BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20130310T020000 RDATE:20130310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130624T200000 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130623T200000 DESCRIPTION:Geeks Who Drink is a Denver-based company that hosts Bar Triv ia at over 200 pubs and restaurants in 21 states. Our quiz is a collecti ve effort of dozens of quizmasters\, writers\, fact-checkers\, graphic designers and artists.\nWhat&rsquo\;s a pub quiz?\nSimply\, a quiz game played in a pub. It's an Anglo-Irish tradition\, but our goal is the s ame: to foster friendly competition\, and promote social drinking. A no ble cause!\nIsn't that just &ldquo\;trivia night&rdquo\;?\nNo\, and no. Most so-called &ldquo\;trivia nights&rdquo\; consist of either an MP3J reading Trivial Pursuit cards in between bad music\, or a bunch of peopl e staring at TVs with buzzers in hand. Our quiz burns through nearly 70 multimedia questions in two exciting hours. The quizmaster gets to kno w the players\, and smack talk flying around in all directions is prett y much par for the course.\nDoes it cost anything?\nWith rare exception s\, no. You should buy food and drinks though. Our business model is no big secret: We drive business to our host venues or we get fired. So j ust ordering water is NOT cool. Plus\, fish have sex in that stuff.&nbs p\;\nDo I need to sign up beforehand or can I just show up and play?\nJu st show up. Team size is limited to six. Play solo if you'd like\, but d on't blame us if you're lonely.\nAll right\, so what&rsquo\;s in it for me?\nBesides a couple hours of free entertainment\, the top \; teams get bar gift certificates. Plus there are chances to win free pints (o r gift-certificate equivalents) for answering five bonus questions thr oughout the evening. We also have bizarre prizes courtesy of our weekly Bonus Email Question. Finally\, your team can revel in the eternal glo ry of having your photo posted on our website.\nIs the quiz hard?\nIn ge neral\, the quiz starts off easy and progresses in difficulty as the ni ght goes on. Also\, the quiz is set up to reward the most versatile tea ms. Most folks over 35 will be stumped on questions about the Xbox 360\ , while most folks under 35 know little about the Reagan years. And jus t about everyone is stumped when we throw in a round on country music.\ nTo get a feel for our questions check out a sample round here: http://g eekswhodrink.com/197/Sample%20Quiz/\nWhat's the quiz format like?\nThe q uiz consists of eight rounds of eight questions each\, played by teams of up to six people. Questions are read aloud by the quizmaster and tea ms write down the answers\, turning them in at the end of each round.\n Rounds 1\, \; 4 and 6 are themed rounds &ndash\; anything from &ldqu o\;Eight Questions About Sex That Won&rsquo\;t Make You Too Uncomfortab le&rdquo\; to &ldquo\;TV Shows Your Parents Watch.&rdquo\; Round 2 is a music round worth double points: name the artist and title for each so ng clip. Round 3 is a multiple choice round or a speed round. Round 5 i s a visual round based on a printed handout. The all-audio Round 7 usua lly covers movies or TV shows\, and is worth the standard eight points. Finally\, Round 8 is always 16 points on Random Knowledge.\nOne round can be jokered\, doubling your points for that round only (yes\, the 16 -point rounds are fair game). The team with the most points after eight rounds is the winner. URL:http://jamaicaplain.patch.com/events/geeks-who-drink-pub-quiz SUMMARY:Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz LOCATION:Costello's Tavern: 723 Centre St\, Jamaica Plain\, MA END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR