Last week we had the question, “What famous song is sung to the tune of the British drinking song “To Anacreon in Heaven”? The answer is the Star Spangled Banner. Yep, Francis Scott Key and Ice Cube have more in common than you knew. Here’s the lyrics of the “bawdy drinking song” that inspired the Star Spangled Banner.

A very interesting and unusual 2000s quiz this week. At O’Neals, a team that I thought of as intellectually smart (Brain Delay) proved that they know plenty about crappy pop culture too. The team that won at City Tap House last night almost didn’t play, then decided to give it a shot and ended up smoking both Steak Em Up and L. Ron (and no, this team wasn’t cheating). So a very unpredictable quiz this week.

We start at Locust Rendezvous at 6:15 p.m. $2 Narragansett cans and $3 Abita Purple Haze pints. Solid competition. On to the Black Sheep at 8 p.m. where the field is fairly wide open this week. Duane’s World are the prohibitive favorites, but I’m guessing that the 2000s won’t be their strong suit. That said, they’ve proven me wrong before. We’ll find out tonight.

And if you do poorly tonight, fear not: I’ve got some SWEET last place prizes this week.

Week 2 of the JGTSI starts tonight, and a great chance to win at both spots. We had a brand new winner at O’Neals last week, and with the kids out of town, things have gotten fairly quiet at City Tap House. When you consider that winner gets a $100 gift certificate, and 2nd place gets $50, you’d be nuts not to give it a shot. Action starts at O’Neals at 8 p.m. City Tap House at 10:15 p.m. All questions will be about the 2000s. See ya tonight!

There was so much demand for the Wire quiz on Sunday night that I’ve decided to re-up. I’ll be hosting the same quiz again tonight at the Ugly American. Action starts at 7 p.m. It was a very cool quiz; tough but not impossible One team got an amazing 43 out of 44 right. A ridiculously awesome picture round. Hope to see ya tonight.

An interesting week so far, with the Jams finally falling at the Vous and brand new winners at O’Neals. Should continue tonight with an all new food and beer quiz. And needless to say, I will be giving away french fries at both bars. We kick it off at Ugly American at 8 p.m. $3 lagers and a packed house last week made for a great night. Let’s keep it going tonight. On to the Bards at 10:15, where you won’t be forced to stare at my ugly mug all night. You’ll get to spend a round with the lovely Felicia D’Ambrosio, managing editor at Grid Philly and guest host for a round tonight. And tonight’s French Fry faceoff at the Bards will be a little different…you’ll need to beat Felicia in a food quiz to win those fries. Action starts at 10:15 p.m. Gonna be a fun night. Hope to see you there!

UPDATE: And keep in mind, Koob and Kristy will be hosting a Mob Movie quiz at Drinker’s Old City starting at 8 tonight as well. If you know your gangster flicks, don’t miss this one.

The Wire quiz on Sunday was awesome, but I know some people wanted to play but couldn’t either because of the time or because they couldn’t find a seat. So Friday we’ll do a more intimate version of the same quiz (If you played Sunday, don’t come, cause it’ll be the same questions.) So at 7 p.m. on Friday, I’ll be hosting the Wire quiz at the Ugly American. It was a very fun quiz, so if you’re a big Wire fan and couldn’t make it on Sunday, this is your chance to see what you know. It’s all in the game, yo.

We start the JGT Summer Invitational tonight at O’Neals at 8 p.m. $3.50 margaritas and a $50 certificate for the winner. On to the City Tap House, which has been a lot quieter since the kids ran home to the hills. That means that getting your hands on the richest bounty in the city just got quite a bit easier. I’ll put it this way: 3rd place last week scored 48 points, and got a $25 gift certificate. $3 Sly Fox and a great pizza special. Not to mention that anyone who can knock off L. Ron Hubbard’s Diabetics will earn an extra $15 in prizes. That’s on top of the insane $100 first place certificate. I would highly recommend you making an appearance at the CTH tonight.

This Wire quiz has taken on a life of its own, as it seems to have created more buzz than any other quiz I’ve ever done. I’ve given the details out earlier, but here’s the Cliff Notes of what you need to know: Event starts at the POPE at 7. I would suggest you get there by then. It’s going to fill up early. I’m working on it now, and I think it’s gonna be a good one. But definitely get there early. We’ll get started around 8:30 or so.

If Sci-Fi is your thing, a good night for that as well, as Mike Minion is hosting a Sci-Fi quiz tonight at the Ugly American. Questions on classics as well as the hilariously bad. He’ll also have a set of the first 3 Alien movies to give away. That starts at Ugly American at 8 p.m.