Pub Quiz Recap (Sept. 28th, 2011)

Posted by Josh on Oct 3, 2011 in Editorial, Events, Lush, Pub Quiz | 1 comment

Categories – Entertainment, Geography, Cindell’s Mythology round, Scandals & Disasters, and Music!

Winners – Pink on the Brink rocks first place for the second week in a row for a very good start in the leaderboard, Quiz in my Pants pulls second place, edging out Parasailin’ with Sarah Palin by just half a point, overall a very fun and competitive week for quizgoers!

Sample Question – Who (fictional character) was the first Muppet on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?

Last Week’s Answer – Mae West

Leaderboard – Quite obviously, Pink on the Brink with their two wins in a row, stand atop the board of leaders. Behind them, Quiz in my Pants holding strong in second, and tied for 3rd down the line of leaders, Kidneys Come and Go, and Parasailin’ with Sarah Palin. Don’t forget though, points add up, and it only takes a couple good showings to take over one of the top spots, so get out there and kick some quizzical ass!

I never like seeing anyone get on a plane and put China behind them, and its definitely not easier when its someone like Cindell who’s been a big part of the Wu scene for so long, but we wish her well in the future! One hell of a sendoff though! We’ll miss you my dear, and hopefully we’ll have a welcome back party before you get too comfortable back home!

Lush Rush Pub Quiz Recap!

Posted by Josh on Sep 22, 2011 in Editorial, Events, Lush, Pub Quiz | 0 comments

Categories – Ladies First, Twins, Rich’s Band Pictionary round, Designer Connections, Get Psyched Music!

Winners – Pink on the Brink, Kidneys Come and Go, and Quiz in my Pants, take up the top three positions in the first week of the new leaderboard!

Sample Question -What world famous sex symbol of last century was famously quoted as saying, “There are no good girls gone wrong, just bad girls found out.”?

Last time we did a recap’s Answer -Deng Xiaoping

Leaderboard – With this being only the first week, the teams above are First, Second, and Third, in order. Following them we have Pee Joe’s Beer Flow’s and The Inbetweeners for 4th and 5th, but the real test of the leader board comes in each team’s stay power, through the course of the next 10 weeks. Can you perform week in and week out to stay in the running for one of our 3 grand prizes?

Nothing makes a Lush Rush quite like an awesome pub quiz to separate the ninjas from the pirates, the Seinfeld people from the Friends people, the Scifi geeks from the Fantasy nerds, and other such nerdy brainiac references. If quiz wasn’t enough to scramble people’s minds, there’s the 555 party afterward, where 5rmb beers, gin & tonics, and tequila shots help to turn all that powerful brain fluid into some 40proof uninhibited mush!

Lush Rush!

Posted by Josh on Sep 15, 2011 in Editorial, Events, Food, Live Music, Lush, Open Mic, Pub Quiz, Pyro, Specials | 0 comments

Lush Rush – Fall 2011

Boom goes the dynamite!  Ladies and Gentlemen, Pirates and Ninjas, Pimps and Hoes, Jocks, Cheerios and Glee geeks, the fall semester has officially kicked off!

Lush Rush and Pyromania begin Monday baby, and you’re invited to the best week you’ll ever partially remember!  Awesome parties, dirt-cheap specials, and awesome food and drinks to keep your newly Beijing acclimated bodies pumped and partying all week long!

Lush Specials:

• Selected Lush Cocktails (30rmb) – half off during happy hour!
• 40rmb buckets of Tsingdao (7 bottles)!
• 20rmb burgers, chicken burgers, teriyaki chicken burgers, and tofu burgers, 2-4pm and 2-5am!

Pyro Specials:

• 20rmb pitchers during happy hour!
• 30rmb trays of shots (6 shots) during happy hour!
• All day long get a large pizza at the medium price! (delivery/carry out only)
• All day long get a free pitcher of coke, sprite, or beer with any pizza purchase (in-store only)

check out the highlights and daily specials in the full article…

Pub Quiz Recap (April 20th, 2011)

Posted by Josh on Apr 25, 2011 in Editorial, Events, Lush, Pub Quiz, Specials | 0 comments

Categories – Famous Characters, Fictional Geography, Sports Movies, Connections, and Music!

Winners – Boobies on the Brink lock in first place and enjoys a delicious bottle of Jack Daniels for their effort. Southbound, not to be denied, takes second place, and Fahrenheit 420 (Pleasant Goat) lands solidly in third to enjoy a bucket of ice-cold Tsingdaos.

Sample Question – The 2002 movie Crossroads featured two actual sisters who played the main character at different ages. Who were those actual sisters?

Last Week’s Answer – John Lennon

Leaderboard – With this week’s round, we’re halfway through the 10 week leaderboard.  As of today, Southbound Pachyderm leads the charge with 29 points. Following closely behind with 27 is Boobies on the Brink. Quiz in my Pants, at 20 points, rounds out the top 3 teams.  After them, The Dove Brothers 15, Kidneys Come & Go 12, and Tongzhimen 12, for all the teams that are currently rocking double digit point values.

Next week rocks the 5th Birthday of the Lush Pub Quiz!  Come out for 50rmb buckets, 50 rmb shot trays, and 50rmb 500ml Hoegaardens!  Hope to see you there!

Pub Quiz Recap! (April 13th, 2011)

Posted by Josh on Apr 25, 2011 in Editorial, Events, Lush, Pub Quiz | 0 comments

Categories – Famous Mothers, The British Empire, Jason’s Geek round, From the Bloc’, and Music.

Winners – Southbound Pachyderm grab first place for the first time this leaderboard, followd by The Dove Brothers, and Quiz in my Pants to round out the top three.

Sample Question – Which Beatles member lead the way across the zebra crossing / crosswalk on the cover of the Abbey Road album?

Last Week’s Answer – Heliotropism.

Leaderboard – Southbound Pachyderm takes the lead this week from Boobies on the Brink, and Quiz in my Pants holds strong to third place.  Still anyone’s game as the leaderboard approaches midstream, every team still has the chance to take first (or lose it) in the coming weeks!

Side note: Schneider Weisse is way too strong to drink while hosting a pub quiz!   I think I’ll stick to Coors Lite from now on…

Pub Quiz Recap! (April 6th, 2011)

Posted by Josh on Apr 11, 2011 in Editorial, Events, Lush, Pub Quiz | 0 comments

Categories – Cop Films, Science, Famous Firsts, Geographical Name Changes, and Music!

Winners – Boobies on the Brink takes Number 1 with a bullet, edging out Tongzhimen by 2 points and feasting on the fruits of their labor in the form of one bottle of Mr. Jack Daniels. Tongzhimen, in their mighty return showing, crush second place, beating out Southbound by 4.5 points. A tough quiz by most standards, but good scores from all our teams last Wednesday.

Sample Question – What is the scientific term for the tendency of plants to orient themselves toward the sun? Which with some flowers, results in the flower moving in relation to the sun’s progress from East to West, each day.

Last Week’s Answer – February 3rd, 1959

Leaderboard – With this week’s win, we’re starting to see some fluctuation in the rankings.. Boobies on the Brink jump from 3rd to 1st place, Southbound Pachyderm stays strong in 2nd, and Quiz in my Pants falls to 3rd. The Dove Bros stay strong at 4th place, Tongzhimen breaks into the leaderboard, and Kidneys Come and Go heads the rest of the teams on the Leaderboard.