Another reminder to all of you that Trivia Night will be held again this Wednesday, due to the New Year's holiday this Tuesday. Next week, we will return to our usual day of Tuesday, on January 8. So this week the special category will be New Year's Trivia, questions connected to either December 31 and January 1. And we will have the four regular categories as well, and we'll get going at about 9 PM on January 2.

The Sneak Peek question for Wednesday is:

What is the name of the process that makes it possible to view moving images on the Internet?

Have a Happy New Year, everyone!

On Tuesday night, we will be having as our special category, "June 3rd Trivia." It will be seven questions connected in some way to June 3rd. We will also have the usual four other categories up as well, and we'll get going at the regular 9 PM start time.

We will also have a special new twist to "The Q Train" this week. (You'll find out when we get going on Tuesday night.)

This week's Sneak Peek question is:
The Swingline company is most famous for making what product?

We've been getting some excellent crowds on Trivia Night, so I hope many of you can come out on Tuesday.

Trivia Night returns to Tuesday this week, and the special category will be "January 8th Trivia" or questions about people, places and things connected to January 8. It will also be multiple choice, the first time in a long time we've used that.

We will also have the other four categories, and I promise you, no questions about Roger Clemens! The Sneak Peek question for Tuesday night:

Named after a region in France, the Anjou is a variety of what fruit?

Hope to see many of you on Tuesday night.

This Tuesday night at Professor Thom's Trivia Night, our special category will be "Super Bowl Trivia" in honor of that football game being played this coming Sunday. (Super Bowl XLII, that is.) For those of you who don't know much about football, the questions will at least be multiple choice. (Or as a teacher I had at Brooklyn Tech used to say, "multiple guess.")

We will also have the regular four categories to go along with our round of football trivia. (For those of you looking for the Super Bowl trivia Q&A, they will be up in a future post here on Wednesday morning.)

The Sneak Peek question for this week is:
In Roman mythology, Cupid was the son of what goddess?

On Tuesday night, we return to our usual night for Trivia at Professor Thom's, after having to move it to Wednesday night last week. Hopefully, we don't have to do that again, but with the Celtics still in the NBA playoffs, we shall see.

However, tomorrow night we will be starting Trivia Night an hour earlier, as the Red Sox are playing a 10 PM game in Seattle. So we will get going shortly after 8 PM, as we want to finish up as the game gets going. The special category for Trivia Night will be "1960s Trivia," as I will be giving out seven events that occurred in that turbulent decade, and you have to tell what year it happened in. (And of course, none of the years will be repeated.)

The Sneak Peek question for tomorrow night is:
What country refers to its organized crime as the "yakuza?"

Hope you've all had an enjoyable Memorial Day Weekend, and I look forward to seeing many of you on Tuesday night.

This week Trivia Night will be on Wednesday night at the special time of 8:30 PM, due to the Celtics playoff game being on tonight. The crowd will just be too big and the game won't end before 11 PM, so the change was in order.

And this week's Special Category will be, in honor of Victoria Day, "Canadian Trivia." (Victoria Day was this past Monday, for those of you who weren't busy celebrating.) It will be seven questions about our neighbors to the north, with a special bonus points question to conclude the category. We will also have the usual four categories. So get your thinking touques on! (That was a McKenzie Brothers reference.)

The Sneak Peek question for tomorrow night is:

What ancient written language did the Rosetta Stone help decipher?

Hope to see many of you for Trivia Night on Wednesday!

Tuesday Night Trivia this week will have as the special category: "1980s Trivia." In it, I will give you a famous event that occurred in the decade of the 1980s, along with the day of the year it happened. You will have to tell me what year in that fabulous decade it went down.

And each answer will be a different year between 1980 and 1989, and none of the answers will be the same. We will also have the other four usual categories along with it.

This week's Sneak Peek question is:

"What color is the inside of a ripe kiwi fruit?"

We've had some great crowds for Trivia the last few weeks, and I hope to see many of you again on Tuesday.

This coming Sunday night will be the 80th Academy Awards from Hollywood. So, to honor the biggest night in the movie industry, we will be having a special round of Academy Awards Trivia, to go along with the regular four categories we normally do.

The first nine questions in Oscar Trivia will be multiple choice, but the last question will be a special five-point version. It will be a tough one, and of course, it won't be multiple choice.

We continue to have some big crowds in for Trivia Night, and last week's bad weather certainly didn't scare many of the regulars away. I appreciate the dedication many of you have shown to our Trivia Nights.

This week's Sneak Peek question is:
A torn rotator cuff is an injury to what part of the body?

I hope to see many of you on Tuesday night. Brush up on your movie trivia!

We had one of the biggest days on New Year's Eve here at this site, as people from around the world came here looking for trivia connected with either New Year's Eve, New Year's Day or the year 2007. The site had 351 hits on Monday, and it was one of the Top 5 days we've ever had here.

Most people followed a link that sent them into the post I put up on Christmas Day about 2007 Trivia that was happening the next day. I put in a new line into it alerting those folks looking for trivia questions to go to my December 27th post that had the questions. I hope they were able to find them, and I thank all of you for being here yesterday.

