Month: September 2010

Music Round Tonight at French Fry Thursday!

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It’s on tonight, folks. Kicking it off at Ugly American at 8 p.m., where all drafts are a buck off. We then move to Bards at 10:15 p.m., where Lagers are $2.50. Furthermore, the wild card round tonight is a music round, and I am allowing the last place teams tonight to pick the topics for the wild card round next week. That’s right, the first week of the Fall Invitational will be determined in large part by last place team’s tonight. Hope to see ya tonight!

The Golden Girls Round


Here is the round I did this week on the Golden Girls, to honor their debut 25 years ago this week.

  1. In what city did Golden Girls take place?
  2. What was the first name of Dorothy’s ex-husband on the show?
  3. What was the name of the spin off show that ran for one season in the early 90s.
  4. What nickname did Sophia have for Dorothy?
  5. Now a leading man in Hollywood, at age 26 he played a cop who saves the day in an episode of the Golden Girls.
  6. Before he became a famous writer and director, he appeared as an Elvis impersonator on the Golden Girls.
  7. Strangely, Estelle Getty starred as Sophia in an episode of this popular TV show about a family called the Russos.
  8. On what Vicki Lawrence show did Rue McLanahan star in from 1983-1984 before starring on the Golden Girls?
  9. In one of the shows more famous episodes, three of the Golden Girls go to the pharmacy to purchase not enema bags or denture grip, but _________, Rose, ________!
  10. What was the name of the nursing home where Sophia lived?
  11. (Bonus question!) What was the town and state where Rose was born?

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Cheating for Charity!

spells-logoA very cool event going down on Monday, September 27th at MarBar at 40th and Walnut. While cheating is always an issue at quizzo, for one time only we are encouraging it. That’s right, for one night only you can cheat all you want to…for a price. You have to pay a nominal fee to use your phone, call a friend, or ask me for a hint, with all proceeds going toward the Spells Writing Lab, who offer free tutoring and writing workshops for local schoolchildren. You can sign up ahead of time or the day of the event, and sign ups are only $20 per team (or $2.50 per person for a team of 8). It’s gonna be a lot of fun, all of the money raised goes to a great cause, and there will be plenty of drink and food specials. For more info, click here.

A Golden Quizzo Tonight!


25 years ago this week, the Golden Girls aired for the first time. Tonight we honor them with their very own round. Don’t worry, even if you’re not a huge Golden Girls fan, you’ll do OK. The team that won last night at O’Neals had never even watched the Golden Girls. And if you take 5 minutes to study a little bit about the show, you’ll be fine. Action starts at 6:15 at Locust Rendezvous and then moves to 8 p.m. at the Black Sheep. Also, a big announcement exclusively on Facebook. Hope to see ya tonight!

Video of My Quiz With the Philadelphia Union

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Here’s the video I did a couple of weeks ago with the Philadelphia Union. I think it turned out pretty well. Brad and Alejandro were both very cool, and we had a lot of fun doing the shoot. Of course, the ending was extremely controversial. I think some of you guys should be contacting Alejandro when Quizzo Bowl time rolls around. He really knows his trivia. (Click like below if you dig the video.)

Big Money Tuesday Rolls On

MEXICO ORGANIZED CRIMEAlright, summer is over and the holidays are done. Let’s get this ball rolling once again. First of all, we kick it off at O’Neals tonight, where the big money for first place (a $50 gift certificate) is wide open, probably more so than at any other spot. I know for a fact that the Ear isn’t playing tonight (Happy birthday Todd!), so that means that literally any team could walk out with a victory. And a $50 gift certificate buys a lot of $3.50 Mexican beers. Action starts at 8 p.m.

On to the Bards at 10:15 p.m. Things have been buzzing at the Bards lately. Hopefully that continues this week. Keep in mind, if anyone can knock off Steak Em Up they will walk with $100 in prizes. As far as I can tell, Steak Em up has not lost on a Tuesday since March, when they lost to the Hurtin Bombs the week before Quizzo Bowl. That means, if you can knock them off, you will be elevated to Instant Legend status. Oh, and there are rumors of a Golden Girls Round. Hope to see ya tonight!

Stars of the Movie “Cleopatra” Quiz

cleopatra2Here’s the wild card round from Friday night’s event at the Franklin.

  1. Liz Taylor has been married to 7 different men. One point apiece: Name them.
  2. Liz Taylor and Richard Burton also both starred in this 1966 film, based on the 1962 Edward Albee play.
  3. Joseph Mankiewicz directed Cleopatra. He also directed this 1950 film, which starred Bette Davis and George Sanders and won for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor.
  4. Rex Harrison stars as Julius Caesar. 4 years later, he starred in this comedy, which was redone in 1998 with Eddie Murphy as the star.
  5. Pamela Brown played the High Priestess in Cleopatra. Three years later, she reprised her role in this musical comedy.
  6. Hume Cronyn, who played Sosigenes, later appeared as Justice Rosenberg in this 1993 film that starred Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington.
  7. Cesare Danova played Apollodorus. In 1978, he played Mayor Carmine DePasto, memorably uttering the lines, “Look these parades you throw are very expensive. So if you mention extortion again, I’ll have your legs broken.”
  8. This actor, who played Rufio, is still making movies. In 1993 he played Bela Lugosi in Ed Wood, and in ’96 he played Geppetto in the adventures of Pinocchio.
  9. Roddy McDowell played Octavius. He later starred in this 1972 classic that featured Gene Hackman and Ernest Borgnine.
  10. Carol O’Connor had a bit part as Casca. He is of course better known for playing what television icon a decade later?

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