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These were a few of the answers that helped secure Fat, Drunk and Stupid’s second consecutive championship win in the Auld Shebeen’s pub trivia tournament of champions yesterday.
For the last 3 months the winner of the weekly Tuesday night contest earned a place in the tournament. Technically, we earned an automatic berth as defending champions, but we also won a weekly qualifying round in back in May too. I regrouped with my old work friends Jeremiah, Jim, Scott, and Stank in the basement of the Auld Sheebeen on a sunny Sunday afternoon. We barreled through 4 rounds of 20 questions each, debating and second guessing each other’s answers.
These were a few of the answers that helped secure Fat, Drunk and Stupid’s second consecutive championship win in the Auld Shebeen’s pub trivia tournament of champions yesterday.
For the last 3 months the winner of the weekly Tuesday night contest earned a place in the tournament. Technically, we earned an automatic berth as defending champions, but we also won a weekly qualifying round in back in May too. I regrouped with my old work friends Jeremiah, Jim, Scott, and Stank in the basement of the Auld Sheebeen on a sunny Sunday afternoon. We barreled through 4 rounds of 20 questions each, debating and second guessing each other’s answers.
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Despite some tough competition, we were in first place after the first four rounds. But that didn’t matter any more. They took the top 5 teams out of the 15 competing, and we played one final 25 question round. Now last year, all 5 teams tied in the final round, resulting in a five round tie breaker. This year, 2 teams tied for the top spot, with our venerable competitors Rex Manning Day missing the tie by just one word – “Thank You for NOT Smoking?”
Tie Breaker Question: How many midshipmen were in the first graduating class of the US Naval Academy?
We guessed…. 45
They guessed… 35
The answer was… 50! (in 1854)
So we won bragging rights for another year, enough cash to cover our bar bill, and 4 Washington Nationals tickets. Second Prize? 8 Washington Nationals tickets!
Want to play along and see how’d you do? I posted the question list here – check it out!
http://www.box.net/shared/dy135o9ydv Thanks to Chris and the crew at the Auld Shebeen for putting this on!
I feel like I used up a “gimme” beer yesterday by ordering a Sam Adams Summer Ale. Sam’s “Seasonal” is on tap just about everywhere, probably the most common summer beer you can find on tap at restaurants around here. I even have a bottle of it in the fridge, so I guess Linda can have that one.
I’ve gotta say, Sam’s Summer Ale is not so impressive. It’s actually a light filtered wheat ale. That’s right, say it with me, it’s a… Kristalweizen. But to me, it’s pretty much just a light summer beer without a whole lot of flavor. After my first Sam’s Summer, I joined Jeremiah in a pitcher of Harp.
Oh yeah, here’s a song… a cover of a classic summer song done by Jason Mraz.
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