Week One Scores and Our First Physical Challenge

Here are the scores after week 1 of the JGTSI2. A bit of a scoring change this season. I am taking your highest finish as your point total for a certain week*. Of course there are still 7 weeks plus a wild card week left, so there is still plenty of time to get your team in the mix. I wouldn’t worry too much about a low finish or missing Week 1. Not only can you score points by playing this week, I have also kicked off the Facebook Physical Challenge, and one team is going to win a $100 prize for scoring the most physical challenge points. There are up to 10 points to be given away this week so you could put yourself high on the leader board for just a few minutes of work. Look Up Look Down won the first two physical challenge prizes, but Brown Betty took the top prize in the spring.

For more info on the JGTSI2, and why it’s important that you help us defeat Denver, click here.

So if you play once, finish 3rd, then play again and finish 1st, I will just take your first place finish.

Drew Lazor’s Questions About Food and Drink

In case you missed it last week at the Black Sheep, Drew Lazor of the City Paper (interviewed here) wrote his own quiz about food and drink. Pretty damn good questions. Here they are. Answers are after the jump.

  1. What are the three ingredients in a Manhattan?
  2. In 1988’s “Coming to America,” what is the name of the signature sandwich at the McDonald’s clone McDowell’s?
  3. What is the term for meat from an adult sheep?
  4. Hamentashen, a triangular filled pastry, is traditionally eaten in honor of what Jewish holiday?
  5. Which of the 50 states is the only one to grow coffee plants commercially?
  6. Star anise, cloves, cinnamon, Sichuan peppercorn, fennel are together known as what?
  7. What literary giant has a drink named after him that consists of white rum, lime juice, grapefruit juice, maraschino liqueur, and sugar?
  8. Which current Philadelphia chef, who runs Zahav, was recently honored with the 2011 “Best Chef Mid-Atlantic” award from the James Beard Foundation?
  9. What writer and TV personality is still considered the chef at large at the New York brasserie Les Halles?
  10. In 1987’s “Adventures in Babysitting,” what food item does a temporarily blind Brenda attempt to buy with a personal check in the bus station?

Bonus: Which pasta variety’s Italian name translates to “little ear” ?

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Y2Quiz Week

Not gonna have to go too far back to remember the questions asked at this week’s quiz. All of the questions will be about things that have happened since that morning of January 1, 2000, when we waited for computers all across the world to explode. Questions will be taken from that day to this. Should be a fun quiz…and no whining from anyone of “How should I know that? I wasn’t even born yet.”  I’ll have the scoreboard up later today.

All New Food and Beer Quiz Tonight at French Fry Thursday


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.

Beer Week on Philly Sports History


A special week dedicated to booze and baseball this week on Philly Sports History. Here are a few highlights.

Part 3 of my interview with author Bruce Kuklick, where he talks about why the A’s could never get a beer license at Shibe Park.

How Schmidt’s Beer helped Harry Kalas become the Phillies announcer.

How getting league officials drunk earned the 1871 Philadelphia A’s a pennant.

Remembering that strange night at Wrigley two years ago when Shane got beer dumped on him.