SERVICE ABOVE SELF

Rotary Club of Sandy

District 1260

30^th Annual Christmas Charity Quiz

ANSWERS & WINNERS

This 2024 quiz has now closed and all entries have been now marked

Thank you for supporting our Charity Quiz.
We hope you enjoyed the mental stimulation over the festive season.

The standard of entries was very high this year with nearly all the entries scored over 90% correct; if so, I think you can claim a moral victory especially for those who only had spelling mistakes!

This year has been a good year bearing in mind the difficult economic climate and are very grateful for your support.

However, you may be pleased to hear we hope to raise over £5,000 for charity this year through the Quiz.

Thank you also for all the kind comments received about how much enjoyment you get from taking part in the Quiz.

Remember if you nominated on your entry form one of the named charities that we are supporting this year, i.e. ‘St Johns Hospice, Moggerhanger’, ‘MacMillan Cancer Support’ or Other Charities supported by Rotary, they will receive all of your £2 donation.

The answers are shown below.

The number in the final column is the percentage of entries who gave an incorrect or misspelt answer to that clue.

All this year entries have now been marked.

As there were more than ten totally correct entries, ten were drawn by lot from these to win a share of the prize.

The winners’ names are published below.

The 2024 Quiz theme was:

‘Games’

… and the supported charities are:

‘St Johns Hospice, Moggerhanger’

‘MacMillan Cancer Support’

Rotary Charities

Thank you again for your support

Tony Heslop (Quiz Organizer)

On behalf of Rotary Club of Sandy

ANSWERS:

Final column is the percentage of entries that had an incorrect or misspelt answer

