tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post7555618787034121711..comments2024-03-12T12:54:32.926-07:00Comments on Life After Mastermind: Mastermind - Round One - Heat 13Londiniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07871325359167581176noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-60736353396280620502014-11-18T03:40:30.666-08:002014-11-18T03:40:30.666-08:00Have you read David Lodge's essay on 'Jane...Have you read David Lodge's essay on 'Jane Eyre' (in 'Language of Fiction'). That might make it more interesting for you - it certainly worked for me and my last A level class.Stephen Followshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241893861868075325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-37909136300441255102014-11-17T17:07:02.667-08:002014-11-17T17:07:02.667-08:00Will was the captain of the Antiquarians, and sang...Will was the captain of the Antiquarians, and sang the Only Connect dolphins song. When will there be a Mastermind dolphin song?dxdtdemonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534247033439073645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-66129895145010840082014-11-17T06:29:11.139-08:002014-11-17T06:29:11.139-08:00Alas, Will wasn't captain of the Analysts on O...Alas, Will wasn't captain of the Analysts on OC because that was David Lea (I know, because I was one of the other Analysts). Can't remember the name of Will's team. Anyway, he's a pillar of the Quiz League of London and a very nice chap...Paul Steepleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14850380609899260934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-12085582049429996602014-11-14T23:32:02.482-08:002014-11-14T23:32:02.482-08:00I didn't think so, to be honest with you. what...I didn't think so, to be honest with you. what can skew your perception of this is that a round might seem harder because -<br />a contender goes much slower and struggles over the answers<br />- which means you have less questions to answer at home because they get asked fewer questions<br />- which means that you end up with a lower score on their set than on others.<br /><br />However its all in the eye of the beholder. They're all easy questions if you know the answer, and all hard ones if you don't.Londiniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07871325359167581176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-61140542031409118252014-11-14T20:35:37.993-08:002014-11-14T20:35:37.993-08:00Was it just me, or did the general knowledge round...Was it just me, or did the general knowledge rounds seem to be even less balanced than usual?dxdtdemonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534247033439073645noreply@blogger.com