In the UK, I used to enjoy participating in pub quizzes; even going so far to take part in a regular pub quiz league. Last night, I attended my first US pub quiz. As an added bonus the bar was a brew pub, part of a small chain that makes first rate beer – well at least the British style draught ale I tried was excellent.
We went to the quiz as part of a Meetup, a social networking group here in the US where people with similar interests meet. The group that we met with is a dining group, so interested in food and drink. Our team consisted of my wife, her niece, and one of the people we met. We scored a respectable total, better than either of the two teams made up from the Meetup group. Our best round, rather worryingly, was one on violent deaths in the movies. My wife’s niece identified a photograph as being Lindsay Lohan. I maintain that I did not spot her because it was such an unusual shot; she was sober in the picture.
Fortunately, there were no sports rounds. My baseball knowledge has moved on a little in the year since I moved here, I can now provide an answer other than Babe Ruth or New York Yankees, but I don’t think I could yet hold my own in such a round.
It’s not just America, I used the Glasglow Cinema Meetup a few times while living in the city centre. They were good people, apparently the same people who do the monthly book (sci-fi) reading meets. Did intend to go to more, and to the book meets, but was in final phase of exams and hard-pressed for time.