Round One: History
2. In which country was it perfected?
3. According to Wikipedia, which international city boasts the largest pub-trivia industry?
4. What is the most common prize for winning pub-quiz teams?
5. Doing which of the following traditionally brings luck to your pub-quiz team?
A) Wearing green; B) Playing U2 on the jukebox; C) Drinking one beer per round; D) Kissing and/or rubbing a preferred body part of the quizmaster 6. What is an acceptable punishment for teams caught cheating via cell phone, PDA or any other electronic device?
7. Name the organization formed in 2005 that boasts seven divisions and serves as the “National League of Live Trivia Games.”
8. Las Vegas belongs to Division 5 of this organization. What is this division’s region-specific nickname?
9. Name the first annual National Trivia Finals Event, which will be held August 11 in Atlantic City.
10. According to Yahoo! Answers, what happened to Alex Trebek’s once-iconic mustache, which he shaved in late 2001?
Round Two: People and a Place
1. In which St. Louis drinking establishment did I experience my single greatest pub-quiz round of all time? 2. What was the round’s overriding theme?
3. To which question did I insist upon the answer “10 cents,” while Annie Zaleski insisted “25 cents”?
4. What was our team name?
5. What did I shriek at Annie Zaleski when my answer was announced as correct?
6. What “uncouth” action did I perform to emphasize my superior mental awesomeness?
7. What did I throw on the ground immediately after?
8. Who subsequently kicked our entire group out?
9. Which family member was mentally scarred for life that evening?
10. When was I allowed to return to the drinking establishment?
Round Three: Current Events
1 through 9. Name three Las Vegas pubs that boast weekly quiz nights, the night and time for each, and each location’s address and phone number.
10. Name the appropriate punishment for local bartenders who run out of Guinness on pub-quiz nights.
Answers
Round One:
1) Great Britain. 2) Ireland. 3) Sydney, Australia. 4) Free beer, or a complimentary bar tab. 5) None of the above. 6) Any answer other than “nothing” is acceptable. Bonus point for “castration.” 7) The National Trivia Association, or NTA. 8) Don’t Mess with the Southwest. 9) The Riddle. 10) He lost it in an unfortunate “Daily Double” wager.
Round Two:
1) Lemmons. 2) Superman. 3) The first issue of Superman comics appeared in 1938. What was the issue’s cover price? 4) “Golden Girls Gone Wild.” 5) “In your face!” 6) Stood on the table. Also acceptable: performed an elbow-flailing, pelvic-thrusting dance atop the table. 7) A piece of mushroom pizza. 8) Quizmaster Jamie. 9) My brother, Brian. 10) Never.
Round Three:
1-9) Fado Irish Pub, Tuesdays at 8:30 p.m. At Green Valley Ranch, 2300 Paseo Verde Parkway, 407-8691 McMullan’s Irish Pub, Tuesdays at 8 p.m. 4650 W. Tropicana Ave., 247-7000 Crown and Anchor, Thursdays at 9 p.m. 1350 E. Tropicana Ave., 739-8676
10) Castration. Also acceptable: Cutting their thumbs off on television.