(See comments for corrections to this report.)
Christ Church won the Church in Abingdon quiz last year, and like the Eurovision Song Contest they had to host it this.
There were 11 teams of 8 representing 11 different churches. Apart from a prayer at the start the format was similar to a pub quiz. The closest we got to a religious question was in the round where we had to guess famous people from their childhood names ….Marion Morrison = John Wayne …. Lhamo Dondrub = Dalai Lama.
My own general knowledge is not so good anymore. But other people from the Trinity team did well and at the end of the evening we came third. ACC came second. That is Abingdon Community Church who meet at Thameside School.
And Christ Church on Long Furlong won. There are two Christ Churches in Abingdon … The original in Northcourt, and the offspring, set up about 20 years ago, who meet at Long Furlong School.
I have to correct you! Abingdon Baptist Church won last year and were the organisers – Christ Church merely hosted. And, because of an inspired change in the rules, while Long Furlong won this year, the Community Church will be setting the questions next year, having won the Family Fortunes round. I thought this was a nice way of breaking the usual rut of Long Furlong – Peachcroft – Long Furlong – Peachcroft – Long Furlong – ooh, someone else – Peachcroft – Long Furlong …
I don’t see why churches don’t simply take it in turns.
Intresting how this is perhaps the biggest CiA turn-out of the year!
yep. Abingdon Baptist Church were the hosts, but because our building will not cope with the quiz night, Christ Church kindly offered that we could hold it in their building.
Congrats to Long Furlong who won the quiz and Community church who won the honour of hosting next year.
Thanks for the corrections.