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Competitive Eating Update: Kobayashi SMOKES ChicagoNow bloggers

Earlier in the week, we mentioned that champion competitive eater Kobayashi would be in town to challenge 5 ChicagoNow bloggers to an Italian Beef Smackdown. Turns out it wasn’t even close, as Kobayashi ate 5 italian beef sandwiches in 90 seconds, faster than it took each of the bloggers to eat one! Watch the video... Read more »
By Cate,
Friday at 11:14 pm
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May Sweeps TV Trivia!

May Sweeps TV Trivia!
Who is Barney’s Bride in How I Met Your Mother? Which Modern Family character is pregnant? Which Glee characters graduated this year? TV season finales make for popular trivia questions in May and June, so check out TVLine’s May Sweeps Scorecard for the ultimate season finale trivia cheatsheet! (Warning: it also doubles as the ultimate... Read more »
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Thursday at 10:17 pm
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Competitive Eating!

Competitive Eating!
This Friday, May 25, at 11am, Japanese competitive eating superstar Takeru Kobayashi will take on 5 Chicago Now bloggers in what promises to be a completely disgusting Italian Beef eating contest. We will post the video as soon as it is available. Watch it at your own risk! Kobayashi is best known for his hot... Read more »
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Tuesday at 11:03 pm
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What We Learned at the Crossing

Remember when we played trivia at the Crossing?  Me neither.  It was like a month ago (sorry to be so slow!).  What I do remember is that there was a really tricky round where we had to figure out if a song was released in the ’90s or the 2000s.  It was hard! Do you... Read more »
By Sasha,
May 18, 2012 at 4:50 pm
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June 2 Trivia Night Fundraiser to benefit St. Thomas of Villanova in Palatine!

June 2 Trivia Night Fundraiser to benefit St. Thomas of Villanova in Palatine!
Trivia Night Saturday June 2, 2012 Doors open at 6pm First round starts at 7pm St. Thomas of Villanova 1301 E. Anderson Drive Palatine, IL  60074 $25/player 8 players at a table $175 if you purchase entire table (1 player free!) $500 to winning table Chance to win an iPad and much, much more! Go to... Read more »
By Cate,
May 15, 2012 at 1:17 pm
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Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Happy Cinco de Mayo!
Before you break out the tequila, brush up on  your Cinco de Mayo trivia! Find out if you are a light weight by taking the Huffington Post’s tequila trivia quiz.  Don’t even know what the holiday commemorates?  The Washington Post has a quick primer for you followed by a fun trivia quiz. Want more? Stop... Read more »
By Sasha,
May 4, 2012 at 2:10 pm
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Watch this cat video.

I’m still too depressed after hearing the devastating news about D. Rose that I can’t think of anything trivia-related to post. I feel almost as sad as Henri... Read more »
By Cate,
April 30, 2012 at 10:06 am
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Live in the Suburbs? Write a Guest Review!

Live in the Suburbs? Write a Guest Review!
William from Village Inn in Skokie recently wrote us to remind us that we don’t make it out to the suburbs enough! Now that we’ve been called out, we definitely plan to make it out to Skokie soon! If you live in the suburbs and you don’t want to wait for us to get our... Read more »
By Cate,
April 27, 2012 at 6:02 pm
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May 13 90's Trivia Fundraiser to Benefit Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

May 13 90's Trivia Fundraiser to Benefit Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Join Booth25 Events for a special 90′s trivia night on May 18th at 7:00pm at Joe’s on Weed to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (a charity close to our hearts)! Don’t forget your acid washed jeans or snap bracelets! Spots are limited so please sign up at the Booth25 website to reserve... Read more »
By Cate,
April 26, 2012 at 6:42 pm
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July 13 Trivia Fundraiser to Benefit Special Olympics Illinois!

July 13 Trivia Fundraiser to Benefit Special Olympics Illinois!
The Law Enforcement Torch Run, along with Special Olympics Illinois and the Woodridge Police Department, in its efforts to support special needs, social, and athletic activities for special citizens, is sponsoring a Triva Night fundraiser on July 13, 2012 at the Bobak’s Signature Events in Woodridge, IL. The evening will begin with registration at 6:00 PM... Read more »
By Cate,
April 25, 2012 at 3:18 pm
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