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[naomi24]

How good are you at it?

[naomi24]

I like her jokes. The whole point of them is that they're cringe-worthy. I like it when they have a sing-along too. It's one highbrow quiz that doesn't take itself too seriously.

[ZebuSanctuary]

@Cloverjo
// I’m pretty good on the Missing Vowels round//

I thought you prided yourself on answering the Lion questions?

[nescio]

I like her jokes about upcoming TV programmes featuring Michael Portillo, which take innuendo to new levels...
How does she get away with it?
I have managed the ultimate in the sequences round - getting the fourth item from seeing only the first - only twice.

[naomi24]

That, nescio, is an achievement indeed. Since Victoria herself cannot congratulate you, I shall. Have a best answer. Well done!

[DTCwordfan]

the occasional flash of brilliance or inspiration over the first two rounds, okay on the wall and the missing vowels but not perfect - final round some of it. Marks out of ten for completion, I would say 3-4. I usually do much better with the next programme on!

As to the jokes, yes and no to those!

[nescio]

Thanks for BA, naomi.
The two sequences I got from clue 1 alone were
High Level, Swing, Tyne, Millennium - bridges over the Tyne, going Eastwards.
Sharp, Principal, Diffuse, Fundamental - electron orbitals, in order of increasing angular momentum.
I bet there are generations of chemists who have wondered why electron orbitals and the corresponding blocks in the Periodic Table are called s,p,d and f. The terms date back to the days of spectroscopy.

[naomi24]

You beat me on that, nescio, but you beat me on remembering which you've got right and which you've got wrong anyway. The moment the next one appears I forget those that have gone before. Rubbish really. ;o)

[jourdain2]

We feel pleased if we get a couple of lines in the Wall. Some Walls are harder than others. We can usually get one or two of the others, but I'm pretty good at the missing vowels round and often get more than half.
It's a brilliant, unmissable show in this house. I'll never forget her vamping that poor student. Way back, Mark from the Chase was on a team called The Rugby Players and he was very modest and pleasant.
I'm truly amazed by some of the links some people manage.

[Zacs-Master]

The problem with trying to answer anything on OC is that you're playing as an individual, whereas the teams are conferring. Well, that's what I tell myself.

[Ken4155]

^
Tht's why w ftn d bttr thn thm whn t cms t th mssng vwls rnd LL

[Zacs-Master]

xctly

[fiveleaves]

I am lucky if i get one or two correct in the first two rounds. Sometimes get some of the connections in the wall but not always.
Usually you dont bother watching the missing vowels