HOLLYWOOD QUIZ HITS THE HEIGHTS!
November 2008

Nearly 200 Deaf, hearing and hard of hearing people came along to support the Hear!Hear! Committee's Hollywood Nights Quiz Evening on 23 November, raising a fantastic £11,000 for the Jewish Deaf Association.
The event was held at the Hampstead Garden Suburb Synagogue and the committee had decked out the hall with Hollywood posters and cutouts, glittering wall decorations and gold and black tableware. Even the table centerpieces were replicas of Hollywood film clappers, complete with strips of 'film'!
A lovely meal of cold meats and salads, followed by lemon tart, fresh fruit, coffee and sweets provided just the right 'brain food' as guests struggled with rounds on anything from 'Who Won The Oscar' , Sport, and General Knowledge to 'Who Am I?' and 'The Price is Right'.
Mira Goldberg made a moving appeal speech and the guests were generous in their response. The committee and the quiz masters - Quiz Knights - made sure that the quiz was accessible to everyone, by providing written question sheets for all and by not including any audio rounds. The JDA provided a palantypist for hard of hearing guests and Jo Meyer interpreted for the JDA members. There was a great atmosphere and everyone seemed to enjoy the event immensely.
Best of all, it finished on time ... but somehow the losing team managed to escape without coming up to receive their wooden spoons!
Sharon Graham |