Quizmaster: Fanatics Sports Central

Article of the Week - Jules Verne

2012-02-08T00:01:00.000-06:00

Jules Verne
Besides Agatha Christie, he is the most
translated author in the history of literature

Jules Gabriel Verne (February 8, 1828 – March 24, 1905) was a French author who pioneered the science fiction genre.

He is best known for his novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870), A Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873). Verne wrote about space, air, and underwater travel before air travel and practical submarines were invented, and before practical means of space travel had been devised. He is the second most translated author in the world (after Agatha Christie). Some of his books have also been made into live-action and animated films and television shows. Verne is often referred to as the "Father of Science Fiction", a title sometimes shared with Hugo Gernsback and H. G. Wells.

On March 9, 1886, as Verne was coming home, his twenty-five-year-old nephew, Gaston, shot him with a gun. One bullet missed, but the second entered Verne's left leg, giving him a limp that would not be cured. The incident was hushed up by the media, and Gaston spent the rest of his life in an asylum.

Also a restaurant built into the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France is named Le Jules Verne Restaurant.

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Bucks batter the Heat! They're #1!

2012-02-02T13:52:00.004-06:00

The mighty Milwaukee Bucks provided a good backdrop to the Fanatics quiz this Wednesday night as they took LeBron to task!

We had a new team join the fun and score well as Less Shock, More Rock! notched up 41 points. And some old skool familiar faces returned to the quiz fold as Rebeccy's Crew finished 4th...

Damn, that's @thizGirl and @jemitu!

Second place went down to a tie breaker between The Boners and Jenna and the Jenna-tles.....with the latter guessing closest to seal the $20 tab...

Winning on the evening was Kevin's #1 Fan Club.....Go Bucks! who scored a very impressive 47 points...

While we love our quizzers, no one likes an ass-kisser, okay!?!

:p

The (shit) show rolls again with Kevin next week!

Until next time Milwaukee, drink while you think...

Wednesday February 1st, 2012 scores:

47 Kevin's Fans Club
46 Jenna and the Jenna-tles
46 The Boners
45 Rebeccy's Crew
41 Less Shock, More Rock!!
39 Denzel Washington wasn't in Jurassic Park?!?

Article of the Week - The Mongol Empire

2012-02-01T00:01:00.000-06:00

Mongol Empire
At it's height it covered over
one-sixth of Earth's land mass

The Mongol Empire, initially named the Great Mongol State, was a large empire that existed during the 13th and 14th centuries. Beginning in the Central Asian steppes, it eventually stretched from Eastern Europe to the Sea of Japan, covering large parts of Siberia in the north and extending southward into Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and the Middle East. It is commonly referred to as the largest contiguous empire in the history of the world. At its greatest extent it spanned 9,700 km (6,000 mi), covered an area of 24,000,000 km² (9,300,000 sq mi), 16% of the Earth's total land area, and held sway over a population of 100 million.

By contrast the only empire to surpass the Mongol Empire in size was the British Empire, which at its height, it was the largest empire in history and, for over a century, was the foremost global power. By 1922 the British Empire held sway over about 458 million people, one-fifth of the world's population at the time, and covered more than 33,700,000 km² (13,012,000 sq mi), almost a quarter of the Earth's total land area.

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Back from the dead! Quiz Bowl Sunday!

2012-01-26T11:56:00.005-06:00

A final reminder that Quiz Bowl II, Milwaukee's sports and pop culture trivia tournament is this upcoming Sunday January 29th! Register your team now!

Quite a few nyctophobiacs were playing the Fanatics quiz last night, with the regular selection of funny team names as always.

Titty Sprinkles were a team back from the dead, returning and smashing out an impressive 37 points...

Top three spots were separated by just three points, I'm A Shark, I'm A Shark, Suck My Dick, I'm A Shark just missing out.

Second place went to Urethra Franklins Hidden Pickle who scored 43 points...

With Jonny Bravo And His Sexy Busty Wenches...Oh Yeah, Whoop Whoop, Can I Get A Witness? winning on the evening with 44 points...

