Next Week's Theme

Bube's - Tuesday, February 24 -  Janis Joplin

VFW - Wednesday, February 25 -   NO SHOW. The VFW post is temporarily closed. 

Next Week's Theme

Bube's - Tuesday, February 17 -  '90s pop culture 

VFW - Wednesday, February 18 -   NO SHOW. The VFW post is temporarily closed. 

Next Week's Theme

Bube's - Tuesday, February 10 -  Joss Whedon and his work 

VFW - Wednesday, February 11 -   NO SHOW. The VFW post is temporarily closed. 

Next Week's Theme

Bube's - Tuesday, February 3 -  The History of South Africa (come early, the place should be packed for this popular theme!)

VFW - Wednesday, February 4 -   NO SHOW. The VFW post is temporarily closed. 

Next Week's Theme

Bube's - Tuesday, January 27 -  Hershey Candies

VFW - Wednesday, January 28 -   NO SHOW. The VFW post is temporarily closed. 

Next Week's Theme(s)

Bube's - Tuesday, January 20 -  Baseball Player Nicknames that Pete Knows (don't believe the second part. Also, some Disney questions to fulfill an obligation to another team)

VFW - Wednesday, January 21 -   NO SHOW. The VFW post is temporarily closed. 

Next Week's Theme

Bube's - Tuesday, January 13 -  Host's Choice (cue evil laughter . . . )

VFW - Wednesday, January 14 -   NO SHOW. The VFW post is temporarily closed. 

Next Week's Theme

Bube's - Tuesday, January 6 -  Star Wars movies

VFW - Wednesday, January 7 -   NO SHOW. The VFW post is temporarily closed.

Next Week

Bube's - Tuesday, December 30 -   NO SHOW. Have a great week and see you next year!

VFW - Wednesday, December 31st -   NO SHOW. The VFW post is temporarily closed. 

Next Week's Theme

Bube's - Tuesday, December 23 -  Toys. Also: it's our Christmas Extravaganza show! (Whatever that means)

VFW - Wednesday, December 24 -   NO SHOW. The VFW post is temporarily closed. 

Next Week's Theme

Bube's - Tuesday, December 16 -  Hunting in Pennsylvania

VFW - Wednesday, December 17 -   NO SHOW. The post is temporarily closed. 

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, December 9 -  The Rolling Stones

VFW - Wednesday, December 10 -   Update: NO SHOW TONIGHT. The post is temporarily closed (I don''t know why) 

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, December 2 -  Kevin Costner movies

VFW - Wednesday, December 3 -  Host's Choice

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, November 25 -  Updated: No Show - see you next week!

VFW - Wednesday, November 26 -  No Show - see you next week!

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, November 18 -  Post-1980 Science Fiction TV Shows

VFW - Wednesday, November 19 -  Thanksgiving

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, November 11 -  Dungeons & Dragons

VFW - Wednesday, November 12 -  Animals in Commercials

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, November 4 -  Super Nintendo Games

VFW - Wednesday, November 5 -  Host's Choice

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, October 28 -  Garth Brooks

VFW - Wednesday, October 29 -  Ghosts

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, October 21 -  One Hit Wonders of the '80s and '90s

VFW - Wednesday, October 22 -  The Price Is Right

Mucho Thanko!

Just wanted to send a shout-out to the folks who helped pinch-hit while I was off on medical leave, so tons o' thanks to Chris at the VFW and to Robin and her ghost writers Shawn and Katie! (I think Robin also had some co-hosts whose names I do not know.) You helped to ensure that the trivia faithful got their weekly fix of frivolous facts!

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, October 14 -  Family Guy 

VFW - Wednesday, October 15 -  Commercials from the 1950s

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, October 7 -  Bruce Springsteen 

VFW - Wednesday, October 8th -  Halloween

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, September 30th -  Russian Lit 

VFW - Wednesday, October 1st -  Monopoly

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, September 23rd -  Goats 

VFW - Wednesday, September 24th -  Baltimore Orioles

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, September 16th -  Halloween (really?)

VFW - Wednesday, September 17 -  Host's Choice

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, September 9th -  "Something musical"

VFW - Wednesday, September 10 -  Classic animated shorts (like Warner Brothers cartoons)

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, September 2nd -  Host's Choice

VFW - Wednesday, September 3rd -   Lititz (or did they say Lettuce?)

