Question of the Week

This bar found at 941 Bourbon Street in New Orleans is considered to be the oldest continually occupied bar in the United States, and is rumored to have once been owned by a famous pirate. What is it?

This Week’s Scores

As for last week, things were so hectic, I only got a few photos and who knows where those scores are. I’ll post those team photos on Facebook.

NORTH STAR

First Place: Inkspot 105

2nd Place: Stillmaniacs 80

3rd Place: Ukranian Energy Policy 77

SIDECAR

First Place: Sunday Mornings 101

2nd Place: We Fianlly Have a Straight Girl 89

3rd Place: Fart Ninjas 81

O’NEALS

First Place: Savage Ear 113

2nd Place: Encyclopedophiles 104

3rd Place: Cross the Streams 81

CITY TAP HOUSE

First Place: Jesters of Tortuga 118

2nd Place: Underground Bard 88

3rd Place: Two Girls, One Carl 87

LOCUST RENDEZVOUS

First Place: The Jams 118

2nd Place: Honeybadgers 114

3rd Place: Synchronized Trampoline 107

BLACK SHEEP

First Place: Duane’s World 125

2nd Place: Blazing Sea Nuggets 113

3rd Place: Juanny Bad Times 109

INDUSTRY

First Place: L. Ron Hubbard 107

2nd Place: Disco Steve 104

3rd Place: Mary Pickfords 101

BARDS

First Place: Jesters of Tortuga 123

2nd Place: Begone Spengler 105

3rd Place: Tempura House 102

Question of the Week

What Cossack of Ukraine created a progressive Constitution in 1710, which split government into three branches and is considered one of the world’s first constitutions?

Quizzo Bowl Photos are Now Posted!

Here ya go guys! Another great job by DJ Starr and his wife Shaina. Enjoy!

Quizzo Bowl X Scores

Congrats to the Sofa Kingdom, who won Quizzo Bowl X on board the Spirit of Philadelphia. To say we all had a blast would be a bit of an understatement. Everything from the food to the weather to the band was incredible. And with so many people getting dressed up, and Lifesaver rounds, and a Kriss Kross/Christopher Cross mashup, and the band playing yacht rock, it was every bit as ridiculous as I hoped it would be.

As far as the quiz itself, I’ll be honest, I got a little unnerved by the Jeopardy team and probably made the quiz a little harder than I should have, especially the music round. If we do it again next year I will definitely make it an easier quiz. But I thought the Mad Lib round and the Lifesaver round were pretty fun wrinkles to the usual questions, and I was happy with the difficulty level of the Impossible Round.

Thanks to each and every person who climbed on board the ship. Oh, and I contacted the ship this morning to ask about the trophy, which I left on board. I’ll let you know when I hear back. D’oh!

Here are your final scores.

Sofa Kingdom 133
THe Life Aquatic with Jacques Bon Temps 120
Yacht Cocks 2: Cruise Control 116*
Omega Mu 112
Los Bandeleros 110
L. Ron Hubbard’s Diabetics 104
We Once Were Champs 102
There’s Always Money in the Banana Stand 95
Your Sister Wouldn’t But Natalie Wood 92
The Black Sheep Black Sheep 89
HMS Popesack 89
Pre-Teen PRegnancy Pact 87
Synchronized Trampoline 84
The Misfits 83
At Least It’s Not a Duckboat 82
Filthy Whore Reunion Tour 81
Sunday Morning Sharktoberfest 77
But My Mom Says I’m Cool 75
Sailor Jerry Mapother 73
Thug C*** 67
But Seriously Sell Me Your Business So You Can Stop Being an Absentee Dad 62
Crab Imperial 60
The Se(a)men 58
Soylent Green is Quizzo! 57
Shart House 57
University of Phoenix JV Team 51
Electric Mayhem 32

Everything You Need to Know About Quizzo Bowl X

BUY TICKETS HERE.

WHO: You, me, and various other nerds traveling from as far away as Austin and Denver.

WHAT: Quizzo Bowl X, the most prestigious quizzo event in the country.

WHEN: February 22, 2013, at 2:30 p.m. Yep, it’s an afternoon quiz. Be at the boat at 2:30 for boarding…hoping to get the quiz started a little after 3, so we don’t have a lot of time to dilly dally. The quiz will run until 6 p.m., when we will disembark. We will then have an afterparty at Winterfest, a 10-minute walk down the waterfront from the boat.

