Kid’s Literature Quiz Final – 6th December
My role at the Kid’s Literature Quiz Final was very easy. I just had to support a team from a school in my area. (‘Supporting’ involved smiling hopefully on the sidelines whilst the team did the hard work, and trying to pretend that I would have been able to answer all the questions.)
I was lucky enough to be supporting the team from The Cherwell School, shown here looking surprisingly chilled despite the fact that the quiz was about to start.
All teams involved were razor-sharp, and gave a good account of themselves. The Cherwell School team were awesome, pouncing on the buzzer to give correct answers on books like Michael Grant’s “Gone” after mere fragments of the question, and identifying Ebeneezer Scrooge from only seven words of the description. After an incredibly closely fought contest they took the second prize.
Congratulations also to Cockermouth School for winning the contest, and to all the other teams for a bravura display of literary knowledge. Many thanks to everybody who helped to organise such an enjoyable event!
Me (looking as if I’m plotting something) with fellow authors Fiona Dunbar, Malorie Blackman and Gillian Cross
Ah, memories. Back in the day, my team came second in our district Academic Bowl because none of us knew that Oberammergau was where the famous Passion Play was held. Needless to say, I’ve never forgotten that particular fact again. And while I’m certain Oberammergau is a perfectly nice town, I retain a tiny grudge against it to this day. 😀 Happily, the kids from Cherwell look far more well-adjusted than I was!
If it’s any consolation, I hadn’t heard of Oberammergau until I read your comment. 🙂
And yes, all the teams seemed to be well-adjusted (not to mention having nerves of steel).