The U.S. History Quiz Bowl - Town Meeting Room - Saturday's at 9:00pm

If you'd like to test YOUR knowledge of American history why not join us. Who knows? Maybe YOU will end up in our Hall of Fame.

 
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As the Quiz Master of the History Quiz Bowl, my goal is to make sure all the questions are fair, and the answers are factual. One of these days I'm going to achieve that goal. . o O (I think I can, I think I can, I think I can)
 

RENA

Rena was not only our first Quiz Bowl winner, but was our first 4-time champion, which sorta made her the A.J. Foyt of the Town Meeting Room for the longest time. Of course, she gets a little help from her boys, Butch88 and Dan32, but HEY!, we won't hold THAT against her.

DREAMER

Dreamer has always been a formidable competitor, having racked up an impressive 14 victories in the U.S. History Quiz Bowl.  Dreamer is always one of the ones to beat any time she gets online.  As befitting her achievement we were able to get a recent graduation photo which seemed appropriate to the theme of the U.S. History Quiz Bowl.  P.S.  It really IS recent, as of 05/10/03.  But we're NOT going to tell you her age. 

MATT

One night Matt said, "Come on, Rena! Let ME play once." And so she did, and so HE did, and so Matt became one of our Quiz Bowl Champs. Interestingly, Matt's second victory came by way of a tie with another previous winner, Thunder Kiss (see below) Matt has, since, become a 12-time winner. By the way, you might want to make copies of this photo because it's one of the few times you'll see Matt NOT wearing a baseball cap.

PENGUINMAN000

Penguinman000, Penguin, Pengy, Pengy-poo, or WHATEVER you want to call him is another one of our Champs. He'd probably win more than he does if he could remember what time the Quiz Bowl starts. (see Ray roll his eyes)

BLIZZARD

Blizzard is always a contender. And WOE to the Quiz Master who tries to "cop out" on doing the show. Blizzard is the FIRST to lead the crowd in a hand-clapping, foot-stomping rebellion. Blizzee got her 2nd and 7th victories during the annual  "Halloween" editions of the Quiz Bowl, which proves she knows her "spooks" as well has her politics. Blizzard has shown her mettle by winning the crown 31 times.

DAX

Well, what can we say? Although Dax is usually very busy being a High Muckety-Muck at Fool Moon, he takes time out to enjoy water sports, and he ALWAYS makes it a point to drop in on the Town Meeting Quiz bowls when he can. Dax is the all-time Quiz Bowl champion with 55 victories. His reputation is such that, even if you don't win the contest outright, if you can outscore Dax on a night he doesn't win you feel like you've accomplished a major victory. (By the way; that's not really Dax...heh, heh, heh. Click here to see the REAL Dax.)

THUNDER KISS

As one of our "teen" players to chalk up victories in the Quiz Bowl, Thunder Kiss proved that not ALL American school students sleep through their history classes. Thunder is a force to be reckoned with because, like your Quiz Bowl Host, his head is a veritable font, overflowing with useless knowledge. TK has won four times: his second victory being a tie with Town Meeting regular, Matt, his 3rd victory was a tie with another Quiz Bowl regular, Moretuna, and his 4th being a 4-way tie with a mob.

JUBE

Jube is another strong contender, but for the longest time it was a case of "always the bridesmaid, never the bride." THEN, on the night she was grousing about never winning, whuh HO...she pulls out a victory. (Oh...uh, Jube. You can send me the 20 dollars as a check OR money order, whichever is more convenient) ;)

MOOF

Moof recorded a victory in the Quiz Bowl after weeks of showing up during the last 5 minutes of the contest and asking, "Am I on time, am I on time?" Moof actually showed up for the start of a Quiz Bowl and walked away with a hard-fought win. Since becoming a regular at the Quiz Bowl, Moof has walked away with 4 more victories to become a 5-time winner of the Quiz Bowl. Hey...that showing up on time really pays off, huh?

JENNYK

JennyK came by the room for the first time, asked about the Quiz Bowl and decided to stay and compete. She's glad she did. In her first outing, Jenny racked up a win in a tough fight for the title of Quiz Kid.

PENNYLANE

Pennylane pulled off her first victory against some rough competition. And "yes" in answer to your question we DID sit around singing Beatles hits while waiting for the contest to begin. She pulled off a 2nd victory in the Quiz Bowl - Christmas edition, and her 3rd victory on Ground Hog Day. Penny has a thing for holidays, you think?

