Final Quiz at Trinity :(

Quizmaster Sam Wickens returned this Tuesday night for what would be the final installment of pub trivia at Trinity. After almost three years of quizzin' (and 368 blog posts!) at Trinity the management have decided to call a postponement of Quizmaster's duties at their pub.

In the end, four teams gathered to compete for first and second place prizes.

Topping the charts this week was Ed Sedar Fan Club with 41 points, they took the $30 bar tab with delight as they added it to their collection of winnings, and the final winners at Trinity...

Second place on the night, taking the $20 bar tab, was Vodka Tartletts who were just short of a tie for first place by one point...

They finished with 40 points. Good effort though people!

As a result of the rather abrupt cancellation of quiz night, the ongoing quiz league will also be canceled as ordered by the management at Trinity.

Quizmaster apologizes to those teams involved, but as you can imagine our business can not operate without the partnership of pub venues. We hope all quizzers understand, and that the decision was made by Trinity's management.

But, they have not ruled out a return of quiz night to Trinity in the near future, so watch this space. Otherwise please join us at another Quizmaster venue to get your trivia fix!

Word is that McCarthy's Pub across the street may be teaming up with us as Quizmaster Kevin B. tends bar there on weekends. Watch out for details on this in the coming days...

Until next time Milwaukee, drink while you think...

Tuesday May 31st 2011, Scores:

1. 41 Ed Sedar Fan Club
2. 40 Vodka Tartletts
3. 37 Let's get Quizzical - The Trivia Newton Johns
4. 20 BOO-YA!

Article of the Week - D. B. Cooper

D. B. Cooper
This 1972 F.B.I. composite drawing is the
only known resemblance of "Dan Cooper," the
man who hijacked a plane and $200,000 in 1971

D. B. Cooper is the name popularly used to refer to an unidentified man who hijacked a Boeing 727 aircraft in the airspace between Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington, USA on November 24, 1971. He extorted $200,000 in ransom and parachuted to an uncertain fate. Despite an extensive manhunt and an exhaustive (and ongoing) FBI investigation, the perpetrator has never been located or positively identified. To date, the case remains the only unsolved airline hijacking in American aviation history.

The suspect purchased his airline ticket under the alias Dan Cooper, but due to a news media miscommunication, he became known in popular lore as "D. B. Cooper." Hundreds of leads have been pursued in the ensuing years, but no conclusive evidence has ever surfaced regarding Cooper's true identity or whereabouts, and the bulk of the ransom money has never been recovered. Numerous theories, of widely-varying plausibility, have been proposed by experts, reporters, and amateur enthusiasts.

While FBI investigators have insisted from the beginning that Cooper probably did not survive his risky jump, the agency maintains an active case file—which has grown to more than 60 volumes—and continues to solicit creative ideas and new leads from the public.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "D. B. Cooper"

Kool Aid. #Winning. TeamTeam #NotSoMuch...

It was a busy night at Trinity this week as we had an arrangement of egg heads arrive for our 9pm show, ready to unleash their drinking and thinking tekkers...

And quizzers were also in for a real (or not so real) treat in the bonus round on the night...

Yep, quizzers got a real treat in the useless knowledge category as they had to state whether the milk wagons were real or fake?

And yes, the answers were as follows: a) Real, b) Fake, c) Fake, d) Real!

But there was a clear winner on the night, with 41 points it was Ed Sedar Fan Club....

They took a $30 bar tab for their achievements!

Our other prize on the night was 2nd place, two teams had tied which lead to a rather theatrical sudden death...

The question was: In which year did German traveler Peter Minuit purchase the island of Manhattan from Native Americans for goods to the value of 60 Dutch Guilders?

Travis loves Kool Aid answered: 1672
Team Team answered: 1712

The correct answer was 1626! This meant that Travis Loves Kool Aid * NO 3-Way took second place with 39 points!...

They were rewarded with a $20 bar tab for their quizzical success!

Go on Lads! Serious Quizzical Tekkers!

This left Team Team rather unimpressed...

Always happy to be involved but better luck next time people!

Until next time Milwaukee, drink while you think...

Tuesday May 24th 2011 Scores:

1. 41 Ed Sedar Fan Club
2. 39 Travis Loves Kool Aid * NO 3-Way
3. 39 Team Team
4. 37 Vodka Tartletts
5. 36 We're a three-way, lady in the middle is our leeway
6. 32 Team 3/4 Single.

Article of the Week - Scoleciphobia

Scoleciphobia
A weird kid exhibiting his fear of worms

Scoleciphobia is the fear of worms. The sight of a worm, or anything that looks like a worm, may cause someone with this phobia to have extreme anxiety or even panic attacks.

Individuals with this disorder typically recognize that their fear is excessive and/or unreasonable. However, in spite of this, one may lead a restricted lifestyle and find the fear debilitating. Those with Specific Phobias have been known to go to great lengths to avoid certain activities due to the possibility of coming into contact with the feared stimuli. This fear can range from a mild fear response in the presence of real worms to panic-like symptoms induced by a picture of worms.

It appears that family members of a person diagnosed with Specific Phobia have an increased risk of developing the disorder. Particularly, first-degree biological relatives of person with Specific Phobias, Animal type, are more likely than the general population to have animal phobias.


This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Scoleciphobia"