QUIZ RECAP
Although we're still many weeks away from October, things were getting a little spooky at Longship Brewery tonight - The sounds of howling dogs could be heard from distant tables. Teams attempted double or nothings in the first round. People's faces froze in terror after each clue in the "Guess Who?" round.
Then came round five, and the now infamous question that contained the phrase, "Creepypasta." You could hear a pin drop as the sound of silence enveloped all. The hair on the back of your neck rose at the chill of realizing that you may have never heard that term. An angry mob of villagers formed to take down the Monster who had asked the question. (Gulp.) Many feared for their trivia team's lives!
But then, much like watching an episode of Frasier after a scary movie so that you can go to bed with happy thoughts, came the drink round. We wanted our teams to have fun after the dreaded Creepypasta, so we combined creativity with trivia. Our host, Longship Brewery, has a distinct Viking theme, and so we asked our contestants to write their very best Viking themed haiku. (We didn't tell them what a haiku was, so that they could still show off their trivia knowledge.) Then we had bartender and resident Viking expert, Ryan, pick the winning poem.
The team winning this part of the contest were newcomers: Where's Brenda? Here is their entry:
Sail to Longship, bitch
Grab your Shieldwall and Huginn
Leave happy and full.
(Note: Shieldwall and Huginn are two of the names of Longship's taps, so very nice way to play to the judge.)
Runners up for the haiku contest was Moops
The wind blows swiftly
The men grow tired of this boat
New land is ahead
All of the entries were pretty impressive. After the drinks were poured, we finished the game with veterans 3 Degrees of Separation ending in the third place slot, Where's Brenda? conquering second, and other seasoned veterans Indifferent Penguins (plus one Chuck) taking top honors.
Well done to all, and we hope to see you back at Longship Brewery next Tuesday!
