I've been meaning to mention this for a long time, but somehow I keep forgetting! Since late last Fall we've been taking part in a weekly pub quiz, every Monday night. It's mainly a British phenomenon and has been around for some time, but while I'm told it's catching on in the U.S., I don't recall seeing it there before we left last year.
So for those of you who aren't familiar with the concept, here's a quick overview: it's a team game, with teams of up to five permitted. There are eight rounds in total. The first is a "picture" round, with photos, drawings or cartoons that must be identified. In this category we've seen everything from celebrity mugshots to album covers to serial killers to cartoon ducks! Rounds 2-6 and round 8 are standard trivia questions (general knowledge), while round 7 is music. Generally this means that a short clip of a song is played, and teams must identify the artist and song title (though there are sometimes variations on this, such as identifying movie theme songs or guitar soloists). Each participant pays €2.50 to play, and the top three teams win prizes. In the case of our venue (De Valera's Irish Pub) that means free dinner for the winners, a bottle of champagne for 2nd place, and a free drink for 3rd. I am proud to say that we have assembled a formidable team, and in addition to a number of 2nd and 3rd place finishes, we have also won 3 times!
The reason I finally remembered to write about pub quiz is because we've been missing it lately - with the Euro 2008 football (soccer) tournament in full swing, the pub is packed every night with football fans. As a result the pub quiz was cancelled last week, and will be cancelled again tomorrow. Strangely enough though, we will be at the same pub tomorrow night, watching the Germany-Austria match with our German friends - Geh Deutschland!!
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Pub quiz sounds like a blast - we're definitely going to time our visit so we get to go along with you! We went to trivia night at a couple Irish pubs in DC that followed the same basic format, but the prizes were less sexy - we won third place once and got some gigantic Budweiser tee shirts - lol!
Football madness has been in full swing here as well - Portugal fans are the loudest ever. After each game, they drive around screaming and honking for at least an hour. Last night the Swiss team actually managed to beat them and it was a bit less rowdy. Miss you!
Pub quizzes truly are a Belgian and British tradition. This year the world champion quizzing was a Brit, while in second place was a Belgian :)
Hi again Frisko! I didn't realize that there was a pub quiz championship, but after seeing the popularity of it here, it doesn't surprise me at all that a Belgian came in second! We're definitely just amateurs when it comes to quizzing, but needless to say we're addicted! Do you participate in one in Ghent?
Miz K - you're on!! Make sure you're here on a Monday night and we'll get you on our team! :-)
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