Here's an important message for all of Professor Thom's Trivia Night regulars.

We will have changes to the nights we will be doing it because of Celtics going to the NBA Finals. Trivia Night will be happening this Tuesday night, June 3rd, at the normal time of 9 PM.

But the week after that, we will be moving our Trivia Night back to Wednesday, June 11th at 8:30 PM, due to the fact that Game 3 of the NBA Finals will be happening the previous Tuesday night.

Now, stay with me, this might sound complicated. The week after that, we will be having a special Monday night edition of Trivia, on June 16th at 8:30 PM, if the NBA Finals does not conclude by Sunday, June 15th (that is Game 5). Game 6 of the NBA Finals is scheduled for Tuesday night, June 17th. (Unfortunately, I can't be at Thom's that Wednesday due to a prior commitment.) If the finals have finished by that Sunday, we will have the normal Tuesday night edition at the normal time.

This week's special category for Tuesday Night Trivia at Professor Thom's will be Grammy Awards Trivia, and we will also have the usual four other categories to go with it. It will be all about past winners of the music business' highest awards.

There will be something a little different with the category however. The first eight questions will be multiple choice questions, but there will also be a True or False question as well as a "multiple answers" question in it as well.

This week's Sneak Peek question is:
What immortal literary character was created by Edgar Rice Burroughs?

We had a huge crowd for Trivia last Tuesday, and that was so great to see. We should get going around 9 PM, and I hope to see many of you then.

The special category on Trivia Night on Tuesday night will be "November 27 Trivia." It will be ten questions about people, places or things connected with that date in history. We will also have the usual four categories and we'll get underway at about 9 PM.

The Sneak Peek question for tomorrow's contest is:
"A compact disc player uses what device in order to 'read' CDs?"

Hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving and can turn out for Tuesday night's festivities.

This week's special category for Trivia Night will be Presidents Trivia, in honor of the 199th birthday of our most beloved president, Abraham Lincoln. And since the Presidents Day holiday follows next Monday, why not do something special to honor those 42 men who've held the highest office in this land?

We will also have the usual four categories to go along with it, and we will get going at the standard time of 9 PM.

The Sneak Peek question for Tuesday night is:
A graphic equalizer is a common feature on what piece of equipment?

I hope to see many of you for Trivia on Tuesday night.

On Tuesday night, we will have as the special category: "21st Century Trivia." It will be 10 events that occurred from 2001-2008, and you have to tell me which year it happened in. (And remember, 2000 is not in the 21st Century, as the new century didn't begin until 2001.) Every year will be represented, and two of the years will come up twice. (They won't be all sports events, despite the "ESPN" logo you see here.) We will also have the usual four other categories, and we'll be starting at the regular time of 9 PM.

This week's Sneak Peek question is:
A limerick is a funny poem that has how many lines of verse?

We've been getting some excellent crowds the past number of weeks, which has been so gratifying to see. Hope you can make it to Thom's on Tuesday.

On Tuesday night, we will be having the return of Music Trivia to Professor Thom's Trivia Night. It will be ten questions about music, and it will cover the broad spectrum of music: including pop, rock, R&B, jazz, blues, even rap. We will also have the usual categories represented, and we'll get going at the regular time of 9 PM.

This week's Sneak Peek question is:

Marin County is located outside what major U.S. city?

In honor of Thursday's Thanksgiving Day holiday, we will be celebrating the day a few days early with a round of "Thanksgiving Day Trivia," with questions that have to do with the famous day we sit down at a large meal, give thanks and eat lots of turkey.

We will have the other usual categories, and we'll get going at about 9 PM.

Here is the Sneak Peek question for this week:
Which 20th century president was the first to start the tradition of "pardoning" a turkey before Thanksgiving?

I hope many of you can begin your Thanksgiving holiday by joining us for Trivia on Tuesday night.

Trivia Night at Professor Thom's on Tuesday night will feature a special round of New Jersey Trivia. So possibly those of you who hail from across the Hudson who regularly attend Trivia Night might have a little advantage. They are questions connected in some way to the Garden State.

We will also have the regular four other Trivia rounds, and we'll begin at about 9 PM. We've had 23 teams each of the last two weeks, which is the most we've ever had, so let's see if we can go for the hat trick.

The Sneak Peek question is:
What athlete created a maneuver called the "rope-a-dope?"

This Tuesday night at Professor Thom's, we will be having a special round of "1990s Trivia," and it will be ten events that occurred in the previous decade. And in the round, you will have to tell me which year the event happened in. And like the 1980s Trivia category we did last month, none of the answers will be the same. (In other words, every answer will be a different year in the 1990s.)

We will have the other four categories as well, and we'll get going at the normal time of 9 PM.

This week's Sneak Peek question is:
When iron rusts, it has a chemical reaction with what gas?

We've been having some great turnouts on Tuesday nights, and I hope the possible rain we maybe getting tomorrow night won't keep you away!

The special category for Trivia Night on Tuesday night will be Vice Presidents Trivia. I will give you the name of a US Vice President, and you will tell me the President he served under. Don't fear the category, as it will also be multiple choice.

