2023 Year in Review Quiz

ROUND ONE

1.What was the name of the deep sea submersible that imploded while visiting the Titanic in June?
2.Featuring the voices of Chris Pratt and Charlie Day, this was the top grossing animated film of 2023.
3.Who retired in 2023 and handed off his businesses to his son Lachlan?
4.62 new moons circling this planet were discovered in 2023, bringing its total number of moons to 145, tops in the solar system
5.The second and third largest bank collapses in American history happened in 2023, both in banks headquartered in what US state?
6***.“Barbenheimer” was a huge craze in 2023. Who were the directors of the two films?
7.Alex Murdaugh was convicted this year of killing his wife and son in what state?
8.The Nuggets won this year’s NBA title. What team did they defeat in the Finals?

ROUND TWO: 2023 Tours (These were 8 of the largest concert tours of 2023. 7 of them are solo artists, #4 is a group)

1.Eras
2.Renaissance
3.Mathematics Tour
4.Music of the Spheres
5.Summer Carnival
6.Love on Tour
7.Farewell Yellow Brick Road
8.After Hours Til Dawn

ROUND THREE Cancelled! These were all TV shows that were cancelled in 2023.

1.This show on Facebook Watch starred Jada Pinkett Smith, and though it was cancelled in 2023, it may be rebooted next year.
2.This HiIlary Duff-led sequel to an extremely popular show that went off the air in 2014 lasted just two seasons.
3.This reboot of a beloved 1992 film that took place during WW2 lasted just one season on Prime.
4.He’s found success on The Breakfast Show, but his Hell of a Week late night talk show folded after two years on Comedy Central.
5.The HBO series Winning Time was cancelled after just two seasons. It was about what NBA team in the 1980s?
6.Inspired by a 1988 show of the same name, this show starring Don Cheadle was cancelled after two seasons.
7.This NBC sitcom that featured the man with the 5th most followers on instagram looking back on his youth was cancelled after 3 seasons.
8***.Two courtroom TV shows that had been on the air for over 20 years went off the air in 2023. What were they?

ANSWERS

ROUND ONE

1.What was the name of the deep sea submersible that imploded while visiting the Titanic in June?Titan
2.Featuring the voices of Chris Pratt and Charlie Day, this was the top grossing animated film of 2023.The Super Mario Bros. Movie
3.Who retired in 2023 and handed off his businesses to his son Lachlan?Rupert Murdoch
4.62 new moons circling this planet were discovered in 2023, bringing its total number of moons to 145, tops in the solar systemSaturn
5.The second and third largest bank collapses in American history happened in 2023, both in banks headquartered in what US state?California
6***.“Barbenheimer” was a huge craze in 2023. Who were the directors of the two films?Greta Gerwig, Christopher Nolan
7.Alex Murdaugh was convicted this year of killing his wife and son in what state?South Carolina
8.The Nuggets won this year’s NBA title. What team did they defeat in the Finals?Miami Heat
ROUND TWO
1.ErasTaylor Swift
2.RenaissanceBeyonce
3.Mathematics TourEd Sheeran
4.Music of the SpheresColdplay
5.Summer CarnivalP!nk
6.Love on TourHarry Styles
7.Farewell Yellow Brick RoadElton John
8.After Hours Til DawnThe Weeknd
ROUND THREE
1.This show on Facebook Watch starred Jada Pinkett Smith, and though it was cancelled in 2023, it may be rebooted next year.Red Table Talk
2.This HiIlary Duff-led sequel to an extremely popular show that went off the air in 2014 lasted just two seasons.How I Met Your Father
3.This reboot of a beloved 1992 film that took place during WW2 lasted just one season on Prime.A League of Their Own
4.He’s found success on The Breakfast Show, but his Hell of a Week late night talk show folded after two years on Comedy Central.Charlamagne the God
5.The HBO series Winning Time was cancelled after just two seasons. It was about what NBA team in the 1980s?Lakers
6.Inspired by a 1988 show of the same name, this show starring Don Cheadle was cancelled after two seasons.The Wonder Years
7.This NBC sitcom that featured the man with the 5th most followers on instagram looking back on his youth was cancelled after 3 seasons.Young Rock
8***.Two courtroom TV shows that had been on the air for over 20 years went off the air in 2023. What were they?People’s Court, Judge Mathis

Our Annual Toy Drive is Live!

It’s that time again: the time of year where we get the opportunity to make a bunch of Philadelphia children’s Christmas wishes come true! Here’s how it works: you go to this sheet, fill out your name next to the child or children you want to buy gifts for. Go to Amazon, get them the gift, then mail it to our friend Matt at the Poor People’s Army. Matt, Cheri, Galen and the crew will make sure that it goes to the right child. And to make things easier for you: on gifts that are age appropriate, I’ve linked to a bunch of gifts that are age appropriate for that child or teen.