Kevin will host the geography round next week via Skype.

Until next time Milwaukee, drink while you think...

Wednesday January 25th, 2012 scores:

44 Jonny bravo
43 Urethra Franklin
42 I'm a shark!
37 Newt Gingrich would like Lady Gaga to play his skin flute
37 Titty Sprinkles
36 Achilles real heel is his closeted sexuality

Article of the Week - Annie Edson Taylor

2012-01-25T00:01:00.000-06:00

Annie Edson Taylor
In 1903, the 63-year-old was the first person
to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel and survive!

Annie Edson Taylor (October 24, 1838 – April 29, 1921) was an American adventurer who, on her 63rd birthday, October 24, 1901, became the first person to survive a trip over Niaga ra Falls in a barrel.

In October 1829, Sam Patch, who called himself "the Yankee Leapster", jumped from a high tower into the gorge below the falls and survived; this began a long tradition of daredevils trying to go over the falls. On October 24, 1901, 63-year-old Michigan school teacher Annie Edson Taylor was the first person to go over the falls in a barrel as a publicity stunt; she survived, bleeding, but virtually unharmed. Soon after exiting the barrel, she said, "No one ought ever do that again."Previous to Taylor's own attempt, on October 19 a domestic cat named Iagara was sent over the Horseshoe Falls in her barrel to test its strength. Contrary to rumours at the time, the cat survived the plunge unharmed and later was posed with Taylor in photographs. Since Taylor's historic ride, 14 other people have intentionally gone over the falls in or on a device, despite her advice. Some have survived unharmed, but others have drowned or been severely injured. Survivors of such stunts face charges and stiff fines, as it is illegal, on both sides of the border, to attempt to go over the falls.

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Box Robots, Box!! (Quiz Bowl Sunday Jan 29th!)

2012-01-19T17:28:00.004-06:00

Just a brief reminder that Quiz Bowl II, Milwaukee's sports and pop culture triva tournament is next Sunday January 29th! Register your team now!

Fanatics playas got a little quizzing and some robot boxing for their money on Wednesday night....now that is entertainment value!

Apparently this is an inside joke that Quizmaster HQ doesn't quite get! Fanatics finest understand, or so we're told!

Kevin B. was also back in the fray to quiz on the Third Ward's finest!

Two new teams got their Quiz on as Team Schlinke and The Magician's Alliance finished 6th and 5th respectively.

There were impressively high scores all round with first and second split by just one point.

Chomp My Gobstopper appeared from nowhere and finished with 57 points to take second.

Absolutely smashing top spot with 58 points was Will You SOPA My PIPA? who took home the big prize!

Nice work on the team photo! Quizmaster's thinking of introducing a "photo of the month" contest in the near future?! Watch this space!

Next week Kevin will host the quiz while wearing women's jeans.

Until next time Milwaukee, drink while you think...

Wednesday January 18th, 2011 scores:

58 Will You SOPA My PIPA?
57 Chomp My Gobstopper
52 Rob Greens Hand of Clod
51 Jenny Spies Can't Make Change
47 The Magician's Alliance
46 Team Schlinke
44 Humpcore Hump Day
37 FTS

Article of the Week - George Kelley Barnes

2012-01-18T00:01:00.000-06:00

George Kelley Barnes
Best known by his nickname "Machine Gun Kelly,"
he spent 17 years as an inmate at Alcatraz

George Kelley Barnes (July 18, 1895 – July 18, 1954), better known as "Machine Gun Kelly", was an American gangster during the prohibition era. His nickname came from his favorite weapon, a Thompson submachine gun. His most famous crime was the kidnapping of oil tycoon & businessman Charles Urschel in July 1933 for which he, and his gang, earned $200,000 ransom. The FBI investigation eventually led to Kelly's arrest in Memphis, Tennessee on September 26, 1933. His crimes also included bootlegging and armed robbery.

