Category : Competitions
Welcome LBM’ers to The Great Greene King IPA North v South Pub Quiz
Which do you prefer, a Cornish pasty or a hearty Lancashire hotpot? Do you pronounce bath, ‘baff’ or ‘barthe’? Your answers will define you as a northerner or southerner at heart.
In celebration of Greene King IPA’s Cask Revolution beer engine, which offers drinkers a choice of a northern or southern style head on their pint, play our north v south quiz, email your answers to patrickr@consolidatedpr.com with the heading ‘North v South’ and stand a chance of winning some great prizes courtesy of Greene King.
First up though, in your view where do you think the north starts? We will reveal the best answers and where the ‘mythical’ divide begins on the night.
Quiz questions
1. What is the main ingredient of northern delicacy black pudding?
2. Where do ‘stottie cakes’ originate from?
3. The Tan Hill Inn is the highest pub in Great Britain at 1732ft above sea level. But in which county is it located?
4. Once inhabited by the Romans, what are the Northern city of Eboracum and Southern town of Camulodunum now known as?
5. Cornish pasties are a popular Southern food, but why do they traditionally have such large crusts?
6. If you told someone that you were “gannin doon boozah wi wor lass”, what would you be intending to do?
7. Does a Northerner or Southerner traditionally prefer the head on their pint to be a ‘smooth and creamy’ rather than ‘clear and crisp?’
8. Greene King IPA is the official beer of three rugby union teams. Name all three of them
9. Jack and Annie Walker were the first landlords of which famous fictional Northern pub?
10. Which famous figure is the current landlord of the Punchbowl in London?
Terms:
The prizes will be announced at the London Bloggers meetup and you must attend the event on the 17th February in order to collect a prize.
The promoters decision is final and binding in all matters
No cash alternative
Prize is non transferable
One entry per person
Closing date – (Tuesday 16th February at 12 midday)
Are you interested in social media in business? Have you heard of SMiBCon?
If not, find more information here or simply read on…
So what is SMiBCon?
A conference taking place on the 23rd October in London.
It is a one stop shop for business owners and CEOs, Marketing Managers, Public Relations, Human Resources, Advertising Creatives, Marketing Heads, Head of Communications, IT policy makers and marketers, to get to grips with how to use social media in business.
Have you ever wondered how to engage with online conversations about your company or brand? Or perhaps at what point to engage, or how to measure the impact of your initiatives, or maybe even what channels you should be looking at?
Well, it seems to me you will be able to get the answers to all of these questions and a whole lot more at SMiBCon. Some of the keynote speakers include:
- #LBM member and SEO Chick Judith “deCabbit” talking about Online Reputation Management
- Benjamin Ellis from Redcatco talking about Crowd Sourcing
- Eaon Pritchard from Geronimo talking about Brand Engagement
The list of great speakers goes on.
Want to go along?
Well I have one free ticket to give away for London Bloggers Meetup members!
How do I get hold of said ticket? It’s easy, simply answer the question below in words, pictures, video, whatever format you like… the winner will be the one that either strikes a chord with me and the founder of SMiBCon Chris Hamblyor makes us laugh the most.
I deserve to win the free ticket to SMiBCon because…
So what are you waiting for, get your creative juices flowing and put your entry forward as a comment for this post before the deadline of midday on Friday 25th September!
If you don’t win, don’t despair, I have a discount code available to knock 15% off the price tag. I know, pretty nice. Just drop me a line via Meetup and I’ll let you know what the code is.
Terms and Conditions of Entry (read small print):
- Entries will only be accepted from members of the London Bloggers Meetup
- The winner must attend the event on 23rd October and live blog from the event
- The winner must write a guest post for Londonbloggers.net about the conference
- Competition is open to anyone aged 18 and over
- No cash alternative is available
- Only one entry per person is allowed
- Closing date – (Friday 25th September at 12 midday)
Folks, save the date, Tuesday 7th July 2009!
Why? Because it’s the date for the next edition of the world famous London Bloggers Meetup. I say world famous, it could be, you never know. I haven’t asked everyone to be honest…
So what’s the world go to do with anything you might ask?
