Long summer days mean more hours for the fun stuff. Like trivia, and board games! Lucky for you, we've got plenty of all that on the calendar this June. Scroll to see what's coming to a neighborhood near you! And, while you're at it, try your hand at the Bonus Round at the end of this email. Here's a teaser:

The Beach Boys, or as they were originally known, The Pendeltons

Trivia Is Setting Sail!

We've partnered with Charles River Boat Co. to present Cruise Ship Trivia! Take on your coworkers and friends in a floating Feud Night or trivia game, all while cruising through Boston Harbor. If you're interested in booking your own private trivia game at sea for your next teambuilding event, family gathering or any other get-together, e-mail host@quirkevents.com, and we'll tell you more.

Upcoming Trivia Nights

July 17: Zoom Trivia- Our Zoom trivia game will return to its regular slot on the calendar of the first Monday every month in August.

Upcoming Board Game Speed Dating Events

June 20: Board Game Speed Dating for Men & Women, ages 27-39

June 28: Board Game Speed Dating for Queer Women, ages 25-39

July 12: Board Game Speed Dating for Men & Women, ages 21-32

July 19: Board Game Speed Dating for Men & Women, ages 27-39

August 9: Board Game Speed Dating for Gay Men, ages 25-39

Help Design Our Next Game!

We need your opinions for our next Feud Night! Help us out by answering questions like this one: "If Muppets could get elected president, which one would?" Tell us your answer to this and more by taking our 25-question survey, linked below!

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Bring Quirk Events to You

We mentioned how we are offering our private events at sea this summer, but you can book them on dry land as well. Get in touch to book us for an in-person or virtual Feud Night, board game party, or trivia game by reaching out to host@quirkevents.com!

Bonus Round: They Were Called WHAT?

Can you name the famous band that was originally known by the other name written below?

1. Mookie Blaylock (This Seattle-based band named itself in 1990 after a New Jersey Nets player whose basketball card wound up in the tape case of one of their demos.)
2. Tom and Jerry (This famous duo went by the same name as the cartoon show when they were 15-year-old kids, before using their real names, even though they risked alienating segments of the country that weren't amenable to openly Jewish entertainers.)
3. On a Friday (This British band used to rehearse on Fridays after high school got out, hence the name, but eventually took inspiration from The Talking Heads for their name.)
4. Smile (This rock band’s awesomeness couldn’t be contained in such a vanilla name, which led the lead singer to declare about their name change, “Glamour is a part of us and we want to be dandy. We want to shock and be outrageous.")
5. Kara’s Flowers (This famous band originally named themselves after a groupie who had a crush on all of them, but since it sounded like a girl group, they changed their name to the now-famous nonsense name that followed the trend of groups like Blink-182 and Matchbox 20.)
6. Sweet Children (This long-time band thought that “Sweet” wasn’t punk enough for them, so they changed to a name that refers to a period of time in which not much is done except smoking marijuana.)
7. Tony Flow and the Miraculously Majestic Masters of Mayhem (This band - with a new name that is still six syllables long, refers to how they wanted to play music: majestic and chaotic, which they achieved, as anyone who has seen their bassist jumping around on stage can plainly see.)
8. The Polo Club (This rap group eventually changed its name, thinking it was too generic, to better reflect the fact that its three members are all long-time friends.)
9. FC6 (This Australian hip hop artist changed to his current name because his maternal great-great grandfather was Aboriginal of Gamilaraay descent.)

Check your answers here!

Game on!