Yes, all that and $50 might just make for a pretty good night.
(Those are the names of shots, mind you…)
Anyway, if you were on the second place team Tuesday night for the “Cocktails, Anyone?” -themed Pub Quiz at Biddy’s, then you got your $50 the easy way.
Yes, you read that correctly, but let me repeat [...]

It wasn’t but two week ago that Schadenfreude was on a terrible cold streak.
But no more. The cold streak has turned just about 180 degrees.
Similar, in fact, to the career trajectory of, say, Leo DiCaprio…  From Critters 3 to a string of Scorsese flicks, you might say the future looks bright.
No less for Schadenfreude, who [...]

That was the question.
Or, more specifically, the question was actually “Where is the world’s biggest party?”
But in the back of everyone’s minds, the real question was: Will they choke?
Schadenfreude has had to make a tough go of it lately.  Seems they’re always in the mix, and often leading heading into the Final Challenge Round, [...]

My beloved Blazers are looking slightly skiddish…
While I’d love to use this space to brag and boast about an upset first round series win over the Suns, Monday’s game — essentially a must-win — left me feeling less than confident about the team’s chances.  Not that I’ve lost all hope, it’s just, well … there [...]

“Going green”, this week’s Pub Quiz theme, apparently means different things to different people.
Being an attorney who practices in environmental law, this Quiz Master was hoping for a bunch of  environmentally-themed questions. In honor of Earth Day, that would have been fitting.
The Green and White Army, it seems, was hoping for a few Timbers-related questions.  [...]

It’s INDIE week here at Pub Quiz USA. That means indie bands, indie movies, Indy racing, Indi-ana Jones, the west Indies, etc., etc.
Chances are, it’s so hip, so underground, so indie – well, you probably haven’t even heard of it. And even if you have heard of it, I’m sure you wouldn’t get it.
At Biddy’s [...]

I’m just not sure if anyone reads these blog posts.
Anyone?  Anyone?
Bueller … Bueller …
(Anyone other than my fellow QuizMasters, that is.  I see you Polly, QM JPP, etc.)
I’m just looking for a little comment here.  An opinion.   A tiny bit of  reinforcement that these blog posts are getting across to my weekly Pub Quiz [...]

It was that kind of night at Biddy McGraw’s on Tuesday.  A big crowd, including the normal cast of regular teams, but also a few new teams that had no problem finding their groove and setting the pace.
I’m not sure what it says about teams when they are stumped by questions about “Fools”.  Is it [...]

The Green and White Army has grown.
Surely and steadily, the Guinness-swilling, Timbers-loving, trivia aficionados have increased their numbers, seemingly growing exponentially each week.  When they max out at 6 members, they simply spin off a second team, just as competitive as the original.
This week, though, the unprecedented occurred. The Green and White Army recruited so [...]

A beautiful Tuesday evening, on a day before St. Patrick’s Day, at a place like Biddy’s Irish Pub, with me and over 50 Pub Quiz competitors?
You know you’re in for a fun night.
And the icing on the cake was that this QuizMaster’s parents were in town for the holidays, throwing back some pints of Guinness [...]