The Incomplete Lists of Nouns Edition of the de Vere’s Irish Pub Pub Quiz Newsletter

Dear Friends of the Pub Quiz,

I have time only for two sets of nouns. The first would have been the topics that should have appeared in this newsletter.

Power tools, trucks over the side of the Causeway, three-hour delays on i-80, Lake Tahoe, Martians, four speaking gigs in one day, the Beat Generation, Sasha Abramsky, peanut allergic reactions, school nurses, Benadryl, sleeping beauties, Republicans, elevation, bulldogs on the loose, hobos, Russians, cords that have no purpose, land lines, returns, and reunions.

And now the hints: Danish princes, French anger management, weight concerns, crooners who sing about strangers, Barbara Norrander, worms Roxanne, duels, people who died with $10 million to their names, countries that once started with the letter B, owners of diners, prime numbers, fiery redheads, fictional loner makers, fifth in a series, websites with short URLs, Hillary Clinton, actual mathematics, secretaries, presidential politics, people who live in tawny places, Shia LaBeouf, people named Josh, where the magic happens, tricks and deceptions, one of Truman’s favorite presidents, 11-letter words that start with T, Paris, chimpanzees and their friends, the ideal man, and Shakespeare.

Now I want you to imagine how great this newsletter might have been.

See you tonight.

Your Quizmaster

Here are three questions from last week:

1. Mottos and Slogans.    What County’s fair uses the slogan “the longest running free gate fair in northern California”?

1. Internet Culture. What is the max duration for Instagram videos? Is it six, 15, 30, or 90 seconds?

1. Newspaper Headlines.   Last week Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill met for more than two hours and signed a joint declaration, marking the first meeting between the heads of the Roman Catholic and the Russian Orthodox churches in nearly 1,000 years. In what country did the two religious leaders meet?

P.S. The next Poetry Night is March 3. My birthday party, to which you are invited, will be March 7^th, right after our weekly get-together. My new poetry book comes out on March 13, in a cemetery. Details to come.