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Originally Posted by steve2qec
I'll watch any quiz as long as they're asking "proper" questions. A lot a gameshows seem to be based on luck these days - might as well flip a coin to decide the winner.
Uni is one of my faves as well but Anne & Rach hate it with a vengeance. On Monday night at our house you can usually hear the cry "I hate Jeremy Paxman!!" as Rachel tramps off to her room. Most of the questions are beyond me but it's an achievement getting any right.
Have you appeared on any quiz shows, Sue?
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Know what you mean about proper questions Steve.
I do have a fair bit of previous when it comes to quizzes but not since 2000.
In the 80s I was on Brain of Britain on Radio 4 with Robert Robinson, did 3 rounds and got within 2 points of a place in the finals. I also did Counterpoint, a music quiz on Radio 4 with Ned Sherrin, but didn't get past the first round.
Then in the 90s I did Fifteen to One on Channel 4 with William G Stewart. I did 3 rounds and one grand final plus being reserve for another grand final before being knocked out. That was good because he used to give out any spare cash from his budget in envelopes at the post final party - even if you were only a reserve! He took a liking to me and I did three pilot shows for him, none of which got any further. I did get to meet Jill Dando and Bradley Walsh though.
My final TV appearance was on Christmas Day 1999 when I was in the Millennnium edition of Fifteen to One, a show that seemed to go on for hours and must have bored the pants off lots of people that day. I didn't watch it.
Also in the 90s I was captain of a champion pub quiz team (3 PhDs and a lollipop man!) in the Salisbury League. We had quite academic questions, in rounds with proper subjects, and it was very well run. That's why I've not done any quizzing since leaving there in 2000, not found anything of the right standard if that doesn't sound too pompous.
Haven't tried Mastermind, couldn't think of any specialised subjects I'd want to mug up in such depth. Prefer GK - but not trivia!