Our Julie R- came a creditable second in Thursday night's Trivia Quiz (Feb 11), despite her lack of preparation and previous poor form. The Rotary/Bearbrass quiz was won by Rotary’s Roy G-, but our Bearbrass stalwart Tony T placed third. Julie was presented with the runner-up's trophy (left) by our organiser and IT guru Cliff Stinson. 
A transcript of Roy’s press conference afterwards reads:
What preparation did you make for the quiz? – I opened a bottle of red.
How confident were you during the quiz that you could make first place? – Didn’t give it a thought really.
How did you feel when you found you were the winner? – Very low-order pleased.
Do you have any words of comfort or advice for your opponents? – Hey we weren’t playing with a bunch of sooks. This involved Rotary and Bearbrass elite. They know how to lose, and come back!
How did the quiz improve your understanding of world affairs? – Well I never knew that Wellington is the most southerly capital city but otherwise I have been left untouched.
When the microphone was passed to Julie R- , she said Roy was a worthy winner and luck played a role in her second placing.
Cliff S. despite his guru status, reported a difficult time. The automated system Kahoot temporarily lost his complete 40 draft questions, and then locked him out of his own file because he wouldn’t pay $30 a month (he accidentally advised Kahoot that the quiz might involve more than the 20 players allowed free). A wealthier Good Samaritan stepped in with his credit card and ponied up $30 to save the day.
There was some muttering that Tony T’s third place was illegitimate given that he had himself composed half the questions to help out Cliff, and had also seen all Cliff’s answers. Tony explained that he had no recollection of the answers, otherwise he obviously would have won the quiz.
The fourth-placed winner, from Bearbrass, had technical issues and spoke her answers aloud, so other players had to work out whether to trust her knowledge each time.
Given Tony’s dubious status in the quiz, there were only two Kahoot players Roy and Julie. It looks like future quizzes are dead ducks, unless lockdowns recur and members are again desperate for distraction. #