Machine Gun Kelly spent his remaining 21 years in prison. During his time at Alcatraz he got the nickname "Pop Gun Kelly." This was in reference, according to a former prisoner, to the fact that Kelly was a model prisoner and was nowhere near the tough, brutal gangster his wife made him out to be. He spent 17 years on Alcatraz, working in the prison industries, and was quietly transferred back to Leavenworth in 1951. He died of a heart attack at Leavenworth Federal Prison, Kansas on July 18, 1954, his 59th birthday. He is buried at Cottondale Texas Cemetery with a small headstone marked "George B. Kelley 1954".

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Clock off!

2012-01-15T20:04:00.002-06:00

Turns out all of that all the quizzers at Fanatics thought that The Persistance Of Memory is actually the name of a a Coldplay song....nope!

Quiz night was back at Fanatics this Wednesday, and Quizmaster Kevin B. returned again to host, after another hiatus from quizzing duties over the Christmas break!

But back to the action...

The Correct Answer To Q25c Was Ninja Fu*king were back and providing a top team name as usual!...

They were of course referring to the "Taekwondo" picture question...

First, and therefore second place, went down to a tie break between three teams - Japs Bikes Are The Bomb, The Boners and Chris "Muscle Man" Bailey all went head to head to head....With Japs Bikes coming second in the end...

While veterans Chris "Muscle Man" Bailey guessed closest to win it on the night...

The show rolls on again Wednesday!

Until next time Milwaukee, drink while you think...

Wednesday January 11th, 2011 scores:

45 Chris "Muscle Man" Bailey
45 Japs Bikes Are The Bomb
45 The Boners
41 Rob Green's Hands Of Clod
40 Correct Answer To Q25c Was Ninja Fu*king
35 Our Score Is Going To Blow Like Hiroshima

Article of the Week - Eric Blair

2012-01-11T00:01:00.000-06:00

Eric Blair
The English author was best known
by his pen-name, George Orwell.

Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950), better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English author and journalist. His work is marked by keen intelligence and wit, a profound awareness of social injustice, an intense opposition to totalitarianism, a passion for clarity in language and a belief in democratic socialism.

Considered perhaps the twentieth century's best chronicler of English culture, Orwell wrote fiction, polemical journalism, literary criticism and poetry. He is best known for the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (published in 1949) and the allegorical novella Animal Farm (1945)—they have together sold more copies than any two books by any other twentieth-century author. His 1938 book Homage to Catalonia, an account of his experiences as a volunteer on the Republican side during the Spanish Civil War, together with numerous essays on politics, literature, language and culture, are widely acclaimed.

Orwell's influence on contemporary culture, popular and political, continues decades after his death. Several of his neologisms, along with the term "Orwellian"—now a byword for any totalitarian or manipulative social phenomenon opposed to a free society—have entered the vernacular.

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Article of the Week - Charles Yeager

2012-01-04T00:01:00.000-06:00

Charles Yeager
Was the first pilot to
break the sound barrier

Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager (born February 13, 1923) is a retired major general in the United States Air Force and noted test pilot. He was the first pilot to travel faster than sound (1947). Originally retiring in 1975 as a brigadier general, Yeager was promoted to major general on the Air Force's retired list in 2005 for his military achievements.

His career began in World War II as a private in the United States Army Air Forces. After serving as an aircraft mechanic, in September 1942 he entered enlisted pilot training and upon graduation was promoted to the rank of flight officer (the World War II USAAF equivalent to warrant officer) and became a North American P-51 Mustang fighter pilot. After the war he became a test pilot of many kinds of aircraft and rocket planes. Yeager was the first man to break the sound barrier on October 14, 1947, flying the experimental Bell X-1 at Mach 1 at an altitude of 45,000 ft (13,700 m). Although Scott Crossfield was the first man to fly faster than Mach 2 in 1953, Yeager shortly thereafter set a new record of Mach 2.44. He later commanded fighter squadrons and wings in Germany and in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War, and in recognition of the outstanding performance ratings of those units he then was promoted to brigadier general. Yeager's flying career spans more than 60 years and has taken him to every corner of the globe, including the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War.

