The most visible quizzes, the ones on TV, are also those that least graze the lives of quizzers. I have been on the Indian edition of Mastermind, and I have friends who have appeared on Only Connect, Jeopardy! and Millionaire. But these were one-offs. The selection process is competitive, and there are too few shows to sustain the ardent quizzer. The most frequent, hardcore quizzing always happens under the radar, attended by the few dozen regulars in each city who never stop wondering why their tribe isn’t larger. For the Dublin Quiz League, we borrowed corner tables in pubs on slow weeknights: a quizmaster and two teams at each table, questions murmured out of earshot of the patrons sipping Guinness at the bar. In universities, Quiz Bowl tournaments requisition classrooms. In Bangalore, quizzes take place in a seminar hall rented from the Institution of Agricultural Technologists during holidays, when there isn’t an agricultural technologist for miles around. So many … [Read more...] about Question time: my life as a quiz obsessive
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Sri Lanka attacks: president says civil war inquiries left country vulnerable
They also said they had arrested the group’s second-in-command, and that the assailants’ military training was believed to have been provided by someone they called “Army Mohideen”. Investigators had determined that weapons training had taken place overseas and at some locations in Sri Lanka’s Eastern province, police added. … [Read more...] about Sri Lanka attacks: president says civil war inquiries left country vulnerable
Police investigate Danny Baker’s ‘racist’ royal baby tweet
She said: "So not only does Danny Baker post an image comparing a baby [with] African heritage to an ape, but he has the audacity to say the problem is that those of us who point out how racist it is have 'diseased minds'. … [Read more...] about Police investigate Danny Baker’s ‘racist’ royal baby tweet
Inside Jack Fincham’s home with luxurious bed and huge velvet headboard, pristine white kitchen and comfy sofa
"This is undoubtedly the best thing that has ever happened to me and it’s true what they say, the instant feeling of love and connection you have with your child is a feeling like no other. I want to thank my family and friends for your continued support, also to my little girls mother, who has been totally AMAZING throughout." … [Read more...] about Inside Jack Fincham’s home with luxurious bed and huge velvet headboard, pristine white kitchen and comfy sofa
Can China’s ivory trade ban save elephants?
It has had the opposite effect. It appears to have in fact stimulated demand by giving consumers the green light that ivory was ok to buy. Coupled with poor enforcement, corruption and fraudulent certifications a huge amount of illegal, newly poached ivory flooded into China and on to the market, some of it under the guise of Cites authorised stock. … [Read more...] about Can China’s ivory trade ban save elephants?
