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POST SCORES 2008
KB Posted Jul 12, 2009
QI: Tailor-made for destruction
Scores:
Clive: +6 QI (the Leibniz quote earned that on its own!)
Deke: +3 (Feisor, you were right and also got the overcoat connection, but unfortunately Deke got there first)
KB: +2 
POST SCORES 2008
bobstafford Posted Jul 12, 2009
QI: Tailor-made for destruction
Scores:
Clive: +6 QI (the Leibniz quote earned that on its own!)
Deke: +3 (Feisor, you were right and also got the overcoat connection, but unfortunately Deke got there first)
KB: +2
SCORES POSTED 12/7/09 
POST SCORES 2008
bobstafford Posted Jul 12, 2009
QI - Order in court
Not-so-bald-eagle +3 all kings ...
Van gets +3 Richard I ...
stunningfrenchie +1 Matilda +3 Stephen +3 Henry II ...
Gandalfstwin they were all buried in Abbeys, rather than Cathederals. +3
First three monarchs wed outside UK +1 ...
SCORES POSTED 12/7/09
POST SCORES 2008
bobstafford Posted Jul 17, 2009
QI - A Question of Time
Posted by gandalfstwin
Pedros Ecosse +3 Fowler
+3 Liverpool
+1 5 Minutes
Van Smelter +3 Arsenal
+3 4-32 (Within 10 seconds, actually 4-23) ...
Mu Beta +3 1994 ...
G +2
SCORE POSTED 17/7
POST SCORES 2008
Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Jul 17, 2009
QI - Kaa'n you believe it?
Correct 
(+3)
-------------------
Trig (51) - 'Kaa the python'
Feisor (60) - Franz Mesmer
Feisor (60) - Animal Magnetism
QI Bonus 
(+6)
-------------------
None Awarded.
Decreasing General Ignorance Bonus 
(+1)
-------------------
Pedro (27) - 'Benjamin Franklin'
Pedro (27) - 'Antoine Lavoisier'
Pedro (84) - 'Monsieur Guillotin'
Pedro (84) - 'A man of enlightenment thinking'
Rod the Brit (94) - 'It's a health thing.'
MMF (98) - 'Mesmerised'
Feisor (102) - 'Scandal'
Klaxons 
(-5)
-------------------
Orcus (13) - 'Marquis de Sade / Sadism'
MMF (14) - 'Witchcraft'
Teasswill (63) - 'Seances'
BR Robyn Hoode (77) - 'Beheading / decapitation'
Elf (+2)
-------------------
Clive
Totals:
Feisor +7
Trig +3
Pedro +4
Clive +2
Rod +1
MMF -4
Orcus -5
Teasswill -5
Robyn Hoode -5
POST SCORES 2008
Taff Agent of kaos Posted Jul 17, 2009
QI-recycled factoid
SCORES
vip +3 correct thames freezing
mala +1 DGI 13 week seasons
bob +1 big freeze
me
POST SCORES 2008
Taff Agent of kaos Posted Jul 17, 2009
QI- my name is slartybartfast
SCORES
mini
-5fjord, +1 DGI gorges canyons channels
-4 total
bob +3 correct ria, +1 hampshire coast
+4 total
me
POST SCORES 2008
bobstafford Posted Jul 17, 2009
QI-My name is.....Slartybartfast
SCORES POSTED 17/7/09
POST SCORES 2008
bobstafford Posted Jul 17, 2009
QI: How much can they endure?
SCORES POSTED 17/7/09
POST SCORES 2008
Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Jul 17, 2009
All this activity and you've not yet got round to little, ol' me? 
POST SCORES 2008
bobstafford Posted Jul 17, 2009
QI - Kaa'n you believe it?
Correct diva (+3)
-------------------
Trig (51) - 'Kaa the python'...
Feisor (60) - Franz Mesmer...
Feisor (60) - Animal Magnetism...
Decreasing General Ignorance Bonus doh (+1)
-------------------
Pedro (27) - 'Benjamin Franklin'...
