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CIMA GENERAL KNOWLEDGE TABLE QUIZ
CIMA QUIZ TEAM
P. O'Connell. B. McCarthy, R. McRea. R. McCullough
In early September Ms Nevin received case), our lone supporter, Ms Nevin
word of a general knowledge table quiz to herself, refusing kind offers of wine and
take place later that month. It was to be cheese, took her place on the viewing
sponsored by the Chartered Institute of balcony.
Management Accountants (CIMA) and Midway through the proceedings, as the
was to be held in the Mansion House. As scores were not being called out, we
usual the notice was pinned up on her decided to approach the scoreboard to see
door, but to everybody’s amazement, the how we were doing. To our total
interest was well below the norm of amazement and disbelief we were in first
Gonzaga quiz teams in previous years. place! However, due to unfortunate
So on a cold, dark September evening circumstances, such as forgetting the
the team set off for the Lord M ayor’s name of a certain member of U2, we were
residence. Armed with the linguistic skills unable to hold onto our top position and
of Ronan M cCrea, the sporting in the end were just edged into second
knowledge of m yself and the vast place by a single point.
m athem atical expertise of Paul Disappointed with our collapse at the
O'Connell, our mentor for the evening, last hurdle, we were soon cheered up by
Ronan McCullough, did his best to guide the realisation that we had just won a
the younger bunch. cheque for £ 100 !
After we had been shown to our table, Many thanks to Ms Nevin for giving us
which was incidentally number one (we, the opportunity to participate and for
being modest sorts, thought this to be our kindly turning up to support us.
seeding number; we were however
discreetly told that this was not in fact the Bryan McCarthy (Senior 5A)
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CIMA QUIZ TEAM
P. O'Connell. B. McCarthy, R. McRea. R. McCullough
In early September Ms Nevin received case), our lone supporter, Ms Nevin
word of a general knowledge table quiz to herself, refusing kind offers of wine and
take place later that month. It was to be cheese, took her place on the viewing
sponsored by the Chartered Institute of balcony.
Management Accountants (CIMA) and Midway through the proceedings, as the
was to be held in the Mansion House. As scores were not being called out, we
usual the notice was pinned up on her decided to approach the scoreboard to see
door, but to everybody’s amazement, the how we were doing. To our total
interest was well below the norm of amazement and disbelief we were in first
Gonzaga quiz teams in previous years. place! However, due to unfortunate
So on a cold, dark September evening circumstances, such as forgetting the
the team set off for the Lord M ayor’s name of a certain member of U2, we were
residence. Armed with the linguistic skills unable to hold onto our top position and
of Ronan M cCrea, the sporting in the end were just edged into second
knowledge of m yself and the vast place by a single point.
m athem atical expertise of Paul Disappointed with our collapse at the
O'Connell, our mentor for the evening, last hurdle, we were soon cheered up by
Ronan McCullough, did his best to guide the realisation that we had just won a
the younger bunch. cheque for £ 100 !
After we had been shown to our table, Many thanks to Ms Nevin for giving us
which was incidentally number one (we, the opportunity to participate and for
being modest sorts, thought this to be our kindly turning up to support us.
seeding number; we were however
discreetly told that this was not in fact the Bryan McCarthy (Senior 5A)
61
