Notes from West London · Sport

“It’s a young man’s game”

I have been researching managers of Premier League, initially to find out how many English managers there are in the top flight of English football. The answer to that one, currently, is three: Eddie Howe (Newcastle United), Sean Dyche (Everton) and Gary O’Neil (Wolves). I have looked into this idea before, most recently in this… Continue reading “It’s a young man’s game”

Music · On my radio · Trivia

Livin’, Laughin’, Singin’, and Movin’: #1s with no Gs

The late Steve Wright used to have a feature on his BBC Radio 2 Show called Serious Jockin’, or Jockin. It wasn’t clear whether there was an apostrophe in Jockin’. This page on the BBC website, from the final episode of his afternoon show, spells it both ways. Regardless of the apostrophe, there was definitely… Continue reading Livin’, Laughin’, Singin’, and Movin’: #1s with no Gs

Tenable · Trivia

“Tenable” questions, Friday 30 August 2024 [Series 7]

Here are the questions and answers for an episode of the ITV quiz show “Tenable” broadcast today, Friday 30 August 2024. The format used here is the same as that used elsewhere on this Blog (such as here, for the episode broadcast on Monday 11 September 2023): the questions, how the team fared and the… Continue reading “Tenable” questions, Friday 30 August 2024 [Series 7]

Quiz Questions · Trivia

Oven-ready quiz rounds: 5 about The Beatles, 5 about Games

Between January and April I posted over a dozen “Oven-ready quiz rounds”, for reasons explained in this introductory piece. I return to the theme now, with two short rounds (5 questions in each) about The Beatles and Games. The Beatles Here are 5 questions about the Beatles (John Paul George and Ringo). The answers to… Continue reading Oven-ready quiz rounds: 5 about The Beatles, 5 about Games