Despicable Hound

For the first time in what seems like months, my blogging notes haven't been left on the train, eaten by the dog or other such flimsy excuse. So here we go for a blow by blow account.

In a curious twist of fate, both quizzers arrived from a hard day at work, eager for a foaming pint to slake the thirst created by a hard day's graft. Yes, Graham and myself have both started on the actuarial marking, so maybe taking some liberties with "hard day" there but work nonetheless. Given both of our complete ignorance in the subject, we thoroughly expected the pictures to be Disney films of the like. So

came as quite a pleasant surprise. Four vexed us for a while, both of us convinced that it was somewhere in London, nope. Of all the buildings I've been inside one of them, any takers?

Should also point out that Hound Towers is now equipped with a fully functioning "all-in-one" computer now so may be experimenting along the way. A slightly disappointing turn out to the quiz with just the four core teams, but on we went with current affairs. Comments like "Steve/Kevster/Daren would have known this" were banned from the start so on we struggled, getting that Olly Murs pulled out of the Olympics parade, not before dallying with Bruno mind, but failing to estimate the size of this baby.

9 stone 10lbs on a good day. The mushroom was nearly two stones though.

Next round was the 00's. One of those that makes you think about how long ago things actually were. Wierdly when thinking about which MP claimed for adult entertainment for her husband, this lady came to mind for both of us.

Wrong though. Am I overdoing the photos? We also mistook Slobodan Milosevic for Radavan Karadzic. Doubt if we'll be the first or the last there. Neither played for Villa though.

Onto connections and though I say it myself, I'm on a bit of a hot streak here. Failing to be distracted by Graham's insistence that he had invented the telephone, I dragged out that the likes of Holly Willoughby, Tom Cruise, Lewis Carroll and Steven Spielberg were/are all dyslexic. Ten pointers and despite getting Jack L, we couldn't dredge up Jack Lord playing Steve McGarrett. Siobhan gave us some credit though.

Link ups and the only one that really stumped us was the connection between Kerch, Georgia and Messina. This may help.

Yep, all straits.

Jeopardy and which is the longest bone in the forearm. We had radius and ulna and maybe 60/40 ulna?

Ok, so which Formula One racing driver was the first one to be twice been Sports Personality of the Year. Now there's been some undeserving winners of this over the years, but taking the cake.

Just looking at him prompts a yawn. If we'd had an idea we might have plumped for ulna but frankly we were guessing between 3 or 4. Damon Hill won it twice for God's sake.

Music and we were only undone by Toni Braxton, Graham steaming in with Toxic from Britney.

Ok, wrong video but working from home has to have its advantages.

How old was QEII when Charlie popped out, 22 and the Minstrels were ours! Sadly though, the £50 wasn't, the Anoraks had nailed the jeopardy. If only....