Quiz Nite
Last night DD junior and I went to a quiz night. It was a church youth thing, organised as a bit of fund raiser,and it turned out to be a fun raiser too. If you 've never been to a quiz nite - then this is how it goes. You organise yourself to sit a table with people who are Mensa life members, mini Einsteins all with an IQ of several hundred points or more. At least then you stand a fair chance of winning a quiz and walking away with a table prize. All this aside, it was good fun, especially for everyone who was there. It was great to see young people having a larf, quaffing nothing stronger than tea/cofee, eating ridiculously huge portions of cheesecake, and using their brains - all at the same time!


I helped on the buffet table, putting food out, collecting plates as they were emptied and helping with the washing up later. It was good gossiping with the other mums stuck on washing up round the back, although we did find some time to consume and 'sample' some of the cakes too! I also 'helped' my dd's table to score some points, as their group was the youngest there, so they needed some serious assistance with a few of the questions. I thought some of the questions were ridiculously difficult or is my IQ slipping? OK, here's one - at what temp does water boil? Well thats easy - when it starts bubbling!
Another one - ok try this - What country starts with an A but doesn't end with an A? I got that one! ( not telling - post your answer in the comments box if you dare!) Oh, here's a tricky one - which singer had a hit in 1968 and he was the oldest singer in the UK charts? I'm not sure I knew what the name of my school was back then let alone the name of pop singers, so this was another point in the quiz that we missed out on.


DD's table still came last in spite of all the 'help' they got from me - but judging from the smiles on their faces - they didn't care as they'd had a good evening aswell. And so to bed.