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NW Kent Addicks Quiz night-Last night

TEL
TEL Posts: 10,100
edited March 2009 in General Charlton
Great night out which was very well attended, cheap beer and very good company. Myself, Gavin,Geoff, Gary and Dave forming the fans forum went along and entered a team.....there was a tie for the top two positions on 89pts and we came second with 88pts not bad for one of the smallest teams out of 20 on the night.

Thoroughly recommend anybody out there to consider going along the next time they have an event and congratulations to the organisers for laying on a great night out..

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  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    Can you remember any of the questions?
  • TEL
    TEL Posts: 10,100
    yep....oh and a staggering £750 was raised for the Kent Air Ambulance Charity
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 58,143
    [cite]Posted By: TelinOz[/cite]yep....oh and a staggering £750 was raised for the Kent Air Ambulance Charity

    very impressive, well done those organising
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,477
    Well done NW Kent Addicks
  • Dave Rudd
    Dave Rudd Posts: 2,889
    [quote][cite]Posted By: BlackForestReds[/cite]Can you remember any of the questions?[/quote]

    A relatively easy set of questions as there were a lot of families with kids involved. Sound clips from Toy Story and Mary Poppins will give you an idea.

    Couple of nice sport questions - first West Indian born cricketer to play for England? Football - first team to win two successive World Cups?

    My favourite was the year thar Dr Who was first broadcast on TV. Geoff Billingsley got the actual date.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,477
    Italy

    1963
  • Dave Rudd
    Dave Rudd Posts: 2,889
    [quote][cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]Italy

    1963[/quote]

    Yes, good hits, Henry ........ although disappointing that you failed to 'do a Billingsley' with 23rd November 1963 for the first Dr Who. The day after Kennedy's assassination apparently.

    So, JFK never watched Dr Who. Amazing.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,718
    Norman Cowans for the cricketer?

    There is probably an earlier one though.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,477
    [cite]Posted By: Dave Rudd[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]Italy

    1963

    Yes, good hits, Henry ........ although disappointing that you failed to 'do a Billingsley' with 23rd November 1963 for the first Dr Who. The day after Kennedy's assassination apparently.

    So, JFK never watched Dr Who. Amazing.

    I was only two at the time!
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    [cite]Posted By: LenGlover[/cite]Norman Cowans for the cricketer?

    There is probably an earlier one though.

    Roland Butcher was born in Barbados, but played for England - I think he made his debut in the Barbados Test in 1981.

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  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,477
    Did not a lot of players born overseas play for the MCC in the olden days?

    Could have been a white west Indian born player but cricket is not my sport.

    Didn't an Indian prince play for England/MCC in the 1800s
  • Dave Rudd
    Dave Rudd Posts: 2,889
    [quote][cite]Posted By: BlackForestReds[/cite][quote][cite]Posted By: LenGlover[/cite]Norman Cowans for the cricketer?

    There is probably an earlier one though.[/quote]

    Roland Butcher was born in Barbados, but played for England - I think he made his debut in the Barbados Test in 1981.[/quote]

    Yup, Roland Butcher was the answer on the card. Probably slightly more accurate to say that he was the first black West Indian to play for England.

    There have been plenty of England cricketers born overseas - for example, Colin Cowdrey was born in India, Ted Dexter in Italy to name just two.

    Henry is thinking of the Nawab of Pataudi, of course. Subject of a famous piece of John Arlott commentary ......... "Jack Hobbs, who batted like a prince, and the Nawab of Pataudi, who was a prince ....... and who batted like Jack Hobbs."

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