A pleasant surprise at last night’s quizzo at the Bard’s as the originator of American quizzo, Pat Hines, made a rare appearance. For those who don’t know, Pat moved to Northern Ireland last year with his wife and two kids. He was back in town for 10 days and decided to check out one of my normal quizzes for the first time ever (he did attend the Summer Slam in 2004.) We had a beer after quizzo, and Pat says that he’s enjoying Northern Ireland, though he does miss Philly. He just finished getting his teaching certificate over there, and is hoping to begin teaching soon. He talked about the very first quizzos in the US, held at a bar in Wildwood called O’Shea’s, with nothing but Irish questions and Irish people playing. Pat, who is not from Ireland, needed an assistant to help him come up with relevant questions about rugby, the Dail Eireann, and so forth. And in case you’re wondering, yes, those are still his questions being asked at New Deck and Fergie’s. Oh, and his team came in an impressive 3rd.

The Jams have won 5 in a row, and thus there will be a Bounty next Wednesday at the Rendezvous. In addition to the gift certificate, teams will win $20 cash if they can finish first and knock off the Jams. This is our first Bounty since February, when the Jams won 7 in a row, and our third of the year (There was a Bounty out on Duane’s World in January.)

Hey gang, as you can see, we’re changing things up a bit on the website, and I’d appreciate your feedback. What do you want to see more of on the site? What would you like to see less of? I have tried to make it more focused on trivia and less of a hodge podge. Is that a good thing or a bad thing? 

A few things to note. First of all, now that I am using WordPress, it is a lot easier to post pics. So I think I will, starting next week, post pics of the top 3 finishers at each bar, not just the winners. Also, the categories have been cleaned up and so the site is much easier to navigate.

I am thinking I might do a pizza hunt again this summer like we did in 2006. I will have more details next week. Also, looking for a spot to do a City vs. City quiz with Denver this summer. Will keep you updated.

Alright kids, this is your chance for unbridled fame, no matter how bad your team is. I’m taking pics of all the teams this week at quizzo and putting them on the site. So get out the Dippity-Do and your $200 jeans, you’re gonna be on the intranets!