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 4th
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.
