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historic first victory in the quiz drew to table 13 and waited anxiously for
close, the team dug out first year the quizmaster to initiate mental
history books to re-enlighten them- combat.
selves on the Second Crusade. We gained the lead in the second
The selected day arrived, but on the round and rebuffed attempts from
verge of departing for Clontarf the C.U.S. to displace us. We achieved our
team were informed of the postpone- victory with a score of 52 out of a
ment of the quiz due to a drought in possible 60.
Clontarf. Disheartened, the team re- Amid wild cheers Nick Webb gladly
turned to their acquisition of historical received the prize - a bronze statuette
trivia. of Cuchulainn. Gonzaga had achieved
On the reappointed day the team a remarkable feat -three victories in
met outside the now familiar Holy the three years of the competition.
Faith, Clontarf. Following a last Evading the jubilant crowds the team
minute regurgitation of facts we brought the Cuchulainn to its rightful
entered the arena. We discovered to home - Gonzaga.
our horror that our lucky table no. 14,
from 1987 and 1988, had been occu- Nick Webb
pied. Our morale shattered we retired
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close, the team dug out first year the quizmaster to initiate mental
history books to re-enlighten them- combat.
selves on the Second Crusade. We gained the lead in the second
The selected day arrived, but on the round and rebuffed attempts from
verge of departing for Clontarf the C.U.S. to displace us. We achieved our
team were informed of the postpone- victory with a score of 52 out of a
ment of the quiz due to a drought in possible 60.
Clontarf. Disheartened, the team re- Amid wild cheers Nick Webb gladly
turned to their acquisition of historical received the prize - a bronze statuette
trivia. of Cuchulainn. Gonzaga had achieved
On the reappointed day the team a remarkable feat -three victories in
met outside the now familiar Holy the three years of the competition.
Faith, Clontarf. Following a last Evading the jubilant crowds the team
minute regurgitation of facts we brought the Cuchulainn to its rightful
entered the arena. We discovered to home - Gonzaga.
our horror that our lucky table no. 14,
from 1987 and 1988, had been occu- Nick Webb
pied. Our morale shattered we retired
50
