The “Things My Wife Knows That I Don’t” Round

Last week I did a round called Things My Wife Knows that I Don’t. It went over well, though she obviously knows a lot of things that nobody else knows…it was one of the toughest Round Threes ever. See how ya do. Answers are after the jump.

1. Although Leonardo of Pisa used rabbits to explain his famous integer sequence, a much better representation of them would be the family tree of honeybees. What are these numbers known as?

2. Some skates and sharks lay egg cases, known as these. Daryl Hannah probably knows the answer.

3. It’s not only a letter of the alphabet, it’s also a type of skirt that is fitted at the hips and gradually widens towards the hem.

4. What phylum do sea cucumbers and starfish belong to?

5. In French cooking, the combination of onions, carrots and celery is known as what?

6. Horseshoe crabs have blue blood because their body contains a lot of this element.

7. From what country do we get Helvetica font, from the Roman word for the country’s name?

8. Sara Gruen wrote this book in 2006, which has since been made into a 2011 film.

9. Princess, radiant, and marquise are all what?

10. What plant gives curry its yellow color?

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Seinfeld, the Wire, and Sports: Quizzo News and Notes

Just a couple of quick notes as we head into the weekend. First of all, I’ll post my wife’s round a little later. In case you were curious, she’s a schoolteacher, not a marine biologist, but she minored in marine biology in college, so that’s why all the sea questions.

She was quite pleased when I told her that people did poorly on the round. She said, “Hanging around all your nerdy friends makes me feel kind of dumb sometimes. I’m glad to find out I know a few things they don’t know.”

Seinfeld fans: Keep in mind that Mike Minion is hosting a Seinfeld quiz this Sunday at 8 p.m. at the Ugly American. I’d wear my beach cologne there if I were you.

Fans of The Wire: I am extremely excited to announce that I will be hosting a Wire quiz at the POPE on Monday, June 6th, as part of beer week. I can’t tell you how exited I am about this quiz.  More details coming next week.

Sports fans: A couple of sports quizzes to look forward to this summer. Mike Minion will be hosting one at the UA in June, and I will be hosting one at City Tap House at some point this summer. No date set yet, but I’ll keep you updated. Also, please check out the latest on phillysportshistory.com. There’s a story on the site about Hall of Famer Robin Roberts and a 4th grader that’s gonna make your day.

City vs. City?: Me and Dicker from Denver are in talks about a city vs. city event for the summer. Hopefully we can put something together. I’ll keep ya updated.

This is the Craziest Thing You Will Read All Week

The story of a legendary South Philly boxer who was killed by his girlfriend when she caught him with a transvestite. You don’t need to care about sports to be blown away by this one. A few more things of interest on the site right now:

Be sure to vote for who has the best moustache in Philly Sports History: Mike Schmidt, Sal Fasano, or Sparky Lyle.

Read about the crazy 23-22 game the Phillies won over the Cubs on a windy day in 1979.

Read about the former Phillie who is the only player to ever commit 4 errors on a single play.

And finally, another must read about a local athlete dying young…The Tragedy of Slim Jones.

Who Said It, Charlie Sheen or Gary Busey?

Here’s last week’s 50-50 round: Who said it, Charlie Sheen or Gary Busey?

  1. There has got to be more to life than being a really, really, ridiculously good actor.
  2. Sober stands for, “Son of a bitch, everything’s real.”
  3. It’s been a tsunami. And I’ve been riding it on my mercury surfboard.
  4. Your face will melt off and your children will weep over your exploded body.
  5. Fear is the darkroom where Satan develops his negatives.
  6. Drinking your own blood is the paradigm of recycling.
  7. I’m tired of trying to pretend I’m not special. I’m tired of pretending I’m not a total bitchin rock star from Mars.
  8. Resentments are the rocket fuel that lives in the tip of my saber.
  9. The ocean is your imagination. The ocean is your emotion. The sail on the boat is the golden rule. The wind that sends your boat into the sunset, that wind is your spirit. You have an anchor you don’t know you have. It’s an invisible anchor.
  10. You borrow my brain for 5 seconds and just be like, “Dude, can’t handle it! Unplug this bastard! It fires in a way that is perhaps not from this terrestrial realm.”

Answers are below.

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Famous Ladies Week Starts Tonight

I’ve gotten a few comments that my quizzes tend to be a little “dude heavy”, with lots of questions about sports and famous men. Therefore, I’m going to try to mix things up this week, with questions about famous ladies, femme fatales, and fashion. But don’t worry, gentlemen, this quiz isn’t written for ladies exclusively, it’s primarily just questions about ladies. You’ll be fine. More importantly, it will give you an excuse to ask the cute girl at the bar for some help on the question about Coco Chanel. It’s going to be an interesting quiz. Action starts tonight at 8 p.m. at O’Neals. We then move to the City Tap House at 10:15 p.m. If any ladies have any ideas for topics you’d like to see this week, please drop them in the comments. Hope to see ya tonight!

UPDATE: This week’s wild card round will be “Things My Wife Knows That I Don’t”. Should be kind of fun.