Quizzo In Afghanistan

Matt is a former quizzo player (he typically played with his girlfriend at the North Star) who is currently stationed in Afghanistan. A couple of months ago, some of his friends chipped in on a care package and asked if I wanted to contribute a couple of things. I said sure and shot him a JGT t-shirt, a quiz written for him (plenty of questions about Afghanistan and Famous Matts), and a scoresheet. This morning the above photo and following message appeared on the JGT facebook page (I know some of you kids don’t do the whole facebook thing, so I thought I’d share it here):

Tonight, there will be Quizzo in Afghanistan. Thank you for your support Johnny Goodtimes, Amy Berger, and Erik Berger!

Quizzo in Afghanistan? Pretty freaking cool. Hope they enjoy the quiz!

Popesack Fights Off Injuries to Win the Summer Invitational for 2nd Straight Year

The Popesack team took a tough shot when they found out that D-Mac had hurt his ankle running and wouldn’t be able to attend the Summer Invite. But they were able to fight through the ensuing adversity and hold off the Jesters of Tortuga, 156-155, in a thriller on a beautiful outdoor evening at the City Tap House.

The night kicked off with a hip hop medley from JGT including Ice Ice Baby and the Humpty Dance, and went straight uphill from there. The band, O-20, was tremendous, rocking out 90s hit after 90s hit. After two rounds, the competition was extremely even, but the wheat started to separate from the chaff during round 3 (The Obsolete Technology Round) and then we were on to the “Instant Classic Round”, Round Four, where Johnny rapped the lyrics to classic rock songs and hits of the 2000s, all with the live instrumental of “Paid in Full” by Eric B. and Rakim playing in the background.

After 4 rounds, there were really only four teams in the running…Popesack, the Jesters, Jitney Spears, and Duane’s World. In the final round, Popesack and the Jesters both went perfect, while Duane’s World finished in 3rd. Jitney Spears fell short in their quest for a monumental upset. The rest of the rankings are below. Thanks everybody for coming out, and I hope you guys had a good time!

Popesack 156
Jesters of Tortuga 155
Duane’s World 136
Inkspot 133
Hooter and Chuff 133
Mapother 129
Jitney Spears 124
Synchronized Trampoline 120
Exhausted Nihilists 119
Ghoul Mclanahan 118
Blazing Sea Nuggets 107
Tempura Shack 91

Question of the Week

Who got inside a wooden box, then mailed himself from slavery in Richmond to freedom in Philadelphia in 1849?

Philly Week at Quizzo

I’m teaming up with Historic Philadelphia Incorporated this week to add a little intrigue to this week’s quiz. I’m going to be using some questions their historians have provided for the Wild Card Round, and I’m gonna have tickets to all sorts of fun stuff to give away, from the Betsy Ross House to the Franklin Square Mini golf.

Action starts tonight at North Star at 7 p.m. Can you knock off Careless Fister and Inkspot, both of whom acquitted themselves quite nicely at last night’s quiz? On to Sidecar at 9:30. With the Sidecardigans in disarray since Skins left, things there are now wide open. Lots of giveaways tonight. I’ll also have some t-shirts to give away from the upcoming show Million Second Challenge. Hope to see ya at the quiz!

FAQ About the Invitational

WHO: Our top teams at quizzo for the past 9 weeks.

WHAT: The Summer Invitational, being held outdoors at the City Tap House.

WHEN: This Sunday at 6 p.m.

WHERE: Outdoors at the City Tap House

WHY: Why not? Let’s have the teams from all our different bars hang out, have a couple of cold ones, listen to some live music, and play a little quizzo.

HOW MUCH: $10 per person. (Gotta pay for the band and the prizes. And make the millions that allow me to carry out my extravagant lifestyle.)

TEAM MAX: 8 people. Per usual.

WHAT’S THE WEATHER LOOKING LIKE? Don’t want to count our chickens before they hatch, but as of right now it’s looking like it’s gonna be pretty much perfect.

DRINK SPECIALS? Yes. Absolutely. Dunno what they are yet, but Andy always hooks it up.

WHAT’S THE BAND? O-20. An old school hip hop cover band. Slick Rick, Big Daddy Kane, Biggie, etc. And there are rumors that JGT may be dropping a dope verse or two of his own. Though those are only rumors.

ANY QUESTIONS? If so, just post them below in the comments or shoot me a line at johnny @ johnnygoodtimes.com.

Updated List of Teams for JGT Summer Invitational

Here are teams that have RSVPd “Yes”.

Duane’s World
Jesters of Tortuga
Twisted Fister
Inkspot
Hooter and Chuff
Popesack
Tempura House
Exhausted Nihilists
Mapother
Blazing Sea Nuggets
Hobocop
Jitney Spears
Synchronized Trampoline

Here’s the “Maybes”

Sidecardigans
Sunday Mornings
Randy Bachman

If you are a maybe shoot me a line and let me know if you can make it. Hope you can. It’s gonna be a lot of fun, and a great night for a quiz. johnny @ johnnygoodtimes.com. Thanks!