BBC News Quiz 13/12/2019

[numbnuts]

@numbnuts - Speech Speech......

I'd like to say a big thank you to Dec 66 for the effort of putting this quiz on and to thank all my sponsors, The Mail, The Sun, Express, BBC, The Independent and the Guardian without them I would be useless.
Having won it twice in a row I think it is time to quit while I'm ahead and let someone else have a go.

 

[Dec66]

I'd like to say a big thank you to Dec 66 for the effort of putting this quiz on and to thank all my sponsors, The Mail, The Sun, Express, BBC, The Independent and the Guardian without them I would be useless.
Having won it twice in a row I think it is time to quit while I'm ahead and let someone else have a go.

You're getting out before the doping authorities find the ProPlus

Nah, a worthy champion, the Eddy Merckx of the News Quiz, I'm probably the Freddie Maertens at the moment but I'm going to try to be the Francesco Moser next year

ETA: oh, should have said, I'm happy to continue the spreadsheet munging next year, if you'll indulge me

 

[Salty seadog]

This year's ever-presents:

@numbnuts (1st)
@Wixsteman (2nd)
@raleighnut (3rd)
@Dec66 (4th)
@Rickshaw Phil (5th)
@Glenn (7th)
@GM (=8th)
@DCLane (=8th)
@C R (12th)
@perplexed (18th)
@craigwend (19th)

Whoa there. I thought I'd been ever present. If I've missed a week or two I'll do them now. I could be on the second page of the leader board.......

 

[Bonefish Blues]

I think that's it, he's fallen 1 short...

Save your pity for those who fell 104 short

 

[classic33]

I'd like to say a big thank you to Dec 66 for the effort of putting this quiz on and to thank all my sponsors, The Mail, The Sun, Express, BBC, The Independent and the Guardian without them I would be useless.
Having won it twice in a row I think it is time to quit while I'm ahead and let someone else have a go.

You come back and defend the win, no quitting because you might have 4th placed man on your tail next time.

There's the hat trick as well to consider.

 

[Dec66]

You come back and defend the win, no quitting because you might have 4th placed man on your tail next time.

There's the hat trick as well to consider.

This... Would we speak of Anquetil, or Merckx, or Hinault, in the reverential tones we do if they'd stopped at two?

 

[Joffey]

Cheers Dec66!!!

 

[flatflr]

5/7

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

5/7

Better late than never

 

[classic33]

Better late than never

He were only a day late!

 

[Fnaar]

4/7

 

[LarryDuff]

5/7

 

[classic33]

4/7

5/7

A bit late for this one.

Carry the scores on to this weeks?

 

[LarryDuff]

Whoops!!