I made the Quiz team, traditional cannon fodder for our visitors, our stupidity streamed to BigScreens for all to witness.

I made the Quiz team, traditional cannon fodder for our visitors, our stupidity streamed to BigScreens for all to witness. Old Lady Drambach was the staff advisor who corralled me into playing. She originally wanted to form a pipe and drum band, but couldn’t get any kids to participate. So she had to settle for piping ‘The Last Post’ every Armistice Day auditorium. After listening to that you start to envy the dead.
I’ll never forget the smug looks on the Four BuzzKillers as they checked us out before the match. I could barely see them over the desk. The snickering, the giggles. How did that turn out for them?
“Let’s begin with Modern American History for fifty points, teams. What Constitutional change- Telly?”
“President appointed by Berlin!”
Correct for ten points. Some Constitutional Amendments were rescinded – Telly?”
“Bill of Rights!”
“Correct! Prior to Armistice, ‘America’ was a term referring- Telly?”
“United States of America!”
“Correct! America now includes- Telly?”
“Canada!”
“Dominion of Canada, but I’ll accept that. What new country-”
“Quebec!”
“My, you are fast on that buzzer! ”
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