Pedro (27) - 'Antoine Lavoisier'...
Pedro (84) - 'Monsieur Guillotin'...
Pedro (84) - 'A man of enlightenment thinking'...
Rod the Brit (94) - 'It's a health thing.'...
MMF (98) - 'Mesmerised'...
Feisor (102) - 'Scandal'...
Klaxons bluelight (-5)
-------------------
Orcus (13) - 'Marquis de Sade / Sadism'
MMF (14) - 'Witchcraft'...
Teasswill (63) - 'Seances'...
BR Robyn Hoode (77) - 'Beheading / decapitation'...
Clive elf (+2)...
SCORE POSTED 17/07/09
POST SCORES 2008
Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Jul 17, 2009
Tee-hee. Only kidding Bob. 
G'night.
POST SCORES 2008
Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Jul 18, 2009
QI -By the way
-------------------------
Correct (+3)
-------------------------
Iago (5) - 'A Föhn Wind'
Iago (61) - 'The lake District'
GT (55) - 'Cloud'
GT (66) - 'Cumbria'
Quite Interesting Bonus (+6)
-------------------------
Iago (16) -Föhn conditions mitigating factors in Swiss Courts of Law'
Decreasing General Ignorance (+1)
-------------------------
None Awarded.
Klaxon (-5)
-------------------------
Tzjin (4) - 'A North American Indian Tribe'
Iago (11) - 'In Scotland' (The Caingorns)
Taff (26) - 'Helicopters'
Elf (+2)
-------------------------
Clive
Totals:
Iago +7
GT +6
Clive +2
Tzjin -5
Taff -5
POST SCORES 2008
Taff Agent of kaos Posted Jul 18, 2009
QI - Look to the sky
bob -5 Aurora
mala +1 DGI light pollution, +6 QI alpenglow
total +7
van +3 clouds
GT +3 sunlight reflected at high altitude, +3 Nocilucent clouds
total +6
me
POST SCORES 2008
Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Jul 19, 2009
QI - Bye-bye, Miss American Pie
-----------------------------
Correct (+3)
-----------------------------
King Bomba (5) - 'Louis Chevrolet'
Mckay (12) - 'Pontiac Indians'
Taff (24) - 'Jeep'
Taff (104) - 'The Motor Industry took the names as brands'
GT (38) - 'Laumet's surname = Cadillac'
GT (92) - 'Lake Pontchartrain'
Quite Interesting Bonus (+6)
-----------------------------
Taff (26) - The NATO Stock Referencing System
Decreasing General Ignorance Bonus (+1)
-----------------------------
Iago (10) - 'Laumet changed his name'
Iago (13) - 'Is there a car connection?'
GT (48) - 'Three waters.'
Taff (56) - 'Beaver trading'
Ekky (70) - 'Changing identities'
Ekky (65) - 'named after Popeye'
Klaxons (-5)
-----------------------------
Taff (6) - 'Buddy Holly'
Elf (+2)
-----------------------------
Clive
Totals:
-----------------------------
GT +7
Taff +7
King Bomba +3
Mckay +3
Iago +2
Ekky +2
Clive +2
POST SCORES 2008
Taff Agent of kaos Posted Jul 21, 2009
QI- among equals
scores
Pedro +1
bob correct on both points +6
me
POST SCORES 2008
bobstafford Posted Jul 21, 2009
QI -By the way
Correct (+3)
-------------------------
Iago (5) - 'A Föhn Wind'...
Iago (61) - 'The lake District'...
GT (55) - 'Cloud'
GT (66) - 'Cumbria'
Quite Interesting Bonus (+6)
-------------------------
Iago (16) -Föhn conditions mitigating factors in Swiss Courts of Law'...
Decreasing General Ignorance (+1)
-------------------------
None Awarded.
Klaxon (-5)
-------------------------
Tzjin (4) - 'A North American Indian Tribe'..
Iago (11) - 'In Scotland' (The Caingorns)...
Taff (26) - 'Helicopters'...
Elf (+2)
-------------------------
Clive
SCORE POSTED 21/7
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