One for the future

To all the Quiky family, friends & passers-by of this blog as well as their families, friends, pets and plants

Happy New Year

May the worst day of the new year be better than the best of the old one.

Hope to see you 2009, either tomorrow or one of those Thursdays, with loads of new questions, pictures, tunes, riddles, games, genetic experiments and, of course, assorted bullshit.

New Year's Quiky - preview

Plans for Thursday night are forming in my head, slowly. Only to be thrown out again minutes later.
As promised, it's definitely going to be a 2008 review. Best of, worst of, weirdest of.... The regular categories for the rounds will basically stay the same.
Round 1 - "history" 2008, in science, politics, geography (?), stuff, like, ....
Round 2 - 2008 in sports (doping at the Tour de Farce, world records, medals, goals, places, times...) music, movie... of course with lots of pictures
Picture round - best of picture rounds 2008 (hard to choose only 10 but I'll try my best)
Round 3 - not much arts & literature but definitely lots of bullshit 2008, weird records, quotes, events..
Music round - I'm not the biggest fan of most music released in 2008 and subsequently don't have many tracks so... since we're celebrating a new year - songs with the words"happy", "new", and "year" in the title :)
As for a "games" round - that will totally depend on the number of teams on the night and can be improvised in 10 seconds flat..

So - if you're still game - pop in on Thursday at 8pm and win the first Quiky 2009.

2009 - the show must go on

Before böller, booze, and bad live bands ring out the old year I would like to take the opportunity to thank all Quiky addicts, semi regulars, newbies, and passers-by for the past 52 Thursday nights of amazing attendances, great fun, and even bad singing :).
To quote The Beatles,
it's wonderful to be here,
it's certainly a thrill,
you're such a lovely audience,
I'd like to take you ho.. .
well, let's just leave it at that...

Anyroad, we don't want you to get withdrawal symptoms by skipping a week so whether your New Year's Day looks like this

or that

or that one here,

if you didn't kill all your brain cells at the Silvester party, do come in and prove it at the first quiz of the new year. I mean, what better way to kick off 2009 with some of this,

and more of that

and a maybe one or two of those

The place is open from 18:00, the first Quiky in the new year starts on 1 January 2009 at 20:00 and if you want any table in particular, phone or mail to reserve it. If not, just pop in and give it a chance. Or just pop in for a drink and a laugh.
As for questions and pictures - this is the big 2008 review edition. So check the net, read the red tops, or ask the neighbours what strange and wonderful things happened in 2008. If there are not too many teams we might do a "creative round", limericks, paper planes, singi.. nope, scratch that.

If you're not up to it yet because your brains are still too muddled, there will be other chances to prove your prowess. Next "regular" Quiky is on January 8, 8pm. Same old...some new.

In the meamtime, have a Guten Rutsch, a great party and a happy, peaceful, joyful and successful 2009.

MerryQuizmas - leftovers & limericks

Proper round-up of last night's festive folly when I'm fully awake again. Just that much - I really enjoyed our time-honoured tradition. However, these nights of booze catch up with you's. And that is an actual fact.
Limerick round was a good laugh, we shall be doing that again soon. Keep practising. Unfortunately, in my haste to tidy up the place, I chucked all the answer sheets in the bin at the end of the night. When I had actually planned to publish your poetry here. So if you remember your lines, or want to come up with new ones - drop me a mail and they''ll appear here for the world to have a reet good giggle. And since I had other things to do last night and never got a go - here's mine.

It was Christmas again in Berlin,
Rudolph bought rounds of tonic and gin.
After 15, ye know,
I fell - wham! - in the snow.
That made the old red-nosed one grin.

And now, if you'll excuse me, I will catch up on some sleep, get enough nutrition and collect my thoughts.
And that is the end of that.

