The great thing about Pub Quiz trivia is that you don’t need to be a scholar on any every single topic. All you need to know are the basics. If you know just a little bit about a lot of stuff, you’re sure to take home those weekly bar dollars.
So here it is: considering the news he’s making this week, today’s Pub Trivia Prep 101 is about Richard III. So on your next trivia night, if they ask a question about the original Tricky Dick, you’ll be looking sharp with this knowledge at your disposal.
Here’s how it works. You name the president based on the photo of one of their beloved furry creatures. I’d be impressed if you nailed at least half of these (not literally of course. Gross).
Who knows, maybe tomorrow I’ll need to update this quiz with an Irish Setter strapped to the roof of a station wagon.
Happy voting day everybody. Answers are below. So try not to peek.
Letter M is a pygmy hippo. Do with that information what you will.
Answers!
a.Bill Clinton’s Socks
b.Barack Obama’s Bo
c.JFK’s many dogs
d.Ronald Reagan’s Rex
e.Harding’s Laddie Boy
f.Taft’s fat cow
g.Woodrow Wilson’s Sheep (a.k.a. fluffy lawnmowers)
h.George H.W’s Millie
i.FDR’s Fala
j. Hoover’s King Tut
k. Nixon’s Checkers
l. Teddy’s Algonquin
m. Coolidge’s pygmy hippo
Where sports and pop-culture collide! The following quiz is a Jeopardy-style “before-and-after” to get you revved up for Week 2. In case you are unfamiliar with the premiss of the game, each answer combines the name of a current NFL player with a random piece of trivia. Even if you think you suck at trivia, you might get some inspiration for some halfway decent Fantasy Football nicknames.
Good luck!
Another successful week for Tuesday Trivia at Ventnor Sports Cafe (unless you were The Oodles, who came in last place). Here’s how the rest of the teams did:
Round 1
The team currently known as ‘P. Menaces’ was out for blood after they came up short on Neil Armstrong night two weeks ago. They scored a perfect 26 to open it up (including +1 bonus point for knowing the nickname of Ed “Too Tall” Jones). They also had intimate knowledge of the Foot Clan, Footloose, Adam Foote, and metatarsal bones.
Round 2
P. Menaces maintained their lead after the audio round, sponsored by Jock Jams. Special thanks to House of Pain, C+C Music Factory, Technotronic, 2 Unlimited, and Republica. It’s My Birthday, Bitches ended up two points off the lead. Team RG4 rounded out the top three.
Round 3
P. Menaces extends their lead after some homemade NFL-themed Before & After. RG4 is still in the hunt and a three-way tie for third place develops, marked by the emergence That Guy John Denver is Full of Shit.
Round 4
In Round 4, teams tried to prove their American-ness.
What navy admiral famously yelled “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead”?
Where did George Washington’s first inaugural address take place?
If you knew the answers to these questions, you would have most likely done better than The Oodles, who locked up last place and took home of a jar of sliced peaches.
How you fared in round 4 depended on how well you knew your movie presidents. RG4 did slightly better in that department but still fell two points short of victory. It all came down to Anthony Hopkins’ role in Amistad (John Quincy Adams, duh). RG4 answered “Adams”. I subtly gave them the a second chance to throw in “Quincy” but they wouldn’t bite. And that was the end of that. Game goes to P. Menaces.
Will they repeat next week? See them LIVE in action next Tuesday. Thanks to everyone for coming out!
Hey team! Thanks for coming out to Ventnor Sports Cafe this week for Tuesday trivia. We started the night off strong and didn’t let up. Here’s a quick recap:
Round 1
Apparently everyone knows what an Astronomical Unit is. But who did Linda Eastman marry on March 12, 1969? Only two teams knew the answer, including P. Menaces, who took the early lead. When it came to choosing the Round 1 prize, they opted for the locker dry-erase board, instead of the locker mirror.
Round 2
P. Menaces increase their lead to 4 after the audio round (string quartet covers). Cocaine Condoms continues to lurk in second place…
Round 3
The Only Black Guy in the Room comes out of nowhere to take the lead by 1 after the shark movie picture round (and won a can of tuna for their efforts). I will have to say, as far as move picture rounds go, this one was damn tough. P. Menaces drops down to third place…(NOTE: The locker mirror was still available as a prize, until I fumbled it and it shattered into a million pieces).
Round 4
Round 4 was all about Girl Power! Do you know the actual name of the Spice Girls’ debut album? Or how Diane Crump made sports history? How about the first American woman in space? P. Menaces made a run for it, but they couldn’t catch The Only Black Guy in the Room, who took home the grand prize bar tab. The dynamic duo of We’re Not Dating – I just like to F@#% secured last place and earned a couple beer cozies I got for free in the mail for this bacon party I was supposed to throw… but that’s another story.
Until next week!
To pay homage to Discovery Channel’s Shark Week, I put together a few shark-related questions to open up Round 1 of Trivia last night at Ventnor Sports Cafe. Couldn’t make it? Here’s what you missed:
BONUS ‘Jaws’ mini-quiz!
Answers
(Hammerhead Shark)(Silver Spring, MD)(Greg Norman)(Dr. Evil)(Sublime)
Jaws mini-quiz Answers
(Roy Scheider)(Robert Shaw)(Richard Dreyfuss)(Steven Spielberg)(Amity Island)(The Orca)(Peter Benchley)(Universal Studios)(exploding SCUBA tank)(One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest)
