Napolean (not Dynamite)

Six teams went at it Tuesday night, fuelled with beer and pizza at Whiskey Bar's weekly trivia extravaganza.

Newbie team All Dogs Go To Kevin scored very well for a first time - and almost won the best team name! Yep, we said almost.

It was very snug at the top with just 3 points splitting the top 5 teams.

Brooke Puts The "Ho" In Hogan suffered a point deduction (for having over the 8 allotted players) and slipped into second place with a score of 44...

Nudging ahead of the chasing pack was Are You Sure It Wasnt Prince Albert?!? who claimed first prize with 45 points...

And finally, claiming the best team name prize was Pianist. Penis. Doesn't Matter, Either Way You're Stroking....

$10 for them!

Next week Kevin will not eat any of the pizza during the quiz.

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

Tuesday January 31st, 2012 scores:

1. 45 Are you sure it wasnt Prince Albert?
2. 44 Brooke puts the "ho" in Hogan
3. 43 The Best Team Name
4. 42 Pianist. Penis. Doesn't Matter, Either way your stoking
5. 42 Fucki Poop Dick, Damnit
6. 38 All Dogs Go to Kevin

Article of the Week - New Zealand

New Zealand
Separated from Australia by the Tasman Sea

New Zealand (Māori: Aotearoa) is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island) and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some 1,500 kilometres (900 mi) east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly 1,000 kilometres (600 mi) south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. Because of its remoteness, it was one of the last lands to be settled by humans. During its long isolation New Zealand developed a distinctive fauna dominated by birds, many of which became extinct after the arrival of humans and introduced mammals.

Polynesians settled New Zealand in 1250–1300 AD and developed a distinctive Māori culture, and Europeans first made contact in 1642 AD. The majority of New Zealand's population is of European descent; the indigenous Māori are the largest minority, followed by Asians and non-Māori Polynesians.

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It Bobsleigh Time! Quiz Bowl Sunday!

A final reminder that Quiz Bowl II, Milwaukee's sports and pop culture trivia tournament is this upcoming Sunday January 29th! Register your team now!

Six teams were split by just six points on Tuesday night at Whiskey Bar, with three ties as well! Crazy amount of gray matter in the house! And questions about four Jamaican bobsledders were flying about all over the place!

Funniest team name went to Pull Up A Lawn Chair....I'll have my penis grill us up some burgers...

Don't know if there's a hidden meaning in that name, but either way he's a clever dick.

A tiebreaker was needed to find a winner on the evening, with two teams ending on 47 points.
After The Divorce Seal Will Be Scarred For Life just lost out to come second...

That's a bit harsh, or is it?!

With But You Ain't Got No Legs Lt Dan taking home the top spot...

Next week Kev will host the quiz with an Eastern Bloc accent.

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

Tuesday January 24th, 2012 scores:

1. 47 But you ain't got no legs Lt Dan
2. 47 After The Divorce
3. 44 If More People At More McLeans Theyd Get More McLovin
4. 44 The Wankin Yanks
5. 41 When I'm Not Doing Pub Quizzes I'm Helping You Save 15% Or More
6. 41 Pull Up A Lawn Chair...I'll have my penis grill us some burgers

Article of the Week - Max Baer

The Cinderella Man Bout
The underdog James J. Braddock defeated
the heavily favored Max Baer in 1935

Max Baer (February 11, 1909 – November 21, 1959) was an American boxer of the 1930s (one-time Heavyweight Champion of the World) as well as a professional wrestler and referee, and had an occasional role on film or television. He was the brother of twice World Champion boxing contender Buddy Baer and father of actor Max Baer, Jr. (best-known as Jethro Bodine on The Beverly Hillbillies). Baer is rated #22 on Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time.

On June 13, 1935, one of the greatest upsets in boxing history transpired in Long Island City, New York, as Baer fought down-and-out boxer James J. Braddock in the so-called Cinderella Man bout. Baer hardly trained for the bout. Braddock, on the other hand, was training hard. "I'm training for a fight. Not a boxing contest or a clownin' contest or a dance." he said. "Whether it goes one round or three rounds or 10 rounds, it will be a fight and a fight all the way. When you've been through what I've had to face in the last two years, a Max Baer or a Bengal tiger looks like a house pet. He might come at me with a cannon and a blackjack and he would still be a picnic compared to what I've had to face." Baer, ever the showman "brought gales of laughter from the crowd with his antics" the night he stepped between the ropes to meet Braddock. As Braddock "slipped the blue bathrobe from his pink back, he was the sentimental favorite of a Bowl crowd of 30,000, most of whom had bet their money 8-to-1 against him."

Max "undoubtedly paid the penalty for underestimating his challenger beforehand and wasting too much time clowning." At the end of 15 rounds Braddock emerged the victor in a unanimous decision, outpointing Baer 8 rounds to 6 in the "most astounding upset since John L. Sullivan went down before the thrusts of Gentleman Jim Corbett back in the nineties". Braddock took heavy hits from Baer, but kept coming at Baer until he wore Max down.

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