Xmas Quiky - Rankings

You'll be seated / Sie werden platziert

So - here's plan for Thursday

The ones in red are reserved, the ones in blue are still available (with number of persons that can be squeezed in).
The quickest way to reserve, and the only way to find out if there are still tables available, is to phone the Kilkenny between 10am and midnight.. number is (030) 283 20 84. There's no point showing up on the night and chancing it - it will be sold out by Thursday.

Weihnachts-Quiky, Reservierungen
Die in rot markierten Tische sind schon vergeben, die blauen sind z.Zt. noch zu haben (mit Anzahl der Leute die sich drum rum drängen können).
Der schnellste Weg zu reservieren (und der einzige herauszufinden ob überhaupt noch was frei ist) ist zwischen 10.00 Uhr und ca. Mitternacht im Kilkenny anzurufen. Nummer ist (030) 283 20 84. Es hat keinen Zweck am Donnerstag auf Verdacht vorbeizukommen, es wird garantiert bis dahin alles vergeben sein.

Xmas Quiky - Update

Cracking the whip was not much use, them elves decided to take the weekend off to watch Newcastle get their first away win since Christmas was invented...
Back on track now, double-speed, here are the first parts of the plan for Thursday.

• number of rounds will be 6 or 7 (3 question rounds, 1 music and 1 picture round, 1 or 2 games/creative/BS rounds)
• number of questions per round will be 8 in order to squeeze in the "artistic" parts
• music will be Christmassy but with different questions for each tune
• number of ciggie breaks will depend on whether we can start on time or have to wait for the usual suspects
• questions will be Christmas/winter-related or plain festive BS

We have managed to rearrange furniture and can squeeze in two more teams so there is still a chance of getting a table for an average-sized team (4-5)

see you Thursday...

Merry QuizMiz

The Christmas Quiky 2008 is nigh.. and the little elves are working overtime to bring yis all new questions, pictures and tunes... and decorate the place to create a bit of Christmassy atmo.

The majority of the questions will be crimbo-related, but we'll have a bit of assorted BS to keep the thing funny. Sneak previews might appear here before Thursday but that's more a plan and by no means a promise..

The quiz miz is Bad sanTee so expect more bah, humbug! than ho ho ho...
There will be prizes for everyone and music like this

And as there are only 2 tables left get your reservation in yesterday if you want to join in all the reindeer games....

ho ho ho....

Quiky 267 & 268 - Rankings

Quiky 266 - Rankings

Jingle all the way

Yep, you can never start too early.
Buying your Christmas presents. Booking flights to escape the rellies. Sampling the eggnogg.
And reserve a table for the Quiky Crimbo Edition 2009.

It's only 17 days now and OHMYGAWD I HAVEN'T GOT ALL THE PREZZIES YET!!!! if you want a table for the big bad x-rated (?) Xmas special you might want to tell Santa. Or the MerryKwizMiz. Or just phone the Kilkenny.

And not much use getting the old questions and pictures out - the elves are already working on new ones...

Thanks giving

Yep. In case I was in too advanced a state of refreshment last night to thank you..
Thank you. For your presence. And presents. And pleasance (that ain't a word, innit?!?) ..
Anyway, I had a fantastic birthday and night and it was all your fault :)
Danke. Thank you. Merci. Hvala.

And now that memory is returning (in bits at least), I seem to have promised a sneak preview.. I know I said noon-ish but I was still in the land of nod at the time...

So - here's a few... James Bond title songs, the length of the Suez canal, Marilyn Monroe and Judaism, Mars Attacks...

The things I do for you

Research has once again led me to and let me open doors that had better been left shut.

Don't know yet if/how I'll use the following nuggets for Quiky 266 but you've been warned...

266 - whazzup?

Plans for #266 on 27th include some wicked mystery object(s), and macros and maybe ball spotting. Other than that, the ususal confusing questions. And maybe more BS than last time.
Music might be cover songs. Or brought to you by the letters V & W. Or pot luck..

All in all the whole thing might be a tad more improvised than the quizzes of late, depending on the aftermath of the Fish night..

