Wired For Hound

Hounds present this week, Graham, Kevster, Daren and myself. Questions for the day:

1. What's going on at the Purley Arms?

There seemed to be a general change of ambience, plus a clearing out of the bar staff. Frankly some of the other lot were damn miserable so we didn't dwell too long on this one.

2. Were our actions of last week justified?

Can't quite remember our logic here but we came to a unanimous conclusion of "yes".

3. What is an arthropod? How does it differ from a gastropod? Or a cephalopod?

Daren looked to derive it from the Greek, we knew pod was foot, what we didn't know was arthron was joint. After a while we gave up and wikied it. An inverterbrate with an exoskeleton, segmented body and jointed limbs apparently. So includes insects, spiders etc.

4. Do giraffes swim?

Firstly we thought this question might be slightly moot, they're not the shortest characters and their natural habitat isn't known for being that watery. Turns out they not only swim but dive! Witness http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nPrWo5pEvyk or just google diving giraffes.

Impressive tuck positions for such tall creatures but had to mark one down for slight over-rotation prior to entry.

The world being put to rights we welcomed old adversaries from the Jolly Farmers, The Hamsters! How would we compare without the comfort blanket of Theo's marking system. Quite a few others as well, the pub was busy tonight.

First round, dingbats. Not a personal favourite but a team effort saw us get all but one, a collection of small i's in the top left.

Next round, current affairs. The only point collectively remembered was the motorcycle in Easy Rider. It went for a lot.

Connections, we thought this was difficult at the time and in retrospect, it was. The theme was Cagney and Lacey. The only thing I remember is one of them was called Mary-Beth. I don't think that came up.

Geography and a Hound favourite, if we had a joker, we'd have played it here. The only one that really vexed us was the country with most active volcanoes? "Active" in this context can be tenuous and we went USA but the more logical answer of Indonesia prevailed.

Ten pointers, anthophobia definitely featured, we got this, fear of flowers. (I mean really, who out there is afraid of flowers? And if you were, would you own up to it?) We also got the first televised sporting event in 1931. Having circled around in a bit, it was the Derby. Didn't get the other one, maybe it was the volcanoes?

Took the predictions to the top 10 and Fifa top 10, UK banks by profit, flavours of jelly and Enid Blyton books were postulated. None of the sort, turned out to be most recognisable actors. In true Hound style we crossed out at least two right answers, failing to get even the usual 7.

The jeopardy and we correctly swerved something about miosis. We failed to swerve "fastest goal in the FA cup final", something Louis Saha didn't as it was he. Boom, second cup final jeopardy question blown.

Music and my notes are getting really scratchy here, I've got "Nev", "Bazza" and "Christopher Cross (Jump Jump)".

For the chocolate question I've got "The Color Purple" but that might have been my jumper.

No reprieve this time, Robbie Di Matteo was wrong and we knew it; everyone knew it. Imagine then our amazement when a jeopardy-less 114 was enough to win! Go Hound!. With slightly less reason for sheepishness this week we hung around a bit longer. Cash pot up. Somewhere along the way there was a badger.