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, August 26 -  Red Hot Chili Peppers

VFW - Wednesday, August 27 -   Black & White TV Shows

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, August 19 -  Football Movies 

VFW - Wednesday, August 20 -   The Baltimore Orioles

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, August 12 -  Hitler (and maybe some brain phenomena questions)
VFW - Wednesday, August 13 -   Pennsylvania History

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, August 5 -  Apocalypse Now

VFW - Wednesday, August 6 -   Classic Movies of the '30s and '40s

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, July 29 -  The National Lampoon Vacation movie series

VFW - Wednesday, July 30 -   World Geography

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, July 22 -  Futurama

VFW - Wednesday, July 23 -   Progessive Rock

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, July 15 -  Boy Meets World

VFW - Wednesday, July 16 -   Japanese Cars after 1990

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, July 8 -  The Panama Canal

VFW - Wednesday, July 9 -  Major League Baseball

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, July 1 -  Lost

VFW - Wednesday, July 2 -  NO TRIVIA (see you next week!)

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, June 24 -  The Lord of the Rings

VFW - Wednesday, June 25 -  Host's Choice

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, June 17 -  Water Sports

VFW - Wednesday, June 18 -  NO TRIVIA (see you next week!)

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, June 10 -  Harry Potter

VFW - Wednesday, June 11 -  Buildings and Mountains

Nipples Explode with Delight

Congrats to the Three Dudes, Eight Nipples team, winners of this year's Lasagna Tournament! Cheesy goodness is in your future!

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, June 3 -  National Parks

VFW - Wednesday, June 4 -  Sidekicks

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, May 27th -  Apollo Missions

VFW - Wednesday, May 28th -  St. Louis Cardinals baseball

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, May 20th -  The Periodic Table

VFW - Wednesday, May 21st -  Apples

Trivia in the News!

In case you missed it, you can read Cathy Molitoris' piece in the Sunday News about trivia in Lancaster County here. Thanks again, Cathy!

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, May 13th -  Craft Brews and Breweries

VFW - Wednesday, May 14th -  James Bond

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, May 6th -  WWE

VFW - Wednesday, May 7th -  Kentucky Derby and NASCAR (aka A Night at the Races)

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, April 29th -  Antique Jewelry (????)

VFW - Wednesday, April 30th -  White

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, April 22nd -  Celebrities' Real Names and Judas Priest

VFW - Wednesday, April 23rd -  License Plates

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, April 15th -  Pink

VFW - Wednesday, April 16th -  Steely Dan

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, April 8th -  '90s rap

VFW - Wednesday, April 9th -  The Beatles

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, April 1st -  Game of Thrones

VFW - Wednesday, April 2nd -  The Final Four

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, March 25th -  TV comedies of the '60s and '70s

VFW - Wednesday, March 26th -  The NCIS TV shows

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, March 18th -  The Metal Gear Solid videogame series

VFW - Wednesday, March 20th -  Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, March 11th -  Futurama

VFW - Wednesday, March 12th -  Toys and Games of the 1950s

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, March 4th -  The NBA

VFW - Wednesday, March 5th -  Rock and Roll

Next Week's Themes

Bube's: southern 70s rock
VFW: Winter Olympics

(Experimenting by posting by phone)


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Themes for Next Week

Bube's - Tuesday, Feb. 18th -  Indy Car Racing and Desirable* Disney Princesses

VFW - Wednesday, Feb. 19th - Pairs
*substituting a euphemism, since this is a family show

No Trivia tonight at the VFW

Due to Old Man Winter's continuing war against humanity, there will be no trivia tonight at the VFW. Oh, the humanity!

No show tonight at Bube's!

Due to the uncertainty of the weather, tonight's show at Bube's has been canceled. Stay warm and see you next week for Ginger night. And by ginger, we mean redheaded people.

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, Feb. 4th -  Gingers through History

VFW - Wednesday, Feb. 5th -  The Winter Olympics

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, Jan. 28th -  Rasputin

VFW - Wednesday, Jan. 29th -  The Super Bowl

No Trivia Tonight at Bube's

Due to the winter storm, there will be no trivia tonight (Jan. 21st) at Bube's. You can spend your free time boning up on next week's theme, Rasputin. Or not.

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, Jan. 21st -  Canceled due to snow!