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Final Quiz of the Year! Returns in 2012!

2011-12-29T17:08:00.003-06:00

It was the final quiz of 2011 at Fanatics Sports Bar in Milwaukee on Wednesday night. And the usual suspects were in attendance to get their hands on some free booze once again.

And so it was no surprise again when The Boners took yet another win on quiz night to add to their impressive trivia haul during 2011...

We hope and expect to see them back in 2012!

In second place and th winner of the final $20 bar tab of the year was Your couch pulls out but I don't!

They had 37 points! Nice work gents!

And finally the best team name went to the picture-less Yes Mom, thats eggnogon my pants....

All teams did a great job! We hope you all enjoy your New Years! Stay safe, and drive safe!

Until next time Milwaukee, drink while you think...

Wednesday December 28th, 2011 scores

41 The Boners
37 Your Couch puts out but I don't
34 Yes Mom, thats eggnog on my pants
32 Jaw Stone
30 Well do better next year

Article of the Week - The Times Square Ball

2011-12-28T00:01:00.000-06:00

The Times Square Ball
Since 1904, it dropped 77 feet each year!

The Times Square Ball is a time ball dropped each year during the New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square, Manhattan, New York City. The ball is made by Waterford Crystal and electric lights is raised to the top of a pole on the One Times Square building at 6:00 pm and then lowered to mark the coming of the New Year. The ball descends 77 feet (23 m) over the course of a minute, coming to rest at the bottom of its pole at midnight, and a sign lights up with the digits of the new year, as the ball's lights turn off. Toshiba's Times Square advertising screen directly below the ball counts down to midnight as well alongside several other billboards in the area.

Every year up to one million people gather in Times Square to watch the ball drop, and an estimated 1 billion watch the video of the event, 100 million of them in the United States.

The first New Year's Eve celebration in the area was held in 1904. The New York Times newspaper had opened their new headquarters on Longacre Square (the city's second tallest building), and persuaded the city to rename the triangular "square" surrounding it for the newspaper. The newspaper's owner, Adolph Ochs, decided to celebrate the move with a midnight fireworks show on the building for New Year's Eve. Close to 200,000 attended the event, displacing celebrations held at Trinity Church. However, Adolph wanted a bigger spectacular at the building to draw more attention to the square — in 1907, the paper's chief electrician Walter F. Palmer constructed a lit ball that would be lowered from a flagpole at One Times Square. It was constructed with iron and wood, was lit with one hundred 25-watt bulbs, weighed 700 pounds (320 kg) and measured 5 feet (1.5 m) in diameter. At first, it dropped 1 second after midnight. Even after the Times moved its headquarters to 229 W. 43rd St., the celebration continued.

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All I Want for Quizmas....

2011-12-22T16:57:00.004-06:00

Quizmas came early this Wednesday night at Fanatics, as six teams got involved on trivia night.

In first place was the Fanatics trivia juggernaut The Boners...

They had 42 points and seem to be the reigning champs at Fanatics! Happy Christmas!

Unstoppable - we'll see at the final quiz of the year next week!?

In second place with 41 points was team All I want for Christmas is a cum dumpster tranny...

$20 for ThizGirl and co!

Best team name was Team Jen has crabby pants who will get a free play next week! Thanks to all that came out we'll be back for the final quiz of 2011 next Wednesday!

Until next time Milwaukee, drink while you think...

Wednesday December 21st, 2011 scores:

42 The Boners
41 All I want for Christmas
41 Ebeneezer Smashed
40 Jen has crabby pants
37 The Son of jesus
36 Father Mackenzie polished marilyn mansons charles dickonsn
27 Bonnie and clyde

Article of the Week - It's a Wonderful Life

2011-12-21T00:01:00.000-06:00

Ford Model T
Protagonist George Bailey with his
guardian angel, Clarence Odbody

It's a Wonderful Life is a 1946 American Christmas drama film produced and directed by Frank Capra and based on the short story "The Greatest Gift" written by Philip Van Doren Stern.

