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Freeth's Nephroid
Freeth's Nephroid is a team of great minds who gather weekly in a pub called the Beehive, somewhere in the sticks of Surrey. There's not a lot to do during the long winter nights of Surrey and so gathering around a few pints of ale and discussing mindless trivia is about as good a way as any of winding down after a day of hard sums. Yes - I'm afraid so - Freeth's Nephroid are generally, although not exclusively, made up of mathematicians from Royal Holloway, a part of the University of London that happens to be just down the road from the pub.So what the %$#& is Freeth's Nephroid really ?
All you need to know and then some moreThe Beehive
The Beehive used to be a pub on Middle Hill in Englefield Green. That was in the days before its chronic refurbishment when it took on the look of a Mediterranean bistro. This rocked the older members of Freeth's Nephroid to the core, but such is their dedication that they still go and sit around the little wooden tables in their high-backed chairs next to the tacky bee poster on the north wall and quietly grumble about the good old days. They may not like the refurbishment, but man these guys live for their Tuesday night quiz....The Beehive Pub Quiz
The quiz begins at 9:07pm every Tuesday evening. There is a one pound entrance fee. The quiz consists of 30 questions, which are called through a scratchy microphone and dodgy P.A. system (that's a noisy channel for you coding theorists). First prize is a percentage of the money from the entry fee. The second prize is often just a round of drinks (unless there are a few student teams in the bar, which ensures plenty kitty for a financial second prize). Freeth's Nephroid consider student teams a great assett to the quiz night as they pay their money but never know any answers to the questions, such is the value of British education these days (grumble grumble...)After the quiz has been run there is the Snowball. This is a quiz of 4 questions with a potentially large cash prize whose value increases ech week in jackpot fashion. To win the snowball all 4 questions must be answered correctly. It would be fair to say that Freeth's Nephroid's record in the Snowball is rather disappointing.
Note: As with all good pub quizzes in a post-modern relativistic world, a "correct" answer is one which agrees with that on the publican's answer sheet. This answer may or may not be loosely related to other answers which are valid in different cultural contexts, and may or may not be related to the truth.
Team History
More on this will appear in good time, but Freeth's Nephroid Legend (and still member on the odd occasion) Steven Galbraith is the author of the definitive History of Freeth's Nephroid July 14th 1998 - September 7th 1999 (including Paul Dando's Farewell) .Team Members
The quiz team varies from week to week. Here is a list of some of the participants. Please inform us if your name is missing at: Lostandforgotten@freethsnephroid.org
| Simon Blackburn | Paul Dando | Peter Hines |
| Steven Galbraith | Richard Horne | Alex Johnson |
| Aileen Rabbitte | Andrew Sheer | Jon Tuliani |
| Alex Dent | Brian Wallace | Alan Lauder |
| Juliette White | Keith Martin | Siaw-Lyn Ng |
| Roger Stockwell | Paul Rowe | Francis Evans |
Great Scores
To be compiled by the Freeth's Nephroid archivist.Our Favourite Questions
Our favourite question currently is:How many brains does a silkworm have?
More will appear here in good time!
Customised Quiz Sheet
Coming soon...... (or so we are told)Where's Paul Dando?
Any recent sightings of this missing Nephroid should be posted here promptly. A former legend, Paul is now back from the U.S. but has not been pulling his weight on Tuesday nights. If you see him then please mail us promptly at:WheresPaulDando@freethsnephroid.org
What's that yellow stuff that Brian drinks?
This is one of the toughest questions around and Freeth's Nephroid are glad that it has never come up in the quiz proper. It seems to be golden and cold and fizzy and appears to have no taste... We have no idea what it is, so if you have any ideas then let us know at:BeerThatsnotbeer@freethsnephroid.org
