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Hello chums,
It’s been an awfully long time since we’ve had a quiz of any description on TRF. As such, and if Corm has no objection, shall I run one this Sunday evening, say from around 8.30ish?
I know of a few relative newbies who were very interested when I mentioned on the chat room a few weeks ago that quizzes are occasionally run, so I’d be hopeful of a decent turnout. I also know from previous experience that some people have beds to go to, so I’d sooner not leave the start until 9 or 9.30.
Please be assured at this juncture that not every question will be about knackered old point-to-pointers. Just two-thirds of them.
Jeremy
(graysonscolumn)Adoptive father of two. The patron saint of lower-grade fare. A gently critical friend of point-to-pointing. Kindness is a political act.
That’s great GC
Let me be the first to congratulate Happy Jack on his impressive victory!
Is HJ the one with the fastest connection, as well as an encyclopaedic knowledge of racing?
Colin
That’s great GC
Let me be the first to congratulate Happy Jack on his impressive victory!
Funny, funny man.
Anyone would suggest you suspect a carve-up. I’ll have it put on record that my quizzes are as credible, transparent and ethically run as any other aspect of British racing.
Oh b*gger…
gc
Adoptive father of two. The patron saint of lower-grade fare. A gently critical friend of point-to-pointing. Kindness is a political act.
We need some music questions as well (oh no better not then NV will win!).
Should hopefully be back from the Kassam (York v Oxford) in time to take part.
I would love to take part – but I would feel like a selling plater who has been thrown into group 1 company; and besides, my knowledge of point-to point racing is on a par with that of cricket and the finer intricacies of sychronized swimming.
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Please be assured at this juncture that not every question will be about knackered old point-to-pointers. Just two-thirds of them.
Jeremy
(graysonscolumn)I’d be keen to have a bash, although if I continue to feel the way I do I will be unable to work a computer by then
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If you could expand the above to ‘within the last 10 years’ I may stand a chance!I would love to take part – but I would feel like a selling plater who has been thrown into group 1 company; and besides, my knowledge of point-to point racing is on a par with that of cricket and the finer intricacies of sychronized swimming.
Heh-heh! I suspect there’ll be very little between-the-flags stuff all in all this time.
Previous quizzes have included rounds on Cheltenham; Classic winners; racecourses; Aintree; general Flat stuff; permit-holders; "shares name with" (e.g. "Welsh National winner who shared his name with a long-running kids’ TV show"); commentators; famous silks; "fill the blanks" (e.g. 1. Red Marauder, 2. …………………., 3. Blowing Wind, 4. Papillon), and so on. Expect similar.
I’d be the first to accept my quizzes are never entirely 100% bombproof, as those with faster Internet connections or faster typing fingers may have a slight advantage in a big stampede for one answer, but there’s not a right lot any of us can do about that, I don’t think.
It is, ultimately, a wee bit of fun rather than anything to get too worked-up about, and even if you don’t know the answers, the between-question banter is usually worth the proverbial entry money alone (especially if someone like Grasshopper turns up).
Jeremy
(graysonscolumn)Adoptive father of two. The patron saint of lower-grade fare. A gently critical friend of point-to-pointing. Kindness is a political act.
Sounds good GC,
I will tell you though, it’s no good typing fast if you don’t know the answer lol.
What is the format? How does it work etc?
Is it as simply as you ask a question and the quickest to answer correctly wins.
Cheers,
Mike
8.30
is that 8.30 at night? That’s emmmmmmmmm 3.30am here…….. I’ll be asleep………. see there you go you missed out on me running last can I just watch???? is it a bit like brain training? or a handicap? do I get a 5lb allowance?? mo
Sounds good GC,
I will tell you though, it’s no good typing fast if you don’t know the answer lol.
Too true – glad you got that in before I did!
What is the format? How does it work etc?
Is it as simply as you ask a question and the quickest to answer correctly wins.
For the greater part, yes, Mike – fastest gets it. Acceptable concessions to spelling are made, but not to a p*ss-taking extent – it’s easy enough to mis-spell "Lean Ar Aghaidh", for example, and I’d probably accept a very close attempt at that; but anyone thinking they’ll get away with "Bste Maet" half a second quicker than someone providing me with "Best Mate" is going to be disappointed!
My multiple-answer questions don’t necessarily require one person to get all parts right – I’ll keep the question open until all right answers have been sourced. E.g. if I ask for the names of Michael Dickenson’s five runners in the 1983 Gold Cup, and five separate players provide one horse each at the same time, then they’ll all get a point.
I like multi-point questions, even if they’re a nightmare when the earlier answers start disappearing off the top of the page!
Usually there’s about 40 questions in total, or as many as I can fit in about an hour and a half (maybe more, maybe fewer), after which either people either start to flag or start heading off to bed. I’ve heard of bed once. It sounded a nice place. Doesn’t something called sleep go on there? Can’t remember…
Jeremy
(graysonscolumn)
(tired)Adoptive father of two. The patron saint of lower-grade fare. A gently critical friend of point-to-pointing. Kindness is a political act.
can I just watch???? is it a bit like brain training? or a handicap? do I get a 5lb allowance?? mo
Spectating is fine. Corm ran a Mastermind quiz over many weeks here two years ago, where by its very nature only he and one contestant could play at any one time – with lots of us watching.
I doubt Corm has yet forgiven me for nominating Quixall Crossett as my specialist subject.
gc
Adoptive father of two. The patron saint of lower-grade fare. A gently critical friend of point-to-pointing. Kindness is a political act.
Can I give the answers now to save me turning up?
The answers are as follows:
1. Quixall Crossett
2. The Sticky Toffee Pudding Selling Handicap Hurdle
3. Cregg Rose
4. Patrick Millington
5. Triona’s Hope
6. The 1964 Ystrad Taf Fechan Adjacent race (Div 2)
7. Monaughty Man
8. Richard Guest’s solicitor
9. The colour of Iain Mackenzie’s favourite trousers in 1981
10. Quixall CrossettCan I give the answers now to save me turning up?
The answers are as follows:
1. Quixall Crossett
2. The Sticky Toffee Pudding Selling Handicap Hurdle
3. Cregg Rose
4. Patrick Millington
5. Triona’s Hope
6. The 1964 Ystrad Taf Fechan Adjacent race (Div 2)
7. Monaughty Man
8. Richard Guest’s solicitor
9. The colour of Iain Mackenzie’s favourite trousers in 1981
10. Quixall CrossettROTFLMAO!!!
How large a minus score would sir like to start with? -10? -20?
gc
Adoptive father of two. The patron saint of lower-grade fare. A gently critical friend of point-to-pointing. Kindness is a political act.
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