1	DEPART, PROGRESS	2	GO	0.0%
2	CANNINE MILITARY IDENTIFICATION	3	TAG	1.1%
3	YOU KNOW	3	UNO	5.4%
4	ICED	4	DICE	0.7%
5	POSSIBILITY OF LOSS OR INJURY	4	RISK	2.5%
6	A BIT LIKE A NAVAL TOT	5	RUMMY	0.7%
7	DEE, SPRAT, CHARLTON	5	JACKS	4.3%
8	FIRE IRON	5	POKER	1.4%
9	MUSICAL BY ABBA MEN	5	CHESS	2.5%
10	NOT PLAY BY THE RULES	5	CHEAT	0.4%
11	SCRAP	5	CRAPS	2.5%
12	SEVERAL CHARGES FOR USING M25 OVER THAMES	5	DARTS	14.5%
13	TOPPLING TOWER OF WOODEN BLOCKS	5	JENGA	1.4%
14	WHAT YOU HOLD IN SCOTLAND TO BE QUIET	5	WHIST	14.5%
15	WORD OF APPOLOGY	5	SORRY	0.0%
16	A TAP IÑ	6	PIÑATA	6.5%
17	ASTOUND; FLABBERGASTED; BAFFLED	6	BOGGLE	26.4%
18	CROSSWORD HINT PRECEEDING TO ACT OR WORK	6	CLUEDO	2.2%
19	FORTH RAIL, SEVERN, TOWER FOR EXAMPLE	6	BRIDGE	0.0%
20	SO QUIT	6	QUOITS	1.4%
21	BIG FRIED BREADCRUMBED CHEESE/POTATO ROLL	7	CROQUET	2.2%
22	BOAT TO SUPPORT (19)	7	PONTOON	2.9%
23	DRINKS TIN WITH FIRST SITTING LADY MP	7	CANASTA	2.5%
24	ELGIN'S FOR EXAMPLE	7	MARBLES	1.4%
25	HAZY TEE	7	YAHTZEE	1.8%
26	PUT OPPONENT IN DIFFICULT POSITION	7	SNOOKER	24.6%
27	RECKONS	7	CONKERS	1.8%
28	THE MOOR OF VENICE	7	OTHELLO	0.7%
29	USES BAMBOO, DOTS AND CHARACTER TILES	7	MAHJONG	2.9%
30	A CRAB ACT	8	BACCARAT	6.9%
31	ABILITY TO COPE WITH DELAY	8	PATIENCE	1.4%
32	BABY'S BED WITH YEARS OF EXISTENCE	8	CRIBBAGE	2.5%
33	BIKMMRUU	8	RUMMIKUB	1.8%
34	BRANDED FORM OF (86)	8	SUBBUTEO	12.3%
35	COLD AIR GETTING INTO ROOM	8	DRAUGHTS	0.4%
36	EXCLUSIVE CONTROL OF A COMMODITY	8	MONOPOLY	1.1%
37	FRENCH FORM OF BOWLS	8	PETANQUE	1.1%
38	HAD SCARE	8	CHARADES	1.4%
39	M&MS' LOOKALIKE	8	SKITTLES	3.6%
40	YOUNG PILCHARDS	8	SARDINES	0.0%
41	18 RED, 18 BLACK AND 1 OR 2 GREEN	8	ROULETTE	0.0%
42	A TABLE LEG	9	BAGATELLE	1.8%
43	BOUNCE ON ONE FOOT WITH WHISKY	9	HOPSCOTCH	0.4%
44	ELEVEN IN SPADES OR CLUBS	9	BLACKJACK	1.8%
45	HOGWARTS GAME	9	QUIDDITCH	3.6%
46	MARKET GARDEN OR BARBAROSSA	9	OPERATION	5.1%
47	NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN NATIONS	9	DIPLOMACY	3.6%
48	WILLIAM'S 22THS OF A CHAIN	9	BILLIARDS	5.8%
49	CURED LEG OF PORK FROM BEHIND	10	BACKGAMMON	0.4%
50	POTEMKIN OR BISMARK	10	BATTLESHIP	13.8%
51	WHAT BONES DO AT A JOINT	10	ARTICULATE	5.1%
52	INEBRIATED UNILATERAL BLINKS	11	TIDDLYWINKS	3.6%
53	APPLE'S PERSON ENGAGED IN ESPIONAGE	1,3	I SPY	0.7%
54	ARE YOU ABLE TO PROCEED	3,1,2	KAN-U-GO	32.2%
55	TIRO ALLA FUNE	3,2,3	TUG OF WAR	0.0%
56	FIX THE AFTMOST APPENDAGE TO THE EQUUS ASINUS	3,3,4,2,3,6	PIN THE TAIL ON THE DONKEY	0.0%
57	OVUM WITH EATING IMPLEMENT	3,3,5	EGG AND SPOON	0.0%
58	ELDERLY SPINSTER	3,4	OLD MAID	1.8%
59	LIKE A CROSS BETWEEN JUNIPER AND MOLASSES LIQUOR	3,5	GIN RUMMY	0.7%
60	UPPERMOST PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE'S FAMILY	3,6	TOP TRUMPS	1.4%
61	FAKE SLIM LOG	4,2,5	GAME OF SKILL	0.4%
62	OPPOSITE OF (61)	4,2,6	GAME OF CHANCE	1.4%
63	RETRIEVE THIN PIECES OF WOOD	4,2,6	PICK UP STICKS	0.0%
64	ARRÊTEZ LE AUTOBUS	4,3,3	STOP THE BUS	0.4%
65	FERMER LA BOITE	4,3,3	SHUT THE BOX	0.7%
66	PUT THE BOOT INTO THE TIN	4,3,3	KICK THE CAN	0.4%
67	JEKYLL'S ALTER EGO THEN SEARCH	4,3,4	HIDE AND SEEK	0.0%
68	MOVE THE PACKAGE ONWARD	4,3,6	PASS THE PARCEL	0.4%
69	STARSKY & HUTCH COMBINED WITH BONNIE & CLYDE	4,3,7	COPS AND ROBBERS	0.7%
70	BELONGS TO A KARDASHIAN OR NORTH KOREAN LEADER?	4,4	KIM'S GAME	2.5%
71	SHORT HIGH-PITCHED SOUND FOLLOWED BY BAD SMELL	4.4	PING PONG	0.4%
72	EIDER MALLARD GREYLAG	4,4,5	DUCK DUCK GOOSE	0.0%
73	BLOWN LAWS	4,5	LAWN BOWLS	5.8%
74	SICK AS SHE	4,5	KISS CHASE	0.4%
75	SCHERE, STEIN, PAPIER	4,5,8	ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS	0.7%
76	FIRST DESCRIBED BY A.A. MILNE	4,6	POOH STICKS	0.0%
77	WE DRINK RUM	4,6	WINK MURDER	0.0%
78	THE MISS BETWEEN KERMIT AND FOZZIE BEAR	5,2,3,6	PIGGY IN THE MIDDLE	1.4%
79	AIRHEAD SLOTS	5,2,5	HEADS OR TAILS	1.8%
80	ANGLE OF ROOF AND GOLF STROKE ON GREEN	5,3,4	PITCH AND PUTT	0.4%
81	TWELFTH WORMIEST HAM	5,3,4,2,4	WHAT'S THE TIME MR WOLF	0.4%
82	KICK TOWN SOUTH	5,3,5	KNOCK OUT WHIST	1.8%
83	QUOTE FROM LE BON, PEGG OR COWELL	5,4	SIMON SAYS	1.8%
84	NEW GROWN CORBELS	5,5,5	CROWN GREEN BOWLS	1.8%
85	SAVE NO HYPHEN (BUT NEEDS APOSTROPHY) ***	5,7	SHOVE HA'PENNY	***
86	ABBOT FLEA TOLL	5,8	TABLE FOOTBALL	0.7%
87	FAMILLES HEUREUSES	5,8	HAPPY FAMILIES	1.4%
88	LEGLESS REPTILES WITH DAMAGES IN NYLONS	6,3,7	SNAKES AND LADDERS	0.7%
89	(39) WITH ONE EXTRA	6,7	TENPIN BOWLING	5.8%
90	BOBS FLOPPING BEAR	7,3,6	BOBBING FOR APPLES	1.4%
91	ATTACH OR JOIN HALF OF EIGHT	7,4	CONNECT FOUR	0.4%
92	SEATS THAT PLAY A TUNE?	7,6	MUSICAL CHAIRS	0.0%
93	INSIGNIFICANT OR FRIVOLOUS CHASE OR HUNT	7,7	TRIVIAL PURSUIT	2.5%
94	MISS AUSCULTATE	7,7	MUSICAL STATUES	1.4%
95	SEEN RICH CHEQUES	7,8	CHINESE CHEQUERS	1.4%
96	UK CANINES SYMBOLISING PLUCK AND DETERMINATION	7,8	BRITISH BULLDOGS	13.0%
97	SEARCH FOR BLACKBEARD’S HIDDEN LOOT	8,4	TREASURE HUNT	0.0%
98	SNOOZING BIG AFRICAN CATS	8,5	SLEEPING LIONS	1.1%
99	CORRECT DINGBAT	8,6	CONTRACT BRIDGE	0.7%
100	NOISE OF PARENTS MOTHERS APPROACHING	12,9	GRANDMOTHERS FOOTSTEPS	0.0%

