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Quiz Night!

A wise man once said, "If you put your vibe out into the universe, the universe will respond", or something along those lines*. Well, I've been putting out the trivia vibe into the universe recently (reading Ken Jennings's Braniac, watching Jeopardy as often as possible, and composing a little trivia challenge of my own (to be released at the next game night)). The universe did its job and responded brilliantly.

The Back Porch Cafe (the cute little cafe/restaurant/food-buying-for-eating* place connected to The Business) held its first monthly (or so they say) Quiz Night. There were 5 teams of four members each. Play consisted of 2 30-minute rounds in written format. Topics included 80s metal*, geography, food additives, the heart, Antarctica, and pictures of dudes (as seen here). While the style of these questions didn't quite suit me, I had a great time nonetheless.

After a rout in the first round putting us in the lead by 5.5 points, we got to feeling pretty cocky. Yep, we aced geography and food additives. Round 2, however, we didn't do so hot, getting only 1.5 points on the pictures of dudes category*. In the end, we came in second by a lousy half a point. Oh well, there is always next month. I, for one, will definitely be there.

Friday July 6 2007

File under: Anacortes, games

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on Fri 06th Jul, 2007 10:12 pm PDT Wilbur said:
so you just show up huh? or do you have to put a team together?
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on Fri 06th Jul, 2007 10:13 pm PDT Emilly said:
It sounds like you have found your calling.And Bettlejuice (H)!
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on Sat 07th Jul, 2007 07:15 am PDT Go! Turtle said:
I am wondering the same thing as Joe, is this open to the public? Or by special invite only?
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on Sat 07th Jul, 2007 08:39 am PDT Horge said:
I'm all up on BDEGH! I know 'em all, if not by name, then by face! Yeeeah-boyeee! :)
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on Sat 07th Jul, 2007 10:09 am PDT Wren said:
Mr. Turtle and Wilbur, quiz night is open to all! This time around, you had to form your own teams before coming, but motion was made to have draw of the hat team selection for next time (to which I am opposed). Keep an eye out at The Business for flyers advertising next time, or maybe I will try to post about it here.
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on Sat 07th Jul, 2007 06:30 pm PDT cardboard said:
So wren did people actually know the names of those dudes?? Highly dubious
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on Sun 08th Jul, 2007 10:40 am PDT Chris said:
hmm... Sounds like a job for Java man - how hard can a multiplayer online jeopardy like game be? I've been jonesing for a game night, and I don't have any friends here yet. come on, I'll even help with the questions and categories
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on Sun 08th Jul, 2007 07:37 pm PDT cardboard said:
i forgot to mention that i may/may not be a murphmuter
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on Mon 09th Jul, 2007 01:19 am PDT Siri said:
A.Jake Gyllenhaal B.Johnny Depp C. The Rock D. The Sicilian E. The Doorman of Oz F. Cesar Chavez ('cuz joo don' know wha' Cesar Chavez loook like) G. Marcel Proust H. That guy from Beetlejuice that is not Michael Keaton.How'd I do?
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on Mon 09th Jul, 2007 08:27 pm PDT Wren said:
To learn of the identities of these mystery men, hover of appropriate letter: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H.
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on Tue 10th Jul, 2007 12:12 pm PDT Saxtor said:
That sounds like it would be SUPER cool*!!
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on Thu 12th Jul, 2007 12:28 am PDT Siri said:
Um. . . I hovered & all I got was "click to close" (for all of them). For some reason, I don't think that's right.
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on Thu 12th Jul, 2007 12:31 pm PDT Siri said:
Oh, and by "Marcel Proust" I meant "Nikola Tesla". . . I'm still hovering & nothing happens.
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on Thu 12th Jul, 2007 04:41 pm PDT cardboard said:
well i saw something about hovering but it dont seem to work for me and apparently it dont work for others either...wren whats the story here?
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on Thu 12th Jul, 2007 05:31 pm PDT Wren said:
For the hovering action, hover over the letter in the comments where I posted the answer. So, if you want to know the real name of Vicini, hover over the "D" in the comment I posted, not on the picture. If it still doesn't work, it means your browser sucks and you should use firefox.
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