Let's Get Quizzical

My company hosted an after-hours pub quiz contest in the atrium of our building today.  I originally had no desire to participate.  One, because I’m actually an introvert that everyone mistakes for an extrovert.  Two, because I generally don’t want to associate with the people at work more than I have to.  However, I was pressured into participating by my boss, so I went and tried to make the best of it.  The real reason for the contest was so that two members of the executive leadership team could fluff their feathers and compete for bragging rights on who knew the most useless trivia.  So, I assumed that the questions would be geared toward their interest level and general age group.  I was expecting it to be like those spelling bees where you get up and your word is “antidisestablishmentarianism” and your opponent’s word is “cat.”

But they did the right thing and hired a pub quiz coordinator, so that it was impartial and official.  The game was very well done…fun and well-organized.  There were six rounds of questions, each round with a theme; like music, movies, or all things from 1996.  I had a lot of fun and enjoyed getting to know the people on my team a little better.  Unfortunately, after being in second place for the entire match, Team Let’s Get Quizzical finished the game 4^th out of 7, after a horrendous depletion in the final round.  The only redeeming part of it was that neither of the two members from the executive leadership team won either.