Talk about confidence! Crazyhepcat came to her first "U.S. History Quiz Bowl" after having announced to everyone in the lobby that she was going to win. And DARNED if she didn't! Here's another youngster who showed you don't have to have been around forever to know something about history.

BETH-ANNE

Beth-Anne earned her first victory against a host of challengers in a tight contest that saw her win by just one point. She had been the "bride's maid" a couple of weeks before, but pulled out all the stops to wear the crown of Quiz Kid.

MORETUNA

After participating week after week, Moretuna came into her own with in hard fought battle during our "Winter Olympics" edition of the Quiz Bowl. She put out a Gold Medal Performance and, representing Canada, shared the top of the podium with another Quiz Bowl Rival. (see below) Since then Moretuna has gone on to chalk up a total of 11 Quiz Bowl championships.

TUTTI

It was during the special "Winter Olympics" Quiz Bowl that Tutti came to the front of the pack and brought GOLD home to Australia. She shared the top of the podium with the Canadians (see above) but it did nothing to tarnish the thrill of victory and the agony of her feet. :)  Tutti's second victory came in a contest based upon the American "Old West."  What a well-rounded girl, that Tutti, huh?

1968j dropped in for the first time to our chat room while we were holding a special Presidential Firsts quiz. It was a tough one and he hung on in a 3- & 4-way tie for 1st place throughout the contest, pulling ahead for the win on the next-to-last question.

MYSTIC

After months of struggle, months of pain, months of gnashing her teeth and finishing 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Mystic scored an impressive victory in the Quiz Bowl on the first Saturday in April. The thought of Spring time must have inspired her. Mystic has won the crown 2 times.  Oh, and uh, in case you were wondering...Mystic
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is the one on the top. We don't know the name of the one below, and quite frankly, we're scared to ask. :(

PEACHES86442

We had another case of a first time player who just happened to be in the Town Meeting Room when we announced it was time for the Quiz Bowl. Peaches said, "Oh goody! I LIKE quizzes." (or something like that) and went on to win.

JOKUL

Here is another case of one who worked and strived at the Quiz Bowl, finishing in the money but never getting the brass ring until one night when the moon was full and the wind was blowing out of the East (or some such nonsense.)  Jokul has earned a total of 37 Quiz Kid titles and on any given Saturday night, he is a force with which to be reckoned.  We are happy to have his name among our pantheon of winners.

TIGS

As you can tell by the picture, Tigs is another one of our "junior" Quiz Bowl participants who, apparently, has done MORE in History Class than just toss spitballs. He got his first Quiz Bowl victory in a hard-fought tie with long-time "Townie" Blizzard. His second victory came in a tie with newcomer, Lady Wic (see below)

PHATTYMAMAJAMMA

Phatty's participation in the Quiz Bowl was a turn-around of the "Little Engine that Could" story. The whole contest she kept repeating, "I know I can't, I know I can't I know I can't..." But she could...and did come up a co-winner with Ambereyes (see below) to record her first Quiz Bowl title. . o O (The young-uns are taking over. What's going on here?)

SUPERWOMAN1487

LQQK! Up in the sky it's a....(oh never mind; that's been done before) BUT, with a whoosh, Superwoman1487 came soaring through the Town Meeting Room and chalked up her win. Here was another example of a 1st-timer blasting past the "regulars" to score the victory. :)

Astro took part in the "U.S. History Quiz Bowl--Independence Day Edition" on 7/6/02 and was part of a 4-way tie with Ambereyes (above) and Bones197 (below). Talk about a mob finish! ;)

BONES197

Ol' Bones has been by several times in the past, but during our "Independence Day" quiz bowl he came away with his first win in a massive photo finish with 3 other folks. Search around (It ain't hard) and you find the other 3 names. ;)

LADY WIC

Here's another case of a 1st-time participant to the Quiz Bowl who just happens to walk away with the brass ring. Lady Wic was on top of the situation in a "Popular Culture" Quiz which means she knew a bunch about old music, old movies, and old TV shows. (Probably watches Nick-at-Nite while chatting, you think?) ;)

KIMMIEKAY

Although she had only dropped in a couple of times before, KimmieKay decided to put her heart and mind to the Quiz Bowl just one time, and came up a winner in a tie with a couple of "old hands," Moretuna and Ambereyes. (Not that their hands are THAT old, mind you, but just, oh never mind)  Since then Kimmie has added a solo victory to become a 2-time Quiz Kid.

