November 2011 - Croft

The November quiz was held at Croft Village Memorial Hall, Mustard Lane, Croft and you can see the results in the previous post. Peter Watson's 6 excellent rounds of questions were as follows:-

Current Affairs

Tom, Dick and Harry

Trains, Boats and Planes

Home Truths

EST

Out of this World

There was a good mix of the "gettable" and the "testing", and in my case the baffling during the "Home Truths" round, where my knowledge of domestic matters is clearly in need of improvement! 

9 of the 12 teams were in attendance and we look forward to seeing Bulkeley & Ridley, Peckforton & Beeston and Upton next time around. 

Special mention must be made of the very high standard of refreshments on offer - two choices of home-made soup (Pea & Ham / Two Bean) and any event that involves crumble with custard is a winner with me. The additional trifle on offer was delicious too. Well done and thank you to all those concerned. 

Next up is Malpas on the 9th of December - details to follow...

November 2011 Results

Who is playing and what are the rules?

12 villages will contest the title this year, as follows...

Alvanley

Bulkeley & Ridley

Byley

Croft

Darnhall

Malpas

North Rode

Peckforton & Beeston

Pulford

Upton

Warmingham

Wistaston

The rules are very, very simple. Each quiz consists of 6 rounds of 10 questions each, each round on a different subject of the question setter's choosing. 1 point for each correct answer means a maximum of 60 can normally be scored in each quiz. 

The competition will run for 7 months (November 2011 to May 2012 inclusive) and the winners will be the team with the highest aggregate score overall. If a team cannot make a particular quiz then they will be awarded a score equal to that of the lowest score achieved on the night. 

And that's all there is to it...

From the beginning...

The Cheshire Village Quiz was run for many years under the auspices of the Cheshire Community Council (part of Cheshire County Council) and latterly via Cheshire Community Action. 

Far more important than any of the organisations were the efforts of one man - Jim Bradley - who organised, wrote and delivered the quiz for as long as any of us who play in it can remember.  

Jim - none of us can thank you enough for all the work you did in this and so many other ways in connection with the Village Halls of Cheshire. Jim has now retired and we wish him a very long and happy retirement. 

Over the summer of 2011, it looked as though the Village Quiz may come to an end, but it hasn't!

Thanks to the fine efforts of many - Dave Cummerson from Croft and Jane O'Connor from Pulford primarily - the quiz continues. Thanks are also due in no small part to Peter Watson, formerly of Croft and now relocating to North Yorkshire, who has taken on the mantle of compiling the questions, without which it is difficult to have a quiz...

The 11th of November 2011 saw the season kick off...