Since I had the night off from quizmaster duties last night, I thought I'd try something experimental while sitting in your midst. Last night, for the first time ever, the Indian Road Café Pub Quiz was live blogged. Unfortunately, electronics of any kind are expressly forbidden by the rules of the pub quiz, so I had to use pen and paper. The following is a transcript of the live blog. Sorry to anyone who missed it last night.
8:00 Good evening and welcome to our first ever live blog at the IRCPQ. We're currently waiting for the quiz to begin.
8:02 There's a lot of excitement building.
8:06 While we're waiting I'd like to start by apologizing to Brian (now known as Cuban B), who's our guest quizmaster for the night. This recap might not work, but thanks in advance for stepping up to host.
8:10 Dr. Jordan has announced the rules and has just asked the first pint on us question. It's about a dangerous activity banned in Norway.
8:11 Lots of incorrect answers are shouted. He says it involves wrist injuries, and OJ the Imposter (also enjoying a night off) has just shouted "skateboarding" to win a free beer.
8:15 The first round is called "Initially the Same", and we are underway. Did I mention that OJ and I have formed a vacationing quizmasters team for the night, and will be playing along?
answering questions
8:23 The first round is being collected, and Cuban B is sidling up to the microphone.
8:25 Second round is called "Why did the chicken cross Indian Road?" Nice.
answering questions
8:43 We just handed in our answer sheet containing everything you ever wanted to know about chickens but were afraid to ask. We think we did pretty well.
8:45 Dr. Jordan is letting us know how we did on round 1, where all the answers had the same initials, DT, but no mention of fan-favorite Dick Trickle. Five teams were tied and had to compete in a chug-off of Genesee Cream Ale to break the tie. Oh, I get to chug as well.
8:49 I don't know who won the chug-off since I was preoccupied with not spilling it all over myself. Anyway, round 3 is beginning. It's on capital cities.
8:51 The Genny I just "chugged" isn't feeling so good right now.
answering questions
8:57 Dr. Jordan's going through repeats on the capital cities questions. For better or worse, our answers are set. Looks like Cuban B is pouring beers for a tie-breaker round as well.
9:02 Cuban B is going over the answers to the chicken questions. We didn't do as well as we though. The round has an outright winner, but Phil Ryan, last week's truant birthday boy, will be forced to chug to make up for his absence.
9:05 Phil Ryan has been forced to double fist the chug.
9:06 Phil Ryan has transformed into a one-man, two-fisted, beer-chugging, crowd-pleasing spectacle. OJ and I are moved to tears by what we're witnessing.
9:09 Phil Ryan has finished his beer.
halftime
9:25 We're back from halftime and Dr. Jordan has capital city answers. We went 8/10 which I thought was pretty good, but 5 teams went 10/10 so I guess it wasn't. They all knew that Tokyo is the most expensive capital city in the world.
9:26 ROBIN JUST WON A CHUG OFF.
9:27 Cuban B is on the mic with some halftime scores. Random Chaos has the lead with 27 points. Cuban B also has a pint on us, but I'm a little addled right now and I'm not entirely sure what's going on. Also, I've lost my teammate and I'm trying to get psyched for more trivia.
9:30 Round 4 is all about Pie! Yay, pie!
9:31 Uh-oh, Cuban B wants to know the volume of a sphere. It's all about Pi. The anti-math-ites are gonna be restless.
answering questions
9:43 I tried to hit the head after that round, but the line was too long. Dr. Jordan is asking questions about brains, but my brain is still thinking about the bathroom.
answering questions
9:52 Seems like most of these questions are about eating brains.
9:55 Now that my brain has been thoroughly eaten away by the last round, it's time to hear Cuban B's Pie/Pi answers. Hmm, none of those sound like answers I put down. At least everyone else did well.
10:00 They made Phil Ryan chug again, but PJ from Trivialis won it.
10:02 The Common Bond round begins! Cuban B has the attention of the entire room. Our minds are like putty in his quizmasterly hands. The place is so quiet you could hear a pin drop. But, no pin drops. No pin would dare drop.
answering questions
10:04 I've abandoned my team. I'm sure I was going to get the top score on the common bond, but I'd rather not chug anymore beer.
10:15 The Common Bond has been collected. Now we wait. Dr. Jordan is telling us all about zombies and their favorite food. Oh, the outermost part of the brain is called the cortex - not the candy shell.
10:20 Dr. Jordan is now soapboxing for keeping the bar open late on Wednesday nights to accommodate... more soapboxing?
10:30 B is going through the common bond answers. The first three ranks in the Navy are known as seaman. Lots of cheers from the Seaman and Cumming team.
10:31 The common bond is that all the answers are roadways in Manhattan, and six teams went 10/10. There is another chug-off.
10:32 Final Scores for the night... Drum roll please... In third place is Random Chaos. In second place is Hello My Name Is Inigo Montoya... Seaman and Cumming. And, in first place for the night, and winners of $25 to the IRC is The Ecstatic Alphabets!
10:33 Dr. Jordan is looking for the closing credits music.
10:34 There it is. We're out!
See you next week!
