Toughest Questions From Last Week

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  1. Frank McCourt recently died. His first book was Angela’s Ashes. What was his 2nd book called?
  2. Joaquin Phoneix made his acting debut in this 1986 film which had the misfortune of coming out 4 months after the Challenger disaster.
  3. Where in the body will you find the alveoli?
  4. The only state with a French motto is this one, whose motto is l’etoile du nord.
  5. Acheron, Phlegethon, and Cocytus are all supposedly found where?
  6. What was the name of Edie Brickell’s debut album?
  7. The signature drink of Continental, it contains peach vodka and TANG.
  8. The oldest and most populous remaining British overseas territory, it was known as the Somers Isles when it was founded in 1609.
  9. What is the vitamin B2 also known as?
  10. Before Mark Buehrle did it last week, who was the last man to throw a perfect game?

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$35 Bounty Bowl Tonight

Things are getting a bit ridiculous down at the Ugly American. With the Sofa Kingdom in disarray, the Hurtin’ Bombs hurtin’, Lambda invisible, the Jams in a mild slump, and having defeated Dwayne’s World several times, L. Ron Hubbard’s Diabetics have proven themselves to be the best team in JGT quizzo right now with an 8 game win streak. Tonight they go for 9 straight, and if any team can beat them they will get $35 cash in addition to the $30 gift certificate. (That’s $65 total, and if you needed me to tell you that, you won’t win tonight.) Action kicks off at the Ugly American (Front and Federal) at 8 p.m.

Action moves to the Bards, which has been WIDE SLAM OPEN the past few weeks. To be honest, things are pretty interesting at quizzo right now as a power vacuum has enveloped the Bards, with two of its top two teams (The Kingdom and the Bombs) in disarray and the Dysfunktion out of town for the summer. This has been the first time since we started at the Bards in 2004 where things are really truly wide open, and anybody can win the $40 gift certificate on any given night. The power, the glory, and the money are yours for the taking. Just sayin’. Action starts at 10:15 p.m.

JGT Gets Blasted, High Hopes Petition Almost at 300 Signatures, Phils Acquire Lee

Rock ‘N’ Bowl on August 8th!

lebowski1Hey gang, as most of you know I am involved in an educational program (through the Urban Youth Association) at the Marian Anderson Center. It is a program where we work on improving that the math and writing skills of teenagers. We have incredible tutors (most of whom I know through quizzo, by the way, in another example of what a cool community we have here) and a terrific program. But like most programs it is not free to run. Therefore we are having a Rock ‘n’ Bowl Fundraiser on Saturday, August 8th at Saint Monica’s Lanes. $20 will get you bowling, beer, and live music. Try to find a better deal than that in the city. Even better, 100% of your $20 is going to a very worthy cause that I believe in whole-heartedly. I have sent out facebook invites to many of you (If you want to be friends on facebook, just hit me up here.) If you are going to be in the city that weekend, please seriously consider coming out. Your support would be greatly appreciated. I will have tickets on sale at quizzo this week and next.

Quizzo Tonight

We kick it off at the Locust Rendezvous at 6:15 p.m. Perhaps the best beer and drink specials in Center City. Then we move on to the Black Sheep at 8 p.m. Been a solid crowd there the last few weeks, but not too crazy. Get there by 7:30 and you should be able to get a table (but no guarantees!) Hope to see ya tonight!