Announcing…the first trivia Ladies' Night!

Since the early days, one thing has bothered me about nearly every live trivia audience I've ever entertained or been a part of: not enough women. I'm not perturbed by this in a sleazy way, since anyone who's on the make at a trivia event is probably fooling themselves big time (though it has happened), but I'm an equitable guy. In a perfect world, every Big Quiz Thing audience would be a logic-mandated split of 49.8% male, 49.8% female, 0.4% other, but nope, the men always rule. Sure, I get lots of females in my crowds, but rarely approaching parity. And moreover—boys being boys—men too often dominate the dynamic of the quiz team: You have guys monopolizing the answer pad, perpetually being the choice to take the stage for the Three-Way Finale, etc.

It's time my favorite gender got an even shake at the BQT (hell, in the world), and I'm going to attempt to correct the imbalance, if only for one evening. So on the special night of Tuesday, September 6, the Big Quiz Thing will present the first ever quiz Ladies' Night, at the magnificent Highline Ballroom (location of last year's NYC Clash of the Trivia Champions). The six rounds of BQT excitement you know and love (or have long wanted to experience), with a gendered twist: a trivial focus on great women in history and entertainment, a Three-Way Finale that features only women (if you don't send up a woman, you forfeit), the long-awaited return of DJ GB, and—best of all—a cheaper ticket for the ladies than for the fellas (only $9, with men paying $13). And prizes! The usual $300 jackpot, plus great sponsor goodies TBD, including the funnest of merchandise from our old friends at the world's greatest women-centric sex store, Babeland.
Details are still taking shape, so watch Facebook for more. But feel free to grab advance tix on Highline's website. And remember, we love all of God's creatures…