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Author: Ben newsamBen newsam Date: Apr 8, 2008 13:51
I don't know how many people know this in here, but I am a bit of a
bell ringer. Still only learning really, but improving all the time.
Anyway, our local bells having recently been refurbished and retuned
at a cost of thousand pounds or so, we did all sorts of fund
raising and are more or less out of debt now. Last year, we did a Quiz
and Pie Supper sort of night in the church hall (actually, our pie
suppers are much better than that, having several choices of first
course and trifle or fruit pie to follow. Guess who was Quiz Master
and question setter? Yep, it was me, and my daughter played the role
of my glamorous assistant and marked up the scores on the whiteboard.
It was such a success that all the bell ringers agreed to do another
one this year, in aid of general funds for the...
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Author: Ben newsamBen newsam Date: Apr 8, 2008 22:36
On Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:24:08 +0100, Halla
drunkenbastards.spam.com> wrote:
>On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:51:40 +0100, Ben newsam
> gmail.com> blethered:
>>>I don't know how many people know this in here, but I am a bit of a
>>bell ringer. Still only learning really, but improving all the time.
>
>I was wondering how you were getting on, AIH. :-)
Ummm... well, if the following means anything to anyone, I often ring
tenor behind to triples at the cathedral, I am currently getting to
grips with Bob Minor on an inside bell, starting to learn Grandsire
Doubles, and also setting out on ringing the treble in treble bob
methods!
>>So... my question is: what special quizzes can I
>>do next year to equal or top this year's effort?
>
>Sounds like fun. I'm going to go for my favourite with... lyrics quiz!
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Author: Ben newsamBen newsam Date: Apr 9, 2008 11:18
On Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:14:05 +0100, Halla
drunkenbastards.spam.com> wrote:
>On Wed, 09 Apr 2008 06:36:43 +0100, Ben newsam
> gmail.com> blethered:>>Ummm... well, if the following means anything to anyone, I often ring
>>tenor behind to triples at the cathedral, I am currently getting to
>>grips with Bob Minor on an inside bell, starting to learn Grandsire
>>Doubles, and also setting out on ringing the treble in treble bob
>>methods!
>
>I know some folks hereabouts will know what that means, to me it
>translates as 'I've been practicing long enough to have learned the
>technical terms too so I must be good now'! ;-)
Yeah, that's it exactly.
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Author: SoozleSoozle Date: Apr 9, 2008 12:46
"Halla" drunkenbastards.spam.com> wrote in message
news:vgvnv31cmpm20adv6ecovs542e1mobm48u@4ax.com...> On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:51:40 +0100, Ben newsam
> gmail.com> blethered:
>>>I don't know how many people know this in here, but I am a bit of a
>>bell ringer. Still only learning really, but improving all the time.
>
> I was wondering how you were getting on, AIH. :-)
>
> [...]
>>Both quizzes were a huge success, and we are all resolved to do
>>another quiz next year. Our reputation is growing (it's the food too,
>>not just my quizzes). So... my question is: what special quizzes can I
>>do next year to equal or top this year's effort?
>
> Sounds like fun. I'm going to go for my favourite with... lyrics quiz!
> ;-) Or intro round. For added fun get someone to sing them instead of
> playing them. Two points for a correct answer, one for the most
> entertaining guess. ...
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Author: Ben newsamBen newsam Date: Apr 9, 2008 16:25
On Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:46:51 GMT, "Soozle" myprovider.com>
wrote:
>I had a bit of I think from previous quizzes and the like I have been too
>and I remember a fun one with old advertising jingles read out and they had
>to guess the product being advertised - They went right back to the 60's
Good one. Now on the list of possibles.
>Children's TV shows was another
Ha. Done it already. Well, I have a mega-big quiz along those lines
and I've used about a third of it.
>TV Detectives could be a good picture round
Indeed. Worth a try.
>an extra money maker we used and it brought in 250 quid from the purchase of
>a bottle of Vodka was nearest to the bottle as in they chuck £1 coins at
>it - amazing how competitiveness kicks in it has nothing to do with he vodka
>and all to do with the winning - not really gambling either and fun. but you
>may think this is not quite the thing for church bells.
Heh, probably not.
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Author: Ben newsamBen newsam Date: Apr 9, 2008 22:35
On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:08:06 +0100, Halla
drunkenbastards.spam.com> wrote:
>Let's see... you do something that has to be in time to other bells as
>you're providing a deeper accompaniment or rhythm. An inside bell...
>is that a littlish 'tune' one? Sounds like 'inner circle' anyway,
>which is advanced sort of stuff. 'Starting to learn' something
>suggests it's intermediate to difficult level (plus it has caps so
>it's a well-known tune for bell folk), treble anything is quite
>noticable so also difficult, plus that's a range of bells so a range
>of skills. Dunno what 'bob' is but it makes me think 'heh' anyway. :-)
>
>So, did the brain guess anything like right?
Not quite. Treble anything tends to be easier because the path the
bell takes is simpler, in some cases trivially simple campared to what
the others are doing. By the way, it's usually best not to mention the
word "tune" round bell ringing folk, they tend to turn purple and
splutter a bit! "Changes" are fine, "tunes" are, are...
and splutters a bit>
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Author: VivaViva Date: Apr 10, 2008 08:51
"Ben newsam" gmail.com> wrote in message
news:7rlnv3p175dth0msjulku0pmv090an95ur@4ax.com...>I don't know how many people know this in here, but I am a bit of a
> bell ringer. Still only learning really, but improving all the time.
>
A bell ringer huh? Respect. I didn't know that about you. I love to watch
this performed, but don't think I ever could do it.
>
> Anyway, our local bells having recently been refurbished and retuned
> at a cost of thousand pounds or so, we did all sorts of fund
> raising and are more or less out of debt now.....Guess who was Quiz Master
> and question setter? Yep, it was me....
>
> Both quizzes were a huge success, and we are all resolved to do
> another quiz next year. Our reputation is growing (it's the food too,
> not just my quizzes). So... my question is: what special quizzes can I
> do next year to equal or top this year's effort?
>
Sounds like you did a bang-up job, Sorry, but the lyrics game is all I can
think of. And guessing who celebrity baby pictures are. ...
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Author: SoozleSoozle Date: Apr 10, 2008 12:55
"Ben newsam" gmail.com> wrote in message
news:fsjqv39p58u1ab1mrbe8vvq2eq4ffh8vbm@4ax.com...> On Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:46:51 GMT, "Soozle" myprovider.com>
> wrote:
>>
>>TV Detectives could be a good picture round
>
> Indeed. Worth a try.
>
I emailed you pictures you can use for something I did a while ago
Soozle
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Author: Ben newsamBen newsam Date: Apr 10, 2008 14:35
On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:55:53 GMT, "Soozle" myprovider.com>
wrote:
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>"Ben newsam" gmail.com> wrote in message
>news:fsjqv39p58u1ab1mrbe8vvq2eq4ffh8vbm@4ax.com...>> On Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:46:51 GMT, "Soozle" myprovider.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>
>>>TV Detectives could be a good picture round
>>
>> Indeed. Worth a try.
>>
>I emailed you pictures you can use for something I did a while ago
Yes, I received them. They'll be useful. Thanks a lot.
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Author: BazBaz Date: Apr 10, 2008 20:40
On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:25:17 +0100, Ben newsam
gmail.com> wrote:
>Apples are a good idea. Or other fruit too, of course.
I'd avoid Orange, Banana, but YMMV
--
Baz...who would be good at apples
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