Auckland New Zealand
Bring friends – bring family – bring youngsters – bring strangers; even bring university professors, to join in a social evening, with plenty of fun and music, beside the crackling fire.
Between the 10 rounds of questions we’ll have music from our floor singers to keep you entertained while the scores are totted up.
Rounds comprise the following categories with five questions in each category:–
There will be some easy questions and some harder ones, and some questions where it might help if you had a youngster on your team.
We are looking to get at least 10 teams of six people to compete for the title "Supreme Champions of Trivia" and they will become immortalised in TFMC history.
There will be spot prizes throughout the evening with the "Supreme Champions" picking up the "Main Prize" which will not be trivial.
All you have to do is:-
Give your team a name; the more outlandish and folk connected the better e.g. the Outlandish Knights.
Booking early is advised. Floor singers are encouraged to provide the additional entertainment between rounds.
To assist us with the organisation it would be helpful for us to know how many teams and people to expect so please, please, please let us know as soon as you can.
If you know of somebody or some organisation or business who may be willing to donate a prize then please let Ian know. Donors will be advertised on the Sponsors Board and in our Club literature.
Ian can be contacted on 09 813 2305 or by the form below.
The venue for this extravaganza is the Titirangi Beach Hall (where else!!?) doors will be open as usual at 7.30pm and the quiz will start at 8pm. Entry is $5pp for all.
S'Math sin (pronounced "smashing") has a core of three Auckland musicians, Kathy McDonald on guitar and vocal, Doug Makinson on fiddle and Nigel Robertson on flute, whistles and vocal. The band evolved from the Gaidhealtachd summer school in Northland and has been playing gigs and running ceilidhs for the past 5 years, often with ad hoc and eclectic groups of their friends.
S'Math sin specialise in mixing modern and traditional Scots and Irish music (and the odd Galician muneira!) and will get your feet going with sets of reels and jigs from the celtic lands.
Add to that some old and new songs and perhaps a guest slot from a harper and uillean piper and the performance should be just the job for a cold August night!
Smashing!
Despite holding this event several months later than usual this year, we could not quite bring ourselves to break with tradition and change the name.
It will make no difference - we shall triumph!
Apart from the tiddlywinks and phutball tournaments, lots of other pub games are available, like darts, dominoes, cards. A scrumptious supper will be served. It's a great social evening that's lots of fun.
Come and support your club and have a great time doing it!
An informal ‘Singaround’ - ‘Open Mic’ without a Mic - A smaller group of people meet to share their songs and music.
Last Update: 2014-08-20
The Club was conceived in 1965 when the Clancy Brothers didn't come and someone had the astounding idea of having a sing-a-round thus transforming an audience into a folk group. Formally established in 1966 we're still going strong.