QUIZ RECAP

The dictionary defines delectation as delight or great pleasure. That was the atmosphere at Kilarney's last night as six teams all jockeyed for the top prize in the KT quiz. The two main factors that contributed to that sublime state were the closeness of the competition and the content of the questions.

The contest itself was like watching a close run horse race with a bolt out of the gate by a solitary thoroughbred (IFFY!) and a line of contenders grappling to get ahead by their noses. IFFY! stayed ahead all night until the final round, then fell back into third place. Poonswagglers, Alcoballics and the Divorcee's ran a three way tie for two rounds running with the eventual break outs only getting them a point or so distance from the rest of the pack. Blood, Bath & Beyond acted as border collie, nipping at the heels of the pack to keep them motivated forward. Resident champs, Tequila Mockingbirds, made a fatal, if understandable, Double-or-Nothing attempt in round seven. This all led to an exciting first place tie breaker between the Alcoballics and the Poonswagglers, which the latter won first place by getting closest to the top of the Eiffel Tower (plus antennae!)

"If diversity be the food of pleasure, play on!" I hope I didn't make ole Wild Bill Shakespeare turn over in his grave with that paraphrase. I make that comment on the quality of the questions, which were well balanced and spread across a wide variety of fields that proved successfully challenging and intellectually stimulating. The crowd especially appreciated the historical aspect of the Guess Who round and Find the Connection was tough but fair. The Visual round, Theme round and the Match round were all great! The Box Office Mojo stats were creative, too. All in all, a perfect storm of a quiz. So sayeth Quizmaster Lou!