Gaufqwi – Page 7 – Chasing the gerbils of reason across the sward of ennui

Shoeless Trivia: Episode 150 (Current Events)

This would be a good time to do a round on sesquicentennials but current events is a Wednesday tradition and there is one question I really want to ask today.…

jay June 12, 2019

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Shoeless Trivia: Episode 149 (Classical Music)

Another deep dive into a category I'm pretty bad at. What is the English translation of the Russian phrase Moguchaya kuchka (Могучая кучка)? The phrase refers to a formidable quintet…

jay June 11, 2019

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Shoeless Trivia: Episode 148 (World Literature)

And we're back. With school out, I'm going to try to resume posting these semi-regularly, at least when I'm not traveling. These are hard. Sorry. I'm trying to dig deep…

jay June 10, 2019

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Shoeless Trivia: Episode 147 (Hurricane Florence)

Five questions for the calm before the storm. Insiders know that the invention of the popular hurricane cocktail is credited to what New Orleans tavern owner? What is the name…

jay September 14, 2018

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Shoeless Trivia: Episode 146 (Art)

I was tempted to do something Florence-themed (maybe tomorrow), but for today let's return to a popular category that has actually helped me some on Learned League. Swimming pools and…

jay September 13, 2018

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Shoeless Trivia: Episode 145 (Current Events)

It's been a while, so my definition of "current" for this one will be a bit generous. Florence is the first major hurricane of the 2018 season, but it is…

jay September 12, 2018

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Shoeless Trivia: Episode 144 (Gross Trivia)

No more apologies. We're all just going to have to accept that I'm only going to do these when I have time. But I have time today. Thanks, Hurricane Florence.…

jay September 11, 2018

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Shoeless Trivia: Episode 143 (The American Southwest)

So yeah. Long time no trivia. Lots of little reasons that amount to I have had other stuff going on, but with the Learned League season starting up again it…

jay August 20, 2018

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Shoeless Trivia: Episode 142 (Seattle)

For a change, the photos in today's round are my own, from a visit to Seattle in 2015. The photo below was taken at a Seattle museum dedicated to the…

jay August 3, 2018

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Shoeless Trivia: Episode 141 (Robot / Dinosaurs)

Full disclosure: I haven't posted trivia this week because most of my free time has been spent playing Horizon Zero Dawn. Hence, this round. The word robot comes from the…

jay August 2, 2018