We will also have the regular four categories as well, and we'll get going at the usual time of 9 PM. This week's Sneak Peek question is:

"In 1983, what Caribbean nation was invaded by U.S. troops?"

I hope many of you can come out for Trivia Night on Tuesday.

Tuesday Night Trivia will have as the special category: "Celebrity Real Names." What I will do is give you the real name of a current celebrity, along with how they made their name (such as "actor," "director," or "author" something like that), and you tell me what their stage name is. We will also have the usual categories as well.

(By the way, that is a picture of Scarlett Johansson I have put up here. She is not in tomorrow night's Trivia. I just liked that picture so I put it up.)

The Sneak Peek question for Tuesday Night Trivia is:

This Tuesday night, in honor of St. Patrick's Day (which is next Monday), we will be having a round of "Irish Trivia," questions about the people, places and things of the Emerald Isle. The questions will be multiple choice, and the final question of the round will be a true or false one.

We will have the regular other four rounds, and we will get going at the usual time of 9 PM.

The Sneak Peek question for this week is:
A lawsuit in which one plaintiff represents a large group with a common complaint is called what?

Hope to see many of you on Tuesday night.

This week we're going to have some (morbid) fun with our special category. I'd been thinking of this for a few weeks, but on Tuesday night we will be playing a round of "Dead or Alive Trivia." I will give you the name and a short description of a famous person, and you will tell me whether this person is currently with us, or has gone to their Great Reward.

(There won't be any "obvious" recently deceased notables, like William F. Buckley or Heath Ledger. And I won't say if the gentleman whose picture is featured here will be a part of our contest, but you never know. And NO prompting from the studio audience, please.)

We will also have our regular four categories, and we will get going at the regularly scheduled time of 9 PM.

This week's Sneak Peek question is:
In the U.S., what everyday object frequently bears the name "Otis?"

Hope to see many of you on Tuesday night.

Yes, it's that day again.
Yours Truly is having a birthday today, and just like last year, here is my "online" birthday cake. (I used it last year, and I liked it so much, I thought I'd bring it back.)
I'm not doing anything too special today, but I will be a having a few friends for dinner tonight. (Why do I think of Anthony Hopkins when I write that?)
By the way, today is also "National Trivia Day." I am proud to share my birthday every year with that observance. I have nothing planned as far as trivia today, just to say that the next Trivia Night at Thom's is this coming Tuesday night.

We had 10 teams in for Trivia on this special Wednesday night edition. At first we were worried we might not have a contest, as few teams were in the bar about an hour before we were supposed to start. I really had no idea if enough people would come out because of the Christmas holiday, and I knew many of the regulars would be away for the holiday. But fortunately, the turnout was good and we had a good night of Trivia.

We had 17 teams in for Trivia Night, which surprised me a bit as it was a very cold night in New York last night. But our loyal Trivia players are very dedicated, so it was good to see another nice turnout.

There were two rounds that I figured the scores would be low in, and I was right: New Jersey Trivia and General Knowledge. The General Knowledge questions were rather tough, and it's also pretty clear that many of the players last night weren't up on their NJ knowledge! To be fair, many of them weren't that easy, so it made for an interesting night.

Going into the final round, the top four teams were separated by five points. Most teams in IQ Trivia got three of the five questions, or 14 points. But Let's Do It!, who was tied for third place, ran the table and got all 25 points and won the night's Trivia by six points. I guess they should have won, as they finished third two weeks ago, and second last week. Congratulations on the win.

We had 18 teams for Trivia on Tuesday night, which surprised me as I thought the number of teams would drop due to the oncoming Christmas holiday. But we had an excellent crowd, and a very good contest. The scores were generally pretty high, and the toughest category seemed to be Current Events. Almost everyone did well on General Knowledge, and the December 25th Trivia numbers were very good too.

On a day when we had to move Trivia Night back to Wednesday night for the second time in three weeks, we again had a huge crowd in for the festivities, and we had a record number of teams take part: 25. It was terrific to see so many of the Tuesday night regulars come out on a Wednesday again, and I thank you all for that.

There was a little bit of grumbling over the Canadian Trivia category, but the numbers weren't bad at all. But there was a little bit of controversy over the first question, "Lester Pearson is the only Canadian to win what prestigious award in 1956?" Many teams said just "Nobel Prize," but I didn't accept that, as many Canadians have won Nobel Prizes, but only Pearson has won the Peace Prize. I guess I should have told the players to be a little specific in their answer.

I just knew this was a mistake.

For most of last week, I did not buy any of the New York newspapers, because I knew most of it would be cluttered with absolutely worthless junk about the upcoming Super Bowl. In past years I can recall the stupid, vapid stories writers would resort to to fill newspapers about the Big Game, with that misguided two weeks between the conference title games and the Super Bowl. But I made a decision to get the two major NYC dailies today, as I am writing my "Current Events" questions for Trivia Night tomorrow night and they both usually help me. I got them both, but I should have thought twice about it.

Today, I believe the New York Post may have finally hit The Bottom of the Barrel.