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4BR Quiz: Special National Finals quiz prize

There is a special National Finals prize on offer this week in the 4BR Quiz — with a Black Dyke theme...

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4BR has a special National Championships of Great Britain Quiz this week with a great prize courtesy of Dr Nicholas Childs, MD of the hat trick seeking Black Dyke Band.

Right answer

Get his answer right and you can win a signed copy of his book, 'A Decade Beating Time', but you have to watch a couple of videos first...

The only clue we can give is that you will have to keep a close watch on the cup…4BR

Clue

The only clue we can give is that you will have to keep a close watch on the cup…

Go to: http://www.vimeo.com/15470269

and Nick will give you the quiz question.


Then go to: http://www.vimeo.com/15470135

to see if you can spot the answer…

E-mail:

...and e-mail us the answer at: quiz@4barsrest.com

The closing date for entries on this one is 9.00am Monday 11th October.

Cornet case winner:

Sally Brown of Royton in Oldham was the winner of the last 4BR Quiz, by giving us the correct answer that Walter Gropius was the founder of the Bauhaus School of architecture and design.

Sally told 4BR: "The cornet case is a great prize and will find a very good home with my 16 year old daughter Jenny who plays cornet with the Oldham (Lees) Band."

Great prize

Jenny has been playing with Oldham since its formation in 2004 and is particularly delighted with the prize her mum says as the Bauhaus/Walstein hard shell case can accommodate four mutes.

"Jenny always has to carry her mutes around with her so the case is perfect. It’s a great prize and will definitely be used at all times!"

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