PAMC

Pamc dropped by the Town Meeting's "Quiz Bowl" for the first time one Saturday night, got the first question right, and never trailed while on the way to a solid 1st victory against tight competition.

LOKISCHI

We knew Lokischi was fun to have around the room for his quick wit and entertaining bon mots.  But he wanted more. ("I'm not just a sex symbol; I want to be loved for my mind, too") So he went out and grabbed a Quiz Bowl championship in a hard-fought contest to prove his point.  Loki now has 55 victories to his credit.    Way to go, you big Italian stallion, you! 

BEAM ME UP

Once again, the U.S. History Quiz Bowl celebrated a 1st-time participant taking home the grand prize and BeamMeUp topped a field of 17 players.  BeamMeUp was a relative newcomer to the Town Meeting Room when he chalked up his win.  He turned around and, then next week, chalked up his second victory as a "co-winner" of the crown.  The "Beamer" has won a total of 3 times.

KITTY48

Kitty48 has participated in a few Quiz Bowls, but here breakthrough came during the big Halloween Quiz Bowl when she stood atop the winner's podium along with ReallyNiceGuy (below) and Blizzard in a record-breaking night.

RNG

RNG (the artist former known as ReallyNiceGuy) stayed up late to join in the Halloween Quiz Bowl and scored a victory as one of 3 co-winners on a night when a record 30 contestants scored at least one point.  His co-winners were Kitty48 (above) and Blizzard.  It was truly a night to remember.

PETERJ

Although Peterj (seen here with a favorite Christmas Elf) was around a long time, he had only dabbled now and then in the Quiz Bowl, until the night he got serious.  THEN he took off and never trailed in the competition as he went on to chalk up his first Quiz Bowl victory.  After that first victory, Peterj went on to score back-to-back wins in August of 2003 and ended up with a total of 5 wins.  Peter passed away in January 2006 and will be sorrowfully missed by the Quiz Bowlers. 

SKULLEN

Skullen had joined us several times in the past and had come close to victory, but he finally broke the ribbon the first Quiz Bowl in December to score a victory over a number of long-time Quiz Bowl "regulars."  He has gone on to become a 17-time champion.

RAMBLINGJJF

Although he had participated in a few previous U.S. History Quiz Bowls, JJF18 hadn't been in the money until the night the contest came down to a final 2-point question that he got right to surge ahead and win his 1st championship by one point.  His second championship was also decided by his ability to jump on the 2-point toss up question.  JJF18 had a total of 44 victories including an incredible 6 consecutive wins between 03/29 - 05/03/03. 

CHRONICMONKEY

ChronicMonkey was another one of those folks who came to play in the Quiz Bowl week after week, but couldn't seem to get the brass ring until the night I toughened up the questions and he scored a BIG victory.  That's ChronicMonkey to the right,  with his sidekick, Joe (who probably helped him with the answers)  Uh...Joe is the little one)     ChronicMonkey is a two-time holder of the Quiz Bowl crown.

BOOGER

Here's a another case of a contestant who showed up now and then to participate in the Quiz Bowl with average results until the night he "caught fire" and walked away with his first victory on a night when the questions were tough and others were struggling.

Mr A

Mr A (a.k.a. Atimnie and a few other variations) was the Quiz Bowl contestant who 1st championship win also gave him the honor of breaking JJF18's (see above) streak of 6 consecutive victories.  Atimnie is a 4-time winner of the Quiz Bowl crown.  

MAKAVELI

Makaveli is another one of our more youthful competitors who has always given it his best every time he comes to the Quiz Bowl.  His first victory came with a margin of just 1/2 point.  Talk about a squeaker, huh? Since then he has gone on to become a 6-time champion.

STORMYLISA

StormyLisa has been a regular participant in the Quiz Bowls and persistance finally paid off when she came up with her first victory in a contest with tough questions and even tougher scoring.

