Question of the Week

What company, named after the scientist who discovered acetate and headquartered in Boston, has played a key role in the creation of penicillin, NASDAQ, and the word processor?

We Have a Venue for the Spring Invitational!

Alright, I was starting to get a little nervous, but we’re all set for the Invitational. Got a great bar on board. It will go down on May 31st at National Mechanics* at 5:30 p.m. Music between rounds by the incredibly awesome Wallace Brothers. Top 16 teams earn an invite, so get your team out to the quiz this week and see if you can make the cut!

Pics and Scores of This Week’s Winners

NORTH STAR

Hands Across the Table 96
Stillmaniacs 92
Katsup 92

SIDECAR

In the Lead 111
Jitney Spears 100
There’s No I in Quizzo 91

O’NEALS

Tempura House 103
Encyclopedophiles 88
My Balls are Bigger Than Tom Brady’s 85

CITY TAP HOUSE

Jesters of Tortuga 119
Cuttlefish of Inferitority 117
Underground Bard 107

LOCUST RENDEZVOUS

Michelle Deflated Tom’s Balls 114
Superfluity 111
Synch Tramp 111

FOUNDING FATHERS

Crumpled Ferrett 94
Duane’s World 94
PSRV 84

BARDS

Game Blouses 97
Can’t Deflate These Nuts 96
Jesters of Tortuga 95

Question of the Week

The oldest surviving printed book in the world was published on May 11, 868 AD. What is it?

Pics and Scores of This Week’s Winners

NORTH STAR

Staff Infection 91
Always Finish 4th 87
Stillmaniacs 85

SIDECAR

Jitney Spears 116
There’s No I in Quizzo 102
In the Lead 95

O’NEALS

Encyclopedophiles 114
Hooter and Chuff 112
Down to Clown 107

CITY TAP HOUSE

Underground Bard 102
Twinko de Mayo 101
Ukraine in the Membrane 99

LOCUST RENDEZVOUS

You Can’t Sit With Us 107
He Went to Jared 107
Synch Tramp 96

FOUNDING FATHERS

Must Love Pogs 106
Horse Whale Destroyers 103
Duane’s World 101

INDUSTRY

Llamas on the Lam 99
Imaginary Pablo and the Goat 97
All Glory to the Hypnotoad 92

BARDS

ISIS ISIS Baby 110
Ruby Tuesday 106
Happy B-Day to the Ground 102

Question of the Week

A couple of years after the Battle of Puebla (which Cinco de Mayo honors) the French captured Mexico City and put this man in charge. He would rule Mexico from 1864 until his abdication (and execution) in 1867. Who was he?

Pics of This Week’s Winners

NORTH STAR

Little Lebowski Urban Achievers 111
Hopservation Desk 108
Inkspot 96

SIDECAR

Dr. Gary Lewis is Single 106
There’s No I in Quizzo 99
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work 86

O’NEALS

Hooter and Chuff 105
Savage Ear 104
Encyclopedophiles 101

CITY TAP HOUSE

The Tristam Shandy’s 108
Underground Bard 105
The Cuttlefish of Inferiority 104

LOCUST RENDEZVOUS

You Can’t Sit With Us 119
Synchronized Trampoline 101
BK BW 94

FOUNDING FATHERS

Must Love Pogs 122
Save the Forum 106
Duane’s World 91

INDUSTRY

Imaginary Pablo and the Goat 106
Popesack 100
Exhausted Nihilists 92

BARDS

ISIS ISIS Baby 99
But My Mom Says I’m Cool 99
Ruby Tuesday 93
That’s Not a Volvo 93

Question of the Week

On April 27th, 1986, this city of 49,000 people had to be evacuated because of the meltown of the nearby Chernobyl nuclear reactor. What city was it, which has been abandoned now for almost 30 years?

JGTSpI Scores and JGTSpI Important Update!

Ok, so here are the scores to the JGTSpI after 7 weeks. Teams in yellow would make the cut if the season ended today and teams in blue would not. Still a lot of time left. And there’s a new Facebook challenge, which is a great way for your team to score points.

Time to admit that I’m a dum-dum. Ok, so I was saying May 24th at the Tap House previously. Probably shoulda looked at the calendar. That’s Memorial Day Weekend. No-one will be around. Unfortunately, City Tap is booked for the 17th and the 31st, so we’ll have to move elsewhere. Working on a venue and a band now, and I’ve got a cool combo in mind. Hope to have the date (either the 17th or 31st), the venue, and the lineup finalized in the next day or two, so stay tuned.