VFW - Wednesday, Jan. 22nd -  M*A*S*H

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, Jan. 14th -  The Princess Bride

VFW - Wednesday, Jan. 15th -  The Godfather

Next Year's Themes

(Reminder: no trivia at either show for the next two weeks)

Bube's - Tuesday, Jan. 7th -  2013

VFW - Wednesday, Jan. 8th -  Cheers

Next Week's Themes

Last chances to play trivia in 2013! (Both shows are prempted by the holidays the next two weeks)

Bube's - Tuesday, Dec. 17th -  Ho-ho-host's Choice

VFW - Wednesday, Dec. 18th -  Christmas Carols

Yes, There is Trivia Tonight at Bube's!

The snow is over and you're getting stir-crazy, so yes, indeedy, there will be trivia tonight at Bube's!

This Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, Dec. 10th -  Colin Ain't Dun Told Me Yet!

VFW - Wednesday, Dec. 11th -  Christmas

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, Dec. 3rd -  Alcohol, Drinking and Hangovers

VFW - Wednesday, Dec. 4th -  Food

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, November 26th -  Turkey

VFW - Wednesday, November 27th -  No Show, due to the holiday - (but the Post will have free pool, jukebox and shuffleboard bowling)

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, November 19th -  America's Next Top Model

VFW - Wednesday, November 20th -  Thanksgiving Food

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, November 12th -  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

VFW - Wednesday, November 13th -  Classical Music

More Three Musketeers trivia

One of the questions this week at the VFW was about the original Three Musketeers bar, which had chocolate, vanilla and strawberry sections. Here's some more interesting trivia: they had to discontinue the vanilla and strawberry sections during World War II when the prices of those products rose.

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, November 5th -  American History X

VFW - Wednesday, November 6th -  Hip Hop

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, October 29th -  Halloween show, costumes optional: Superheroes

VFW - Wednesday, October 30th -  Candy Bars

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, October 22nd -  I Don't Know

VFW - Wednesday, October 23rd -  Board Games

This Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, October 15th -  Footwear

VFW - Wednesday, October 16th -  Halloween

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, October 8th -  The European Union

VFW - Wednesday, October 9th -  Duck Dynasty

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, October 1st -  Shania Twain

VFW - Wednesday, October 2nd -  State Nicknames (not Mottoes, as had been previously announced)

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, September 24th -  Seinfeld

VFW - Wednesday, September 25th -  Purple

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, September 17th -  Beer

VFW - Wednesday, September 18th -  '70s Rock

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, September 10th -  Poker

VFW - Wednesday, September 11th -  Commercials

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, September 3rd -  Breaking Bad

VFW - Wednesday, September 4th -  Comfort Foods

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, August 27th -  College Nicknames and Logos

VFW - Wednesday, August 28th -  Host's Choice

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, August 20th -  Nicknames of Athletes

VFW - Wednesday, August 21st -  Pennsylvania History

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, August 13th -  Deadwood
VFW - Wednesday, August 14th - Two themes:  Hair Bands of the '80s and '90s and Blues

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, August 6th -  How I Met Your Mother
VFW - Wednesday, August 7th - Host's Choice

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, July 30th -  Jimi Hendrix
VFW - Wednesday, July 31st - Sports

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, July 23rd -  Curious George
VFW - Wednesday, July 24th - Western Movies

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, July 16th -  Pretty Little Liars

VFW - Wednesday, July 17th - One Hit Wonders of the '60s (The 1960s, that is, not the 1860s)

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, July 9th -  Disney Films

VFW - Wednesday, July 10th - Spongebob

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, July 2nd -  Kanye West

VFW - Wednesday, July 3rd - No show at the VFW, due to holiday

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, June 25th -  Harry Potter

VFW - Wednesday, June 26th - Italian Food

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, June 18th -  30 Rock

VFW - Wednesday, June 19th - The Battle of Gettysburg

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, June 11th -  Colleges

VFW - Wednesday, June 12th - Sandwiches

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, June 4th -  The Sun

VFW - Wednesday, June 5th - Host's Choice

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, May 28th -  Chappelle's Show and Game of Thrones 

VFW - Wednesday, May 29th - Middle Names

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, May 21st - 90s Nickelodeon Shows and pre-1985 Stephen King (how's that for being time-specific?)

VFW - Wednesday, May 22nd - Golf Tournaments

Next Week's Themes

Bube's - Tuesday, May 14th - Shania Twain

VFW - Wednesday, May 15th - Animal Stars of Movies and TV

Next Week's Themes

There were ties for seventh place at both of the shows, so it's Theme-a-palooza week!

Bube's - Tuesday, May 7th - Art History and Urban Legends

VFW - Wednesday, May 8th - Acronyms and Studebakers