Today is the 20th anniversary of the day that changed my life... The day I became a quizzer.
How did I go from someone who liked to quiz, to someone who went all in on a new passion?
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The specialist subjects on Mastermind celebrity episode which airs on Monday 26th January - UK punk rock 1976-1979, the British artist Pamela Colman Smith, the history of Marvel Comics and Paul O'Grady
Feel free to drop some predictions in the comments, just for fun
What is the question if the answer is steel? The prelims Which question in each group should go forward into the final? https://forms.gle/4JkFiNQ9xR22stXbA
What is the question if the answer is steel? The prelims
Which question in each group should go forward into the final? forms.gle/4JkFiNQ9xR22...
Leeds: Sheffield United, squatting, Derby
Avengers: Loki, Sukovia, tesseract
Robin Williams: Mork, Dead Poets society, Malcolm Sayer
Derren: McFly, Trick or Treat, Andy Nyman
Las Vegas, Ken Jong, Tooth
Alice, Hugo, Sean Bean
Chicago, Rolling Stones, The Ghetto
Mr Miyagi, John Kreese, Pat Morita
In the song 'High Flying Adored' from 'Evita', Che references the age at which Eva became Argentina's first lady when he sings "Shame you did it all at..." what age?
This is tonight at 8
Danny dyer: David Cameron, Moff, Mean machine
Baz: red curtain, come what may, everybody's free (to wear sunscreen)
Ronaldo: Northampton Town (against whom he dived to win a penalty in the FA Cup, Real Madrid, Funchal
Terri Hooley: good vibrations, undertones, Protex
Sza: doja cat, ctrl, solana Rowe
Schumann: Clara, 1840, a poet's love
Rush hour: ratner, Ricky Tan, Paris
Les Dawson: piano, blankety blank, shufflebotham
Knowledge about which countries will bring you the most points at the World Quizzing Championships?
And are there 'neutral' countries that are disproportionately featured in the WQC?
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Cheers Dave, it's been great
Thanks Ann :)
28 consecutive days of walks ✅
56.6 miles 😲
£1501 raised so far 😃
Thank you to everyone who supported us in this challenge.
It's not too late to donate and help to find treatments and a cure for Alzheimer's: justgiving.com/page/gareth-...
Day 2 of the @AlzResearchUK 28 mile challenge complete. 26 more mile+ long walks to go. Today, Valerie and I trudged through muddy woodland
You can sponsor us at
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From tomorrow I am doing the 28 Mile challenge for @alzresearchuk.bsky.social UK to help find a cure for this terrible disease. My dad had the disease and I saw first hand how it steals away everything that makes a person 'them'. If you can, please donate at www.justgiving.com/page/gareth-kingston-4
In February, Valerie and I will be doing the 28 mile challenge in aid of Alzheimer's Research. This is a cause close to my heart as my father suffered from the disease. If you'd like to support us and play a part in finding treatments or a cure, you can do so here: www.justgiving.com/page/gareth-...
specialists subjects for week 17
#mastermind #quizzymonday #QuizMonday
Predict 3 'answers on the card' for each specialist subject and a general knowledge wildcard. Do a little bit of research and have a go! #quiz
Submit your predictions before 9pm Sunday 15th December tinyurl.com/mm-predict-24
Winner - What was the predominant shirt colour of the winning teams in the 1996 Football League Cup final and the 1997 Football League Third Division playoff final? By Ashley Hardy
Congratulations Ashley
Winner - As a gesture of kindness to his widow, the voice of the late British stage actor Oswald Laurence can still be heard delivering the automated announcements at the Embankment station of the London Underground, including the famous instruction to "mind" what? By Pasha Paterson
Congratulations @zer0bandwidth.bsky.social
Which Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic who published his first novel and magnum opus in 1958 was awarded the Man Booker International Prize in 2007?
When I saw it with Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen and Simon Callow they really played it for laughs. As much as I enjoyed it, I felt this version was better at bringing out the light and shade if the script. A really good production!
Introduce yourself with four video games:
There's still time to have a go at making some predictions.
Are you into sheep on this platform then?
The latest video on what I got up to last week
What techniques can you use to avoid repeating the same quizzing errors over and over again?
In this Quiz Academy video we take three real life examples and look at techniques that might work for you.
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I'm learning about this place, and someone shared with me this handy guide: www.longcovidadvoc.com/post/navigat...
Setting up camp on here. Feel free to follow if you know me irl or on another platform.
