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Well, we couldn’t let London have all the fun. The FT Alphaville Pub Quiz is coming back to New York City next month, thanks to generous support from tastytrade. 🤜🤛
If the words “FT Alphaville Pub Quiz” confuse you, here’s a write up of our last stateside quiz, in the spring. If those words scare you, you are right to be scared. This is not a quiz for the faint-hearted.
So it’s time to fire up that WhatsApp group and assemble your nerdiest cohort of pals.
But, of course, it’s not all about winning — quizzing with friends is one of life’s great pleasures. And we have the perfect venue for it: we’re once again renting out the fabulous Houston Hall, in central Manhattan.
Here’s what you need to know:
What:
Eight rounds of finance-themed questions in a classic pub quiz format, covering everything from stocks to shocks, CEOs to CLOs and much more besides.
Tickets are $35pp, and include two drinks per person and lots of tasty food served on platters. Vegan, gluten-free and halal options available. Payment will be required upfront.
Examples of recent quizzes can be found here and here and here and here and here. Just remember that it’s mainly about having fun.
When:
12 November. Sign in from 5:45pm, quiz to start at 6:30pm. The quiz should be wrapped up by 10pm-ish.
Where:
Houston Hall, on 222 West Houston St. Nearest subway stop is Houston Street Station on the 1 line, but West 4th St (A, B, C, D, E and F lines) is just a short walk away.
Why:
ETERNAL GLORY!!! Plus, the winners will get their hands on some ultra-exclusive, bespoke, custom-made, one-of-a-kind, never-before-seen quiz-winners’ mugs, as well as some fancy stash from the FTAV retail empire. All of which are basically further vectors for glory. The runners-up will also get T-shirts.
Also, fun. Hang out with fellow nerds! Be given some free stuff (again, thanks to tastytrade)! Reconnect with your uni college friend whose expertise as a macro analyst sounds like it would be the perfect addition to your team! Have something to talk about at Thanksgiving! Eat, drink, and lightly exercise your grey matter!
How:
Email [email protected] with the subject line PQNYCNOV24.† We’d ideally like teams of six to maximise attendance (and, possibly, your chances of victory), so get emailing your nerdiest friends.
For your entry to be complete, you must CC all team members, give the mobile number of the team captain, and state your team’s name. Please also let us know if your team members have any dietary requirements so we can order appropriately.
If you have no friends that happen to like financial and economic trivia (or no friends), then email us to say you want to be put on a team of stragglers. We’ll probably be creating at least one Suicide Squad-style team of randoms.
Tickets may go very quickly — so don’t wait around. Once your entry is confirmed, a member of the Alphaville Non-Metaverse Gatherings™️ task force will follow up with details about payment and food.
Space is limited and tables will be allocated first-pay-first-served.
Team names:
PUNS, PEOPLE.
† If you can’t pass this challenge, the quiz is going to be tough for you.