BTW - the "best" tables (up on the left) are already reserved, if you don't want to sit in the farthest corner and miss half the picture round - get your mails/calls in asap...

Update - I'm rather chuffed with this week's genetic experiments but this was wasn't good enough. You can have it for practice :)

Quiky 265 - Rankings

At long last... sheet got misplaced..

The naked truth

After spending almost 2 hours yesterday to get these two pictures done (admittedly, most of the time was spent drooling over Hugh Jackman :) I forgot to bring them to the quiz.
And since they will be old news next week and I'm not sure I'm going to use them (they were actually just meant to be a bit of eye candy anyway) - here they are. Purely for your viewing pleasure.

one for the girls

and one for the boys

Enjoy.

Assorted genetic experiments

Because I've been asked to (and somewhat promised to) put up some of the past experiments - here are a few, good & bad ones.
For readers unfamiliar with the "game" - I've combined, by means of more or less skillful photoshopping, 4 more or less famous people. Top and bottom half respectively. More or less. And some rather scary. More than less..
Enjoy..
Machense ma ne typische Handbewegung, wa?!?!












If you want to use them for your own quiz/amusement/blacmailing purposes - be my guest. And in case you get totally stuck, and it's killing you - ask for the answers and you shall be given. At least as far as I remember.. unless you ask for the bottom half of the right-hand side of picture no. 5..
Beats me.

Shape o' things to come

Just so's y'all know what to expect on the 20th ...

We'll have the usual questions, well-researched and prepared to be rattled down.
There will be fewer pictures for the time being as photoshopping with just one hand is rather tiresome and frustrating.. I promise to make up for it once I'm fully fit again (jayz, I feel I sound like FatAussieBastard...). I'll try and find some more BS for the third round as the culture vultures' number is not exactly legion. Music will be "Good & Bad" (i.e. songs with the words "good" or "bad" in the title) so start diggin' and listenin' now...

And as I might thave to catch an early plane on Friday morning, we'll either start on time (8pm, that is) or reduce the number of ciggie breaks to one. Up to you.

And one last piece of advice. If you want to make sure you get a table, especialy if you insist on a particular one, do reserve it by phoning the Kilkenny. That way you'll know straight away and the mail can't get lost/delayed.. Phone number is (030) 283 20 84.

Quiky 264 - Rankings

Well, wasn't that a nice evening... just about the right number of teams, no smartarses or moaners and from what I could see, everyone was having a good time... Long may it continue..

Here is last night's table, graph-less again as computer work is a bit of a pain in the behind single-handedly..

Super Nova 72
Cannonballs 67
The Lonely Unicorns 59,5
Still Strugglin’ 59
Pinkies & The Brain 59
Feid Club 55,5
Bonsai Brain 50
Africa 42,5
Blond & Bald 31
Spirit 8 (after 2 rounds)

New rules

As some of you might have noticed last week, the ciggie breaks were fewer and shorter.
And if that's the only way to finish in time if we always start 30 minutes late - so be it.

Up to you nicotine addicts - either show up for 8pm or smoke all you can on the way to the pub...

Quiky 263 - Rankings

Short, non-graph version for the time being. Not in the form and mood to spend much time photoshopping..

Die Muttis (haben Verspätung) 95!!!
Pinkies & The Brain 80
Landslide Victory 78
Indecisive 73
Team Zizou 63
Bonsai Brain 56

Muttis actually won round 1 through 4 and only missed the Durchmarsch by 1 point in the music round. Hats off!!

Halloween Rankings

Better late than never.. not that anyone cares anyway..

Sell-out?

At the latest count (5pm this arvo) there were 3 tables left. Reserved are tables for regular zombies
Paris Sth
Pinkies
Kelly's 3 Amigos
NGTS Stammtisch
High Five (+/- 1)
and 3 other teams whose names I don't know/remember
Should any of you bring more than 6 people let me know asap. Otherwise it's gonna get crammed.