The film stars James Stewart as George Bailey, a man whose imminent suicide on Christmas Eve brings about the intervention of his guardian angel, Clarence Odbody (Henry Travers). Clarence shows George all the lives he has touched and the contributions he has made to his community.

Despite initially being considered a box office flop due to high production costs and stiff competition at the time of its release, the film has come to be regarded as a classic and a staple of Christmas television around the world. Theatrically, the film's break-even point was actually $6.3 million, approximately twice the production cost, a figure it never came close to achieving in its initial release. An appraisal in 2006 reported: "Although it was not the complete box-office failure that today everyone believes ... it was initially a major disappointment and confirmed, at least to the studios, that Capra was no longer capable of turning out the populist features that made his films the must-see, money-making events they once were."

It's a Wonderful Life was nominated for five Oscars without winning any, although the film has since been recognized by theAmerican Film Institute as one of the 100 best American films ever made, and placed number one on their list of the most inspirational American films of all time.

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You All Got Spider-manned!

2011-12-16T12:25:00.003-06:00

A tricky bit of photoshopping seemed to get everyone stuck last night as 6 teams battled it out during trivia night at THE Fanatics in the Third Ward...

Yes, that camera shouldn't be stuck to that vertical wall!

Rob Green's Hand of Clod scored 40 points and learnt lots, but didn't win any prizes.

The Dickwrench girls returned and picked up some prescreening tickets to The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo...

Their name was a reference to the night's band logo picture question...

The Boners just missed out on the prizes as Canada: Americas Top Hat scored fiddy points to take second...

With The Mexican With The Dragon Tattoo taking the big prize home thanks to their 55 points...

Wait, he actually is Mexican. Amazing!

Until next time Milwaukee, drink while you think...

Wednesday December 14th, 2011 scores:

55 the Mexican With The Dragon Tattoo
50 Canada: Americas Top Hat
46 The Boners
40 Rob Greens Hand Of Clod
39 Dickwrench
33 lesbian Wednesdays

Article of the Week - Ford Model T

2011-12-14T00:01:00.000-06:00

Ford Model T
The world's first affordable automobile
it was produced between 1908 and 1927

The Ford Model T (colloquially known as the Tin Lizzie, Flivver, T‑Model Ford, or T) is an automobile that was produced by Henry Ford's Ford Motor Company from September 1908 to May 1927.^[1] It is generally regarded as the first affordable automobile, the car that opened travel to the common middle-class American; some of this was because of Ford's innovations, including assembly line production instead of individual hand crafting. The Ford Model T was named the world's most influential car of the 20th century in an international poll.

The Model T set 1908 as the historic year that the automobile became popular. The first production Model T was produced on August 12, 1908 and left the factory on September 27, 1908, at the Piquette Plant in Detroit, Michigan. On May 26, 1927, Henry Ford watched the 15 millionth Model T Ford roll off the assembly line at his factory in Highland Park, Michigan.

There were several cars produced or prototyped by Henry Ford from the founding of the company in 1903 until the Model T came along. Although he started with the Model A, there were not 19 production models (A through T); some were only prototypes. The production model immediately before the Model T was the Model S, an upgraded version of the company's largest success to that point, the Model N. The follow-up was the Ford Model A and not the Model U. Company publicity said this was because the new car was such a departure from the old that Henry wanted to start all over again with the letter A. As it happens, the first Plymouth car (1928), built by competitor Chrysler Corporation, was named Model U.

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Ben's Birthday Week! Quiz Time Now 7:30pm!

2011-12-08T10:34:00.004-06:00

Birthday boy Ben was back for some more Quiz action at Fanatics this Wednesday night, although this time drinking took precedence over answer-giving...

And quiz night took a start on the night, as everybody at Fanatics has to now accommodate Quizmaster Kevin B's schedule. He is an important bloke after all! Quiz will now start at 7:30pm, half-an-hour later than before..

