QUIZ RECAP

Holiday madness has already descended upon the Lion & Crown in Allen as shown by
the crowds that populated the pub last night. Packed and pulsating, our KTPQ
produced a baker's dozen of teams including two newbies. Welcome to Samshaws,
who played well but had to leave early, and also to the Cooper Crew, who did
well for playing as a duo.

Thursday's game also included some familiar faces we haven't seen in a while.
Jarvis, Royal Flush and the superlative Shredder Squad showed up for their
irregular visits with the latter team flexing their big brain muscles into a
first place win. That's Shredder Squad's style. Only show up once a quarter
and then take home the top prize. The Deadly Alliance (aka Ship It!/Blood,
Bath & Beyond) took second and Stealth Texas won third place honors.

Some interestingly worded questions produced some equally amusing answers.
The Days of Wonder board game company was the subject of one such query with
their railway travel based recreation called Ticket to Ride, which just happens
to be a Beatles song by the Monkees titled Last Train to Clarksville?!? Amusing,
but wrong... The Picture Round of Harvard graduates made for some interesting
spelling examples of Pete Buttigieg's last name, some of which may have been
intentional but nonetheless identified the presidential hopeful. What's a
quizmaster to do? And finally, the question "Which 33rd U.S. president had a
wife named Bess?" begs the inquiry of how many 33rd presidents do we have?
(And, was he a 33rd level Mason? Shhh...)

Next week is the penultimate week before the Christmas holidays begin, so
everyone chill out and relax and don't let that stress get to you. Tell 'em
Quiz Master Lou said so! See ya!