Hi *|FNAME|*
I had a dream last night where the Queen was still alive (in fact she was a fair bit younger) and I’d been invited to Buckingham Palace to hang out and do a quiz (in the sense that I was going to take part in one, rather than hosting).
There was some meet-and-greet preamble, lots of people having drinks in a room. Butlers with trays of champagne flutes.
All were standing and I was saying something about a question and the Queen, overhearing my chat, was right on it – “He’ll be in my team”.
And everyone just said OK cos she was the Queen.
So then I was chatting to the Maj, and gamely trying to bring up the madness of inherited state power in the modern age.
Please note, I was doing this while remaining completely polite and civil – I ‘m not an animal, but she was well-practised in slippery semantics and she brushed my points aside like a newt slipping through a pond.
She just wanted to get on with the quiz.
Then I noticed The Queen’s stunning earrings which were white and spherical with a regular pattern of blue highlights, like a graphic representing coronavirus. The highlights were tiny, brilliant, bright blue gems – sapphires or diamonds.
This earring might sound to you like some sort of a Christmas Tree bauble but it was actually classy. I couldn’t take my eyes off them.
Then Queen disappeared for a bit and I was talking to one of the servants or footmen or whatever they are. One of them said “I saw you looking at here earrings. Do you know something?: Well, each of those earrings is worth fourteen billion pounds”
Bloody hell! Those royals.
By the way – Megaquiz is on next Sunday (29th) and qualifying week is next week. More details soon but qualifying will be at any of the Brass Monkeys, plus the Joker & The Thief and The Strathie. Make sure you’re following Dr Paul Page on Facebook for best up-to-date info.
Anyway – here are the quizzes and answers for tonight:
Brass Monkey Grange 7pm (with me)
Free answer: MUSIC round: “PAOLO NUTINI“
Jackpot: £50
Book: Phone 0131 667 2335
The Strathie 7pm (with Mr. E)
Free answer: PICTURE round: “CHUCK NORRIS“
Jackpot: £30
Book: Call Strathie on 0131 554 8717 or send them a message on their Facebook.
The Newsroom 9pm (with me)
Free answer: In the PICTURE round: “HEX KEYS“
Jackpot: £50
Book: Call Newsroom on 0131 557 5830 or use their online booking https://www.newsroomedinburgh.co.uk/book-now.html
With quiz and love,
Dr Paul
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