Katharine C: fun at Orla's on Quiz Night

 Photo credits:  Mary-Catherine

Do you know what nosocomephobia is?  I didn't either.  Nor tomophobia, I just threw that one in, in case it comes up in another quiz.  Pharmacophobia is a little easier to guess....

Nosocomephobia is the name of the phobia relating to the fear of hospitals. 
Tomophobia is a fear of surgery or surgical operations. 
Pharmacophobia is a fear of medicine. 

 

Ross was our Quizmaster, and ran the room of 5 teams with precision and authority, especially when it came to the round on Science and Technology.  

The Fightin' Irish

There were five teams:  the Shamrocks;  Danny Boy;  The Lovely Ladies;  The Fightin' Irish;  and
the Singing Banshees.  There were ten rounds, ten questions in each round, and we were underway after fortifying ourselves with delightful aperos made by Orla - smoked salmon, potato cakes, stuffed mushrooms. 

Team Danny Boy

The Singing Banshees

 Orla served dinner - Irish stew and Irish vegetables - halfway through the quiz, greatly appreciated by everyone.  It gave us a chance to complete the picture quiz - pictures of various Pats/Patricks/Patrices (you get the idea).  This included Pat Benatar (I thought this was Sheena Easton),
Patrick Buchanan, Patrick Dempsey, Neil Patrick Harris, and if we didn't know someone we put
down Patraig O'Shaughnessy - there must someone called that. 

The Shamrocks Team

The Lovely Ladies

We had a great evening - the quiz was fun - and not quite so full of trivia as Orla had made out -
but we all learned something!  Congratulations to everyone who took part - and our thanks to Orla
and Ross for a smashing evening.  And to everyone who made this fundraiser a huge success. 

Kiss me, I'm Irish!