Panty Fiasco

Trivia mongers were out in en masse tonight! Our House was packed—almost twice as many teams as usual. (Perhaps more. I admit, I didn’t actually count.) Anyway, Al Sharpton’s fiasco got off to bit of a bumpy start. We faltered in the second round especially, but luckily managed to regain some footing in the bonus. Basically we worked our way up to be within striking distance of actually placing when the final question rolled around. And we would have too! If we had gotten it right, but we didn’t. So sadly, the ending to this story isn’t quite as interesting as it could have been.

We had our usual team back together again. There was definitely a better feeling at the end of the night compared to the last fiasco. And the post-trivia musings of life and the world as we know it over a round Brubaker’s premium beer always make the night worthwhile. (Also another perk to Our House —they have Sam Adams Cherry Wheat on tap. Well, they didn’t this night but usually they do. Extra points in my book for having the Best. Beer. Ever.)

Next week: we study and propel ourselves into proper nerddom.

Final Question: What month derives its name from the Latin word meaning ‘purification’?
(Answer: February. See, we were thinking November, as in “nouveau” or “novae”—meaning “new”. However, dictionary.com tells me that it’s named for the Latin word “novem” (meaning nine) since it’s the ninth month of the early Roman calendar. Fine.)

 

Al Sharpton Info:

Wikipedia Site
Talk Net Home

 

 

 

“We have defeated Jim Crow, but now we have to deal with his son, James Crow Jr., esquire” -Al Sharpton

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