Well, this meetup is being sponsored by our good friends at Lastminute.com. They will be releasing exclusive details on the summer promotion they are about to launch and in particular would love to meet with any budding travel writers or keen travellers, so please encourage any of your fellow bloggers or friends who might be interested to register and come along to find out more.
However, if you can’t wait until then to hear more, here are some clues…
How often have you sat day-dreaming at your desk wondering what you’d be doing if you didn’t have to put up with the 9-5 grind? Explore the world? Sample the best of global culture? Make the most of good old Great Britain? Lay on a beach in the baking heat without a care in the world? Meet new and interesting people in places you never knew you would visit? Maybe even doing something completely different and trying your hand as a travel writer? Perhaps you’d do all of these things, if only you had the chance…
Say no more LBM’ers, I hope that has got your imagination running. To recap: Lastminute.com, travel, writing, competition… you get the picture.
Of course there will be the usual blend of blog related chat, networking, fun and frivolities. Oh and Lastminute.com are also going to be buying a few beers, so get yourselves along early and enjoy a nice, cold, thirst quenching beverage (beer, wine, coke, whatever you fancy really). It looks like we might even have an interesting talk too, more details TBC.
Hope to see you all on the 7th !!
Andy
Thanks to everyone who came along to the London Bloggers Meetup on Tuesday, what a fantastic evening. I really found Floyd Smith’s talk about using your blog as a basis for writing a book fascinating and there were certainly a few ideas for any aspiring author to pick up on. Funny that one of our LBM regulars had just sealed a book deal based on his blog content, so the timing was just right. You can see Floyd’s slides below if you want to refer back and of course feel free to embed on your blog.
Thanks to Jazz too for the introduction to Refugee Week. What simple act are you going to be doing that week? It’s being held from the 15th – 21st June by the way!
Great also chatting to Chris, Tim, Mauricio, Be, Seb, Godwyns, Fletch and so many more, too many to name check you all I’m afraid.
So what’s coming up in the world of LBM then?
It looks like we have a cracking summer ahead, not just weather wise, but with some great LBMs, competitions and parties to be enjoyed.
We’ve recently been approached by lastminute.com who are really impressed by our monthly meetups and are looking to sponsor the forthcoming LBM Summer Party. The exact date of the party and more details will be coming your way soon, but it looks like lastminute.com will be paying for the BBQ….!!
They also wanted to give us some exclusive info on an unbelievable competition that is due to go live this summer. There is huge potential for one of you to win a “money can’t buy” prize this summer that will make you the envy of not only your friends but the whole country! You will need to be someone who really loves travelling and of course really wants to blog about it! Read into that what you will, but trust me when I say this is a truly fantastic competition.
What else? Would one of you like to win a Netbook?
BT is now running a competition on www.btmyplace.com for members of the London bloggers meet-up to win an Acer Netbook (worth £200), and given your collective love of London, we thought you might fancy a go at winning one… BT MyPlace is a new service, which – if you’ve got a Wi-Fi enabled device – can pinpoint exactly where you are (in Central and West London), and suggest great places nearby to eat, drink and keep you entertained.
What do you have to do?
They’re asking Londoners to reveal “the best kept secrets in Westminster”. Specifically – best boozer, best greasy spoon, best market stall, and even best public toilet. If you’ve got any favourites and want to enter the competition, all you need to do is go to the competitions section of www.btmyplace.com, and then click on My Secret City. If you’re not already a member you’ll need to register, but don’t worry, it only takes a few seconds. The best entries will also be profiled on BT MyPlace .
And what else?
We are soon to be publishing our very own LBM poem, written by long standing LBM member Godwyns. If any of you have met Godwyns you’ll probably know his poem is not necessarily family oriented, but it’s certainly well worth a read. Check it out here soon.
Oh and did I mention the possibility of two other great competitions coming up. I’m not kidding folks, it is set to be a great summer for LBM community members. But beware, now we have hit the milestone of 600 members, the competition is set to get tougher. Maybe Epicurienne won’t be winning all the prizes from now on in then..!
Oh and don’t forget to keep your eyes peeled incase you get tagged in the LBM BlogTag.
Bring on the Summer I say!
Cheers,
Andy
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