Quick. (1) Name the two cities shown in the skylines above.
Now, what book begins, (2) “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times?” That book is set just before the French Revolution.
(3) Who was the King of France in those tumultuous years filled with radical social and political upheaval?
(4) And what King sang:
Do the chairs in your parlor seem empty and bare?
Do you gaze at your doorstep and picture me there?
Is your heart filled with pain, shall I come back again?
Tell me dear, are you lonesome tonight?
(5) What King (or soon-to-be-King) was not lonesome? In fact, he wanted to be rid of an adversary so badly that he fought the champion of the Philistines, striking him in the forehead with a stone from his sling killing Goliath.
Keeping up? If so, you’re ready to Q!
Q is a fast-paced, multi media interactive trivia game that will have you at the edge of your seat the entire evening. You’ll need to bring your thinking cap and your competitive spirit. Your table will compete as a team for prestige and bragging rights!
Come join the fun at AISH Minnesota’s Annual Benefit on Tuesday, April 1 at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Minneapolis (1300 Nicollet Mall.)
The Benefit will honor Wendy and Colin Smith, who are active throughout the local Jewish community. Wendy served as a madrich on the most recent AISH Women’s trip to Israel last October. Along with Colin the two participate in many organizations including Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis, Amos & Celia Heilicher Minneapolis Jewish Day School, Sabes JCC, AIPAC, Minnesota Jewish Federation, National Council for Jewish Women and more. Colin is a triathlete and competes in Iron Men and is an exercise guru. And they have four kids, Noah, Maya, Jonah and Leah.
To join in the fun, register at: http://is.gd/AISH_Q
Answers:
1. Jerusalem on top. Minneapolis below.
2. A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens
3. King Louis XVI
4. Elvis Presley
5. King David