And remember - wherever you are at the time - I'll start at 8.08pm at the latest...

Quiky 261 - Rankings + POW

Alreet. It says 260. So I'm losing track of the stupid Numerierung. And I can't be a**ed to change it. Sue me!

And the prediction of the week was the number of goals in that football match on Saturday that I've erased from memory.
Should they turn up, the Smarties and the Pariser (without the Pinkies) start with a point each (which is one more than we got).
See you there and then.

Evil lurks

...just around the corner... I've accumulated enough spooky tunes, gruesome pictures and stomach-churning questions to last us until next year Halloween.
BUT
I haven't had the time yet to make 'em into something resembling a quiz.
I have, however, had the time to make a pretty poster :)

So this is the official invitation to this year's
Halloween Quiky.
Thursday 30 October. 8pm. Kilkenny.
Be on time, I have games planned and will therefore start earlier than usual.
Dare to be dreadful - if you turn up in style (and costume) you'll get bonus points... (and no, a BurgerKing paper hat does not count)

BTW - I'm obviously not telling you where I found the pictures and questions. If you're interested in the music tho - you'll find a link to a great blog with (not just) spooky tunes over on the dark side ... if you want some the easy way, bring a stick tomorrow...

Playing with food

Follow-up to last night's question regarding the Great London Beer Flood.
Bet you thought I'd made it up, eh?!?

BUT here is the original article from The Times, 19 October 1814.. and coroner's report...

better to read here
However, the part with the 1 person that - allegedly - died from alcohol poisoning seems to be one of the urban legends that have been spread 'round the interwebthingie... seemed plausible at the time tho :)
What a death, eh?!? I sure tried to put it to the test last night in Silberfisch... need a bit more training still..

Quiky 260 - Rankings

Busy but rather fun night.. apart from the odd Begebenheit...

Quiky 259 - Rankings + POW

In (or out of) a nutshell

Prediction of the Week was total goals between Saturday's England and Germany games. Suffices to say that none of the 3(4) teams that left their predictions got points.. Teams 2 and 5 coming closest with 10 predicted goals.
Next please.

Quiky 258 - Rankings

Strange team names explained

I don't know if anyone present last Thursday remembers my struggles with the pronunciation of "Llanbobble"..
Intrigued by what the meaning of the word might be (wrongly assuming that it was a Welsh 4th division football club) I found the time to google it and this is what.

Rhod Gilbert (born Carmarthen, Wales) is a Welsh comedian who was nominated in 2005 for the Perrier Best Newcomer Award. He started his stand-up comedy career in 2002, and in 2003, won five different talent compeitions. In his 2006 Edinburgh Fringe show Knocking on Heaven's Door, Rhod told stories from his life weighing up whether, when it is his turn, will he be admitted to heaven. Many of his stories told of his fictional childhood in the village of Llanbobble - he was actually born and bred in Carmarthen.

Here is a clip from one of his stand-up shows, funny alreet but I suspect after a while his routine might get a tad boring...

For he is a Johnny good fellow, for he is...

Since you never check here I thought it'd be safe to post a sneak preview of tomorrow's birthday Überraschung :)
I know you appreciate public displays of affection :P

Belatedly Happy Birthday once again, hope you had a good one and the boys in red deliver the fitting prezzie tonight..

Quiky 256 - evidence

In case you're waiting for pics, vids and other evidence of the night not too long ago when Le Brain & La Reine were running things - patience.

As promised I won't publish anything until I've given it a good photoshopping and previous private viewing. And if time permits, editing.

Hélène can pick her nose (the one she wants in the photograph) and Ana can choose a whole new head. Like, a stand-in (or sit-in).

Themed Quiz #258

257 was Frank-related questions and pictures, because - as we all know - The Brain turned 30.

Expect Jon/John/Jonathan/Johann(es)-themed questions for 258... maybe even songs... and Liverpool (the football club, that is)...