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*** We are aware there was a typo on some quiz forms where the second letter H was missing in question 85.
Many apologies for this typo. We publicised this on the website as soon as we were aware.

To make sure no-one would lose their chances of winning, any quiz form with this typo was not penalised and marked as correct for this question.

WINNERS

Congratulations to all those who got all the answers correct.

There were many with only one wrong or spelling mistakes (I think these can claim a moral victory).

Anyone scoring over 90 certainly deserves an A*!

In accordance with the rules as there were more than 10 completely correct entries, 10 were drawn by lot from these, each to win £10. The names of the lucky 10 are below.

Mrs. M. Allen

Potton

Mrs. D. Watson

Sandy

Mr. I. Parker

Gamlingay

Chris Chantler

Bath

Mrs. L. Kilby

Sandy

Mr. D. Roundtree

Sandy

Miss N. Pinney

Potton

Mr. C. Smith

St. Neots

Jean Baker

Inkersall

Ms. E. Snape

Bedford

Reminder of the Competition Rules:

1. In event of a tie,
a) if there are up to 10 possible winners the prize will be divided.    

b) if there are more than 10 possible winners then 10 names will be drawn by lot.

2. Closing date for entries: Midday 11th January 2025.

3. The winner(s) will be notified by letter.

4. There is only one correct answer to each question; the judge’s decision is final.

5. All facts on which this quiz is based are believed to be correct.
Any inaccuracies however caused will in no way invalidate the result. No correspondence will be entered into.

6. Return of entry indicates acceptance of rules.

Thank you again for helping us raise money for charity and hope you will look out for the next quiz which will be our 31st. Annual Christmas Charity Quiz

Barring major problems, it should be available in November!

The venues where it will be available will be shown on this website later in the year.

Tony Heslop (Quiz Organizer)

On behalf of Rotary Club of Sandy

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