less charitable participants claimed that the team had
breached quiz rules by fielding five players instead of four, but those familiar with the Club will of course realise that this was just down to the usual disorganisation and remember all those occasions when we have turned up for games overmanned or short-staffed.
The hastily assembled squad of Colin Taylor, John McMillan, Donald McCuiag, Sid Oates and Jim Worthington all performed creditably on the night, amassing a total of 73 which compares favourably with some of our less auspicious cricket totals. Key moments in the quiz, besides gaining an
amazing 22/25 in the music round, were remembering the name of a hurling stick, Lord Rockingham XI's 1958 hit, the oldest whisky distillery in the world and Ronald Reagan's middle name, all of which were answered successfully.
The first prize of £20 was donated by unanimous consent of team members to club funds to help cover the heavy cost of the forthcoming AGM celebrations.
Whether we can maintain this sort of form when the season starts is another matter.
