282 - whazzuuuuuup?!?!?

This is where I grin evilly and tell you that I've been shopping.
Photo.
Which - as regulars know - means LOADS of genetic experiments and quite a few macros. Picture round almost sorted.
Music round will be brought to you by the colour blue. Gone in 60+ or "traditional", not sure yet how much time I've got for extravaganzas...
One question round - as asked for, and announced - will be geography, travel, landmarks, "Around the world in 10 questions".
The second question round will be "At the movies" - sights, sounds, and 'ssorted BS.

Leaves us (or me) with no idea for round 3. As usual, suggestions are welcome. If I don't get any I'll make up stuff. True or False doesn't take much time & effort :)

Lost and sound

It might sound like the old excuse with the homework-eating dog but I seem to have lost (or at least temporarily misplaced) last Thursday's points...
In a feeble attempt to make up for it, I thought I'd post a few pix and questions to remind you what got you the points in the first place (and for those of you who had to leave early, to show you what you missed :)) - genetix & macros first... (answers in the comment)







That's all for now, more pictures - and questions - later. And now excuse me while I go looking for the lost points (being a newcastle fan, I'm used to it). All that's left to do for you is hangin' on in there.

First contact

I knew there was something I had forgotten.
As I heard last night, reserving a table sometimes seems to be a problem. I know I said the best way would be to call the Kilkenny but apparently that doesn't always work.

Here's 5 ways of getting your precious seats:

A) tell me directly after the quiz, that way the memory is fresh and I can put your name in the book right away
B) send me a mail to quiz_miz@hotmail.com, I normally check that account at least once a day. And I always confirm the reservation.
C) leave a comment on the blog
D) if it's Thursday already, do phone the Kilkenny directly((030) 283 20 84), it's the only way to find out if there are still tables available
E) chance it and just turn up on Thursday night but risk sitting on the floor in a corner where you can't see a thing :)

Remember, the later you make your reservation, the lesser your chance to get the table you want or any table at all. Some nights are more quiet than others but do not take free tables for granted. Even if you're regulars. There's no preferential treatment for anyone, and no guarantees.

And to help you get what you want, here's the floor plan with the table numbers and the maximum number of people you could fit around them without sitting on top of each other (unless that's what you want... but should save for the bedroom :)

This little piggy

.. unfortunately has to cancel the quiz plans. I have a job that needs to get finished tonight and the hours are dwindling. Which should not keep you from putting your knowledge to the test. Go, win, and make me proud :))
Work also means that I won't have the time to put questions, points & links up here. Yet. I will. Eventually.

Happy pigs and highly recommended books

I'ts 2am and before I can't remember later today...

It's quiz night at the Happy Pig tonight (Friday) and I'm going.. if anyone cares to join me...here's where
Just 3 minutes off Ostkreuz.. cute little pub, (comparatively) cheap beer, and you can smoke :)
Quiz starts at 9pm, it's 50 questions on a sheet, 40 minutes time. No charge (as far as I know), and a bottle of whisk(e)y as first prize... rest of the details I forgot.


Recommended reading (not for the quiz :) Fahrenheit 451, Brave New World, and 1984.

That's all she wrote today, leftover links, points, questions and pictures up here over the weekend.
Have a good one, see you next week...

Mind made up

This is the last one before tonight's Quiky..
Round 1 Connect Nine
Round 2 Green, White & Gold leftovers (mixed topics)
Picture Round The Usual BS (NICE macros & genetix :)
Round 3 Arts & Entertainment
Music Round Musicals (anything from stage, screen, animated, all through the 20th century :)

Better get started with the research ... there's no business like show business, like no business I know...

Macro mysteries

Oh you ain't seen nothing yet... I've just found macro shots that'll last us at least until but probably way beyond Quiky 300.
Here you'll find close-up heaven ... brainteasingingly beautiful and seemingly infinite...

And here's the challenge... guess which 4 are going to make a BIG appearance in tomorrow's Quiky. (no points for guessing how wide the grin on my face is right now :)))))))))

Quiz attacks

Judging by the number of reservations, most Quiky fans seem to be suffering from quiz withdrawal.. nice to know :)
That shall be remedied tomorrow, so if you want in you'd better phone the Kilkenny and get your name in the book. First call, first quizzed.
On the other hand, the number of teams rules out a mystery sound round.. we might be able to squeeze in the odd noise in the Arts & Entertainment round..
The missing third round might be Order, Please! .. if I find the time for some photoshopping...
Or we might do "True or False".. new idea, not quite fleshed out yet...

