Harnessing Opportunities through Play and Education

HOPE’s pub quiz at The George was a fun night enjoyed by a competitive bunch!! We had teams competing not only for a round of drinks, but for pride!! We saw some creative names in the mix including the No Hopers, the Speckled Hens, Four Birds and A Blade and 3 Under Eight to name but a few. Once the teams were sorted and the joker round decided the teams battled it out answering a series of questions on general knowledge, science & nature, sports, local knowledge, entertainment & games and even an easy round of cartoon characters to recognise.

As for the winners, The Book Club came in at close second but were pipped at the post by 3 Under the Eight with 62 points!

It was good to see some old school faces, thank you Colin’s Cavaliers for coming and Heidi and Katy for their continuous support! In conjunction with the quiz we ran a raffle and thanks to Sarah for rallying around and selling a bunch of tickets which boosted the nights funds no end! The Landlords of the pub donated further into the pot rounding the total figure to £300.00. Thank you Jane and Alan for providing the venue and all your support!

A big thank you to my Mum for researching and reading out the questions and for Dad for being a diligent score keeper and for paying for the winning round of drinks!  Thanks to all those for coming and for helping the evening to be great fun! We plan to do another one soon, but not on the same night as England playing football!!  I shall keep you posted.

In the meantime, why not test your knowledge and try some of the following questions…  

1.      In New Orleans, the Mardi Gras festival occurs each year in which month?

2.      Prior to 1664, what was New York called?

3.      Which animal’s name literally means river horse?

4.      By what name is the lower jawbone in vertebrates more correctly known?

5.      What football team is nick named the Trotters?

6.      Which twisting circuit on the Grand Prix calendar is only 1.95 miles long?

7.      What is the name of the route from Winchester to the shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury?

8.      In 1967, what was filmed around West Malling, the High Street and the airfield as a backdrop for a promotional video?

9.      Where did the Flintstones live?

10.   What is the value of the letter “G” in scrabble?

Send your answers in on the contact us page and see if you are worthy for the next pub quiz challenge!!