QUIZ RECAP

The Lion & Crown in Allen roared into action last night with its second edition of King
Trivia Pub Quiz for 2020. Gosh! The new year is still new at this point! One wonders
if we will be able to look back at it with 20/20 vision. It seems, at least to this
quizmaster, that the years are flying by faster than ever with a repetition of the cycle
that is demanding an obedience to the form, rather than the substance of remembrance.
Is Auld Lang Syne an ode, or just old? When we gaze back over the past, are we looking
through rose colored glasses or have we put on blinders?

Winning last night's quiz was a real horse race with Street Smarts gaining a great victory
after a faltering start. Shredder Squad, who had been poised to win until the Smarts
lurched ahead of them got shouldered into second place while Stealth Texas beat out the
Rockerfellers in a heated tie breaker for third place honors!

Deadly Alliance, Incognito and newbies The Bushwackers all performed well, with enough
vigor and enthusiasm to make it all worthwhile. More goodness from the quiz writers,
who gave us some devils to contend with, "forking" with our better angels, no doubt!
The theme to our Find-the-Connection Round eluded some teams, even though the answer
was in their hand (helds) the whole time. Quiz Master Lou wonders if that constitutes
a breech of the "No Cell Phones" rule? And for once, the literary set out performed
the cinematic with more successful Double-or-Nothings in the Hand Out Round (complete
the book title) than the Round Seven (top grossing films) round. Kudos!

We all take a deep breath as we prepare to dive into the murky waters of 2020. Perhaps
this past remembrance from the words of Abraham Lincoln will help...

"Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be."

Have a peaceful weekend.