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Apr 14, 2023 6:14 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 trivia nights, Feud games, and speed dating events coming to Boston 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!
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Board Game Speed Dating
Mark your calendars: Our latest round of Gay Men's and Queer Women's Board Game Speed Dating events are coming up! Will sparks fly? Will you find your new favorite board game? Both? Join us at Castle Island Brewing's South Boston location and find out!
April 19: Gay Men Board Game Speed Dating
May 1: Men & Women Board Game Speed Dating, ages 27-39
May 3: Men & Women Board Game Speed Dating, ages 21-32
May 10: Queer Women Board Game Speed Dating
Trivia Events
We are pausing our Trivia Pub Crawl for the month of May, but hope to be bringing the game back soon. But don't worry, you can still get your trivia fix at either of these events...
Tuesdays: Trivia at Distraction Brewing (no sign-up required!), 7-9pm
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!