A little action for ya…

Here it is, the BQT's new sample-question video. Have fun…

What rocks and takes its clothes off in Washington, D.C.?

Tricky question, I know.

The answer is "You Bet Your Ass! The Rock 'n' Roll Variety Quiz Show." Hosted by me, Quizmaster Noah, and featuring a coterie of fine NYC burlesque or otherwise risqué performance ladies, at the lovely Palace of Wonders., in Pierre Charles L'Enfant's grand masterpiece. Music, dancing, pasties, sword swallowing, fire eating. And, naturally, trivia: I'll be throwing off some questions of a rockin' & rollin' nature, introing the acts, pissing my girlfriend off. And best of all, debuting the quiz in Washington, D.C.. You see, I'm really going to bring change to Washington.

If this works out, we'll be doing the show wherever will have us, almost certainly a venue in NYC. But for now, tell your lobbyist friends…

You Bet Your Ass! The Rock 'n' Roll Variety Quiz Show
("Where Q Gets You A")
Saturday, October 18
Palace of Wonders
1210 H Street NE, Washington, D.C.
10pm, $10

Farewell for now, kids

Yes, the quiz is taking a little forced hiatus, at least from Crash Mansion. Last night was the last show for FOUR weeks (we're back October 13). Crazy schedules, Jewish holidays and all that. But the BQT is not laying fallow; despite a national economic outlook that would make Larry King cry, we're doing okay with the private business. And there's always room for more, especially for you.

Anyway, last night was a(nother) great quiz. Technical snafus, images of candy, tasteless jokes about Trig Palin, '80s rap movies: We had it all. The Fantastic Fournicators were unseated. Strippers for Stephen Hawking regained their former prominence. But it was Sugah Titz that took the victory, one of few in their long history of BQT competition; big ups to Chrissy, Club Getaway trivia champion, for the come-from-behind tie-breaking round victory (on "What kind of hat, similar to a fedora, is named for its resemblance to a British meat dish?" and "Due to her distinctive hairdo, what Hollywood star of the 1940s was sometimes known as 'the Peek-a-Boo Girl'?"). And thanks, Chrissy, for satisfying the pervs in the crowd and shaking your breasts. We like being adults, we do.

Also, apologies for the vagueness of this question: "What’s the appropriate nickname for an alcoholic version of the Shirley Temple cocktail—usually a regular Shirley Temple with vodka added?" Yes, it could also be a "Dirty Shirley" (although in my defense, you knew that was wrong—EDP shouted it out); should have been phrased better. Besides, "Dirty Shirley" is lame—I wouldn't have asked the question if that were the answer. I mean, come on.

Finally, I'm glad you enjoyed that "celebrities known by their initials" four-parter. As mentioned, a full coterie of those questions will be in next week's issue of Time Out New York, in my very last trivia column for the magazine (the Games page is going online only). To mourn, read some of my past TONY quizzes. And hire me to write trivia for you.

Now, the standings…

1. Sugah Titz w/Mel Gibson (a mostly female squad this time, pulling off the narrowest of victories)
2. Strippers for Stephen Hawking (easily fending off the challenge of the insurgent team "Strippers for Sophie B. Hawkins")
3. Lipstick on a Trig Is Still a Retard (you're not helping)
4. Fantastic Fournicators
5. Jefferson Davis Starship

See you sooner than you think…

I really wanna be your superhero

Last night, HBO aired the season-five premiere of Entourage, and because I don't have enough to do every day, I've volunteered to do a weekly blog conversation with my coworker, Time Out New York TV critic Andrew Johnston. Our first dialogue session is here, and since it's getting buried by posts about Fashion Week, I thought I'd wield the BQT blog for a little synergy action.

I'm a very big Entourage fan, and if you know me, that may be surprising (well, I know me and I'm surprised). On the face of it, it's a rather hypermasculine show, a stereotypically male fantasy; the testosteronized Sex and the City, as I often say. I mean, just look at the photo.

But there's much more to it than that. In fact, when you look at… Oh, forget it. I need to save the analysis for future TONY blog posts. For now, a trivia question:

Q: Regarding its characters, what is a key similarity between Entourage and the show My So-Called Life?

(Answer correctly and receive a sincere "Job well done.")

Update: Our second Entourage discussion is here. Click, baby, click!