Saturday was an auspicious day. It was our first truly snowy day, our first day of proper snow and it arrived at the proper time of year. Snow in December is acceptable. Actually, it’s beautiful. The snow started early and lasted all day, steady but never heavy. As we walked up Main Street to dinner, with the twinkle lights twinkling and the snowflakes falling and a thin layer of snow covering the ground, the trees and the oversized Dartmouth Christmas Tree sparkling straight ahead, on the Green… and we were bundled in our warmest winter jackets (mine is awesome!) and snow boots and hats and the moment was absolutely lovely. And sadly impossible to capture on film. Though we tried.
It was the kind of evening where everyone would be home "snowed in" in say, D.C., but of course everyone was out in Hanover.
Which we were happy about because… we had places to be, and specifically Pub Quizzes to attend.
Pub Quiz, for those not familiar, is basically “trivia night.” In Charlottesville/D.C./PA – most everywhere I've ever lived – Pub Quiz is played in restaurants/bars on odd days of the week, generally to draw a crowd. There are several rounds, sometimes themed and teams work to get the most answers correct. Think Trivial Pursuit on a grand scale (with no dice.)
The thing is, I'm awful at Trivial Pursuit. So awful that Dan is (famously) on record claiming: “I’ll play with anyone but Kerry on my team.” This is a true incident from college.
So I wasn’t feeling especially optimistic about Saturday’s Pub Quiz. Even though Dan did agree to be on my team, this time. But, we showed up. Our team showed up (which was a minor miracle, considering one member had three college friends in town. Who as it turned out were total assets to the cause!)
We got off to a rocky start. It turns out geography is not our thing. Even if Rob DOES have a map of the world above his dining table. (It's a map from 1988, which might be part of the problem.) After that, we improved somewhat but it wasn’t until the “music” round that we hit our stride.
And here’s where I get to brag: 20/20!!!!!!!
Wow, you might say. How, you might ask? Well. It turns out I have some crazy music knowledge… actually, it turns out I have some RANDOM music knowledge.
Actually, it turns out I know who Tiffany is. (You may remember her from “Full House” – the Tiffany Live From Tokyo episode – or “How I Met Your Mother” – the Sandcastles in the Sand music video.) Then again, maybe you won’t remember her. Apparently no one else does… (Which, side note, is a slight tragedy. I mean “I Think We’re Alone Now?” Totally a classic!) Nor did anyone else seem to know that Foreigner sings “I Want To Know What Love Is.” And who else can identify “Party in the USA” after one second of play?
Which we were happy about because… we had places to be, and specifically Pub Quizzes to attend.
Pub Quiz, for those not familiar, is basically “trivia night.” In Charlottesville/D.C./PA – most everywhere I've ever lived – Pub Quiz is played in restaurants/bars on odd days of the week, generally to draw a crowd. There are several rounds, sometimes themed and teams work to get the most answers correct. Think Trivial Pursuit on a grand scale (with no dice.)
The thing is, I'm awful at Trivial Pursuit. So awful that Dan is (famously) on record claiming: “I’ll play with anyone but Kerry on my team.” This is a true incident from college.
So I wasn’t feeling especially optimistic about Saturday’s Pub Quiz. Even though Dan did agree to be on my team, this time. But, we showed up. Our team showed up (which was a minor miracle, considering one member had three college friends in town. Who as it turned out were total assets to the cause!)
We got off to a rocky start. It turns out geography is not our thing. Even if Rob DOES have a map of the world above his dining table. (It's a map from 1988, which might be part of the problem.) After that, we improved somewhat but it wasn’t until the “music” round that we hit our stride.
And here’s where I get to brag: 20/20!!!!!!!
Wow, you might say. How, you might ask? Well. It turns out I have some crazy music knowledge… actually, it turns out I have some RANDOM music knowledge.
Actually, it turns out I know who Tiffany is. (You may remember her from “Full House” – the Tiffany Live From Tokyo episode – or “How I Met Your Mother” – the Sandcastles in the Sand music video.) Then again, maybe you won’t remember her. Apparently no one else does… (Which, side note, is a slight tragedy. I mean “I Think We’re Alone Now?” Totally a classic!) Nor did anyone else seem to know that Foreigner sings “I Want To Know What Love Is.” And who else can identify “Party in the USA” after one second of play?
(Actually that would be the entire Tuck class for that last one.)
Sadly, we only came in fourth. Or tied for third? Things got a bit crazy at the end… and for that I blame our four Boston College boys – none of whom could tell us who the third wise man was (I mean, seriously, BC is a Jesuit school!) (Third Wiseman = Casper) Also it turns out I’m not so good at identifying company logos. (Only in business school would this be a category.)
Maybe next time. Until then, I need to befriend the quizmaster. Any guy who has Foreigner, Tiffany, and Radiohead on his iTunes must be worth knowing. (I’m giving him a pass for the Miley Cyrus. It is after all, the Tuck anthem.)
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