Sneak preview/hints might be up here later tonight....

The show must go on

Holidays are over, and it's back to the salt mines... and pub quizzes.
Quiky #281 is upon us on Thursday, 26 March at 8pm (or shortly after). So far the plan is a "traditional" quiz (i.e. 3 question rounds, 1 "traditional" music round and the usual mix of genetix, macros and other visual BS).
Music round is going to be "Name the musical", and one of the question rounds is "green, white, and gold" leftovers (mixed bag of nuts). Another one might be Arts & Entertainment .. and the third will most likely be improvised unless you have suggestions or "wishes".

See you Thursday, for the same old, same old...

Paddy's Day Quiky - Points

I've had enough of Photoshop for a while, here are last week's points, facts only, no trimmings

Team Taylor 59
Plastic Paddies 55,5
All Saints 54
Bonsai Brain 54
Die Muttis brüten was aus 48
Feidlos 48
Galway Girls 43,5
Smarties 42
PCK Schwedt 40,5
Thomas Müller Superstar 34
Chrissy 29

Green, white & gold - gone

Now that was a rather good one. More alcohol in the music round than in the QuizMiz' glass, a good turnout and largely well-behaved quizzers.
And mixed "themed" rounds seem to be a good idea, regardless of colour or theme. We shall do that again. "Silver" has a nice ring to it.
Points will be up here before the much deserved, badly needed, and all too short holiday.

Best line(s) of the night - Team Chris(sy): "next time you should ask questions we can answer" and (after the first showing of the "Gone in 110 seconds") Team Thomas Müller Superstar: "what were we supposed to do?"... how about paying attention?

The rest here shortly(ish)... Good night, and good luck...

Points, previews & plans

First things first - apologies. I know I've been somewhat tardy of late but assorted (unplanned) assignments and ailments have made it necessary to rethink priorities.

Here are the points for Quikys # 278 and #279, text only, no trimmings (it's not as if anyone ever prints out the photoshopped tables and puts them up on the office/kitchen/toilet wall)

Quiky #278
Team & Struppi 75,5
Just Visiting Clients 65,5
Cannonballs 65
Seen Ben Brandishing 61
Super Nova 41,5
Usually Nice (after 3 rounds) 35
Potlatsch 35
French Connection (after 2 rounds) 11

Quiky #279
Bembelboys 68
Cannonballs 66
Black Widows 65,5
Super Nova 58
The Pinkies & The Brain 57,5
PXL 57
Smithwicks 56
Bonsai Brain 53,5
W.B.Yeats 51
The Committments 50,5
A-Team 46,5
Skype 37

As mentioned somewhere before, #280 on 12 March is the Paddy's Day special edition.
All 3 question rounds (Green, White, Gold) are mixed bags of nuts - from Green Books to White Album, White Nights, gold medals, green mascots, golden statues, White Sea, Weißwurst (?), to maybe Golden Retriever, Whitewater and Green Party.... you get the drift.
Picture round is the ususal mix, only slightly Irish-ish (Spot-the-Ball with Hurling, Irish celebrities for genetix, green macros, ...)
The music round is Gone in 90 Seconds, slightly alcoholised (I still have leftover songs about whiskey, wine, beer, rum...) and the 10 pictures are probably assorted green things...

Unfortunately we won't have green jello shots for the winners this year but we'll try and get the vodka green :)
...and maybe, just maybe, there are some dodgy green Guinness hats as consolation prize for the team that finishes slightly behind the field :)

Nothing left to add, get ready for the jolly green .. Quiky. See you Thursday.

Oh, and the next one is #281 on Thursday 26 March at 8pm. If all goes to plan.

Plans for the one before the one..

As hinted at, on Thursday 5 March the music round is "Black" .. which is not saying it'll be funk & soul, much as I'd love to do that, but there is some black or schwarz in the titles. Maybe (and just maybe, because it's more work) we'll do Gone in 90 Seconds, combination pictures of bands/musicians.

And one of the three question rounds is going to be Comics. On TV, in film, in literature... comic heroes, villains, and pets.

Picture round is the normal BS mix, and with a bit more time I'm sure I can come up with the other two question rounds by Thursday. If not, we'll improvise....

Get ready....