Anyone live near Lichfield (UK) - fun on Oct 8

[Brian Clegg]

If you're near Lichfield it'd be lovely to see you at my science pub quiz as part of this year's @lichfieldfest Just over a week to go. Fancy making up a team? We’ve a huge stack of science book prizes: it’ll make QI look dull! Click here for details.

 

[Emurelda]

Oh man! Sounds like such fun...shame i can't join you. Thanks for the generous invite.

 

[James Marinero]

Brian, the linked site says it's cancelled?

 

[Brian Clegg]

Yes, sorry about that - I should have said something sooner. We've had to cancel.

I think there were two problems - Lichfield is a very specific festival in terms of what goes down well (it's the only literary festival I know where the audience isn't find of fiction). And given than most pub quizzes are either free or a pound or two, they hugely overpriced it at £11.

 

[James Marinero]

Quizzes are fun, but hard to beat University Challenge this week - one of the contestants studying for a PhD in spincter preservation.

 

[Jennifer Stone]

Quizzes are fun, but hard to beat University Challenge this week - one of the contestants studying for a PhD in spincter preservation.

A good thing they don't appear on Mastermind, hey?
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