Who painted Autumn Leaves (above) in 1856?
Questions Start Flying Tonight!
The Autumn Invitational kicks off with a bang tonight at O’Neals at 8 p.m., where the Top 3 finishers will receive double points. First place gets 10, 2nd gets 6, and 3rd gets two. There will also be chances to earn other bonus points at the quiz with some numbers questions. There is more parity at O’Neals than anywhere else, so the simple fact of the matter is that 10 points are out there up for grabs for any team that gets their head right tonight.
Of course, you probably won’t want to rest on your laurels after one night. We are going to have a drawing at the Big Event to give away $150 in prizes to one of the Top 10 teams after the 8 weeks. In the Summer Invitational, Inglorious Barristers slipped in as a #10 seed but walked with the bonus money in the drawing. So a top 10 finish could be huge.
On to the Bards, where the scoring will be normal, except for one caveat…anyone who can knock of Steak Em Up earns 3 bonus points. They lost twice last week, so it is certainly possible to beat them. Action starts at the Bards at 10:15 p.m.
Keep in mind, too, that you can score big points with the physical challenge on facebook. I will also be coming up with a sweet prize for the team that scores the most points via physical challenges in the next 8 weeks. That applies not only to participants at my quizzo, but also at Mike Minion’s. Mike hosts tonight at the Terrace Taproom at 7:30 p.m., and teams there and at the Westbury are eligible to compete in the Invitational.
Mike Minion vs. Steve-O in Our First Ever Quizcast!
Click here to listen to the first ever Johnny Goodtimes quizcast, as Mike Minion took on Steve-O in an instant classic that came down to the final question. Hear how much these two quizzo legends knew about music, sports, geography, and literature, and see if you could have beat them. It’s like old timey radio. Except with worse sound quality! (If you like it, click like below. And incidentally, Jim Morrisson did die in Paris.)
The Autumn Invitational Kicks Off Next Week!
The 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.
1022 Wins at Vous
First Place: 1022 102
2nd Place: Magnus ver Magnusson 94
3rd Place: Inglorious Barristers 94
Hot Wings Win at O’Neals
First Place: Hotwings 96
2nd Place: Two Game Wardens, 7 Hunters and a Cow 80
3rd Place: Homeless Heisman 77
Music Round Tonight at French Fry Thursday!
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.
- In what city did Golden Girls take place?
- What was the first name of Dorothy’s ex-husband on the show?
- What was the name of the spin off show that ran for one season in the early 90s.
- What nickname did Sophia have for Dorothy?
- Now a leading man in Hollywood, at age 26 he played a cop who saves the day in an episode of the Golden Girls.
- Before he became a famous writer and director, he appeared as an Elvis impersonator on the Golden Girls.
- Strangely, Estelle Getty starred as Sophia in an episode of this popular TV show about a family called the Russos.
- On what Vicki Lawrence show did Rue McLanahan star in from 1983-1984 before starring on the Golden Girls?
- 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, ________!
- What was the name of the nursing home where Sophia lived?
- (Bonus question!) What was the town and state where Rose was born?
Cheating for Charity!
A 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!