Like some of the finest balloons in the land, Quirk Events is expanding. We're coming to a bunch of new spots up and down the east coast, many of which we'll start telling you about in this newsletter. That's right, get excited, this is no longer simply the New York/New Jersey newsletter. It is now officially the Midatlantic Newsletter! We'll now also be telling you about events in Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC. And we're almost sure that means we're using the term "Midatlantic" correctly.

Get Some Free Tickets for Helping Us Grow

Like we said, we're coming to a bunch of new cities that don't know us, so we're hoping you can help us make some friends. And if you can, we'd love to celebrate that introduction with some free tickets to a local Quirk Event wherever you live.

Below are links to the upcoming events page for each of the areas we are adding. For any spot where a friend of yours buys a ticket to one of our events, we'll give you a free ticket to the upcoming event of your choice wherever you are located. Know someone who'd be a great host in one of these areas? Have them fill out an application at www.quirkevents.com/jobs and even if we don't hire them, we'll still give you a free ticket (they just have to show up for the interview).

Here's how it works: When someone you know buys a ticket in one of the areas below, all they need to do is enter discount code QUIRK. Doing so will reveal a hidden ticket that's 10% off. After they buy the ticket, it'll ask them who referred them, and they'll enter your name and email, then we'll thank you by sending you a one-time coupon code good for a free ticket to any future Quirk Event. And for any of your friends who apply for a job, in the section where it asks them why they think they'd be a good fit for the job, have them include your name and email address. Please note: to get your free ticket, they must buy their ticket or apply for their job by the end of January 2025, and this offer only applies in the six regions linked to below. Coupon codes for free tickets will be sent after our first event in that region takes place.

Philadelphia, PA

Washington DC/Virginia

Baltimore, MD

Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, NC

Greenville, SC

Atlanta, GA

Board Game Speed Dating

So those are some spots we hosting things up and down the east coast, but what are we doing in your neck of the woods in the next month? Here's what we've got coming. Events listed in red qualify for the special promo mentioned above- ie if your friend buys a ticket for one of the red events listed below, you can get a free ticket for something else. Also, check it out: we're coming to Yonkers!

• Date | Who | Ages | Where | Location | Tickets!
• Jan 20th | Men & Women | 25-39 | East Village, NY | d.b.a. | Tickets!
• Jan 30th | Men & Women | 25-39 | Northern Liberties, PA | Triple Bottom Brewing | Tickets!
• Feb 4th | Men & Women | 25-39 | Baltimore | Max's Taphouse | Tickets!
• Feb 5th | Men & Women | 25-39 | Washington DC | Dacha Beer Garden | Tickets!
• Feb 6th | Men & Women | 25-39 | Yonkers, NY | Simple Motive Brewing | Tickets!
• Feb 11th | Men & Women | 25-39 | Manhattan | Turnmill Bar | Tickets!
• Feb 12th | Men & Women | 25-39 | Jersey City | Departed Soles Brewing Company | Tickets!

Book Us For Black History Month or Women's History Month Trivia

As any loyal newsletter reader knows, you can always book us to host a trivia game at your next private event, whether it's a company teambuilder, a fundraiser or just a birthday party. But what you may not know is that we also have a special Black History Month trivia and a Women's History Month trivia, both of which can be booked at any time of the year for no additional charge. Email us at host@quirkevents.com to learn more about booking a private event.

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And Finally, a Round of Trivia.

Let's close things out with a few questions about government, politics and public service. Quirk Events style.

Public Service

1. The landmark 2015 Supreme Court decision Obergefell v. Hodges ruled that same-gender marriage was protected under which Constitutional amendment?
2. What contentious US policy was implemented by President Lincoln to fund the Union war effort, repealed in 1872, revived in 1894, ruled unconstitutional a year later by the Supreme Court, then finally embraced through an amendment to the Constitution in 1913 - in anticipation of another war effort?
3.  When Elon Musk’s The Boring Company sold 20,000 promotional flame throwers, it got in trouble with the California state government, prompting Musk to sell what instead, saying they would be “overpriced” but would “come with a really cool sticker?”
4. What website, which launched on January 15, 2001 and is now one of the most visited sites in the world, once temporarily banned anyone with an IP address linked to the US Congress because of multiple attempts to significantly edit the site’s content?
5. Two of the following statements about the 2000 election are real. One, we just made up. Which one is fake?

A) When the Supreme Court heard Bush v Gore on December 11, they had only one day to make a momentous decision, as Florida had to assign its electors by December 12.

B) As of the 2022 election, Florida’s Sarasota County was still using its controversial punch-card voting machines.

C) While Florida got more attention, the election’s vote count in New Mexico was even closer, where Gore won by a mere 366 votes.

Check your answers here!

Okay, that's all for now. Thank you for being a part of the Quirk Events Universe. And, as always, game on!