Comments on: Calvin Coolidge. Apparently.

By: Angel

Angel — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:11:17 +0000

My goodness, all you people sure do make a man want to try one of these pub quizzes sometime! I’ve heard that there are some in my area but until I read this I never really thought it sounded like fun. One of my favorite pass times is watching Jeopardy and doing my best to match wits with those brainy bastards from the comfort of my living room. It’s too bad that, as this post has shown me, knowing the names of famous WWII battles or forgotten details from some famous literary work won’t help me during a pub quiz. But if I’m enjoying a cold Guinness I don’t think I’ll care too much about my inability to identify Coolidge, Slimey, or anything else that would get us a point.

By: Leah

Leah — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:55:21 +0000

I haven’t done pub quizzes since everyone got the internet on their phones. I’m suspicious of how this might change things…

By: jennifer in sf

jennifer in sf — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:02:43 +0000

Er, did you happen to go to the Edinburgh Castle trivia night? Because that shit is hard.

Regardless, who knows how tall Big Bird is??? What kind of question is that? It’s just mean. I should know more of the presidents though. Before Kennedy it’s just a random mish-mash in my mind.

By: Moose

Moose — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:15:27 +0000

You guys are awesome. I am vastly entertained that everyone knows the name of the worm. SLIMEY! SO APPROPRIATE. I was always quite fond of Oscar the Grouch. You’d think I’d remember the name of his beloved pet.

By: Kristabella

Kristabella — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:09:23 +0000

Slimey. That’s the only answer I knew. I MIGHT be able to figure out the President one after much writing on scrap paper.

I was on a pub trivia team and we won, like $1000 between the group and I think I only helped with ONE question. In like 8 weeks. And it was a guess. And the answer was Lupe Fiasco.

By: Ris

Ris — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:31:46 +0000

Can you believe I know people–plural–who have ALL of the presidents memorized, in order, from 0-45, or whatever number we’re at now? Sadly I have never been able to put their talent to use at trivia night. The only thing I can contribute is, um, worthless Friends knowledge and unabashed enthusiasm. I hope that makes up for my dearth of knowledge.

By: ellbee

ellbee — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:28:33 +0000

Hmm…I’m hoping that the pub trivia YOU attend is somehow connected to the pub trivia I attend, but given the themes for this week’s quiz (yes, I signed up for the pub quiz e-mail in an effort to improve our rankings) I don’t think Tori Amos has ANYTHING to do with tonight’s offerings. Shame, as I own almost her entire repertoire.

It’s humbling when a person is lauded in their group of friends as the random knowledge know-it-all–and then said friends form a team with the intent of storming the local pub quiz night. Considering that we’ve NEVER come within 20 points of first (although we DID get 3rd a few weeks ago) my status as repository of all that is random and useless is crumbling. Crumbling!!

(I did, however, win a free pint on the “Alanis Morrisette Song or Self Help Book Title” round by being the first to get the bonus question: who ditched Alanis to marry Scarlett? While my scribbled answer looked more like RYeh Reynhhlllll——–!!! the quizmaster graciously awarded me with the beer. So, yea!)

By: Nothing But Bonfires

Nothing But Bonfires — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:00:14 +0000

Yes, Amanda, the worm was Slimey — we got it in the end! And Moose, your identification of Tori Amos was brilliant. At least you didn’t point at one man and shout UNCLE DARIUS! IT’S UNCLE DARIUS! for the entire picture round.

(It wasn’t Uncle Darius. Because who the hell is Uncle Darius?)

We’ll go again and get better and better and better!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:31:29 +0000

SLIMEY. The worm is Slimey. Right?

I am also terrible at trivia. I considered going to my college’s alumni trivia night in Boston a couple weeks ago, but I would only have been going to keep the boyfriend company, not because I would have been able to answer anything. I am such a dead weight at these things.

By: Em

Em — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:12:08 +0000

Calvin Coolidge was from (originally? see that I don’t know…Wiki says no, Vermont) but was definitely Mayor of Northampton, Massachusetts before going on to become President.

I love the new site design.