QUIZ RECAP
The "Q" on the Quizmaster's chest and the "A" on his cape were shining so brightly that the room was bathed in color. Just moments ago, he had stood up to the Riddler's onslaught of questions and demonstrated his prowess. The bar quiz patrons at The Brewyard Beer Company in Burbank were cheering wildly.
Now The Quizmaster put his hands squarely on his hips, flexed his massive Quizmaster biceps and declared, "now I have a few questions for YOU!. What student tricked Professor Slughorn into revealing the secrets of the horcrux?"
"Uhm...Harry Potter?" Riddler answered weakly.
"No Riddler. It was not Harry Potter! Anyone want to tell him the correct answer," he asked the assembled quizinators.
"TOM RIDDLE," shouted many voices. The Riddler staggered with the humiliation of not knowing his own name was part of the answer.
"And what was the name of the acclaimed bandleader and composer who famously arranged the orchestrations for many of Frank Sinatra's biggest hits such as I've Got You Under My Skin, I've Got the World on a String, and I Get a Kick Out of You?"
The Riddler glowered at The Quizmaster but offered no response. After what seemed like an eternity to the evil villain, The Quizmaster gestured to the crowd and said, "Tell 'im, friends."
"Nelson RIDDLE," the answer came out with a roar, the assembled quizinators now screaming with jubilation.
"You don't seem much about your riddle-lineage, do you? Well, let's try one more. In JRR Tolkien's classic novel The Hobbit, what is the name of the chapter in which Bilbo finds the Ring of Power?"
"I...I... I'm not sure," he stammered before offering a guess. "The Riddle Ring?"
Not waiting to be asked, many quizinators shouted back, "Riddles in The Dark!"
The Riddler fell to his knees in utter defeat. At just that moment, a beer-soaked bar towel came flying across the room and hit the Riddler in the face, dislodging what was suddenly revealed to be a mask. The Quizmaster quickly reached out and pulled on a loose flap of false skin, revealing the imposter hiding underneath.
"You're not the Riddler! You're Pete Davidson!"
The comedian leaped to his feet. "That's right! I'm Pete Davidson. The Riddler sent me to tell you he'd see you soon. And in the meantime,..." Davidson then stuck his thumbs in his ears, wiggled his fingers wildly and started blowing raspberries. Then he bolted for the exit and ran out into the night.
"Well, one thing we know for sure," The Quizinator said. "You don't want Pete Davidson on your quiz team!"
See ya next week.
