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Originally Posted by susie123
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!
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Sue, you are a quiz behemoth!
Any archive footage I can watch online? hehe...
I'm now gonna make it my mission to find a question for you that you can't find the answer to online. Might take a while. Thought I had one but found it via google.