Dear Friends of the Pub Quiz,
Today’s newsletter was GENIUS! It quoted Tolkien, Archibald MacLeish, and Lady Gaga. It delighted with its bon mots, its clever phrases, and with its puns. I could have used it the next time I performed standup. I could have included it as an appendix to my next book of poetry. John Lescroart, a regular reader, would have shaken his head in appreciation.
And then, just as I was about to add a title to and save the newsletter, my computer froze. I photographed the screen just before it went black, saving part of the lightning in a cracked bottle before it was lost forever, and then it was gone. Pity!
Then I discovered that five of the recently-written pub quiz questions were also gone. Now I know why my students keep trying to submit their essays on Google Docs.
All that said, I am not one to harbor regrets (though I’ve had a few). Writing is the poor person’s art in part because the paper always waits. The cursor always blinks, waiting for more.
Tonight’s Pub Quiz will feature questions on the birthday of John Iacovelli, a few topics that I will have to rediscover, benches, numbers in North America, what to wear to the park, prime numbers, creatures that live on continents, the journal of nutrition, monosyllabic countries, outstanding plays, early films, repeated letters, African-American History Month, stamps, approval ratings, names as punctuation, mathematics, people named Kendi, 44 entires, the Academy Awards, metals, famous dinners, seven-letter adjectives, legal dramas, unplugged albums, weaklings that must be hailed, mega-published authors, conversations about slavery, founders, award-winning sports stars, and Shakespeare.
See you tonight!
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Here are three questions from last week’s quiz:
- Musical Instruments. What is the most common word that we use for a musical instrument that has both a drumhead and zills? Also known as metal jingles, “zills” are found on a tambourine
- Another Music Question. “Thank You, Next” was a big hit for whom in 2019?
- Anagram. Born in 1894, the 33rd Mayor of San Francisco, a Republican, was known for his many eccentricities, especially his fondness for linen sombreros. What was his name? Hint: His name is an anagram for LINEN SOMBRERO.