I thought I would just post a short report on the quiz evening, which was a really enjoyable way to give money to charity!
Well, we had a traditional start at a Pizza Express, and then headed off to UCL, and got there very early so we had the pick of the tables. We chose a table at the front, then eagle eyed Lucy spotted that it was a ‘Gassers’ table, so we had to move very quickly to a ‘Slashers’ spot. We spent some time debating names, but finally settled for the Topmeilers (not sure why in the end) then spent another 5 minutes debating whether this was a German/Swiss spelling with an ‘E’, or an anglicised version without. In honour of the Swiss heritage we chose the ‘e’ version. We had a spare ticket in the end so my son came along as he was at a loose end. I think at this point he did wonder what he was getting himself into… When the organisers collected the names it was clear almost everyone else had gone for medical themes, apart from us and another table of GW fans. I think it was around then that we had worked out that there wasn’t a Green Wing round, so the revision that Kate, Lucy and Sylvia had done was not going to be of much use! There were 18 teams in total, 10 on the Gassers side, 8 on the Slashers.
Julian was already around, when we got there, pacing about behind the scenes and on his phone. No sign of Steve though… At 8 o’clock Julian appeared at the front, to tell us that Steve was delayed and would arrive shortly. Then we got on with the quiz – Julian read out the questions and we scratched our heads for the answers.
Steve then arrived just before the second round - apparently he had been filming somewhere in the back of beyond with Sue Perkins.
There were a couple of fairly obvious JRT and Steve related questions. Steve's family had taken a table and they managed to get a GW question wrong to much amusement. At the first interval Julian came over for a short chat, and the end, an enormous queue for photos with Julian and Steve appeared. We all decided that we didn’t want to join the queue, so hung around chatting instead. There was an official photographer though, who took loads of photos, so eventually you will get to see them I expect!
We didn’t come anywhere near being the highest scoring team, but neither were we the lowest, so that was a relief! Then the scores of the Gassers and Slashers were added up and averaged because Steve’s Gassers had more teams
. Julian and the Slashers was clearly the intelligent option as the Slashers won on averages!
At the end, there was a raffle for some scrubs, signed by Julian and Steve, and they were won by a neurologist from another team, so not sure when he will get the chance to wear them... Keep your eyes peeled on ebay! Another prize, tickets for Sunday in Hyde Park with Rod Stewart headlining did the rounds. They were won first by the same neurologist.......who put them back in the pot, then by Julian........ who also put them back in. then by a lady who couldn't go........... so finally they auctioned them!
Speaking to the organisers at the end, they were very pleased with the result and with their takings on the night, all towards a very good cause. If you would like to donate, or to attend any of the other events they are running to raise funds, you can do it here:
http://www.nationalbrainappeal.org/If I have forgotten anything I am sure the other ladies will fill you in on the details... Thank you to the Topmeilers for a great evening out
Chatterbox thanks for the story. There are photos of this evening somewhere?
