Tonight I went to the Flying Saucer for their weekly trivia contest. Competing against teams of two, three, five, even six, I signed up alone. But at the end of the night, Team Professor Paul came out on top, and I found myself holding a free bar tab. A few questions that I recall:<\/p>\n
– How many hardcover copies of a book usually have to sell for it to be considered a bestseller? (A: 100,000, and I totally guessed on that one)<\/p>\n
– What vitamin has been blamed for an increase in hip fractures in old people? (I guessed C, but it was A)<\/p>\n
– How many minutes a day does the average American spend in the bathroom? (I guessed 63, thinking it must be a high number since half the population is female. But the correct answer is 35)<\/p>\n
– How many Triple Crown winners were there in the 20th century? (Correct answer was 11, but my guess of 9 was the closest)<\/p>\n
– What director is Drew Barrymore’s godfather? (Steven Spielberg)<\/p>\n
I didn’t use my free bar tab tonight, because I want to take it around and show it to people and brag before I spend it. Maybe next week I’ll win another bar tab. Maybe I’ll never have to pay to drink at the Saucer again. Maybe I’ll be able to convince both of the Romanian waitresses to go to Utah with me so I can legally marry both of them.<\/p>\n
Maybe I’ll be hung over at work tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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