We had a fresh new team enter the fun as The Newbies quizzed it with us, despite no Badger basketball on the tele!

Been shopping ladies!

We all hope to see them back soon :)

Arman Tamzierian finished with 40 points with Bring Back Jarrod's Hair just ahead of them with 43 points.

George Michael Put The Moves On Mick Jagger racked up 46 points, which was only good enough for second place in the end...

Ultimately it was regulars Tis The Season To Be Married - Wheres My Money Bitch? smashed it with 49 points!

The show rolls on with Kevin next Wednesday!

Until next time Milwaukee, drink while you think...

Wednesday December 7th, 2011 scores:

49 Tis The Season To Be Married
46 George Michael Put The Moves On Mick Jagger
43 Bring Back Jarrod's Hair
40 Arman Tanzierian
39 The Newbies
37 Christmas Comes But Once A Year

Article of the Week - The Blue Marble (Quiz starts at 7:30pm)

2011-12-07T00:01:00.001-06:00

The Blue Marble
A famous photograph of the Earth as
taken from Apollo 17th in 1972

The Blue Marble is a famous photograph of the Earth taken on December 7, 1972, by the crew of the Apollo 17 spacecraft at a distance of about 45,000 kilometres (28,000 mi).

The name also has been applied by NASA to a modern series of image data sets covering the entire globe at relatively high resolution, created by carefully sifting through satellite captured sequences taken over time, to eliminate as much cloud cover as possible from the collated set of images.

The snapshot — taken by astronauts on December 7, 1972, at 5:39 a.m. EST (10:39 UTC) — is likely one of the most widely distributed photographic images in existence. The image is one of the few to show a fully illuminated Earth, as the astronauts had the Sun behind them when they took the image. To the astronauts, Earth had the appearance of a glass marble (hence the name).

The photograph was taken about 5 hours and 6 minutes after launch of the Apollo 17 mission, and about 1 hour 54 minutes after the spacecraft left parking orbit around the Earth to begin its trajectory to the Moon. The time of Apollo 17's launch, 12:33 a.m. EST, meant that Africa was in daylight during the early hours of the spacecraft's flight. With the December solstice approaching, Antarctica also was illuminated.

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Jarred version 2.ooooooh! Quiz Moving to 7:30pm

2011-12-01T09:29:00.003-06:00

Just a heads up: quiz night at Fanatics will be moving it's start time to 7:30pm as of Wednesday December 7th, 2011. Word on the street is that Quizmaster Kevin B. is real important and can't make it at 7pm, so Quizmaster and Fanatics (and the rest of the universe) is re-scheduling around him!

Quizmaster KB made his triumphant and long-awaited return to Fanatics and to his surprise the once long-haired, scruffy-faced bartender known as "Jared" was all clean-shaven and svelt! He wasn't complaining though!

A couple of new teams joined the fun with the Hoosiers and Wait This Is Like Golf Right? Low Score Wins?!? scoring 33 and 35 respectively.

The 4 Oceans were back and just missed out on the prizes...

Welcome Back Kevin! finished with 40 points and took second spot....

With The Boners! taking the big money prize after clocking up 42 points!

All-in-all a fun night, and queeps were pleased to see Kevin B.'s ugly mug back behind the microphone. And don't forget $10 gets you a pizza and a pitcher at Fanatics every Wednesday!

Until next time Milwaukee, drink while you think...

Wednesday November 30th, 2011 Scores:

42 The Boners
40 Welcome Back Kevin!
37 4 Oceans
36 All I Want For Xmas Is Jarreds Hair Back
35 Wait This Is Like Golf
33 Hoosiers

Article of the Week - Marilyn Monroe

2011-11-30T09:33:00.000-06:00

First just one more reminder that Quiz Bowl II is next Saturday, December 3rd!! Grab your team's spot now!