WHERE: The Spirit of Philadelphia, a luxury liner that will be plying the mighty Delaware River. It boards at 401 South Christopher Columbus Blvd.

WHY: Because we can.

WHY NOT WORLD CAFE LIVE? I love the World Cafe Live. I can’t wait to do it there again. But this being the tenth one, I thought we had to do something a little crazy. This is a little crazy.

PRICE: The price for the Quizzo Bowl this year is $50. The price includes:

A cab ride to the event courtesy of Uber (up to a $20 ride for first time users. Odds are somebody on your team hasn’t used Uber yet…have them sign up and then you guys can ride free).
Admission to the afterparty.
Lunch which will be served on board. There will be drink specials on board.
An amazing oppotunity to see the Philadelphia skyline from the river. Or, if you get bad seats, Camden. (I’m kidding, the boat will obviously go both ways so you’ll see both sides.)

I know $50 isn’t cheap, so I am packing as much action and fun into those $50 as is humanly possible. Two incredible bands, a few surprise performers at the afterparty, tons of prizes to give away, free food, free cab ride to the event, $3 beers on board the boat, and a ride up and down the Delaware River? $50 is a pretty damn good deal for all of that.

THAT’S A LOT OF MONEY. I BETTER BE GETTING SOME FASTBALL BOB WITH THAT MONEY. You will be getting all of the Fastball Bob that you can handle. And then a lot, lot more.
PRIZES: As usual, tons of giveaways to local bars and restaraunts, and a purse for the top three teams that’s valued at almost $1500.

WHAT IS THE MAX TEAM SIZE? MINIMUM TEAM SIZE? The most players you can have on a team is 8. If you have less than 5 players, I will probably try to team you up with some other players. Let me know if it’s only a couple of you, I can do some mix and matching…last year a team that was a mix of three different teams finished 2nd.

ENTERTAINMENT: TJ Kong will be teaming up with a smooth yacht rock-style band to play on the boat. At the afterparty, Kong will be teaming up with his normal backup band, the Atomic Bomb, to rock your freaking faces off. They will be one of the best rock bands you ever see. Seriously, the music is going to absolutely kick ass.

DID YOU SAY AFTERPARTY? Yes, since this is our 10th Quizzo Bowl, it’s gonna be an all day event. After the boat ride, we’re gonna head down the waterfront to the Lodge at Winterfest, where we will be enjoying food and drink specials, live music, trivia face-offs for prizes, and a few surprises as well. Afterparty is included in admission to the event.

WHERE CAN I GET TICKETS? I will have tickets on me at the various quizzes on the circuit. You can also purchase them online at Brown Paper Tickets.

IS THIS GOING TO BE AWESOME? Were you at any of the first nine Quizzo Bowls*? Hell yeah! I have teams that love this event so much they fly in from Denver and Austin for it. I have teams that have done this every year for the past 7, 8, 9 years. It is an event unlike anything else on earth. And oh, did I mention, WE’RE GOING TO BE RIDING ON A FREAKING BOAT! What are you waiting for? Buy your tickets now!

ANY QUESTIONS? Leave ’em in the comments below.

*Well, besides maybe “Quzzo” Bowl VI. That one was weird. But the other 8 were all freaking awesome.

A Quick Note on the Price of Quizzo Bowl

A few people who have attended the past several Quizzo Bowls at the World Cafe Live have been complaining that the ticket price to the event is too high this year. Assuming you spent $10 on a cab to get to World Cafe Live (cab ride will be free to this event*) and $15 on a meal at WCL (meal will be free on board the ship**), the cost of this year’s event is the exact same ($50 each). The major differences will be that the World Cafe Live did not float up and down the Delaware River and that there was no live music and comedy at previous afterparties. This is, quite simply, a better deal than I offered last year.

*courtesy of UBER. I will post the promo code to get your free ride here on the site later this week.

**food will include cheesesteaks, wings, pretzel bites, and ziti.

GET ON THE BOAT!

DJ Starr to Take Photos for the 7th Straight Quizzo Bowl

I am excited to announce that the incredibly talented DJ Starr, who has documented every Quizzo Bowl since Quizzo Bowl IV in pictures, will be taking photographs again this year on board the boat. Someday, thanks to the great work by DJ, our kids are going to look at these insane photos us and wonder what the hell was wrong with us. Here are his photos from each previous Quizzo Bowl. If you’ve never been, these will give you a pretty good idea of what kind of insanity you’re in for. If you have been, you’ll probably find yourself in one of these pics.