(Child’s Name) c/o Matt Pillischer

1606 Colleen Ct.

Norristown, PA 19401

If you’d rather just donate money and have Cheri and I pick up the gifts, that’s totally cool too. Just venmo me at @jgtquizzo or send Paypal to johnny at johnnygoodtimes dot com and leave a note that says “Toy Drive”. Most toys we buy are right around $25. A true highlight of each holiday season is Cheri and I going to Target and completely loading up on toys. Thank you for your generosity this and every year!

Quizzo This Week

You quizzo vets recognize that bartender above? Our old Bards buddy Michael is now a bartender at Fergie’s. I ran into him there last week. Says he really likes working there, which made me very happy to hear.

A lot going on. Our annual toy drive kicks off later this week, so keep an eye out for that. Our holiday gigs are picking up steam. (If you want to book one, hit us up here.) And I’ve had some great food lately, so look out for my Friday Five newsletter this week. (You can sign up for that here.) And I think we’ll have an Eagles watch party on Sunday…I’ll keep ya updated. Alright, we’re back at all of our usual haunts this week. See ya soon!

MONDAY

Loco Pez 7 PM

TUESDAY

Founding Fathers 8 PM

WEDNESDAY

Dock Street 8 PM

THURSDAY

Deli at Dwell 7 PM

Birra 8 PM

Take it lite!

Quizzo This Week (UPDATED!)

SCHEDULING CHANGES: OK, so some last minute updates due to the Phils. Quizzo at Dock Street is cancelled for Wednesday night. BUT Loco Pez has greed top play host for the quiz. That said, there’s only room for about 35-40 people up there. So if you want to play, make a reservation. 215-644-8080. We’ll start that quiz at around 8:30 (15-20 minutes after the Phillies game is over.)

As for Thursday, Deli at Dwell is cancelled, waiting to hear back from Birra. I’ll keep you updated on that here. I’ll also let Major League Baseball know that we’ll need them to start scheduling around our quizzo schedules. Thanks for your patience!

MONDAY

Loco Pez CANCELLED

TUESDAY

Founding Fathers 8 PM

WEDNESDAY

Dock Street CANCELLED

Loco Pez 8:30

THURSDAY

Deli at Dwell 7 PM CANCELLED

Birra 8 PM CANCELLED

Take it lite!

Quizzo This Week

YES, we are on for Labor Day. And yes, we will have a round very loosely based on Smash Mouth. And a round very loosely based on Back to School. We’ll see ya this week! All your favorite haunts!

MONDAY

Loco Pez 7 PM

TUESDAY

Founding Fathers 8 PM

WEDNESDAY

Dock Street 8 PM

THURSDAY

Deli at Dwell 7 PM

Birra 8 PM

Take it lite!

Quizzo This Week

Two straight weeks of lightning and thunder at the Oval is killin’ me, man. Let’s try again this week. Sunday, 5 PM.

Should be an interesting week this week as Taryn and I swap spots. Hope to see ya soon!

MONDAY

Loco Pez 7 PM (with Taryn)

TUESDAY

Founding Fathers 8 PM (with Carl)

WEDNESDAY

Dock Street 8 PM

THURSDAY

Deli at Dwell 7 PM (With JGT)

Birra 8 PM

SUNDAY

The Oval 5 PM

Take it lite!

Quizzo This Week

Fun question this week at quizzo: In Philly it’s called pork roll. What do they call it in New Jersey? They call it Taylor Ham. That’s because it was invented by the man pictured above, John Taylor, in 1856. It was officially called Taylor Ham until 1906, when the FDA determined that it wasn’t technically a “ham” so they had to change the name, which they did to “pork roll”.

But old habits die hard, and people in Trenton (where Taylor was Mayor) refused to roll with the punches. And so, in much of Southern Jersey it’s called Taylor Ham, while in Philly and North Jersey it’s typically called “pork roll”. Obama actually referenced it when he spoke at Rutger’s commencement: “I come here for a simple reason – to finally settle this pork roll vs. Taylor Ham question…I’m just kidding…There’s not much I’m afraid to take on in my final year of office, but I know better than to get in the middle of that debate.”

Here’s this week’s lineup, and yes the Sixers game will be on tonight at Loco Pez and Wednesday at Dock Street.

MONDAY

Loco Pez 7 PM

TUESDAY

Founding Fathers 8 PM

WEDNESDAY

Dock Street 8 PM

THURSDAY

Deli at Dwell 7 PM

Birra 8 PM

Fundraiser Quizzo for Rebecca Rhynhart on Saturday!

Excited to be hosting a fundraiser quizzo for the person I think is unquestionably the best candidate for Mayor on Saturday! I am a big fan of Rhynhart’s, as she has time and time again proven willing and able to speak truth to power, even when it’s earned her political enemies. Once I decided I was voting for her, I reached out to her campaign to see if they’d be interested in having me host a quizzo as a fundraiser, and they said yes. So this Saturday, we’ll be hanging out at Yards Brewery. The money from all tickets sold will go directly to Rebecca’s campaign, and it will be an all new quiz. Action starts at 12:30PM on Saturday. If you want to sign up, just go here. Hope to see ya Saturday!