Marilyn Monroe
Was married three times

Marilyn Monroe (pronounced /mɒnˈroʊ/ or /mənˈroʊ/, born Norma Jeane Mortenson but baptized and raised as Norma Jeane Baker; June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962) was an American actress, singer, model and showgirl who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s.

After spending much of her childhood in foster homes, Monroe began a career as a model, which led to a film contract in 1946. Her early film appearances were minor, but her performances in The Asphalt Jungle and All About Eve (both 1950) drew attention to her—by now her hair was dyed blonde. By 1953, Monroe had progressed to a leading role in Niagara (1953), a melodramatic film noir that dwelled on her seductiveness. Her "dumb blonde" persona was used to comic effect in subsequent films as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) and The Seven Year Itch (1955). Limited by typecasting, Monroe studied at the Actors Studio to broaden her range. Her dramatic performance in Bus Stop (1956) was hailed by critics, and she received a Golden Globe nomination. Her production company, Marilyn Monroe Productions, released The Prince and the Showgirl (1957), for which she received a BAFTA Award nomination and won a David di Donatello award. She received a Golden Globe Award for her performance in Some Like It Hot (1959). Monroe's final completed film was The Misfits, co-starring Clark Gable with the screenplay written by her then husband, Arthur Miller.

She was also married to Yankees player Joe Dimaggio and police officer James Dougherty earlier in her career.

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Article of the Week - Thanksgiving

2011-11-23T00:01:00.000-06:00

Thanksgiving
Saying grace before carving a turkey at
Thanksgiving dinner, Pennsylvania, 1942

Thanksgiving Day is a holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada. Thanksgiving is celebrated each year on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. Thanksgiving in Canada falls on the same day as Columbus Day in the United States. Because of the longstanding traditions of the holiday, the celebration often extends to the weekend that falls closest to the day it is celebrated.

Thanksgiving in North America had originated from a mix of European and Native traditions. Typically in Europe, festivals were held before and after the harvest cycles to give thanks for a good harvest, and to rejoice together after much hard work with the rest of the community. At the time, Native Americans had also celebrated the end of a harvest season. When Europeans first arrived to the Americas, they brought with them their own harvest festival traditions from Europe, celebrating their safe voyage, peace and good harvest. Though the origins of the holiday in both Canada and the United States are similar, Americans do not typically celebrate the contributions made in Newfoundland, while Canadians do not celebrate the contributions made in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

In the West African country of Liberia, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the first Thursday of November. It's the only country in Africa to celebrate the holiday.

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Article of the Week - Abraj Al-Bait Towers

2011-11-16T00:01:00.000-06:00

Abraj Al-Bait Towers
The second tallest building in the world,
the Saudi Arabian landmark also has the
world's largest four-sided clock face, a
record previously held by the Allen
Bradley clock in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The Abraj Al-Bait Towers, also known as the Mecca Royal Hotel Clock Tower, is a building complex in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The complex holds several world records, including the tallest hotel in the world, the tallest clock tower in the world, the world's largest clock face, and the world's largest building floor area. The complex's hotel tower will become the second tallest building in the world upon its completion in 2011, surpassed only by Dubai's Burj Khalifa. The building complex is meters away from the world's largest mosque and Islam's most sacred site, the Masjid al Haram. The developer and contractor of the complex is the Saudi Binladin Group, the Kingdom's largest construction company.

The hotel tower is topped by a four-faced clock, visible from more than 25 kilometres (16 miles) away, which is the largest clock in the world. The clock will dwarf London's Big Ben, once the largest four-faced clock in the world, as well as the current title holder, the Allen-Bradley Clock Tower in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The dials are more than five times greater in area. The clock's face is also bigger than the current world champion at the Cevahir Mall clock in Istanbul, which has a 36-metre (118-foot) face with 3-metre-high (9.8-foot) digits set in the transparent roof of the shopping complex.

