Last night was my hosting debut at Tuesday Night Trivia and it went very well! (Except for the usual hiccups like misplacing a couple of teams answer sheets, etc. But all was corrected so no harm!) We had a good crowd of about 65 people with many new faces. One of the teams even selected as their team name "Phil, are you single?" (which I had to read out). Thanks to Barry for being a fun co-host and I look forward to doing it again soon!

For those that weren't there I did the visual round which was to identify pictures of minor "Simpsons" characters. The ten that had to be ID'd were Poochie, Brandine, Hans Molman, Frank Grimes, Lyle Lanley, Uter, Selma, Hank Scorpio, Disco Stu and Gil.

I also did the Current Events round. I've included the ten questions below so those that weren't there last night can play along. First I'll list the questions, and then I'll list the answers.

Questions
1) A group of nudists have recently begun hosting clothing-optional dinners at many of New York's top restaurants. One of the rules for these dinners is that a certain kind of food may not be served. What is that food?
2) On Saturday, the U.S. Navy commissioned its most heavily armed submarine ever built. What former president was it named after?
3) What film was chosen to open this year's Cannes Film Festival?
4) Who was named last week as the U.S.'s first director for national intelligence?
5) The National Hockey League season was officially canceled because of a labor dispute, making this only the second time that the Stanley Cup will not be awarded. For a half-point, tell me what other year the Stanley Cup was canceled in, and for the other half-point, give me the reason.
6) Over the weekend boxer Bernard Hopkins made his 20th title defense in what weight division?
7) The Academy Awards will be announced on Sunday and the most nominated film with 11 is "The Aviator". Two previous films received 11 nominations but were both shut out on Oscar night, going home empty handed. Name one of those two films.
8) Stage performer John Raitt passed away over the weekend. In what show did he make his Broadway debut?
9) The Gates will be on display in Central Park until Sunday. For a half-point, give me the first names of both the husband and wife artists who designed it. For the other half-point, tell me their last name.
10) Jim Guckurt, using the alias Jeff Gannon, was issued White House press credentials where he usually asked softball questions at press conferences. Recently Guckurt was forced to quit for what reason?

Answers
1) Hot Soup
2) Jimmy Carter
3) Star Wars : Episode III
4) John Negroponte (Nick replied "It's not nice to use that word!")
5) 1919 / Flu Epidemic
6) Middleweight
7) The Turning Point or The Color Purple
8) Carousel
9) Christo & Jean-Claudde / Javacheff (one team disputed the last name, saying that Christo gave it up - they were denied)
10) He was exposed as working as a gay male prostitute