International Week keeps on rocking tonight, and what could be more international than French Fries? That’s why we’ll be giving them out free to several teams tonight at the quizzos. And speaking of culture, what about the corn dog, which was invented in ancient Greece?** Because corn dogs are a mere $1 at our first quiz tonight at the Ugly (South) American. That in addition to all drafts being a dollar off during the quiz. Action starts at the Ugly at 8 p.m. It is also your best shot of winning tonight, as the Ugly has achieved an amazing amount of parity. We have had 8 different winners in the past 9 weeks at the Ugly American. And if you played earlier this week, no worries…all new questions tonight.

On to the Bards, where you go if you want to test your mettle against the best of the best. Both Steak Em Up and Duane’s World are expected tonight. All Lagers are $3. We’ve been rocking at the Bards the past few weeks…Let’s keep it going tonight. Action starts at the Bards at 10:15 p.m.

**not true. The Corn Dog was invented in Springfield, IL in 1946.

The International Quiz seemed to go pretty well last night. A huge night at O’Neals for the Missing Heads, who apparently know more about the rest of the world than they do about the US. They only missed one question the entire quiz. Of course, we’ve got a slight scoring change that is also rather interesting. Where the bonuses once counted towards JGTAI points, they now count toward actual points. Don’t worry, going 40 for 40 still earns you a perfect game, but your score might be different. We’ll see how it works out. It went well last night.

On to tonight! We kick it off at the Locust Rendezvous at 6:15 p.m. As usual, the specials are incredible. Winter Bourbon Cask Ales going for $3 and Shock Top Belgian Whites going for $2. Soco and Lime shots are also a mere $2. We then head on over to the Black Sheep at 8 p.m., where we’ve had 3 different winners in the past 3 weeks. Can your team make 4 for 4? We’ll see ya tonight!

Mike’s got a few changes to his quiz on Monday night to tell you about.

Don’t worry folks; these changes are all for the better. First, the starting time for the quiz is now 10 PM, not 10:30. Several teams have expressed a desire to play more often, but didn’t want to be out so late on a Monday evening. Those of you who have played the Monday quiz know that I start on time, and things move quickly. This change will allow us to finish up no later than 11:30.

The earlier time has two other benefits. Since the kitchen will still be open, you can get food at The Westbury quiz now. And more importantly, we can institute a time-honored JGT tradition, the French fry question!! That’s right folks; starting next week, the first round will have an 11th question, with a big basket of fries going to the team that comes closest to the correct answer. Danny (the chef) has also promised to keep the kitchen open as long as people want to order.

The bonus rounds I told you about yesterday were a HUGE success. I gave away some books and CD’s, and the challenge round ended in a tie, so the prize pool for next week will be that much bigger. These new, fun features will be part of the quiz from now on, and will debut at the Westbury next Monday. I’m hoping JGT will guest host the pre-quiz “Mike Minion Gives Away His Library and Record/CD Collection” segment. Negotiations are underway as we speak. We’re close on price, but the #&^!@ wants an unlimited supply of lime Jello shots as well, and that could be a sticking point. Let ‘s just say, I’ve seen JGT when he’s had too many shots, and leave it at that.

Anyway, next Monday should be lots of fun. Hope to see you there.

This is it, folks. Your last shot to score a free two hour open bar at City Tap House is tonight. And yes, you have a great shot of winning. The winning score last week was a 89. Don’t worry, even after this week, the prize will be crazy awesome, but this is your last shot at a 2 hour Happy Hour at one of the best beer bars in Philadelphia. This is a phenomenol prize. Action starts at 10:15 p.m.

But first, we kick it off at O’Neals, and the prizes ain’t too shabby there either. $50 gift certificate, and that’ll earn you a lot of $3.50 margaritas. Action starts at 8 p.m. It was crazy busy last week, with lots of good teams, but I suspect things will quiet down a bit this week and your shot of winning this week will be excellent. Hope to see ya tonight!

A few weeks ago, a team of foreigners decided to play quizzo at City Tap House, and they got totally crushed. I then realized how American-centric that week’s quiz was. So I thought, “Why not mix things up a little bit one week?” This is that week. You might want to call that buddy that studied International Law or the cute girl you know from Luxembourg this week to help out the quizzo team. All questions will be based on countries other than the US. Don’t worry, I don’t think they will be particularly more difficult, just a little different. Instead of football and baseball, sports questions will be about futbol and cricket. Instead of Jefferson and Nixon, political questions will be about Mitterand and Berlusconi. And instead of Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears, questions about celebrity drug whores will be about Tila Tequila* and Pamela Anderson**. Gonna be a lot of fun. See ya this week!

