Posted: Friday 4 March 2011
It was the return of the HFMA Corporate Quiz Night at the Hilton Reading Hotel with Team Challenge Company at the helm. It was an explosive start to the Executive Quiz with the first round of Hit & Miss going to Team Rick Ashley and jeers from the crowd singing "Never Gonna Give You Up".
Once the teams had calmed down a bit and the nerves were settled we moved through the Executive Quiz rounds of Guess what & Where and Trivia but after checking the scores for the last couple of rounds it looked like the Quizzee Rascals had fallen asleep as their scores were one of the worst we had seen !
A timeout was called by the Quizzee Rascals so they could have a team talk and get themselves together and then it was back on full throttle. It was Name the Theme Tune, and then the classic for the ladies the Ok Magazine round of which Quizzee Rascals and No Pressure coming out on top.
Then the pressure was on for Alison or glorious assistant (Carol Smillie look-a-like), as she came up to the front to help our team do the next round of Heads or Tails. There was excitement from Start to Finish but only one team came out victorious and that was........ The mighty Quizzee Rascals we couldn't believe our eyes when one of their team was left standing. Was this a joke or real! haha
Then we blasted though the last couple of Executive Quiz rounds of Name the Year and Cars of the Stars and then the scores were checked and verified by our very own adjudicator Bob.
And the winner of the Corporate Quiz Night is....... Team Rick Astley with a great score of 6700 points, in 2nd position The Best Team with 6500 points. 3rd position Team No Pressure 6200 and last but not least The Quizzee Rascals with a score of 5400 points.
A big thanks goes out to Alison for organising another great Executive Quiz night of fun and entertainment. We look forward to the return match.
Great night with HFMA - and congratulations to Team Rick Astley- Never Gonnna Give Up That Trophy !
Thanks to Alison for all her assistance on the night - especially as the glamourous Mis MoneyPenny - see you all again soon for the re- match !
Stephen