Dear Friends of the Pub Quiz,
Happy New Year! Tonight's is our final Pub Quiz of 2011, so I've been thinking retrospectively. 2011 marks the beginning of the de Vere's Irish Pub Pub Quiz, so I'd like to take a moment to thank the owners of this family-owned pub, and welcome them again to Davis. In a classy move that shows their commitment to the well-being of their employees, the de Veres closed their restaurants during this past holiday weekend, ensuring that all of them (or us) had time to spend with their families. You can almost sense that appreciation in the attitude of the employees in our overstaffed pub – everyone seems happy to be attend to the needs of their customers. Thursday I lunched at de Vere's with a friend who didn't know about my Quizmaster persona (an identity that I have managed to keep secret from many people who know me casually). He left with the impression that everyone who over-tips cheery waitress Hayley in the de Vere's library will earn a personalized holiday good-bye from every single employee while walking out of the Pub. De Vere's is a convivial place to meet with friends that seems all the more warm when the nighttime weather is so chilly. I look forward to sharing some of that warmth with you this evening.
Tonight's Quiz will feature questions on Apple, illusions, car rental companies, concrete, the gross domestic product, Ed Asner, South America, Sanskrit words, prophesy, farm animals, British bands, big football games (x2), the emperor dragonfly, space exploration, fans, a lame junior, monasteries and hermits, construction equipment, The US Supreme Court, sugar, game changers, unusual words, African journeys, NBA stars, songs with memorable refrains that you would rather not hear again, Ben Affleck, famous Alaskans, fullbacks, the Great Depression, inequality, Greek mythology, Bridesmaids, Yahoo, former Presidential candidates, best-selling books that have been made into movies, Canadian-Americans, counties in Ireland, big cities, and Shakespeare.
Happy New Year!
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Here are five questions from last week's quiz:
1. Mottos and Slogans. The most interesting man in the world frequently uses the tag line "Stay thirsty, my friends." What kind of beer does he drink? Hint: Some people watch these commercials over and over again on YouTube (where, evidently, people will watch anything).
2. Internet Culture. "LMS" was the fastest growing acronym on Facebook in 2011. What words do these three letters stand for? Most teams didn't know this one.
3. Newspaper Headlines. What Swedish car company's stock plunged to six Euro cents a share after it declared bankruptcy this morning? This question stumped no one.
4. Four for Four. Which of the following four women, if any, are alive today? Indira Gandhi, Lady Bird Johnson, Winnie Mandela, Margaret Thatcher.
5. American Presidents. The US President who lived the greatest number of years (as of today – that is, it's not currently Jimmy Carter) after his presidency died on October 20, 1964. What was his name?
P.S. Congratulations to The Penetrators, winners of last week's Pub Quiz.