Each of the clock's four faces is 46 metres (151 feet) in diameter and will be illuminated by 2 million LED lights, alongside huge Arabic script reading: “Allah is the Greatest”. Another 21,000 white and green colored lights, fitted at the top of the clock, will flash to signal Islam's five-times daily prayers, and will be visible as far as 29 kilometres (18 miles) away. On special occasions, 16 bands of vertical lights will shoot some 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) up into the sky. The clock's four faces will be covered with 98 million pieces of glass mosaics. The Saudi coat of arms is displayed at the center of each clock behind the dials.

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Sasketchewan. It's Lovely in July. (QM Cup Sunday!)

2011-11-11T10:06:00.003-06:00

One final reminder that Milwaukee's biggest pub trivia tournament, Quizmaster Cup VI, is this upcoming Sunday November 13th, and there are just a few spots left! Register now to reserve your team's table!...

Four team got their quiz on at Fanatics this Wednesday night, with rumors surfacing that regular Quizmaster Kevin B. is back in two weeks!

In first place with 47 points was team And Down Goes Fraiser!...

Nice job! In second place with 43 points was the team formally known as the Boners. They now call themselves The Labrynth was filmed in Saskatchewan...

It seems to be a complete flop of winners so our advise to the boners is to step it up a bit!

Join us next time at 7pm for another installment of trivia!

Until next time Milwaukee, drink while you think...

Wednesday November 9th 2011, Scores:

47 And Down Goes Fraisier-
43 The Labrynth was filmed in Saskatchewan
34 Is that a mirror in your pants
33 Twice Soiled Sheets
31 Best Man's Speech

Article of the Week - Phil Spector

2011-11-09T00:01:00.000-06:00

Phil Spector
Convicted for the murder of actress
Lana Clarkson in 2009

Phillip Harvey "Phil" Spector (born Harvey Phillip Spector on December 26, 1939) is an American record producer and songwriter, later known for his conviction in the murder of actress Lana Clarkson.

The originator of the "Wall of Sound" production technique, Spector was a pioneer of the 1960s girl-group sound and produced over 25 Top 40 hits in 1960–1965. After this initial success, Spector later worked with artists including Ike and Tina Turner, John Lennon, George Harrison, and the Ramones with similar acclaim. He produced The Beatles' Academy Award winning album Let It Be, and the Grammy Award–winning Concert for Bangladesh by former Beatle George Harrison. In 1989, Spector was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a non-performer. The 1965 song "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'", produced and co-written by Spector for The Righteous Brothers, is listed by BMI as the song with the most U.S. airplay in the 20th century.

The 2003 shooting death of actress Lana Clarkson in his Alhambra, California home led to his 2009 conviction of murder in the second degree. He is serving a prison sentence of 19 years to life.

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New Specials Announced! Quiz Recap! (QM Cup Next Sunday!)

2011-11-03T23:16:00.004-05:00

Just another heads up that Quizmaster Cup VI is next Sunday November 13th, and spots are limited! Register now to reserve your team's table!...

Another Wednesday night brought another night of quizzin' at Fantics this week, with a rousing night on the cards!

Seven teams - some 31 players - were involved, including many familiar faces as well as a few new ones! And Fanatics announced a new Wednesday night special on the evening - $10 for a pizza and pitcher of beer! Sounds YUM!

And while last week's winners, and the current team to beat, The Boners being in the house, it was surely their quiz to loose!

But alas, they could only settle for third place in the end as Team Mighty Mouse took top honors in the end with 41 points!

Second place ended up being a duel between The Boners and Bring back Jared's hair who tied on 37 points! In the end the latter took a rare double prize - taking second place and the people's prize for best team name...

Two prizes! We bet the shenanigans of ThizGirl has something to do with that!

Again, thanks goes to all the Fanatics queeps, with the show continuing as ever next Wednesday!

Until next time Milwaukee, drink while you think...

Wednesday November 2nd, 2011 Scores:

41 Team Mighty Mouse
37 Bring back Jared's hair
37 The Boners
36 Ray charles,that daredevil
31 Michelle wants a mustache ride
30 Birthday Andy
27 Uncle Touchy