What's your nerdiest feature?

Jay P · 18-12-2009 01:37PM

KnifeWRENCH wrote: »

Heh, I was in a quiz team in primary school too. When I was in 4th class we got to the national final of the Credit Union school's quiz. Unfortunately, as far as I remember, we came 2nd-last in that final. We won a good few trophies in other quizzes though.
I love table quizzes but seldom get a chance to do them.

I'm pretty sure we came third twice (Not rubbing it in btw!), but there were only prizes for first and second so we didn't get anything

Insect Overlord · 18-12-2009 02:48PM

Jay P wrote: »

I'm sorry to say that I was a bit embarassed by that for a while, but now I''m really proud of it. Plus my trophy is kick-ass :cool:

I was on my primary school quiz team as well, I loved it!

Was always just outside my secondary school team

But, the three guys who kept me out of that team are among the greatest young minds I've known, and I still have high-brow conversations with two of them whenever we get the chance :pac:

KnifeWRENCH · 18-12-2009 04:21PM

Jay P wrote: »

I'm pretty sure we came third twice (Not rubbing it in btw!), but there were only prizes for first and second so we didn't get anything

I'm going to channel my bitter 9 year old self here:
NERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRD!!
:P

Jay P · 19-12-2009 01:02AM

Insect Overlord wrote: »

I was on my primary school quiz team as well, I loved it!

Was always just outside my secondary school team But, the three guys who kept me out of that team are among the greatest young minds I've known, and I still have high-brow conversations with two of them whenever we get the chance :pac:

There was no quiz team in my secondary school. I'd like it if there was, but I'd say I thought I was too cool in first year for that. I probably would have in 5th of 6th year...

KnifeWRENCH wrote: »

I'm going to channel my bitter 9 year old self here:
NERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRD!!
:P

You're just jealous!

A Neurotic · 19-12-2009 01:10AM

Oh, I forgot one:

I follow the nerdy sci-fi TV show Heroes slightly obsessively. Pretty much the only show I watch. Sometimes, if I'm late for something or have a long walk ahead of me, I scrunch up my eyes like Hiro in the hopes of stopping time or teleporting. It never works

Richard Cranium · 20-12-2009 10:08PM

Eh...

I won a bottle of wine at a table quiz organised by the UCC maths department a couple of months ago, high flyer that I am:o

Namlub · 20-12-2009 10:13PM

I was captain of my primary school team in spelling competitions. Three years in a row.

GLUEY · 22-12-2009 06:26PM

In primary school I was in the chess club and on the school team.

I was on the quiz team in secondary school.

I have moobs even though I'm stick thin. (Hello ladies

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I have glasses.

Jackobyte · 22-12-2009 09:03PM

Insect Overlord wrote: »

I was on my primary school quiz team as well, I loved it!

Was always just outside my secondary school team But, the three guys who kept me out of that team are among the greatest young minds I've known, and I still have high-brow conversations with two of them whenever we get the chance :pac:

Primary school quiz team FTW!!! Was on the schools main team, meaning I was in the top 4 of the qualifying quiz every year between and including 4th and 6th class! Won the regional Credit Union quiz every one of these years, and came in top 7 in Munster quiz everyone of these years but never qualifyied for Ireland, meaning we always came 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th in Munster (top 3 qualifyied)

soccymonster · 22-12-2009 09:09PM

Great to see other quiz team peeps here.
Captain of my primary school quiz team in 5th and 6th class

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Never won anythin' but participation is all that counts

. (although I did win a medal for 4th place in the credit union quiz!)

DancingQueen:) · 22-12-2009 09:14PM

My primary school didn't have quiz teams, I would have loved that

On the nerdy side of things people always go to me when they need someting answered 'ah Sarah will know that' and i usually do.

soccymonster · 22-12-2009 09:18PM

DancingQueen:) wrote: »

My primary school didn't have quiz teams, I would have loved that
On the nerdy side of things people always go to me when they need someting answered 'ah Sarah will know that' and i usually do.

Whata coincidence, they say the exact same thing to me too!

Although, I probably wouldn't know the answer unless it had something to do with science (shows even more of my nerdi-ness!)..

DancingQueen:) · 22-12-2009 09:24PM

I love biology

if it was chemistry or physics, they'd probably know not to ask! It's probably more because i listen in class that i can answer them.

KnifeWRENCH · 22-12-2009 10:19PM

Jay P wrote: »

There was no quiz team in my secondary school. I'd like it if there was, but I'd say I thought I was too cool in first year for that. I probably would have in 5th of 6th year...

Our secondary school didn't have a quiz team either. I would have loved to have tried for it. I always knew I wasn't cool, so even in 1st year I'd have been up for it!
Remember Blackboard Jungle and Gridlock? I was pissed off that all the school quizzes on TV had gone by the time I reached second level. :mad:

You're just jealous!

Sadly, I am.

Jackobyte · 22-12-2009 10:22PM

KnifeWRENCH wrote: »

Our secondary school didn't have a quiz team either. I would have loved to have tried for it. I always knew I wasn't cool, so even in 1st year I'd have been up for it!
Remember Blackboard Jungle and Gridlock? I was pissed off that all the school quizzes on TV had gone by the time I reached second level. :mad:

Sadly, I am.

My secordary school had no team either...

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