Hi there BISC Blog readers and here is another thrilling episode on the Quiz Aid event held at the Café Halo on the Gloucester Road on Friday last, 15 May 2009. There were five teams, and the ‘Wonderful BISCits’ as we called ourselves, were positioned on some nicely cushioned settees, whilst the other teams were sat on what were rather hard chairs. Blog master had been at the Café Halo before!!! So we refused to relocate! The team included K (Germany), F (Switzerland), I (France) and L (Slovakia), plus Blogmaster (England)
Although the Quiz Aid required Smart Alecs and Brainy Brenda’s there were few of these about. The questions were a bit out of my depth but we BISCits put up a good fight. The quiz teaser questions were a help despite some ‘fixed type questions. For example where is the flag of the USA flown 24 hours a day 7 days a week and is never lowered? Answer the Moon! Oh well we cannot win them all! One I did get right was about whose property was Arlington Military Cemetery located? Answer Robert E Lee. Well he could say that his property was in the dead centre of town!!!
The real questions represented a mixture of rounds and included ‘Guess the County, Maths, Sport, Geography, Guess Who and Food and Drink’! Personally I’m not very good at sport whether questions or playing! But we got one or two right after much teamwork. A lady trying to sell us raffle tickets kept disrupting our collective chain of thought. The organiser had spared no expense with the prizes, a bottle of wine, a box of chocolates and a £25 voucher for John Lewis.
I believe that the Wonderful BISCits came second from bottom, but there you are. It’s not the winning that counts but the taking part. All the proceeds from the evening went to Christian Aid a very good cause. In total we raised £148 –not bad considering there were only 25 people who took part.
Just before I sign off a little piece of English humour! What did one angel say to another angel? Answer, Halo! See you at the Spanish Fiesta on Friday and tune in to another existing Blog. Keep rock and rolling, and if you are suffering from examination blues, may your God be with you as you sit them.
Regards, BISC Blogmaster
