The Autumn Invitational Kicks Off Next Week!

autumninvThe Fall Invitational kicks off next week, and this hybrid quizzo/scavenger hunt is going to be pretty damn awesome. In addition to new physical challenges, there will be opportunities to score points by answering questions on facebook and by answering some even harder than usual questions at quizzo. The action begins Monday night at the Westbury, as Mike two quizzes will count toward your totals. On Tuesday, I will be kicking off Week 1 at O’Neals next week with a bang. Double points at O’Neals Tuesday night. That means that winner gets 10 points, 2nd gets 6 points, and 3rd place gets 2 points. Also, I am going to be giving bonus to any team that defeats Steak Em Up over the course of the event*. And keep in mind, thanks to the Shaker Rule, you can have as many players on your team as you want. Two teams were able to use that to their advantage this past week to knock off the Steak. And the good news is that Steak Em Up can’t play with any more players, because they don’t have any friends. Use that to your advantage!

*”But wait, isn’t that unfair to Steak Em Up?” Yes. Yes it is. That’s why I’m doing it.

Music Round Tonight at French Fry Thursday!

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It’s on tonight, folks. Kicking it off at Ugly American at 8 p.m., where all drafts are a buck off. We then move to Bards at 10:15 p.m., where Lagers are $2.50. Furthermore, the wild card round tonight is a music round, and I am allowing the last place teams tonight to pick the topics for the wild card round next week. That’s right, the first week of the Fall Invitational will be determined in large part by last place team’s tonight. Hope to see ya tonight!

The Golden Girls Round


Here is the round I did this week on the Golden Girls, to honor their debut 25 years ago this week.

  1. In what city did Golden Girls take place?
  2. What was the first name of Dorothy’s ex-husband on the show?
  3. What was the name of the spin off show that ran for one season in the early 90s.
  4. What nickname did Sophia have for Dorothy?
  5. Now a leading man in Hollywood, at age 26 he played a cop who saves the day in an episode of the Golden Girls.
  6. Before he became a famous writer and director, he appeared as an Elvis impersonator on the Golden Girls.
  7. Strangely, Estelle Getty starred as Sophia in an episode of this popular TV show about a family called the Russos.
  8. On what Vicki Lawrence show did Rue McLanahan star in from 1983-1984 before starring on the Golden Girls?
  9. In one of the shows more famous episodes, three of the Golden Girls go to the pharmacy to purchase not enema bags or denture grip, but _________, Rose, ________!
  10. What was the name of the nursing home where Sophia lived?
  11. (Bonus question!) What was the town and state where Rose was born?

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Cheating for Charity!

spells-logoA very cool event going down on Monday, September 27th at MarBar at 40th and Walnut. While cheating is always an issue at quizzo, for one time only we are encouraging it. That’s right, for one night only you can cheat all you want to…for a price. You have to pay a nominal fee to use your phone, call a friend, or ask me for a hint, with all proceeds going toward the Spells Writing Lab, who offer free tutoring and writing workshops for local schoolchildren. You can sign up ahead of time or the day of the event, and sign ups are only $20 per team (or $2.50 per person for a team of 8). It’s gonna be a lot of fun, all of the money raised goes to a great cause, and there will be plenty of drink and food specials. For more info, click here.

A Golden Quizzo Tonight!


25 years ago this week, the Golden Girls aired for the first time. Tonight we honor them with their very own round. Don’t worry, even if you’re not a huge Golden Girls fan, you’ll do OK. The team that won last night at O’Neals had never even watched the Golden Girls. And if you take 5 minutes to study a little bit about the show, you’ll be fine. Action starts at 6:15 at Locust Rendezvous and then moves to 8 p.m. at the Black Sheep. Also, a big announcement exclusively on Facebook. Hope to see ya tonight!

Video of My Quiz With the Philadelphia Union

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Here’s the video I did a couple of weeks ago with the Philadelphia Union. I think it turned out pretty well. Brad and Alejandro were both very cool, and we had a lot of fun doing the shoot. Of course, the ending was extremely controversial. I think some of you guys should be contacting Alejandro when Quizzo Bowl time rolls around. He really knows his trivia. (Click like below if you dig the video.)

Big Money Tuesday Rolls On

MEXICO ORGANIZED CRIMEAlright, summer is over and the holidays are done. Let’s get this ball rolling once again. First of all, we kick it off at O’Neals tonight, where the big money for first place (a $50 gift certificate) is wide open, probably more so than at any other spot. I know for a fact that the Ear isn’t playing tonight (Happy birthday Todd!), so that means that literally any team could walk out with a victory. And a $50 gift certificate buys a lot of $3.50 Mexican beers. Action starts at 8 p.m.

On to the Bards at 10:15 p.m. Things have been buzzing at the Bards lately. Hopefully that continues this week. Keep in mind, if anyone can knock off Steak Em Up they will walk with $100 in prizes. As far as I can tell, Steak Em up has not lost on a Tuesday since March, when they lost to the Hurtin Bombs the week before Quizzo Bowl. That means, if you can knock them off, you will be elevated to Instant Legend status. Oh, and there are rumors of a Golden Girls Round. Hope to see ya tonight!