Dear Friends of the Pub Quiz,
It’s with a sad heart that I’ve been preparing for tonight’s Pub Quiz, thinking as all of us have about the tragic events in Tucson. A friend of mine and former Davisite who goes by the name Fang Bastardson wrote yesterday that as a society we should be careful not to let notoriety reward the mentally ill people who commit acts of mass violence. Here’s how he put it:
I think all responsible broadcasters should get together—of their own accord—and conspire to never to let the name, or any personal information, of assassins or attempted assassins pass their lips or appear in their publications ever again. Take away the spotlight and you take away a lot of the motivation. Most of these idiots leave notes behind, elucidating how much they’re looking forward to their names becoming household words after their atrocities.
For this reason and in the name of good taste I am not going pose questions about Representative Gabrielle Giffords or the other events of January 8th. If you would like to read more about the thoughts and photographs of my friend Fang, visit http://fangsforum.blogspot.com. If you would like to support the California Chapter of NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, visit http://www.namicalifornia.org/.
On tonight’s Quiz we will feature questions on Japanese consumer products, Star Wars, Tom Cruise, an actual country music star (as I try to do at least once a year), Chile, the Royal Family, British singer-songwriters, the color red, baseball, Art and Art History, Cats, Androids that live in dens, cocoa powder, reincarnation, bottle rockets and other pyrotechnics, ABC shows, NBC shows, really long snakes, songs about colors (such as the blues), censorship (x2), Presidents of the United States (more than one), prolific authors, cars with names, foreign leaders, Frenchmen, wireless telegraphy, famous Republicans, mathematics, and Shakespeare.
We do have tables available for tonight’s Pub Quiz. If you haven’t yet made a reservation, call now at 530 756-4556. And just so you are warned, management wanted to make sure that I had some time with my wife Kate on Monday, February 14th, so we won’t be holding Pub Quiz that night. I bet you will find some other diversions to distract you that night.
And remember that if you are a new team, or if you recruit a new team, additional bonus rewards await you. All you have to do is let me know on the evening of a Pub Quiz! I will be the guy with the microphone, wearing black.
See you tonight.
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Here are five questions from last week’s quiz:
1. Mottos and Slogans. What company with about 5,000 locations has as its commercial slogan the phrase “We try harder?”
2. Newspaper Headlines. United States Secretary of Education Arne Duncan wrote an op-ed that appeared in today’s Washington Post that NCLB provides “A chance for bipartisan governing.” What does NCLB stand for?
3. Four for Four. In which of the following films nominated for a Best Picture Oscar did Martin Sheen appear? Apocalypse Now, Avatar, The Departed, Gandhi.
4. Actors and Actresses. What somewhat overweight American actor, producer and screenwriter has appeared in the films Superbad, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Funny People and Megamind?
5. Know Your American Cities. In alphabetical order, what are the first letters of the names of the five boroughs of New York City?
Friends of the Pub Quiz, and those curious about all the fun and fuss associated with the Pub Quiz, should come to de Vere’s Irish Pub in Davis (217 E Street), the highly esteemed pub and restaurant that fills up every night because of the superb quality of food, drink and company that can be found there. The de Vere’s Irish Pub Pub Quiz takes place every Monday at 7pm, though players are encouraged to arrive early to claim a table. As always, find out more about the Pub Quiz by visiting https://www.yourquizmaster.com. For more on de Vere’s Irish Pub, visit http://deverespub.com/.