What happened? Well, I’ve been incredibly busy in my life outside quizzing if I’m honest. I do apologise. I’m going to try to fill in the missing reviews as well as I can, which is why I’m starting with MM18.
Finn Maxwell kicked us off with politician Aneurin Bevan. I
work now for the NHS, an organisation which probably owes more to Nye than to
any other single person. Also, I’ve recently read a biography of Clement Atlee.
Nye gave him his fair share of trouble, but Atlee did think of him as a
potential successor at one point. Finn gained respectability with 7, but you
could tell by the look on his face that he knew it was going to be tough going
in the next round.
Bella Burgess never had anything other than a smile on the
face when it came to her round on the musicals of Stephen Sondheim, even though
I am sure that she would have been hoping for a bit more than the respectable 6
that she did manage. I had a couple to add to the 4 I’d scored on Nye Bevan,
but bearing in mind the two subjects still to come I was pretty sure I wouldn’t
be adding many to that.
Carolynn Rowe answering on the 70s TV blockbuster Downton
Abbey Upstairs Downstairs really showed us how a specialist round
should be done. She had 12 questions and answered all of them correctly. Spare
a thought for the fact that there were 68 episodes in five series and that’s a
really hefty amount of preparation needed. Carolynn’s measured pace never
wavered, and this was a first class display.
Having to follow that was Stuart Beard answering on the
origins of Judo. Answering very well too.It isn’t easy following someone who
has just had a brilliant round, But Stuart kept his head and powered through to
his own double figure round of 10. Me? As predicted I didn’t add to my score
from the first two specialists.
On to round two. Bearing in mind that Carolynn had a 6
point lead over Bella and a 5 point lead over Finn, with the best will in the
world it really looked as if we were in for a two horse race. Bella scored 5
for a total of 11. The main thing was that she kept a smile on her face and
still seemed to have enjoyed the experience. I hope so. Finn did well with a
double figure round of his own , scoring 10 for a total of 17. I don’t know if
he’ll ever decide to come back this way, but with a killer specialist he could
certainly give it a lash.
The mission for Stuart Beard then certainly didn’t look
totally impossible, but it would need a good GK round to really give him a
realistic chance. If he could do double figures again, and post a score in
excess of 20 then that would surely give him a shot. That’s what he managed –
11 for a total of 21. Certainly enough to place Carolynn within the corridor of
doubt.
If she was dubious, though, she never showed it. Carolynn
again delivered a measured and pretty accurate performance, going through the
target with enough questions remaining to take her to 13 and 25. That sort of
score will put her well into the top half of my unofficial leaderboard when we
start to look at the possibilities for the semi finals.
Very well done Carolyn! Best of luck in the semi finals.
The Details
|
Finn Maxwell |
Aneurin Bevan |
7 |
2 |
10 |
2 |
17 |
4 |
|
Bella Burgess |
The Musicals of
Stephen Sondheim |
6 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
11 |
2 |
|
Carolyn Rowe |
Upstairs Downstairs |
12 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
25 |
0 |
|
Stuart Beard |
Jigoru Kano and the
origins of judo |
10 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
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