*from Singapore

**from Canadia

Here’s a few notes from Mike Minion, whose got a few fun new wrinkles to add to his quizzes, and an upcoming Harry Potter quizzo.

Due to the Eagles game, there will be NO quizzo at the Westbury tonight.   I guess Eagles fans don’t like being reminded that smart people exist. Anyway, the Westbury has 7 or 8 big screen TV’s, so you might as well head on over to watch the game.  John Edgar of Duane’s World will be behind the bar, and as usual, there are plenty of tap and bottle specials.  The Westbury has a wonderful selection of craft beers, and Chuck (the owner) always puts at least one or two on special at a ridiculously low price.

Tomorrow at Terrace taproom is on.  I will be unveiling a few new features to my quiz, including a challenge round, where teams compete for prizes.  Details tomorrow.  This will be a regular feature from now on.  Also to be added is a pre-quiz “Mike Minion Gives Away his Library and Record/CD Collection” round.  I’ll have details on this tomorrow as well.

In other news, last week’s Harry Potter theme round was so well received that the folks at The Ugly American have asked for an all Harry Potter quiz.  That’s right folks; all forty questions will be about The Boy Who Lived and his world. This special quiz will be on Monday, December 13 at 8 PM. In addition to the standard prizes for 1st and 2nd place, there will be many other cool prizes.  More details as we get closer to the date, but no Potter fan should miss this one.

Finally, I want to give a shout out to the teams from Manayunk who made it to yesterday’s Invitational.  Every Tuesday night, we have a great time out at the Taproom, and some strong teams have started to emerge. Better than Belle and a combined Ebonic Plague/Battlecat and the Transvestite team made the trip in and did themselves proud.  The only team out of over 20 in attendance to get a perfect music round was EP/BatT.  Congratulations!

Stayed tuned this this channel for more announcements in the very near future.  See ya at a quizzo in your neighborhood SOON!!!

Will your team make the cut? Are you in the top 10 and now eligible to win the extra $100? Find out by checking back here at 3 p.m.

UPDATE: Ok, so maybe closer to 3:20 p.m.

Here it is, folks. If you are trying to earn an invite, or trying to sneak into the Top 10 for the Bonus drawing, tonight is your last chance. A whole new quiz. And I gotta admit, the quizzes have really been pretty good lately. I feel like I’m kind of “locked in” right now with questions. The way things are looking now, I think a team can squeak in with 8 points.

Action starts at the Ugly American at 8 p.m. This is your best shot for a win. Things have been kind of mellow lately (Of course I said that Tuesday about O’Neals and everyone living within a 6 block radius came out to quizzo that night), so come on down. If $1 corn dogs can’t entice you to play, then quite frankly, I don’t know what will.

On to the Bards at 10:15 p.m. We’ve been having a lot of fun at a rejuvenated Bards lately. Things have been poppin’ the past few weeks. They have completely rehabbed the place. Swing by if you haven’t lately. $3 Lagers and Miller Lites. And yes, I’ll be giving away fries at both spots. And needless to say, at least one round tonight will be honoring our Veterans. Hope to see ya tonight!

Ok, so I’ve got some good news for you teams floundering around with just 3 or 4 points. It looks like I’m going to be able to squeeze a couple more teams into the Invitational. Therefore, you are not out of it yet. Get your bomb squad together and get ready to rumble this week. Also, I have extended the deadline on the physical challenges until tomorrow (Thursday) at Noon. That will be it! After that, no more opportunities to earn bonus points.

Also, I’ll have all of the details up later, but the main question is “What time is it?” It will be at 3 p.m. on Sunday. The tvs at the bar will have the games on if you need to check your fantasy scores, and the Eagles don’t play until Monday, so that won’t really matter.

As for tonight, we kick it off at the Rendezvous at 6:15 p.m. Abita Purple Haze Pints are $3 and 16 oz. Lager cans are $2. We move to Black Sheep at 8 p.m. Hoping to see a packed house at both places. And good news for losers: I have some sweet last place prizes tonight.

Well, my team knocked off the powerful Group W last week, proving that it can indeed be done. This week a wild card round that I won’t offer any help in but you might: Harry Potter. QUiz starts at the Westbury at 10:30 p.m. As always, great drink specials, JohnniE behind the bar, and the 2nd best questions in town (ahem). Hope to see you there.