Nottingham - Cafe Sci - a success!

The Nottingham crowd were very welcoming. Thanks to everyone for coming down and getting into the spirit of the new quiz format. 74 people packed out Cafe Wax to form 11 teams. After six tricky rounds of questions and demos on the senses...

The winning team was BOMBAY MIX with 36 points closely followed by:

=2nd THE WINNERS and SNOTTY on 34 points
4th TOP TABLE 2 with 31 points
=5th MOVING ON and THE CONDIMENTS with 30 points
=7th THE TRUFFLE HUNTERS and TOP TABLE with 28 points
9th SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL with 27 points
10th THE GENIUSES with 25 points
11th THE CHEMISTS with 19 points

A big thanks to the Cafe Sci team (Melanie, Sam and Chandram) and the bar staff at Cafe Wax in Nottingham for inviting us and making us feel so welcome. For future events at Cafe Wax check out this link http://www.cafe-scientifique.org.uk/index.html



Feedback from some of the participants on the night:

"Brilliant quiz - entertaining and informative"

"Very stimulating - learned something about me"

"Entertaining and educational - thanks!"

"Good demos and explanations"

"Loved it!"

"I learned more about myself tonight than i thought possible - informative, entertaining and challenging - fun!"

"Fascinating and tantalising"

"Experienced learning at its best"

"What a fab evening"

"Most stimulating"

"Great interactive session. Science truly can be fun!"

"Lovely evening, most enjoyable"

"Interesting fun evening. Interactive - nice to meet others at table"

"Excellent, goes to show how enjoyable science can be when it's interactive - and people know more science than they think! v.v. good"

"Had a great tine, enjoyed it alot!"

"Memorable and good fun"
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You know it makes sense is produced by the Manchester Science Group
Presented by Dr Ellen Poliakoff and quizmaster Barry Sloane
Quiz questions and demos designed by Dr Michelle Lockwood

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