tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post4548300798151554641..comments2024-03-12T12:54:32.926-07:00Comments on Life After Mastermind: Return of the Monthly QuizLondiniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07871325359167581176noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-87780196297387048872010-06-28T11:58:03.794-07:002010-06-28T11:58:03.794-07:00Hi Ben
They don't really prove anything to yo...Hi Ben<br /><br />They don't really prove anything to your detriment at all, only that the content of quiz books has changed, and maybe what we would expect to be asked in a quiz too. I tend to agree about the run of the mill, common or garden generic quiz books that are the norm, but there are also some great ones ou tthere too - Bamber's and Magnus' books - Beadle's Miscellany - The Prince of Wales quiz book - they're all good stuff.Londiniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07871325359167581176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-3431649882213646462010-06-28T07:41:13.967-07:002010-06-28T07:41:13.967-07:00Interesting set of questions. In my quizzing area...Interesting set of questions. In my quizzing area - north Wales - I win quite frequently, and sometimes with huge margins (a 12 point lead last Tuesday and a 16 point lead on Wednesday). Others rate me but I often think I know nothing at all - and these questions prove it. <br /><br />The 1952 questions: I know two for certain.<br /><br />The 1974: Three<br /><br />The 2009: Three again<br /><br />The Collins: All ten without sweat.<br /><br />I think, therefore, that modern quiz books are pretty simplistic. I'm now off to google all the answers I don't know from these questions.Ben Duttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626732284749728398noreply@blogger.com