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Apr 14, 2023 6:19 pm
Great news, Quirk hive: This month's packed with even more chances to add some fun to your calendar. Browse our roster of upcoming events coming to NYC this spring. Plus! There's a bonus trivia round waiting for you at the end of this email (one that will test your knowledge of jobs in the Middle Ages). Scroll for more!
Earliest known depiction of Quirk fans enjoying a night out
We're Coming to Brooklyn!
Board Game Speed Dating is headed to Park Slope and Boerum Hill! You'll find us at Sip N Play on Tuesday, May 23 (for ages 27-39) and Squarrel Cafe on Tuesday, June 13 (for ages 27-39).
But we don't want to stop there. We are looking for other potential Brooklyn hotspots to host future trivia games, Feud Nights, and Board Game Speed Dating events. So we're wondering, do you know a place you'd recommend we check out as a potential venue? Reply to this email to send us those hot tips.
Even More Upcoming Events
May 3: Board Game Speed Dating in Astoria
Bring Quirk Events to You
We love designing private events! Get in touch to book us for an in-person or virtual Feud Night, board game party, or trivia game. Reach out to host@quirkevents.com for more details!
Bonus Round
We didn’t always have coders, data scientists, and biotech researchers. Each of these jobs from the Middle Ages listed below (A through J) can be matched with a description (1 through 10). Can you pair the job to its description? (Sorry, no gimmes like Blacksmith or Mason!)
a. Wainwright
b. Bowyer
c. Currier
d. Chandler
e. Cordwainer
f. Farrier
g. Joiner
h. Cooper
i. Fletcher
j. Hayward
- One who specializes in equine hoof care
- One who makes candles
- One who makes wagons and carts
- One who makes bows
- One who makes arrows
- One who makes new shoes from new leather (as opposed to a cobbler who only repairs shoes)
- One who works with timber to make essential structures for buildings, such as stairs, door and window frames, etc.
- One who is charge of fences and enclosures, mainly to protect village crops from livestock grazing on common land
- One who makes barrels
- One who specializes in the dressing, finishing and coloring a tanned leather hide to make it strong, flexible, and waterproof
Check your answers here!
Game on!