01/09/2024
The fifth and final week of the Thursday Pub Quiz at The Compass for Macmillan Cancer Support for August saw another 14 teams taking part, including first-timers "The Flunkers" and "Robbie's Bunch".
Having played their Joker straight away, "Agatha Quiztee" took an early lead, scoring the full 20 points on 'This Week In History' in round one.
In round two, we asked our teams to identify some well-known classical music composers, using only the vowels in their respective names - "The Bridies" and "The Clan" scored highest here, with 9 points apiece.
In Round 3, "The Flunkers" played their Joker card, and came out on top, with 12 points for the multiple choice General Knowledge Round.
For the Picture Round, the teams were this week challenged to name ten stars of the silver screen from the picture clues, and "The Flunkers" scored a perfect 10/10 this time, but were beaten by "DCM ### Stars", "Team Mac", "The Stoaters" and "Universally Challenged" who all managed a maximum 20 points thanks to their Jokers.
In Round 5, the theme this week was the 1981 film 'Chariots of Fire', and this saw some high-scoring too. "Ecclefechan Bare", "Team Mac", "The Stoaters" and "Universally Challenged" all scored 10/10, but it was "The Clan" who triumphed in this round, with a Joker-assisted 20 points.
In the 'Total Wipeout' round, the Snowball Jackpot was back to £10, and despite some reasonable scores, there were no winners this week.
In the 'Guess Who?' round, it wasn't until the fourth clue that "Tequila Mockingbird" and "Universally Challenged" correctly guessed former Sky Sports presenter Jim White as this week's mystery celeb, earning 15 points each. "Universally Challenged" were first drawn out of the hat, and so won the £20 cash prize this week.
It was also enough to ensure that "Universally Challenged" were the winners overall this week, giving them the £25 Greene King Brewery Gift Card, with "Tequila Mockingbird" and "The Bridies" tied in second place.
"Tequila Mockingbird" had done enough to be crowned our 'Team of the Month' for August, winning £105 - not bad, eh?
Thanks to all of our teams who have taken part in the Quiz this month, and for all of your continued support of the Quiz, and most importantly Macmillan Cancer Support.
Join us for the Quiz this coming Thursday from 8pm, and make sure to book your table in advance by calling The Compass on 01383 821795.