Quiz Night 19th October 2007
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#"If the club charges <u>£5 per ticket</u>, 50 people turn up, £100 goes towards food, heating and publicity, and 50p is spent on the prizes, how much will be available for re-investment in the club if the takings are lodged with the Northern Rock for six months at 3.8% per annum?" | #"If the club charges <u>£5 per ticket</u>, 50 people turn up, £100 goes towards food, heating and publicity, and 50p is spent on the prizes, how much will be available for re-investment in the club if the takings are lodged with the Northern Rock for six months at 3.8% per annum?" | ||
#"<u>Peter Light and Peter Davenport are the quiz masters</u>. Which is the Weaker Link?" ''(Candidates may illustrate their answers with the aid of a protractor.)'' | #"<u>Peter Light and Peter Davenport are the quiz masters</u>. Which is the Weaker Link?" ''(Candidates may illustrate their answers with the aid of a protractor.)'' | ||
| + | #"One of the teams arranged beforehand, ''Ditton Underarms'', arrives a woman short when their ''Mungo Jerry'' specialist goes down with flu. ''Weston Green Bankers'' is an impromptu eight-person team hastily put together on the night and consisting entirely of veterans, none of whom has read a tabloid all week. Which team is the more likely to win the wooden spoon?" | ||
Revision as of 07:48, 2 October 2007
... Here's your starter for ten:
"What takes place on Friday 19th October at Thames Ditton Tennis Club?"
You may confer on these questions:
- "Who said: 'Let them start at 7.45 for 8.00pm'?"
- "If the club charges £5 per ticket, 50 people turn up, £100 goes towards food, heating and publicity, and 50p is spent on the prizes, how much will be available for re-investment in the club if the takings are lodged with the Northern Rock for six months at 3.8% per annum?"
- "Peter Light and Peter Davenport are the quiz masters. Which is the Weaker Link?" (Candidates may illustrate their answers with the aid of a protractor.)
- "One of the teams arranged beforehand, Ditton Underarms, arrives a woman short when their Mungo Jerry specialist goes down with flu. Weston Green Bankers is an impromptu eight-person team hastily put together on the night and consisting entirely of veterans, none of whom has read a tabloid all week. Which team is the more likely to win the wooden spoon?"
