t -78 Hours to Geek Bowl

geek bowlIt’s getting closer to game time, and I gotta admit, I’m starting to feel some nerves. Four of us played at New Deck on Monday. We tied for first and then fell in overtime. Tough loss, drove home some of our weaknesses, though we have at least started to figure out what those weaknesses are. We’re going to struggle with fashion and perfumes. There is no getting around that, and I don’t know how much cramming is gonna help in that regard. We also are gonna struggle with cooking terms and country music, both of which I’ll be studying today. There will be 72 teams at this thing, and I’m gonna be honest: anything less than a Top 10 finish will be a disappointment.

As for Denver itself, I still have no idea what we’re going to do there. Any suggestions? I think that we want to do lunch at the Casa Bonita on the day of the event, provided we’re not too far away from it. I went to Casa Bonita once before (like 12 years ago,) and it was pretty spectacular. It’s an enormous Mexican restaurant which features cliff divers, gunfights, and Black Bart’s cave. I’m telling you, this place is insane. And the food is famously mediocre. And let’s face it, eating mediocre Mexican hours before the big event…what could go wrong?

Anyhow, this will be a rare weekend where it’s worth checking out the website. I’ll be taking video the whole time and posting it on the site, so be sure to stay turned to how this thing turns out. No matter what, it should be a lot of fun.

Quizzo Power Rankings

old-computerThe computer (above) has spoken, and there are some surprises in this week’s QPR.

  1. Ivan the Trivial. 10 wins in 11 weeks against teams like the Ear, Lambda, and the Phillie RNs. They finally get the top spot. 
  2. The Jams. A hard fought win against a 1022 that has been on fire the past few weeks. They also fight off the hounds from Magnus ver Magnusson and Quiz on Your Face each week. In 2010, the best competition so far has come at the Vous. 
  3. Steak Em Up. Yeah, they keep winning, but against who? Keep in mind the QPR computers take into account strength of schedule, and the fact is that Steak Em Up just keeps beating up on the Weak Sisters of Mercy each week. While they won at the Bards Tuesday, their score would have placed them 4th at the Vous. This team might need a win on the road to get their top spot back.
  4. L. Ron Hubbard’s Diabetics. Grind out a tough win over Duane’s World on Thursday. With a score over 100 almost every week, this team is starting to look like a Quizzo Bowl sleeper pick. 
  5. Duane’s World. A win against top flight competition at the Black Sheep, and then they go on the road to play L. Ron tough. Is the World finally off the schnide? 
  6. 1022. Continue to nip at the Jams heels. The Vous was once where the Jams went to win and everyone else went to drink. No longer. 1022 added some new players to the roster and is one of several teams in the hunt every week. 
  7. Axis of Evil Knieval. They finish 2nd place this week after winning last week at the Black Sheep. If they start playing on a regular basis, they really have the talent to be a top 3 team. 
  8. Lambda. Back to back Quizzo Bowl winners and the only team to beat Ivan the Trivial in the past 3 months, Lambda is welcomed back to the power rankings with Open Arms.
  9. Why Can’t Us. Not their strongest performance this week, but they hold on to a top 10 spot. 
  10. The Magnificent Seven. Gotta give these guys credit. They show up at a place where their kids play regularly (Black Sheep), they play quizzo for the first time ever, their kids don’t inform them about the question of the week (dirty trick),  and they still whip their kids by 12 points and finish 3rd at the Black Sheep. Respect. 

Others receiving votes: Phillie RNs, The Ear, Narcotyzing Dysfunktion, Catdog, Magnus ver Magnusson, Quiz on Your Face 

Mystery Round Unveiled

mystery
Ok, so here’s how it worked. I asked 9 questions. The 10th question was what do the first 9 answers all have in common. Where did I come up with such a brilliant idea for a round? I stole it from the New Deck quiz. I thought of it all on my own. Yeah, I know. I’m pretty smart. Answers to question and answer to the mystery are after the jump. 

  1. In ancient Egypt, these were worn to display status and also as ID tags to help the Gods guide the wearer to the appropriate level in the afterlife.
  2. This woman famously played a character named Prissy in Gone With the Wind and later modeled for the Mrs. Butterworth bottle. 
  3. What formula gives us the mass-energy equivalence?
  4. This song was a big hit for both the Lovin Spoonful and Lupe Fiasco.
  5. The first one of these was issued on September 22, 1862, the 2nd one was issued on January 1, 1863.
  6. Who had a hit with Rock n Roll Pt 2, and was later arrested for child pornography?
  7. Jesse Jackson founded this coalition in 1984, which was later merged with Operation PUSH.
  8. What was the first Top 40 hit for Aerosmith, heard in the movie Dazed and Confused?
  9. This magician is the star of the show Mindfreak.
  10. What did the answers to 1-9 have in common?

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Quizzo Tonight!

That’s right folks, we just put together this exciting new bar trivia game called “Quizzo” and we want to beta-test it tonight. Where can you play this revolutionary new game that we think will someday lead to major confrontations between Philadelphia and Denver? We’d suggest the Ugly American at 8 p.m. or the Bards at 10:15 p.m. Hope to see ya tonight, and tell ’em Large Marge sent ya!

Happy Birthday Bill Ocean!


The CGI graphics in this video must have cost a fortune, but it was money well spent. The video makes Avatar look like stick figures. However, it raises some questions. Like, how was Ocean able to keep singing as his car was filling up with water? And why is that duck carrying such a huge boombox? Also, after watching this video for the first time in years, I came to the conclusion that it’s about picking up a prostitute.