QUIZ RECAP

Alright I knew I told you all I was saying goodbye to this venue, but due to a twist of fate, I am back by unpopular demand to serve you all for one last last night of trivia as your beloved host. I met with Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers and a new team Core Four, as we faced off about sports, art, geography, pop culture, and all things trivia.

Your trivia host's score: 17 (I'm an asset to your team, but just barely)

*******************Fun Fact of the Week*************************

For this week's picture round, we had our teams name the art pieces pictured. One I recognized immediately as The Great Wave. This painting was made by the artist Hokusai during the early 18th century. Hokusai quickly became a household names when he shifted his attention away from portraits and into landscapes. He had a terrible run of luck in his personal life to say the least having both his children and both of his wives pass before he did, and at age 50 he suffered a stroke and was struck by lightning which made it so he had to learn to draw all over again. Prussian blue became available to Hokusai and at the age of 70, he painted a collection called 35 views of Mr. Fuji. One piece in this collection is the great wave which features three boats beneath a large wave which was a metaphor for the long isolated Japan fearing the end of its isolation at the hands of a world that had industrialized much faster than them, and that the ocean which once protected them would be used against them. 

At age 70, Hokusai claimed "Everything i've done before the age of 70 isn't really worth mentioning". I have spoken in the past about inspiring figures, but take a page from Hokusai's book. Don't worry about your age and comparing yourself to cohorts. You do your own thing. Whatever brings you joy. Hokusai never stopped doing what he loved and lived to the old age of 89 when the life expectancy was 50, and he created art until his dying day.