2nd Place: Magnus ver Magnusson 86
3rd Place: 1022 80
It will include me rapping. That is all. Ugly American at 8 p.m. Bards at 10:15 p.m.
All new quizzo tonight at the Ugly American and Bards. We kick it off at the UA at 8 p.m. If your self esteem could really use the boost that only a quizzo win can give you, then I heartily recommend playing at UA. No dominant team, with a real shot for anybody to win.
On to the Bards at 10:15 p.m. This is where you go if you want to run with the big dogs. Great beer specials at both bars.
And remember, if you’re a Tarantino fan, Koob and Kristy are hosting a Tarantino quiz at Drinker’s Old City at 8 p.m. on Tarantino films. Good night for a quiz. Hope to see ya out!
We kick it off at the Locust Rendezvous at 6:15 p.m. $3 Saranac IPAs and $2 Killian Irish Red pints. Plus the bounty is going back on the Jams. $40 prize bonus to any team that can knock off the Vous’ premiere team and finish first tonight.
On to the Black Sheep at 8 p.m. Had a big upset last week. Will we see another one this week? Time will tell. Kind of a tough quiz this week, but a fun one. I think it’s gonna keep things close. Hope to see ya tonight!
And quick note for Quentin Tarantino fans: there will be an all-Tarantino quiz tomorrow night at Drinker’s Old City hosted by Koob and Kristy at 8 p.m.
If you haven’t watched The Wire yet, do yourself a favor and get on it. Best show ever. Anyways, I decided to list my top 10 most intense scenes in the show. Links will send you to the scenes on Youtube. By the way, none of these clips is safe for work. What scenes did I leave out? Lemme know.
The Phillies played in the first ever night game in MLB history on May 24, 1935. In what stadium did that game take place? (Hint: answer can be found on Phillysportshistory.com)
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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The last question of Thursday’s Ladies quiz was: “What board game, popular in the 80s, featured the categories of career, special moments, children, and marriage?” Thinking the answer was “Life”*, a girl on one of the team’s shouted, “What does that have to do with women?” Without missing a beat, a guy at the table next to her responded, “Because they ruin it.”
WORST TEAM NAME OF THE WEEK: My Mom Has an Amazing Body (Ugly American).
*It was actually Girl Talk.