BEAR505

Bear505 was a regular at the Quiz Bowl every Saturday night, but seemed destined to be the bridesmaid, never the bride.  That is, until the night he outlasted a tough field of contenders to chalk up his first victory in a Quiz about TV advertising from the past.  (Boy spends WAY too much time in front of the tube)

IRVING

Irving is one of those folks you don't often see in the Town Meeting Room, but he's often there in spirit.  That's because he's the other half (so to speak) of Ambereyes, his wife, who IS often seen in the TM Room winning Quiz Bowls.  So I told you THAT story to tell you THIS one.  One night, Ambereyes let Irving out of his box and darned if he didn't win the Quiz Bowl for himself.  Go figure!

ROSERUTH

If ever there was a story of "Always the Bridesmaid; Never the Bride" it was the story of RoseRuth.  But gosh darn, after months and months of trying and coming in 2nd a bunch, RoseRuth finally stood atop the winner's podium clutching her Gold Medal and the title of Quiz Kid as tears filled the auditorium to the strains of the Connecticut State Anthem.  Or something.  It was a night to remember.  RoseRuth is now a 29-time winner.

PHALCON

We rarely concentrate on a single contest, but Phalcon's performance in his first winning effort came during an Olympic History Quiz Bowl where he scored 19 points including 6 bonus points.  The next closest competitor that night scored a total of 5 points. Phalcon is a 6-time winner of the Quiz Bowl title.

LAWMAGE

Once again it was the old, old story.  "Always the bridesmaid, never the bride."  Lawmage had come in 2nd again and gain.  And then that special night arrived and Lawmage stood upon the Gold Medalist's podium having gotten his act together and pulling off a long-awaited victory.  (Is THAT dramatic or what?)     He's now a 3-time winner.

MYRDDIN

Myrddin had the honor of getting his first victory with the New Year's 2005 edition of the U.S. History Quiz Bowl.  His was a battle that came down to a one-point win at the end.

BUD

Bud secured his first Quiz Bowl crown in a tough contest that saw the winner scoring only 10 points.  To give you perspective, the 2nd place finishers had 7 points and 5 points was good enough for 3rd. 

JACKDIDDLEY

Jack "Everybody's-Favorite-Brit" Diddley was often the bride's maid; never the bride.  But then came that magical evening when JackDiddley got his first Quiz Bowl win and got to throw the bouquet, or sip champagne from a slipper, or whatever it is that 1st-time winners do.  His 2nd win saw him run naked down the hallways, screaming.  It was awful.

Deifan

Deifan was still relatively new to the Quiz Bowl when he won his first victory in a tie with RoseRuth.  But this first victory was well-deserved since Deifan had fought tenaciously every week before scoring that first win. His 2nd victory came the very next week in, coincidentally ANOTHER tie with RoseRuth.  We decided they could no longer sit next to each other.  To date Deifan is a 13-time Quiz Bowl champ.

KELLYLYNNCAKES

After only a short time, KellyLynnCakes quickly established herself as a welcome contestant at the U.S. History Quiz Bowl.  Her dedicated to purpose paid off in a rare 3-way tie for her first Quiz Bowl Victory.  Kelly is a 13-time winner of the Gold Medal.

NEPHETS

Nephets is one of our faithful Aussies who keeps the barbie supplied with shrimp or some such nonsense, but he also helps keep the Quiz Bowl fun.  After months and months of coming up short, Nephets struck gold becoming the 3rd Aussie to win the U.S. History Quiz Bowl.  His win was part of a record breaking 4-winner night.

SISTERSARA

SisterSara was another long-time player who was always the bridesmaid, never the bride.  She had so many 2nd place finishes we thought of engraving her name on the Silver Medalist podium out of pity.  But then came the night when she became part of the aforementioned record setting 4-winners night to chalk up her first official victory.  Sistersara is now a 3-time winner.  Slow but sure wins the race, huh?

TATSUONE

Tatsuone was a relative newcomer to Fool Moon (1½ months) who had only stumbled into the Town Meeting Room a handful of times when he chalked up his first Quiz Bowl victory.  This did nothing to endear him to those who have tried for years and haven't won yet, but what the heck.  A win, is a win, is a win.

AROHA

Aroha was rather new to the Town Meeting Room when she scored her FIRST Quiz Bowl victory in a record-breaking night that saw 5 co-winners with 3 first-time winners in that number. Truly a memorable evening. 

PURPLEDRAGON

Purple Dragon was the 2nd of the 3 first-time winners on the record-breaking 5-winner night that took place on October 16, 2005.  Purple Dragon was not only a rather new room regular, but she's also the sister of Aroha, mentioned above.  You think they were cheating.  Hmmm?

DANCINGPENDRAGON

DancingPenDragon was the 3rd person to rack up a 1st-time win, all the more remarkable since this was the dragon's FIRST time to participate in the Quiz Bowl.  The moral of the story must have been that the question were too easy, OR your humble Quiz Master must have taken one hell of a bribe.  You think?

MENDY

Mendy is another faithful competitor at the Quiz Bowl who spent months competing in the contest before gaining her first victory in a hard-won fight.  Surprisingly, her victory came is a contest completely devoid of question about Louis Chevrolet.  (Inside joke, folks!  You had to have been there)  Mendy is now a 2-time winner.

Jules

Jules was a newcomer to the Town Meeting Room when she became part of a record-breaking event.  On 04/22/06 she was one of 7 Gold Medalists standing upon the Quiz Bowl winners podium.   She chalked up her 2nd victory two weeks later to stand on the Gold Medalist's podium by herself.  Jules now holds title to 5 victories.

DairyAir has been around Fool Moon a while, but he only got serious about the Quiz Bowl after the 1st of the year.  His dedication finally paid off with a victory.  Currently he's a 2-time winner.

BLACKPRINCE

BlackPrince is another of our non-American Quiz Bowl regulars who joins us from Israel in the wee hours (his, not ours)  He's also another who can say he beat the yankees at their own history when he scored his first Quiz Bowl gold medal.

AINT

After striving for weeks to get into the hierarchy of Quiz Bowlers, Aint proved his mettle with a decisive win over the veterans to stand on the Gold Medal Podium for the first time.  (Ain't nuthin' odd about Aint)

NASCARLIZARD

NascarLizard scored her first Quiz Bowl victory on a night that saw two first-time gold medalists.  That first win was a tough one where 2nd place saw a 6-way tie.

SuperBee comes from a family of Quiz Bowlers (slash) car lovers, as the name would indicate.  Along with NascarLizard, above, he was the other first-timer on the gold medalists podium in a tightly contested Quiz Bowl.  Oh, the family part?  He's Jokul's and Deifan's brother-in-law, although he probably would have paid plenty to keep that part under wraps. 

CY CLICK

CyClick was becoming known as one of the weekly faithful when he scored his first victory in a contest that featured some of the toughest questions of the year.  CyClick is a two-time winner of the big prize.

WINDDANCER

WindDancer has become a regular in the Town Meeting Room during the week, but she's especially active every Saturday night for the U.S. History Quiz Bowl.  Her first victory was a hard won effort.  Her second victory came in a hard-fought tie with Dax.

STONE

After spending a couple of years popping in and out of the Quiz Bowl without ever hazarding a guess about anything, Stone suddenly came out of his coma and after only a handful of serious contest, emerged victorious after having placed 2nd the week before. 

LIZBETH

Always the bridesmaid, never the bride.  Lizbeth had participated in the Quiz Bowl for weeks and had chalked up more second place finishes than a person ought to have to endure.  That is, until that night when she battled her foes to the bitter end and stood atop the winner's podium with the Gold Medal firmly clutched in her hand.  There wasn't a dry eye in the house.  OK, so I made some of that up, but it made for an exciting story, didn't it?  Oh yeah.  Lizbeth has a total of 4 victories.

SNACKER

Snacker has proved to be one of our better imports, a young man from Switzerland, now living in the U.S.  He's been a regular at the U.S. History Quiz Bowl and finally achieved the Gold Medal in a hard fought battle that saw a bonus-point question decide the match. 4 other contestants were breathing down his neck.  We're a kinky bunch.  Snacker is now a 3-time winner.

Cy_Click

Cy_Click participated in our Quiz Bowls for over a year and a half before chalking up his first gold medal performance.  Perhaps he suffered a handicap being perpetually positioned between Blizzard and Dax, at least on my alphabetically arranged score pad.  (They did get a Bronze and Silver that night).  Still, victory is sweet and the Clickster found himself in on the top podium again a few weeks later.  To date he's a 3-time winner.

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