UYE: Quiz ‘n Paste

Let’s hear it for the 90’s! ‘Woop woop!!’
What a fantastique evening! Quiz and Paste was, as it always is, amaaaaazingly fun… but our elevation from the bag of shame, all the way to winning the top two spots made the whole thing even better!
Peter has described the entire event so well… that I’m not going to attempt to out-​describe him! In stead… I’ve just added photos.
In addition to the giggle-​some Quiz, other highlights were:
* The sushi bento (I was told the chef is American, so props for making such gorgeous, authentic Japanese food!)
* Happy hour cocktails — Tokyo iced tea is sweet, but looovely.
* Meeting eight lovely Unilocalers (maybe nine if you count Lizzie — she has written one review!)

I’ve never felt so hated in my entire life. And loved it.
‘And the winners are… WAX ON!!!’
*silence. cricket chirp. disgusted scowls from other players*
Capitalism, baby.
Thank you to Andrew M. for setting this up! Good job team Unilocal!A pleasure as always.

This was the night that Team Unilocal swapped the Bag of Shame for the £50 bar tab and and 1^st and 2^nd place on the podium. Hooyah!
This 1990s-​themed Quiz ‘n Paste was popular too. No less than six Unilocalers — Andrew M, Mark S, Josy A, Rob H, Katherine B and moi — and five friends rocked up, necessitating a split into two teams: Andrew, Rob, Katherine, me and two friends in the first Unilocal team, ‘Wax On’ and Josy and friends in the second Unilocal team, ‘Wax Off’.
First up was a picture round to name various films from the 90s. There were snaps of Men in Tights, Galaxy Quest and Death Becomes Her. There was also misidentification of Leslie Neilsen flick ‘Dead and Loving it’ for the Muppets. Oops. Still, both Unilocal Teams did quite well.
Second, was a triva round about the 90s. What day did Princess Diana die? Which bands fought it out for the UK number one in 1995? What was the role played by Ed the Duck? When did the USSR break up? To my eternal shame, I guessed incorrectly for the USSR breakup, but Rob H’s confident assertion that Ed the Duck was, of course, the UK mascot for the Barcelona Olympic Games, made up for this, steering ‘Wax On’ into the top half of the leaderboard, just behind ‘Wax Off’.
Third was the ‘Spot the Difference’ Round, the differences in question being those exhibited by the hosts’ dance moves to ‘Tragedy’ by Steps. The first challenge was to stop oneself cackling helplessly at the cheesy dance moves expertly put down and try to concentrate and remember the moves in the question. The second was to try to put names to them when identifying which ones were missing in the second host’s routine. Okay, so that one might be described as a ‘Pause ‘n Pose’, but what about that one? 80s rock God guitar playing”?
Fourth was the music round, the task being to name the artist and year for each song. A stream of 1990s classics played forth: Haddaway’s ‘What is Love?’, Ultranate’s ‘Free’, George Michael’s ‘Too Funky’. Ah, t’were the days… My 1990s habits of listening to CDs such as ‘Hits 96′ and various Brits/That’s What I Call Music compilations suddenly started to pay off, and together with some sombre reasoning between I and Rob on the likely years, had the effect of catapulting ‘Wax On’ into first place.
There were a few bonus rounds too: who had the best name (neither Unilocal team was judged to) and who had the best fancy dress, for which ‘Wax Off’ picked up a point for sporting a 90s dress and Princess Bride-​themed T-​Shirt. That left ‘Wax On’ leading the field and ‘Wax Off’ just one point behind, with just the cutting and pasting/​craft round to go.
The challenge for the craft round was to fashion something from a copy of the Evening Standard that represented ‘Cool Britannia’ in just 15 minutes. There were umbrellas, tributes to Geri Halliwell, the Spice Girls, Damien Hurst, bicycles and ships. ‘Wax Off’ opted rather impressively for a collection of musical instruments which the entire team struck the pose in playing come the presentation to the judges. ‘Wax On’s take proved rather more controversial. Having decided to go for a serving of fish and chips, everyone played their part in making a fish (complete with eyes and smile), chips and cone in which to put everything. Oh, and a couple of pints of Asahi (of course) to accompany this archetypal British dish (representing, as I put it, the cosmopolitan society that the UK can be rightfully proud of being). Katherine B suggested the judges try a pint each, and suddenly we were being accused of bribery. To such people, I say — ‘Innovation’. And to those who press the point, I say you’ve got to work with what you’ve got. And that includes a fully licenced bar.
Anyhoo, the craft round saw ‘Wax On’ and ‘Wax Off’ drawing with each other at 9 out of 10. That left Wax Off in an honorable second, and Wax On to scoop and celebrate the future £50 bar tab in a haze of Innis and Gunns.
Overall, a lot of fun. Fantastic company, history to relive and some hilarious dancing. What’s not to like?