A storm of Biblical proportions hit the quiz at the Oval on Sunday, and no-one was spared its wrath. No seriously, it was nuts. It hit right after the final round ended, and it lasted for over an hour. It hit so hard and so fast that most of us didn’t have time to make it to cover, and huddled under the little shelter offered by the bar. (Sadly, it also destroyed several scoresheets, meaning we can’t declare a winner. First time it’s ever happened. I’m bummed.)

We had kicked off the quiz with a great crowd, and were having a fun, if fairly humid, afternoon.

Then, just as I asked the final question of Round 4, the skies opened up, and people went running for the scant cover offered by the bar.

Getting soaked at the bar? Might as well grab a cold one.

A few hardy souls saw the futility of standing under the minimal cover, and thought it would be a good time to play Jenga.

While others created makeshift shelters in an effort to stay moderately dry.

Several people who couldn’t find shelter under the bar or in the makeshift tents made use of what little protection they had from the elements.

As everyone was huddling together to try to stay dry, there was one rebel who didn’t seem to mind the rain at all.

All in all, a pretty memorable time for all involved. And since we didn’t have time to go over the answers for the final round, here they are:

1. What fruit flavor will you find in abundance in a crepe suzette?

Orange

2. What was the name of Anthony Bourdain’s first book?

Kitchen Confidential

3. Lake Champlain lies between what two states?

New York, Vermont

4. What actresses breakout role was as Tony Montana’s wife in Scarface?

Michelle Pfeiffer

5. What candy bar was named after the inventor’s family horse?

Snickers

6. What is the Turkish word for fate?

Kismet

7. What’s the capital of Oregon?

Salem

8. The inventors of Coke, Pepsi, and Dr. Pepper all had the same profession. What was it?

Pharmacist

Stumbled across something awesome recently: an 1849 guide to dens of ill repute in Philadelphia. It formed the basis of most of our podcast this past week (how much would you need to pay us to travel back in time and sleep with the toothless Ms. Hamilton?) You may also want to give it a read. The intro is great: snarky and completely disingenuous. The reviews are amazing: “Beware of this house, stranger, as you would the sting of a viper.”

I also found this interesting, and we discussed it in the podcast:

In the nineteenth century, a woman who owned property, made high wages, had sex outside of marriage, performed or received oral sex, used birth control, consorted with men of other races, danced, drank, or walked alone in public, wore makeup, perfume, or stylish clothes — and was not ashamed — was probably a whore.