Monthly Quiz

Post by **Tony Summerfield** » 01 Feb 2007, 19:43

Don't panic, Barney is just me doing a time test. I went through it pretty quickly and in my haste I still clicked on a wrong answer and it took me 2.44mins. I will ask Keith to remove my score, but it does make me wonder how people can complete the quiz in just over a minute

Moonraker · Post by **Moonraker** » 01 Feb 2007, 21:23

Easier, my ****!

Lucky Star · Post by **Lucky Star** » 02 Feb 2007, 00:02

I got 19 out of 30. Thats 4 better than January but I'm still only number 14 on the list. There are obviously some VERY knowledgeable people out there.

Good fun though.

HeatherS · Post by **HeatherS** » 02 Feb 2007, 04:12

Not so very knowledgeable - I got 22, but a few were lucky guesses! A difficult quiz, but just a teeny bit easier than last time. Although I've heard from a very reliable source (thanks, Keith!) that next months is rather fiendish. My words, not Keith's. I'm filled with trepidation!

Mollybob · Post by **Mollybob** » 02 Feb 2007, 10:34

I suppose it's all relative really and just depends what you have read. I think I need to vary my reading more. I must make a note to myself to re-read some of Enid's other works, and not just the Famous Five, the Adventure Series and Malory Towers

Matthew Roberts · Post by **Matthew Roberts** » 02 Feb 2007, 11:34

I think I found it about the same: neither easier, nor harder; in fact, just as difficult as last time. Barney is certainly top dog at the moment, though.

I do enjoy these quizzes. Excellent idea, Tony or Keith -- whoever had it!

Ming · Post by **Ming** » 02 Feb 2007, 11:41

Yes, they are so much fun!

Moonraker · Post by **Moonraker** » 02 Feb 2007, 11:46

Fortunately (or not, as the case might be), I have a very forgetful mind.

This means I don't do well in quizzes, but re-read books having no idea of the endings!

Post by **Tony Summerfield** » 02 Feb 2007, 12:16

HeatherS wrote:I've heard from a very reliable source (thanks, Keith!) that next months is rather fiendish. My words, not Keith's. I'm filled with trepidation!

Not so reliable this time, next month is still just as gentle!

Still set by me and Keith hasn't seen it yet. I sent Keith 30 questions that were set by Anita, and she's a hard taskmaster and yes, they were a bit fiendish!! I will certainly use all her questions, but balance them out so that they don't all come at once. As I have said before I do try to make it so that the questions cover a broad Blyton range and are not biased in any particular direction.

I meant to ask you Heather, did you get your anniversary booklets okay?

Mollybob · Post by **Mollybob** » 02 Feb 2007, 12:30

moonraker wrote:Fortunately (or not, as the case might be), I have a very forgetful mind.

This means I don't do well in quizzes, but re-read books having no idea of the endings!

I have the same "problem" when it comes to books. However, it is nice to be able to re-read books and have a surprise each time. I've read many of my favourite books over and over again but still forget things. My boyfriend read most of the Famous Five books when he was a child and can still remember everything.
I think you like Agatha Christie books too. It's always nice re-reading them and not remembering who did it. It means I can try to work out the murderer again each time.

As you rightly point out though, this trait is not much help when it comes to quizzes

Ming · Post by **Ming** » 02 Feb 2007, 12:33

I usually remember what I read - given that it's a Blyton and not for studies!

Post by **Anita Bensoussane** » 02 Feb 2007, 12:48

[Tony:] "I sent Keith 30 questions that were set by Anita, and she's a hard taskmaster and yes, they were a bit fiendish!!"

Well, I wouldn't want to insult anyone's intelligence by making things too easy, would I?

Anita

Moonraker · Post by **Moonraker** » 02 Feb 2007, 19:22

Mollybob wrote:
moonraker wrote:Fortunately (or not, as the case might be), I have a very forgetful mind.

This means I don't do well in quizzes, but re-read books having no idea of the endings!

I think you like Agatha Christie books too. It's always nice re-reading them and not remembering who did it. It means I can try to work out the murderer again each time.

As you rightly point out though, this trait is not much help when it comes to quizzes

Yes, I love the works of Agatha Christie. I am reading Mystery of the Spiteful Letters at the moment, and have noticed how similar to Agatha's The Moving Finger it is.

Matthew Roberts · Post by **Matthew Roberts** » 02 Feb 2007, 19:29

I love Dame Agatha, too. Her books I can read time and time again, even if I know who did it. The same goes for the audio books. The David Suchet and Hugh Fraser ones are particularly good.

Any favourites, Nigel, Mollybob? (I should probably start a new thread with this.)

Mollybob · Post by **Mollybob** » 02 Feb 2007, 19:46

I like the Poirot books best (I also have the whole David Suchet series on DVD

) I really like The ABC Murders, Death in the Clouds and Hickory Dickory Dock.
Another favourite, non-Poirot this time, is And Then There Were None.

Perhaps we should start an Agatha Christie appreciation thread