Party Line Trivia Quiz

Answer: Stag Party

In many countries, a Stag Party is another name for a Bachelor Party, the supposed 'last night of bachelorhood' before a man gets married. They don't usually have an actual stag. As per tradition, this type of party is organized and maintained by the groomsmen and the best man, all of whom also have integral roles in the wedding proceedings. Unsurprisingly, a lot of men tend to go to (ahem) exotic dancing clubs. If you've seen the 2010 movie "The Hangover", that's sort of the dangerous, negative spin of a bachelor party. Most people don't end up losing teeth or finding a tiger in their hotel bathroom...or losing the groom.

PL: Your stag is on its way sir. We actually have a deal right now where if you order a stag you get a dancer in a large cake, half-off.
Caller: A female dancer?
PL: Just someone to fawn over.
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Answer: Cocktail Party

The caller is clearly asking for cocktails (to go with his cocktails, no less). The Screwdriver is a basic drink- it's vodka and orange juice on ice (in a highball glass). The Rusty Nail is whiskey and drambuie with ice (in a martini glass). These drinks typically do not go well together. You may also consider anti-nausea medication...but not while you're drinking them. Cocktail parties are ideal for women trying to wear cocktail dresses and for people of all genders who enjoy anecdotes and random conversation; they're just casual get-togethers involving drinks and banter. They've been termed as such since the 1920s.

PL: Hey, if I send some Galliano and a hammer, you could have a Harvey Wallbanger!
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Answer: Alice

I wouldn't be surprised if the caller were the Mad Hatter and the March Hare, both characters from "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland", a Lewis Carroll children's story from 1865 (which later became a Disney adaptation). During the seventh chapter of the story, Alice comes upon a tea party hosted by nonsensical characters and she is asked the confusing question: "Why is a raven like a writing desk?" No answer is given; no answer needs to be. The city of Boston had their own tea party in 1773 and Palin had hers in 2009. Poe couldn't drink tea (at least, I assume...but I could be lying about that).

Caller: Thank you so much- this should puzzle literature enthusiasts for centuries!
PL: And a very merry unbirthday to you too.
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Answer: Bloc Party

Both "Banquet" and "Helicopter" are singles off of British band Bloc Party's debut album, "Silent Alarm", which was a major independent release in 2004 in the way of indie rock. Reaching number seven on Billboard's Top Independent Albums chart, it also showed on two other Billboard listings and peaked at number three on the UK albums chart. "So Here We Are" was the top single from the album in the UK while "Helicopter" was a dance hit in the US. "Silent Alarm" was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize and while it didn't win that award, it took home several others.

Caller: Thank you so much. You can send them to-
PL: "Mercury"?
Caller: [Silence]
PL: In retrograde?
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Answer: Connecting them so that many people can play games on the same internet network

LAN stands for Local Area Network, so people enjoying a party of this type are likely online gamers. While some games like "World of Warcraft" don't really use this type of setup thanks to an online server that connects thousands at the same time, older titles like "Counter-Strike", "Starcraft", and "Diablo II" may have benefited from such a connection. While many online games can only support a handful of players at the same time and some routers/modems are only built for a maximum of about four to six people, huge LAN parties are held worldwide and consist of thousands of people playing the same games in competitions.

Caller: Everything seems to be up and running.
PL: LOL, BRB, C YA, TTYL!
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Answer: Roman

While other ancient civilizations may have had outfits similar to the toga, the Romans were the first to fashion garments specifically under this name and style. Although normal Italians won't make a point of wearing these on a regular basis in a contemporary setting, you can still find them at fraternity houses across the world. The toga party was made popular in the 1978 John Landis film "Animal House" and has persisted as a cliche frat theme for decades since. To make a homemade toga, most people use a white bed sheet or a tablecloth. In ancient times, it was a strictly male garment.

Caller: Thanks for all your help, dude.
PL: Not a problem; toga-ether we solved the problem.
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Answer: A Republican Party

See, we could round up our Hoover, our Bushes, a Coolidge, a Taft, and even a Reagan, and we'd still be far from done the party! The Republican Party was founded in the United States in the 1850s and Lincoln was the first President under this then-new group. Since, there have been over a dozen Republican Presidents. We could also send an elephant their way, just for the party, and free American flags. It'd be a patriotic party for the ages.

Caller: On second thought, you might want to keep the Bush.
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Answer: Sixteen

Between 2005 and 2008, MTV produced a show called "My Super Sweet 16" in which girls turning sixteen were treated to lavish, expensive parties by rich relatives. Unsurprisingly, this took a lot of flack from the media who claimed that the show encouraged negative values. These people obviously had never heard of MTV before. In 1984, John Hughes' "Sixteen Candles" also explored coming-of-age in film; it has since become one of his most famous films. The sweet sixteen is usually focused on girls as opposed to boys.

PL: Should I just send a kitchen sink?
Caller: That would be great!
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Answer: 1999

To be fair, if the caller really wanted to party like it were 1999, he'd get Napster and illegally download his Britney Spears track. "1999" was a song by Prince originally performed in 1982. Known as one of his most famous party songs, it reached number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in the US. It only reached number twelve on the Hot 100 and it peaked at number twenty-five in the UK. Unsurprisingly, the song was re-released at the turn of the century in 1999 reaching number ten in the UK. In 1999, Britney Spears released her first album ("Baby One More Time") and the first "Star Wars" prequel broke box office records on Memorial Day weekend. At the same time, people feared the Y2K Bug and bought new computers which wouldn't crash/kill other people when the time came for the big 2K.

PL: Thank you for calling the Hotline Formerly Known as 'Party Line'.
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Answer: PartyPoker

PartyPoker became the Internet's largest online gambling website in the 2000s taking in millions from online gamers. Owned by Bwin.Party International, it was founded in 2001 and hit its stride during a poker boom at the turn of the century. In 2010 alone, it took in over 300,000,000 from unlucky participants and became the largest online business in the stock market. The site also has ties to the World Poker Tour and takes in millions of different players every year.

Caller: I don't know how I can thank you for your services! You're a great guy.
PL: I don't know what to say- I'm flush.
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