Quiky 257 - Rankings

close affair this time, only 7 points between 1st and 5th...

No prediction of the week, or funny caption... not even for Shay who predicts that Newcastle will be bottom of the table by next week. There are no points for stating the obvious.

POW - Prediction of the Week 257

Hat der alte Hexenmeiser sich doch einmal wegbegeben...
Since the guest QMs re-introduced the prediction of the week, here's the one that was



Predictions:
Paris (Hélène says??): Team Europe
Pinkies w/o Brain: Team Europe

and the winner is.....

Team USA!!!!

Quiky 256 - Rankings

Thanx again to the Guest QMs - from what I've heard so far it must have been a fun and successful night.. maybe I can go on holiday again this year?!?

Here are the points - looks as if it was a tight affair...

Sometimes they come back....

After a week on home & foreign shores the MerryQuizmiz is back... rather well rested (but it's only Monday).
Thursday will see the return of badly researched questions, pretty photoshopped pictures and trying tunes...
And nuts.
And hopefully no muppets.

And since Le Brain is celebrating middle age and the advantages that come with it (i.e. wisdom ?!?) you might as well expect a few Frank-related questions...

We start at 8pm or 8.17 or at least we'll wait for Le Brain...

I'll be your substitute, whenever you want me...

As mentioned somewhere before, your faithful quizmiz is going to enjoy a week off. In the land of bad weather, worse food and catastrophic football. Still...

In her absence the Furchtbaren Vier (or was that the Furchtlosen Fünf?) have taken over the show and Quiky #256 on 18 September will be presented by Frankee & seine Pariser.



Judging by the first glimpses last night I can only say - f***, I wish I could cancel my holidays!!!
They will make up their own questions (and if they've learned anything in the last few months, their answers too), will bring their own pictures and maybe their own nuts. They will also deal with any possible visiting muppets. And hand out their own yellow and red cards :)

Same rules apply (i.e. 6 max per team, 1st & 2nd prize, number of rounds) BUT unlike the regular Thursday night mayhem, this show is rumoured to start on time (according to QM Frankee the kick-off time is 8.02pm)

So what are you waiting for? Book a table now or be as sorry as I am for missing the probably funniest of all quizzes.

Good luck lads & lasses, have fun and remember - I WANT VIDEO FOOTAGE!!!

Quiky 255 - Rankings

Ausnahmsweise no pretty picture as I don't have enough time...

1. Paris Paris 79,5
2. Pinkies & The Brain 71
3. Funky Gibbons 59
4. De Muttis sind erkältet 50
5. Ze Zmarty Pants 46,5
6. Die Examiners 44

Music 255

This is getting a habit now.. done long before the time..

Music 255 is gonna be movie soundtracks... 1 point per film & artist.. oh, the choons I've found!!! :)

Quiky 254 - Rankings

Music 254

well - for a change I have the music round for #254 sorted before kick-offf..

and contrary to what I may have said on facebook, it's Cover Versions (might include 90s :)

We run this Show...

As officially & more or less publicly announced last week, I'm on holidays from 14th till 20th...

Under the influence of alcohol, Pinky, The Brain & Hélène (if memory serves me right) have volunteered to run the show on Thursday 18th ... details here when I have them, basic rules (i.e. prizes, starting time, location) apply, rest is up to the guest quiz masters & mistresses...

Better start making up your questions, and someone should bring a camcorder, I want pictures & videos!!!

Note to Guest QMs: You have until Thursday to make up your minds - if you want to back out, no problem, it's UEFA Cup night anyway. I just have to know what to put on the pub's website and what to prepare if you do run the show...

CrazyCaption #254

so far only one line.. from the combined team of
Pinkies & Brain in Paris: Iggy Pop "...oh putain, qu'est-ce que je me fais chier!!"

you are aware of the fact that - should you not send in another one - you'll have to share that one point ...

as usual, Thursday noon deadline... be funny, for f***'s sake!!!!

Quiky 253 - Rankings