Big crowds, big noses, other big appendages

That's that Ripley's Believe It or Not museum wax model I was telling you about at last night's show, apropos to the question "An 18th-century British circus freak named Thomas Wedders was famous for having a seven-and-a-half-inch what?" No idea why Maggie Gyllenhaal is in the photo, though.

Ah, last night: The hottest looks and the biggest stars were in attendance at Crash Mansion for the triumphant return of the Big Quiz Thing! We played "The Flag Day Fashion Show"—saucy!

Seriously, last night was the best BQT in a while, but that's partly because it was the only one in a while. We're back on every other Monday for the summer, so have no fear.

What did we learn?

-- EDP and I have a disagreement over whether there needs to be more camaraderie among the audience. I say yes—I'm a community builder—EDP says no, let them battle it out. The crowd seems to take his side. But here's the rub: I love questions like "What word describes both of the following: An expensive type of marbled Japanese beef, and a legally challenged L.A. Lakers star?" Because while it might be easy (a "lay-up," as B-Cutie Nicki coyly put it), it's fun. Besides, you gotta throw a bone to the non–trivia geniuses.

-- Huey Lewis, apparently, is well endowed (this we learned during the question "What 1984 Huey Lewis and the News hit song mentions in its lyrics New York, L.A., D.C., San Antonio, Boston, Baton Rouge, Tulsa, Austin, Oklahoma City, Seattle and San Francisco?"). True? Debate, discuss. Or better yet, completely don't care.

-- It's pronounced "ka-PREE pants," not "CAP-ree." Like the bags of juice.

-- Someone out there was cheating, apparently. Whether it was reading off of Touched by an Uncle's answer sheet or bringing a book of flags, someone scraped the bottom of the lameness barrel. Brav-o!

The top five:

1. Cash Cab for Cute: A return to greatness. But for how long? How long!!!
2. Birds of Ill Omen 2.0: Not bad for their first quiz in a while.
3. Fantastic Fournicators: Always within spitting distance, if not the ones being spat upon.
4. Fat Kids Resort to Incest: I cannot believe I just typed those words in that order.
5. Strippers for Meredith Viera: Why the name change? Some mysterious were not meant to be answered.

Gerard Depardouche, of course, did not make it five in a row. They came in tenth place!

We're back on the 22nd. In the meantime, I'm going to try to get back on the frequent-blogging tip; I've been too busy tweeting trivia, which, let's face it, is a shitload easier and rather more au courant.