In the book, not the film, of Gone with the Wind,
what did Rhett Butler say to Scarlet O’Hara?
‘Frankly, my dear,…
Which five countries have shores on the Red Sea?
Name two Surrealists, the capital of Cyprus, the
lake at the source of the Nile, and what are the
colours of the flag of Morocco?
Frankly, my dear,…
What metal is known by the initials Hg? what is
the lowest score to win a game of tennis, which
famous jazz clarinettist died last year?
What are the colours of the flag of Denmark?
Frankly, my dear…
What are the five disciplines of
the modern pentathlon?
Who invented, who stole, who wrote? and
what are the colours of the flag of Albania?
Frankly, my dear,…
With what is Boyle’s law concerned?
What prize was won by the author of
‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night’?
What are the colours of the flag of Libya?
Frankly, my dear,…
We are pretending we don’t care,
but we do. We challenge a wrong marking
of our card, we quietly whoop when the
answer is, yes, ‘they all resigned their peerage.’
We get in another round.
Our quiz master is growing hoarse in the hubbub.
We ask for hush, we concentrate, we laugh.
We are annoyed when we get one wrong.
We have Steve on our table, thank goodness.
The scores are added. We win the quiz.
Frankly, my dear, we don’t give a damn
about prizes; but the winning?
Now, that’s another matter.